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Exclusive: ColorCreative has signed Japanese actress and model Yuka Kouri for management.

Kouri is best known for her role of Kiku in the Emmy-winning FX series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell, which is heading into its second season. Her character in the show, set in feudal Japan, is the highest-ranking courtesan in Izu, who is skilled in ways known only to the select few men who can afford her.

“Yuka imbues her portrayal of ‘Kiku’ with profound emotional resonance, embodying a woman governed by duty yet unmistakably alive with feeling,” said Raj Raghavan, Co-Head of Talent at ColorCreative. “We are thrilled to welcome her to the ColorCreative family, and we look forward to guiding her toward new opportunities in international film and television.”

Kouri’s other U.S. acting credits include Tokyo Vice (Max) and Invasion (Apple TV+). Currently, she plays Karen in the Fuji TV series Heart Attack,...

We don’t make enough horror movies for teens. Sure, younger audiences are keen on films like Scream and Final Destination Bloodlines, but I’m talking explicitly teen-centric fare. The kind of gateway horror movies that are slumber party scary, but not “Mom’s gotta take me to see a specialist twice a week now” scary. Last year’s Tarot was precisely that, the kind of stylish, frightening, and finely tuned teen scream we don’t see often enough these days.

Blumhouse is doing pretty solid work on the PG-13, gateway horror front (I remain a massive Imaginary fan), though a lot of the better genre fare we’re getting is exclusively more for a mature, adult audience. And when teen screams are released, they don’t often get the kind of buzz other films do, especially if they’re fresh IPs. Well, I’ve done some digging, and one...

Exclusive: Fresh off the TIFF premiere of their new documentary Vice Is Broke, Get Out producer QC Entertainment has enlisted Gabrielle Union (Riff Raff) to star in The Casket Girls, a new horror film to be directed by Justin Dyck (Anything for Jackson), which they will produce and fully finance.

Written by Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant (Night at the Museum), with revisions by Keith Cooper (Anything for Jackson) & Dyck, The Casket Girls is inspired by the true story of a group of young women sent from France to New Orleans to become brides to French colonists in the early 1700s. They arrived with small chests, or “caskets” of their belongings, hence the name given by locals. According to legend, upon the girls’ arrival, the homicide rate in New Orleans rose dramatically, with stories of men drained of their blood. The girls were blamed and feared to be demons or vampires,...

Exclusive: Chervine Naamani has joined ColorCreative, the management and production company co-founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, and Talitha Watkins, as a manager and producer.

Naamani joins from the management company Rain, where he spent four and a half years building a diverse, multicultural list of next generation filmmakers and writers. In his new role, he will continue to help spearhead the development of diverse emerging talent in the entertainment industry, reporting to ColorCreative President Talitha Watkins.

Notable clients Naamani is bringing with him include filmmakers Bishal Dutta (It Lives Inside), Razelle Benally (Murder in Big Horn), Nardeep Khurmi (Land of Gold), Linh Tran (Waiting for the Light to Change), Jonathan Cuartas (My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To) and Bo Mirhosseni (History of Evil), as well as writers Kira Kalush (Ghosts), Erica Meredith (La Brea), Nicole Saad (Lioness), Savannah Ward (Cruel Summer), Brandon Schultz (Star Trek: Discovery...

Hollywood doubled down on demonic possession in 2023, tapping into the genre's lasting appeal with films like Evil Dead Rise. It Lives Inside takes a unique twist on the possession sub-genre, blending Hindu traditions and supernatural battles for Samidha's soul. The film's bittersweet ending leaves Samidha as the vessel for the malevolent demon, setting up a potential sequel with a cold, cruel twist.

The following contains spoilers for It Lives Inside.

Throughout 2023, Hollywood leaned into the demonic possession genre harder than usual. Horror fans reveled in Russell Crowe's Father Gabriele Amorth in The Pope's Exorcist, not to mention, Evil Dead Rise, which terrified audiences with the latest generation of Deadites. These films reinforced the idea that this niche sub-genre is one studios think audiences will always flock to, and rightfully so. Such films usually do well at the box office, despite critics usually panning their ilk as a rule.

Neon, the indie studio behind “Parasite” and “Anatomy of a Fall,” has tapped the producers of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Jon Read and Allison Rose Carter, to lead their growing production arm. Read and Carter are the co-founders of Savage Rose Films.

