Starring Barbara Crampton (read Jonathan James' recent interview with the horror icon here), Dead Night is coming to DVD this September from Dark Sky Films. Also in today's Horror Highlights: RLJE Films acquires the sci-fi film Beyond the Sky for North American distribution, and we have a look at a new trailer and key art for The Golem, the latest horror movie from Jeruzalem directors Doron and Yoav Paz.
Dead Night Coming to DVD: Press Release: "James and his wife Casey load up their teenage kids and head to a remote cabin in Oregon for a weekend trip. When James ventures into the dark, snowy forest in search of firewood, he encounters a woman hidden in the frozen terrain and barely alive. James brings her back to the cabin for help, but the family has no way of knowing that the woman's presence will be the catalyst for a series of horrifying events and bloody carnage that will change their lives forever. Mixing original storytelling with timeless supernatural elements, DEAD NIGHT- the directorial debut of Bradford Baruh - features a stellar cast of genre favorites including Barbara Crampton Re-Animator), Brea Grant (A Ghost Story)and AJ Bowen (You're Next)and delivers a wild and terrifying weekend away. The Dark Sky Films 2018 theatrical release premiered at the Fantastic Fest. Jennie Kermode of Eye for Filmcalled it 'an ambitious film whose strength is in its strangeness.'"
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The Golem Trailer and Key Art: Press Release: "LOS ANGELES – In anticipation of the European premiere at FrightFest, Epic Pictures is proud to present a new trailer and poster for The Golem, the new feature film from the directors of Jeruzalem. Thefilm will continue its festival run including a slot at Sitges International Film Festival before debuting in the States in February 2019.
Film Synopsis: The Golem follows a woman in a devout Jewish community that is besieged by foreign invaders who believe that the Jews have cursed them with a plague. In order to protect her village, the woman conjures a creature in the visage of her deceased child which turns out to be more dangerous than she ever imagined.
The Golem was directed by Doron and Yoav Paz (Jeruzalem), written by Ariel Cohen, produced by Shalom Eisenbach, executive produced by Patrick Ewald (Redcon-1) and Shaked Berenson (Turbo Kid). The film stars Ishai Golen (Prisoners of War) and Hani Furstenberg (The Loneliest Planet)."
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Beyond the Sky Acquired by RLJE Films for North American Distribution: Press Release: "LOS ANGELES, August 22, 2018 – RLJE Films has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming sci-fi thriller Beyond The Sky. Based on a story by Fulvio Sestito, Rebecca Berrih and Warren Thomas (Tell Me How I Die), the film was written by Thomas and Marc Porterfield (“Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462”). Sestito, who has won numerous awards for his short “The Showdown,” and has worked with Guillermo Del Toro’s Mirada and Tim Miller’s Blur Studios, makes his directorial debut with Beyond The Sky which stars Ryan Carnes (Valentina’s Wedding), Jordan Hinson (“Eureka”), Martin Sensmeier (The Magnificent Seven), Don Stark (“That 70’s Show”), Peter Stormare (Fargo) and Dee Wallace (E.T.). RLJE plans to release the film in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD on September 21, 2018.
“The question of if we are alone in the universe is still talked about today,” said Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward for RLJE Films. “With its unique approach to the story of alien abduction and its great special effects, we are thrilled to be able to bring Beyond The Sky to audiences.”
In Beyond The Sky, Chris Norton (Carnes) has a powerful and traumatic connection to alien abductions since his early childhood, but, in his gut, he knows they are not real. Setting out to disprove the alien abduction phenomenon once and for all, he attends a UFO convention to meet alleged abductees and reveal the truth behind their experiences. It is only when he meets Emily (Hinson), who claims to have been abducted every seven years on her birthday, that Chris realizes there may be more to these claims than meets the eye. With Emily’s 28th birthday only days away, Chris helps her to uncover the truth as they come face to face with the reality that we are not alone.
Beyond The Sky was produced by Rebecca Berrih (2 Scoops of Love) through her company Elysian Fields Entertainment, Martine Melloul (Breaking & Exiting) from Kali Pictures, and Evan J. Cholfin (Higher Power), and was executive produced by Richard Esposito, Nathanael Eisenberg, Dany Berrih, Samuel Berrih, Roland Bijaoui, Barron De Sanctis, David Berrih, and Marc Loven. Travis Walton, author of the renowned memoir “Fire in the Sky,” about his own alien abduction experience, served as a consultant and has a cameo in the film. Highland Film Group is handling the foreign sales and will be representing the movie at TIFF 2018.
Ward and Jess De Leo from RLJE negotiated the deal with Matt Galsor and Mark Muir of Greenberg & Glusker on behalf of the filmmakers."
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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