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[Bloody Disgusting Selects] Swedish Slasher ‘Blood Runs Cold’ Acquired!
Sweden is slowly becoming a cesspool for horror bringing us awesome genre flicks like Let the Right One In and Frostbiten. The latest deep freeze horror comes out of the ongoing Film 4 FrightFest as Bloody Disgusting Selects has acquired North American rights to Blood Runs Cold for DVD and VOD release!
Directed by Sonny Laguna, the film portrays an artist looking to get away from her stressful life who rents a house in her hometown in the Swedish countryside, only to find out it is not as empty as she assumed. It stars Hanna Oldenburg, , Patrick Saxe, Andreas Rylander, Elin Hugoson, and Ralf Beck.
Shot outside Stokholm in subzero temperatures in the winter of 2010 , the film premieres at the Film 4 FrightFest in London August 25th-29th, and made its sales premiere at this years’ Cannes market.
Watch the international trailer inside!
Hollywood is serious about landing the next Backrooms. Hot on the heels of a Siren Head feature announcement, Deadline reports that a new movie based on viral YouTube series The Mandela Catalogue is in development.
It also has some Hollywood heavy hitters behind it.
Amblin Entertainment’s Steven Spielberg, United Artists’ Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), and Amazon MGM Studios are set to produce, emerging victorious after a highly competitive 11-studio bidding war.
Launched in 2021, the YouTube series is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin which is “invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. The Alternates are led by a false depiction of the Archangel Gabriel and their aim is to wipe out the human race by psychologically torturing them to the point of suicide. The Alternates are known for manipulating AV media, TVs, computers and GPS systems.”
The movie will be directed by the series’ creator, Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton.
The Mandela Catalogue has racked up an impressive 100 million views across its official episodes alone, solidifying it as one of the largest original analog horror franchises on YouTube.
Spielberg and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside Aaron B. Koontz for Paper Street Pictures and Stuber and Nick Nesbitt for United Artists. Kister and Clifton are also producing. Annie McCreery will oversee the project for United Artists. Maria Fortese will oversee for Amblin.
Get acquainted with The Mangela Catalogue below while we wait to learn more.