A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES : THE FINAL CHAPTER and THE COMPLETE SAGA coming to Disc And Digital, March

Adapted from Deborah Harkness’ best-selling trilogy of novels, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES is a bold and romantic thriller that uncovers a secret underworld of extraordinary beings hiding in plain sight for fear of persecution by humans - they are vampires, witches and daemons.

Brilliant historian Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) is a witch denying her own heritage. But when she unexpectedly opens an ancient, bewitched manuscript from Oxford’s Bodleian library, she finds herself thrown into the heart of a dangerous mystery, and into the path of the enigmatic geneticist and vampire Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode). 

Matthew is driven to solve the looming threat of the creatures’ decline, but their unlikely alliance to find the book before it falls into the wrong hands - and their deepening relationship - threatens to violate age-old taboos and shake the fragile peace that exists between the species.

In the long-awaited third and final series, Matthew and Diana return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy at Sept-Tours. They must find the missing pages from the Book of Life and the Book itself before it’s too late. Their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past who has been lying in wait will return for revenge.

See how this epic story ends in A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES : THE FINAL CHAPTER and experience the journey from the very beginning in A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES : THE COMPLETE SAGA, featuring all 25 episodes from three seasons.

Dazzler Media presents A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES : THE FINAL CHAPTER and THE COMPLETE SAGA on Blu-ray, DVD & Download-to-Own from 28th March

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

Pre-order the Final Chapter on BD from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order the Complete Saga on BD from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

Shudder original SUPERHOST - On UK Disc, April

From the acclaimed director of Z and Still/Born Brandon Christensen comes his latest horror SUPERHOST. This Shudder Original gets its UK Blu-ray debut from Acorn Media International on 4 April 2022 and will also be available on DVD and digital. It’s one hell of a trip we advise you to watch.

Pack your bags and get ready for a fun-filled horror ride with travel vloggers Teddy (Osric Chau – The Flash, Supernatural) and Claire (Sara Canning – Z, A Series of Unfortunate Events). Like and subscribe to their Superhost channel and share their adventures.

We join the Superhost influencer couple as they embark on their latest video review, and they’re hoping this is the one that can earn them more subscribers. A house in the woods could be the perfect opportunity to create new content and attract new followers. But is there more than meets the eye with Rebecca (Gracie Gillam – Scream Queens, Z Nation) their host with the most…?  

Slowly they begin to realise that something isn’t quite right with Rebecca, and as they start to investigate, they discover more than they bargained for. It’s not just a five-star review she’s after, there’s something far more sinister at play... could it be toast for the Superhosts?

Look out for horror favourite Barbara Crampton in a bloody brilliant cameo in this wickedly fun feature and DON’T FORGET TO LIKE AND SURVIVE.

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

 

THE LAST RITE - Set to chill hearts in the UK this April

THE LAST RITE, the stunning feature debut from ex-Undertaker and professional wrestler turned filmmaker, Leroy Kincaide, will be released Digitally in the UK on Monday 4th April, courtesy of Koch Films.

The supernatural horror stars newcomer Bethan Waller as Lucy, a medical student suffering from sleep paralysis, soon after moving in with her boyfriend. She finds herself plagued by a demonic entity, hell bent on ripping her apart. 

With time running out and the dark force consuming her from within, Lucy is left with no alternative but to seek help from a local priest, But Father Roberts has a dilemma – does he obey orders or help Lucy by conducting his own exorcism against the will of the church?

The inspiration for the film came from the Director's own experiences of sleep paralysis and paranormal experiences as a child, as well as drawing on his passion of horror movies from the 80s and 90s. His directorial talents were recognised by Screen International, when he was nominated for their 2021 Genre rising Star Award.

THE LAST RITE is written, directed, edited and DP’d by Leroy Kincaide. It is produced by Kincaide and Chloe Chudasama and the cast includes Bethan Waller, Johnny Fleming, Kit Smith, Tara Hoyos–Martinez and Ian Macnaughton.

THE LAST RITE will be available Digitally via Sky Store, Virgin Movies, Apple TV / iTunes and Amazon, as well Google Play, Rakuten TV and Xbox from Monday 4th April.

View the trailer on Vimeo. 

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SHATTER comes to Digital from Midnight Releasing.

Midnight Releasing presents SHATTER, a disorienting psychological thriller/horror film that will leave you sifting through the ashes of sanity.

When a sleepy New England town is rocked by a series of heinous crimes, it’s up to Detective Mathews (Bob Strouse) to uncover how they are all connected. But here, not everything is as it seems, as leads quickly turn cold and circumstances turn bizarre. 

