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Norwegian Horror ‘The House’ Coming To DVD And Digital

Artsploitation Films has announced the release date for Norwegian director Reinert Kiil‘s (Christmas Blood) supernatural thriller The House (original language title, Huset). “Set in the frozen wilderness of Norway during WWII, two German soldiers escort a Norwegian soldier and prisoner of war but the weather is taking a toll on them. They find an empty house near the forest where they finally can get some rest. However, what seems to be a warm and welcoming shelter turns much more sinister and deadly. They begin to wonder if they have somehow have stepped into a sort of psychological hell from which there may be no escape.” Fredrik von Lüttichau, Mats Reinhardt, and Sondre Krogtoft Larsen star in this dark genre film. Artsploitation Films’ president Raymond Murray said, “It may have taken a few years for the film to get to American audiences but I am sure horror fans, as well as arthouse film-lovers, will enjoy this creepy, thought-provoking ghost story.” The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 6, 2019

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Sink Your Teeth Into The Trailer For ‘Cannibal Club’

Widely regarded as one of the goriest films in years, Brazilian horror hit Cannibal Club, written and directed by Guto Parente, premieres in North America this March from Uncork’d Entertainment. “Otavio and Gilda are a very wealthy couple of the Brazilian elite who have the habit of eating their employees. Otavio owns a private security company and is a notable member of The Cannibal Club. When Gilda accidentally discovers a secret from Borges, a powerful congressman and the Club’s leader, her and her husband’s lives are in grave danger.” Tavinho Teixeira, Ana Luiza Rios, Pedro Domingues, Zé Maria, Breno Beptista, Rodrigo Capistrano, and Juliana Carvalho star. The smartly satirical and undeniably stomach turning Cannibal Club premieres in theaters March 1, 2019, followed by its arrival On Demand March 5th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 2, 2019

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Discover ‘Who Killed Cock Robin’ – On VOD This January

Who Killed Cock Robin, a psychological crime thriller directed by award-winning Taiwanese filmmaker Cheng Wei-hao (The Tag-Along franchise) starring Taiwanese-American actor Mason Lee (Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, The Hangover II) will hit VOD later this month. The film follows an ambitious journalist’s investigation into a hit-and-run he witnessed years ago. As he beats the clock to rescue the disappeared news source, layers of unimaginable dark truths about a corrupted system start peeling away. “Known for The Tag-Along, a ghost folklore-inspired horror franchise that broke the genre’s box office record in Taiwan once held by Hollywood’s The Conjuring, director Cheng Wei-Hao is currently among the most sought-after Taiwanese talents. A passion project he had been working on for six years, Who Killed Cock Robin continues Taiwan New Cinema’s legacy of exploring human conditions and reinvigorates it with gripping suspense and dazzling gore.” The film has received nominations including Best Picture at Taipei International Film Festival, Best Director at Shanghai International

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 21, 2019

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Two Women Fight To Survive A Twisted Game In The ‘Finale’ Trailer

Fans of foreign horror films are in a for a real treat, the trailer is here for Søren Juul Peterson‘s Finale, the adaptation of the award winning-novel by Steen Langstrup. Starring Anne Bergfeld, Karin Michelsen, Damon Younger, Kristoffer Fabricius, Mads Koudal, Kim Sønderholm, and Gustav Scavenius, the film has already been released in Scandinavia exclusively by Blockbuster and will hit the rest of the world in 2019. In the film, the streets are empty. Everyone’s glued to their screens at home, watching the final game. In the outskirts of Denmark, close to the German border, a small gas station needs to be open for service, even on this special night. Two young women have the shift. Ambitious Agnes is in the back room putting finishing touches on her thesis, while free-spirited Belinda is on her phone, hoping to get the attention of her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the shift is not going to be as uneventful as they think, because no customers

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 27, 2018

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This December Enter ‘The House That Never Dies: Reawakening’

The sequel to China’s 2014 hit The House That Never Dies, based on true events, is getting ready to open its doors this December. Titled The House That Never Dies: Reawakening, the film stars Joan Chen (The Last Emperor, Judge Dredd), Julian Cheung (The Grandmaster), Mei Ting (Blind Massage), and Gillian Chung (Ip Man: The Final Fight) and is set a hundred years after the mysterious murders of the entire Zhisheng household, a cultural relic restorer Song Teng experiences strange events at the ancient mansion. After discovering baby skeletons and weird spells, the intricate weaving of the past and present begin to emerge and reveals a haunting tale of the wrongly deceased still seeking justice from the living world. Enter The House That Never Dies: Reawakening December 4th on Digital and DVD, from Well Go Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 9, 2018

