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RLJE Films is set to release the highly-anticipated film Silent Night this March, which finds a family enjoying the holiday while the world outside faces imminent destruction. . Marking writer Camille Griffin’s feature directorial debut, Silent Night features an all-star ensemble cast including Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise), Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Annabelle Wallis (“Peaky Blinders”), Lily Rose-Depp (Voyagers), Ṣọpé Dìrísù (“Gangs of London”), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“The Good Place”), Lucy Punch (Into the Woods), Rufus Jones (”Flack”) and Trudie Styler (Filth, Moon). In Silent Night, Nell and Simon have invited their closest friends to join their family for Christmas dinner at their idyllic home in the English countryside. As the group comes together, it feels like old times – but behind all of the laughter and merriment, something is not quite right. The world outside is facing impending doom, and no amount of gifts, games or Prosecco can make mankind’s imminent destruction go
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Whet your appetite for horror with the teaser trailer for accalimed writer-director Peter Strickland‘s (In Fabric, Duke of Burgandy) Flux Gourmet, starring Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education”), Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”), Richard Bremmer (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). In the film, “A sonic collective who can’t decide on a name takes up a residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance. The members Elle di Elle, Billy Rubin, and Lamina Propria are caught up in their own power struggles, only their dysfunctional dynamic is furthermore exacerbated when they have to answer to the institute’s head, Jan Stevens. With the various rivalries unfolding, Stones, the Institute’s ‘dossierge’ has to privately endure increasingly fraught stomach problems whilst documenting the collective’s activities. Upon hearing of Stones’s visits to the gastroenterologist, Dr Glock, Elle coerces him into her performances in a desperate bid for authenticity. The reluctant Stones puts up with the collective’s plans to use his condition for their art
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Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, stars of the series “The 100,” have been cast in the lead roles of the sci-fi thriller I’ll Be Watching. Deadline reports that “Taylor will play a woman trapped in her isolated new home who becomes caught in a fight for survival.” Morely will play the role of her tech expert husband. The cast also includes David Keith (Firestarter, Curse), Bryan Batt (12 Years A Slave, Darlin’), and V/H/S star Hannah Fierman, Deadline reports. Directed by Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive) and written by Sara Sometti Michaels (St. Agatha) and Elisa Manzini (Angel Baby), I’ll Be Watching is produced by Benacus Entertainment in association with RNF Production. The film is currently shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. We’ll keep you posted.
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The post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Last Survivors, starring Drew Van Acker (“Titans”), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), and Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), is out today in theaters and On Demand from Vertical Entertainment. To celebrate, we’ve got two new clips to share with you, the first shows a father injured during a fight, and in the second clip we see a woman in danger. Last Survivors takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Troy (Stephen Moyer) raised his now-grown son, Jake (Drew Van Acker), in a perfect wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. Ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Alicia Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect utopia he created. Directed by
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Shudder announced today that they have acquired The Cellar, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, The Cellar will have a day-and-date premiere on April 15th, streaming exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with a U.S. theatrical release through RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. “The Cellar is a riveting story that we think will appeal to both horror lovers and broader audiences alike, and we’re delighted to work with RLJE Films to bring it to the widest possible audience,” said
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Black Mandala presents the horror-thriller Love Hurts, directed by Hiroshi Katagiri (Gehenna: Where Death Lives). A funny Valentine’s Day turns into a real nightmare, and a detective must unravel some unpleasant secrets to piece together the horrific tragedy. Looking forward to a once-in-a-life experience on the most romantic night of the year, six single twenty-somethings find themselves Valentine’s Day guests of a wealthy, mysterious host and his tight-lipped butler. Each of the invitees, have been offered $10,000 and the promise of love—if only they can make it through dinner and reach a personal “breakthrough.” With nothing to lose and thousands to gain, these strangers open their hearts and minds to the possibility of real, romantic connections. By night’s end, all but two of them are dead! Sean Patrick Flanery and Natalie Burn star in Love Hurts out this Valentine’s Day.