Matthews soon finds himself relying on help from his prime suspect, a schizophrenic named David Willard (Mercer Bristow), who’s cryptic clues only drive the detective deeper into an unraveling mystery. Will Matthews find the answers he’s looking for, or will his pursuit of the truth shatter the world around him?

Inspired by bizarre and mysterious directors like David Lynch, Darren Aronofsky, and M. Night Shyamalan, SHATTER mixes horror themes with a progressive story that bends the seams of traditional genre films.

View the trailer on YouTube.

SHATTER is available now on selected Digital platforms.

Visit the official website: https://shattermovie.redglassfilms.com/

South Korean action-thriller SPIRITWALKER - on Digital, March.

Trinity CineAsia presents critically acclaimed South Korean action-thriller SPIRITWALKER, on Digital platforms from 31st March.

Waking up with a gunshot wound, a mysterious man (Yoon Kye-Sang - Golden Slumber, The Outlaws) has no memory of who he is or where he came from, but soon finds himself transported into someone else’s body every twelve hours. 

Confused and hunted down at every turn, it’s a race against the clock as he pieces together clues about his identity and any connection between the seemingly random body-swaps he is experiencing.

From the producers of The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil and The Outlaws, SPIRITWALKER is an action-packed and unforgettable thriller, written and directed by Yoon Jae-Keun (Heartbeat).

Trinity CineAsia presents SPIRITWALKER on Digital platforms from 31st March 

View the trailer on YouTube.

Psychological horror THE TWIN - Premiering on Shudder, May

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, released today the trailer and premiere date for the original film THE TWIN. 

Starring Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches, Warm Bodies, Lights Out) and Steven Cree (A Discovery of Witches, Outlander), the highly anticipated Scandinavian horror film from Shudder and RLJE Films will have a day-and-date release on Friday, May 6, premiering on Shudder platforms in the US, Canada, UKI and ANZ, as well as in theaters, On Demand and Digital in the US and Canada.

In THE TWIN, following the aftermath of a tragic accident that claimed the life of one of their twins, Rachel (Palmer) and husband Anthony (Cree) relocate to the other side of the world with their surviving son in the hopes of building a new life. 

What begins as a time of healing in the quiet Scandinavian countryside soon takes an ominous turn when Rachel begins to unravel the torturous truth about her son and confronts the malicious forces attempting to take a hold of him.

The English-language debut of writer/director Taneli Mustonen took part in Frontières Platform, the genre-focused event run by Fantasia and Cannes’ Marché du Film and won the best fiction award at industry showcase Finnish Film Affair last year, as well as best project at the BIFAN development forum in Korea.

Written by Taneli Mustonen and Aleksi Hyvärinen and produced by Don Films’ Aleksi Hyvärinen (“Arrhythmia,” “Lake Bodom”), The Twin is executive produced by Joris van Wijk, Shudder’s Emily Gotto, Film Constellation’s Fabien Westerhoff, and Post Control Helsinki’s Toni Valla. The film is backed by Shudder, Playtime, Nordisk Film, the Finnish Film Foundation, Estonian Film Institute and the Finnish television channel MTV3.

Watch the trailer on YouTube.

 

WYRMWOOD : APOCALYPSE - Zombie Sequel gets FrightFest Glasgow Premiere + Home Ent. release

It’s time to take a hellish, high-octane return to the Aussie outback for some outlandish, blood-oozing rampaging zombie action in WYRMWOOD : APOCALYPSE, the highly anticipated sequel to cult-classic Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead.

Australian brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner have penned another gut-splattering sensation with this fantastically frenzied feature, which is set to thrill UK audiences – and sate horror fans’ thirst for bloody-bedlam – on its UK premiere at FrightFest Glasgow 2022 on 11 March and will follow on Blu-ray and digital from 101 Films.

In a zombie infested Australian wasteland, hard-edged soldier Rhys (Luke McKenzie – Jack Irish) – who uses zombies as fuel for his barbie – dedicates his days to tracking down and capturing survivors of the Zombie apocalypse for the Surgeon (Nicholas Boshier – The Moth Effect) in hope of finding a cure for the zombie plague. But all is not as it seems, and Rhys’ moralistic misadventures are much more macabre than he knows...

After a wild and twisted sequence of events, Rhys joins forces with Maxi (Shantae Barnes-Cowan – Total Control) with brother and sister-duo Brooke (Bianca Brady – Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead) and Barry (Jay Gallagher – Nekrotronic) in a race against the clock to save the one person who could be the key to ending the apocalypse...

