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If you’ve ever purchased a house, you’ll know how the promotional photographs work. They’re carefully framed, lit and lensed – with varying degrees of skill – to give the impression that everything is bigger and higher quality. Like the directors’ previous works, The Boy Behind The Door and The Djinn, Push looks magnificent throughout, and yet at a structural level, it’s rather ordinary.

There is an affecting layer of backstory. We first meet Natalie (Alicia Sanz) in Barcelona in 1993, when she’s in the immediate stages of grieving for her American lover, who has died in a car crash. Further flashbacks give us a glimpse of life as she would prefer to be living it, and we see the toughness that gets her through, despite others’ dismissal of her ability to cope alone. Eight months later she’s in northern Michigan, having rebuilt her life and found work as a.

Writers/Directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell, the exciting duo behind recent horror movies The Djinn and The Boy Behind the Door, are back with a new intense horror movie in Push (read my review).

The film, which just received its world premiere at Sitges, follows a pregnant realtor, Natalie, who must survive a night of terror when a deranged client shows up at her open house. That the woman is on the cusp of giving birth means time is of the essence, compounding survival odds.

Alicia Sanz (El Cid) and Raúl Castillo star in the tense home invasion horror movie.

Bloody Disgusting spoke with the filmmakers ahead of Push‘s premiere about the film’s origins and how they keep wringing maximum, nail-biting tension from minimalist, single-location setups.

Like the filmmaker’s previous films, Push (formerly titled Open House) takes place almost entirely within a house. But this house is a labyrinthine mansion,...

Writers/Directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell have a way with single-location thrillers that are simplistic in setup but visceral in unrelenting suspense. Their style of lean, efficient storytelling that puts the horror first continues with their latest, Push (formerly titled Open House). Armed with a much bigger location and stylish cinematography, Charbonier and Powell’s latest makes for a more mature effort that delivers (pun intended) in a massive way when it comes to nail-biting tension and intense thrills.

Realtor Natalie (Alicia Sanz) takes on the impossible task of selling a sprawling, stunning estate that’s been vacant for many years thanks to a grisly murder that took place there. Her boss doesn’t think she can do it; no one has so far. But Natalie has a lot riding on this sale. She’s still trying to pick up the pieces from the loss of her significant other,...

UTA Independent Film Group has boarded U.S. sales for horror-thriller “Push.” The film, which stars Alicia Sanz and Raúl Castillo, will have its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival.

Sanz’s credits include “Simulant” and “El Cid.” Castillo’s credits include “The Inspection” and “Army of the Dead.”

“Push” is written, directed and produced by David Charbonier and Justin Powell.

The film follows Natalie Flores (Sanz), a pregnant realtor who is attacked by a sadistic killer (Castillo) at her open house, sending her into premature labor. Up against a physiological ticking clock, Natalie must find a way to escape before she gives birth.

The film is produced by Ryan Scaringe, and executive produced by Del Charbonier, Amy Lippens and Jilbert Daniel. Sanz and Castillo also serve as executive producers on the film.

The production companies are Kinogo Pictures and Mad Descent.

Castillo is represented by CAA, Jws Entertainment and Goodman,...

Besides shouting each other’s names, the young leads in director Rako Prijanto’s film Monster barely speak a word. It’s up to the audience to interpret what they’re going through — being abducted and taken to a desolate house, where they must fend off their depraved captor and escape by any means necessary. The Indonesian film, a reimagining of the 2020 American horror movie The Boy Behind the Door, stars Anantya Kirana, Sultan Hamonangan, and Alex Abbad.

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Best friends Alana (Kirana) and Rabin (Hamonangan) are hanging out after grade school, biking around town and playing games at an arcade. They don’t realize a suspicious man, later identified as Jack (Abbad), is following close behind in a black sedan. Alana rounds a corner to look for Rabin, who’s gone on ahead. She sees the unfamiliar car...

Exclusive: Quiver Distribution announced today the acquisition of North American rights to the upcoming psychological thriller Detained directed and co-written by Felipe Mucci (Two Deaths of Henry Baker) and Jeremy Palmer and starring Abbie Cornish and Laz Alonso.

The cast is rounded out by Moon Bloodgood, John Patrick Amedori (Dear White People), Justin H. Min, Breeda Wool, Josefine Lindegaard (Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire), and Silas Weir Mitchell.

