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‘He Never Left’ Trailer – Witching Season Films Unleashes a New Slasher Next Halloween [Exclusive]

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Witching Season Films, a Utah-based horror production company, has shared with Bloody Disgusting the first teaser-trailer and images for its second feature film, He Never Left.

Written and directed by James Morris, He Never Left tells the story of Gabriel, a fugitive on the run from the U.S. marshals. With help from his girlfriend, Carly, Gabriel takes refuge in an old motel. But after hearing strange noises coming from an adjoining room, the two inadvertently become targets of the notorious “Pale Face” killer, whose legend has haunted the local community for decades.

The film stars veteran actor Colin Cunningham (Falling Skies, Stargate SG1, Preacher), who met Morris at the Horrorfest Film Festival in the fall of 2020. After reading an early draft of the
screenplay, Cunningham worked closely with Morris and Witching Season Films Founder Michael Ballif as they prepared for production, which began in October 2021 and wrapped in June 2022.

The film also stars Jessica Staples, David E. McMahon, Sean Hunter, James Morris, Charla Bocchicchio, and features an appearance by America’s Got Talent runner-up Mary Ellen Wolfe
of “Duo Transcend” in her feature film-acting debut.

“Inspired by horror classics like Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, slasher films like The Strangers, and fueled by real experiences from Morris’ career as a police officer, He Never Left embraces an atmospheric Halloween-horror aesthetic while putting a new, visceral spin on a classic genre,” the team tells Bloody Disgusting.

They add, “With post-production well underway, Witching Season Films hopes to have the project ready for a 2023 festival run and release.”

While you wait, check out the teaser trailer and first-look still images below.

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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‘Oddity’ Poster Spotlights Creepy Mannequin Ahead of Tomorrow’s Trailer Debut

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Writer/Director Damian Mc Carthy made his feature debut with the Irish horror movie Caveat in 2021, currently available to stream on Shudder, and his follow-up, Oddity, intends to get even creepier. Today, we’ve got an exclusive first look at the poster ahead of tomorrow’s trailer debut, which highlights the film’s ultra-creepy mannequin.

Get ready for this wooden mannequin to invade your nightmares when Oddity releases in theaters on July 19, 2024.

In Oddity, “When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution, where Ted is a doctor. However, soon after the tragic killing, the suspect is found dead. A year later, Dani’s blind twin sister Darcy, a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted and his new girlfriend, Yana. Convinced that there was more to her sister’s murder than people know, Darcy has brought with her the most dangerous items from her cursed collection to help her exact revenge.”

Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Steve Wall, Jonathan French, and Joe Rooney star in the supernatural revenge chiller.

Producers include Katie Holly, Laura Tunstall, and Evan Horan.

The film was one of the most buzzed about Midnighters out of this year’s SXSW. I wrote in my review out of the fest, “Like CaveatOddity sets its strange murder mystery in a creepy, isolated home and employs an unsettling mascot to signal the paranormal. Oddity even teases the fate of some of Caveat’s characters. But Mc Carthy’s latest sets itself apart with its fixation on superstition and a winsome macabre sense of humor. The pared-back storytelling lets its horror elements and dual performances from Carolyn Bracken shine.”

Get a peek at the new poster below ahead of tomorrow’s trailer reveal, and stay tuned for more on this freaky film from IFC Films and Shudder.

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