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Horror-Thriller 'Glorious' Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Horror-Thriller ‘Glorious’ Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural has announced today that it has acquired rights to and set the release date for Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Kindred) and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Being the Ricardos). In Glorious, “Kwanten plays a young man who is spiraling out of control after a bad breakup. His situation worsens after he finds himself locked inside a rest-stop bathroom with a mysterious figure (Simmons) speaking to him from an adjacent stall. As he tries to escape, he realizes he is an unwilling player in a situation bigger and more terrible than he could have imagined.” This film is written by Todd Rigney, Joshua Hull, and David Ian McKendry. AMP International’s Bob Portal and Inderpal Singh serve as producers along with Joe Wicker and Morgan Peter Brown from Fallback Plan Productions, Jason Scott Goldberg, and Christian Armogida. “For years, I had been searching for a project that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Award-Winning Film 'Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes' To Be Released Next Week

Digital Release Announced For Gothic Thriller ‘Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes’

Dark Sky Films announced today the release date for the multi-award-winning Gothic German thriller Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes. In the film, “Margo, who comes from a noble family, inherited a castle that she inspects with her ill-tempered husband Dieter. When they arrive at the run-down keep, their relationship is put to a test as their sanity slowly deteriorates. This opens up a new world. As time and space begin to shift around them, a reality that only exists within the walls of the eerie building is exposed – a reality full of warmth and excess.” Things aren’t as they seem in this genre-bending film, which shifts between different story layers in unpredictable ways. It is a love letter to European cinema of the sixties and seventies that will leave viewers guessing what will happen next. Directed by Kevin Kopacka (Hades), and written and produced by Lili Villányi and Kevin Kopacka, Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes stars Anna Platen (Para

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
'The Beast Comes At Midnight' Unleashes A Werewolf In New Trailer

‘The Beast Comes At Midnight’ Unleashes A Werewolf In New Trailer

Showtown American Pictures and Cineview Studios have now released the theatrical trailer for the upcoming indie horror, The Beast Comes At Midnight, set to be released this summer. Michael Pare, Michael McKeever, Madelyn Chimento, Kyle Oifer, Samantha O’Donnell, Dylan Intriago, and Eric Roberts star in the werewolf movie that centers on an “outcast teen streamer must enlist the help of four popular kids after he discovers that a werewolf is tracking one of them in their small rural town.” Showtown American Pictures is dedicated to producing quality independent films that exceed expectations. Our team engages dedicated film professionals and showcases the impressive talent of the Florida film community to worldwide audiences.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
Explore The Depths Of Madness When 'Hollow' Comes To DVD (Trailer)

Explore The Depths Of Madness When ‘Hollow’ Comes To DVD (Trailer)

Devilworks has unleashed the North American trailer for the psychological horror film Hollow, from writer-director Jonathan Zaurin, ahead of its home release later this month. In Hollow, “A woman with early signs of Alzheimer’s begins to have lucid dreams and nightmares that a living Punch puppet has moved in with her and her family. As her loss of reality and symptoms worsen, she uncovers something sinister is observing her every move and preparing darkness that leads her into a frenzied and terrifying confrontation.” Pat Garrett (Little Shop of Horrors), Ellie Jeffreys (Jack Falls), Ben Manning (The Snarling), Pete Bird (The Snarling), Pablo Raybould, Mike Coombes, and Ayvianna Snow (The Convent, The Lockdown Hauntings, Vampire Virus, The Seven) star In Hollow, out on VOD and DVD on May 17, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
Souls-Like Game 'Thymesia' Coming In August

Souls-Like Game ‘Thymesia’ Coming In August

This August, players will take to the streets of Hermes, a once-thriving city in a kingdom now ravaged by a plague and grotesque enemies lurking around every corner in Theymesia, a souls-like game by OverBorder Studio. Players will take on the role of the mysterious Corvus, our plague mask-wearing hero on a mission to uncover the truth behind what’s happening in Hermes and rid the kingdom of its new enemies all the while recovering his memories that may hold the secret to what’s going on. In Theymesia players can take diseases from their enemies and use them as weapons, update Corvus’ movements and plague weapons to use against punishing enemies of plague mutated monsters that will challenge players. Theymesia will be coming out on August 9th for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. A playable demo is available from now till May 9th on STEAM.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 3, 2022
Trailer Premieres For Award-Winning Spiritual Thriller 'The Righteous'

Trailer Premieres For Award-Winning Spiritual Thriller ‘The Righteous’