This playfully deranged zombie-action thrill-ride will leave audiences with little time to catch their breath, but plenty of time to savour the spectacle.

WYRMWOOD : APOCALYPSE is gory good fun at its most explosive.

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

 

YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER - Coming to UK cinemas and Digital, April.

Signature Entertainment are proud to present the release of acclaimed Irish psychological thriller YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER from director Kate Dolan which is being released in UK cinemas and on digital 8th April, or catch it at Glasgow Film Festival on 11th March.

YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER is a creepy and unsettling psychological thriller deeply rooted in Irish folklore. This highly-anticipated chiller - directed by Kate Dolan - debuted at Toronto International Film Festival to great acclaim and stars Carolyn Bracken (Dublin Murders), Paul Reid (Vikings, Ritual) and Hazel Doupe (Calm with Horses). 

Char’s mother, Angela, has inexplicably disappeared. All that remains is her abandoned car. When she returns home without explanation the following evening, it becomes clear to Char and her grandmother, Rita, that something is amiss. 

She might look and sound the same but Angela’s behaviour has become increasingly frightening, as if she has been replaced by a malevolent force. 

As Halloween night looms, a night steeped in ancient myth and legend, Char realises that she is the only one who can save her, even if it means potentially losing her forever. You Are Not My Mother won the Jury Prize at the 2022 Gérardmer International Fantasy Film Festival, and is due to screen at DIFF this month and GFF on 11th March.

YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER is released by Signature in UK Cinemas and on Digital 8th April. Wildcard will release it in Irish Cinemas 4th March 

 View the trailer on YouTube.

 

Horror Channel (UK) announces Killer Thriller week for March

Horror Channel turns up the tension in March with KILLER THRILLER WEEK, featuring the UK premiere of mystery thriller PARADISE COVE, staring Mena Suvari and the channel premiere of cat-and-mouse road thriller COP CAR, starring Kevin Bacon. The ultimate 7-day suspense ride also includes Gus Van Sant’s revival of the Hitchcock classic PSYCHO (1988), the 2014 version of erotic thriller THE LOFT starring Karl Urban, Colin Minihan’s deliciously warped WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE, Rod Lurie’s 2011 pulsating remake of STRAW DOGS and BAD SAMARITAN, starring a cunningly murderous David Tennant.

 

Plus, there are four additional UK TV premieres, highlighted by the late Johnny Kevorkian’s last film, AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, a powder keg of throat-grabbing suspense, Cronenbergian intensity and mind-bending body horror, starring Sam Gittins, David Bradley, Grant Masters and Holly Weston, slasher thriller WIRED SHUT, CASTLE FREAK, Tate Steinsiek’s reboot of the 1995 Stuart Gordon film by the same name and Jesse Thomas Cook’s dark zombie thriller DEADSIGHT.

 

There are also channel premieres for Abner Pastoll’s superbly crafted urban crime story, A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND, which showcases a tour-de-force performance by Sarah Bolger, murderous high-school horror comedy COOTIES, starring Elijah Woods, and German survival horror thriller PREY.

 

Full film details in transmission order:

 

Saturday 5 March @ 21:00 – PREY (2021) *Channel Premiere

 

After his father is tragically killed, Toby is left stricken with guilt. He is begrudgingly enrolled in a program, in which he will spend three days on a remote jungle island. Toby soon finds that this uninhabited island is not so lonely when he meets a mysterious girl. It soon becomes clear that neither of them are safe and time is running out. Someone or something bloodthirsty lurks in the jungle..

 

Sunday 6 March @ 21:00 – WIRED SHUT (2021) *UK TV Premiere

 

A disillusioned famous novelist, Reed Rooney, unable to talk while recovering in his remote mountain home from major reconstructive jaw surgery, is exposed to a life-threatening secret when he receives an unexpected visit from Emma, his estranged daughter.

 

Friday 11 March @ 21:00 – A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND (2019) *Channel Premiere

 

Recently widowed mother of two Sarah (Bolger) is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of their young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping low-life drug-dealer Tito (Andrew Simpson) stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she’s forced into taking drastic action to protect her children while learning the awful truth about her spouse.

 

Saturday 12 March @ 21:00 – AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS (2018) *UK TV Premiere

 

It’s Christmas Day and the dysfunctional Milgram family wake to find a mysterious black substance surrounding their house. Something monumental is clearly happening right outside their door, but what exactly – an industrial accident, a terrorist attack, a nuclear war? All their limited information now comes from the television. But as the ominous gogglebox exerts an ever more sinister grip on their psyches, their terrified paranoia escalates into bloody carnage.

