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Madison Iseman Stars In the Psychological Horror ‘Fear Of Rain’

As if living with schizophrenia isn’t terrifying enough, a girl begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child in Fear of Rain. In writer-director Castille Landon’s psychological horror, Madison Iseman stars as Rain, who struggles daily with schizophrenia. When she becomes to believe that her neighbor is keeping a child chained in her attack her life begins to spiral out of control even more. Only one person believes her, Caleb (Israel Broussard) and she’s not sure he’s even real. The harder her parents (Harry Connick Jr. and Katherine Heigl) try to hold on to her, the harder she fights to uncover the truth. Eugenie Bondurant and Eugenie Bondurant also star in Fear of the Rain, set to premiere on February 12, 2021, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2021
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New ‘Live Or Let Die’ Trailer Reminds Us People Are The Real Monsters

Black Mandala has acquired the German zombie film Live or Let Die. To celebrate they have unveiled a brand spanking new trailer and poster. In the film, “an outbreak of a virus, the human race has come near to extinction. The undead walks among the land and hunts the living. The very few that are left, aimlessly searching for a better tomorrow. The survivor and lone wolf Nick (Jan Bohlenschmidt) finds an old diary that contains a map, his last chance for hope to a safer sanctuary. After a bloody encounter with reckless John (Manuel Urbaneck), both get together and wander through the dead and destroyed land. Day after day it`s a hard fight of survival for their own lives until they realize that only one thing is clear: among the dead, the survivors are the biggest threat!” Writer-director Manuel Urbaneck’s action packed film also stars Steven Mooers, Alona Hertha, Michael Valentin, Heiko Schulz, Markus Hettich, Dirk Jeblick, Kai Erfurt,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 22, 2021
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The Dark Thriller ‘Silence & Darkness’ Is Now On Digital And VOD

Writer-director Barak Barkan makes his feature film debut with the thriller Silence & Darkness, out now on VOD and Digital. “After the death of their mother, blind and deaf sisters Anna (Mina Walker) and Beth (Joan Glackin) live happily in a secluded small town with their father (Jordan Lage). However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to question Father’s medical diagnoses and start to realize his intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.” Shot in the haunting landscapes of Vermont, Silence & Darkness carefully crafts a harrowing, and eerie portrait of two sisters forced to use every skill they have to uncover the truth about their family. I sought to create tension between the viewer and the film, both through Anna and Beth’s interactions and Father’s backstory,” Barkan states. “My goal is that while viewing the film, the audience will inhabit a constant state of curious unease—desperate to find out what led to the circumstances

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 22, 2021
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Supernatural Thriller ‘Mary Loss Of Soul’ Finds Its Way To Amazon

2014’s supernatural thriller Mary Loss of Soul, directed by Jennifer B. White, is out now from Bayview Entertainment. Mary Solis is a regular 15-year-old girl with a loving family. But after vanishing from her family’s lake house, she returns without any memory of the traumatic events she experienced and without part of her soul. When the family discovers two other girls disappeared the same night, they soon realize that a much greater threat looms over them all. Starring “Santa Clarita Diet” actress Kaylee Bryant, the film’s cast also includes José Zúñiga (The Dark Tower), American Psycho‘s Catherine Black, Anne Bex (“My Haunted House”), and Nick Mancuso (Deadtime Stories: Volume 1). Watch Mary Loss of Soul now on Amazon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 21, 2021
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Watch The Premiere Of The New Series “The Grave” Now!

The new thriller series “The Grave” has just premiered exclusively on TOPIC. If you haven’t seen it or heard about it, let us fill you in. Written and directed by high-profile Israeli showrunner Omri Givon following When Heroes Fly which just won the best series award at Canneseries, “The Grave,” an eight-part mystery drama series, is set in the aftermath of an earthquake. The mystery lies in the discovery of three human skeletons which are found at the bottom of a huge pit inside a nature reserve. But things get complicated when the test results indicate that these skeletons are those of individuals who are still alive. Liana Ayun, Nadav, Netz, Shalom Michaelshwilli, Tsahi Halevi, and Michal Kalman star. The series, which was nominated for Best Drama Series at 2019 Awards of the Israeli Television Academy, resembles popular shows such as “Fringe,” “Dark,” “Lost,” “The OA,” “12 Monkeys,” and “Looper”. Episode Schedule: January 14th Episode 1-3 January 21st Episode 4

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 21, 2021
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Mena Suvari Faces A Dangerous Stranger In ‘Paradise Cove’ This February

