SXSW Reveals First Wave Of Horror Movies Including ‘Evil Dead Rise’
South by Southwest (SXSW) just released the first wave of this line-up, and there are a lot of gems for us horror fiends. This will be the 30th year of the festival, and it’ll take place March 10-18, 2023. While they’ve always kept horror fans fed, this year is boasting the premiere of Evil Dead Rise among a sea of must-see movies. Here’s all of the horror we clocked at the fest so far.
Films:
Aberrance (Mongolia)
Director: Baatar Batsukh
Writers: Baatar Batsukh and Byambasuren Ganbat
An estranged couple takes a retreat in the woods. Foreboding neighbors, frivolous friends, and dark unseen forces lead to a shocking conclusion.
Brooklyn 45
Director and Writer: Ted Geoghegan
In the months following World War II, five old military friends are talked into an impromptu séance, which brings to troubling light each of their haunted pasts.
Deadland
Director: Lance Larson
Writers: Lance Larson and Jas Shelton
A U.S. Border Patrol Agent tries to apprehend the ghost of his father, a grave decision that will haunt him forever.
Evil Dead Rise
Director and Writer: Lee Cronin
Evil Dead Rise tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
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It Lives Inside
Director: Bishal Dutta
Writers: Bishal Dutta and Ashish Mehta
An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.
Late Night With the Devil
Directors and Writers: Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes
A live television broadcast of a popular late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong during a demonstration of demonic possession, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.
Monolith
Director: Matt Vesely
Writer: Lucy Campbell
All you have to do is listen. A disgraced journalist turns to podcasting to try and rebuild her career – but her rush to generate headlines soon uncovers a strange artifact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story.
Raging Grace
Director and Writer: Paris Zarcilla
A bold coming-of-rage story where Joy, a Filipino immigrant, and her daughter Grace encounter a darkness that threatens all they have worked for.
Talk to Me
Directors: Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou
Writers: Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman
Lonely teenager Mia gets hooked on the thrills of conjuring spirits through a ceramic hand, but when she is confronted by a soul claiming to be her dead mother, she unleashes a plague of supernatural forces.
The Wrath of Becky
Directors and Writers: Matthew Angel and Suzanne Coote
After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization, on the eve of an organized attack.
TV Premiere
Mrs. Davis
Directors: Owen Harris and Alethea Jones
Writers: Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof
Mrs. Davis is the world’s most powerful Artificial Intelligence. Simone is the nun devoted to destroying Her. Who ya got?
When the first wave announcement is this lit, you know this festival is about to be a moment. SXSW 2023 didn’t come to play this year, and we cannot wait to see what other tricks they might have up their sleeves.
For more information on this year’s SXSW, check out their website. To nerd out with me about the gross goodies playing at the fest, you can find me at @misssharai.
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