SXSW is bringing some intriguing horror our way soon... ...The SXSW Film Festival has now announced their full schedule, and as part of that schedule, they will be unleashing eight Midnighters on unsuspecting viewers that are sure to offer plenty of chills and thrills! The 28th edition of the fest will be running from March 16th-March 20th and will be virtual this year so that everyone can attend! Check out the Midnight selections below ranging from documentaries on Folk horror to a new terror starring Barbara Crampton! Broadcast Signal Intrusion Director: Jacob Gentry Screenwriters: Phil Drinkwater, Tim Woodall Producers: Greg Newman, Brett Hays, Giles Edwards, Nicola Goelzhaeuser In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them. Cast List: Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack, Chris Sullivan, Jennifer Jelsema, Arif Yampolsky, Justin Welborn, Michael B. Woods, Steve Pringle (World Premiere) The Feast (United Kingdom) Director: Lee-Haven Jones Screenwriter/Producer: Roger Williams Over an evening a wealthy family gathers for a sumptuous dinner with guests in their ostentatious house in the Welsh mountains. Served by a mysteriously disturbing young woman, the assembled party do not realise they are about to eat their last supper. Cast List: Anne Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, Lisa Palfrey, Rhodri Meilir (World Premiere) Gaia (South Africa) Director: Jaco Bouwer Screenwriter: Tertius Kapp Producer: Tertius Kapp, Jorrie van der Walt, Jaco Bouwer In the depths of an ancient forest, something has been growing. Something older than humanity itself, and perhaps greater too. When a park ranger discovers a man and his son living wild, she stumbles onto a secret that is about to change the world. Cast List: Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk, Anthony Oseyemi (World Premiere) Jakob’s Wife Director: Travis Stevens Screenwriters: Travis Stevens, Kathy Charles, Mark Steensland Producers: Barbara Crampton, Bob Portal, Travis Stevens, Inderpal Singh The disappearance of a young woman threatens to change the beige and banal lives of Anne Fedder (Barbara Crampton) and her pastor husband Jakob Fedder (Larry Fessenden) forever. Cast List: Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Bonnie Aarons, Mark Kelly, Sarah Lind, Robert Rusler, Nyisha Bell, Phil Brooks (World Premiere) Offseason Director/Screenwriter: Mickey Keating Producer: Eric B. Fleischman, Maurice Fadida After receiving a mysterious letter, a woman travels to a desolate island town and soon becomes trapped in a nightmare. Cast List: Joe Swanberg, Jocelin Donahue, Melora Walters, Richard Brake, Jeremy Gardner (World Premiere) Sound Of Violence (Finland, United States) Director/Screenwriter: Alex Noyer Producer: Hannu Aukia, Alex Noyer A young girl recovers her hearing and gains synesthetic abilities during the brutal murder of her family. Finding solace in the sounds of bodily harm, as an adult, she pursues a career in music composing her masterpiece through gruesome murders. Cast List: Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger, Tessa Munro (World Premiere) The Spine of Night Directors/Screenwriters: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King Producers: Will Battersby, Philip Gelatt, Jean Rattle In this ultra-violent, fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs. Cast List: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, Joe Manganiello, Larry Fessenden, Nina Lisandrello, Abby Savage, Tom Lipinski, Patrick Breen (World Premiere) Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror Director/Screenwriter: Kier-La Janisse Producers: Kier-La Janisse, David Gregory, Winnie Cheung Woodlands Dark Days and Days Bewitched is the first feature-length documentary on the history of folk horror, from the 1960s to today. (World Premiere) By Matt Konopka
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