This February, BAFTA Nominee Mena Suvari faces a dangerous stranger in Paradise Cove. Todd Grinnell (“One Day at a Time”) and Kristin Bauer van Straten (“True Blood”) also star in the thriller that centers on a contractor and his wife who move to Malibu to flip his mother’s beach house and are terrorized by the deranged homeless lady living under the home. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Martin Guigui (Beneath the Darkness, The Bronx Bull) and written and executive produced by Sherry Klein, Paradise Cove premieres on digital on February 12, 2021, from Quiver Distribution.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2021
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A Killer Night Out Turns Deadly In The ‘Dreamcatcher’ Trailer

The new trailer for writer-director Jacob Johnston‘s horror Dreamcatcher introduces us to a group of friends looking to have a killer night out, but things go terribly wrong when they come face to face with a killer that’s looking to have a little fun too. In the film, “Dylan, known to his fans as DJ Dreamcatcher, is on the brink of global stardom. Everything changes the night of Cataclysm, an underground music festival, where two estranged sisters and their friends meet Dylan. After a drug-fueled gruesome event, things begin to spiral into a 48-hour whirlwind of violence and mayhem.” Niki Koss, Zachary Gordon, Travis Burns, Blaine Kern III, Olivia Sui, Emrhys Cooper, Elizabeth Posey, Nazanin Mandi, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Lou Ferrigno Jr. star. Dreamcatcher opens in theaters and arrives on Digital and Demand on March 5, 2021, presented by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Grab your friends and have a killer night!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2021
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This February, A Serial Killer Gives His Victims ‘100 Days To Live’

Cinedigm has released the trailer for the psychological thriller 100 Days To Live, which marks the directorial debut of Ravin Gandhi. In the film, “haunted by the tragic death of her mother, Rebecca Church (Heidi Johanningmeier, Fox’s “Proven Innocent”) has dedicated her life to the mental health profession. Recently engaged to Gabriel Weeks (Colin Egglesfield, TNT’s “Rizzoli and Isles”), a handsome and successful options trader, Rebecca finally seems happy. But when her fiancé suddenly disappears, leaving behind a chilling photo album with “Gabriel Was Saved” on the cover, Rebecca learns he was abducted by a serial killer dubbed “The Savior,” who stalks his victims for 100 days before killing them.” Gideon Emery (“Teen Wolf,” “Daredevil”), Yancey Arias (“Bosch,” “Queen of the South”), and Chris Johnson (47 Meters Down) also star. 100 Days To Live made its world premiered at the San Diego International Film Festival, where it won the awards for both “Best World Premiere” and “Best First Time Director”.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2021
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Chinese Hit Thriller ‘Sheep Without A Shepherd’ Getting A US Release

Artsploitation Films has acquired the thriller Sheep Without a Shepherd, the Chinese hit film that grossed over $192,000,000 during its theatrical run in 2019. Malaysian director Sam Quah‘s debut feature film is a big-budget noir thriller as well as a remake of the 2013 Indian film, Drishyam. It follows a family man and self-described movie-geek who is thrown into a battle of wits with the law after his daughter accidentally kills a fellow student who was blackmailing her. The dead boy’s mother (Twin Peaks’ Joan Chen) is the morally “flexible” police chief determined to find her son’s killer. Joan Chen, Yang Xiao, Zhuo Tan, Philip Keung, Audrey Hui, Tianyang Bian, Xiran Zhang, Paul Chun, Ming-Shuai Shih, Jerry Chih-Wei Huang, Yang Gu, and Julian Chen star in the film written by Kaihua Fan, Jeethu Joseph, Sheng Lei, Peng Li, Yuqian Qin, Weiwei Yang, and Pei Zhai. This inventive tale of blackmail, murder and corruption, and a quest for justice will be

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021
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Pandemic Thriller ‘Tyger Tyger’, Starring Dylan Sprouse, Unleashed This February

Writer-director-producer Kerry Mondragon‘s timely pandemic thriller Tyger Tyger is set to spread this February, Variety reports. Starring Dylan Sprouse (“The Suite Life on Deck”, Dismissed) the film follows a frustrated woman named Blake (Sam Quartin), who robs a pharmacy for life-saving medication while awaiting her test results during a pandemic. She ditches her loser boyfriend (Max Madsen) and makes a deal with a drug addict named Luke (Sprouse) to help distribute the stolen meds to those who need them. Mondragon produced the movie under his Uninflected Pictures banner, alongside producer Salvatore Sclafani. Mondragon also served as an executive producer with Mary Rose Costello, Casey Mondragon, Shane Jerominski, Phil Batlin, Akshay D’souza. Co-producers include Jack Nielsen, Kaly Ngo, and Joe D’augustine. Tyger Tyger’ is a personal and magical story about love and drug addiction in the midst of a pandemic,” Mondragon said. “Though we shot this story before the events of 2020, we know both the timeliness and universal themes in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021

