Finnish director Marika Harjusaari makes her feature debut with the female-centered, 19th-century-set horror “The Mire,” which follows a woman who must use her mysterious powers to save a Finnish village from a malevolent spirit. The film will be presented this week as part of a showcase of upcoming Finnish titles at the Finnish Film Affair.
Written by Ilona Ahti, the screenwriter behind Alli Haapasalo’s 2022 Sundance Audience Award winner “Girl Picture,” and produced by Mika Ritalahti (Silva Mysterium Oy), also in Park City last year with Hanna Bergholm’s Midnight selection “Hatching,” “The Mire” centers on an outcast midwife who harbors a terrible secret: She leaves unwanted newborns in a nearby swamp.
After falling in love with a young priest, she tries to leave her dark past behind. But when a strange woodland spirit arrives in the village, causing a series of unexplained disappearances, Iiris must use a powerful force...
Written by Ilona Ahti, the screenwriter behind Alli Haapasalo’s 2022 Sundance Audience Award winner “Girl Picture,” and produced by Mika Ritalahti (Silva Mysterium Oy), also in Park City last year with Hanna Bergholm’s Midnight selection “Hatching,” “The Mire” centers on an outcast midwife who harbors a terrible secret: She leaves unwanted newborns in a nearby swamp.
After falling in love with a young priest, she tries to leave her dark past behind. But when a strange woodland spirit arrives in the village, causing a series of unexplained disappearances, Iiris must use a powerful force...
- 9/19/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Creepy, homicidal children have long been a staple of the horror genre. This week brings the release of brand new movie Children of the Corn, the eleventh entry in the long-running franchise. It comes on the heels of Homebound arriving on Screambox and the release of Roxanne Benjamin’s new movie There’s Something Wrong with the Children on VOD outlets.
Kids are always terrifying. This week’s streaming picks highlight just how unsettling they can be; there’s nothing sweet about these little homicidal maniacs.
As always, here’s where you can watch them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
The Good Son – Starz
Anyone familiar with Home Alone’s Kevin McCallister and his ruthless handling of home intruders likely won’t find it difficult to buy Macaulay Culkin’s villainous turn in this psychological horror movie. But Culkin turns up the terror here in a compelling way.
Kids are always terrifying. This week’s streaming picks highlight just how unsettling they can be; there’s nothing sweet about these little homicidal maniacs.
As always, here’s where you can watch them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
The Good Son – Starz
Anyone familiar with Home Alone’s Kevin McCallister and his ruthless handling of home intruders likely won’t find it difficult to buy Macaulay Culkin’s villainous turn in this psychological horror movie. But Culkin turns up the terror here in a compelling way.
- 2/27/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The kids aren’t ok in Sebastian Godwin’s domestic thriller Homebound, which is now streaming on Bloody Disgusting’s Screambox.
Homebound follows “Holly (Aisling Loftus), a young woman who travels with her new husband (Tom Goodman-Hill) to meet his estranged family, only to find his ex-wife is missing and the children behaving in strange ways.”
Meagan Navarro reviewed the film out of Fantastic Fest, writing that “Homebound is a slight but tension-filled domestic thriller.”
She adds: “Through its mood-driven atmosphere, performances, and scant runtime, Homebound never overstays its welcome.”
This month’s Screambox titles include two classic Warner Bros. titles, an extremely rare Bollywood remake of Wes Craven’s Scream, and two brand new Screambox Originals. Get all the deets here.
Newly added Screambox titles also include Dawning, Signal 100, In Dreams, and Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow as well as Warner Bros. classics Killer Party and Body Snatchers!
Homebound follows “Holly (Aisling Loftus), a young woman who travels with her new husband (Tom Goodman-Hill) to meet his estranged family, only to find his ex-wife is missing and the children behaving in strange ways.”
Meagan Navarro reviewed the film out of Fantastic Fest, writing that “Homebound is a slight but tension-filled domestic thriller.”
She adds: “Through its mood-driven atmosphere, performances, and scant runtime, Homebound never overstays its welcome.”
This month’s Screambox titles include two classic Warner Bros. titles, an extremely rare Bollywood remake of Wes Craven’s Scream, and two brand new Screambox Originals. Get all the deets here.
Newly added Screambox titles also include Dawning, Signal 100, In Dreams, and Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow as well as Warner Bros. classics Killer Party and Body Snatchers!