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Something in the Dirt The filmmaking duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead consistently turn out compelling, thought-provoking genre films, and their fifth and latest feature, Something in the Dirt, may be their best yet. The duo proved in 2017’s The Endless that they are as solid in front of the camera as behind it, and they bring that multihyphenate magic on both sides once again here in a spellbinding tale of two men who witness what seems to be a supernatural miracle in one of their apartments. The event sends hard-luck case Levi (Benson) and religious neighbor John (Moorhead) down a rabbit hole where one conspiracy theory leads to another and so on. These two men, living on the fringes of society, see this as their big opportunity to get rich quick by way of putting together a documentary about the strange phenomena that they witness. This being a horror movie, things of course don’t turn out the way
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Watch the first season of Emmy Award-winning French supernatural series “The Returned” now ahead of its second season premiere this February on Topic. In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon. In the first season, “A group of men, women, and children return home after years of being away. But there’s one hiccup—everyone thought they were dead. Meanwhile, a series of murders begins, bringing back memories of a past serial killer.” Season two is six months after the flooding. The population has almost deserted the Town, except for those who stayed to find their loved ones. A new arrival of Returned causes turmoil and each carries new secrets that threaten the Town. Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot, Clotilde Hesme, Céline Sallette and Samir Guesmi star in the certified fresh series. Tune
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Gravitas Ventures continues to keep the horror coming with two soon-to-be-released new films, The Other Me and Tethered, both featuring vision-impaired main characters. Giga Agladze’s thriller The Other Me, exec produced by David Lynch, centers on “An architect who is diagnosed with a rare eye disease, entering him into a surreal reality in which he sees people’s true motives. As the visions become intolerable, he falls for a mysterious woman and confronts the truth about his own identity.” Jim Sturgess, Rhona Mitra, and Orla Brady star in The Other Me arriving on Digital platforms on February 4, 2022. The second film, Tethered (pictured above), is based on the 2017 short film of the same name by Daniel Robinette. It centers on “A blind teenager and the hunter he befriends are tormented by a mysterious creature lurking in the woods of North Carolina.” Tethered stars Alexandra Paul, Kareem Ferguson, Jared Laufree, and Brody Bett, and is produced by 4 Leagues Media.
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To celebrate the release of The Requin, starring Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and James Tupper (“Big Little Lies”), a new trailer has been unleashed featuring the two fighting to stay alive against the elements and a school of Great White sharks. “There’s terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Alicia Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa in Vietnam for a romantic getaway. A torrential storm descends, reducing the villa to little more than a raft and sweeping the young couple out to sea. Suddenly, another danger appears, a school of great white sharks. With her injured husband watching helplessly, Jaelyn must battle the deadly predators alone in this tense thriller that rides an unrelenting wave of fear.” Written and directed by Le-Van Kiet (Furie), The Requin swam into theaters, on Digital and On Demand on January 28, 2022, from Lionsgate.
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RLJE Films is set to release the highly-anticipated film Silent Night this March, which finds a family enjoying the holiday while the world outside faces imminent destruction. . Marking writer Camille Griffin’s feature directorial debut, Silent Night features an all-star ensemble cast including Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise), Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Annabelle Wallis (“Peaky Blinders”), Lily Rose-Depp (Voyagers), Ṣọpé Dìrísù (“Gangs of London”), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“The Good Place”), Lucy Punch (Into the Woods), Rufus Jones (”Flack”) and Trudie Styler (Filth, Moon). In Silent Night, Nell and Simon have invited their closest friends to join their family for Christmas dinner at their idyllic home in the English countryside. As the group comes together, it feels like old times – but behind all of the laughter and merriment, something is not quite right. The world outside is facing impending doom, and no amount of gifts, games or Prosecco can make mankind’s imminent destruction go
Continue reading →
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Whet your appetite for horror with the teaser trailer for accalimed writer-director Peter Strickland‘s (In Fabric, Duke of Burgandy) Flux Gourmet, starring Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education”), Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”), Richard Bremmer (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). In the film, “A sonic collective who can’t decide on a name takes up a residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance. The members Elle di Elle, Billy Rubin, and Lamina Propria are caught up in their own power struggles, only their dysfunctional dynamic is furthermore exacerbated when they have to answer to the institute’s head, Jan Stevens. With the various rivalries unfolding, Stones, the Institute’s ‘dossierge’ has to privately endure increasingly fraught stomach problems whilst documenting the collective’s activities. Upon hearing of Stones’s visits to the gastroenterologist, Dr Glock, Elle coerces him into her performances in a desperate bid for authenticity. The reluctant Stones puts up with the collective’s plans to use his condition for their art
Continue reading →
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Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, stars of the series “The 100,” have been cast in the lead roles of the sci-fi thriller I’ll Be Watching. Deadline reports that “Taylor will play a woman trapped in her isolated new home who becomes caught in a fight for survival.” Morely will play the role of her tech expert husband. The cast also includes David Keith (Firestarter, Curse), Bryan Batt (12 Years A Slave, Darlin’), and V/H/S star Hannah Fierman, Deadline reports. Directed by Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive) and written by Sara Sometti Michaels (St. Agatha) and Elisa Manzini (Angel Baby), I’ll Be Watching is produced by Benacus Entertainment in association with RNF Production. The film is currently shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. We’ll keep you posted.