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Madison Iseman Stars In the Psychological Horror ‘Fear Of Rain’

As if living with schizophrenia isn’t terrifying enough, a girl begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child in Fear of Rain. In writer-director Castille Landon’s psychological horror, Madison Iseman stars as Rain, who struggles daily with schizophrenia. When she becomes to believe that her neighbor is keeping a child chained in her attack her life begins to spiral out of control even more. Only one person believes her, Caleb (Israel Broussard) and she’s not sure he’s even real. The harder her parents (Harry Connick Jr. and Katherine Heigl) try to hold on to her, the harder she fights to uncover the truth. Eugenie Bondurant and Eugenie Bondurant also star in Fear of the Rain, set to premiere on February 12, 2021, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2021
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New ‘Live Or Let Die’ Trailer Reminds Us People Are The Real Monsters

Black Mandala has acquired the German zombie film Live or Let Die. To celebrate they have unveiled a brand spanking new trailer and poster. In the film, “an outbreak of a virus, the human race has come near to extinction. The undead walks among the land and hunts the living. The very few that are left, aimlessly searching for a better tomorrow. The survivor and lone wolf Nick (Jan Bohlenschmidt) finds an old diary that contains a map, his last chance for hope to a safer sanctuary. After a bloody encounter with reckless John (Manuel Urbaneck), both get together and wander through the dead and destroyed land. Day after day it`s a hard fight of survival for their own lives until they realize that only one thing is clear: among the dead, the survivors are the biggest threat!” Writer-director Manuel Urbaneck’s action packed film also stars Steven Mooers, Alona Hertha, Michael Valentin, Heiko Schulz, Markus Hettich, Dirk Jeblick, Kai Erfurt,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 22, 2021
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The Dark Thriller ‘Silence & Darkness’ Is Now On Digital And VOD

Writer-director Barak Barkan makes his feature film debut with the thriller Silence & Darkness, out now on VOD and Digital. “After the death of their mother, blind and deaf sisters Anna (Mina Walker) and Beth (Joan Glackin) live happily in a secluded small town with their father (Jordan Lage). However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to question Father’s medical diagnoses and start to realize his intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.” Shot in the haunting landscapes of Vermont, Silence & Darkness carefully crafts a harrowing, and eerie portrait of two sisters forced to use every skill they have to uncover the truth about their family. I sought to create tension between the viewer and the film, both through Anna and Beth’s interactions and Father’s backstory,” Barkan states. “My goal is that while viewing the film, the audience will inhabit a constant state of curious unease—desperate to find out what led to the circumstances

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 22, 2021
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Supernatural Thriller ‘Mary Loss Of Soul’ Finds Its Way To Amazon

2014’s supernatural thriller Mary Loss of Soul, directed by Jennifer B. White, is out now from Bayview Entertainment. Mary Solis is a regular 15-year-old girl with a loving family. But after vanishing from her family’s lake house, she returns without any memory of the traumatic events she experienced and without part of her soul. When the family discovers two other girls disappeared the same night, they soon realize that a much greater threat looms over them all. Starring “Santa Clarita Diet” actress Kaylee Bryant, the film’s cast also includes José Zúñiga (The Dark Tower), American Psycho‘s Catherine Black, Anne Bex (“My Haunted House”), and Nick Mancuso (Deadtime Stories: Volume 1). Watch Mary Loss of Soul now on Amazon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 21, 2021
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Watch The Premiere Of The New Series “The Grave” Now!

The new thriller series “The Grave” has just premiered exclusively on TOPIC. If you haven’t seen it or heard about it, let us fill you in. Written and directed by high-profile Israeli showrunner Omri Givon following When Heroes Fly which just won the best series award at Canneseries, “The Grave,” an eight-part mystery drama series, is set in the aftermath of an earthquake. The mystery lies in the discovery of three human skeletons which are found at the bottom of a huge pit inside a nature reserve. But things get complicated when the test results indicate that these skeletons are those of individuals who are still alive. Liana Ayun, Nadav, Netz, Shalom Michaelshwilli, Tsahi Halevi, and Michal Kalman star. The series, which was nominated for Best Drama Series at 2019 Awards of the Israeli Television Academy, resembles popular shows such as “Fringe,” “Dark,” “Lost,” “The OA,” “12 Monkeys,” and “Looper”. Episode Schedule: January 14th Episode 1-3 January 21st Episode 4

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 21, 2021
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Mena Suvari Faces A Dangerous Stranger In ‘Paradise Cove’ This February