 

Friday 18 March @ 22:55 – CASTLE FREAK (2020) *UK TV Premiere

 

After she’s permanently blinded in a tragic car accident, it seems like Rebecca’s young life has ended just as it was beginning. However, a second chance arises when she’s told that her long-lost-mother has recently passed away, leaving her their family’s ancestral castle in her will. Rebecca hopes that it will be an opportunity for her to reconnect with a past she never knew, and a mother who seemingly left her behind. As mysterious happenings begin to occur, she must unravel her family’s secrets before she falls prey to… the Castle Freak.

 

Saturday 19 March @ 21:00 – COP CAR (2015) *Channel Premiere

 

When two rebellious young boys stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide to take it for a joyride. When the small town sheriff (Kevin Bacon) goes looking for his missing car, the boys find themselves in the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse and the only way out is to go as fast as their cop car can take them.

 

Sunday 20 March @ 21:00 – PARADISE COVE (2011) *UK TV Premiere

 

 
A contractor (Todd Grinnell) and his wife (Mena Suvari) move to Malibu to rebuild his mother's beach house but Paradise Cove is far from paradise as they are terrorised by the deranged homeless lady living under the house. Also stars Kristin Bauer van Straten of True Blood fame.

 

Friday 25 March @ 23:10 – DEADSIGHT (2018) *UK TV Premiere

 

 

A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape from a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County. Starring Adam Seybold and Liv Collins, director Jesse Thomas Cook’s take on the zombie genre explores an unthinkable question – how would one survive the apocalypse without eyesight?

 

Saturday 26 March @ 21:00 – COOTIES (2014) *Channel Premiere

 

Elijah Wood stars as the substitute teacher Clint Hadson whose first day on the job at his new elementary school turns into a killer...Literally! A virus spawned from a diseased chicken nugget quickly spreads through the school turning all the children into a swarm of savages. This murderous high-school horror comedy is directed by Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion.

 

TV: Sky 317 / Virgin 149 / Freeview 70 / Freesat 138
Website: http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/horrorchannel
Twitter: https://twitter.com/horror_channel

KILLER CONNECTION - Available on Amazon Video

Joston "El Rey" Theney's #SinningWorks recently acquired the rights to the Lucky Stike horror film KILLER CONNECTION, directed by Romane Simon and available now on Amazon Video.

Written for the screen by novelist Rhonnie Fordham whose recent work includes the acclaimed "Last Serial Killer" series, KILLER CONNECTION follows ambitious news reporter Sarah Lee (Jenna Willis) as she and her news team find themselves in the clutches of evil when they agree to interview an infamous serial killer. 

The film also stars Sadie Katz (WRONG TURN 6: LAST RESORT), Quinton Aaron (THE BLINDSIDE with Sandra Bullock), Lilian Lev and Deanna Pak.

View the trailer below...

 View the Killer Connection on Amazon.co.uk

THE CALM BEYOND - Coming to Digital 28th Feb

Kara Wang (Top Gun: Maverick, Goliath) stars in the post-apocalyptic thriller THE CALM BEYOND, available to Download & Keep and to Rent on Digital this month from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
 
After a world-destroying typhoon has completely flooded Hong Kong, a young woman lives hidden in silence, a castaway on a concrete island. But her concealed existence is changed forever when a small child literally floats into her life.  

THE CALM BEYOND also stars Terence Yin (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life), Joyce Cheng (Cold War) and Sarinna Boggs in her debut feature.  

The film is written and directed by Joshua Wong, who was also battling cancer during production and sadly died in 2020. 

THE CALM BEYOND, available to Download & Keep and to Rent on Digital on February 28th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

 

Italian horror CROSS OF SEVEN JEWELS - Coming to Blu-ray via TetroVideo

TetroVideo has announced the release of Cross of the Seven Jewels (aka “La croce dalle 7 pietre” and “Il lupo mannaro contro la camorra”), the 1987 Italian horror film directed, written and starring Marco Antonio Andolfi, here credited as Eddy Endolf. 

 

Thanks to TetroVideo in collaboration with Luce Cinecittà, the cult trash film Cross of the Seven Jewels (restored edition) will be available on Blu-ray for the first time ever. 

 

No release date announced yet. 

 

The film has been remastered from a 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative, exclusively done by TetroVideo, supervised and approved by Luce Cinecittà. 

 

Cross of Seven Jewels Blu-ray also comes with a lot of extra content by Luca Ruocco from InGenereCinema. 