The pact comes as Neon has moved more aggressively into developing and producing its own movies, instead of focusing purely on acquiring completed films. The company’s recent foray into production have included Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool,” Bishal Dutta’s “It Lives Inside,” Theda Hammel’s “Stress Positions,” Jazmin Jones’s “Seeking Mavis Beacon” and Tilman Singer’s “Cuckoo.” This new in-house focus also includes upcoming projects from Joshua Oppenheimer, Boots Riley and David Robert Mitchell. Under the terms of the deal, Neon will have a first-look at Savage Rose Films’ roster of projects while Read and Carter will also run Neon’s productions, reporting to Jeff Deutchman,...

Clockwise from bottom left: M3gan (Universal Pictures), Talk To Me (A24), Godzilla Minus One (Toho), and Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros. Pictures)Graphic: The A.V. Club

It’s been a phenomenal year for horror cinema, with the return of more than one venerated horror franchise, the arrival of...

Nearly every culture in the world has contributed to the horror genre at one point or another, but it’s pretty clear that Hollywood is still the de facto capital of genre filmmaking. That’s why it makes sense that most popular horror tropes and monsters are based on traditional western mythology and religions, as these films are usually made by – and meant to appeal to – a certain demographic.

However, dealing with the same old ghouls and possessions can get old after a hundred and thirty years of cinema, and that’s why we’re lucky that some filmmakers decide to incorporate elements from lesser-known cultures into their scary stories. Whether it’s a foreign film daring to apply the “Hollywood” treatment to a local monster or a north American production taking inspiration from international legends (like Bishal Dutta’s recent It Lives Inside), some of the best horror experiences...

Nearly 10 years after hammering home the horrors of sex, David Robert Mitchell and Maika Monroe will team up again for They Follow, a sequel to their beloved 2015 film It Follows.

Like the original, Mitchell will write and produce They Follow, while Monroe will reprise her role as Jay Height, the final girl at the center of the Std allegory. Mitchell produces with Jake Weiner and Chris Bender of Good Fear Content, as well as original It Follows producers David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo, Rebecca Green, and Laura Smith.

Production for the long-awaited sequel will begin next year. The film arrives via Neon, the production company home to such films as I, Tonya, Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Spencer. On the horror front, the company last issued projects like Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool and Bishal Dutta’s It Lives Inside.

Mitchell’s last film was 2018’s Under the Silver Lake,...

Award-winning studio Neon has announced They Follow, the long awaited sequel to the modern horror classic It Follows (2014), from visionary writer/director David Robert Mitchell and starring Maika Monroe. Bloody Disgusting has learned that Monroe will reprise her role of Jay Height, which earned her an Empire Award® nomination for It Follows.

In the first movie, Monroe’s Jay Height is a young woman followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter. In 2024, the threat is now Everywhere.

Check out an early piece of poster art for They Follow below.

Neon will introduce the title to international buyers this week at AFM, with principal photography beginning in 2024. Neon will co-produce the film alongside Good Fear Content. Mitchell serves as a producer with Jake Weiner and Chris Bender of Good Fear Content, and the original producers of It Follows, David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo, Rebecca Green, Laura Smith.

They Follow...

Production start scheduled for early 2024. Plot details remain under wraps.

Neon’s new sales division led by Kristen Figeroid is launching worldwide sales at AFM this week on They Follow, David Robert Mitchell’s sequel to his 2014 cult horror It Follows, with Maika Monroe reprising her role.

Monroe returns as Jay Height, who in the original survived a supernatural curse transmitted by sexual contact. Neon CEO Tom Quinn distributed that film when he led RADiUS and it grossed approximately $15m in North America.

They Follow is scheduled to commence shooting in early 2024 and plot details remain under wraps. It is...

Vertigo Releasing is delighted to announce New Horror Drama It Lives Inside (that had its UK Premiere at this year’s FrightFest) is out now in UK Cinemas.

It Lives Inside stars Megan Suri (Atypical), as protagonist Samidha, who is most well-known for her role as Aneesa in Netflix teen-comedy series Never Have I Ever. The horror also stars Neeru Bajwa (Jatt & Juliet), and Mohana Krishnan (I Am Frankie). It Lives Inside won the “Midnighters Award” at SXSW Film Festival 2023.

Directed by Bishal Dutta and stars Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa and Mohana Krishnan.

Synopsis:

An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.

