THE SHROUDS: “In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh (Cassel) has developed a brand new software program that may permit the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of family members lifeless and buried within the earth. Whereas Karsh continues to be reeling from the lack of his spouse (Kruger) from most cancers—and falling right into a peculiar sexual relationship along with his spouse’s sister (additionally Kruger)—a spate of vandalized graves using his “shroud” expertise begins to place his enterprise in danger, main him to uncover a doubtlessly huge conspiracy. Written following the loss of life of the director’s spouse, the brand new movie from David Cronenberg is each a profoundly private reckoning with grief and a descent into noir-tinged dystopia, set in an ominous world of self-driving vehicles, knowledge theft, and A.I. private assistants. Providing Cronenberg’s customary stability of malevolence and wit, The Shrouds is a sly and thought-provoking consideration of the corporeal and the digital, the mortal and the infinite.”
- Written & Directed by David Cronenberg
- Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz, Anthony Vaccarello
- Starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Man Pearce and Sandrine Holt
In Theaters in LA & NY April 18
Expands Nationwide April 25
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825 FOREST ROAD: “Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, in the present day introduced the premiere date, and launched the trailer and poster for 825 FOREST ROAD, from the director/author of the HELL HOUSE LLC franchise, Stephen Cognetti. The extremely anticipated movie, which marks Cognetti’s first movie outdoors the discovered footage franchise, will make its unique streaming debut Friday, April 4 on Shudder as a part of the Midway to Halloween celebration.
“Stephen’s HELL HOUSE LLC franchise been a cult favourite for Shudder viewers and we’re excited to welcome him again house,” mentioned Sam Zimmerman, Head of Programming at Shudder. “825 FOREST ROAD is a twist on a haunted home story that may stick with you lengthy after the credit roll.”
The story is centered on Chuck Wilson who’s beginning a brand new life after a household tragedy when he strikes to the city of Ashland Falls along with his spouse Maria and little sister Elizabeth. However he rapidly discovers that the city has a darkish secret. The ghost of Helen Foster has terrorized residents for many years, since her personal suicide again within the ‘40s. Discovering Helen’s outdated house is vital to ending the hauntings, however the tackle they’ve doesn’t match any of the city’s current streets. When Chuck realizes his household is likely to be at risk of Helen’s wrath, he takes it upon himself to find 825 Forest Street earlier than it’s too late.
Written and directed by Cognetti, 825 FOREST ROAD is produced by Joe Bandelli, Dana Guerin and Cindi Rice, and is govt produced by John Frank Rosenblum for Epic Stage Leisure.”
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Salem Home Movies’ Popeye the Slayer Man Releases a Music Video to Metallic Track That’s Catchy as F#*ok: [From the Press Release:] In true 80’s horror movie vogue, the characteristic movie Popeye the Slayer Man, which releases to pick theaters and on VOD on March 21, 2025 by way of Vantage Media (and is offered for Pre-Order NOW on Apple TV), has simply unleashed its official tie-in tune and music video titled “Sailor to Slayer.”
Written by Kyle Brian Abbott, Dustin Treinen, and Angela Relucio, recognized collectively as The Man From Alphabet, the music video options vocals by Relucio, who additionally stars in each the video and movie. She recollects of the tune’s inspiration: “Figuring out the movie intimately, formed my method to the lyrics. I wished to go deeper than Popeye’s monstrous facade whereas honoring the opposite characters’ expertise, and capturing the form of uncooked chaos that makes you are feeling on edge. Only a style of what you possibly can count on from the movie.”
Added Treinen, “Writing a theme tune for a horror film has been a dream of mine ever since I noticed Killer Klowns From Outer Area, so I used to be thrilled to pitch to the movie’s inventive group. I used to be pushed to create a darkish temper for the tune and head down an brisk and hard-hitting path, with groove and melodies that create the identical rigidity we really feel when watching a slasher.”
For Abbott, it was a no brainer to leap on board: “I’m caught in LA gridlock once I hear this radio present host raving concerning the film’s announcement. Coincidentally, Dustin known as me up a number of hours later and requested me to co-write the music for it. I used to be, like, ‘Fuck yeah! When will we begin?!’ The movie’s fame had clearly preceded itself.
Popeye the Slayer Man is directed by Robert Michael Ryan from a screenplay by John Doolan (Stays), and is a co-production between Salem Home Movies, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media. Jeff Miller (The Toybox), Cuyle Carvin (Ouija Witch), and Ryan additionally contributed to the story. Producers embrace – together with Miller, Carvin, and Ryan – Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, and Alysa Blasetti.
Reads the synopsis for Popeye the Slayer Man, “A gaggle of buddies sneak into an deserted spinach canning manufacturing unit to movie a documentary on the legend of ‘The Sailor Man,’ who is claimed to hang-out the manufacturing unit and native docks, solely to search out out that the legend is all-too true.”
Popeye the Slayer Man stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, together with “scream queens” Angela Relucio (Code Black, The Cabining) and Sarah Nicklin (The Black Mass, Backyard of Eden).
Jason Stephens performs the title function.
Particular make-up results are supervised by R.J. Younger with cinematography by Korey Rowe.
Stated Ryan of Popeye the Slayer Man, a movie which has been featured on Drudge Report, CBS Information and retailers around the globe since its announcement in November of 2024,“We went old-school with this film, utilizing sensible results for the horror. I wished this movie to have a extra visceral really feel harking back to the traditional horror movies of the ‘70s and ‘80s.”
Added Miller, “We hope audiences may have as a lot enjoyable with this film as we had making it. Seize a can of spinach, sit again, and revel in!”
Stated VMI Worldwide COO and Head of Acquisitions Jessica Russo, who negotiated the deal, “Popeye the Slayer Man’s darkish reimagining of the traditional Popeye character delivers a contemporary tackle a beloved icon that audiences will die for.”