The film follows a woman (Cornish) who wakes up in a police interrogation room with no memory of the prior night and the accusations against her may have life altering implications. However, something is not quite right in this police station.

An Indonesian remake of Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s intense 2021 thriller The Boy Behind the Door, titled Monster, is on its way. Netflix has unveiled images from the twisted thriller ahead of its debut on the streaming service.

In Monster, “After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.”

As of now, Netflix hasn’t set an official date for Monster, only that it’s coming soon.

Monster is directed by Rako Prijanto and written by Alim Sudio. It stars Sultan Hamonangan, Anantya Kirana, Alex Abbad, and Marsha Timothy.

The Boy Behind the Door follows twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, as they’re abducted from a park. Bobby wakes alone in a trunk and escapes, only to return when he realizes his best friend is still held captive inside a desolate house.

The...

Exclusive: Zero Gravity Management on Wednesday announced their expansion with the hiring of Karli Doumanis and Kendall Kramer as Talent Managers, and Houston Bradley and Ryan Lewis as Producers.

Prior to joining Zero Gravity, Doumanis spent three years at Brave Artists Management. Some of her notable talent include Tanzyn Crawford (Tiny Beautiful Things), Tyroe Muhafidin (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Sean Keenan (The Power of the Dog), Shannon Berry (The Wilds), Cooper van Grootel & Marianly Tejada (One Of Us Is Lying) and Asher Yasbincek (Heartbreak High). Clients with shows soon to launch include Sam Song Li (The Brothers Sun), Regan Aliyah and Annie Shapero.

Kramer brings with her clients including Erica Dasher (Jane by Design), Paulina Nguyen (Power Book IV: Force) and Travis Labranch (The Oval), having begun her career at A3 Artists Agency.

Both Bradley and...

Exclusive: Joaquina Kalukango (Lovecraft Country), Lonnie Chavis (This is Us), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Ryan O’Nan (Queen of the South) and Justin Hurtt-Dunkley (Mare of Easttown) have been tapped for key recurring roles opposite David Oyelowo and Dennis Quaid in Bass Reeves, from Yellowstone co-creator/showrunner Taylor Sheridan.

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Bass Reeves, which is in production in Texas, brings the legendary lawman of the Wild West to life. Reeves (Oyelowo), known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing more than 3,000 of dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.

Related: 2023 Paramount Pilots...

First footage from horror-thriller Influencer, which shot in Thailand late last year.

US sales veteran Jack Campbell and Rebecca Campbell have launched the Arizona-based Jackrabbit Media to focus on sales and acquisitions of third-party features, AVoD aggregation and in-house productions.

The husband-and-wife team plans to produce two to three commercial films a year and will be at their booth on the Croisette next week in Cannes to introduce the slate and business plan to longtime and new industry partners.

Jack Campbell serves as Jackrabbit Media president and CEO and has been in sales for 21 years. Rebecca is COO and hails...

First footage from horror-thriller Influencer, which shot in Thailand late last year.

On the eve of Cannes sales veteran Jack Campbell and Rebecca Campbell have launched Arizona-based Jackrabbit Media focused on sales and acquisitions of third-party features, AVoD aggregation and in-house productions.

The husband-and-wife team plans to produce two to three commercial films a year and will be at their booth on the Croisette to introduce the slate and business plan to longtime and new industry partners.

Jack Campbell serves as Jackrabbit Media president and CEO and has been in sales for 21 years. Rebecca is named COO and hails from...

Stars: Lonnie Chavis, Ezra Dewey, Micah Hauptman, Kristin Bauer van Straten | Written and Directed by David Charbonier, Justin Powell

Although The Djinn beat it to release in the US by a few months, The Boy Behind the Door is writer/director David Charbonier and Justin Powell’s first feature. Unlike that film, this has a plot rooted in the all too real horrors of child abductions and human trafficking. And it’s all the more shocking and disturbing for it.

The film opens with Bobby and Kevin (Ezra Dewey; The Djinn) in the trunk of a car. A brief flashback shows their violent abduction from a park. Back in the present Kevin is taken from the trunk by the unseen and unnamed Creep. Left alone Bobby manages to escape the car’s trunk, only to find himself in the middle of nowhere.

