Horror Highlights: DEVIL’S PATH Release Details, THE LURING World Premiere at Panic Fest 2019, FINALE Trailer

Breaking Glass Pictures has announced their acquisition of the North American rights to Matthew Montgomery's Devil's Path. The film will be released in theaters sometime in March, with a DVD and VOD release to follow. Also in today's Horror Highlights: The Luring's Panic Fest premiere details and a new trailer for Søren Juul Petersen's Danish horror film Finale.

Devil's Path North American Theatrical, DVD, and VOD Release Details: "Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the riveting LGBTQ psychological thriller DEVIL’S PATH, the feature debut from writer/director Matthew Montgomery. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in December in a deal negotiated between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff and Montgomery on behalf of Proteus Pictures. The film will arrive in North American audiences in March for a limited theatrical, followed by a DVD/VOD release.

Praised as an “intriguing and bloody psychological thriller” (Amos Lassen) that is “thrillingly unpredictable” (Gay Essential) with “a plot that has seemingly never-ending twists and turns” (queerguru), DEVIL’S PATH held its world premiere at FilmOut San Diego, where it won awards for both Best First Narrative Feature and Best Supporting Actor. The film went on to have a healthy festival run, including screenings at NewFest, Atlanta Out on Film, Cinema Diverse Palm Springs, Chicago Reeling, and both qFLIX Philadelphia and Worcester, where it won the First-Time Director Award at the latter.

DEVIL'S PATH stars Stephen Twardokus (An American Ghost Story) and JD Scalzo (The Broken Rose) and is proudly produced by Steve Callahan and Jon Gale, both who also executive produced alongside Deborah Bashur and John Scheve.

“Montgomery has crafted a clever, taut, thriller that has an incredible amount of twists, yet never loses its terrifying grip on its audience”, said Richard Ross, Co-President of Breaking Glass. “Devil’s Path is a perfect hybrid for both the LGBTQ and genre audience and an excellent addition to our catalog.”

In the early ’90s, two strangers meet in a wilderness park where gay men cruise for sex. What seems like an innocent and random meeting quickly descends into a horrific nightmare. With recent disappearances and attacks, the two men soon find themselves in the terrifying position of being the next victims in a deadly game of cat and mouse. As they flee further into the woods to escape the danger, they begin to understand that the greatest danger of all may be closer than either of them realizes. Will these two strangers be able to work together to defeat the darkness that has settled in on Devil’s Path? Or will their own secrets and lies lead them to be the next two missing persons in this perilous park?

“We are thrilled to be working with Breaking Glass Pictures and having Devil’s Path added to their impressive list of titles", said Montgomery. “They are known for their strong relationships with independent filmmakers and providing all genres of content. I’m excited that we get to be part of that family.”

DEVIL’S PATH
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Running Time: 88 min.
Rating: NR
Language: English
UPC: 855184007358

Cast:
Stephen Twardokus
JD Scalzo
Jon Gale
Michael Hampton
Steve Callahan
Spencer Kelly
Michael van Why
Brandy Elliott

Directed by: Matthew Montgomery
Written by: Matthew Montgomery, Stephen Twardokus
Produced by: Steve Callahan, Jon Gale
Executive Produced by: Deborah Bashur, John Scheve, Steve Callahan, and Jon Gale
Cinematography by: Stephen Tringali
Edited by: Alan Rowe Kelly
Composed by: Ceiri Torjussen
Production Design by: Maisie Cafeo."

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The Luring Panic Fest Premiere Details: "After receiving much-anticipated buzz from outlets like Screen Anarchy and Dread Central, the debut feature from Christopher Wells, THE LURING, will have its World premiere at the respected genre festival Panic Fest in Kansas City Missouri, held January 25-31st, 2019.

The Luring is a psychological thriller about a man, Garrett, who tries to recover a lost memory that took place during his tenth birthday at his family's vacation home in Vermont. Unbeknownst to him, something unspeakable happened and as a result, Garrett was found in a non-responsive state by his parents, which subsequently resulted in an extended stay in an institution. Psychiatrists call it dissociative amnesia - a loss of memory due to a traumatic event - but Garrett will soon learn some memories are best kept forgotten.

Director Christopher Wells will be in attendance with select cast and crew.

For more information, visit:

• https://www.theluring.com/"

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Watch the Finale Trailer: "'Finale" is a new horror film from Denmark directed by Søren Juul Petersen based on the book by Steen Langstrup, starring Anne Bergfeld, Karin Michelsen, Damon Younger, Kristoffer Fabricius, Mads Koudal, Kim Sønderholm, and Gustav Scavenius

The movie has already been released in Scandinavia exclusively by Blockbuster and will hit the rest of the world in 2019.

Synopsis: Nationwide quietness. 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 also mean no witnesses, and the girls have been spotted to play a special part in a very different sort of game.

For more information, check out http://finale-film.com/"