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Exclusive: MPI Media Group has acquired North American distribution rights for Saïd Belktibia’s French thriller Hood Witch starring Golshifteh Farahani and Denis Lavant.

The Chicago-based company announced the acquisition on the eve of the film’s screening at horror-focused The Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans this weekend, following a buzzy world premiere at SXSW.

MPI will release the movie via its genre subsidiary Dark Sky Films in late fall 2024.

Iranian and French acting star Farahani plays a single mother who makes a living from smuggling exotic animals and illicit products such as birds of prey, venom and rare roots.

In a bid to get her son out of the city and offer him a better future, she designs and develops a mobile app that connects clients and marabouts.

It is a success but a patient’s consultation turns into a tragedy and...

The Beach Boys will kick off a year-long celebration of their 60th anniversary in June with a vastly expanded edition of their greatest hits comp Sounds of Summer.

When it was initially released in 2003, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys contained 30 of the group’s biggest hits; the box set for the new reissue — out June 17 — bumps the tracklist up to 80 songs and three discs (or six LPs), pairing Brian Wilson and company’s best-known singles alongside dozens of fan favorites like “Til I Die,” “Sail on Sailor,...

Back in 2015, Perry Blackshear made an impressive splash on the festival circuit with his feature-length directorial debut, They Look Like People, and now he's taking viewers to a haunted lake in his next movie, The Siren. Featuring a supernatural romance between human and haunter, The Siren is now on Digital and DVD from Dark Sky Films, and we've been provided with an exclusive clip from the film to share with Daily Dead readers.

You can watch a seemingly peaceful lakeside nook become a haunting setting for a demonic attack in our exclusive clip below, and we also have the official press release with more information on The Siren:

Press Release: A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People...

Back in 2015, Perry Blackshear made an impressive splash on the festival circuit with his feature-length directorial debut, They Look Like People, and now he's taking viewers to a haunted lake in his next movie, The Siren. Featuring a supernatural romance between human and haunter, The Siren is coming to Digital and DVD on January 28th from Dark Sky Films:

Press Release: A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People) arrives on Digital and DVD on January 28, 2020.

The Siren is an enthralling, seductive and creepy supernatural tale about cursed star-crossed lovers. Tom is a mute man from a sheltered, religious background who is haunted by the childhood accident that cost him his voice. While on a retreat at a lake house,...

Big, bold, horror, fantasy, Dario Argento. What's not to love about the 20th year line-up of Arrow Video FrightFest? Sure, there are higher-profile titles that will open in the U.S. this year, including Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (pictured above), Crawl, and Ready Or Not, along with a score of other titles that have haunted and/or thrilled festival audiences elsewhere, such as Daniel Isn't Real, Girl on the Third Floor, Darlin', Satanic Panic and more that will be making their UK debuts -- and, let's be honest, it will be much more fun and exciting to watch those films on a big screen with kindred audiences this summer than it will ever be via streaming platforms later this year or next. And, yes,...

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Following the exciting news that director Joel Schumacher will serve as the President of the 2019 Cinepocalypse Feature Film Jury, the festival's movie lineup has now been announced, and in addition to 35mm screenings of some of Schumacher's most beloved films, Cinepocalypse will also host screenings of some of this year's most anticipated titles, including The Lodge, Darlin', Villains, Bliss, and Fangoria's Satanic Panic!

Cinepocalypse 2019 will take place June 13th–20th at Chicago's Music Box Theatre. We have the official press release below with this year's lineup and additional details on the festival, and to learn more about the celluloid celebration, visit Cinepocalypse's official website.

Press Release: Cinepocalypse, Chicago’s premiere festival for electrifying and provocative genre cinema, returns to the Music Box Theatre June 13th for eight days of features, shorts, events and surprises, including eight fantastic break-out world premieres!

We’re proud to announce our new presenting sponsor for...