Horror/Thrillers OVERKILL, EDGE OF SANITY and ADVENT - Coming Digitally from Miracle Media

Horror and Thriller titles, released Digitally this month from Miracle Media...

OVERKILL

Brutally evil, wickedly cruel, get ready for OVERKILL – the new horror thriller from writer-director George Kaplan (Abduction: The Harvesting) that arrives on UK Digital on 18 November, courtesy of Miracle Media.

After the brutal murder of her old college roommate, Taylor (Carol Kim), true crime podcaster Cassidy (Alexis VanDyke) begins to investigate the crime. But little does she know there’s a serial killer on the prowl and she’s next on the list...

In this deadly game of cat and mouse, Cassidy's only hope is to outsmart the killer and escape. Will she be able to crack the case before the killer catches her?

View the Trailer on YouTube.

On Digital 18 November from Miracle Media


EDGE OF SANITY

Prepare to be pushed to the EDGE OF SANITY in this gripping psychological thriller starring Christopher Backus (Big Little Lies, Mindhunter, Obsession) and Skye P. Marshall (Coup!, This Is Us). From director Chad Bishoff, this tense feature is set for its UK digital debut on 18 November from Miracle Media.

Easton (Backus) seems to have it all— a happy marriage, great job and a loving family. But when his nightmares start to merge with reality, his sanity is pushed to the brink by those closest to him: his wife Sakura (Marshall) and their daughter.

As his dreams consume reality, can Easton save himself from the EDGE OF SANITY?

View the Trailer on YouTube.

On Digital 18 November from Miracle Media

ADVENT

Brace yourself for a stocking full of scares with ADVENT, the festive horror where every door opens up a new nightmare. From director Airell Anthony Hayles (Werewolf Santa, Punch), this yuletide feast of frights stars Mark Arnold (Blade Runner 2049), Nicholas Vince (Hellraiser, How to Kill Monsters) and Cory Peterson (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).

Following its World Premiere at FrightFest Halloween, ADVENT arrives on digital on 25 November, courtesy of Miracle Media.

Inspired by the spine-chilling true story of the Blue Whale Challenge, a sinister social media game that pushes players into increasingly dangerous dares. this chiller gives the ghost story a hair-raising, supernatural twist.

When a social media influencer obsessed with urban legends unwraps a mystery advent calendar, she can’t resist opening each door in the countdown to Christmas live on YouTube. But behind every door lies a challenge, some more twisted than others, and as they become increasingly disturbing, her world starts to spiral out of control...

Will she make it to Boxing Day, or has she unwrapped a holiday hell there’s no coming back from?

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On Digital 25 November from Miracle Media

 

Dark Anti-Rom-Com TIMESTALKER - Available Digitally

Vertigo Releasing are excited to announce the Digital release of TIMESTALKER, the sophomore feature from British writer, Director, and actress Alice Lowe (PREVENGE).  

From the creative team behind PREVENGE, TIMESTALKER follows hapless heroine Agnes (Lowe) through time as she repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later, before meeting him again and starting the cycle anew. It is one story told over many periods, all with the messy thrills and spills that come with daring to follow your heart. Or maybe your loins… 

TIMESTALKER had its world premiere at SXSW 2024, debuting to both critical and audience praise, before having its UK premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival in August 2024. Vertigo Releasing released the title widely in UK & Irish cinemas on October 11th 2024.

The cult hit anti-rom-com stars Alice Lowe (PREVENGE, SIGHTSEERS), Jacob Anderson (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, GAME OF THRONES), Aneurin Barnard (1899, THE WHITE QUEEN), Tanya Reynolds (SEX EDUCATION, EMMA), and Nick Frost (HOT FUZZ, SHAUN OF THE DEAD).  

View the Trailer on YouTube.

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BayView release SCARECROWS OF THE THIRD REICH - Available Digitally.

BayView Entertainment have released the horror/sci-fi SCARECROWS OF THE THIRD REICH on Digital Platforms including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video worldwide.

SCARECROWS OF THE THIRD REICH will arrive on AVOD Digital Platforms worldwide from 26th November 2024.

At the end of WWII, Hitler ordered Operation Scarecrow to a small SS outpost in the Seelow Heights of Germany. Nobody knew of the existence of this clandestine operation until 70 years later when FBI agent John Fox runs across a vigilante known as the Red Wolf. 

After killing the Red Wolf, Agent Fox learned the shocking secret of Operation Scarecrow. Fox then travels to Germany and meets Pastor Gabriel who unites Fox with a group of outlaws stuck on an SS outpost fighting the remnant Scarecrows of the Third Reich. 

Only they can save the world from this new evil that if undefeated could bring about a 4th Reich.

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

 

 

Period horror FRIGHT - Available Digitally on Prime.

FRIGHT, written and directed by rising indie filmmaker Dudley Warren, is a deftly crafted, intensely riveting period horror shot in black and white. 

 

Dealing with the issue of chronic agoraphobia faced by an isolated young woman in thirties Britain, FRIGHT received its World Premiere at FrightFest 2024 to universal critical acclaim, being compared to THE HAUNTING and THE INNOCENTS. It is distributed worldwide by Indie Rights and is now available to stream on Prime in the UK and the US.

