Today we have information about two new thrillers from IFC Midnight. ‘Contracted Phase II’ and ‘Hellions’.
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In CONTRACTED PHASE II (view trailer), director Josh Forbes amps-up the story of a sexually transmitted virus as newly infected Riley (Matt Mercer) races against time to contain the outbreak, even as it ravages his own body. Also starring Najarra Townsend (Contracted), Marianna Palka (Good Dick) and Morgan Peter Brown (Absentia), CONTRACTED PHASE II opens in theaters, digital and VOD September 4.
Directed: Josh Forbes
Written By: Craig Walendziak
Produced By: Raphael Margules, JD Lifshitz
Starring: Matt Mercer (Contracted), Najarra Townsend (Contracted), Marianna Palka (Good Dick), Morgan Peter Brown (Absentia)
Running Time: 78 minutes
Synopsis: It’s spreading… After Contracted unleashed the world’s most horrifying virus, this sequel picks up the story as newly infected Riley (Matt Mercer) races against time to contain the outbreak, even as it ravages his own body. As he digs deeper into its origins, Riley attracts the attention of a Detective (Marianna Palka, Good Dick) who doubts his innocence, and BJ (Morgan Peter Brown, Absentia) himself, who holds the key to the virus – and perhaps the destruction of mankind as we know it, leading to a blood-soaked finale you have to see to believe. Hang on to your barf bags, buckle up, and get ready for the genre ride of the year.
In HELLIONS, a teenager’s Halloween night turns into a terrifying fight to survive when trick-or-treaters from Hell show up at her doorstep. A unique spin on ROSEMARY’S BABY directed by Bruce McDonald, the film stars Chloe Rose (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Rossif Sutherland (Reign) and Robert Patrick (True Blood, The X-Files, Terminator 2: Judgment Day). Screening as a ‘Canadian Premiere’ in the ‘Vanguard’ section of next month’s Toronto International Film Festival, HELLIONS will then open in theaters, digital and VOD September 18.
Directed: Bruce McDonald
Written By: Pascal Trottier
Produced By: Whizbang Films & Storyteller Pictures
Starring: Chloe Rose (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Rossif Sutherland (Reign), Rachel Wilson (The Kennedys), Peter DaCunha (Reign), Luke Bilyk (Degrassi: The Next Generation), and Robert Patrick (True Blood, Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
Running Time: 82 Minutes
Synopsis: A teenager’s Halloween night turns into a terrifying fight to survive when trick-or-treaters from Hell show up at her doorstep. After getting the unwelcome news that she’s pregnant, seventeen-year-old Dora (Chloe Rose) just wants to stay in on Halloween. But then a knock at the door delivers a gaggle of pint-sized demons after one thing: Dora’s baby. Director Bruce McDonald unleashes a hallucinatory visual and auditory assault that propels Hellions to increasingly disturbing realms of terror. Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) co-stars.
