Horror Highlights: ABIGAIL, GRIM ROOT, THE HANGMAN

2024/05/06 17:49:26 +00:00 | Jonathan James

ABIGAIL Arrives at Home 5/7, Exclusively on Digital Platforms: "The horror-fan-favorite director duo, Radio Silence, returns to deliver a new vision of vampires in ABIGAIL, available for the first time exclusively on digital platforms where you can buy or rent beginning tomorrow, May 7, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and regarded as “a Bloody Blast” (The Detroit News), directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillet elevate the vampire genre challenging expectations at every blood-stained corner.

ABIGAIL boasts beloved-horror cast Melissa Barrera (Scream VI, In The Heights) and Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Freaky, Lisa Frankenstein), as well as Dan Stevens (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, “Downton Abbey”), Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad”, The Usual Suspects, “Parish”), Alisha Weir (Roald Dahl’s Matilda, Don’t Leave Home), Kevin Durand (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Robin Hood), the late Angus Cloud (Your Lucky Day, “Euphoria”), and William Catlett (A Thousand and One, Lovecraft County).

Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind the horror hits Ready or Not, Scream (2022) and Scream VI, bring a brash and bloodthirsty new vision of vampires with ABIGAIL. A heist team is hired by a mysterious fixer to kidnap the daughter of a powerful underworld figure. They must guard the 12-year-old ballerina for one night to net a $50 million ransom. As the captors start to dwindle one by one, they discover to their mounting terror that they're locked inside an isolated mansion with no ordinary little girl."

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GRIM ROOT, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam's Debut Horror Novel: "TILL DEATH DO THEM PART...

Embark on a darkly humorous journey of reality TV meets the macabre. On the set of The Groom, a group of women must compete for the heart of Midwestern bachelor Tristan by spending a week in a haunted house. Divorcee Linda, resigned to her role as the show’s underdog, finds her resolve cracking when she begins to fall for fellow castmate Charity. Meanwhile, Sabrina, groomed by her witchy mother to deliver their family from poverty by marrying a rich man, sees winning the competition as her predestined path.

But after a shocking demise, the game takes a sinister turn. As the remaining contestants grapple with their desires for love and survival, they uncover dark secrets within and without the house's walls. Trapped in a twisted new competition, they must confront their own demons or face elimination."

Available for purchase beginning June 4th, but you can pre-order now at: https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/grim-root

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THE HANGMAN: "From Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label DREAD comes THE HANGMAN , a terrifying tale of the sinister secrets hiding in the hills of rural Appalachia. THE HANGMAN will have a limited theatrical run beginning May 31, and on June 4 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video - on - demand (VOD). The film will be available to pre - order on Apple iTunes beginning May 10.

THE HANGMAN is a DREAD original product ion, in association with Traverse Terror and executive produced by Cole Payne, fully financed from production to distribution by the independent studio.

"I couldn’t be more thrilled to share our latest Dread Original, THE HANGMAN . Working with Bruce, Cole , and LeJon has been a fantastic experience,” says Epic Pictures CEO Patrick Ewald. “In the horror abyss of THE HANGMAN , fear takes shape and nightmares find a new face."

Director Bruce Wemple says, “We set out to tell a story about the lengths a father will go to get his son back, including coming face to face with a bloodthirsty demon raised from hell. We can't wait for audiences to come along for the ride.”

The official synopsis for the film reads: To mend their troubled relationship, a middle - aged door - to - door salesman, Leon, takes his teenage son on a camping trip into deep rural Appalachia. Little do they know of the mountainous region’s sinister secrets. A local cult has summoned an evil demon born of hate and pain, known to them as The Hangman, and now the bodies have begun to pile up. Leon wakes up in the morning to discover that his son is missing. To find him, Leon must face the murderous cult and the bloodthirsty monster that is The Hangman.

THE HANGMAN is directed by Bruce Wemple ( Island Escap e, First Contact, The Tomorrow Job ) and written by Wemple and LeJon Woods. Starring LeJon Woods ( The Tomorrow Job, Asteroid, The Marked ), Lindsey Dresbach ( Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, A Professor’s Vengeance, Pitchfork ). Vincent Conroy ( The Christma s Venue, Island Escape, Ken Forsse: Come Dream With Me Tonight ), Zach Wyles and Dan Booke serve as producers."