As Phoebe Cates’ character Kate Beringer in Gremlins famously monologued, the holidays tend to drudge up painful memories and sorrow for many. In the spirit of unhappy holidays, the 4th day of Creepmas is dedicated to Christmas horror movies that aren’t afraid to showcase the grimmer side of the holiday season.
Forget about holiday cheer; these holiday horror movies – in order from somber to soul-crushing (and skin-crawling)- will make you give thanks that you’re not in the protagonists’ shoes.
The 12 Days of Creepmas continues on Bloody Disgusting, this time with 4 grim Christmas horror movies that will leave you feeling hopeless for the unhappiest of holidays.
Keep track of the 12 Days of Creepmas here.
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This anthology features four segments of horror, but only the first is holiday-related. Jovanka Vuckovic’s “The Box,” based on Jack Ketchum’s short story of the same name, sees a family stricken...
Forget about holiday cheer; these holiday horror movies – in order from somber to soul-crushing (and skin-crawling)- will make you give thanks that you’re not in the protagonists’ shoes.
The 12 Days of Creepmas continues on Bloody Disgusting, this time with 4 grim Christmas horror movies that will leave you feeling hopeless for the unhappiest of holidays.
Keep track of the 12 Days of Creepmas here.
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This anthology features four segments of horror, but only the first is holiday-related. Jovanka Vuckovic’s “The Box,” based on Jack Ketchum’s short story of the same name, sees a family stricken...
- 12/22/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Shudder is nothing if not a goldmine of content, with basically something to watch for everyone, and today we are making a list of the best 7 new movies on Shudder in December 2023 that you can watch right now. The movies included in this list are Shudder’s exclusives and resurrected. The titles are ranked according to their availability dates.
It’s A Wonderful Knife (December 1)
Synopsis: A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality. It’S A Wonderful Life by way of Scream.
Black Christmas...
It’s A Wonderful Knife (December 1)
Synopsis: A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality. It’S A Wonderful Life by way of Scream.
Black Christmas...
- 12/2/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Chris Sullivan is set to star in the ABC comedy pilot “The Son in Law,” Variety has confirmed.
Sullivan will star in the single-cam comedy as Jake, a divorced dad with a 21 year old daughter. Jake never thought he would love again, until Asha came along. The problem is that Jake, a hard-working plumbing contractor, is solidly middle class, while Asha hails from the equivalent of uber-wealthy South Asian royalty. Jake wants to marry Asha, and while he still needs to ask Asha’s father for his blessing, the real stumbling block is Asha’s loving but controlling mother, who doesn’t hide her feelings about Jake being all wrong for her daughter.
Sullivan currently stars on the hit NBC drama “This Is Us,” which is airing its sixth and final season. His work on the show has netted him two Emmy nominations for best supporting actor in a drama series.
Sullivan will star in the single-cam comedy as Jake, a divorced dad with a 21 year old daughter. Jake never thought he would love again, until Asha came along. The problem is that Jake, a hard-working plumbing contractor, is solidly middle class, while Asha hails from the equivalent of uber-wealthy South Asian royalty. Jake wants to marry Asha, and while he still needs to ask Asha’s father for his blessing, the real stumbling block is Asha’s loving but controlling mother, who doesn’t hide her feelings about Jake being all wrong for her daughter.
Sullivan currently stars on the hit NBC drama “This Is Us,” which is airing its sixth and final season. His work on the show has netted him two Emmy nominations for best supporting actor in a drama series.
- 3/15/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Hi, everyone! As we make our way through the week, we have another two-part video interview cued up from our Ihm: Revisited series. The next pair of interview clips feature indie horror actor Aj Bowen, who blew me away with his performance as Lewis in The Signal, and continued to knock my proverbial socks off in other films like The House of the Devil and A Horrible Way to Die, as well as recent films like I Trapped the Devil, Synchronicity, Teenage Cocktail, and The Sacrament.
In this first part of our interview with Bowen, he chatted about how Creepshow 3 kickstarted his career as he was getting his start as an actor, the collaborative process he experienced while working on The Signal, and how humbling the release of The Signal ended up being, despite enjoying a successful festival run and a slew of great critical responses.
Check out part one...
In this first part of our interview with Bowen, he chatted about how Creepshow 3 kickstarted his career as he was getting his start as an actor, the collaborative process he experienced while working on The Signal, and how humbling the release of The Signal ended up being, despite enjoying a successful festival run and a slew of great critical responses.
