Back in March we told you that IFC Midnight acquired U.S. rights to Pontypool director Bruce McDonald’s Hellions (read our review), which made its world premiere in the “Park City at Midnight” section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Just ahead of the Cannes market, Bloody Disgusting landed the international sales trailer that, you should be warned, is insanely SPOILER HEAVY. You can safely watch most of it, because the trailer is pretty dope, but don’t let yourself catch the final seconds or you’ll regret it. With that said, the promise of a new Halloween horror classic looks within our grasps, even if the reviews haven’t been all too promising. I absolutely loved what I saw. Seriously, watch the below footage and tell me you’re not excited?
“Hellions takes place on Halloween night in the town of Waterford, the so-called Pumpkin Capital of the World. Hidden among the trick-or-treaters, a group of masked demonic beings roam the town and come upon Dora, a teenager home alone for the night. Cut off from the outside world and under siege in her isolated home, Dora will need to defend both her body and soul from the relentless evil beings known as hellions.”
The film, with a screenplay by Pascal Trottier, stars Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter DaCunha and Luke Bilyk. The film was produced by Frank Siracusa and Paul Lenart.
This is the third Sundance “Midnight” title acquired by IFC Midnight this year, coming on the heels of the company’s acquisition of Corin Hardy’s modern horror fable The Hallow (review) and JM Cravioto’s gritty revenge thriller Bound to Vengeance (review).