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Epic Pictures Acquires ‘Sacrifice’, ‘Uncle Peckerhead’, and ‘La Casa’ Ahead of Cannes

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Epic Pictures and its horror brand Dread have acquired global rights to a trio of genre movies ahead of next week’s Cannes virtual Marché, reports Deadline who shares details on all three.

Andy Collier and Toor Mian’s (Charismata) horror flick Sacrifice, co-starring Barbara Crampton, is set on a Norwegian island and follows a man and his pregnant wife who return to his birthplace to deal with an unexpected inheritance after the death of his mother.

The horror-comedy Uncle Peckerhead, written and directed by Matthew John Lawrence, chronicles punk rock band Duh on their first tour. When the group receives a hand from a drifter, they discover he is a cursed, man-eating hillbilly. The film premiered at Panic Fest in Kansas City earlier this year, where it was named among the ‘Best of the Fest’. The pic will be released in U.S. theaters on August 7, 2020, via Epic’s distribution arm.

Lastly comes La Casa, a Spanish-language horror from Chilean writer-director Jorge Olguín, which takes place in 1986 during Chile’s military dictatorship. When a police officer is summoned to investigate suspicious people inside a house, he finds himself trapped, trying to escape from violent paranormal events. It debuted at the 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival.

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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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