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With Spooky Season firmly in the rear view mirror, Trace and I are now mid-way through our month on Toxic Masculinity. And while we probably could have counted Apt Pupil (and maybe even Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2), we officially kicked things off with Michael Haneke’s Funny Games.

Things get considerably darker with our second entry: Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel‘s Deadgirl. The extreme film follows two high school teenage boys – Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and Jt (Noah Segan) – who discover a zombie girl (Jenny Spain) in an abandoned hospital and make the horrific decision to use her as a sex object rather than alert the authorities.

As Rickie struggles with his guilty conscience, Jt recruits other “friends” like Wheeler (Eric Podnar) to assault the girl. Things get out of hand, however, when a pair of jocks, including Johnny (Andrew Dipalma) – the boyfriend of Rickie’s crush,...

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M3GAN 4K Uhd from Universal

M3GAN curiously didn’t receive a 4K Ultra HD edition when it hit home video earlier this year, but Universal is righting the wrong on October 3. The film is presented in 4K with Hdr 10 and Dolby Atmos sound.

Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) directs from a script by Akela Cooper (Malignant). Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Amie Donald, and Jenna Davis star. Jason Blum and James Wan produce.

Both the PG-13 theatrical version and the unrated cut are included, along with three featurettes: New Vision of Horror, Bringing Life to M3GAN, and Getting Hacked.

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.This is the best we.re ever gonna have.. Deadgirl is a deceptive film in that it seems like a horror movie, but there are bigger issues lurking beneath the surface. Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and Jt (Noah Segan) are best friends. Rickie is the shy, sensitive one and Jt is the bad boy. Rickie has a crush on Joann (Candice Acciola), but she.s dating the bullying jock Johnny (Andrew Dipalma). Rickie and Jt are lounging around the school courtyard because there.s a fire drill. They decide that since they.re out anyway that they.re going to skip school and go to horse around in an abandoned mental asylum. It.s not as scary as Rickie thought it would be,...

Drawing from a broad range of influences the likes of Boxing Helena, director Atom Egoyan, and the collective works of David Cronenberg, this dirty micro-budgeted little nasty comes front-loaded with a provocative squirm-inducing premise that will no doubt drive strong ancillary business. But randy adolescents open for a thinly veiled skin flick will be largely disappointed. Similarly, those sick to the back teeth of torture porn would do well not to dismiss this as just another bandwagoner, as co-directors Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel have far more on their minds here than simply mining a gimmick for the purposes of titillation.

Penned by bit-part-actor-turned-screenwriter Trent Haaga, a man with a long and undistinguished career acting in the realm of Dtv horror, Deadgirl sketches out an eerily plausible portrait of horny adolescent maledom taken to its grim but logical conclusion. Skipping out on class for the afternoon, high school misfit Rickie...

"Deadgirl" is an independent film from Dark Sky Films and the film will begin a limited run this July 24. "Deadgirl" will make a horrifying stop in New York and La along with several other major cities. The first trailer is of a mature nature and the backdrop of an insane asylum will evoke blood curling screams from those audiences lucky enough to receive a screening. Check back for a DVD release, but for now have a look at the gorey trailer below along with two of the major stops for "Deadgirl."

The synopsis for "Deadgirl" here...

"A horror/thriller about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead."

Director: Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel.

Said to be this year's Mandy Lane, we've got your first ever still from Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel's Deadgirl, which is a horror/thriller about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead. Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Michael Bowen, Candice Accola, Andrew Dipalma, Eric Podnar and Nolan Funk all star in this new coming-of-age horror film. The pic will have its World Premiere at the "Midnight Madness" section of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Said to be this year's Mandy Lane, we've got your first ever still from Marcel Sarmien and Gadi Harel's Deadgirl, which is a horror/thriller about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead. Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Michael Bowen, Candice Accola, Andrew Dipalma, Eric Podnar and Nolan Funk all star in this new coming-of-age horror film. The pic will have its World Premiere at the "Midnight Madness" section of the Toronto International Film Festival.