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‘Somnium’ Trailer – Chloe Levine’s Dreams Come True in Sci-Fi Horror Film
Somnium will make your wildest dreams come true, but the side effects could be deadly.
The sci-fi horror film will be released theatrically in Los Angeles on August 29 and in New York City on September 6 before hitting VOD on September 9 via Yellow Veil Pictures.
For UK and Ireland viewers, it will be available on VOD on September 8 via Lightbulb Film Distribution.
After a painful breakup, small-town girl Gemma moves to Los Angeles with the hopes of making it big. To get on her feet, she takes a job working the overnight shift at Somnium – a mysterious, experimental sleep clinic where dreams are made real.
Meanwhile, Gemma throws herself into the cutthroat world of Hollywood auditions. But as the pressure to succeed mounts, she begins to experience strange and unsettling phenomena, and soon finds herself trapped in a nightmarish spiral as she discovers a darkness lurking within the clinic walls.
Somnium marks the feature debut of writer-director Racheal Cain. Fallowing a successful crowdfunding campaign, the flashback scenes were shot in Georgia in 2018, while the present day scenes were filmed in Lost Angeles in 2021 and 2022.
Chloë Levine (“The OA”) stars with Will Peltz (Unfriended), Peter Vack (“Mozart in the Jungle”), Grace Van Dien (“Stranger Things”), Draya Michele (“Basketball Wives LA”), and Johnathon Schaech (Quarantine).
“I couldn’t have dreamt Somnium would end up in theaters just a few miles from where I started writing it all those years ago,” said Cain. “This film has clawed its way into existence over the last decade and I can only hope viewers find it was worth the wait.”
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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