The Cleansing Hour is here... exorcise your demons with the anticipated short film that has debuted on Bloody Disgusting's World of Death. Also rounding out today's Highlights: details on the May debut of Hunting Grounds and The Watcher on Blu-ray / DVD.
Watch The Cleansing Hour: The Cleansing Hour debuted on Episode 70 of Bloody Disgusting's World of Death, and you can watch it below.
Synopsis: "Drew and Max run a webcast that streams LIVE exorcisms that are actually elaborately staged hoaxes. But when they discover today’s actress is demon-possessed, Drew and Max are forced to reckon with their online charade--live in front of a global audience."
Directed by Damien LeVeck and written by Aaron Horwitz, The Cleansing Hour stars Sam Jaeger, Heather Morris, Neil Grayston, Jonny Radtke, Joonho Huh, Wanhi Lee, Danielle Langlois, John Griffin, Walker Mintz, Juliette Larsen, Catherine Marin, Vivian Fabiola, Teala Dunn, and Lauren Compton.
To learn more, visit the short film's official website.
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Hunting Grounds DVD / Blu-ray Release Month and Extras Announced: Press Release: "Uncork’d Entertainment opens the HUNTING GROUNDS this May.
Winner Best Sci-Fi Horror Film at the Toronto Independent Film Festival 2015, writer-director John Portanova’s acclaimed film sees a fractured family forced to go up against an angry clan of Bigfoot.
Festival audiences and horror critics have gone crazy for the story of a father and son, forced to move to an old cabin in the woods after a devastating tragedy, who unearth a tribe of Sasquatch.
Written and directed by John Portanova and produced by horror label The October People, Hunting Grounds stars Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Jason Vail, David Saucedo, D'Angelo Midili, and Emmy winner Bill Oberst Jr (Criminal Minds).
DVD and Blu-ray extras include Audio commentary with Writer/Director John Portanova, Producer Matt Medisch, and Director of Photography Jeremy Berg, making-of feature, deleted scenes (Blu-ray only), and "John Goes Squatchin'" A featurette following Writer/Director John Portanova as he embarks on his first Squatchin' trip into the Washington rainforest (Blu-ray only)."
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The Watcher DVD Release Details: Press Release: Press Release: "La Vergne, Tennessee - Monarch Home Entertainment is set to release Ryan Rothmaier’s The Watcher! This indie horror thriller will debut on DVD, this month. Starring Erin Cahill, Edi Gathegi and Denise Crosby, The Watcher is a mysterious film, in which a young couple is terrorized in their new house, by a strange entity. The film was developed by MarVista Entertainment. Details on the home entertainment launch, of The Watcher, are hosted here.
The story is one of nightmares. Emma (Cahill) and Noah (Gathegi) have just purchased a large, new home. Some of their neighbors are eccentric. Even more disturbing, someone does not want them there and they are threatening the couple with strange notes. Events take a disturbing turn when a costumed figure is seen breaking in and out of their house.
Monarch Home Entertainment will bring this home entertainment release to several retailers. Available at Amazon, The Watcher will launch on April 18th, in an unrated version. Fans of horror features, mysteries or thrillers can pick up their own copy, in just a few days.
Official synopsis: Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house...and that someone--or something--is determined to drive them out.
Street Date: April 18th, 2017 Rating: Not Rated SRP: $19.95
Genre: Thriller, Horror Cat #: MHV 7951 Run Time: 89 Minutes
Director: Ryan Rothmaier.
Cast: Erin Cahill, Edi Gathegi, Denise Crosby and Riley Baron.
More details at Monarch: http://www.monarchhomeent.com/m/Watcher,_The"
Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.
The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).
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