A Cult Leader Unleashes ‘Baphomet’ In This Movie’s New Trailer

February 6, 2021

Written by Kelli Marchman McNeely

Kelli Marchman McNeely is the owner of HorrorFuel.com. She is an Executive Producer of "13 Slays Till Christmas" which is out on Digital and DVD and now streaming on Tubi. She has several other films in the works. Kelli is an animal lover and a true horror addict since the age of 9 when she saw Friday the 13th. Email: horrorfuelinfo@gmail.com


 
 

Cleopatra Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Baphomet, a supernatural horror film from writer-director Matthan Harris (For We Are Many).
 
 
The film “tells the tale of an American family (the Richardsons) celebrating their daughter’s pregnancy, but things begin to go awry when Satanic cult leader, Henrik Brandr unexpectedly visits their ranch. Henrik offers to pay the family a large sum for ownership of their land, claiming it is sacred to his congregation. Jacob Richardson, the father, rejects the offer due to the sentimental value of his ranch. Henrik, displeased, begins to put curses on the Richardsons, trying to force them off of their own land – even if it means murdering them. After suffering unexplainable tragedies created by the curses, the Richardsons seek help from Marybeth, a white witch high priestess. They soon discover a terrible secret about their house, revealing why their land is so sacred to the cult. They realize that they must protect their house from the cult at all costs, and a violent battle between good and evil ensues.”
 
 
Colin Ward (Mank, “Criminal Minds”) stars alongside Giovanni Lombardo Radice (The Omen, Cannibal Ferox), Nick Principe (Laid to Rest, Chromeskull), Harris (German Angst, For We Are Many), and Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth who plays Lon Carlson, an occultist, and expert on witchcraft.
 
 
BAPHOMET is a hellish rollercoaster of demonic and supernatural terror. I started pre-production for it back in 2013 and it has been my labor of undying love ever since. I’ve poured everything I could into this monster of a movie, and I’m so pleased that we can unleash this horrifying beast upon the world this year!” Harris says. 
 
I really liked the idea of it. The script was good. It seemed genuinely interesting, esoteric. The premise is great, and I quite liked the idea of the character I was playing… haggard and highly intelligent. It’s kind of apt, you know. I wouldn’t say it’s tongue-in-cheek, I wouldn’t even say it’s role reversal, but it’s similar in the way that Ozzy played a priest in Trick or Treat. It’s playing with the genre, mixing it up a little bit, and I think it’s cool, yeah. I think that I’m cut out for the role of an occult investigator, occult philosopher, etcetera. I could see myself actually doing that role in real life.” Filth states.
 
 
The rights deal was brokered by Cleopatra Founder and CEO Brian Perera, Tim Yasui VP/GM of Cleopatra Entertainment, and by John Lepper from the Cyfuno Ventures Sales Agency on behalf of the filmmakers.
 
 
Baphomet will be unleashed on June 8th, 2021 on VOD Platforms and on Blu-ray. In the video below Filth takes about the film. Check it out.
 

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