Before he can make an escape he hears Kevin screaming inside the house.

To mark the release of The Boy Behind the Door on 2nd May, we’ve been given 1 copy to give away on Blu-ray.

A night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby (Lonnie Chavis – This Is Us) and best friend, Kevin (Ezra Dewey – The Djinn) when they are abducted on their way home from school and taken to a house surrounded by miles of bleak, dark country in every direction.

Bobby manages to escape his confines and quietly navigates the dark halls in a bid for escape, but when he hears Kevin’s screams, he realises he can’t leave his friend behind… Avoiding his kidnapper (Kristin Bauer van Straten – True Blood) and her menacing acquaintance (Micah Hauptman – Everest) at every turn and with no means of calling for help, Bobby embarks on a high-stakes rescue mission, determined to get himself and Kevin out alive…or die trying.

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Hello, dear readers! As time marches on, that means we have another bunch of horror and sci-fi home media releases making their debut on Tuesday, and there are some genuinely fun movies, both new and old, featured in this week’s offerings. For all you lycanthropes out there, you’ll definitely want to pick up Arrow Video’s brand-new Limited Edition 4K release of An American Werewolf in London, or if you’re more in the mood for a classic chiller, then you should check out Scream Factory’s Blu-ray for Nightmare. In terms of more recent horror titles, both The Boy Behind the Door and John and the Hole are headed home on multiple formats, and for those of you looking for something a bit more sci-fi, Project Gemini from Well Go USA should do the trick.

Other releases for March 15th include Southland Tales: Standard Special Edition,...

One of last year’s best horror movies is Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s thrilling indie horror The Boy Behind the Door, an unrelentingly intense boundary-pushing thriller (our review). Now, the gripping, powerful tale of survival and friendship in the face of evil is finally coming home to Digital, DVD, and Blu-ray on March 15, 2022. In the film, “A night of unimaginable […]

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In The Boy Behind The Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper spells certain doom for Kevin. With no means of calling for help and miles of dark country in every direction, Bobby embarks on a rescue mission, determined to get himself and Kevin out alive...or die trying.   The Boy Behind the Door will be released on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-Ray on March 15th. Shudder have given us...

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The upcoming horror film The Boy Behind The Door arrives on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray on March 15, 2022 by Rlje Films.

Here’s the trailer:

In The Boy Behind The Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper spells certain doom for Kevin. With no means of calling for help and miles of dark country in every direction, Bobby embarks on a rescue mission, determined to get himself and Kevin out alive…or die trying.

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Rlje Films Presents The Boy Behind The Door Available on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray March 15, 2022 “relentlessly intense” – The Hollywood Reporter “an expertly crafted nightmare” – Forbes Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film The Boy Behind The Door from Shudder, AMC Networks’ …

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It's that frightfully delightful time of year again for Fangoria's highly anticipated Chainsaw Awards, with this year's nominees including Nia DaCosta's Candyman, Don Mancini's Chucky series, Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist, and many more!

You can check out the full list of nominees below, and to cast your votes, visit:

https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/

In their most recent magazine issue, Fangoria officially announced the nominations for its 2022 Chainsaw Awards, and horror fans everywhere can currently cast their votes at https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/ for their favorite films, television series, directors, artists, and more that kept us all thrilled, chilled and entertained throughout the course of 2021. Winners will be celebrated later this year during a yet-to-be-revealed Chainsaw Awards event.

The 2022 Chainsaw Awards Nominees include fan favorite films such as James Wan’s Malignant, Candyman from Nia DaCosta, and Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho,...

Welp, 2021 was certainly a year. There was a lot of good (Movies! TV! Books! Random Horror Awesomeness!) and a lot of bad (pretty much everything else), but we made it to 2022, and I am excited for all that’s to come in the next 12 months (at least when it comes to stuff going on in horror). Over the course of last year, I think formally reviewed over 60 films, did interviews for at least 20 other projects beyond those reviewed films, relaunched Indie Horror Month in April, and even did a ton of other features and articles on Daily Dead as well.

Suffice to say, 2021 was pretty darned busy for me on the writing front and because there was so much content that I absolutely adored, I decided that for my favorites list this time around, I wanted to do things a bit differently because if I dive into every single thing...

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release The Djinn on DVD and Blu-ray on January 4, 2022.