- 2/10/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of the most important Korean filmmakers in the 1960s and 70s, Lee Man-hee established his reputation as a master of genre cinema, at a time the industry had yet to embrace horrors and thrillers, which have since become staples of the local film scene. Born in 1931 as the youngest of eight children, Lee took part in the Korean War as a codebreaker before entering the film industry in 1956, working as an assistant director for filmmakers such as Ahn Jong-hwa, Park Gu and Kim Myeong-je. He debuted as a filmmaker in his own right with “Kaleidoscope” in 1961, which featured the famous actor Kim Seung-ho. His third film, “Call 112” (1962) brought Le commercial success and his next task was to revolutionise Korea’s genre scene, notably with the horror “The Devil’s Stairway” and the film noir ” Black Hair”, both in 1964. Not one to stick to one formula, Lee also made a mark as an artistic filmmaker,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Homebound Review — Homebound (2021) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Sebastian Godwin and starring Tom Goodman-Hill, Aisling Loftus, Raffiella Chapman, Hattie Gotobed and Lukas Rolfe. Sebastian Godwin’s new horror picture, Homebound, saves a lot of its energy for the last scenes of the film. This picture spends a lot of time on [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Homebound (2021): A Horror Film That is Certainly Terrifying Despite its Flaws...
Continue reading: Film Review: Homebound (2021): A Horror Film That is Certainly Terrifying Despite its Flaws...
- 5/22/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Movies don’t need to contain oozing blood and gore to be considered horror fare. Psychological horror is a subgenre which can be quite effective at causing terror. Writer/director Sebastian Godwin’s first feature film Homebound is a good example of psychological horror that mostly relies on actors’ reactions to events, which take place off-screen, to scare the audience.
Homebound follows Holly, played by Aisling Loftus (A Discovery of Witches), and Richard, played by Tom Goodman-Hill, newlyweds traveling to the country to meet Richard’s family for the first time. Holly is concerned when they arrive to an empty house, but Richard shrugs it off. Apparently, it’s normal for his ex-wife Nina to refuse to talk to him, but at least she sent him a text apologizing for not being there. Eventually, Richard’s children show up one by one and none of them seem particularly happy to see their father.
Homebound follows Holly, played by Aisling Loftus (A Discovery of Witches), and Richard, played by Tom Goodman-Hill, newlyweds traveling to the country to meet Richard’s family for the first time. Holly is concerned when they arrive to an empty house, but Richard shrugs it off. Apparently, it’s normal for his ex-wife Nina to refuse to talk to him, but at least she sent him a text apologizing for not being there. Eventually, Richard’s children show up one by one and none of them seem particularly happy to see their father.
- 5/10/2022
- by Michelle Swope
- DailyDead
Exclusive: AMC’s genre streamer Shudder has picked up Northern Irish folk horror Mandrake, which debuted earlier this year at FrightFest Glasgow.
In a deal with Blue Finch Films, Shudder picked up exclusive rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Pic follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.
Scottish BAFTA-winner Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning) plays Cathy, and Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal) stars as ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw. Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast) and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry) round out the cast.
The project marks the directorial debut from Lynne Davison and is produced by Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and...
In a deal with Blue Finch Films, Shudder picked up exclusive rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Pic follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.
Scottish BAFTA-winner Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning) plays Cathy, and Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal) stars as ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw. Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast) and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry) round out the cast.
The project marks the directorial debut from Lynne Davison and is produced by Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and...
- 5/6/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
A newlywed is forced to fight for her life when she discovers her husband's children are harboring some sinister secrets in the official trailer for Homebound, coming to select theaters and On Demand on May 13th via Brainstorm Media.
Written and directed by Sebastian Godwin, Homebound stars Aisling Loftus, Tom Goodman-Hill, Hattie Gotobed, Raffiella Chapman, and Lukas Rolfe.
You can check out the trailer for Homebound below, and go Here to catch up on our Indie Horror Month 2022 features!
Synopsis: A twisted psychological thriller, Homebound follows Holly (Aisling Loftus), a young woman who travels with her new husband (Tom Goodman-Hill) to meet his estranged family, only to find his ex-wife is missing and the children behaving in strange ways.
The post Indie Horror Month 2022: Watch the Trailer for Homebound appeared first on Daily Dead.
Written and directed by Sebastian Godwin, Homebound stars Aisling Loftus, Tom Goodman-Hill, Hattie Gotobed, Raffiella Chapman, and Lukas Rolfe.
You can check out the trailer for Homebound below, and go Here to catch up on our Indie Horror Month 2022 features!
Synopsis: A twisted psychological thriller, Homebound follows Holly (Aisling Loftus), a young woman who travels with her new husband (Tom Goodman-Hill) to meet his estranged family, only to find his ex-wife is missing and the children behaving in strange ways.
