Horror legend Barbara Crampton stars in SACRIFICE a fierce, frightening folk horror on digital 15 March 2021

A couple expecting their first child head to a remote Norwegian village after a death in the family only to find themselves caught up in a deadly cult in Sacrifice, a twisted Scandi-folk horror tale.

FrightFest favourite Barbara Crampton (From Beyond, Re-Animator) makes a welcome return to our screens in this dark terror-filled flick that’s set for its UK premiere this March thanks to 101 Films and it’s a fright for sore eyes.

This thrillingly gut-churning folk horror from Andy Collier and Toor Mian, arrives on digital on 15 March 2021. It follows fish-out-of-water Americans who head to their ancestral homelands near the arctic circle and are soon out of their depth.

After his mother, dies New Yorker Isaac (Ludovic Hughes – Murder Maps, Ride) and pregnant wife (Sophie Stevens – The Haunted, The Black Prince) journey back to the remote Norwegian village of his birth to get the family affairs in order.

The frosty welcome the couple receive from locals when they arrive soon warms as villagers learn their family name and are soon taken under the wing of policewoman (Crampton), but is she everything she seems?

The pair soon discover dark secrets from Isaac’s past and things become increasingly strange as Emma’s nightmares become all too real. A sinister cult that worships a sea-dwelling deity turns its followers’ attentions to the couple. Is it by chance or is it fate? And will they make the ultimate sacrifice?

Filled with a creeping sense of dread, get ready make the Sacrifice. It’s worth giving up everything for…

Released on digital Monday 15 March 2021

COMPETITION: Win I am Toxic on DVD

I am Toxic is released on DVD 1st February

And to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 3 copies to give away on DVD

Synopsis: 

A man wakes in a world ravaged by biological warfare with no memory of his previous life. Taken prisoner by a group of scavengers he meets a young woman who helps him escape. As the scavengers pursue them through a toxic wasteland he discovers that he must make the ultimate sacrifice to save her.

Cast: Esteban Prol, Horacio Fontova, Sergio Podelei

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COMPETITION: Win Crone Wood on DVD

Crone Wood is released on DVD 8th February

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Synopsis: 

A young couple embark on a camping adventure in the countryside. They choose Crone Wood, an infamous spot with a history of witches and folklore. But as the darkness settles, strange noises start to be heard and mysterious lights are spotted between the trees. What starts out as a curiosity, quickly descends into a nightmare as they discover that the horrors of Crone Wood go far beyond local legend. Thrown into a world of cults and ritualistic murder, they quickly discover that pagan Ireland is alive and well.

Cast: Elva Trill (Line of Duty), Ed Murphy (Vikings).

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COMPETITION: Win Recon on DVD - Based on a terrifying true event, the horrors of war.

Recon is out now on DVD

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Synopsis

Based on the critically acclaimed novel Peace by Richard Bausch, Recon is a tense and unnerving thriller taking us to Italy in 1944…

Four American soldiers set out on the gruelling ascent of an Italian mountain-side during the final days of the Second World War. Haunted by their evil sergeant’s cold-blooded murder of an innocent woman, they have only an old local man of uncertain loyalty to lead them off the mountain alive.

Written and directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Robert Port (Twin Towers), Recon stars Alexander Ludwig (Vikings, Bad Boys For Life), Sam Keeley (The English Game, This Must Be the Place), Chris Brochu (The Vampire Diaries, Shameless) and screen legend Franco Nero (1966’s Django, Django: Unchained, John Wick: Chapter 2).

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Film news (UK): Horror Channel February premieres feature zombie action, bloodsucking comedy and Jet-Li heroics

 

Horror Channel has three thrilling primetime Saturday night channel premieres in February including the UK TV premiere of Chee Keong Cheung’s REDCON-1, a British zombie action epic, starring Mark Strange as a Special Forces operative battling a virus outbreak, Plus, there are Channel premieres for EAT LOCALS in which actor Jason Flemying makes his directorial debut with a bloodsucking comedy chiller featuring Mackenzie Crook, Dexter Fletcher and Annette Crosbie, and THE ONE, James Wong’s flashy superhero martial arts drama, starring Jet Li and Jason Stratham.