Here’s the trailer:

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the critically acclaimed horror film The Djinn on DVD and Blu-ray on January 4, 2022. IFC Midnight released The Djinn in theaters, on Digital Rental & VOD on May 14, 2021.

Now you can win the Win the Blu-ray of The Djinn. We Are Movie Geeks has threee to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite horror movie that starts with the letter ‘D’ is (I’d say Dawn Of The Dead. It’s so easy!)

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The Djinn is co-written and co-directed by David Charbonier (The Boy Behind The Door...

Exclusive: Abbie Cornish (Jack Ryan) and Laz Alonso (The Boys) have signed on to star in Detained, a psychological thriller from director Felipe Mucci (Two Deaths of Henry Baker), which counts Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy), John Patrick Amedori (Dear White People), Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm), Moon Bloodgood (Falling Skies), Josefine Lindegaard (The Comeback Trail) and Breeda Wool (Mr. Mercedes) amongst its supporting cast.

The film follows a woman (Cornish) who wakes up in a police interrogation room with no memory of the night prior. The accusations against her may have life-altering implications. However, in this isolated police station, something is not quite right.

Mucci wrote the script with Jeremy Palmer. Kinogo Pictures’ Ryan Scaringe is producing, with Amy Lippens serving as co-producer. Cornish and Alonso are exec producing alongside Monica Sufar, who is also handling sales for the film.

Cornish is...

Stars: Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe, John Erickson, Donald Pitts | Written and Directed by David Charbonier, Justin Powell

Writer/directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell follow up their tale of the all too real horrors of human trafficking, The Boy Behind the Door, with another tale of a young boy forced to fight for his life. In The Djinn the threat is a supernatural one.

After the death of his mother (Tevy Poe; Redwood Massacre: Annihilation) Dylan a mute twelve year old and his radio DJ father Michael relocate to a new home. One that, in true horror movie fashion, the previous occupant died in.

While looking around his new home he, again in keeping with genre traditions, finds a copy of The Book of Shadows which contains a spell to conjure a Djinn (John Erickson) that will grant him his fondest wish, to be able to speak. The...

David Charbonier and Justin Powell’s horror about a mute boy who wishes for a voice is let down by its weak script and CGI

David Charbonier and Justin Powell’s debut The Boy Behind the Door was a well-executed abduction horror scored through with both tenderness and an uncommon cruel streak. Their follow-up, The Djinn, stars one of that film’s lead actors, Ezra Dewey, and locks him once again into the same kids-in-confinement genre. Despite light 80s stylings on the soundtrack, this is unfortunately a much weaker effort that both lacks internal logic and struggles for inspiration.

Dewey plays Dylan, a mute boy living with single father Michael (Rob Brownstein), who believes his disability has caused his mother’s absence from their life. So one night, when Michael is out doing his radio DJ gig, Dylan – who earlier found occultist tome the Book of Shadows at the back...

(Welcome to Now Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.) I have some news! Now Stream This is going weekly. That’s right — rather than once or twice a month, you’ll now get streaming recommendations every week, just in time for your […]

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You can’t fault the writing-directing duo of David Charbonier and Justin Powell for reckless overreaching: Their first feature, “The Djinn”, stirred terror around just one boy in an apartment. Their second, which premiered at Fantastic Fest last fall, cautiously ups the ante to two boys and one whole house. “The Boy Behind the Door” is a more polished affair than its predecessor, with no supernatural aspect to the child endangerment this time. But . Shudder is adding the film to its streaming service July 29.

After a brief, alarming prologue, we properly meet our protagonists in a moment of calm beforehand — two 12-year-old lads playing catch in a field en route to a Little League game. When their ball rolls down an embankment, Kevin goes to retrieve it but does not return. Bobby (Lonnie Chavis from “This Is Us”) eventually goes looking for him, which doesn’t end well for him either.

Young Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, are abducted on their way to their baseball game. When Bobby breaks out of the trunk of the car he's trapped in he sees that they've been taken to a home in the middle of nowhere, just rolling hills and pumpjacks as far as the eye can see. Unwilling to leave his best friend behind Bobby enters the house and tries to find Kevin without being caught by their kidnapper. The arrival of a second stranger only adds to the urgency of the moment.    The Boy Behind the Door is all about the primarily silent tension and the game of cat-and-mouse that happens between Bobby and the strangers. Directors and writers, David Charbonier and Justin Powell, go...

