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After Being Mysteriously Pulled, the ‘Countdown’ App That “Predicts When You’ll Die” Has Returned
What if an app could tell you how long you’ve got left before you die? That’s the premise behind Justin Dec‘s new horror film Countdown, which STXfilms will release on October 25.
The titular “Countdown” app was of course made up for the movie, but after seeing the trailer, UK-based horror fan Ryan Boyling was inspired to actually create the app for real.
Like in the film, the app will provide a (fictional!) date and time of death.
The app quickly shot to the top of Apple’s app store with millions of downloads, but then it mysteriously vanished shortly after we published an article about it. Spooky…
But it’s now live once more, available through the App Store and Google Play!
You can also check out a new clip from the movie below.
In Countdown, “When a young nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and death closing in, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.”
Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne and Peter Facinelli also star.
Fangoria Studios and Panick Studios are turning horror comic Black Diamond into a film, and Variety reports that Ernest Dickerson (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight) will direct.
Black Diamond comic book creator Brendan Columbus will write the screenplay.
Black Diamond follows Owen and Victoria Welch on a family ski trip that spirals into a nightmare. When their son is abducted by a mysterious cult, the couple is pushed to the brink and faced with a soul-crushing ultimatum: sacrifice another child or lose their own forever.
The comic book series from Panick Entertainment is described as a “chilling folk horror thriller blending Hitchcockian psychological tension with the dread of The Wicker Man.”
“Black Diamond was my attempt to put everything I love about thrillers on the page,” Columbus tells Variety. “I want to make sure it feels like you physically can’t leave the theater or else you’ll miss the next twist or turn. With his masterful cinematic eye and his great story sense, Ernest is going to scare the hell out of everyone with this one.”
“Black Diamond immediately grabbed me because its horror is rooted in impossible human choices,” says Dickerson. “It taps into parental fear, morality, isolation, and survival in a way that is so unsettling and emotionally real. That combination will make for a very suspenseful and exciting cinematic experience.”
Ernest Dickerson is directing and executive producing the feature film. Black Diamond will notably be Ernest Dickerson’s first feature film as director since Double Play in 2017, though he has in more recent years been directing for an impressive string of television shows including “The Man in the High Castle,” “The Purge,” “Raised by Wolves,” “Bosch,” and “DMZ.”
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