BEYOND THE GATES, the directorial debut of Jackson Stewart, looks like a deranged walk down memory lane. The new trailer combines retro nostalgia with giallo-esque chills as well as an appearance from RE-ANIMATOR star Barbara Crampton in the middle of her Barbassaince. She's been making a habit of picking solid indies lately, so I'm even more excited to see it. Check out the mad, colorful trailer below!
In BEYOND THE GATES, two estranged brothers reunite seven months after their father's disappearance to liquidate his anemic video store. While there, they unearth an old VCR board game that acts as an inter-dimensional hub to a nightmare world where their Father's soul is trapped and can only be saved by playing the game. The film is an adventure horror that pays loving tribute to the VHS format, video stores, and board games of the era.
Graham Skipper (ALMOST HUMAN), Chase Williamson (THE GUEST), and Brea Grant (HALLOWEEN 2) star. Matt Mercer (CONTRACTED), Justin Welborn (FX’s “Justified”), Henry LeBlanc (“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”), Jesse Merlin (FDR: AMERICAN BADASS), David Bruckner (co-director of V/H/S), and Pierson Ryan (“Red Team Go”) round out the cast.
Stewart co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen Scarlata (JODOROWSKY’S DUNE). Destroy All Entertainment’s Amanda Mortimer produced alongside Barbara Crampton and Lodger Films partners Georg Kallert and Rob Schroeder.