Horror Highlights: SUCCUBUS, MCCURDY POINT, THE DÆMON

SUCCUBUS: "This Fall, brace yourself for a wild and brazen horror about the most terrifying series of events that could befall a guy or you. On September 24, Shout! Studios, in collaboration with A Kiss and Tale Productions, Convoke Media, and Pixium Film Group will release the highly anticipated, gruesome thriller SUCCUBUS across digital entertainment platforms for purchase and/or rent. The DVD is also available on the same day. This is a definitive entertainment release that horror enthusiasts and movie audiences won’t want to miss!

Written and directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna (Hard Miles, Miss Virginia), SUCCUBUS boasts a talented cast of Brendan Bradley (A Tale Told by an Idiot, Death Valley), Rachel Cook (The Hack Job, Kill Shot), Olivia Applegate (Love & Death, Euphoria), Derek Smith (What/If, Narcos: Mexico), Emily Kincaid (London Fields, Abducted in Plain Sight) with Rosanna Arquette (Signs of Love, Pulp Fiction) and Ron Perlman (Nightmare Alley, Don’t Look Up).

Produced by Todd Slater, Anna Elizabeth James, Ari Novak, Ron Perlman, and R.J. Daniel Hanna, SUCCUBUS follows a young father going through a marital separation, joins a dating app, and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman…whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined."

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Watch the Trailer for MCCURDY POINT: "The new found footage horror movie, McCurdy Point, is releasing its full trailer and first reactions from it’s SNEAK PEAK at Motor City Nightmares.

Synopsis: Documenting their celebratory trip to a quaint cabin in the deep woods of Maine,  four friends find themselves doomed from supernatural forces they don't understand.

McCurdy Point is the found footage horror project from several members from The Groundlings Main Company. These comedians are actual horror lovers. What helps them with a joke build up to a punchline, works the same way with building tension to a scare. This trailer release should leave you shaking in your boots.

Co-Writer and Co-Director, Jeremy Brothers, says:

“Almost everyone involved in the production comes from a background of working in improv comedy, which gave us a lot of flexibility in being able to roll with the always-changing circumstances that inevitably happen during production.”

The cast includes Kiel Kennedy (Don’t Tell Larry, Good Girls, It’s a Wonderful Binge), Ryan Gaul (The Last OG, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Superstore), Laird Macintosh (Shameless, AP Bio, Jimmy Kimmel Live), Patty Guggenheim (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Reno 911, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Allison Dunbar (The Sopranos, Yellowstone, Dave), Christian Roberts, and Joey Krulock.

Ryan Gaul, who plays character of Sam and also serves as a Co-Writer says:

“One of the recurring elements we saw in a lot of horror films -- specifically in found footage -- is that so many characters are unlikable. In fact, you kind of can't wait for some of them to bite it. We’re daring you not to fall in love with some of these characters and performances. We’re hoping people leave the theater feeling like they lost some friends.”

McCurdy Point had an unfinished SNEAK PEAK at Motor City Nightmare recently and generated several positive reactions. While doing a Q&A after, one audience member said it was a relief seeing the actors in real life after seeing their demise on screen.

The feature is co-directed by Brothers and Nick Paonessa (Boys Toys, Jack) Co-written by Jeremy Brothers, Ryan Gaul, and Kiel Kennedy. Produced by Jeremy Brothers, Ryan Gaul, Kiel Kennedy, and Nick Paonessa. And executive produced by Chris Gierowski (Don’t F*** in the Woods 1 & 2, Phantom Fun-World, Wait For It) and Matthew Gudernatch.

There are dozens of festivals that the movie has been submitted to around the world and the crew is hoping to have its fully finished WORLD PREMIERE sometime soon so stay tuned."

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THE DÆMON: "Co-directors Matt Devino & David Michael Yohe have announced the World Premiere of their new film THE DÆMON, at London's Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024. The Lovecraftian slow burn follows a family attempting to reconcile past traumas, only to face demons infinitely more sinister than their own. THE DÆMON will world premiere at FrightFest on Friday, 23 August.

Ahead of the premiere, Yohe and Devino shared their excitement on releasing their passion project, "THE DÆMON is a reflection of our own fears, an exploration of the profound connection between past and present, and the acknowledgment that in the face of cosmic forces hope may not be enough to save us.

We believe that the film will resonate with viewers on a visceral level, drawing them into a world where the line between reality and the supernatural is blurred, and where the strength of the human spirit is put to the ultimate test."

Haunted by the aftermath of his father's suicide, Tom abandons his wife and seeks refuge at the lakeside cottage where his father met his tragic end. There, his tormented memories from childhood resurface, all intricately connected to an ancient, mystifying force lurking beneath the lake's depths, driving Tom inexorably towards madness.

As Tom's communication dwindles into eerie silence, Kathy, desperate to rescue her husband, enlists the help of her brother Mark, a struggling entrepreneur, and Mark's compassionate yet inexperienced wife, Jess, a trauma and grief counselor. Unaware of the sinister malevolence seeping from the lake, Tom becomes a willing vessel for the same evil that claimed his parents and now threatens all who dare draw near."