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MERCY CHRISTMAS
HORROR USA
When Michael Briskett meets the perfect woman, his ideal Christmas dream comes true when she invites him to her family's holiday celebration. Dreams shattered, Michael struggles to survive once he realizes HE will be Christmas dinner.
Reviews:
//Horror Freak News ‘A New Holiday Horror Classic’
//Bloody Disgusting ‘Mercy Christmas Carves Up a Gruesome Holiday Meal’
//Dread Central ‘Mercy Christmas is Without a Doubt Among the Best’
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CAST: Cole Gleason (Book Club)
David Ruprecht (True Blood)
Casey O'Keefe (2 Broken Girls) |
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THE HOLLOW CHILD
SUPERNATURAL HORROR CANADA
Highly intelligent and malicious creatures known as The Hollow Ones live in the Woods and entice children with their hypnotic folklore music. Samantha, a young foster teen must fight to expose these dangerous supernatural impostors and save her younger sister who has been taken, otherwise her soul will be lost forever.
Reviews:
//Starburst "7 Stars"
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Directed by Jeremy Lutter
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CAST: Jessica McLeod (Deathnote)
Hannah Cheramy (Colossal)
John Emmet Tracy (Olympus, The 100)
Genevieve Buechner (The 100, UnReal Series) |
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NEREUS
SUPERNATURAL HORROR USA
During a visit to friends, Sara begins having visions and is attacked by an unearthly creature in her friend’s swimming pool; she soon discovers that anyone who comes into contact with the water is in danger and she is driven to confront the mystical and malevolent creature lurking in the depths.
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RESTRAINT HORROR THRILLER USA
A young woman who has submerged her violent impulses for years, moves in with her new husband and his daughter. She starts to unravel, becoming obsessed with a book she believes parallels her own life. When she becomes unexpectedly pregnant, her demons emerge and as she loses control, the family is threatened by her sudden plunge into darkness.
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CUT SHOOT KILL HORROR USA
Serena Brooks, an ambitious young actress signs on as the star of a horror film with a crew of filmmakers that have worked together for years. When the cast start disappearing, Serena has to become her character if she wants to survive.
Reviews:
//Daily Dead “An indie horror diamond"
//Wicked Horror: “A load of heart and buckets of blood"
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Directed by Michael Walker (The Maid's Room, Price Check, Chasing Sleep)
Official Selection Nocturna Madrid
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CAST: Alexandra Socha (Red Oaks - Amazon Original, Royal Pain - Universal Cable Production)
Phil Burke (Hell on Wheels- AMC)
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RED CHRISTMAS HORROR AUSTRALIA
A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell-bent on tearing them apart. A rollercoaster of splatter unearths shattering secrets with a Silent Night setting.
Reviews:
//Variety "An energetic, candy-colored romp!"
//Bloody Disgusting "Red Christmas has style out the ass"
//Hollywood News ‘Craig Anderson’s feature debut is a wonderful mix of oxymorons and devilish twists’.
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Directed by Craig Anderson
Official Selection Fantasia, FrightFest
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CAST: Dee Wallace (Cujo, E.T, The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Critters)
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THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY THRILLER ACTION USA
Thriller inspired by the novel from G.K Chesterton, Father Smith is called to Rome for spiritual rehabilitation, only to find himself thrown into the Roman Underworld, in a World battle between good and evil, god and the devil.
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Directed by Balazs Just
Official Selection Edinburgh Film Festival, Austin Film Festival
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CAST: Ana Ularu (Emerald City, Inferno, Chosen)
Francois Arnaud (Rabid Dogs, The Borgias)
Jordi Molla (Riddick, Criminal, Elizabeth)
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THE SHELTER THRILLER USA
A homeless man finds shelter for the night within a lavish abandoned two-story house. He eventually discovers that he is not alone and the house or something in the house won't let him leave.
Reviews:
//LA Times: ‘'A concise genre piece that doubles as a heavily metaphorical character sketch’'
Horror News: ‘' A thinking man’s horror film and is smart as it is entertaining’'
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Directed by John Fallon
Official Selection Frightfest, Sitges
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CAST: Michael Paré (Checkmate, The Vatican Tapes, Battle of the Drones)
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POPULATION ZERO THRILLER CANADA
In 2009 three young men were killed in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park. Authorities never found the murderer. Hours after the trio were gunned down, Dwayne Nelson confessed to the crime. Despite this Nelson was allowed to go free because of an American Constitution loophole.
REVIEWS:
//Hollywood Reporter “An ambitious Next-Generation spin”
//Hollywood News “Sometimes real life can be way more unsettling than anything committed to fiction”
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Directed by Julian T. Pinder, Adam Levins
Official Selection Frightfest, Newport Beach
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PEELERS HORROR ACTION CANADA
A small town strip club owner must defend her bar, her strippers and her life when violent Zombies show up on the final closing night and all hell breaks loose.
REVIEWS:
//Dread central: "A full blown Zombie infiltration and nude action on high heels!"
FESTIVALS:
Official Selection Sitges, A Night of Horror Fantastic Planet, FantaFest, Starburst International
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