Check out part one...
- 4/16/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
In one of the first big deals of the upcoming SXSW Film Festival, emerging genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired the global sales rights for the animated fantasy “The Spine of Night.”
Directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King, the film is set to have its world premiere in the SXSW Midnighters section of the festival, which runs virtually from March 16–20. The cast includes Richard E. Grant (“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”), Lucy Lawless (“Ash Vs. Evil Dead”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”), Betty Gabriel (“Get Out”), and Joe Manganiello (“Magic Mike Xxl”), and featuring Abby Savage (“Orange Is the New Black”), Larry Fessenden (“The Dead Don’t Die”), and Rob McClure (Broadway’s “Beetlejuice”).
Described as an ultra-violent, epic fantasy, “The Spine of Night” was hand-rotoscoped in the style of cult classic animator Ralph Bakshi and designed to evoke the style of formative fantasy artist Frank Frazetta.
Directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King, the film is set to have its world premiere in the SXSW Midnighters section of the festival, which runs virtually from March 16–20. The cast includes Richard E. Grant (“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”), Lucy Lawless (“Ash Vs. Evil Dead”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”), Betty Gabriel (“Get Out”), and Joe Manganiello (“Magic Mike Xxl”), and featuring Abby Savage (“Orange Is the New Black”), Larry Fessenden (“The Dead Don’t Die”), and Rob McClure (Broadway’s “Beetlejuice”).
Described as an ultra-violent, epic fantasy, “The Spine of Night” was hand-rotoscoped in the style of cult classic animator Ralph Bakshi and designed to evoke the style of formative fantasy artist Frank Frazetta.
- 2/11/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Stig Henrik Hoff, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen, Truls Svendsen | Written and Directed by Reinert Kill
If you’ve ever read any of my reviews around December, then you will probably know that I love Christmas movies. So when they mix perfectly together with the horror genre I am even happier.
That said, unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot of Christmas horror released each year, and even less, Good Christmas horror. In recent years, Better Watch Out, Await Further Instructions, Hosts, Black Christmas, I Trapped The Devil and The Lodge have all been largely entertaining and of good quality. Norwegian movie Jule Blood (Christmas Blood) covers a Christmas murderer who has escaped jail and back on the loose for that special day.
When it focuses on the killer Santa Claus, Jule Blood is at its best. Not unlike many slasher movies, the deaths don’t come thick and fast until...
If you’ve ever read any of my reviews around December, then you will probably know that I love Christmas movies. So when they mix perfectly together with the horror genre I am even happier.
That said, unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot of Christmas horror released each year, and even less, Good Christmas horror. In recent years, Better Watch Out, Await Further Instructions, Hosts, Black Christmas, I Trapped The Devil and The Lodge have all been largely entertaining and of good quality. Norwegian movie Jule Blood (Christmas Blood) covers a Christmas murderer who has escaped jail and back on the loose for that special day.
When it focuses on the killer Santa Claus, Jule Blood is at its best. Not unlike many slasher movies, the deaths don’t come thick and fast until...
- 12/22/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
[From Streams to Screams]: More Than 40 Holiday Ho-Ho-Horror Movies & Specials Streaming This Season
Happy Monday, everyone! We officially made it to the finish line for the Christmas season this week, and just in case you’re looking for some horrific holiday horrors or specials to get you into the spirit, here’s a rundown of where you can find an assortment of titles streaming across all the great platforms out there.
From Shudder to Tubi TV to Hulu to Netflix to even Kanopy (which is available for free to anyone with a library card), and so many others, we’ve got you covered with this list of festive frights to enjoy at home. I’ve even gone ahead and included a few unusual choices in here, too, including a special involving Vincent Price narrating Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Happy Holidays and Happy Streaming!
New Holiday Traditions:
A Creepshow Holiday Special (Streaming on Shudder)
Robert Weston has noticed some odd changes lately that his doctors can’t explain.
From Shudder to Tubi TV to Hulu to Netflix to even Kanopy (which is available for free to anyone with a library card), and so many others, we’ve got you covered with this list of festive frights to enjoy at home. I’ve even gone ahead and included a few unusual choices in here, too, including a special involving Vincent Price narrating Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Happy Holidays and Happy Streaming!
New Holiday Traditions:
A Creepshow Holiday Special (Streaming on Shudder)
Robert Weston has noticed some odd changes lately that his doctors can’t explain.
- 12/21/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Depraved, Harpoon, and Sator sell for New York and LA-based company.
