“Eradication” is at its best when describing the crumbling psyche of a man cut off from everyday interactions while being under surveillance — an exaggerated version of the way many of us live now. What really gets to David, after all, is not so much monstrous ghouls created by a virus, but being alone."
Meet Daniel Byers | Director & Writer | Shoutout LA | October 10, 2022
“'You either die a hero or live to become the monster' (to paraphrase Nietzsche and Harvey Dent) is a pretty good cautionary saying – unless you like monsters. I love monsters."
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now | The New York Times | August 19, 2022
"This slow-burn plague-survival film directed by Daniel Byers, which he co-wrote with Aspinwall, explores deception and isolation with strategically positioned twists that will keep you guessing."
TUBI EXCLUSIVE: Eradication (2022) | B&S About Movies | July 17 2022
“I’d dare say it’s one of the best Tubi originals that have come out so far.”
ERADICATION Launches on TUBI! June 15 2022
“Daniel Byers and Harry Aspinwall have crafted an intense horror-thriller that will surely keep the audience glued to the screen until the last frame.”
"It’s this epic action-adventure film set in the Paleolithic era, this very interesting moment in human history when different types of humans cohabited the planet. We had Neanderthals, we had Denisovans, all these other subspecies of humans. It’s sort of a BEAUTY AND THE BEAST story about reaching out across boundaries of language and culture to find a shared humanity."
"The scene is kinetic, but fluid, urgent, but beautiful. It’s just one example of the film’s wonderful use of color: elsewhere you’ll find dramatic reds, fiery oranges and umbers, more moody, crepuscular blues..."
"To create the backdrop for 40,000 BC, Byers shot the movie at the world stage in Times Square, making history as the first low budget independent film to be shot entirely on an LED virtual set, which was popularized by the Star Wars hit series 'The Mandalorian.'"
"Once we were on set together, the set was completely isolated from the rest of the world."
"Two years ago, Daniel Byers set horror festival circuit on fire with Bloodyback, a 30+ minute frenetic battle against zombie hordes set in the historical military backdrop of the French and Indian War. Byers, who wrote and directed that project, is returning to the Atlanta Horror Film Festival this weekend with more gory havoc in Ice Man."
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