It Lives Inside had its European premiere at Neuchatel Ifff. The film went to SXSW, The Overlook Ff, Calgary Underground Ff (Canada...

Universal has ‘Trolls Band Together’, MetFilm has ‘Foe’ with Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre.

Crime epic Killers Of The Flower Moon sets a new record for widest opening for director Martin Scorsese this weekend, starting in 701 cinemas – 200 cinemas more than the director’s previous widest opening.

Produced by Apple Studios, the film is released theatrically by Paramount Pictures in many international territories including UK-Ireland.

Killers is adapted by Scorsese and Eric Roth from David Grann’s 2017 nonfiction book of the same name. The narrative follows a series of murders of the Osage people in Oklahoma after oil is...

A jar full of trouble in It Lives Inside

One of this year’s big festival hits, launched at South by Southwest and travelling all around the genre circuit, Bishal Dutta’s It Lives Inside draws from a deep well of Indian mythology to introduce terrors never previously encountered in Western cinema. At the same time, it explores the struggles of Indian American teenager Sam/Samidha (Megan Suri) who feels caught between two cultures and, in particular, at odds with her traditionalist mother (Neeru Bajwa). The two storylines are deftly interwoven, with lots of sharp observations, and have made a big impression on audiences around the world.

Last month I had to opportunity to speak with Bishal, who is thrilled by the way that his film has been received. It’s great, he says, to have been able to get Indian Americans onscreen, when they’re seriously under-represented, but his...

It Lives Inside brings terror to a new level using the Pishacha, introducing Western audiences to a horror story from another culture. The Pishacha is a physical manifestation of evil in Hindu and Buddhist mythologies. It Lives Inside stays true to key components of the legend, depicting it as a hunched-over creature with iconic bulging eyes.

Demons are a common sight for horror movie protagonists, but the recent release of It Lives Inside brings their supernatural power to a new level. Focused on a Hindu creation, a Pishacha terrorizes the town and butchers several people in the process. In true horror fashion, the monster is rarely seen through most of the film, but once it makes its debut, the tone shifts. But while the Pishacha is depicted as a horrifying creature from legend, the Hindu version is far more terrifying.

It Lives Inside is the debut film of director Bishal Dutta...

Set to release this fall, It Lives Inside is an upcoming supernatural horror movie that's got everyone talking. After an award-winning festival run and rave reviews earlier this year, the movie is causing a buzz among horror fans on social media. It Lives Inside follows Indian-American high school student Sam, who must reclaim her heritage when a Hindu demon attaches to her former best friend. The movie serves as award-winning director Bishal Dutta's feature film debut and is set to showcase an edge-of-your-seat story of cross-cultural terror.

The Well: "Iperuranio Film is excited to announce that Screamfest LA will host the October 12th North American Premiere of The Well, director Federico Zampaglione's latest film, a graphic supernatural horror. The Well will make its World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival before heading to Los Angeles.

The Well stars Lauren Lavera (Terrifier 2), as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory, unaware of the danger that she may unleash. Starring alongside Lavera is Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice (City of the Living Dead), Taylor Zaudtke (Sadistic Intentions), Linda Zampaglione (Time Is Up), Jonathan Dylan King (From Scratch), Lorenzo Renzi (Romanzo Criminale), Gianluigi Calvani (The New Pope), Yassine Fadel (FBI: International), Melanie Gaydos, Stefano Martinelli and newcomer Courage Oviawe.

The Well is an Iperuranio Film production, directed by Federico Zampaglione, written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi,...

The supernatural horror film It Lives Inside, which stars Megan Suri of the Netflix series Never Have I Ever, didn’t draw in many viewers when it reached theatres last Friday. It had an opening weekend of $2.6 million and finished in seventh place on the top 10. Maybe it will do better when it reaches home video – and we can confirm that Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment, will be giving the film a DVD release on November 7th. Copies are available for pre-order at This Link. We don’t have any information on a Blu-ray or 4K release at this time, but Amazon is also accepting pre-orders for the Prime Video digital release.

It’s a shame It Lives Inside didn’t have better box office, as it was good enough to earn an 8/10 review from JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols. That review can be read Here. The film...

https://youtu.be/a5xUbuYHdi8?si=tNap4erDsHuVM2NA The horror-thriller from first time director and screenwriter, Bishal Dutta, about a demonic entity and an Indian American high schooler stars Megan Suri (Never Have I Ever), Neeru Bajwa (Snowman), Mohana Krishnan (I Am Frankie), and Betty Gabriel (Get Out). The film is produced by Get Out’s Raymond Mansfield and Sean McKittrick. …

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Just released into theaters over the weekend, Neon’s It Lives Inside is already getting a physical media release in November, Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon.

Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment, announced the release of It Lives Inside today, the film available on DVD beginning November 7, 2023.

In the film, “Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage to defeat it.

“Sometimes, running from who you are is exactly where you need to be.”

[Related] The Legend of the Pishacha – The Terrifying Lore Behind ‘It Lives Inside’

The horror-thriller from first time director and screenwriter, Bishal Dutta, about a demonic entity and an Indian American high schooler stars Megan Suri (Never Have I Ever), Neeru Bajwa (Snowman), Mohana Krishnan...

It Lives Inside is a high school horror film that explores the challenges of cultural assimilation and the supernatural. Director Bishal Dutta drew inspiration from his own experiences as an Indian-American and incorporated elements of Indian folklore into the story. The movie strikes a balance between high school drama, cultural themes, and outright horror, providing a unique and refreshing viewing experience.

High school is tough enough for anybody, but when you throw in a complex story of immigration and cultural assimilation and mix in a murderous demonic entity derived from Indian folklore, that's when things really get wild. The new film, It Lives Inside, tackles this exact scenario. The feature directorial debut of Bishal Dutta, It Lives Inside follows an Indian-American high school girl, Sam (Megan Suri), who has effectively abandoned her Indian heritage in favor of fitting in with the high school crowd. In the process, she leaves behind her former best friend,...

This past weekend marked the release of Bishal Dutta’s horror movie It Lives Inside from Neon, and the film debuted in the #7 spot on the domestic box office charts.

It Lives Inside, a PG-13 fright fest, scared up $2,630,000 in 2,005 theaters across the United States over the weekend, while the film’s worldwide debut is $3,064,233.

No word yet on the at-home release for It Lives Inside, but the theatrical strategy is sure to boost the film’s profile for that eventual rollout. Stay tuned for more as we learn it.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “It Lives Inside introduces a bold new voice, creating a captivating new spin on demonic horror.”

Megan Suri (“Never Have I Ever,” Missing), Neeru Bajwa (Jatt & Juliet 1 & 2), Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay (Captain Marvel, “Chuck”) and Betty Gabriel (Get Out) star.

In It Lives Inside, “Sam is desperate to fit in at school,...

David Byrne met A24’s young fans as the Talking Heads Stop Making Sense is set to gross $800,673 from 264 Imax screens in North America this weekend. Its cumulative gross of $1.43 million includes Thursday screenings and a live event at TIFF for this remastered version of the 1984 Jonathan Demme-directed concert film ranked by critics as one of the best ever.

Nearly 60% of the audience was under 35 — not alive when the movie came out — and more than half said it was their first time seeing the film.

Stop Making Sense ran on a limited schedule with less than two shows on average at each location, and many screenings turning into dance parties. It expands nationwide next weekend to about 500 theaters and will play out like a regular release — an unusually long tail for a 40-year-old film. A footprint of theaters plans to keep playing it on weekends after its run.

The...

Stop Making Sense, the remastered concert film that sowed delight at TIFF, opens on 300 Imax screens in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland. Locations Stateside number 260 ahead of a nationwide release next week.

The 1984 Talking Heads extravaganza from Jonathan Demme is presented in its new iteration by A24 — meaning the decades-old movie can now extend its reach to a new, younger audience that is A24’s core fan base. Opening numbers are hard to gauge since there aren’t many comps but there are parties, discos, stars and sellouts with film looking at about $1.5 million, including Thursday previews.

A 40th anniversary large-format special premiere screening at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month had people dancing in the aisles and broke Imax records. It was the company’s highest grossing live event, earning $640.8k and selling out 25 screens across 165 Imax locations in North America and the BFI Imax in London.

It Lives Inside weaves the immigrant experience and Hindu mythology into its horror narrative, but falls short in delivering real scares. The mother-daughter relationship in the film provides tension and depth, exploring the impact of the immigrant experience on different generations. Strong performances by Megan Suri and Mohana Krishnan elevate the film, but the story lacks depth and fails to fully explore its interesting themes.