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Watch a Clip from The Boy Behind The Door: "In The Boy Behind the Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby (Lonnie Chavis) and his best friend, Kevin (Ezra Dewey), when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper may spell certain doom for Kevin. With no means of calling for help and miles of dark country in every direction, Bobby embarks on a rescue mission, determined to get himself and Kevin out alive… or die trying. "

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Destination Marfa wins Best Horror Feature at Manhattan Film Festival: "Andy Stapp's Destination Marfa took home the Best Horror Feature award as...

Hello, dear readers! Tomorrow, we kick off a brand new month, which means we have a whole new batch of horror and sci-fi headed to VOD, Digital, and Streaming platforms in the next few weeks to enjoy as we do our best to stay inside and beat the heat of these dog days of summer. With that in mind, we have a lot of great films and series to look forward to, including the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix, The Tomorrow War on Amazon, Josh Ruben’s Werewolves Within (you can read my review Here), Megan Fox in Till Death (a movie this writer really dug), and a handful of great indie horror is heading to Shudder throughout July, too, including The Boy Behind the Door (another film that I really enjoyed during last year’s Fantastic Fest).

Of course, this is only a sample of all the great genre...

Written and Directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell Available Exclusively On Shudder On Thursday, July 29Th Produced by Rick Rosenthal, Jim Hart, Ryan Scaringe, John Hermann and Ryan Lewis Executive Produced by Bert Kern, Nick Morton and Howard Barish Co-Producers by Amy Lippens, CSA and Dennis Madlone Starring Lonnie Chavis, Ezra Dewey, Kristin Bauer …

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David Charbonier and Justin Powell directed thriller about kidnapping victim who tries to save best friend.

Jack Campbell’s Octane Entertainment has closed key territories let by France and Germany on thriller The Boy Behind The Door.

Rights have closed in: Benelux (Premiere TV), France (Program Store), Germany, Austria, Switzerland (Lighthouse), Cis (Volga), and India (Pictureworks).

Further deals have closed in Mexico (The Dark Side), Middle East (Eagle Films), Eastern Europe (Daro), Scandinavia (Njuta), and South Korea (Andamiro).

David Charbonier and Justin Powell directed the film about a young boy who is kidnapped with his best friend and escapes, only...

Vixen By Micheline Pitt Announces New Ghostbusters™ Clothing And Accessories Collection: "Los Angeles, CA – June 21, 2021 – Vixen by Micheline Pitt, the LA-based design house known for vintage-style fashion inspired by 1950s bad girls and ‘80s flair, is thrilled to announce the launch of an all-new officially licensed collection celebrating everyone’s favorite paranormal investigators - Ghostbusters!

Launching today at 4pm Pt/7pm Et at MichelinePitt.com, the Vixen by Micheline Pitt Ghostbusters Collection includes dresses, skirts, shirts, and bags featuring and inspired by the Ghostbusters rogues gallery of spectral baddies including the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Slimer, Gozer, Terror Dogs, and more, along with the ever-iconic “No Ghosts” Ghostbusters logo.

“Being a kid of the 80’s, I grew up watching the original Ghostbusters film religiously. Like anyone who watched this movie, I wanted to be a Ghostbuster. I definitely pretended to be Venkman on too many occasions growing up while playing with my vintage proton pack.

The Boy Behind the Door, the feature film debut of writing and directing duo David Charbonier and Justin Powell is coming exclusively to Shudder on Thursday, July 29th. Shudder released the trailer for this horror flick yesterday and while we're a day late it's still worth checking out.    In The Boy Behind the Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby (Lonnie Chavis) and his best friend, Kevin (Ezra Dewey), when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper may spell certain doom for Kevin....

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"I'm scared, Bobby." "Me too, okay, but I'm not going to leave you." Shudder has unveiled the first official trailer for an indie horror film titled The Boy Behind the Door, which first premiered at both Fantastic Fest and AFI Fest last year in the fall. This is the second film from horror filmmakers David Charbonier & Justin Powell – they actually made this before making The Djinn, but The Djinn ended up being released before this one. In The Boy Behind the Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, when they are abducted on their way home from school. They eventually manage to escape their confines, and embark upon a rescue mission to find save other and get the hell out of there. Starring Lonnie Chavis and Ezra Dewey, with Kristin Bauer van Straten, Scott Michael Foster, and Micah Hauptman. This does look like a terrifying little film,...