Other highlights for February include the John Carpenter remake of VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED – which stars Christopher Reeves in his last publicly released film before his career-ending injury, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (2010) - Steven R. Monroe’s remake of arguably the most notorious title in horror history and the darkly gripping sci-fi thriller SPLICE. There’s also the critically-acclaimed MAGGIE, a take on the Zombie genre starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Julian Gilbey’s harrowing British survival shocker, A LONELY PLACE TO DIE, starring Melissa George and Ed Speelers.

Full film details in transmission order:

SATURDAY NIGHT PREMIERES

Saturday 6 February @ 21:00 – EAT LOCALS (2017) *Channel Premiere

In a quiet countryside farmhouse, Britain's vampires gather together for their once-every-fifty-years meeting. Others will be joining them too, including a detachment of Special Forces vampire killers, led by Larousse (Mackenzie Crook), who have bitten off more than they can chew. This is certainly going to be a night to remember...and for some of them it will be their last.

Saturday 13 February @ 21:00 – THE ONE (2001) *Channel Premiere

A rogue Multiverse agent (Jet Li) goes on a manhunt for alternate versions of himself, getting stronger with each kill. Only the last version of himself, an LASD cop, can stop his crusade before he becomes "The One".

Saturday 20 February @ 22:40 – REDCON-1 (2018) *UK TV Premiere

After a zombie apocalypse spreads from a London prison, the UK is brought to its knees. The spread of the virus is temporarily contained but, without a cure, it's only a matter of time before it breaks its boundaries, and the biggest problem of all... any zombies with combat skills are now enhanced. A squad of Special Forces soldiers is sent on a suicide mission to save humanity against ever-rising odds.

OTHER FILM HIGHLIGHTS

Wednesday 3 February @ 22:55 – I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (2010)

When writer Jennifer Hills (Sarah Butler) retreats to a charming cabin in the woods to start her next book, her presence in the small town attracts unwanted redneck attention. Intending to teach the city girl a lesson, they break into her cabin to scare her. However, what starts out as terrifying acts of humiliation uncontrollably escalates into a night of abusive assault. But against all odds Jennifer survives her ordeal and intends to turn the tables on her tormentors…

Sunday 14 February @ 21:00 – VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995)

A strange mist overcomes an idyllic coastal town, causing ten local women to become mysteriously pregnant. Soon, these women give birth to albino children who turn out to be mind-controlling demons. The town doctor (Christopher Reeve) is the only one capable of destroying this other worldly force…

Thursday 18 February @ 21:00 – SPLICE (2010)

Clive (Adrian Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) are brilliant and ambitious scientists. The new animal species they have engineered have made them rebel superstars of the scientific

world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. The result is something that is greater than the sum of its parts: a female animal-human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder – and a step too far…

Sunday 21 February @ 21:00 – MAGGIE (2015)

As the world narrowly recovers from a near apocalyptic virus, an infected teenage girl (Abigail Breslin) with only a precious few weeks to live must find the strength and bravery to face her fleeting mortality as her father (Arnold Schwarzenegger) struggles helplessly to protect her from the frightened town, and keep the family together.

Friday 26 February @ 21:00 – A LONELY PLACE TO DIE (2011)

Five mountaineers are climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they stumble across an air pipe sticking out of the forest ground emitting panicked cries from a small girl who speaks Serbian. Who buried her in the earth chamber? Why? The horrifying answers to all those questions will take the quintet to the death-defying Devil’s Drop. And in the deadliest game of cat-and-mouse, predator becomes prey and vice versa in this top-flight terroriser laced with pulse-pounding thrills.

The Sinners - UK Trailer 2021 - stars Kaitlyn Bernard, Brenna Coates, Brenna Llewellyn, Aleks Paunovic, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Eklund, and Tahmoh Pinikett.

Se7en meets The Craft, The Sinners is simmering thriller full of suspense and style.

