German actor Dieter Laser know internationally for starring in the horror film, The Human Centipede, has died aged 78. His death was announced in a post on his Facebook page, saying that the actor had died on February 29.
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RIP: Dieter Laser, Star of HUMAN CENTIPEDE, Dies at 78
Dieter Laser in The Human Centipede
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Russian Sci-Fi Film SPUTNIK Originally Set for Tribeca Fest Now Lands in US in August
Sputnik IFC Midnight will release Egor Abramenko’s directorial debut Sputnik based on his short film The Passenger which played in the 2017 Fantastic Film Festival in Austin. Sputnik was set to have its world premiere in the Midnight Section at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. IFC Midnight will release the film on August 14th, 2020.
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TINGLE MONSTERS, Alexandra Serio’s Horror Short Film Set for Release
Tingle Monsters is a short film starring, written and directed by Alexandra Serio Tingle Monsters is a short film starring, written and directed by Alexandra Serio. After screening at Cinequest, Final Girls Berlin and the Cleveland International Film Festival and accepted into Oxford Film Festival, FilmQuest, Montclair Film Festival and more, this short film is set for release online on May 20, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for THE WRETCHED, Occult Thriller Directed by Pierce Brothers
The Wretched IFC Midnight released the trailer for the occult thriller The Wretched starring John-Paul Howard and Piper Curda which opens May 1st on digital platforms and VOD. The film directed and written by the Pierce brothers – Brett and Drew Pierce, follows a rebellious teenage boy who embarks on a gutsy crusade to stop the terrifying evil he suspects has possessed his neighbor.
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Watch Trailer for DEAR GUEST, Megan Freels Johnston’ Horror Short Film
DEAR GUEST directed by Megan Freels Johnston Fresh off its premiere at the Monaco International Film Festival Megan Freels Johnston released a new teaser trailer for her Twilight Zone-esque short film, Dear Guest.
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Watch Trailer for 1BR, Horror Film Starring Nicole Brydon Bloom
1BR directed by David Marmor Dark Sky Films released the trailer for the horror film 1BR which was set to open in theaters and on digital platforms on April 24th. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, the April 24th in-theater date is likely to be cancelled but the digital release date will remain as scheduled.
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Swedish Horror Film KOKO-DI KOKO-DA Sets Spring Release Date
Leif Edlund in Johannes Nyholm’s KOKO-DI KOKO-DA (Credit: Dark Star Pictures) Koko-di Koko-da, the dark psychological horror film from Swedish director Johannes Nyholm (The Giant) which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival finally has a Spring US release date.
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Watch Trailer for THE DARK RED, Supernatural Horror Film Starring April Billingsley
THE DARK RED directed by Dan Bush Dark Sky Films released the trailer for The Dark Red, a sophisticated, supernatural revenge thriller with a killer cast including April Billingsley (AMC’s The Walking Dead, Last Vegas), Kelsey Scott (How to Get Away with Murder), Conal Byrne (The Vault, The Reconstruction of William Zero), Rhoda Griffis (Parental Guidance, The Blind Side), John Curran (Captain America: Civil War, The Conspirator), Jill Jane Clements (TV’s Bloodline, TV’s Outcast) . Written and directed by Dan Bush, The Dark Red will open in theaters on March 6th.
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Watch Eerie Trailer for Sci Fi THE VAST OF NIGHT, Set in 1950s New Mexico
The Vast Of Night starring Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz Amazon today released the official trailer for Andrew Patterson’s science fiction film The Vast Of Night which premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival. Set in 1950s New Mexico, the film starring Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, and Bruce Davis, follows two teens investigating a strange, audio frequency. The Vast Of Night opens in theaters on March 13, 2020.
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Netflix Acquires Remi Weekes’ Sundance Horror Film HIS HOUSE
Wunmi Mosaku and Sope Dirisu appear in His House by Remi Weekes, an official selection of the Midnight program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Aidan Monaghan. Netflix has acquired the global rights to the horror film His House from director/writer: Remi Weekes which world premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight section
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Watch New Chilling A24 Trailer for SAINT MAUD
Saint Maud, directed by Rose Glass A24 (the studio that brought you ‘The Witch,’ ‘Hereditary,’ and ‘Midsommar‘) released today the official trailer for the psychological horror film Saint Maud, written and directed by filmmaker Rose Glass. Starring Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lilly Frazer, Lily Knight, Marcus Hutton, Turlough Convery, and Rosie Sansom, Saint Maud which world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens in theaters in Spring 2020.