Today, Arrow has shared the first look at the black and white award-winning film The Righteous, which marks the directorial debut of actor and writer Mark O’Brien (AMC’s “61st Street”, Blue Bayou, Ready or Not). Starring O’Brien, Henry Czerny (Ready or Not, Mission Impossible, “Revenge”), and Mimi Kuzyk (The Day After Tomorrow, The Final Cut, “Shadowhunters”) The Righteous is “a unique and darkly engaging spiritual thriller, strikingly shot in black and white, and tells the story of Frederic (Henry Czerny) a grieving man struggling with his faith, who helps an injured young man, Aaron Smith (Mark O’Brien) who stumbles onto his property one night, claiming to be lost in the woods. Frederic and his wife (Mimi Kuzyk) invite the man to stay for the night, but Frederic soon begins to have doubts about this enigmatic stranger’s story – and his motives for being there. When Aaron asks Frederic to commit an unspeakable deed, it becomes clear that the man is

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Ella Rebecca Horton
May 2, 2022
Serial Killer Horror 'Night Caller' Debuts This Week On Digital

Serial Killer Horror ‘Night Caller’ Coming To VOD And Digital (Trailer)

123 Go Films has just announced the North American VOD premiere of Chad Ferrin‘s Night Caller, the latest feature from the director of The Deep Ones, Exorcism at 60,000 Feet, and Someone’s Knocking at the Door. In the film, written and directed by Chad Ferrin, a “Telephone psychic Clementine Carter (Susan Priver) is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.” The cast also includes Steve Railsback, Bai Ling, Lew Temple, Susan Driver, Silvia Spross, and Robert Miano. Robert “Corpsy” Rhine, whose Girls and Corpses Films produced with Ferrin’s Crappy World Films, also has an onscreen role.

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Ella Rebecca Horton
May 2, 2022
Serial Killer Horror 'Night Caller' Debuts This Week On Digital

A Psychic And A Serial Killer Are Caught In A Game Of Cat And Mouse In ‘Night Caller’ (Trailer)

The gritty horror-thriller Night Caller, a dark tale of a psychic thrust into the world of murder when she begins seeing the acts of a serial killer, is coming to streaming platforms this May. In the film, written and directed by Chad Ferrin, a “Telephone psychic Clementine Carter (Susan Priver) is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.” The cast includes Steve Railsback, Bai Ling, Lew Temple, Susan Driver, Silvia Spross, and Robert Miano. Robert “Corpsy” Rhine, whose Girls and Corpses Films produced with Ferrin’s Crappy World Films, also has an onscreen role. Night Caller (review),

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Apr 30, 2022
RLJE Sets June Release Date For Supernatural Indie Horror 'Offseason' (Trailer)

Supernatural Horror ‘Offseason’ Premiering Exclusively On Shudder

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural has now announced that Offseason will be available exclusively to stream on the platform this Summer. As a Shudder exclusive, the platform will be the only subscription service that will carry the film in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Written and directed by Mickey Keating (Psychopaths), Offseason stars Jocelin Donahue (Doctor Sleep), Joe Swanberg (The Rental, “Easy”), Richard Brake (3 From Hell, Mandy), Melora Walters (The Pale Door, “Pen15”), and Jeremy Gardner (After Midnight, The Mind’s Eye). In the film, “upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s gravesite has been vandalized. Marie (Donahue) quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 29, 2022
Bloody Brutal Trailer Released For The Horror Flick 'Deinfluencer'

Bloody Brutal Trailer Released For The Horror Flick ‘Deinfluencer’

Let’s face it, life is tough. Sometimes you just want to sit back and enjoy a movie that’s just mindless, bloody, fun. If that’s you, we’ve got a film for you. From Black Mandala comes Deinfluencer, from writer-director Jamie Bailey. Check out the new trailer below. In the movie, “a prison, a masked psychopath who thinks he is God, and an influential cheerleader who must face challenges to survive. NERVE meets THE STRANGERS in this oppressive psychological thriller that will leave you breathless.” “Kelly wakes up to every young girl’s nightmare. She is being held hostage by a masked kidnapper and needs to complete a series of social media challenges to ensure her safety. Things get more complicated when Kelly has to fight not only for her life but also for the lives of other young women she is holding hostage. But the masked kidnapper has a hidden agenda for her.” Simon Phillips (Bruce Willis’ partner in Survive the Game),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 28, 2022