 

Produced by G. C. Pictures, Cross of Seven Jewels was distributed theatrically in Italy in 1987. After its release, Andolfi re-edited the film in 1995 for the Asian market and re-released it under the name Talisman. This version of the film included footage from documentaries, newsreel footage and from the film The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wes Craven. 

 

However in 2007, Eddy Endolf directed the medium-length film Riecco Aborym, the Cross of Seven Jewels sequel. 

 

Both Talisman and Riecco Aborym will be included in the Cross of Seven Jewels Blu-ray bonus features. 

 

Cross of Seven Jewels synopsis: Marco Sartori (Marco Antonio Andolfi) becomes a sadistic werewolf after being cursed by a black magic society. Only a jeweled necklace he wears can stop the transformations taking place but one day the precious amulet is stolen while taking a trip from Naples to Rome. 

 

Eddy Endolf, Annie Belle, Paolo Fiorino, George Ardisson, Gordon Mitchell, Glauco Simonini, Zaira Zoccheddu, Giulio Massimini and Mario Donatone star. 

 

CROSS OF SEVEN JEWELS Blu-ray Bonus features include:

– Artworks gallery;
– Marco Antonio Andolfi Photo Gallery (photos taken from the archives of  M. A. Andolfi and Luca Ruocco);
– Cross of Seven Jewels – Official Trailer;
– Cross of Seven Jewels – Deleted Scene;
– Jekyll/Hyde (Short film) by Luca Ruocco starring Eddy Endolf;
– Luca Ruocco and Ivan Talarico Audio Commentary;
– “In short: Marco Antonio Andolfi”  by Luca Ruocco;
– Riecco Aborym (Medium-length film) directed by Marco Antonio Andolfi;
– Riecco Aborym – Luca Ruocco Backstage;
– Riecco Aborym – Trailer;
– Riecco Aborym – Photo Gallery (photos by Alfonso Spezza);
– Talisman (Feature film) - Cross of Seven Jewels (alternative version) directed by Allan Fleming;
– Talisman – Trailer.

 Visit... https://tetrovideo.com/

Vipco releases AMERICAN CANNIBALS

VIPCO have another exciting release out now on DVD, AMERICAN CANNIBALS. Directed by C.D. Ruiz3 and John Rainwaters, American Cannibals stars Donald Martin, Michael Vincent Miceli and Masha Pichugina. 

 

Synopsis:An amateur documentary crew trying to make a name for themselves, sets out to do an expose on modern day “real” vampires. 

 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/c3fGSKPoDM0 

 

This is a Limited edition, first run of 50 units for AMERICAN CANNIBALS, which also ships with a free A3 poster. The DVD features an introduction from the filmmakers plus a trailer. 

 

Order a copy of American Cannibals from VIPCO at the website: https://www.vipcovaults.com

 

VIPCO’s new company directors, Terence Elliott, Peter Goddard and David Rogers are no strangers to the realms of the macabre and will continue to ramp up the shock-factor to bring new gore-filled entertainment to horror fans around the globe. 

 

Follow VIPCO on the social media channels listed below to stay up to date on all the new releases: 

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VIPCOfilm 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vipcoltd 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vipcofilm/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkNMKoiSc_dm2fFr6JckUYg

 

BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE getting UK Blu-ray PREMIERE from Nucleus Films

Nucleus Films will leave audiences terrified this April as they give BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE its UK Blu-ray premiere.

Legendary actor Sir Donald Wolfit (Svengali, Room at the Top, Becket) joins British horror queen Barbara Shelley (Village of the Damned, Dracula Prince of Darkness, Quatermass and the Pit) in a lurid tale of ghastly experiments in a Transylvanian prison. Despite being staked as a vampire, the sadistic Dr Callistratus has become governor and is now using prisoners for the blood transfusions that keep him alive…

Produced by Robert S Baker & Monty Berman (Jack the Ripper, The Hellfire Club, The Saint), directed by Henry Cass (No Place for Jennifer, Castle in the Air, Happy Deathday) and written by notorious Hammer scribe Jimmy Sangster (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy), this long-awaited UK Blu-ray premiere has been remastered from original vault elements and is packed with bonus features.

Also starring Vincent Ball (The Black Rider, A Town Like Alice, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll), Victor Maddern (I’m All Right Jack, Circus of Fear, The Lost Continent), John Le Mesurier (The Hound of the Baskervilles, Eye of the Devil, Dad’s Army) and Bernard Bresslaw (The Ugly Duckling, Too Many Crooks, Carry On Screaming!)…

Dare you step inside the terrible place Callistratus calls “my other laboratory”?

