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The new thriller “City of Dead Men” follows Michael (Diego Boneta), a young American tourist running away from his own demons in South America. When he arrives in Medellín, Colombia, he meets native Melody (Maria Mesa) who introduces him to a group of mysterious misfits led by Jacob (Jackson Rathbone). They live together in an abandoned psychiatric hospital on the edge of the city, but soon, Michael uncovers the hidden horrors of the hospital and is forced to fight his way out before it’s too late. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.

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“I grew up with death and violence all around me,” says producer Alejo Arango on the personal nature of the film’s story. “Medellín was tough back then. This is where the dead men come from; growing up thinking that you are already dead,...

"Welcome to the house of the Dead Men." Gravitas Ventures has debuted an official trailer for the horror thriller City of Dead Men, set mostly at an eerie psychiatric hospital in Colombia. The horror film stars Diego Boneta (from "Scream Queens" and Rock of Ages) as an American tourist who ends up in the town of Medellin in Colombia, befriending a local woman (played by Maria Mesa) who introduces him to "group of young misfits" that call themselves the "Dead Men". The leader of the group is Jacob, played by Jackson Rathbone, a mysterious figure who brings the newcomer to their home at an abandon psychiatric hospital for children on the outskirts of the city. Of course, things get weird and he starts to feel the presence of the kids. It's hard to tell what's going on in this, and it seems like it may be a big mess, but give it a shot anyway.

Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has landed all North American rights to the psychological horror film City of Dead Men, with a release in select theaters and on-demand set for December 16. Directed by Kirk Sullivan and written by Andrew Poston, the film already is available for presale on iTunes. Starring Diego Boneta (Scream Queens), Jackson Rathbone (Twilight) and newcomer Maria Mesa, City of Dead Men follows Michael (Boneta), an American tourist named recently arrived in…...