One major highlight from last fall’s jam-packed festivals is Justin Powell and David Charbonier‘s thrilling indie horror The Boy Behind the Door, which Meagan Navarro raved about out of its AFI Fest premiere. Described by Meagan as “harrowingly dark,” she also calls The Boy Behind the Door “an unrelentingly intense, boundary-pushing thriller.” Now, Shudder is set to bring the gripping, powerful tale of survival […]...

One major highlight from last fall’s jam-packed festivals is Justin Powell and David Charbonier‘s thrilling indie horror The Boy Behind the Door, which Meagan Navarro raved about out of its AFI Fest premiere. Described by Meagan as “harrowingly dark,” she also calls The Boy Behind the Door “an unrelentingly intense, boundary-pushing thriller.” Now, Shudder is set to bring the gripping, powerful tale of survival […]...

Hey everyone! As I mentioned the other day, I’ve been playing catch-up on a handful of indie horror reviews recently, and today, I’m back with two more reviews—The Djinn from directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell and the hilarious mockumentary 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Bigfoot (#1 Will Blow Your Mind!) by Zach Lamplugh, which are both currently streaming everywhere.

The Djinn: As someone who very much enjoyed their efforts on The Boy Behind the Door (which played at Fantastic Fest last September), I was excited to see what the filmmaking duo of Justin Powell and David Charbonier was going to do for their disturbing modern fairytale, The Djinn, and they did not disappoint. What they have managed to create doesn’t quite hit the same storytelling highs as The Boy Behind the Door, but I love how they manage to make the most of their...

Writer/director duo David Charbonier and Justin Powell know how to get straight to the point without extracting any key elements that comprise an entertaining horror film. Their debut film The Boy Behind the Door was a terrifying and realistic depiction of friendship withstanding a traumatic childhood abduction. This year, the talented pair push the envelope […]

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Woe betide the grade-school-age lad who finds himself in a movie by writing-directing duo David Charbonier and Justin Powell: He may survive their plotlines, but it won’t be pretty. Their official first feature, “The Boy Behind the Door” (which will debut on streaming platform Shudder July 29) found two such kids fighting for their lives after being abducted by a stranger. In the new, more supernaturally tilted “The Djinn,” they’ve crafted another effective suspense exercise from the same basic premise, trapping a juvenile protagonist in a home with a malevolent nemesis.

. IFC Midnight is opening the feature in limited theaters as well as launching on digital and VOD platforms May 14.

Set in 1989 for no obvious reason beyond justifying the generic retro dreariness of the interior setting (or perhaps the vintage-synth aspects of Matthew James’ score), the movie opens with our first among many successively revealing glimpses of the...

As part of Shudder's "Summer of Chills," they'll be adding Jakob's Wife, Kandisha, Caveat and other horror premieres to their horror streaming service, including George A. Romero's The Amusement Park! We have the official trailer for Romero's long-lost film below, along with a look at the full "Summer of Chills" lineup:

"New York, NY – May 6, 2021 – Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today its “Summer of Chills” slate of twelve new original and exclusive films for June, July and August, including the anticipated debut of landmark horror director George A. Romero’s legendary “lost” film The Amusement Park on Tuesday, June 8. The robust summer lineup kicks off with Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s directorial debut; Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and Kandisha,...

Shudder's latest acquisition is The Boy Behind the Door from co-writers and directors Justin Powell and David Charbonier:

"New York – April 22, 2021 – Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired the exclusive rights to The Boy Behind the Door for release in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, July 29. The first feature from co-writers and directors Justin Powell and David Charbonier, the suspense thriller tells a gripping, powerful tale of survival and friendship in the face of evil.

In The Boy Behind the Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby (Lonnie Chavis) and his best friend, Kevin (Ezra Dewey), when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger,...

Shudder has picked up the streaming rights for The Boy Behind the Door, the debut thriller from filmmaking duo, Justin Powell and David Charbonier. Shudder will put the film on their streaming service in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, July 29th.    In The Boy Behind the Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby (Lonnie Chavis) and his best friend, Kevin (Ezra Dewey), when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper may spell certain doom for Kevin....