New York and Los Angeles-based sales company Yellow Veil Pictures has announced at virtual AFM a raft of sales on genre festival selections Honeydew, Depraved, Harpoon, and Sator, among others.
Signature Entertainment has acquired all UK and Ireland rights for Honeydew in the UK and plans a late first quarter release through its genre label Frightfest Presents.
I-On New Media has picked up German-speaking Europe to Devereux Milburn’s debut feature, which was originally set to premiere at Tribeca in the Midnight section and centres on a young couple...
New York and Los Angeles-based sales company Yellow Veil Pictures has announced at virtual AFM a raft of sales on genre festival selections Honeydew, Depraved, Harpoon, and Sator, among others.
Signature Entertainment has acquired all UK and Ireland rights for Honeydew in the UK and plans a late first quarter release through its genre label Frightfest Presents.
I-On New Media has picked up German-speaking Europe to Devereux Milburn’s debut feature, which was originally set to premiere at Tribeca in the Midnight section and centres on a young couple...
- 11/13/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
One of George A. Romero's earliest films (regarded as a PSA about the horrors of ageism), The Amusement Park was previously thought to be lost to the passage of time, but following its recent discovery and new 4K restoration, the movie's worldwide sales rights have been acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures, bringing it one step closer to public consumption.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Yellow Veil Pictures is bringing The Amusement Park to the Cannes Virtual Market, so we might not have to wait long to see who will team up with the company to distribute the film to the masses.
In the meantime, we have the official press release with more information below:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - June 25th, 2020 - NY/LA-based arthouse/genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired the worldwide sales rights for The Amusement Park, the formerly lost film from iconic filmmaker George A.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Yellow Veil Pictures is bringing The Amusement Park to the Cannes Virtual Market, so we might not have to wait long to see who will team up with the company to distribute the film to the masses.
In the meantime, we have the official press release with more information below:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - June 25th, 2020 - NY/LA-based arthouse/genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired the worldwide sales rights for The Amusement Park, the formerly lost film from iconic filmmaker George A.
- 6/25/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: U.S. sales outfit Yellow Veil Pictures has scored a raft of territory deals across its slate, including a five-picture deal with Australia/New Zealand releaser Umbrella Entertainment.
Umbrella has picked up territory rights for Rob Grant’s lost-at-sea crowd-pleaser Harpoon, Josh Lobo’s mystery-horror I Trapped The Devil, Jack-Henry Robbins’ retro comedy VHYes, Joel Potrykus’ apocalypse comedy Relaxer, and Larry Fessenden’s horror thriller Depraved.
Yellow Veil has sold four titles to Spanish outfit Wild Duck Productions: Depraved, I Trapped The Devil, as well as A.T. White’s cosmic-horror Starfish, and Tilman Singer’s German thriller Luz; HBO Europe has boarded Luz for Central and Eastern European countries.
Finally, German releaser Koch Films has taken Harpoon for German-Speaking Europe, and The Great Company has taken the movie for South Korea. In Harpoon, rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on...
Umbrella has picked up territory rights for Rob Grant’s lost-at-sea crowd-pleaser Harpoon, Josh Lobo’s mystery-horror I Trapped The Devil, Jack-Henry Robbins’ retro comedy VHYes, Joel Potrykus’ apocalypse comedy Relaxer, and Larry Fessenden’s horror thriller Depraved.
Yellow Veil has sold four titles to Spanish outfit Wild Duck Productions: Depraved, I Trapped The Devil, as well as A.T. White’s cosmic-horror Starfish, and Tilman Singer’s German thriller Luz; HBO Europe has boarded Luz for Central and Eastern European countries.
Finally, German releaser Koch Films has taken Harpoon for German-Speaking Europe, and The Great Company has taken the movie for South Korea. In Harpoon, rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on...
- 2/24/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Filming is currently underway in Chicago on Broadcast Signal Intrusion, a sci-fi horror film being helmed by The Signal co-director Jacob Gentry, Bloody Disgusting learned. Hailing from Queensbury Pictures, the cast includes Harry Shum Jr. (Crazy Rich Asians, Glee), Kelley Mack (pictured above in “The Walking Dead”) and Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, I Trapped the Devil). Broadcast Signal Intrusion, […]...
