They thought they were in the clear after getting a warning instead of a ticket from an officer one night, but young lovers out for a cruise find themselves in true danger just a few seconds later when they are caught in the headlights of an infamous killer in our exclusive clip from Awakening the Zodiac, out now in theaters from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Vertical Entertainment.

"In 1968, one of the deadliest serial killers in U.S. history disappeared without a trace. His identity and cryptic messages remained unsolved for decades...until now. After a fortune seeking couple uncover a forty-year-old film reel depicting two gruesome murders taken by the killer himself, they set out to solve the mystery and claim the $100,000 reward. But the situation quickly changes, as the hunters become the hunted."

Directed by Jonathan Wright, Awakening the Zodiac stars Shane West, Leslie Bibb, Matt Craven, Stephan McHattie, Nicholas Campbell, and Kenneth Welsh. The film is now playing in theaters from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Vertical Entertainment.

  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author - Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.