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IFC And Shudder Acquire Supernatural Horror ‘Late Night With The Devil’

It has just been announced that IFC Films and Shudder have acquired Image Nation and Spooky Pictures’ acclaimed supernatural thriller Late Night with the Devil. Written, directed, and edited by Australian filmmakers Cameron and Colin Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres, Scare Campaign), the film stars David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad, Oppenheimer), who plays the charismatic Late-Night talk show host Jack Delroy, whose live broadcast unexpectedly unleashes evil into the nation’s living rooms. Currently rated “Certified Freah’ with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 100%, Late Night with the Devil premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim and has screened at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal and others and recently won Best Screenplay at the Sitges Film Festival and numerous accolades at Toronto After Dark, including Best Feature Film and Best Lead Performance for Dastmalchian. “Late Night With The Devil is an exhilarating demonstration of how the horror genre continues to present new and exciting storytelling. We’re delighted to partner with Cameron and Colin,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 3, 2023

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Venezuela’s Official Oscar Submission, ‘The Box,’ Getting US Release

MUBI is proud to announce the U.S. theatrical and streaming release of The Box (La Caja) the gut-punching psychological thriller and latest feature film from acclaimed Venezuelan writer-director Lorenzo Vigas, which had its world premiere in the official competition at the Venice Film Festival and is Venezuela’s official Oscar® submission for Best International Feature Film. Set in the harsh landscape of northern Mexico, The Box is Vigas’ third and last installment of his fiction trilogy on the theme of the father figure after the 2004 short film Elephants Never Forget, which premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week, and his 2015 debut feature From Afar, winner of the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, marking a first for a Latin American film. “The Box tells the story of Hatzín (played wonderfully by the non-professional newcomer Hatzín Navarrete), a young teenager from Mexico City who travels to northern Mexico to collect the remains of his father, which have been found in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 7, 2022

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Outbreak Horror ‘The Sadness’ To Stream Exclusively On Shudder This May

Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural has acquired rights to Canadian director Rob Jabbaz’s feature film debut, The Sadness. The film had an impressive festival run that began at the prestigious 74th annual Locarno Film Festival and celebrated screenings at the Fantasia International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest, where the film took awards for “Best First Feature” in Montreal and “Best Horror”, and “Best Direction” in Austin. The story “follows a young couple, played by Regina Lei (76 Horror Bookstore) and Berant Zhu (We Are Champions, How to Train Our Dragon), trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists. Tzu Chiang Wang (It’s Drizzling) and In Ru Chen also star. The film is produced by David Barker and executive produced by Li-Cheng Huang, while Eunice Cheng’s associate produced for Machi Xcelsior Studios. The Sadness was shot in Taipei, Taiwan where Canadian writer/director Rob Jabbaz,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 13, 2022

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Award-Winning Hungarian Horror ‘Post Mortem’ Acquired By Black Mandala

Black Mandala has just announced that it has acquired the Hungarian horror film Post Mortem, directed by Péter Bergendy, which has been chosen to represent Hungary at the Oscars 2022 in the category of Best International Feature Film. Post Mortem premiered at the Warsaw and Sitges film festivals last year and went on to screen at more than 20 genre festivals, picking up prizes in Trieste, Fantasporto, Sombra, and Parma. Last week, the film was screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festing, bringing home ten awards including Best Feature Film, Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Fruzsina Hais), and Best Special Effects. Set at the end of the First World War, the film follows Tomás, a traveling photographer who wanders through Hungary and photographs the recently deceased. Following the premonitory call of a 10-year-old orphan girl, Anna arrives in a small town where an unusual number of supernatural phenomena occur. The spirits need to tell him something,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Everything Coming To Shudder This March

Things heat up this March with hot new films coming to Shudder and we’ve got your guide to make sure you don’t miss a moment of the action. New Movies LUCKY – premieres March 4 **Shudder Original Film (Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA, and Shudder ANZ) Official Selection SXSW Film Festival Life takes a sudden turn for May (Brea Grant, After Midnight), a popular self-help book author when she finds herself the target of a mysterious man with murderous intentions. Every night, without fail he comes after her, and every day the people around her barely seem to notice. With no one to turn to, May is pushed to her limits and must take matters into her own hands to survive and to regain control of her life. Written by Brea Grant, directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl). STAY OUT OF THE ATTIC – premieres March 11 **Shudder Original Film (Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 19, 2021

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Punk Rock Horror Flick ‘The Ranger’ Hunts Down A January Release

