Artsploitation picks up a Fantastic Fest film ‘MEMORY OF THE DEAD’ plus two other international films
A film that I wanted to check out at Fantastic Fest was Memory of the Dead (La Memoria del Muerto). Luckily, I have a screener of the film so I hope to check it out soon. Artsploitation Films will be releasing the film along with Korea’s Horror Stories and a Swedish horror film, which may remind you of Evil Dead, called Wither. I have previously heard of Wither thanks to mrparka on YouTube. While there is no release date listed here, I have included some YouTube trailers (only Wither has English subtitles) to whet your appetite.
From the Press Release
Artsploitation Films is pleased to announce the acquisitions of three new cutting edge international horror films all by young and upcoming directors: HORROR STORIES, MEMORY OF THE DEAD and WITHER will all be given full stateside releases by the new label based in Philadelphia. President and CEO Ray Murray said about all three films: “With this trio, we go deeper into our horror series (the other release being Hidden in the Woods). The three films here are truly edgy, stylish and creepy, each have a new delight that we hope even hardened horror fans will embrace.”
HORROR STORIES from Korea is an omnibus film which tells the tale of a kidnapped girl forced to tell scary stories to the serial killer that kidnapped her. She tells four stories all made by different directors: Don’t Answer the Door (Jeong Bum-shik), Endless Flight (Yim Dae-Woong), Secret Recipe (Hong Ji-Young) and Ambulance on the Death Zone (Kim Gok and Kim Sun). MEMORY OF THE DEAD (directed by Valentin Javier Diment) from Argentina follows a girl as she undertakes a bizarre cult ritual to restore her deceased husband to life – a ritual that will see her home and friends visited by the spirits of the dead. The Swedish WITHER (directed by Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund) begins with a group of young friends who head off to a secluded cabin in the woods only to have their fun weekend turn to a bloody mess when they disturb the resting place of an evil creature.
The HORROR STORIES acquisition deal was negotiated by Erica Nam of Daisy Entertainment/Cinergy; MEMORY OF THE DEAD by Nate Bolotin of XYZ Films and WITHER by Laurent Fournier of NonStop Sales. Jennifer Arndt-Johns negotiated all three on behalf of Artsploitation Films.
Trailer for ‘HORROR STORIES’
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Trailer for ‘MEMORY OF THE DEAD’
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Trailer for ‘WITHER’
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