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Possession Thriller ‘The Dawn’ Now Out On Digital And On Demand

It’s always darkest before the dawn… In post-World War I America, a young woman is plagued by demons in the supernatural, possession thriller The Dawn. The Dawn stars Devanny Pinn (Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery), Stacey Dash (Clueless), Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls), Teilor Grubbs (Hawaii Five-0), David Goryl (There’s Something About Mary), Heather Wynters (Fear the Walking Dead), Susan Slaughter (Ghost Hunters International), and Ryan Kiser (Gangster Land). In the film, a young woman is sent to live in a convent after her father takes the lives of her entire family. As she matures, she becomes convinced the same demons that plagued her father have followed her into the convent and manifested themselves into her world. The film was shot on location in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and Idyllwild, California. Brandon Slagle (Crossbreed, House of Manson) directed. Devanny Pinn and Ryan Kiser produced under their Jaguar Cinema banner. Throughline Films negotiated the North American distribution deal as well

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 22, 2020

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A Lakota Myth Comes To Life In The Trailer For ‘Lore’

This month Indican Pictures is set to unleash the dark horror thriller Lore, heavily influenced by the myths of the Lakota Tribe. In the film, a woman searches for her missing son in a remote wilderness with the help of her estranged husband and a Native American guide. When an evil creature starts to hunt them, their journey becomes a fight for survival. Directed by both Christian Larsen and Brock Manwill, Lore stars Lyndsey Lantz, Max Lesser (“My Best Friend’s Death”), Sean Wei Mah (How the Fiddle Flows) and Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts. We were fortunate enough to have cast members from three different Native American nations…each of them brought authenticity and elevated our film in both performance and spirit.” Larsen and Manwill have stated. They continued saying, “while Lore is meant to be a scary story, our hope is that one can come away from it knowing that no matter what path of life’s questions you find yourself on,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 20, 2020

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Striking Character Posters Unveiled For ‘Gretel & Hansel’ Ahead Of Release

A young girl leads her little brother into the dark woods in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil in Gretel & Hansel. Today, a new batch of posters introduce us to the characters of this dark tale. From Osgood “Oz” Perkins, the director of The Blackcoat’s Daughter and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel stars Sophia Lillis (It, HBO’s “Sharp Objects”), Sammy Leakey, Alice Krige (Star Trek, Netflix’s “The OA”), Jessica De Gouw (WGN’s “Underground,” The CW’s “Arrow”), and Charles Babalola (Netflix’s “Black Mirror,” The Legend of Tarzan). Gretel & Hansel was written by Rob Hayes (Netflix’s “Chewing Gum”) and produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Upgrade) and Fred Berger (La La Land, Destroyer) on behalf of Automatik. Sandra Yee Ling and Macdara Kelleher executive produced. Orion Pictures will unleash Gretel & Hansel in theaters on January 31, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 17, 2020

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Exclusive New Clip For Horror Comedy ‘Snatchers’ Landing On Digital Today

Let’s be honest, high school is hard, teens are trying to get into a good college, trying to fit in, and so much more. For one girl things are about to get even more complicated in the horror-comedy Snatchers – out on Digital today. Described as a cross between Aliens meets Mean Girls – the full-length film was initially released in new media as a successful short-form series that follows a status-obsessed high school teenager who loses her virginity and finds herself pregnant the next day…with an alien! “Senior year is going to rule! Thanks to her relationship with clueless hunk Skyler, Sara is totally in with the cool girls. But Skyler contracted an extraterrestrial bug during his summer vacation. After just one night together, Sara discovers she’s Nine. Months. Pregnant. Desperate to keep her condition on the DL, she turns to the only person she can trust: her nerdy ex-bestie, Hayley. The girls soon realize this alien problem is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 8, 2020

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A Group Of Teens’ ‘Extracurricular’ Activities Include Murder In This Movie (Trailer)

Writer-director Ray Xue (Transcendent) is taking viewers back to high school for Extracurricular which he co-wrote with Matthew Abrams and Padgett Arango. Samuel Goldwyn Films will release this tightly wound thriller later this month. Reminiscent of the Leopold and Loeb killers, Extracurricular’s story follows a murder-for-fun club, leading to one terrifying night. Keenan Tracey (Polaroid), Brittany Raymond (“Dare Me”), Spencer Macpherson (Brotherhood), Brittany Teo, and Luke Goss star. Set on on Halloween night, “this small town is set to experience something truly horrific. And, instead of one or two killers, there are four! Ian (Macpherson), Derek (Tracey), Jenny (Teo) and Miriam (Raymond) have chosen their next victims. Now, they must put a plan together to get in and out, before the authorities catch-up to them. But, on this night, these four high-schoolers encounter unexpected setbacks and their plans fall apart. Now, it is rush to cover up their crimes – before their families and community find out the truth.” Samuel

