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Indican Pictures has just shared with us the trailer and first imagery from Jonathan Zuck’s Within the Darkness, which follows several ghost hunters in search of fame and fortune who instead raise a demon. The timing of the release is interesting – April 3, 2018, just ten days before Universal Pictures’ Truth or Dare.

The timing is of importance because both films share a similarity, the special effects. Yes, they both have antagonists with tweaked and exaggerated facial expressions. This becomes a “chicken or the egg” conundrum, one that I won’t even pretend to know the answer to. Who did it first? Did one copy from the other? Did they both have the same effects crew? Is it a coincidence? I have no idea, but the effect is cool.

While the effects are similar, the stories are completely different.  The trailer for Within the Darkness shows several paranormal non-believers at a seance. Once the ritual gets under way, demons are summoned into an abode. Now, a ghoul is reaching out to everyone from the ceremony, while drawing them down into the pits of Hell.

The film stars Tonya Kay (“Criminal Minds”), John C. Bailey (Clowns, 2014), Shanna Forrestall (The Last Exorcism), and Cheyenne Phillips (The Sandman).

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Gateway Horror Classic ‘The Gate’ Returns to Life With Blu-ray SteelBook in May

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One of my personal favorite horror movies of all time, 1987’s gateway horror classic The Gate is opening back up on May 14 with a brand new Blu-ray SteelBook release from Lionsgate!

The new release will feature fresh SteelBook artwork from Vance Kelly, seen below.

Special Features, all of which were previously released, include…

  • Audio Commentaries
    • Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook
    • Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere, and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor
  • Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview
  • Featurettes:
    • The Gate: Unlocked
    • Minion Maker
    • From Hell It Came
    • The Workman Speaks!
    • Made in Canada
    • From Hell: The Creatures & Demons of The Gate
    • The Gatekeepers
    • Vintage Featurette: Making of The Gate
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spot
  • Storyboard Gallery
  • Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery

When best friends Glen (Stephen Dorff) and Terry (Louis Tripp) stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate — an underground chamber of terrifying demonic evil. The teenagers soon understand what evil they’ve released as they are overcome with an assortment of horrific experiences. With fiendish followers invading suburbia, it’s now up to the kids to discover the secret that can lock The Gate forever . . . if it’s not too late.

If you’ve never seen The Gate, it’s now streaming on Prime Video and Tubi.

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