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Blu-ray Review: Luciferina (2018)

Young novice nun Natalia (Sofia Del Tuffo) makes a journey back to her family home to visit her ailing father, the victim of a vicious attack by her seemingly possessed (now deceased) mother. Once there she finds her hot A.F. sister and her degenerate friends have taken up residence on the lower level of the house. Speaking of those friends, one of them looks like he’s the lead singer in a Harvey Danger cover-band…seriously, just look at this flagpole sitta… Anyway, while those reprobates are squatting on the lower level of the house, while Natalia’s father lie bandaged and in shock in a weird angled attic surrounded by nightmarish paintings. Soon Natalia accompanies her sister’s friends on a trek deep into the jungle to find a drug that supposedly cures the soul, but in turn releases the darkness within causing Natalia to face the duality of her family’s past as well as her very existence…a virginal holy woman, and a

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Nov 4, 2018

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Supernatural Thriller ‘Luciferina’ Possesses New Trailer And November Release Date

Artsploitation has called upon the dark forces to release Argentinian genre maven Gonzalo Calzada‘s latest scripture-based gore fest, Luciferina. A film where religion, innocence, and evil collide. The new trailer has just been unveiled following a successful festival tour with screenings at FrightFest London, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, Fantaspoa, and Cinepolcalypse. Sofia Del Tuffo stars as Natalia, a 19-year-old novice who reluctantly returns home to say goodbye to her dying father. But when she meets up with her sister and her friends, she decides instead to travel the jungle in search of a mystical plant. Instead of pleasure, they find a world of Black Masses, strange pregnancies, bloody deaths and perhaps, a sexually violent clash with the Devil himself. Luciferina arrives on November 20th on Blu-ray and DVD in North America. Followed by its December 4th release on Digital HD, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu and more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 30, 2018

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Enter ‘The Forest Of Lost Souls’ This Month

Leading independent distributor Wild Eye Releasing releases Portuguese horror film The Forest of the Lost Souls on Amazon Prime and Blu-ray this month. The psychological “coming of age” horror film, written and directed by José Pedro Lopes, also has unveiled new artwork to coincide with the release. In the film, “Ricardo and Carolina are complete strangers that meet seemingly by chance in the Forest of the Lost Souls, a place where many people go to commit suicide. These two, a young woman and an old man, are no different than the others as they also came to the forest for this very reason. The two decide to briefly postpone killing themselves in order to explore the forest and also to continue talking to one another, as Ricardo and Carolina find themselves intrigued by one another. However, as the pair go further into the forest it becomes clear that one of them has other reasons for being in the forest and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 22, 2018

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Finnish Horror ‘Tuftland’ Due To Make March Arrival

Subliminal Films has acquired the Finnish hillbilly thriller Tuftland for US distribution and has released a series of new posters in anticipation of its theatrical release. The debut feature from NYU graduate Roope Olenius, Tuftland centers on “headstrong textile student Irina as she accepts a summer job offer from the isolated and self-sufficient village of Kyrsyä, only to quickly realize that the offbeat hillbillies who inhabit the small town aren’t as harmless as they may seem.” The film, shot on location in the Finnish backwoods, is noted for its controversial and provocative blend of feminist themes, arthouse refinement, and slasher tropes. Tuftland was adapted by Olenius from the stage play ‘Kyrsyä’ by Neea Viitamäki. The film stars rising Finnish actresses Veera W. Vilo and Saara Elina as well as Miikka J. Anttila. Olenius, Vilo, and Anttila produced. The acquisition was negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers by sales agent Marco Magni of Euro Obscura. Subliminal Films, the startup distribution label

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 18, 2018

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Uncork’d Entertainment To Unleash Brazilian Horror ‘Our Evil’

Uncork’d Entertainment has snagged the North American rights to Samuel Cunha Galli‘’s disturbing Brazilian supernatural horror film Our Evil (aka Mal Nosso). Set in the seedy underbelly of Sao Paulo, Brasil, an exorcist (Ademir Esteves) uses the dark web to employ a serial killer (Ricardo Casella) to protect his daughter (Laura Pepita) from demonic possession. Directed by Galli, Our Evil co-stars Fernando Cardoso, Reinaldo Colmanetti, Walderrama Dos Santos, and Maria Clara Gonçalves. Uncork’d Entertainment plans for a theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles with Dark Star Pictures, followed by a nationwide VOD release.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 8, 2018

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