Synopsis: 1937: Young Emily (Gwyneth Evans) is trapped in a nightmare, chronic agoraphobia and a strange, domineering mother (Jill Priest) have turned their sprawling gothic mansion into a prison. 

On the brink of madness, Emily is haunted by lurking malevolent forces, her only hope, the desperate belief her missing father (Daniel Tuite) could save her from this living hell. But as she longs for his return Emily is tormented by visions of a sinister, gnarled black hand—a spectre haunting her earliest memories.

Warren, who made his name in 2012 adapting Dave Roberts’ football memoir THE BROMLEY BOYS, is noted as being a strong advocate for independent filmmaking, and FRIGHT, through his production company Sixty6Films, continues his philosophy of creating commercially viable, high-end looking genre feature films on very small budgets. 

His prolific output includes found-footage horror THE CUTTING ROOM (2015), claustrophobic thriller CAGE (2016), SEASIDE TOWN (2018), a 6-part football comedy and SIX YEAR’S GONE (2022), which received numerous awards including the London Independent Film Festival’s Audience Award. Warren is also a noted author.

Stream FRIGHT on Amazon.co.uk

Stream FRIGHT on Amazon.com

View the Trailer on YouTube.

Visit the Fright Website https://www.fright-movie.com/  

 

 

Elizabeth Sankey’s Documentary WITCHES - Streaming on MUBI

MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company, has announced the global streaming release date for Elizabeth Sankey’s (Boobs, Romantic Comedy) latest documentary film, WITCHES. The film had its World Premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and had its UK Premiere at the 2024 London Film Festival, and will stream exclusively on MUBI globally from 22 November 2024.

WITCHES has received two nominations at the British Independent Film Awards 2024, for the Raindance Maverick Award and Best Feature Documentary.

The film is a profound exploration of the unexpected yet compelling connections between postpartum mental health and the history and portrayal of witches in western society and popular culture.

Following on from her critically acclaimed feature Romantic Comedy, released by MUBI in 2019, Sankey now uses her trademark video essay style to turn the camera inward, focusing on her own experiences with postpartum anxiety and depression. 

Using her own experience of being admitted to a psychiatric ward after the birth of her son, Sankey intertwines personal narrative with historical and cinematic footage. The film features interviews with medical professionals, historians, and fellow sufferers, offering a multifaceted perspective on how women with mental health issues have been stigmatised and misunderstood over time, while creating her own coven of women to reclaim their stories.

WITCHES is produced by Manon Ardisson, Chiara Ventura and Jeremy Warmsley - Executive produced by Efe Cakarel, Jason Ropell, Bobby Allen, Thomas C. Hoegh. Cinematography is by Chloë Thomson and the score is composed by Jeremy Warmsley. 

WITCHES will stream exclusively on MUBI globally from 22nd November.

Watch the Trailer on YouTube.

 

 

Indie Horror FEAR MP2V - Released on Digital from VIPCO and BayView

VIPCO & BayView Entertainment have released the horror, mystery, thriller Fear MP2V, which is now available on Digital Platforms worldwide including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video.

Fear MP2V will arrive on AVOD Digital Platforms worldwide on 24th December 2024.

Synopsis: MP2V – a rare on-line video format designed for streaming terror. Follow a day in the life of two sociopaths as they travel through small town America on a road trip of terror. 

Watch as they document and film their heinous acts and create a psychotic road diary at every unnerving turn. MP2V will take you on a journey unlike any other conventional film, this is a film about serial killers made by the killers themselves.

A technology-based horror in the age of streaming that’s sure to keep you guessing.

Fear MP2V was Directed by Rob Medaska. The film stars Thomas Brigman, Jackie DeNieff and Jules Graciolett.

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

 

Danish horror SPEAK NO EVIL (2022) - On UK Disc and Digital.

HAILED AS ‘Sundance’s most shocking feature’ by Dread Central and as ‘the most amazing thing I have seen in I don’t know how long... It’s crazy and it’s crazy good’ by The Guardian; the original SPEAK NO EVIL garnered praise and awards galore on its release in 2022, and now this unnerving, dread-inducing and unrelentingly gripping social satire of a chiller gets its home release this winter.

With the 2024 remake currently thrilling and chilling in UK cinemas, Acorn Media International is pleased to announce that the release of the original Danish horror from Christian Tafdrup is set for its DVD and digital release on 2 December.

The story follows a reserved Danish family – Bjorn (Morten Burian), Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) and daughter, Agnes (Liva Forsberg) – who are on holiday in Tuscany. When they meet a fun-loving Dutch family, Patrick (Fedja van Huet), Karin (Karina Smulders) and their son, Abel (Marius Damslev), the two families hit it off immediately.

Back home the Danes receive an unexpected invitation to come and stay with their new Dutch friends. After a lengthy trip they arrive at at the remote house and are welcomed with open arms. But what starts as friendly hospitality soon takes a terrifyingly dark turn, leaving the family trapped in a sinister game of manners and menace...

As the tension mounts, they realise that they’re in deadly danger and their polite restraint could cost them
everything

Silence is deadly... dare you SPEAK NO EVIL? A movie that will leave you speechless with fear.

View the Trailer on YouTube.

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