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Horror-Thriller 'Glorious' Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Horror-Thriller ‘Glorious’ Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural has announced today that it has acquired rights to and set the release date for Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Kindred) and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Being the Ricardos). In Glorious, “Kwanten plays a young man who is spiraling out of control after a bad breakup. His situation worsens after he finds himself locked inside a rest-stop bathroom with a mysterious figure (Simmons) speaking to him from an adjacent stall. As he tries to escape, he realizes he is an unwilling player in a situation bigger and more terrible than he could have imagined.” This film is written by Todd Rigney, Joshua Hull, and David Ian McKendry. AMP International’s Bob Portal and Inderpal Singh serve as producers along with Joe Wicker and Morgan Peter Brown from Fallback Plan Productions, Jason Scott Goldberg, and Christian Armogida. “For years, I had been searching for a project that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Award-Winning Film 'Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes' To Be Released Next Week

Digital Release Announced For Gothic Thriller ‘Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes’

Dark Sky Films announced today the release date for the multi-award-winning Gothic German thriller Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes. In the film, “Margo, who comes from a noble family, inherited a castle that she inspects with her ill-tempered husband Dieter. When they arrive at the run-down keep, their relationship is put to a test as their sanity slowly deteriorates. This opens up a new world. As time and space begin to shift around them, a reality that only exists within the walls of the eerie building is exposed – a reality full of warmth and excess.” Things aren’t as they seem in this genre-bending film, which shifts between different story layers in unpredictable ways. It is a love letter to European cinema of the sixties and seventies that will leave viewers guessing what will happen next. Directed by Kevin Kopacka (Hades), and written and produced by Lili Villányi and Kevin Kopacka, Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes stars Anna Platen (Para

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
'The Beast Comes At Midnight' Unleashes A Werewolf In New Trailer

‘The Beast Comes At Midnight’ Unleashes A Werewolf In New Trailer

Showtown American Pictures and Cineview Studios have now released the theatrical trailer for the upcoming indie horror, The Beast Comes At Midnight, set to be released this summer. Michael Pare, Michael McKeever, Madelyn Chimento, Kyle Oifer, Samantha O’Donnell, Dylan Intriago, and Eric Roberts star in the werewolf movie that centers on an “outcast teen streamer must enlist the help of four popular kids after he discovers that a werewolf is tracking one of them in their small rural town.” Showtown American Pictures is dedicated to producing quality independent films that exceed expectations. Our team engages dedicated film professionals and showcases the impressive talent of the Florida film community to worldwide audiences.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
Explore The Depths Of Madness When 'Hollow' Comes To DVD (Trailer)

Explore The Depths Of Madness When ‘Hollow’ Comes To DVD (Trailer)

Devilworks has unleashed the North American trailer for the psychological horror film Hollow, from writer-director Jonathan Zaurin, ahead of its home release later this month. In Hollow, “A woman with early signs of Alzheimer’s begins to have lucid dreams and nightmares that a living Punch puppet has moved in with her and her family. As her loss of reality and symptoms worsen, she uncovers something sinister is observing her every move and preparing darkness that leads her into a frenzied and terrifying confrontation.” Pat Garrett (Little Shop of Horrors), Ellie Jeffreys (Jack Falls), Ben Manning (The Snarling), Pete Bird (The Snarling), Pablo Raybould, Mike Coombes, and Ayvianna Snow (The Convent, The Lockdown Hauntings, Vampire Virus, The Seven) star In Hollow, out on VOD and DVD on May 17, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
Souls-Like Game 'Thymesia' Coming In August

Souls-Like Game ‘Thymesia’ Coming In August

This August, players will take to the streets of Hermes, a once-thriving city in a kingdom now ravaged by a plague and grotesque enemies lurking around every corner in Theymesia, a souls-like game by OverBorder Studio. Players will take on the role of the mysterious Corvus, our plague mask-wearing hero on a mission to uncover the truth behind what’s happening in Hermes and rid the kingdom of its new enemies all the while recovering his memories that may hold the secret to what’s going on. In Theymesia players can take diseases from their enemies and use them as weapons, update Corvus’ movements and plague weapons to use against punishing enemies of plague mutated monsters that will challenge players. Theymesia will be coming out on August 9th for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. A playable demo is available from now till May 9th on STEAM.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 3, 2022
Trailer Premieres For Award-Winning Spiritual Thriller 'The Righteous'

