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Shudder Acquires Sundance Titles ‘Scare Me’ and ‘La Llorona’

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Shudder is getting to work early having already acquired rights in North America, the UK and Ireland to a pair of Sundance titles, Scare Me and La Llorona, reports Deadline.

Scare Me, written and directed by Josh Ruben in his feature debut, is a comedic thriller that will have its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section.

It revolves around two strangers who tell scary stories during a power outage in the Catskills. The more Fred (Ruben) and Fanny (Aya Cash) commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.

Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona had its world premiere in the Venice Days sidebar at the Venice Film Festival and then played Toronto.

The plot delves into magical realism as it follows Enrique, a retired general who oversaw the Mayan genocide and is haunted by his devastating crimes.

The pic reimagines the iconic Latin American fable as an urgent metaphor of Guatemala’s recent history.

María Mercedes Coroy and Mara Teln appear in La Llorona by Jayro Bustamante.

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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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