With SXSW happening this month you can expect to see a lot of news coming your way. One of the films set to make its premiere at the film festival is the horror-comedy Deadstream, which has just been acquired by Shudder.
Deadline reports that “The deal, which covers North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, comes as the pic gears up for its world premiere Friday at SXSW, where it is playing in the Midnighters section.”
“Deadstream centers on a “disgraced and demonetized Internet personality (Joseph Winter) who tries to win back his fans by live-streaming himself spending a night alone in an abandoned haunted house. When he accidentally unleashes a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life (and social relevance) as he faces off with the sinister spirit of the house and her own powerful following.”
The husband-wife filmmaking team of Joseph and Venessa Winter directed Deadstream that stars Melanie Stone (Little Women), Joseph Winter, Jason Wixom, and Pat Barnett.
Shudder GM Craig Engler has stated that, “Deadstream is wickedly crowd pleasing, the rare horror comedy as frightening as it is funny. We’re thrilled to welcome Joseph and Vanessa Winter’s creative, creepy and relentless gem to Shudder.”
