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Exclusive ‘Apostle’ Clip Prepares for a Lobotomy [Netflix]
The director of The Raid is getting revenge.
Bloody Disgusting scored an exclusive clip from Gareth Evans’ (read our interview) now-streaming Lovecraftian nightmare Apostle, which stars “Legion” and The Guest‘s Dan Stevens with Underworld franchise star Michael Sheen.
Our own Meagan Navarro reviewed the Netflix film out of the Fantastic Fest World Premiere and wrote that “Apostle elevates folk horror with gut-churning brutality.”
Evans, who also co-directed the segment ‘Safe Haven’ in our own V/H/S/2, returns to the world of sadistic cults in his latest film, which picks up in London, 1905.
“Prodigal son Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) has returned home, only to learn that his sister is being held for ransom by a religious cult. Determined to get her back at any cost, Thomas travels to the idyllic island where the cult lives under the leadership of the charismatic Prophet Malcolm (Michael Sheen). As Thomas infiltrates the island’s community, he learns that the corruption of mainland society that they claim to reject has infested the cult’s ranks nonetheless – and uncovers a secret far more evil than he could have imagined. Apostle is a harrowing occult fable where the only thing more horrifying than madness is the sinister reality behind it.”
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‘Round the Decay’ – Creature Feature Comedy Stars Damian Maffei and Melody Kay
Fresh new label Dreamscape Productions has announced the upcoming creature feature comedy Round the Decay, with Deadline bringing us the first casting news this afternoon.
Melody Kay (The NeverEnding Story III) will star alongside Victoria Mirrer (Everwinter Night), Phil Duran (“Breaking Bad”), Damian Maffei (Haunt, The Strangers: Prey at Night), Sarah Nicklin (The Black Mass, Garden of Eden), and Rodger Clarke (Red Dead Redemption II).
Round the Decay follows “Kenzie (Victoria Mirrer) as she gets entangled in a sinister plot in the sleepy town of Newport Valley to get closure on her broken engagement.”
Here’s the full official plot synopsis…
“When prominent locals take in a lost hiker, Kenzie, newcomer Roz and mysterious outsider Munroe find themselves caught between the leaders of the town’s factions and entangled in an ancient sinister plot dating back to its founder that threatens the survival of the town and their lives.”
Adam Newman wrote the script and is also directing the horror film.
Round the Decay is produced by Newman, Hansson, Jay Voishnis, Jon Balanoff, and Adam McDonald; and executive produced by Sean Ward, CEO of Dreamscape.