Special Features:

• Newly Restored 1.66:1 Transfer of the Original Uncensored Version from Original Vault Materials
• New Audio Commentary with film critics Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
• Archival Audio Commentary with writer Jimmy Sangster, producer Robert S. Baker and Hammer Story author Marcus Hearn
• He Begins Where Dracula Left Off – New In-Depth Featurette with English Gothic author Jonathan Rigby
• The BBFC and Blood for Dracula – New Featurette examining the BBFC’s original censorship notes
• Barbara Shelley Trailer Reel
• Theatrical Trailer
• French / Italian Credits
• Extensive Image Gallery
• 1964 Malia Italian Fotoromanzo magazine
• Optional English and SDH Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE is scheduled to be released by Nucleus Films on 25th April 2022 and is up for pre-order now from the Nucleus Films Shop.

Jordan Peele's NOPE - In UK cinemas July

Oscar winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, NOPE. 

View the trailer below...

The film reunites Peele with Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar nominee Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, Okja) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.  

NOPE, which co-stars Michael Wincott (Hitchcock, Westworld) and Brandon Perea (The OA, American Insurrection), is written and directed by Jordan Peele and is produced by Ian Cooper (Us, Candyman) and Jordan Peele for Monkeypaw Productions. 

The film will be released by Universal Pictures to UK cinemas 22 July 2022

Horror comedy SWEETIE, YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT - on Disc and Digital Feb

Director Yernar Nurgarliyev brings us a splattering of blood, guts and laughter in an original and dark – yet hilarious – killer Kazakhstan thriller SWEETIE, YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT, starring Daniar Alshinov and Asel Kaliyeva as bickering husband and wife, Dastan and Zhanna. 

Desparate for one last weekend of fun before his baby is born and he has to settle down, Dastan rounds up his two best pals for a boys weekend of fishing and fun, but little do they know they’re plan for a chilled trip to the lake is about to turn into mad and deadly mayhem.

After accidentally witnessing a murder by a group of thugs, the three friends are suddenly on the run to escape their violent clutches and then things turn even wilder. With a mysterious one-eyed man out for blood and a desperate wannabe bride and her pushy father in the mix, the body count starts to rise. 

Never mind fishing, will Dastan make it out alive and get to the hospital in time to witness the birth of his child?

Filled with bucket loads of blood, sweat and tears of laughter with SWEETIE, YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT. Absurd and hysterical – not to mention unapologetically brutal – you really won’t believe it.

SWEETIE, YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT comes to UK Blu-Ray and Digital 21st Feb from 101 Films.

View the trailer on YouTube.

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

 

Listen carefully when Arrow warns you... DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE

A legendary title from the Video Nasties era, Joseph Ellison’s relentlessly bleak and disturbing DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE, the film that dares to ask “What if Norman Bates had a flamethrower?” is out now on Limited Edition Blu-ray - and marks the first Arrow Video to include audio descriptions for the visually impaired. 

WATCH A CLIP FEATURING AUDIO DESCRIPTIONS BELOW...

Don't Go In The House - Audio Description from FetchFilm on Vimeo.

Matt Jarman, who did the AD at Bad Princess Productions, says the film was “a perfect candidate for audio description as it doesn't move too quickly, get overloaded with visual information or feature a great deal of dialogue. It is a mid-paced portrait of a character's descent into madness where the house itself is one of the main characters. It was a pleasure to describe as there was plenty of room to add descriptive details about the house without the description becoming too intense or wordy. I hope the visually impaired community will enjoy this film and the audio description as much as I did making it.” Sigrid Larsen, from The Engine House Media Services (that does post production for Arrow) says she’s "excited to add a video nasty to our library of audio descriptions!”

The film has lost none of its power to shock in the decades since it was first censored by the BBFC and seized by UK authorities. Now fully uncut and making its UK high definition premiere in a brand new 2K restoration, the film, starring The Sopranos’ Dan Grimaldi in a gripping central performance, is back in a definitive collectors’ edition with both original and extended versions, as well as brand new commentaries, featurettes, a poster and booklet. There is also an exclusive Arrow Store 3-disc Video Nasty Edition, that includes a Limited edition O-card featuring original “video nasty” VHS artwork, and Cinema and VHS-mode viewing options.  