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One major highlight from last fall’s jam-packed festivals is Justin Powell and David Charbonier‘s thrilling indie horror The Boy Behind the Door, which Meagan Navarro raved about out of its AFI Fest premiere. Described by Meagan as “harrowingly dark,” she also calls The Boy Behind the Door “an unrelentingly intense, boundary-pushing thriller.” Now, Shudder is set to bring the gripping, powerful […]...

IFC Midnight had just recently acquired the horror movie The Djinn for release here in the States, with plans to bring the film to theaters, On Demand and Digital on May 14th. David Charbonier and Justin Powell (The Boy Behind the Door) wrote and directed the film, which will be opening in New York at the IFC Center and Los […]...

Jack Campbell introduces Rushed, The Boy Behind The Door, Superhost, The Stylist to market buyers.

LA-based Octane Entertainment has kicked off talks at the virtual EFM on a slate of four new sales titles led by thrillers Rushed and The Boy Behind The Door, and horror titles Superhost and genre festival darling The Stylist.

Vibeke Muasya directed Rushed from a screenplay by Siobhan Fallon Hogan, who stars alongside Robert Patrick on the Emerald Caz Productions and Zentropa Entertainments 5 ApS production that centres on a woman who seeks vengeance after her son is killed at a party.

David Charbonier and Justin Powell...

Exclusive:  Filmmakers Justin Powell and David Charbonier, who recently sold their supernatural thriller The Djinn to IFC Midnight, have inked with ICM Partners for representation.

The lifelong friends and collaborators broke out on the genre scene with their debut feature The Boy Behind the Door, which premiered at the 2020 Fantastic Fest and played at AFI to excellent reviews. The film, which boasts a100% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and is a white-knuckle thriller centered around two young children who are abducted by a group of strangers and struggle to escape captivity.

As we first told you, IFC Midnight picked up North America on The Djinn for a May 14 release in select theaters and on demand. The film follows a mute young boy who unleashes a sinister monster after he makes a wish to fulfill his greatest desire: to have a voice. Now trapped in a small apartment with nowhere to hide,...

Exclusive: IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to The Djinn from breakout directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell.

IFC Midnight will release The Djinn on May 14 in select theaters and on demand.

The Djinn follows a mute young boy who unleashes a sinister monster after he makes a wish to fulfill his greatest desire: to have a voice. Now trapped in a small apartment with nowhere to hide, Dylan must find a way to survive until the stroke of midnight or pay the ultimate price. The pic stars Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, and Tevy Poe. Pic is produced by Ryan Scaringe, Carter Armstrong, and Meghan Weinstein with executive producer Jilbert Daniel.

Charbonier and Powell had their feature directorial debut on the 2020 festival circuit with The Boy Behind the Door which premiered at Fantastic Fest and AFI Fest.

The deal for the film was negotiated by IFC Films’ Director of...

In The Boy Behind the Door, a gripping twist on the home-invasion thriller, first-time feature directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell plunge two tween boys into escalating peril, relentlessly intensifying a cascading series of lethal threats over the film’s excruciating runtime.

By subjecting their two young protagonists to increasingly horrifying hazards that include random abduction and violent sexual assault, the filmmakers induce a very specific type of tension that’s both alarming and profoundly unsettling. It’s a delicate and memorably successful balancing act that effectively contextualizes some deliberately challenging material.

Assaulted and kidnapped by a stranger, 12-year-old best friends Kevin (Ezra ...

In The Boy Behind the Door, a gripping twist on the home-invasion thriller, first-time feature directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell plunge two tween boys into escalating peril, relentlessly intensifying a cascading series of lethal threats over the film’s excruciating runtime.

By subjecting their two young protagonists to increasingly horrifying hazards that include random abduction and violent sexual assault, the filmmakers induce a very specific type of tension that’s both alarming and profoundly unsettling. It’s a delicate and memorably successful balancing act that effectively contextualizes some deliberately challenging material.

Assaulted and kidnapped by a stranger, 12-year-old best friends Kevin (Ezra ...

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an estimated 460,000 children go missing every year in the United States. Kids can disappear in the blink of an eye and are sometimes never found. It’s a terrifying and heartbreaking concept that writer/director team David Charbonier and Justin Powell tackle with sharp and savage precision. The duo […]

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