A71 Entertainment is set to release the punk rock slasher The Ranger early in January. The film is the feature debut of Jenn Wexler, a past Shudder Labs master, and producer of the SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winner, Most Beautiful Island. The festival favorite, which premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, follows a group of young punks who are forced to flee the city to lay low, only to run into a park ranger who shares a mysterious past with one of their own. The film has been lauded for its standout performances from Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration, The OA) as the pink-haired punk with a secret, and Jeremy Holm (House of Cards, “Mr. Robot”) as the maniacal ranger, ready to get his hands bloody in defense of the woods. Granit Lahu (“The Sinner”), Jeremy Pope, Bubba Weiler (Puzzle), Amanda Grace Benitez (School of Rock), Jeté Laurence (Pet Sematary) and horror icon Larry Fessenden (Habit, We Are Still Here)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 26, 2018

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‘Blood Child’ Has Been Released And It Seeks Revenge

Following a year on the international film festival circuit, Blood Child is headed back to the States for release this week and is now available on all major platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, inDemand, Dish and more. Writer-director Jennifer Phillips makes her feature debut with Blood Child, a horror fantasy that combines every parent’s worst nightmare with the Malay myth of the Toyol, ghost children raised by black magic, devastating all involved. The based on a true story film premiered at Toronto’s Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival, where lead actress Alyx Melone took home the Rising Star Award. “After suffering a devastating miscarriage in Singapore, Ashley turns to a witch doctor to help her with the occult practice of raising a “ghost child” and finding the spirit of her lost child. After returning to the States, Ashley and her husband Bill find themselves pregnant again. However, their happiness is short-lived as the pregnancy acts as a catalyst

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 11, 2018

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Don’t Knock Twice Is Celebrating Its Release With A Premiere Contest

To celebrate the theatrical release on the supernatural thriller Don’t Knock Twice, Red and Black Films holding a once in a lifetime competition. The winner will win a premiere-for one at London’s oldest cinema, the Dalston Rio, on Tuesday March 28, 2017. From the Press Release: UK: Friday 24th March 2016 – Red and Black Films, the team behind the Award-winning The Machine, are delighted to celebrate the release of their latest film, DON’T KNOCK TWICE, by offering one competition winner the chance to win the world’s most terrifying and haunted Premiere-For-One at London’s oldest cinema Dalston Rio on Tuesday 28th March. DON’TKNOCK TWICE is released in cinemas and On Demand from 31st March and DVD 3rd April and stars Katee Sackhoff (Oculus, Riddick, Battlestar Galactica), Lucy Boynton (Miss Potter, Sing Street) and Nick Moran (Harry Potter, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Red And Black Films will also be offering lots runners-up prizes including cinema tickets and signed film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 24, 2017

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A Stranger Arrives In The Exclusive Clip From The Post-Apocalypse Thriller ‘The Tribe’

Terror Films has unveiled an exclusive clip for director Roxy Shih’s post-apocalyptic thriller ‘The Tribe‘, arriving on Digital HD and on Demand next week. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA: February 2nd, 2017: Terrors Films has locked in a U.S. release date for, The Tribe. The first phase of the release will begin on Friday, February 10th and the film will be available on: iTunes, Amazon Instant, Google Play/YouTube, Vudu, Xbox Live, Sony PlayStation and Vimeo on Demand. The official poster and trailer will also debut several days prior to the film’s February 10th release date; but, Terror Films has provided a sneak peek into the opening scene of the film titled, “Unwelcome Visitor.” Terror Films plans to expand the release in the coming months on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Roku, I Bleed Indie, Cable VOD and DVD retailers. Those dates will be announced once they have secured placement. The film centers on a family of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 2, 2017

From the Crypt

The Devil’s Candy Gets Sweet New Poster

The Loved’s director Sean Byrne recently revealed the poster for his new film The Devil’s Candy via Twitter. Byrne not only directed the film, he also wrote it. The haunted house film, which premiered at last year’s Toronto’s International Film Festival (TIFF), stars Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Kiara Glasco and Pruitt Taylor Vaince. In this haunted-house tale a struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas. Keith Calder who produced The Guest and You’r Next , serves producer for The Devil’s Candy along side Bruce Wayne Gillies, Jesse Calder and Chris Harding. A Blu-ray/DVD release date The Devil’s Candy has not yet been announced, but we should see its release later this year or early next year. The English trailer has not been released, but we do have the Russian trailer. Check it out.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 11, 2016