- 10/21/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
We just got our hands on a really cool international sales poster for Josh Lobo’s indie debut I Trapped the Devil (review), which was released in limited theaters and on VOD platforms this past April. Starring Aj Bowen (You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die, The Signal), Jocelin Donahue (House of the Devil), Chris Sullivan (Stranger Things), Scott Poythress (The Signal), and Susan Burke (Southbound), the […]...
- 10/15/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Scott Poythress, Chris Sullivan, Jocelin Donahue, Aj Bowen, Susan Burke | Written and Directed by Josh Lobo
I have mentioned many many times that I absolutely love Christmas movies. And I mean any type of movie that has that great Christmas feeling – romantic comedy? Aslong as it’s set at Christmas, I’ll probably like it! So when horror and Christmas collide I am always first in line to watch it.
That said, I Trapped The Devil doesn’t exactly have a ‘Christmas spirit’ but it is set at Christmas,and the season does play a part in the movie. This actually had a bit of a Krampus feel to it at times (only with zero comedy). The ‘unhappy family Christmas but stuck with each other for now’ setting felt familiar. Perhaps strangely, the Christmas lights were something that stuck out while watching the movie. They add this brightly coloured...
I have mentioned many many times that I absolutely love Christmas movies. And I mean any type of movie that has that great Christmas feeling – romantic comedy? Aslong as it’s set at Christmas, I’ll probably like it! So when horror and Christmas collide I am always first in line to watch it.
That said, I Trapped The Devil doesn’t exactly have a ‘Christmas spirit’ but it is set at Christmas,and the season does play a part in the movie. This actually had a bit of a Krampus feel to it at times (only with zero comedy). The ‘unhappy family Christmas but stuck with each other for now’ setting felt familiar. Perhaps strangely, the Christmas lights were something that stuck out while watching the movie. They add this brightly coloured...
- 8/25/2019
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Stars: Miles Anderson, Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles, Dylan McTee, Ashley Zukerman | Written by Teresa Sutherland | Directed by Emma Tammi
Showing at this year’s Frightfest and being picked up by the Frightfest Presents label, The Wind has been well received at festivals across the globe. The last film I remember being based around the wind was The Happening, so The Wind doesn’t have much competition in those stakes.
The immediate impact The Wind had on me was that incredible score. It lead to this brief exchange with my partner after the first ten minutes or so of the movie:
My partner: “It’s a bit loud. I’ve got my headphones on and I can still hear it.”
Me: “But can you hear that score? I love it already. It’s amazing!”
My partner: “Just turn it down.”
I turned it down very slightly. And it didn’t...
Showing at this year’s Frightfest and being picked up by the Frightfest Presents label, The Wind has been well received at festivals across the globe. The last film I remember being based around the wind was The Happening, so The Wind doesn’t have much competition in those stakes.
The immediate impact The Wind had on me was that incredible score. It lead to this brief exchange with my partner after the first ten minutes or so of the movie:
My partner: “It’s a bit loud. I’ve got my headphones on and I can still hear it.”
Me: “But can you hear that score? I love it already. It’s amazing!”
My partner: “Just turn it down.”
I turned it down very slightly. And it didn’t...
- 8/23/2019
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
In the second of todays Arrow Video Frightfest preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks I Trapped the Devil with director Josh Lobo.
Deck the halls with fire and brimstone. Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (You’Re Next icon Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Southbound’s Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress from the ‘Sleepy Hollow’ TV series) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise. Steve has trapped a man in his dark, dusty basement. But not just any old man. For Steve truly believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself.
Catch I Trapped The Devil at Arrow Video Frightfest
22th to 26th August 2019
Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7Na.
Programme listings and film details www.frightfest.co.uk/2019films/index.
Deck the halls with fire and brimstone. Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (You’Re Next icon Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Southbound’s Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress from the ‘Sleepy Hollow’ TV series) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise. Steve has trapped a man in his dark, dusty basement. But not just any old man. For Steve truly believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself.
Catch I Trapped The Devil at Arrow Video Frightfest
22th to 26th August 2019
Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7Na.
Programme listings and film details www.frightfest.co.uk/2019films/index.
- 8/22/2019
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
For this week’s home media releases, we have killer superheroes, prehistoric creatures, Frankenstein by way of Hammer, Anjelica Huston as a witch, the final farewell to Rick Grimes, and more on tap. Kino Lorber is keeping busy this Tuesday with several new Blu-rays, including 4D Man, Dinosaurs! and Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, and Scream Factory is releasing the recent indie horror flick I Trapped the Devil and more Hammer genre goodness with Horror of Frankenstein as well. Another film I’m very excited to see hitting Blu is The Witches from the Warner Archive Collection, and William Friedkin’s Cruising is getting the special edition treatment from Arrow Video.