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 7, 2020

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Supernatural Horror ‘The Assent’ Possesses A January Release Date

In theaters and On Demand this January, The Assent takes viewers on a supernatural journey as a man fights to save his son’s soul. Starring Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim, Warcraft, “True Blood”) and Peter Jason (Escape from LA, Mortal Kombat, Jurassic World), the film is from writer-director Pearry Teo (Cloud Atlas). In the film, “after spending three years in prison for the death of an 8-year-old during a failed exorcism, Father Lambert seeks redemption on a young widower, Joel Clarke, who believes his son has been marked by the Devil himself. Conjuring “deliverance” (unsanctioned exorcisms), Lambert convinces Joel that without his help, he will lose his son forever. It’s a race against time for the soul of a little boy that culminates with a shocking revelation that will leave you questioning how deep is the darkness is inside us all.” Florence Faivre, Caden Dragomer, Hannah Ward, Douglas Spain, and Tatum O’Neal round out the cast. The Assent opens in theaters

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 3, 2020

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A Theater Full Of People Are Terrified In The ‘Echoes Of Fear’ Reaction Video

Watch the audience react in terror to the award-winning supernatural horror Echoes of Fear from Brian and Laurence Avnet-Bradley. In the film, “Alysa inherits her grandfather’s house following his sudden death from an apparent heart attack. She cannot keep the house so travels there to prepare it for sale. While she is packing away her grandfather’s belongings some strange and unexplained events inside the house start to spook her and she soon comes to the conclusion that she is not alone there. Even her pet mouse senses a presence. Something supernatural lurks in the house and she begins to believe that her grandfather was trying to find something before he died. When her friend Steph arrives they attempt to solve the mystery and what they uncover together forces them to confront the diabolical truth and the evil that hides inside.” Echoes of Fear made its World Premiere at the 18th annual Shriekfest Horror Festival, the longest-running horror festival in Los

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 30, 2019

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Witness ‘The Turning’ This January

The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning is approaching its release date and judging by the trailer it’s going to be creepy AF. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast for the film that follows a young woman hired as the nanny to two orphans who are convinced that the country mansion they live in is haunted. Floria Sigismondi directed the film with Jade Bartlett penning the latest version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning, based on The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James,will open in theaters on January 24th, from Universal Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 24, 2019

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‘Color Out Of Space’s’ New Poster Is Out Of This World

Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil) is returning to the genre next year with Color Out of Space, SpectreVision’s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft‘s short story. The new poster has landed (above) and teases a terrified family’s technicolor-tinted nightmare. With bubblegum pink, purple, and blue tones, the poster looks like it is the product of an acid trip, but in a good way. “After a meteorite lands in the front yard of their farm, Nathan Gardner (Cage) and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism as it infects their minds and bodies, transforming their quiet rural life into a nightmare.” Nicolas Cage stars alongside Joely Richardson, Brendan Meyer, Madeleine Arthur, Julian Hilliard, Elliot Knight with Q’Orianka Kilcher and Tommy Chong. Color Out of Space is set to land on January 24, 2020, from RLJE Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 18, 2019

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‘A Serial Killer’s Guide To Life’ Is Headed To Digital

The critically acclaimed jet-black comedy A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life is set to arrive on digital this January in the US, UK, and Canada. Described as “Sightseers meets Thelma and Louise” (Deborah Haywood, Pin Cushion), the film was written and directed by Staten Cousins Roe (This Way Out) and produced by Forward Motion Pictures – a multi award-winning production company run by husband and wife team Staten Cousins Roe and Poppy Roe, who have just been longlisted as ‘Breakthrough Producers’ for the 2019 BIFAs. Following its hugely successful UK premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest in August and special Awards mentions at Manchester’s recent GrimmFest, the film stars Olivier Award-winning Katie Brayben (Doctor Who, King Charles III), Poppy Roe (This Way Out, Drawn,), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Divergent, Malevolent) and Emmy-nominated Sian Clifford (Fleabag, Vanity Fair), and is directed by breakout British filmmaker Staten Cousins Roe, who was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Screen International Genre Rising Star Award. A Serial Killer’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 18, 2019

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