Written and directed by Bishal Dutta, It Lives Inside is more than a horror story — it weaves the immigrant experience into its tapestry while employing Hindu mythology to drive its central narrative. The horror itself is little more than slightly unsettling, but never outright scary or chilling. Rather, it’s the metaphor and character journey that truly carry this film. Dutta does a decent job exploring the lead character’s experience as an outsider, how her classmates “other” her, and the relationships that are damaged in a bid to assimilate.

Plot: An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.

Review: One of the coolest trends going on in horror right now is the usage of cultural Boogeymen. Some of these have reached the pop culture zenith, while others remain simple horrors for small-knit communities. Indian culture has a ton of demons, many of which the average American would have never heard anything about. The creature presented in It Lives Inside is called Pishacha and is based on flesh-eating demons in different Hindu and Buddhist mythologies. The history of the creature feels so much more intriguing since it’s based on actual mythology, versus something a screenwriter concocted to scare us. All of this is to say that, while the story may follow many beats we’ve seen before,...

Warning: Major spoilers for the following films abound.

Few experiences unite people from all walks of life like a fear of the dark. Often surpassing specific concerns of serial killers, monsters, witches, or demons, what we collectively fear most is that mysterious, dark unknown. Anything and everything could be lurking in the shadows just waiting to pounce. Bishal Dutta’s terrifying new film It Lives Inside follows an ancient evil that hides in dark corners while terrorizing its prey. The film follows a troubled teen named Tamira (Mohana Krishnan) terrorized by a flesh-eating demon known as the Pishacha that feasts on negative energy. This malevolent being soon sets its sights on her best friend Samidha (Megan Suri) and begins a campaign of terror hoping to gorge itself on chaos, destruction, and emotional pain.

One of Dutta’s most frightening scenes takes place in Samidha’s darkened bedroom. Staring at her open closet door,...

What the fuck is in that jar?

That’s the first question that It Lives Inside throws at you, and the one that has Samida (Never Have I Ever‘s Megan Suri) wondering if it has something to do with the odd behavior of her classmate, Tamira (Mohana Krishnan). Once upon a time, these two first-generation Indian-Americans were the closest of friends. Then, as they got older, Samida started going by “Sam,” began distancing herself from her cultural identity, and chose to hang with a newer, “cooler” (read: Caucasian) crowd.

Megan Suri was permitted to conduct this interview amid the actors' strike through Neon's interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA.

Megan Suri is a big horror fan, so when the chance to star in the new film "It Lives Inside" came, it felt preordained. "I grew up watching [the genre]," she tells Popsugar. She instantly connected with movies like "The Collector" and "Paranormal Activity."

"I'm just a little bit of an adrenaline junkie. And I love feeling fear," she admits. Horror movies, Suri says, can elicit emotions from an audience like no other: "That's what's exciting to me, especially when you go and watch it in a theater and you're surrounded by that universal energy."

In "It Lives Inside," Suri plays Sam, an Indian American high schooler who's running from her family's culture - and her former best friend Tamira (Mohana Krishnan). But Tamira is being tormented by a demonic spirit called a Pishach,...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for It Lives Inside

The Pishach is a soul-feeding creature that represents evil and attaches itself to negative thoughts and energy. It aims to isolate and kill its victims. Samidha's possession by the Pishach affects her future as the creature might manipulate her thoughts and actions, potentially leading her down a dark path. The ending of "It Lives Inside" suggests the possibility of a sequel, as the Pishach is still alive and could seek revenge on Samidha for trapping it. The film also explores the immigrant experience.

It Lives Inside, the horror movie written and directed by Bishal Dutta, ends with Samidha (Never Have I Ever’s Megan Suri) having absorbed the Pishach, the malevolent creature feeding off of her Tamira. After Tamira is kidnapped by the Pishach, and Samidha watches a friend die in front of her, she finally caves and goes to her mother for help.

This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.When it comes to the best horror movies, specificity of vision is key. Getting right up in the guts of a distinctly terrifying force, be it grounded in history, identity, or trauma, is the way to give a familiar genre story something more. In writer-director Bishal Dutta’s feature debut It Lives Inside, this is something that feels like it is happening about halfway. The particular details of its characters and their lives are compelling while the rest of the story itself is quite lacking. In many ways, it is hard to even consider this a horror film when it often feels like more of a dramatic thriller. There are moments of terror near the beginning, but it gets far too...

