If you want zombies for Christmas, the upcoming horror/comedy definitely delivers.
Shudder will release the festive fright film UNHOLY NIGHT exclusively for the U.S. December 4; the same day, the movie opens in Canadian theaters courtesy of Game Theory Films. See the list of venues, two different posters and the trailer (which is the same for both releases) below. Winner of the Gold Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, UNHOLY NIGHT was written and directed by Michael Gabriele and stars Marc Bendavid, Shailene Garnett, Toni Ellwand, Jacqueline Robbins, Ron Lea, Cristina Rosato, Olivier Renaud and Al Sapienza. The synopsis: “Centered on Gino’s traditional family Christmas Eve, the night turns into a bloody battle for survival when his long-dead grandma [Robbins] drops by and goes on a murderous rampage. Amid the chaos, Gino [Bendavid] reunites with his ex [Garnett] and the dysfunctional duo must avoid his dead Italian relatives popping up all around the neighborhood as they search for a way to get rid of these Yuletide revenants and survive his family Christmas.”
You can read an interview with Gabriele about UNHOLY NIGHT in RUE MORGUE #233, now on sale. The movie will open at the following Canadian cinemas on the 4th, with more to be announced:
- Tivoli Cinema / Charlottetown, PEI
- Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane / Halifax, NS
- Cinéma Cineplex Forum et VIP / Montreal, QC
- Mayfair Theatre / Ottawa, ON
- Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP / Toronto, ON
- Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas / Vancouver, BC
And on December 18 at:
- Pender Islands Community Hall / Pender Island, BC