This February, BAFTA Nominee Mena Suvari faces a dangerous stranger in Paradise Cove. Todd Grinnell (“One Day at a Time”) and Kristin Bauer van Straten (“True Blood”) also star in the thriller that centers on a contractor and his wife who move to Malibu to flip his mother’s beach house and are terrorized by the deranged homeless lady living under the home. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Martin Guigui (Beneath the Darkness, The Bronx Bull) and written and executive produced by Sherry Klein, Paradise Cove premieres on digital on February 12, 2021, from Quiver Distribution.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2021
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A Killer Night Out Turns Deadly In The ‘Dreamcatcher’ Trailer

The new trailer for writer-director Jacob Johnston‘s horror Dreamcatcher introduces us to a group of friends looking to have a killer night out, but things go terribly wrong when they come face to face with a killer that’s looking to have a little fun too. In the film, “Dylan, known to his fans as DJ Dreamcatcher, is on the brink of global stardom. Everything changes the night of Cataclysm, an underground music festival, where two estranged sisters and their friends meet Dylan. After a drug-fueled gruesome event, things begin to spiral into a 48-hour whirlwind of violence and mayhem.” Niki Koss, Zachary Gordon, Travis Burns, Blaine Kern III, Olivia Sui, Emrhys Cooper, Elizabeth Posey, Nazanin Mandi, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Lou Ferrigno Jr. star. Dreamcatcher opens in theaters and arrives on Digital and Demand on March 5, 2021, presented by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Grab your friends and have a killer night!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2021
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This February, A Serial Killer Gives His Victims ‘100 Days To Live’

Cinedigm has released the trailer for the psychological thriller 100 Days To Live, which marks the directorial debut of Ravin Gandhi. In the film, “haunted by the tragic death of her mother, Rebecca Church (Heidi Johanningmeier, Fox’s “Proven Innocent”) has dedicated her life to the mental health profession. Recently engaged to Gabriel Weeks (Colin Egglesfield, TNT’s “Rizzoli and Isles”), a handsome and successful options trader, Rebecca finally seems happy. But when her fiancé suddenly disappears, leaving behind a chilling photo album with “Gabriel Was Saved” on the cover, Rebecca learns he was abducted by a serial killer dubbed “The Savior,” who stalks his victims for 100 days before killing them.” Gideon Emery (“Teen Wolf,” “Daredevil”), Yancey Arias (“Bosch,” “Queen of the South”), and Chris Johnson (47 Meters Down) also star. 100 Days To Live made its world premiered at the San Diego International Film Festival, where it won the awards for both “Best World Premiere” and “Best First Time Director”.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2021
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Chinese Hit Thriller ‘Sheep Without A Shepherd’ Getting A US Release

Artsploitation Films has acquired the thriller Sheep Without a Shepherd, the Chinese hit film that grossed over $192,000,000 during its theatrical run in 2019. Malaysian director Sam Quah‘s debut feature film is a big-budget noir thriller as well as a remake of the 2013 Indian film, Drishyam. It follows a family man and self-described movie-geek who is thrown into a battle of wits with the law after his daughter accidentally kills a fellow student who was blackmailing her. The dead boy’s mother (Twin Peaks’ Joan Chen) is the morally “flexible” police chief determined to find her son’s killer. Joan Chen, Yang Xiao, Zhuo Tan, Philip Keung, Audrey Hui, Tianyang Bian, Xiran Zhang, Paul Chun, Ming-Shuai Shih, Jerry Chih-Wei Huang, Yang Gu, and Julian Chen star in the film written by Kaihua Fan, Jeethu Joseph, Sheng Lei, Peng Li, Yuqian Qin, Weiwei Yang, and Pei Zhai. This inventive tale of blackmail, murder and corruption, and a quest for justice will be

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021
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Pandemic Thriller ‘Tyger Tyger’, Starring Dylan Sprouse, Unleashed This February

Writer-director-producer Kerry Mondragon‘s timely pandemic thriller Tyger Tyger is set to spread this February, Variety reports. Starring Dylan Sprouse (“The Suite Life on Deck”, Dismissed) the film follows a frustrated woman named Blake (Sam Quartin), who robs a pharmacy for life-saving medication while awaiting her test results during a pandemic. She ditches her loser boyfriend (Max Madsen) and makes a deal with a drug addict named Luke (Sprouse) to help distribute the stolen meds to those who need them. Mondragon produced the movie under his Uninflected Pictures banner, alongside producer Salvatore Sclafani. Mondragon also served as an executive producer with Mary Rose Costello, Casey Mondragon, Shane Jerominski, Phil Batlin, Akshay D’souza. Co-producers include Jack Nielsen, Kaly Ngo, and Joe D’augustine. Tyger Tyger’ is a personal and magical story about love and drug addiction in the midst of a pandemic,” Mondragon said. “Though we shot this story before the events of 2020, we know both the timeliness and universal themes in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021
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