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Well Go USA Entertainment will be giving the zombie horror comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World a limited theatrical release on October 14th, and in anticipation of that date a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Martin Owen (Let’s Be Evil) from a screenplay by Piers Ashworth (St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold), The Loneliest Boy in the World is described as being “a satire and a celebration of family values, of the imagery of horror films, of suburban life, of the American Dream and of the ultimate taboo; death.” The film is

billed as a modern fairytale—except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet.

A virtual game with grave consequences is played in Let's Be Evil, and ahead of the film's December 13th Blu-ray / DVD release from Scream Factory, a high-def clip and trailer tease what to expect from the futuristic thriller.

Let's Be Evil Blu-ray / DVD: "Step into a virtual reality nightmare. Desperately in need of money to care for a sick parent, Jenny (Elizabeth Morris) takes a job supervising children at a learning center for gifted students. But when she and two other new employees are ushered into a maximum-security underground bunker where eerily robotic children are outfitted with augmented reality glasses, Jenny finds herself thrust into a disturbing technological experiment in which she is an unwitting player in a terrifying virtual game. This future shock brain-bender is a creepy kids thriller for our tech-addicted culture."

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Just when they thought they were safe... revenge pays them a visit. Fox Trap will be released in the Us and UK on DVD and Digital in February of 2017, and we have the exclusive reveal of the film's poster and several stills. Also in today's Highlights: Mondo's The Greasy Strangler items, a Q&A with Pandorica director Tom Paton, UK release details for Let's Be Evil, and info on The Truncated Nightmare Hour: Live! podcast.

Exclusive Fox Trap Poster and Stills: "After a terrible accident leaving a young girl disabled, eight years later the group responsible are invited to a remote manor house in the countryside for a class reunion. Little do they know, they are being targeted by a masked maniac hell bent on revenge.

The cast includes Klariza Clayton (Harry Brown, Blood Money, Skins), Scott Chambers (Chicken, Hush, The Hippopotamus), Alex Sawyer (House of Anubis), Kate Greer, Becky Fletcher,...

Scream Factory is decking the halls with horror this December with four new Blu-ray releases of IFC Midnight movies: I Am Not a Serial Killer, Let's Be Evil, The Devil's Dolls, and Shelley.

From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have Four new IFC Midnight films planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD this Dec!

The Devil’S Dolls - A serial killer's curse unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by giving them handmade "worry dolls" just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans — which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer — find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small Southern town, it sets off a grisly wave of bloodshed. The latest from Rites of Spring director Padraig Reynolds is a voodoo-slasher shocker bursting with scarily inventive kills.

UK genre fans are currently enjoying five days of nailbiting action with the 2016 edition of the Horror Channel FrightFest now underway in Shepherd's Bush, London, and we are chronicling the event with the official FrightFest TV daily highlights packages. Day Four's subjects? Director Simon Rumley discusses Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word; Director Patricio Valladares, Actor Natalie Burn and Writer Barry Keating discuss Downhill; Director Shaun Robert Smith and Actor Craig Conway discuss Broken; Director Martin Owen and Actors Elliot James Langridge and Isabelle Allen discuss Let's Be Evil; Director Wyndham Price discusses Crow; Director Kate Shenton discusses Egomaniac; plus Horror Icon David McGillivray....

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What to do about children who are not in control of themselves -- and aren't particularly acting their age? Presented largely through the eyes of three adults, Let's Be Evil begins with a summer-camp vibe. Directed by Martin Owen, the movie sets up a very odd camp, located underground in a coldly austere environment. Jenny (Elizabeth Morris) arrives, grateful for the job. She needs the money to help her infirm mother. She quickly meets Tiggs (Kara Tointon) and Darby (Elliot James Langridge), who are also about her age, and they're all given augmented reality glasses. Their job is to act as chaperones for a small group of children who are enrolled in special advance learning classes. They, too, wear augmented reality glasses, sitting around a...

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Uh oh. With alarms sounding, two young women scurry down a darkened hallway. One says to the other, "Everything will be Ok." Automatically, we know it won't be. Indeed, our exclusive clip from Let's Be Evil portends that something bad is about to happen (just in case the title itself wasn't enough of a giveaway). For the setup, here's the official synopsis: In Let's Be Evil, three chaperones are hired to supervise an advanced learning program for gifted children, who wear Augmented Reality Glasses to assist in their education. Contained within a secure, underground facility, events quickly spiral out of control. The film was written by Martin Owen with story by Elizabeth Morris and Owen, based on an original idea by Jonathan Willis. Elizabeth Morris,...

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IFC Midnight have shared the first poster and trailer for Martin Owen's cyber thriller, Let's Be Evil. The film made its world premiere at January’s Slamdance Film Festival where it made an impression.

the film was written by Martin Owen with story by Elizabeth Morris and Owen, based on an original idea by Jonathan Willis.

Synopsis:

Three chaperones are hired to supervise an advanced learning program for gifted children, who wear Augmented Reality Glasses to assist in their education. Contained within a secure, underground facility, events quickly spiral out of control.

Let’s Be Evil stars Elizabeth Morris, Elliot James Langridge, Kara Tointon and Isabelle Allen and was produced by Jonathan Willis.

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Read More: Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2016 Competition Lineup Organizers of the Slamdance Film Festival have announced a handful of upcoming sections for their 22nd year, including Special Screenings, Beyond Features and its Short Film Competitions. This year, several Slamdance alumni are returning with feature presentations in the Beyond Program, including Axel Ranisch’s "Alky Alky" and Daniel Martinico’s "Excursions." The Festival will open with a Special Screening of Adam Rifkin and Penn Jillette’s "Director’s Cut," starring Missi Pyle, Penn Jillette and Harry Hamlin. Special Screenings also include sci-fi features "Let's Be Evil" from Martin Owen and "Embers" from Claire Carré, which will close the Festival. "The Slamdance Special Screenings section this year is a mix of higher profile work, remarkable talent and a film we thought truly deserved further exposure," said Special Screenings...