MURDER IN THE DARK CREEPS UP ON THE SECOND SLOT OF
‘8 FILMS TO DIE FOR’ AS THE NEXT GAME-CHANGING ADDITION TO THE HORROR PACKAGE
After Dark Films Will Release Together with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Hits Theaters October 16th, 2015
Los Angeles, CA (July 30th, 2015) – Courtney Solomon’s After Dark Films has announced the next thrilling horror title in its new ‘8 Films to Die For’ line-up. Murder in the Dark, written and directed by Dagen Merrill, and produced by Jaime Burke and Chris ‘Doc’ Wyatt, will be the second of 8 films to be featured in one of horror’s most coveted brands.
“Our goal was to create a contemporary horror/thriller that drew life from old-school locked room mystery stories. To do that we needed a truly isolated location, so we shot the film entirely in the ruins of a medieval cliff city in southern Italy,” says Murder in the Dark producer Chris “Doc” Wyatt. “The abandoned location, while beautiful, had no power, no cell phone service, no running water, no proper bathrooms, and was overrun by goats… Yes, goats.”
“We’re very proud of this addition to our horror slate,” says Stephanie Caleb, EVP, Creative Affairs & Acquisitions at After Dark Films, “This beautifully shot and sinister piece was a favorite amongst our team, and we’re so glad we could include it in our next horror festival.”
‘8 Films to Die For’ will be released in theaters on October 16th, 2015, with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment handling all ancillary forms of media, including Digital HD™, DVD and VOD.
The film stars Luke Arnold (Black Sails), Phil Austin (The Final Destination, The Pursuit of Happiness), Yann Bean (Out of the Woods), Samrat Chakrabarti (Extinction), Kiran Deol (Seven Psychopaths), Eme Ikwuakor (The New Republic), Simone Tang (Sorrow and Joy), Mary Kate Wiles (Into the Night), and Murielle Zuker (Ocean’s 7-11).
Official Synopsis: When a group of young people camping in the ruins of a medieval Turkish town play a party game called ‘Murder in the Dark’, they soon discover that someone is taking the game too far… Produced in an experimental shooting style, this murder-mystery features a cast of actors who were not allowed to see the script. The actors’ choices interactively changed the shape of the story. They had to use clues to solve the mystery laid out before them by the filmmakers.
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About After Dark Films: After Dark Films is an Independent motion picture studio formed in 2006 by director/filmmaker Courtney Solomon and Hong Kong based real estate magnate Allan Zeman. After Dark Films’ first motion picture film release was An American Haunting (2006) starring Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland. Co-founder and CEO Courtney Solomon wrote, produced, and directed this film under the newly formed After Dark Films banner. An American Haunting reached number two at the box office the opening week of its release. After the release of An American Haunting, partners Solomon and Zeman formed a multi-year marketing and distribution deal for Horrorfest “8 Films To Die For” between After Dark Films and Lionsgate Entertainment, with After Dark handling theatrical marketing & releases and Lionsgate handling the distribution of all the ancillary forms of media (Home Video, Pay TV, Pay Per View). After Dark Films released Horrorfest 4 in theaters on January 29, 2010.
Building on the success of Horrorfest, After Dark released their first 8 originally produced horror films in January 2011 under the moniker After Dark Originals. After Dark Originals 2 was released in the third quarter of 2013. After Dark Films and Dark Castle Entertainment debuted their new action movie franchise After Dark Action in 2012. The first generation of After Dark Action included five original, adrenaline pumping films starring international stars such as Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Peter Weller, Jim Caviezel, Cung Le and Christian Slater. After Dark Action showcased the movies theatrically as a commercial film festival in markets nationwide and VOD on May 11th, 2012 with After Dark handling the theatrical marketing & releases and Warner Brothers Entertainment handling the distribution of the ancillary forms of media (Home Video, VOD, Pay Per View, etc.).
About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is the industry leading worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox produced, acquired and third party partner film and television programming. Each year TCFHE expands its award-winning global product portfolio with the introduction of new entertainment content through established and emerging formats including DVD, Blu-ray™, Digital HD and VOD. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox, a 21st Century Fox Company.