Warning: Major spoilers for the following films abound.

When asked about the most horrific time in their lives, many will shudder then say the years they spent in high school. From unpredictable acne and savage bullies to the particularly brutal pain of childhood friends growing apart, the high school halls can sometimes feel more like a minefield. Horror creators have explored this familiar subgenre for decades, from early classics like I Was a Teenage Werewolf to the slick and witty slasher boom of the 90s.

Bishal Dutta’s terrifying It Lives Inside continues this tradition by blending high school horror with demonic possession to explore the terrors of finding your place in an unforgiving world. The film follows Tamira (Mohana Krishnan), a tortured student carrying something much darker than a challenging schedule. Her best friend is drifting away, she hasn’t slept in weeks, and she’s constantly toting a...

Bishal Dutta’s horror movie It Lives Inside is coming to theaters on September 22 from Neon, and Bloody Disgusting is debuting a brand new piece of poster art this morning.

This latest official poster comes courtesy of Creepy Duck Design, and you can check it out down below. Tickets for It Lives Inside are available now, so check those local listings.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “It Lives Inside introduces a bold new voice, creating a captivating new spin on demonic horror.”

Megan Suri (“Never Have I Ever,” Missing), Neeru Bajwa (Jatt & Juliet 1 & 2), Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay (Captain Marvel, “Chuck”) and Betty Gabriel (Get Out) star.

In It Lives Inside, “Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with...

It Lives Inside, the Midnight Audience Award winner from SXSW, expands to wide release September 22, hoping to stake a claim among the flurry of horror films released in fall. Director Bishal Dutta’s freshman outing delves deep into Hindu mythology in a thriller that finds an Indian American teen girl fending off an evil force while also having to reconnect to her cultural roots in India in the process.

That’s enough to send anybody to therapy. Whether protagonist Samidha / Sam (Megan Suri of Missing and Poker Face) survives is sure fun if not bone-chilling to watch. It Lives Inside stands out, mostly because it features diverse characters and a culture that general audiences don’t often experience. To that end, It Lives Inside is worth seeing for it's refreshingly unique pace and tone, and the way it serves up an evil force that’s downright creepy. Does it suffer from standard horror tropes?...

The encounter in the girls locker room initiates the nightmare scenario of It Lives Inside, Bishal Dutta’s jagged feature debut about a small town besieged by an ancient spirit.

Samidha (Megan Suri) and Tamira (Mohana Krishnan) stand across from each other in the dimly lit aisle, exchanging weighted stares. Culture and a shared history bind the two teenagers, whose reputations differ at their small, white suburban high school. Samidha goes by Sam now — an attempt to close the gap between her Indian culture and the American one embodied by her classmates. She would prefer to loiter around a campfire with her crush (Gage Marsh) than help her mother (Neeru Bajwa) prepare for puja.

Tamira is a more shadowy figure; her character seems mostly to be Sam’s opposite. The young woman, dressed in drab and ill-fitting clothes, sticks out. She inspires stares, whispers and jokes. When she shuffles through the hall,...

A tripped out girl walks around school carrying an ominous jar. What’s inside of it is anybody’s guess, but inevitably we find out. And so begins the twisted fun in writer/director Bishal Dutta’s (Triads) dynamic new horror film, It Lives Inside. The producers of Get Out — Sean McKittrick and Raymond Mansfield — are attached to this SXSW audience winner, which will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The plot revolves around Sam (Megan Suri of Missing), an Indian-American teenager desperately trying to fit in at school. She’s also struggling with her cultural identity, and during a fight with her former gal pal, she unwittingly releases a mythological demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her deep loneliness. Suddenly, Sam must come to terms with her heritage and defeat the beast — or perish.

Ashish Mehta (of the TV series Hush Hush) shares writing credits.

This Indian American monster movie has interesting touches of cultural specificity but it’s a mostly familiar formula

There’s a swirl of the old and the new in the hokey pre-Halloween horror It Lives Inside, a balance that could have benefited from a lot more of the latter – because when the first-time director Bishal Dutta does try to add freshness to the familiarity of formula, he manages to carve his film its own place within two overstuffed subgenres, flashes of intrigue as he veers between schlocky curse and even schlockier monster movie.

A wide-releasing horror film centered on an Indian American teenager already gives the film a certain distinction. Dutta, also acting as writer, tries to thread themes of assimilation and identity through a predictable procession of mostly ineffective jump scares and slightly more effective set pieces, the film working better when it’s trying to chill rather than shock.