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- 4/7/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Homebound Trailer — Sebastian Godwin‘s Homebound (2022) movie trailer has been released by Brainstorm Media. The Homebound trailer stars Aisling Loftus, Tom Goodman-Hill, Raffiella Chapman, Hattie Gotobed, and Lukas Rolfe.. Crew Sebastian Godwin wrote the screenplay for Homebound. Jeremy Warmsley created the music for the film. Sergi Vilanova Claudín crafted the cinematography for the film. Plot Synopsis Homebound‘s [...]
Continue reading: Homebound (2021) Movie Trailer: The Children of Aisling Loftus’ Fiancé are Creepy & Unsettling in Sebastian Godwin’s Horror Film...
Continue reading: Homebound (2021) Movie Trailer: The Children of Aisling Loftus’ Fiancé are Creepy & Unsettling in Sebastian Godwin’s Horror Film...
- 4/7/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"Under your skin, insidious horror." This looks creepy! Brainstorm Media has unveiled an official trailer for Godwin's Homebound, which first premiered at Fantastic Fest and Beyond Fest last year. "The kids aren't ok in Sebastian Godwin’s domestic thriller Homebound." Holly travels with her new fiance Richard to meet his estranged family in the English countryside, only to find his ex-wife is missing and the children behaving in strange ways. It looks especially creepy and unsettling, with reviews calling it "a slight but tension-filled domestic thriller." The indie horror stars Aisling Loftus as Holly, with Tom Goodman-Hill, Raffiella Chapman, Hattie Gotobed, and Lukas Rolfe. Oh those crazy kids. This looks unexpectedly good, with a few seriously unsettling moments with the kids seemingly leading to an intense showdown. It's worth a look. Here's the official trailer (+ two posters) for Sebastian Godwin's Homebound, direct from YouTube: Holly is (Aisling Loftus) excited...
- 4/6/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The kids aren’t ok in Sebastian Godwin’s domestic thriller Homebound. We have the brand-new trailer and poster, which teases some of the psychological thrills in store. Brainstorm Media is releasing the film in select theaters and On Demand on May 13, 2022. Homebound follows “Holly (Aisling Loftus), a young woman who travels with her new […]
The post Something Is Wrong With the Children in ‘Homebound’ Exclusive Trailer and Poster Reveal appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
The post Something Is Wrong With the Children in ‘Homebound’ Exclusive Trailer and Poster Reveal appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
- 4/6/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Homebound is a dark, compelling thriller that keeps the audience feeling uneasy throughout. To mark its release we had the pleasure of speaking to one of its stars, Raffiella Chapman (Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children), who was just ten years of age when shooting this production. Needless to say we asked what that experience was like, and just how much she was privy to at the time, in terms of providing context and understanding for her performance, given the dark themes at play.
We also discuss her career aspirations, and whether she wishes to pursue acting as she grows older. Thankfully, given her impressive performances to date, it seems she much intends to. On that note, we look ahead to a very exciting role, her first lead no less, in Vespers – as she tells us a little about that project too.
Watch the full interview with Raffiella here:...
We also discuss her career aspirations, and whether she wishes to pursue acting as she grows older. Thankfully, given her impressive performances to date, it seems she much intends to. On that note, we look ahead to a very exciting role, her first lead no less, in Vespers – as she tells us a little about that project too.
Watch the full interview with Raffiella here:...
- 4/4/2022
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office for the fourth weekend in a row with £1.66 million ($2.1 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. The film now has a total of £35.6 million.
Dreamz Entertainment release “Rrr,” directed by S.S. Rajamouli and starring Ntr Jr, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt, released wide in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages, and debuted in second position with £650,204.
Universal release, Michael Bay’s “Ambulance,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González, debuted in third place with £521,049.
In fourth position, Sony’s “Uncharted” collected £349,457 and now has a total of £23.2 million after seven weekends.
Rounding off the top five was Warner Bros.’ “The Nan Movie” with £289,731 and now has £1.1 million after two weekends.
EOne’s “The Phantom of the Open” took £218,626 in sixth place in its second weekend and has a total of £1.06 million.
Mubi release,...
Dreamz Entertainment release “Rrr,” directed by S.S. Rajamouli and starring Ntr Jr, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt, released wide in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages, and debuted in second position with £650,204.
Universal release, Michael Bay’s “Ambulance,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González, debuted in third place with £521,049.
In fourth position, Sony’s “Uncharted” collected £349,457 and now has a total of £23.2 million after seven weekends.
Rounding off the top five was Warner Bros.’ “The Nan Movie” with £289,731 and now has £1.1 million after two weekends.
EOne’s “The Phantom of the Open” took £218,626 in sixth place in its second weekend and has a total of £1.06 million.
