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A “DARKGAME” show of death from “THE DEAD” director; trailer and poster

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The price is your life in the movie releasing next month.

Gravitas Ventures will release DARKGAME February 20. Directed by Howard J. Ford, who along with his brother Jonathan Ford helmed the Africa-set zombie film THE DEAD and its sequel THE DEAD 2: INDIA, from a screenplay by Gary Grant and Niall Johnson, it stars Ed Westwick, Andrew P. Stephen, Natalya Tsvetkova, Lola Wayne, Rose Reynolds and Rory Alexander. The synopsis: “A police detective races to save the captives of a dark web game show, where the losers are executed via live broadcast. For the sadistic masked host, this is all part of his master plan to gain ratings.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).