“It lives inside,” says a very frightened Tamira (Mohana Kirshnan) as she shows the jar she’s been carrying around to Sam (Megan Suri). “There’s something in here, I know you can’t see it, but it lives inside…all the stories we heard growing up, they’re all true, Sam.” With this, It Lives Inside tosses us into a world of tales handed down through generations, stories of rituals performed without always thinking of their deeper meaning, in a world that doesn’t always value those stories and rituals, all rolled into the package of an American supernatural horror film directed by Bishal Dutta.

Tamira and Sam were best friends as children, but reaching adolescence and heading to high school sees them moving in different directions. Tamira still embraces her home culture. Sam is a South-Asian American teenager bristling against that home culture. She wants to be – and in fact is,...

The month of September started out with several sequels generally doing okay, but things have been slowing down considerably the last few weeks, so we’ll have to see if “Expend4bles” does any better. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.

It’s been nine years since Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone last assembled their team of mercenaries together for “The Expendables 3,” and this week’s “Expend4bles” reunites them with Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture and with new members of the team, played by 50 Cent, Tony Jaa, Indonesian action star Iko Uwais (“The Raid”), as well as Megan Fox and Andy Garcia rounding out the cast.

The general premise for these movies was a sound one, bringing together so many popular action stars, with earlier movies including the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li and wrestling superstar “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. The first movie opened with...

Can you believe October is already almost here? You can expect the new horror releases to kick into high gear in a couple weeks, but we’ve still got two weeks left to go in September.

And this week brings Five new horror movies to the table.

Here’s all the new horror releasing September 18 – September 24, 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

After a limited theatrical release last month, director Matthew Goodhue’s exceedingly lovable killer sloth slasher comedy Slotherhouse is now available on VOD platforms.

Slotherhouse is a brand new horror-comedy that tells the story of college senior Emily Young, who unknowingly invites an adorable murderous sloth onto campus.

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‘Tis Fall! The season of golden leaves, cozy sweaters, and pumpkin-spiced everything. But let’s not forget the most thrilling part of this time of year – the spine-chilling cinematic masterpieces that await us in the dark corners of our favorite theaters and streaming platforms. As the nights grow longer, there’s nothing quite like curling up with a good horror flick, feeling the goosebumps rise on your skin, and hearing the distant howl of the wind and/or werewolves.

So, fellow fiends, let’s embark on a journey to discover the most bone-chilling upcoming horror movies of Fall 2023. Prepare to be thrilled, chilled, and maybe a little scared out of your wits!

Neon It Lives Inside (In theaters Sept. 22)

Dive deep into the realms of Hindu and Buddhist mythology with this coming-of-age horror. The story revolves around Samidha, a second-generation Indian American, who grapples with her cultural identity. But...

Horror films are uniquely effective at giving tangible shape to our most abstract demons, and so it often feels somewhat perverse when a genre exercise chooses to subvert its own potential by creating a monster we can’t really see. Dull and disappointing as the actual results might be, Bishal Dutta’s “It Lives Inside” at least has good reason to go with a creature who’s (mostly) shown through sounds and shadows: The ancient Dharmic flesh-eater Pishacha is formed by and feeds off the negative energy of its victims, and visibility itself is the greatest source of that negative energy among the Indian-American high school girls the creature is feasting on when the film begins.

Played by “Never Have I Ever” breakout Megan Suri (who’s far more capable than this movie requires her to be), Samidha is introduced standing in the bathroom of her immigrant parents’ house and...

One of the most frightening entities in all of Hindu and Buddhist folklore is a demonic being known as the Pishacha. Also called ​​Piśāca, this sinister breed of flesh-eating creature has been compared to the Christian Devil and is believed to be the personification of pure evil. Pishachas are parasitic creatures who sow the seeds of chaos then feed on the resulting negative emotions. Bishal Dutta’s terrifying new film It Lives Inside brings this fearsome creature to life in a story that explores the horrors of adolescent cruelty as well as the dangers lurking around the edges of teenage angst.

Samidha (Megan Suri) is an Indian American high school student wrestling with her cultural identity. Trying to fit in with the popular crowd, she’s distanced herself from her traditional mother Poorna (Neeru Bajwa) and attempted to erase evidence of her earlier life. When Samidha’s childhood best friend...