If you missed it in theaters, Brightburn will arrive on various formats this week, and for those of you who want to enjoy Rick Grimes’ final moments from this past season of The Walking Dead, you’ll get your...
If you missed it in theaters, Brightburn will arrive on various formats this week, and for those of you who want to enjoy Rick Grimes’ final moments from this past season of The Walking Dead, you’ll get your...
- 8/20/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Josh Lobo is a first-time director and recently premiered his ambitious first feature I Trapped the Devil. The taut and tense movie echoes early Roman Polanski with nods to Mario Bava and Black Christmas. It’s a chilling and rewarding slow burn that marks the beginning of an exciting career. Josh and I discussed filmmaking and […] The post Horror Business: Making I Trapped The Devil with Josh Lobo appeared first on Dread Central.
- 7/11/2019
- by Nick Taylor
- DreadCentral.com
This year marks the festival’s 20th anniversary.
This year’s FrightFest, the annual UK genre festival, has unveiled a line-up that features 20 world premieres including films from the Soska Sisters (American Mary) and Tom Paton (Black Site).
The Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, are screening their second feature Rabid, their re-imagining of David Cronenberg’s 1977 film. Paton’s Stairs is a sci-fi horror about a special ops squad that find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell.
Also screening are Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by André Øvredal’s, and Crawl,...
This year’s FrightFest, the annual UK genre festival, has unveiled a line-up that features 20 world premieres including films from the Soska Sisters (American Mary) and Tom Paton (Black Site).
The Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, are screening their second feature Rabid, their re-imagining of David Cronenberg’s 1977 film. Paton’s Stairs is a sci-fi horror about a special ops squad that find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell.
Also screening are Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by André Øvredal’s, and Crawl,...
- 7/4/2019
- by Tofe Ayeni
- ScreenDaily
A modern-day reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein from one of the most influential and innovative voices in independent horror, Larry Fessenden’s Depraved has been acquired by IFC Midnight for Us distribution.
As shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Depraved is expected to receive a release in the Us this fall from IFC Midnight (following its screening at the upcoming Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans).
Check out the full press release with more details below, and in case you missed it, read our recent interview with Fessenden, who discussed the making of Depraved.
Press Release: Cannes - May 14, 2019 – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring U.S. rights to Larry Fessenden’s Depraved, his modern Brooklyn-set Frankenstein adaptation. The film stars David Call (The Sinner), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux (Bushwick), Ana Kayne (Another Earth), Chloë Levine, and Addison Timlin (The Town That Dreaded Sundown...
As shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Depraved is expected to receive a release in the Us this fall from IFC Midnight (following its screening at the upcoming Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans).
Check out the full press release with more details below, and in case you missed it, read our recent interview with Fessenden, who discussed the making of Depraved.
Press Release: Cannes - May 14, 2019 – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring U.S. rights to Larry Fessenden’s Depraved, his modern Brooklyn-set Frankenstein adaptation. The film stars David Call (The Sinner), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux (Bushwick), Ana Kayne (Another Earth), Chloë Levine, and Addison Timlin (The Town That Dreaded Sundown...
- 5/14/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In her four-star review, Emily Von Seele called I Trapped the Devil "cerebrally charged psychological horror at its best," and Scream Factory is looking to bring IFC Midnight's Christmas horror movie home well ahead of the holidays with a Blu-ray and DVD release on August 20th.
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped the Devil stars Aj Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell, and Josh Marrott.
No special features for the Blu-ray & DVD have been announced at this time, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on future announcements, and you can check out the official Blu-ray cover art below.
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have a new IFC Midnight title planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD on August 20th!
I Trapped The Devil – Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when...
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped the Devil stars Aj Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell, and Josh Marrott.
No special features for the Blu-ray & DVD have been announced at this time, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on future announcements, and you can check out the official Blu-ray cover art below.
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have a new IFC Midnight title planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD on August 20th!
I Trapped The Devil – Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when...
- 5/8/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Arriving in limited theaters and VOD platforms today is Josh Lobo’s indie debut I Trapped the Devil, Christmas-set psychological horror focuses on a man’s descent into paranoia, after he traps what he believes to be the devil in his basement. In this exclusive clip, A.J. Bowen (You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die, The Signal) has a […]...
