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‘The Outwaters’ Trailer – See One of the Scariest Movies of the Year in Theaters February 9th!
If you’re like me and want more unapologetic and brutal horror we’ve got you covered with The Outwaters, a throwback to the early days of the found-footage genre that is “the most effective use of the found footage format since The Blair Witch Project” (@DanScully).
Collider is the first to share the trailer and announce that Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting will be releasing Robbie Banfitch‘s frightening The Outwaters in theaters beginning February 9th. Ticket links are forthcoming.
The buzz around the film has been growing steadily since its successful festival run and culminated when its teaser trailer was shown ahead of Terrifier 2, which was also distributed by Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting, this past October.
Following its theatrical run, The Outwaters will land exclusively on our horror streaming service as a SCREAMBOX Original.
“The Outwaters takes viewers off the beaten path and into their own nightmares.
“The film plays out over three memory cards found in a sun-drenched section of the Mojave Desert. The footage within is that of a foursome, who set out to make a music video while camping, led by a charismatic LA filmmaker. Their trip starts out uneventful, though their peace is occasionally disrupted by unexplained sounds, vibrations, and unnatural animal behavior. Then one night everything changes, sending the foursome on a mind-bending trip through terror.”
The chaotic and disorienting feature was called “a rare gift in horror” and “something [viewers] haven’t seen before” by Nightmarish Conjurings and described as “a straight-up descent into insanity” by Nightmare on Film Street.
Our very own Meagan Navarro called it “a singular, experimental descent into depravity and gory chaos.” You have to read her review.
Here’s a look at the official theatrical trailer that perfectly reflects the film as it turns from hauntingly beautiful into a chaotic nightmare.
During its festival run, the film took home the Jury Prize for Best Feature at the Unnamed Footage Festival and won Best Feature at The Dead of the Night Film Festival. The film also received rave reviews at these festivals, in addition to Panic Fest, The New Jersey Film Festival, Irish Film Institute Horrorthon and the Chattanooga Film Festival, placing The Outwaters at the top of horror fans must watch lists.
“It’s been a longtime dream to make a ‘scary movie’,” said Banfitch. “I’m grateful that people will have a chance to watch The Outwaters on the silver screen. Because we need that. All of us. Somehow, terror feels good in a place like this.”
The Outwaters stars Banfitch, Angela Basolis, Michelle May, Scott Schamell and Leslie Ann Banfitch and features original music by Salem Belladonna. The film was produced by Beau J. Genot and Banfitch with Robert Abramoff serving as the executive producer.
We all die in the dark…
The Evil Dead franchise is alive and well these days, with brand new installment Evil Dead Burn arriving in theaters this summer and Evil Dead Wrath already set for release in 2028.
But one person you shouldn’t expect to see in either movie is Bruce Campbell, who made it clear back when “Ash vs. Evil Dead” was cancelled that his days of playing Evil Dead hero Ash Williams are very much over. Sure, he made a very small vocal cameo in Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise, but Campbell is still sticking to his vow of being retired from playing Ash.
In a new chat with Detroit Free Press, Bruce Campbell again makes it clear that he’s moved on from Ash Williams and the Evil Dead franchise has moved on from Bruce Campbell.
Campbell explains, “We’ve done three things: We moved away from the cabin, we’ve moved away from Sam Raimi, we’ve moved away from Ash and Bruce Campbell.”
“Thankfully, Evil Dead Rise made the most of any money we’ve made from any Evil Dead, so far, and it validated the fact that we can get away from those main elements,” Campbell continues. “You’ve got to find a new audience, because the original Evil Dead fans, you get some of them, you’re not going to get all of them, because they like those original elements.”
“They’re Hollywood, they’re studio movies now,” Campbell says of the franchise today. “They’re not indie movies anymore. And that’s where I found that my use has just phased out.”
Bruce Campbell’s hands-on involvement with the Evil Dead movies has come to an end both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Campbell told Forbes this year, “We had a meeting a couple of years ago and the French director of Evil Dead Burn was there to experience his first script development meeting. He turned in a 10-page treatment to say, “Here’s my rough idea. Here’s what I’m thinking, A to Z’ and I think he got 20 pages of notes back.”
“That’s when I said to myself, ‘You guys got this. I think you guys got this.’ I got tired of arguing points with someone who’s 26 years old about story and structure, and all that sort of stuff, and what matters and what doesn’t,” Campbell explained. “So, I just found out it’s way better to just step back. I’m partners with the guys. Nothing else has changed. I just told them, ‘Guys. I’m actually doing my own thing now, and it takes a lot of time and attention. If I can get fewer emails for approvals not clogging my timeline, that’s good for me at this point.'”
Up next from Bruce Campbell? He directed and stars in the indie comedy Ernie & Emma, which follows a pear salesman who embarks on a journey following the death of his wife.
After 25 years as an executive secretary, Emma leaves behind a detailed list of instructions regarding her ashes, which leads Ernie on a series of challenging and reflective escapades.
Campbell is hitting the road with Ernie & Emma. Follow him on Twitter for updates.
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