Following its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year, Bishal Dutta's It Lives Inside is heading to theaters on September 22nd, courtesy of Neon. I've heard a lot of great things about this film and I'm dying to see it, but thankfully we have an exclusive clip to hold Daily Dead readers over until later this week!

"Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it."

Written and Directed by Bishal Dutta Story by Bishal Dutta & Ashish Mehta Starring Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Beatrice Kitsos, and Betty Gabriel Produced by Raymond Mansfield & Sean McKittrick

Neon will release It Lives Inside in theaters on September 22, 2023



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Hyped horror movie It Lives Inside is coming to theaters on September 22 and Bloody Disgusting is excited to give away Free tickets to see Neon’s latest horror film early with filmmaker Bishal Dutta in attendance!

The screening takes place this Saturday at the Los Feliz 3 at 7 Pm. Post-screening will be a Q&a with Bishal and Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew Podcast, which will be recorded and posted timed to the film’s release.

To get your tickets, RSVP Here. Seats are extremely limited so make sure to lock down your tix asap.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “It Lives Inside introduces a bold new voice, creating a captivating new spin on demonic horror.”

In It Lives Inside, “Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend,...

Stars: Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Betty Gabriel | Written by Bishal Dutta, Ashish Mehta | Directed by Bishal Dutta

Indian-American Samidha is at that point where her culture and hanging out as a normal teenager collide. She has supportive parents and a teacher ally, and she’s interested in a boy named Russ. But none of this matters when her estranged friend Tamira breaks a jar she claims houses an ancient demon. When the evil force kidnaps Tamira and starts targeting her friends and family, Samidha must not only acknowledge her culture but that some of its legends are true…

Horror has long been a mirror on society – faith, religion, morality, sexuality, you name it horror has most likely touched upon it in some way; horror has also given us a look into other cultures, other countries and other lifestyles. Yet somehow It Lives Inside has still managed to tap...

Fans of the horror genre get ready for a new twist with It Lives Inside! Directed by

Bishal Dutta, the film stars Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Beatrice Kitsos and Betty Gabriel.

It Lives Inside watches the tale unfold of Sam and her friend. Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it.

About, It Lives Inside, Bishal Dutta said in an earlier interview, “On one hand, it is a love letter to the community and culture that raised me while on the other, it is a visceral experience that is designed to instill the same raw terror in its viewers that my favorite horror films instilled in me.”

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Vertigo Releasing is delighted to announce New Horror Drama It Lives Inside will be having its UK Premiere at this year’s FrightFest on 25th August 2023, ahead of its release in UK Cinemas from 22nd September 2023. It Lives Inside stars Megan Suri (Atypical), as protagonist Samidha, who is most well-known for her role as Aneesa in Netflix teen-comedy series Never Have I Ever. The horror also stars Neeru Bajwa (Jatt & Juliet), and Mohana Krishnan (I Am Frankie). It Lives Inside won the “Midnighters Award” at SXSW Film Festival 2023. An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness. It Lives Inside had its European premiere at Neuchatel Ifff. The film went to SXSW, The Overlook Ff, Calgary Underground Ff (Canada), and Bishal Dutta will be at...

Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it.   Bishal Dutta generational and cultural horror flick It Lives Inside is coming to cinemas on September 22nd. A new trailer was released today. You will find it down below a couple of excerpts from our review when Josh caught it at SXSW.    It Lives Inside combines the immigrant experience, the ties that keep us connected to our heritage (whether we like it or not), and a good, old-fashioned creature feature in a way that feels both authentic and entertaining in...

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Neon’s second trailer for It Lives Inside is incredibly creepy without being too spoiler-ish. Written and directed by Bishal Dutta, the PG-13 horror film is a unique twist on a demonic possession story.

“It Lives Inside emerged as an image: a kid on a bike, riding through Rockwellian suburbs. It’s right out of an early Amblin film. But what if this kid was escaping a puja, her school outfit wrapped in an ornate dupatta? For me, that image spoke to the duality I felt growing up as a first-generation immigrant in America. ‘Where do I belong? Which country is my home? Which world is ultimately mine?'” explained Dutta.

The cast includes Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Beatrice Kitsos, and Betty Gabriel.

Get Out‘s Raymond Mansfield and Sean McKittrick served as producers. Edward H. Hamm Jr, Jameson Parker, Arielle Boisvert, and Shawn Williamson executive produce.