- 4/26/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
“I Trapped the Devil” sounds like the title of a sermon or gospel song, but it’s a very literal-minded statement coming from the mouth of a leading character in writer-director Josh Lobo’s debut feature. This being a horror film, there’s a chance he’s even literally correct, rather than simply mad. A mixed-bag frightfest, IFC’s limited theatrical release doesn’t ultimately provide quite enough reward for a slow buildup. But it proves Lobo an able helmer (if one who could probably use a co-writer next time), eking decent atmospherics and good performances within a potentially claustrophobic premise.
In a framing device, two policemen break into a seemingly empty house where something is intangibly amiss. As they’re just about to find out what that is, the film jumps back several hours earlier, when others are arriving at the same house. Matt (Aj Bowen) and wife Karen...
In a framing device, two policemen break into a seemingly empty house where something is intangibly amiss. As they’re just about to find out what that is, the film jumps back several hours earlier, when others are arriving at the same house. Matt (Aj Bowen) and wife Karen...
- 4/26/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Slow burn horror/thrillers require some very specific tools to proceed. Especially when the title is an independent one with limited money and time at its disposal, it’s easier thought of than executed. In the case of this week’s new release I Trapped the Devil, as novel concept ends up ever so slightly underwhelming. Something like this probably needed some stronger acting to keep you invested as the tension builds. Admittedly, the ending is solid, but not quite solid enough to make up for 70 or so minutes that’s come before it. This is far from a bad work, though I can’t bring myself to give it a full on recommendation. The movie is a mix of horror and thriller, told with a vast amount of patience. Set during Christmas, this is a look at a family reunion of sorts gone very wrong. When Matt (Aj Bowen...
- 4/24/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
In her four-star review, Emily Von Seele called I Trapped the Devil "cerebrally charged psychological horror at its best," and ahead of the movie's theatrical and VOD release on April 26th via IFC Midnight, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers.
In our exclusive clip below, you can watch Steve (Scott Poythress) talk to to his brother (Aj Bowen) about the man he's holding against his will in his basement, and the chilling thing he believes he must do next.
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped the Devil stars Aj Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell, and Josh Marrott.
Synopsis: "Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays,...
In our exclusive clip below, you can watch Steve (Scott Poythress) talk to to his brother (Aj Bowen) about the man he's holding against his will in his basement, and the chilling thing he believes he must do next.
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped the Devil stars Aj Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell, and Josh Marrott.
Synopsis: "Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays,...
- 4/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Tragedy struck some time ago and we honestly don’t need to know the details to understand how it’s affected the three characters we’re about to meet. Steve (Scott Poythress) is the one who’s hurting from it and has been ever since. Maybe his brother Matt (Aj Bowen) thought space was needed for him to heal or maybe he was just too unsure about what he could do to help alleviate his pain and/or scared about what doing so entailed, but it’s been awhile since they’ve last seen each other. This is why Matt’s wife Karen (Susan Burke) has dragged him out during Christmas to make certain her brother-in-law wouldn’t be alone. With Steve proving less surprised than inconvenienced upon their impromptu arrival, the gesture might be too late.
Or maybe it’s just in time since writer/director Josh Lobo’s...
Or maybe it’s just in time since writer/director Josh Lobo’s...
- 4/24/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Josh Lobo’s Christmas-themed chiller goes to Signature Entertainment and Raven Banner.
Us sales company Yellow Veil Pictures has licensed upcoming horror feature I Trapped The Devil to Signature Entertainment for the UK and Raven Banner for Canada.
Signature has bought all rights for the UK and Ireland and plans a late autumn release through the company’s FrightFest Presents genre arm. Raven plans a launch to coincide with the film’s Us release through genre distributor IFC Midnight.
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped The Devil stars Aj Bowen, Susan Burke and Scott Poythress in the tale...
Us sales company Yellow Veil Pictures has licensed upcoming horror feature I Trapped The Devil to Signature Entertainment for the UK and Raven Banner for Canada.
Signature has bought all rights for the UK and Ireland and plans a late autumn release through the company’s FrightFest Presents genre arm. Raven plans a launch to coincide with the film’s Us release through genre distributor IFC Midnight.
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped The Devil stars Aj Bowen, Susan Burke and Scott Poythress in the tale...
