Several of Jeff’s films are in various stages of production. Listed below are his upcoming projects on the horizon. All of them look great and at least one will bring Jeff back to the big screen!!!
Some of these films will be released this year, other projects still have release dates yet to be determined. This post will be continually updated as I receive new information. For now, let’s take a look at all the great stuff we have to look forward to!
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In Production - Latest Projects
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Dark House
This is a new thriller by Darin Scott that recently completed filming.
Jeff plays Walston Rey, “the self-proclaimed King of Horror Haunts,” who turns a former foster home with a bloody past into a “haunted mansion for the ages” for Halloween. A young woman named Claire returns to the house in hopes of exorcising her past. When she and some of her acting students are hired to perform in Rey’s show, a new string of grisly murders begins and we discover the house may truly be haunted!
Jeff has appeared in several other projects for Scott, including Caught Up, Love and a .45, and the upcoming adaptation of the graphic novel, The Night Driver.
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Steeltown (originally titled Mineville)
Jeff will be featured in this new film directed by Beyond Re-Animator co-star Jason Barry. The film is “the untold true story of Irish immigrant workers who mined the Iron Ore that was used to build the then new city of Manhattan in 1910. This is a personal and politically driven story about two boys, from opposite ends of society, struggling against their own demons to break free of their upbringing, As a glimmer of hope appears on the horizon in the form of a wealthy, so-called Union Leader, their dreams are shattered as they watch him take control of their town and ultimately their destinies.” (synopsis courtesy of N. Barry)
The film has an official site here.
This big budget period drama will start filming late in 2009. This sounds like an absolutely incredible opportunity for Jeff to be recognized as the great actor he truly is!
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The Darkest Evil (working title)
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“Combs’ performance is nothing short of amazing. He is almost unrecognizable, and not due to crazy make-up but because he really is the creepy Wilbur Whateley.” - Leigh Scott, director of The Darkest Evil
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This is Jeff’s latest sci-fi feature that he has recently completed shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale, The Dunwich Horror and tells the story of several scholars headed by Henry Armitage (Dean Stockwell) who discover the secret to destroying mysterious, other-worldly beings that threaten humankind.
Jeff plays Wilbur Whateley, part of a strange, inbred family that helps unleash these beings on to the world. Griff Furst and Sarah Lieving round out the cast as two characters that battle against the villainous Whateley clan.
The original “Dunwich Horror” is a fantastically eerie tale and the director, Leigh Scott has stuck pretty close to the original storyline. For anyone interested, you can read “The Dunwich Horror” here.
The film will have a limited theatrical release(!) this fall and have a potential run on the Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S. It will be released on DVD sometime in 2009.
The film will have a theatrical run in both Texas and Louisiana so far. More info to come!
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Untitled Sequel to Abominable
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“Think ALIENS and PREDATOR, but with Buddy and Preston thrown into the mix….”
- Ryan Schifrin on the sequel to Abominable
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Jeff will return as Buddy in a leading role for this recently announced sequel to Ryan Schifrin’s oldschool sasquatch film. Pre-production will begin soon with a script written by Larry Hama (Schifrin’s co-writer on his popular comic series, Spooks). Hama is known for his work on the G.I. Joe comic series, so there will be a more military component to this film.
For more exclusive info, see this post
And for more information on the original film, click here or visit the official site.
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Big Sky
Originally titled, Western Big Sky, this independent dramatic comedy adapted from the play by Robert Tobin follows the story of a group of people who, over the course of a single day, aim to change their lives for the better after years of living the same, predictable (and comfortable) existence. Jeff will play Kevin Meselet, a bullying, rowdy “oldschool” cowboy rancher with a comic edge.
There is an official website here.
The film is now in pre-production and will start shooting in Montana sometime early next spring. This is going to be very different role for Jeff! Let’s hope this gets him the notice that he deserves as a wonderful actor, no modifiers needed! 
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Completed and Coming Soon
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Parasomnia
Jeff’s third film with writer/director William Malone (House on Haunted Hill (remake) and FearDotCom being the other two*). Jeff plays Detective Garrett, a suicidal cop in this horrifying love story about an art student who falls for a woman trapped in a coma who holds a deadly secret.
There is an exclusive trailer online for the film here and there is a brand new trailer at the official site. Warning: Some graphic scenes.
I am also thrilled to report that this film is coming to theatres!!! Jeff is going to be on the big screen again! This is so exciting!
The film has an official website, complete with dozens of great photos of Jeff and a lot of info on the production itself. Writer/director William Malone is looking for a distribution deal, so let’s hope the film gets the theatrical release it deserves!
It will most likely be released later this year. More details here.
*Jeff’s first project with Malone was an episode of HBO’s Perversions of Science called “The Exile” in which he plays an amazing role as a prisoner in a futuristic setting. The “twist” to this episode is quite unexpected and chilling. Although the series hasn’t made it to DVD yet, I’m ever hopeful it will!
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