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The post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Last Survivors, starring Drew Van Acker (“Titans”), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), and Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), is out today in theaters and On Demand from Vertical Entertainment. To celebrate, we’ve got two new clips to share with you, the first shows a father injured during a fight, and in the second clip we see a woman in danger. Last Survivors takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Troy (Stephen Moyer) raised his now-grown son, Jake (Drew Van Acker), in a perfect wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. Ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Alicia Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect utopia he created. Directed by
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Shudder announced today that they have acquired The Cellar, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, The Cellar will have a day-and-date premiere on April 15th, streaming exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with a U.S. theatrical release through RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. “The Cellar is a riveting story that we think will appeal to both horror lovers and broader audiences alike, and we’re delighted to work with RLJE Films to bring it to the widest possible audience,” said
Continue reading →
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Black Mandala presents the horror-thriller Love Hurts, directed by Hiroshi Katagiri (Gehenna: Where Death Lives). A funny Valentine’s Day turns into a real nightmare, and a detective must unravel some unpleasant secrets to piece together the horrific tragedy. Looking forward to a once-in-a-life experience on the most romantic night of the year, six single twenty-somethings find themselves Valentine’s Day guests of a wealthy, mysterious host and his tight-lipped butler. Each of the invitees, have been offered $10,000 and the promise of love—if only they can make it through dinner and reach a personal “breakthrough.” With nothing to lose and thousands to gain, these strangers open their hearts and minds to the possibility of real, romantic connections. By night’s end, all but two of them are dead! Sean Patrick Flanery and Natalie Burn star in Love Hurts out this Valentine’s Day.
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Something in the Dirt The filmmaking duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead consistently turn out compelling, thought-provoking genre films, and their fifth and latest feature, Something in the Dirt, may be their best yet. The duo proved in 2017’s The Endless that they are as solid in front of the camera as behind it, and they bring that multihyphenate magic on both sides once again here in a spellbinding tale of two men who witness what seems to be a supernatural miracle in one of their apartments. The event sends hard-luck case Levi (Benson) and religious neighbor John (Moorhead) down a rabbit hole where one conspiracy theory leads to another and so on. These two men, living on the fringes of society, see this as their big opportunity to get rich quick by way of putting together a documentary about the strange phenomena that they witness. This being a horror movie, things of course don’t turn out the way
Continue reading →
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Watch the first season of Emmy Award-winning French supernatural series “The Returned” now ahead of its second season premiere this February on Topic. In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon. In the first season, “A group of men, women, and children return home after years of being away. But there’s one hiccup—everyone thought they were dead. Meanwhile, a series of murders begins, bringing back memories of a past serial killer.” Season two is six months after the flooding. The population has almost deserted the Town, except for those who stayed to find their loved ones. A new arrival of Returned causes turmoil and each carries new secrets that threaten the Town. Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot, Clotilde Hesme, Céline Sallette and Samir Guesmi star in the certified fresh series. Tune
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Gravitas Ventures continues to keep the horror coming with two soon-to-be-released new films, The Other Me and Tethered, both featuring vision-impaired main characters. Giga Agladze’s thriller The Other Me, exec produced by David Lynch, centers on “An architect who is diagnosed with a rare eye disease, entering him into a surreal reality in which he sees people’s true motives. As the visions become intolerable, he falls for a mysterious woman and confronts the truth about his own identity.” Jim Sturgess, Rhona Mitra, and Orla Brady star in The Other Me arriving on Digital platforms on February 4, 2022. The second film, Tethered (pictured above), is based on the 2017 short film of the same name by Daniel Robinette. It centers on “A blind teenager and the hunter he befriends are tormented by a mysterious creature lurking in the woods of North Carolina.” Tethered stars Alexandra Paul, Kareem Ferguson, Jared Laufree, and Brody Bett, and is produced by 4 Leagues Media.
Continue reading →
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To celebrate the release of The Requin, starring Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and James Tupper (“Big Little Lies”), a new trailer has been unleashed featuring the two fighting to stay alive against the elements and a school of Great White sharks. “There’s terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Alicia Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa in Vietnam for a romantic getaway. A torrential storm descends, reducing the villa to little more than a raft and sweeping the young couple out to sea. Suddenly, another danger appears, a school of great white sharks. With her injured husband watching helplessly, Jaelyn must battle the deadly predators alone in this tense thriller that rides an unrelenting wave of fear.” Written and directed by Le-Van Kiet (Furie), The Requin swam into theaters, on Digital and On Demand on January 28, 2022, from Lionsgate.
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