- 4/16/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
We just got our hands on a few brand new stills for Josh Lobo’s indie debut I Trapped the Devil, which will release in limited theaters and on VOD platforms April 26, 2019. Starring Aj Bowen (You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die, The Signal), Jocelin Donahue (House of the Devil), Chris Sullivan (Stranger Things), Scott Poythress (The Signal), and Susan Burke (Southbound), the Christmas-set psychological horror focuses on […]...
- 4/12/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
"There is something evil locked behind that door!"
I’ve got a trailer here for you to watch for a new Christmas-set horror movie called I Trapped The Devil. The story revolves around a man who descends into paranoia and madness after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement. Things end up taking a very dark, twisted turn when his estranged brother unexpectedly shows up for the holiday.
The movie actually looks like it could be pretty good and worth checking out. In the trailer, the movie is compared to The Twilight Zone. Here’s the synopsis:
Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise:...
I’ve got a trailer here for you to watch for a new Christmas-set horror movie called I Trapped The Devil. The story revolves around a man who descends into paranoia and madness after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement. Things end up taking a very dark, twisted turn when his estranged brother unexpectedly shows up for the holiday.
The movie actually looks like it could be pretty good and worth checking out. In the trailer, the movie is compared to The Twilight Zone. Here’s the synopsis:
Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise:...
- 4/8/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
You expect surprises under the tree around the holidays, but you don't expect the surprise of a man being held against his will in your brother's basement... because he thinks he's Satan. That's the hellish holiday scenario that Matt and his wife, Karen (Susan Burke), walk into in the new horror film I Trapped the Devil, and you can get an idea of what to expect in the official trailer from IFC Midnight.
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped the Devil stars Aj Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell, and Josh Marrott. IFC Midnight will release the film in theaters and VOD on April 26th.
Synopsis: "Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays,...
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped the Devil stars Aj Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell, and Josh Marrott. IFC Midnight will release the film in theaters and VOD on April 26th.
Synopsis: "Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays,...
- 4/5/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"There is something evil locked behind that door!" IFC Midnight has debuted an official trailer for the indie horror thriller I Trapped the Devil, an intriguing horror mystery set during the Holidays. Here's what it's about: a man descends into paranoia after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement, but things take a dark turn when his family (his estranged brother) unexpectedly arrive for the holidays. Is it really Satan? What is truly going on here? "Either way, the stage is set for a true Christmas from hell." This crafty horror stars Aj Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell, and Josh Marrott. This looks cool. Brad Miska of Bloody Disgusting makes a Twilight Zone reference in the quote (on the poster), which makes me even more intrigued. I need to check this out. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Josh Lobo's I Trapped the Devil,...
- 4/4/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Last week, we announced that I Trapped the Devil will be arriving in select theaters and VOD platforms beginning April 26th via IFC Midnight. Now, we have a trailer for the film and it looks like psychological horror of the highest magnitude! Does a seemingly ordinary man actually have Satan locked away in his basement? […] The post It’s a Christmas from Hell in I Trapped The Devil Trailer appeared first on Dread Central.
- 4/4/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
We announced last week that Josh Lobo's debut horror flick I Trapped the Devil is playing at four film festivals down in the States this month before IFC Midnight puts it out in U.S. cinemas and On Demand on April 26th. The trailer was released today. Have a look below. Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in the basement is a man. But not just any man. Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself....
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- 4/3/2019
- Screen Anarchy
IFC Midnight has just released the official trailer for Josh Lobo’s excellent indie debut I Trapped the Devil, which will release in limited theaters and on VOD platforms April 26, 2019. Starring Aj Bowen (You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die, The Signal), Jocelin Donahue (House of the Devil), Chris Sullivan (Stranger Things), Scott Poythress (The Signal), and Susan Burke (Southbound), the Christmas-set psychological horror focuses on a man’s […]...
- 4/3/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The weather may be getting better outside, and you may be feeling inclined to spend more time outdoors, but I’m about to give genre fans more than two dozen reasons why you should stay home during the month of April, as we have an incredible amount of horror and sci-fi films and series events headed to various digital and VOD platforms over the next few weeks.
Things kick off with Jordan Peele’s new run of The Twilight Zone exclusively on the CBS All Access service on April 1st, and then Netflix is summoning up a whole new batch of brand new episodes of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on April 5th. That same week, we have a bunch of films hitting various platforms, including Glass, Pet Graveyard, The Banished, and Terror 5. On April 2nd, we also have a brand new installment of the Blumhouse Into the Dark series...