Mubi release,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
This feature debut draws on spooky genre tropes but fails to develop its plot and atmosphere
Just like in many horror films that have come before, a trip to the countryside goes terribly awry in Sebastian Godwin’s feature debut. Taken to an imposing mansion on isolated land, Holly (Aisling Loftus) is nervous about meeting the mother and the children of her new husband Richard (Tom Goodman-Hill). To make matters worse, on their arrival Richard’s estranged ex-wife is nowhere to be found on the sprawling property. Meanwhile, the children begin to behave strangely: locked doors and the eerie rustling of trees hint at a frightening secret to which only the children have the key.
There is nothing wrong with reviving well-worn genre tropes, and Homebound’s setting does vaguely recall the pleasures of spooky British TV classics such as The Owl Service. Still, as the plot is fairly simple,...
Just like in many horror films that have come before, a trip to the countryside goes terribly awry in Sebastian Godwin’s feature debut. Taken to an imposing mansion on isolated land, Holly (Aisling Loftus) is nervous about meeting the mother and the children of her new husband Richard (Tom Goodman-Hill). To make matters worse, on their arrival Richard’s estranged ex-wife is nowhere to be found on the sprawling property. Meanwhile, the children begin to behave strangely: locked doors and the eerie rustling of trees hint at a frightening secret to which only the children have the key.
There is nothing wrong with reviving well-worn genre tropes, and Homebound’s setting does vaguely recall the pleasures of spooky British TV classics such as The Owl Service. Still, as the plot is fairly simple,...
- 3/28/2022
- by Phuong Le
- The Guardian - Film News
Meeting your significant other’s family for the first time is a social scenario ripe for mining anxiety and dread. Writer/Director Sebastian Godwin takes the familiar setup and packs it full of unsettling atmosphere and psychological tension. The small-scale domestic thriller may not forge new ground or offer a lot to chew on, but Homebound does keep you firmly in […]...
- 10/8/2021
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Holly’s excited to finally meet fiancé Richard’s three children for the first time at a birthday celebration for his youngest. Taking place at his ex-wife’s secluded home in the English countryside, Holly is nervous at the proposition of being a stepmom and eager to make a good impression on the children and his ex. However, when they arrive, circumstances are far from ideal. Sebastian Godwin’s directorial debut, Homebound, made quite the impression on its world premiere at Fantastic Fest this past weekend. Riding that wave of euphoria the BBC have passed along an exclusive clip to share with you this morning. In the clip brother and sister, Lucia and Ralph, quitely make their way upstairs and listen in on their father ruminates about...
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- 9/29/2021
- Screen Anarchy
I kicked off Fantastic Fest 2021 with a little family thriller called Homebound. It’s a character-driven piece that is an exercise in both tension and dread. If there is one thing that I have learned from horror movies over the past few years, it’s that you don’t have to travel far from home to find something disturbing and unsettling. The people you know and are connected with can sometimes be even more terrifying than the monster lurking under your bed.
Holly (Aisling Loftus) is both excited and nervous at the prospect of meeting her fiancé's children. As she and Richard (Tom Goodman-Hill) drive to his ex-wife’s secluded estate in rural England, she puts the finishing touches on wrapping a birthday gift for his youngest daughter Anna (Rafiella Chapman). The pair have been invited out to spend some time with the family, including Richard’s ex, Nina, and...
Holly (Aisling Loftus) is both excited and nervous at the prospect of meeting her fiancé's children. As she and Richard (Tom Goodman-Hill) drive to his ex-wife’s secluded estate in rural England, she puts the finishing touches on wrapping a birthday gift for his youngest daughter Anna (Rafiella Chapman). The pair have been invited out to spend some time with the family, including Richard’s ex, Nina, and...
- 9/26/2021
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Kaleidoscope picks up Justin Edgar-directed movie.
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment (Khe) has taken all UK rights to writer-director Justin Edgar’s thriller The Marker and plan to release across all formats later in the year.
The dark thriller charts the story of a criminal who seeks redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed.
Cast includes Frederick Schmidt (Starred Up), Ana Uluru (Inferno) and John Hannah (The Mummy).
Supporting cast includes Cosmo Jarvis (Lady Macbeth), Struan Rodger (Kill List), Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), Lara Peake (How to Talk to Girls at Parties), Ian Sharp (Pleasure Island...
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment (Khe) has taken all UK rights to writer-director Justin Edgar’s thriller The Marker and plan to release across all formats later in the year.
The dark thriller charts the story of a criminal who seeks redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed.
Cast includes Frederick Schmidt (Starred Up), Ana Uluru (Inferno) and John Hannah (The Mummy).
Supporting cast includes Cosmo Jarvis (Lady Macbeth), Struan Rodger (Kill List), Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), Lara Peake (How to Talk to Girls at Parties), Ian Sharp (Pleasure Island...
- 6/21/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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