After releasing films made by other studios for years, with the “8 films to die for” fare and such, After Dark films has made the decision to go solo. The company has just announced their first two original features, “Faithless” and “Perkins’ 14″.

Stewart Hopewell’s “Faithless” follows a young woman who tries to escape an abusive past by moving to Atlanta, but soon discovers that more cruelty awaits her. Craig Singer’s “Perkins’ 14,” developed from a winning idea by Jeremy Donaldson in a February Massify.com pitch contest, is a thriller that involves the arrest of a suspected murderer.

Hopewell and Tim Long are co-writing “Faithless,” with Chris Milburn, Matthew Kuipers, Aimee Barth and Eryl Cochran Woodlief producing. Lane Shadgett is scripting “Perkins’ 14,” with Donaldson, Milburn and Kuipers producing.

After Dark’s Courtney Solomon, Laura Ivey and Stephanie Caleb will executive produce, with Beau J. Genot as co-producer on both films. The films will be shot consecutively beginning this month in Romania. They are both scheduled for inclusion in this years Horrorfest, in October or November.