Things kick off with Jordan Peele’s new run of The Twilight Zone exclusively on the CBS All Access service on April 1st, and then Netflix is summoning up a whole new batch of brand new episodes of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on April 5th. That same week, we have a bunch of films hitting various platforms, including Glass, Pet Graveyard, The Banished, and Terror 5. On April 2nd, we also have a brand new installment of the Blumhouse Into the Dark series...
- 3/31/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
IFC Midnight is always on the forefront of genre acquisitions and they recently picked up I Trapped the Devil (previously known as A Man in the Dark) from writer/director Josh Lobo. Ahead of the April 26th select theater and VOD release date, we have details on upcoming festival screenings and the brand new poster.
Previously: New York, NY – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring U.S. rights to I Trapped The Devil (formerly titled “A Man in the Dark”), written and directed by debut filmmaker Josh Lobo, who also produced alongside Spence Nicholson, Rowan Russell, and Scott Weinberg. The cast includes Chris Sullivan, Jocelin Donahue, Aj Bowen, Susan Burke (Stan Against Evil), and Scott Poythress. IFC Midnight will release the film day and date on April 26, 2019.
It’s the Christmas season, a time of peace and joy with friends and family. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and...
Previously: New York, NY – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring U.S. rights to I Trapped The Devil (formerly titled “A Man in the Dark”), written and directed by debut filmmaker Josh Lobo, who also produced alongside Spence Nicholson, Rowan Russell, and Scott Weinberg. The cast includes Chris Sullivan, Jocelin Donahue, Aj Bowen, Susan Burke (Stan Against Evil), and Scott Poythress. IFC Midnight will release the film day and date on April 26, 2019.
It’s the Christmas season, a time of peace and joy with friends and family. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and...
- 3/29/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
I Trapped the Devil is the debut feature of director Josh Lobo. Previously titled A Man in the Dark, this is a film from Yellow Veil Pictures, set to release via IFC Films. Set during Christmas, a family reunites for the holiday. But, one of the family members has a kidnap victim in the basement and this victim might just be the devil himself! I Trapped the Devil stars: Aj Bowen (You're Next), Chris Sullivan ("Stranger Things"), Jocelin Donahue (House of the Devil), Scott Poythress and Susan Burke. This indie horror title will release this April. I Trapped the Devil is set for a film festival run. This title is expected to show at the following cinema extravaganzas: the Chattanooga Film Festival, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, Motor City Nightmares and Phoenix Film Festival. Following this run, this title will show in several other theatres, while simultaneously moving to Digital platforms on April 26th.
- 3/29/2019
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
When our friends at Yellow Veil Pictures announced their arrival last Summer they already had Josh Lobo's debut feature film I Trapped The Devil on their sales slate. Back then we knew it as A Man In The Dark but it has since donned that fancy new moniker, I Trapped the Devil. Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Aj Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in the basement is a man. But not just any man. Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil...
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- 3/29/2019
- Screen Anarchy
IFC Midnight has shared with Bloody an exclusive look at the poster art for Josh Lobo’s excellent indie I Trapped the Devil, which will release in limited theaters and on VOD platforms April 26, 2019. Starring Aj Bowen (You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die, The Signal), Jocelin Donahue (House of the Devil), Chris Sullivan (Stranger Things), Scott Poythress (The Signal), and Susan Burke (Southbound), the Christmas-set psychological horror […]...
- 3/28/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The post-apocalypse can be a lonely place, especially when you think you might be the only human left alive. Following its world premiere at Fantastic Fest last year (read Heather Wixson's interview with writer/director A.T. White here), Starfish (starring Virginia Gardner from 2018's Halloween) will be released in select theaters this March and April ahead of its Digital and VOD release on May 28th from Yellow Veil Pictures and The Orchard, and you can now watch the cosmic horror film's mind-bending trailer.
Press Release: Yellow Veil Pictures and 1091 Media's The Orchard have released the first trailer for upcoming cosmic horror Starfish, featuring a dazzling lead performance from Virginia Gardner. The film begins it’s theatrical roadshow tour starting in NYC on March 13 with a rollout in other cities through late April, followed by the Digital/VOD release May 28. Full list of theatrical dates can be found below.
Press Release: Yellow Veil Pictures and 1091 Media's The Orchard have released the first trailer for upcoming cosmic horror Starfish, featuring a dazzling lead performance from Virginia Gardner. The film begins it’s theatrical roadshow tour starting in NYC on March 13 with a rollout in other cities through late April, followed by the Digital/VOD release May 28. Full list of theatrical dates can be found below.
- 2/14/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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