When a clique of seven students at a popular Catholic high school, led by the daughter of a local pastor, form a secret cut where each of them embody one of the deadly seven sins, their scandalous behaviour catches the attention of the local community. The group quickly realise that someone in their Evangelical Christian town wants to teach the girls a deadly lesson as they start to go missing, one by one. But is this the result of a falling out between the girls, or is it something far more sinister?

Click, clique, bang!

The Sinners stars Kaitlyn Bernard, Brenna Coates, Brenna Llewellyn, Aleks Paunovic, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Eklund, and Tahmoh Pinikett.

Sator (2021) UK Trailer - Starring Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe

This chilling and atmospheric slice of slow-burn horror is set in a desolate forest, where a broken family is being observed by Sator; a supernatural entity who is attempting to claim them.

Written, directed and produced over five years by first time director Jordan Graham, Sator enjoyed a successful worldwide premiere at Fantasia and UK premiere at Abertoir Horror Festival.

Starring Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe

Sator will be available on Digital Download from February 15th and on DVD from February 22nd.

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BROIL - UK TRAILER 2021 - Starring Timothy V. Murphy & Jonathan Lipnicki

 

BROIL - UK TRAILER 2021 - Starring Timothy V. Murphy & Jonathan Lipnicki

From the Producer of IT FOLLOWS comes a killer family reunion not to be missed.

Chance (Avery Konrad) is looking to sever ties with family for good. Easier said than done when your family is a clan of immortals run by a bloodthirsty patriarch (Timothy V Murphy). With a reunion on the cards, head of the family August finds himself in the crosshairs as his scheming wife and relatives attempt to dethrone him.

A meal 5,000 years in the making and the most dangerous person in the house may be the one everyone least suspects.

The Movie Partnership set to release Chris Bell’s supernatural chiller THE HEIRESS in the UK

The Movie Partnership, in association with Old Way Film & Television, will be releasing the powerful and haunting supernatural thriller THE HEIRESS, both in the UK and across the world, excluding US and Canada.

It will be available to download from all major platforms including iTunes, Amazon, SKY Box Office, Sony and Google from Monday 15th March, 2021.

The female-driven story, blending the occult with contemporary familial issues, stars Candis Hergaard as Claire and Jayne Wisener as Anna, cousins who share a mysterious connection to a dark family secret. Following the death of Clare's grandmother, ancient spirits are unleashed and the women must do battle with 'Lilith', a malevolent female spirit who has returned to claim possession of Anna's unborn child.

Directed by Chris Bell and written by Danny Prescott, Jezz Vernon, Chris Bell and Kelly Prescott, THE HEIRESS is an Old Way Film & Television production, produced by, Richard Turner, Terry Stone, Jezz Vernon & Danny Prescott. It stars Candis Nergaard (Call the Midwife, Grantchester) , Jayne Wisener (Sweeney Todd, Jane Eyre), Jonny Phillips (Titanic, Outlaw King), David Schaal (The Inbetweeners, Frontier), Denise Stephenson (St Trinians, Swimming with Men), Mark Arden (Agatha Raisin, Teenage Kicks) and Flip Webster (Harry Potter, The Alienist).

Producers Terry Stone & Richard Turner said today: "This film is a supernatural, thematic genre piece that's focused on the centuries-old conflict between religion and science. It's also firmly a post #metoo film, examining the issues with male hierarchies and assumptions from a feminist perspective. We're thrilled that, alongside 4Digital Media, we can bring this film to a global audience".

THE HEIRESS, is also being released on Tuesday March 16th 2021 in the US and Canada courtesy of 4Digital Media.

COMPETITION: Win The Call on DVD

Dazzler Media presents The Call on DVD & Digital Download 11th January 2021

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Synopsis

From the creator of Final Destination, horror icons Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, Dead End) and Tobin Bell (Saw franchise, The Flash) star in this terrifying tale of death from the fall of 1987.

After a tragic accident, a group of small town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple. One by one, their worst nightmares quickly become reality as they enter the realm of “The Call”. Four friends. One phone call. 60 seconds. Stay alive.

Also starring Chester Rushing (Stranger Things, Monster Party) and packed with supernatural scares and psychological twists, The Call is a must-see horror uniting two of the genre’s best-loved stars.

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