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A literary serial killer comes to life in “ALTER EGO”; trailer & poster

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Dylan Walsh and Eric Roberts star in the psychochiller that took two prizes at the New York International Film Awards.

Indican Pictures releases ALTER EGO on VOD February 8. Written and directed by Ezio Massa, it also stars Steven Stanulis, Deborah Twiss (A GUN FOR JENNIFER) and Rodrigo Guirao Díaz. The synopsis: “Detective DiBiasse [Roberts] arrives at his last crime scene, the mansion of a wealthy, yet paranoid recluse named Alan Schaeffer [Walsh]. As Detective DiBiasse is accompanied by a new detective, he soon begins to weave together the strange story of Schaeffer, a once-renowned author of a best-selling serial-killer book series, who now vehemently insists that one of his creations is trying to kill him. Surrounded by security who reportedly see nothing, no one can help Schaeffer as the police move on without a second thought. Yet, shortly after, Detective DiBiasse is summoned back to the mansion and is met with a horrible, brutal crime and not a suspect in sight.”

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).