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Overlook Film Festival Announces Its Second Wave of Chillers and Thrillers

The Overlook Film Festival brings another drool-inducing slate of horror and horror-adjacent features and shorts to New Orleans next month. From monsters to murderers to other mayhem-makers, the fest has something for fear-fare fans of every stripe. Following is the official press announcement. The Overlook Film Festival is proud to announce its opening night film and second wave of the 2022 festival lineup. These titles join previously announced films and events, including closing night film THE BLACK PHONE, for a total of 23 feature films and 25 short films from 16 countries, with 3 World Premieres and 1 North American premiere, along with 10 live events taking place at the Prytania Theatres At Canal Place in New Orleans June 2-5, 2022. The festival will open with the North American premiere of Ana Lily Amirpour’s MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON, which features a stellar cast including Jeon Jong-soo, Kate Hudson and Craig Robinson. Shot in New Orleans, this fantastical boundary

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Joseph Perry

May 4, 2022

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New “Escape The Field” Clip Arrives Just Days Ahead Of Premiere

Just ahead of its release, Lionsgate has shared an all-new clip for the horror-thriller Escape the Field, about a group of six strangers who must work together to solve a puzzle in order to survive. In the clip we see the group discovering that items they’ve found along the way can be used to operate things in the field such as water faucets and unlock new clues. “The fear is inescapable and the suspense nonstop in this gripping horror-thriller about six strangers who suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes it’s been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical — and deadly — puzzle.” Joshua Dobkin

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 3, 2022

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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

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Short-Film Reviews: “Talisman,” “Wendigo,” “SMAHORROR,” and “Spare Body” (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)

Talisman One person’s belief system is another person’s superstition, and director Reangsei Phos’ Talisman (Canada) finds school-age Yi (Sean Lu) torn between those two schools of thought. His family has just moved into a new house, and as his mother (Qingqing Yang) tries to protect the home against ghosts, his father (Danny Liang) admonishes her not to fill the young boy’s head full of nonsense. Strange things are indeed happening inside the house, which leads to shocking acts of violence. Phos balances solid family drama with well-paced suspense, including some blink-and-you’ll-miss-it occurrences which should keep viewers’ eyes glued to the proceedings. The cast members, including Pascale Behrman, all turn in solid performances. Wendigo The animated short Wendigo (Ireland, 2021) is an intriguing take on the North American First Nations mythological creature combined with other eldritch occurrences. Charlie (voiced by Marc-Ivan O’Gorman) is an inquisitive young man who wants to investigate first-hand what remains of the Olsen manor, site of some

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Joseph Perry

Apr 29, 2022

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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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Movie Reviews: “Upurga” and “God’s Petting You” (Fantaspoa)

Upurga Director Ulges Ote blends blends folk horror, eco horror, surrealism, and absurdism to mystifying, eerie effect in his Latvian narrative feature debut Upurga. Andrejs (Igors Selegovskis) is a river rafting guide haunted by his inability to save a young woman from drowning. When his sister Mara (Elvita Ragovska) and her boyfriend Matiaas (Rihaard Sniegs) plan a trip to the wilds to shoot a vegan sausage commercial — along with videographer Oskars (Reinis Boters) and director/project manager Eva (Inga Tropa) — Andrejs insists on coming along to ensure everyone’s safety, though the others are far less concerned about that and more intent on having a good time and creating a worthy advertisement. Inspector Salins (Morten Traavik), the local park ranger, warns the group to respect nature and leave his jurisdiction within 30 minutes, but naturally the group members ignore his warnings. That turns out to be a poor decision, as exposure to the local flora makes them act in aggressive

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Joseph Perry

Apr 27, 2022

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An Ex-Cop Searches For Answers In The Trailer For Noir Thriller ‘Find Her’

A murder in a small town leads to uncovered secrets in the first look trailer for the noir thriller Find Her, from writer-director-star Nick McCallum (Burning Kentucky). Described as “Brick meets Gone Baby Gone,” the film centers on struggling ex-cop Isaiah Slade who arrives as a stranger in a small town searching for answers to a murdered ranch owner and his missing daughter. As he navigates a long list of possible suspects with plenty of motive, it slowly becomes clear that Slade has his own secrets to uncover.” The cast also includes Richard Gunn (Clemency), Anais Lilit (“The Walking Dead: Red Machete”), Stelio Savante (Running For Grace), Rebecca Lines (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier), Randal Gonzalez (Greenland), Sydney Bullock (“Stranger Things”), John James (Axcellerator), Mary Drew Ahrens, John Daniel Gates, and G. Andrew Ahrens, who also serves as producer. Filmed in Louisianna and Florida, the film features cinematography by Emmy Award-winning director of photography Evan Zissimopulos.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 21, 2022

'Escape The Field' Is Out Today On Blu-ray

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New Trailer For ‘Escape The Field’ Turns A Fight For Survival Into A Dangerous Game

A group of six strangers must work together to solve a puzzle in order to survive in writer-director Emerson Moore‘s Escape the Field, set to arrive this May. Today, the first trailer has dropped that teases a puzzling mystery and a fight for survival that has mask-wearing villains treat the characters’ struggle as just a game. Joshua Dobkin and Sean Wathen co-wrote the film with Moore. It stars Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif, Julian Feder, Elena Juatco, and Shane West. Andrew Davies Gans, Michael Philip, Jason Moring, and Emerson Moore serve as producers. “The fear is inescapable and the suspense nonstop in this gripping horror-thriller about six strangers who suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 18, 2022

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New Horror Movies To Watch This Weekend (April Week 2)

Five new horror films are out this week that you need to see, so, put on your comfy pants, grab a bag of popcorn, and get ready for a ton of thrills and chills. First up is Ti West’s new frightening flick, X which is finally out on VOD. In the film, set in 1979, “a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast soon finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.” The next movie is Wyrmwood: Apocalypse, the action-packed zombie flick. The third film of the Wyrmwood franchise is set in the zombie-infested Australian wasteland where a soldier named Rhys (Luke Mckenzie) has dedicated his life to tracking and capturing survivors in hopes of finding a cure. Rhys teams up with a group of super-powered survivors to save a young woman from death by military experimentation. The Cellar

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 16, 2022

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“Empire” Star Joins Netflix’s Possession Film Based On The True Story

“Empire” star Tasha Smith is reuniting with director Lee Daniels for his new, currently untitled exorcism thriller, coming to Netflix Deadline reports. There was reportedly a massive bidding war for the star-studded exorcism movie that will also reunite Daniels with Oscar-nominated The United States Vs Billie Holiday star Andra Day, who stars alongside Smith, Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water, Ma), Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction), Caleb McLaughlin (“Stranger Things”), Rob Morgan (Don’t Look Up), and Aunjanue Ellis (Men of Honor). “Andra Day will play the mother of an Indiana family whose children became demonically possessed in the film inspired by true events. “In a true case, “Latoya Ammons and her three children experienced strange incidents in their Gary, Indiana home that grew progressively worse, with the children levitating, becoming violent with each other, and speaking in growls and deep voices with no recollection afterward. Skeptics abounded, but the Gary Police Department, Department of Child Services, and the local church and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 16, 2022