The indie distributor and horror film website are betting genre fans will come to stream recent international horror offerings likeand then stay to view a still secret screening of the latest pick up from Dark Star and Bloody Disgusting's new joint brand label.The free-to-watch programming aims to generate buzz around the upcoming announcement of the secret screening on Jan. 23 at 6 p.m., leaving horror fans 24 hours to stream the pic.
"Taking advantage of virtual platforms now available to us, we thought we’d have a little fun and give you a taste of the future and our exciting new collaboration with Bloody Disgusting. We’re beyond stoked for you to not just hear, but see our latest surprise acquisition!” Dark Star creative director Josh Goldbloom said in a statement.
The feature films that already screened at Sundance, Fantasia, Nightstream and Cinepocalypse will be streamed as part of the free virtual festival to be hosted on the Eventive platform.HoneydewThe slasher pic written and directed by Devereux Milburn is set to be released in theaters in March 2021, with a VOD/digital and DVD release to follow in April.was originally supposed to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, but those plans got upended by COVID-19.
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