Following its well-received world premiere at Sundance (in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's review here) and theatrical release from A24, Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground is coming to DVD on April 30th from Lionsgate.

Read on for The Hole in the Ground DVD release details and cover art, and check here to read Heather's Sundance interview with co-writer/director Cronin and stars Seána Kerslake and James Quinn Markey.

"Street Date: 4/30/19

DVD SRP: $19.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Expertly crafted tension and paranoia take full effect in The Hole in the Ground, arriving on DVD April 30 from Lionsgate. After disappearing from his mother, a son returns home seemingly unharmed, but his mother fears the boy who has returned might not be her son at all. From writer-director Lee Cronin (Ghost Train), this ominous, original and Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh™ film “delivers skin-crawling scares throughout” (Dan Jackson, Thrillist) and stars Seána Kerslake, James Cosmo, and James Quinn Markey. The Hole in the Ground DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

Suspense, terror, and the supernatural meet when Sarah and her young son Chris move to a new home in the Irish countryside. One night, Chris vanishes; when he reappears, he seems unharmed and unchanged. But as Chris’s behavior grows increasingly disturbing, Sarah fears the boy who has returned may not be her son in this richly evocative feature debut from writer-director Lee Cronin.

CAST

Seána Kerslake                        TV’s “Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope,” A Date for Mad Mary

James Cosmo                          Outlaw King, In Darkness, T2 Trainspotting

James Quinn Markey               TV’s “Vikings,” TV’s “Mother’s Day”

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2018

Title Copyright: © 2018 Savage Production LTD, Wrong Men North, Made. All Rights Reserved.

Type: Theatrical Release

Rating: R for some disturbing images.

Genre: Horror

Closed-Captioned: N/A

Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH

Feature Run Time: 90 Minutes

DVD Format: 16x9 2.40:1 Presentation

DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio"

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