IFC Acquires Haunter

2013/03/12 16:18:17 +00:00 | Jonathan James

After Haunter's screening at SXSW, it's being reported that IFC has acquired US distribution rights for the movie. Details on the deal did not include information on the release strategy, but we should see it appear first on VOD, followed by a limited theatrical run, and the Blu-ray and/or DVD.

"Lisa Johnson is one day shy of her sixteenth birthday. And she will be forever. She and her family are dead and doomed to repeat that fateful last day before they were all killed in 1985. Only Lisa has “woken up” and realizes what is going on. She starts to feel as if she is being haunted, but the “ghost” turns out to be Olivia, a very much alive girl who lives in the house in the present day with her own family. With her help, Lisa discovers that the house once belonged to a serial killer who kidnapped teenage girls and burned their remains in a hidden furnace room. When he died, he became a Haunter - a powerful, evil spirit able to possess the living."

Haunter was directed by Vincenzo Natali and stars Abigail Breslin, Stephen McHattie, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Nolden, and David Hewlett. For those living outside of the US, Entertainment One will release the movie in Canada, and Studio Canal has already picked up UK distribution rights.

Source: Deadline
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