The Dead Of Night Strikes In March

News, Press Releases

As spring approaches, you might be hit with the urge to visit the great outdoors and camp in an RV in a field. Well there’s good news. The Dead of Night will be coming to digital services so you can get rid of that notion. Lance Henricksen (Aliens) is part of the tale of someone roaming around the rural landscape killing locals. This is dark side of that Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl ad. The movie comes to digital and OnDemand on March 9. Here’s the press release from Shout! Factory:

Shout! Studios & VMI WorldwidePresents a Suspenseful New Horror Thriller
The Dead of Night 
Premiering in Home Theaters on Digital and On Demand Everywhere March 9, 2021 
Alone and isolated at the family ranch, a dysfunctional brother and sister suddenly find themselves being terrorized and hunted by a pair of nomadic killers. A new suspense thriller that presents a study in rural horror, The Dead of Night premieres in Home Theaters on Digital and On Demand everywhere March 9, 2021 from Shout! Studios and VMI Worldwide.
Directed and written by filmmaker Robert Dean (The DrifterThe Commando), Matthew Lawrence (Money PlaneEvol), and Lance Henriksen (AliensThe Blacklist) lead an impressive young cast of Jake Etheridge (DakotaNashville), Colby Crain (The Big Lady), Leah Bezozo (The Sopranos), and Kyle Overstreet (Give or Take). A PRC Productions in association with Buffalo 8 Productions, The Dead of Night is produced by Matthew Helderman, Troy Scoughton, Sr., and Robert Dean. 

Synopsis
Soon after violent masked drifters dressed as wolves arrive in a small rural town, a local young couple goes missing and their bodies are discovered near a ranch run by brother and sister, Tommy and June. Her ex-boyfriend and local deputy sheriff Luke start suspecting Tommy of murder, leaving the siblings ostracized and disenchanted with the community. The next day Tommy catches the killers committing another murder nearby and moves in closer to investigate but he is spotted by one of the drifters and chased across the ranch running for his life. Isolated, the siblings as well as June’s best friend and her husband find themselves being hunted and terrorized by the nomadic killers setting the scene for a startling twist and a gruesome outcome that will change the town forever.

The Dead of Night
Running Time: 89 minutes 
Not Rated
United States, 2021
Distributed by Shout! Studios & VMI Worldwide
Produced by PRC Productions in association with Buffalo 8 Productions 
About Shout! Studios
Shout! Studios is the filmed entertainment production and distribution arm of Shout! Factory, specializing in all aspects of distribution, including theatrical, VOD, digital and broadcast. Reflecting Shout! Factory’s ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence, Shout! Studios champions and supports like-minded filmmakers and creators at the forefront of pop culture, driving creative expression and diversity in independent storytelling. Shout! Studios finances, produces, acquires and distributes an eclectic slate of movies, award-winning animated features, specialty films and series from rising and established talent, filmmakers and producers. 
About VMI Worldwide
VMI Worldwide is one of the leading, independent film sales, distribution and production companies based in Hollywood, California. Founded in 2010 by Andre Relis, VMI has an impeccable reputation in the industry by building a strong collaborative and transparent relationship with filmmakers, financiers, and distributors. VMI’s mandate is to support high quality independent filmmaking by bringing together visionary talented filmmakers and collaborating with financiers and distributors.
VMI’s latest titles include: THE LAST SON starring Sam Worthington, Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly, Thomas Jane, Heather Graham, WANDER (a Deauville Film Festival Official Selection) starring Aaron Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones, ARKANSAS starring Vince Vaughn, Liam Hemsworth and John Malkovich, WAKE UP starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Francesca Eastwood, IN HARMS WAY starring Emile Hirsh and Crystal Liu (a Asian World Film Festival Official Selection), OUTLAWS AND ANGELS starring Luke Wilson (a Sundance Official Selection), FORESAKEN starring Kiefer and Donald Sutherland (a Toronto Official Selection).
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