Synopsis: Donny Kohler (The Sopranos’ Dan Grimaldi in a gripping central performance), a disturbed loner unhealthily obsessed with fire, comes home from his factory job one day to find his abusive mother has died. Now all alone in the large Gothic mansion he calls home and consumed in an inferno of insanity, he is finally able to fulfill his violent revenge fantasies against her. Soon, any woman unlucky enough to enter is forced to come face to face with the worst fate imaginable in the secret steel-clad chamber of death he has built in the house’s depths… 

DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE is out now on Limited Edition Blu-ray from Arrow Video

Buy the Blu-Ray from Amazon.co.uk (2 Disc)

Buy the Blu-Ray from Arrow Films Store (3-Disc)

 

 

Wickedly demonic horror THE INCARNATION – on DVD and Digital March

Hollywood stalwart Michel Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, The Hateful Eight) stars alongside Taye Diggs (Empire, Chicago) and Jessica Uberuaga (Take Back, Vigilante Diaries) in The Incarnation, a wickedly dark, twisted tale of greed and evil.

This devilish horror based on the legendary demon Mammon from Isaac Walsh in his directorial debut, gets its UK premiere on DVD and Digital this March courtesy of 101 Films.

Struggling young couple Brad (Taye Diggs) and Jess (Jessica Uberuaga) move to LA In search of a better life. When they stumble across the perfect property, they seize it with both hands, and their luck begins to change… but is it too good to be true?

With their fortunes taking a miraculous turn, their thirst for success and riches cannot be quenched… but they soon learn that greed comes at a hefty price.

It becomes increasingly apparent that behind the seemingly luxurious walls lurks something deadly… An ancient evil that will stop at nothing to get what it wants… And the American dream descends into an unimaginable nightmare.

On DVD and Digital 7 March 2022

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

Saw into Netflix's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE Apparel at Fright-Rags

In 1974, he was lost. In 2022, he is found! Leatherface returns in TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's horror classic - and on official apparel from Fright-Rags.

The collection includes five T-shirts, with select designs also available on baseball tees and zip-up hoodies. Fans will recognize one design as a homage to the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE VHS artwork.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre debuts on Netflix on February 18. After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.

David Blue Garcia directs from a script by Thomas Devlin with a story by producers Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues, based on characters created by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper. Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Mark Burnham, Olwen Fouéré, and Alice Krige star.

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE collection is available now at Fright-Rags.com.

 

 

Shudder acquires THE CELLAR

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, announced today the acquisition of THE CELLAR, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney and starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. 

The film is also the closing film of FrightFest Glasgow. 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.

Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, THE CELLAR tells the story of Keira Woods (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.

“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 Craig Engler, GM of Shudder, “Brendan and this talented team have crafted a dark and haunting tale that we’re excited to share with audiences this April.”

“Ever since we made the short film The Ten Steps, which The Cellar is based on, I have seen the profound effect and power it has had on audiences,” said Muldowney. “I am really excited to be working with Shudder and RLJE Films in bringing this feature-length version of the nightmare to a wider audience.”

THE CELLAR is an Irish/Belgian co-production with Conor Barry of Savage Productions and Richard Bolger of Hail Mary Pictures serving as producers.  It is co-produced with Benoit Roland from Wrong Men Films in Belgium.  Patrick Ewald of Epic Pictures Group, Lesley McKimm of Screen Ireland, John Gleeson and Oisín O’Neill for BCP Asset Management Sarah Dillon of the WRAP Fund and Patrick O’Neill of Wildcard Distribution are executive producers.  Production investment was provided by Screen Ireland, Epic Pictures Group/Screen Time Enterprises, BCP Asset Management, The Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund / WRAP Fund and Wallimage, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance, VOO & BETV.

For a 7-day, risk-free trial, visit www.shudder.com.

 

Step Through "THE DARK DOOR", If You Dare...

THE DARK DOOR is a brand new horror fiction zine which collects fiction, editorials, poetry, artwork and music, via QR codes, into a nearly 80-page zine, modelled after traditional 70’s and 80’s pulp horror fiction zines. 

This new publication has licensed works from some of the most talented up-and-coming authors, artists and musicians from around the internet to put together a collection of material of a very high standard. The intention is to publish future issues on an ongoing basis, of 3-4 issues annually. 

This is a rather unique publication in today’s market, which aims to break into the untapped desire for these sort of dark materials.

THE DARK DOOR can be found on the Ill Advised Records web shop at: https://illadvisedrecords.com/shop

Individual copies are only $10, and subscriptions for the next four issues are $35.

THE ACCURSED - Coming to DVD and Digital

Coming to UK DVD and Digital outlets this month, supernatural horror THE ACCURSED from Writer/Director duo Kathryn Michelle and Elizabeta Vidovic 

Inspired by Eastern European folklore, an unthinkable betrayal leads to a maleficent curse being placed upon a family’s bloodline. Decades later, a wedding unites the next generation of the estranged family. 