Trailer Premieres For Award-Winning Spiritual Thriller ‘The Righteous’

Today, Arrow has shared the first look at the black and white award-winning film The Righteous, which marks the directorial debut of actor and writer Mark O’Brien (AMC’s “61st Street”, Blue Bayou, Ready or Not). Starring O’Brien, Henry Czerny (Ready or Not, Mission Impossible, “Revenge”), and Mimi Kuzyk (The Day After Tomorrow, The Final Cut, “Shadowhunters”) The Righteous is “a unique and darkly engaging spiritual thriller, strikingly shot in black and white, and tells the story of Frederic (Henry Czerny) a grieving man struggling with his faith, who helps an injured young man, Aaron Smith (Mark O’Brien) who stumbles onto his property one night, claiming to be lost in the woods. Frederic and his wife (Mimi Kuzyk) invite the man to stay for the night, but Frederic soon begins to have doubts about this enigmatic stranger’s story – and his motives for being there. When Aaron asks Frederic to commit an unspeakable deed, it becomes clear that the man is

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
May 2, 2022
Serial Killer Horror 'Night Caller' Debuts This Week On Digital

Serial Killer Horror ‘Night Caller’ Coming To VOD And Digital (Trailer)

123 Go Films has just announced the North American VOD premiere of Chad Ferrin‘s Night Caller, the latest feature from the director of The Deep Ones, Exorcism at 60,000 Feet, and Someone’s Knocking at the Door. In the film, written and directed by Chad Ferrin, a “Telephone psychic Clementine Carter (Susan Priver) is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.” The cast also includes Steve Railsback, Bai Ling, Lew Temple, Susan Driver, Silvia Spross, and Robert Miano. Robert “Corpsy” Rhine, whose Girls and Corpses Films produced with Ferrin’s Crappy World Films, also has an onscreen role.

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
May 2, 2022
Serial Killer Horror 'Night Caller' Debuts This Week On Digital

A Psychic And A Serial Killer Are Caught In A Game Of Cat And Mouse In ‘Night Caller’ (Trailer)

The gritty horror-thriller Night Caller, a dark tale of a psychic thrust into the world of murder when she begins seeing the acts of a serial killer, is coming to streaming platforms this May. In the film, written and directed by Chad Ferrin, a “Telephone psychic Clementine Carter (Susan Priver) is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.” The cast includes Steve Railsback, Bai Ling, Lew Temple, Susan Driver, Silvia Spross, and Robert Miano. Robert “Corpsy” Rhine, whose Girls and Corpses Films produced with Ferrin’s Crappy World Films, also has an onscreen role. Night Caller (review),

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Apr 30, 2022
RLJE Sets June Release Date For Supernatural Indie Horror 'Offseason' (Trailer)

Supernatural Horror ‘Offseason’ Premiering Exclusively On Shudder

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural has now announced that Offseason will be available exclusively to stream on the platform this Summer. As a Shudder exclusive, the platform will be the only subscription service that will carry the film in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Written and directed by Mickey Keating (Psychopaths), Offseason stars Jocelin Donahue (Doctor Sleep), Joe Swanberg (The Rental, “Easy”), Richard Brake (3 From Hell, Mandy), Melora Walters (The Pale Door, “Pen15”), and Jeremy Gardner (After Midnight, The Mind’s Eye). In the film, “upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s gravesite has been vandalized. Marie (Donahue) quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 29, 2022
Bloody Brutal Trailer Released For The Horror Flick 'Deinfluencer'

Bloody Brutal Trailer Released For The Horror Flick ‘Deinfluencer’

Let’s face it, life is tough. Sometimes you just want to sit back and enjoy a movie that’s just mindless, bloody, fun. If that’s you, we’ve got a film for you. From Black Mandala comes Deinfluencer, from writer-director Jamie Bailey. Check out the new trailer below. In the movie, “a prison, a masked psychopath who thinks he is God, and an influential cheerleader who must face challenges to survive. NERVE meets THE STRANGERS in this oppressive psychological thriller that will leave you breathless.” “Kelly wakes up to every young girl’s nightmare. She is being held hostage by a masked kidnapper and needs to complete a series of social media challenges to ensure her safety. Things get more complicated when Kelly has to fight not only for her life but also for the lives of other young women she is holding hostage. But the masked kidnapper has a hidden agenda for her.” Simon Phillips (Bruce Willis’ partner in Survive the Game),

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 28, 2022
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