When one of them unknowingly awakens the dark forces that start picking them off one by one, matriarch Hana (Yancy Butler - Kick Ass, Hard Target) must figure out who is working against them before the bloody curse takes hold of them forever.

THE ACCURSED is a fresh, female-driven supernatural horror written and directed by Kathryn Michelle and Elizabeta Vidovic.

View the trailer on YouTube. 

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Supernatural thriller THE LONG WALK - Coming to Digital Download

Lightbulb Film Distribution are pleased to share the UK poster and trailer for Mattie Do’s ghostly time-travel feature, THE LONG WALK. The film will be released on Digital Download platforms from Feb 28.

Following its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, the film has clocked up thousands of miles playing at genre festivals around the world – including the Toronto International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Busan, Locarno and Sitges.

THE LONG WALK is Laotian director Mattie Do’s third feature, and centres around an old man, who discovers that he can travel back in time and speak with the dead. 

The film stars Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Noutnapha Soydara, Vilouna Phetmany, Chansamone Inoudom and Por Silatsa.

Her previous film, Dearest Sister, is available to stream on Shudder.

View the trailer below...

The Long Walk will be released on Digital Download from Feb 28

 

NIGHT'S END - Debuts on Shudder March

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural announced today the release for Jennifer Reeder’s upcoming film Night’s End starring Geno Walker (South Side, Chicago Fire), Kate Arrington (Mare of Easttown, Ray Donovan), Felonious Munk (For Life, Block Party) and Michael Shannon (Knives Out, Nine Perfect Strangers). A Shudder Original Film, Night’s End is set for release in North America, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland on Thursday, March 31.  

 

“Jennifer Reeder is an exciting and bold filmmaker who was an integral part of V/H/S/94, Shudder’s most watched movie ever,” said Craig Engler, general manager of Shudder. “Night’s End is eerie but human, sharply written and sure to surprise our members this March.”  

 

Said Jennifer Reeder, “As a longtime Shudder fan, I am deeply honored to now be part of the Shudder fam! I've made two Shudder films this year, which feels like a dream (although both films play out more like nightmares). Throughout the process of making these films with Shudder, I have felt enormously supported and my creative vision protected and amplified. Shudder cares as much about filmmakers as they do about films which is a rare and coveted combination.” 

 

In Night’s End, an anxious shut-in unwittingly moves into a haunted apartment and hires a mysterious stranger to perform an exorcism which takes a horrific turn. The film also stars Lawrence Grimm (Chicago Med), Daniel Kyri (Chicago Fire), Theo Germaine (The Politician) and Morgan Reesh (Blood Below the Skin). 

 

Written by Brett Nevue, Night’s End is an Original Shudder Production in association with Crow Island Films and Institutional Quality Production. The film is produced by Neal Edelstein, Nevue and David E. Tolchinsky and executive produced by Reeder and Shudder’s Emily Gotto.

 

For a 7-day, risk-free trial, visit www.shudder.com.

 

 

 

Horror series DOOMSDAY - Coming to Digital...

Daytime Emmy nominated limited series DOOMSDAY will premiere on March 1. Entertainment Squad’s CEO Shaked Berenson announced the acquisition and release today on IndieWire. Entertainment Squad’s genre label, The Horror Collective, will release the series on-demand and digital simultaneously in the United States, Canada and UK. Other territories will be sold at this month's virtual European Film Market. 

 

 
DOOMSDAY follows the daily lives of the residents of a millennial cult, where youthful idealism evolves into deadly extremism and documents the eerie final months leading up to a horrific Jim Jones-style massacre. 

 

Creator Sonja O’hara was inspired by being cast in Scientology instructional videos: “I became intrigued by the polarity between the public and private facades of secretive religious groups.” Berenson added: “drawing from her unique experience, Sonja explores topics of sexuality, identity and gender in the most authentic and personal way.” 

 

Cast includes Alice Kremelberg (The Sinner), Donald Paul (Queen of the South) and Mark St. Cyr (Disney's High School Musical Series). 

 

Executive Produced by Karin Agstam and Vincent Petrosini with episodes directed by Sonja O'Hara, Micah Stuart, Jaspal Binning, Dan McBride, and Justin Holt. 

 

 

 

DOOMSDAY was nominated for the 2021 Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Daytime Fiction Program category, the series was additionally honored at the Webby Awards, and nominated for a Streamy Award. It also won awards at The New York Television Festival, ITV Fest, HollyWeb Fest, and many more. As a creator, Sonja O'Hara was chosen as one of the “10 Filmmakers To Watch” by Independent Magazine, selected by a jury from MovieMaker Magazine, the Sundance Institute and Austin Film Festival.