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Exclusive clip: “DEAD MEDIA” brings old terrors back to life

Physical media becomes physically threatening in the movie executive-produced by Joe Lynch (SUITABLE FLESH, MAYHEM).

DEAD MEDIA is now streaming on BloodStream, Prime Video and other platforms. Written, directed and edited by Joseph Scrimshaw, it stars Sammi-Jack Martincak, James Urbaniak, Sam Landman, Jessica Fenton and Anna Sundberg. The synopsis: “DEAD MEDIA follows the tale of a troubled young woman named Maggie [Martincak] who is just trying to enjoy movie night with her two best friends. After scrolling through titles, they try to stream a long-lost ’90s horror cult-classic, NIGHT OF THE LURCHERS. Before they get far, Maggie’s lonely super-fan uncle drops by with a DVD for the gang to experience the film in all of its bloody, bonus content-loaded glory. Digging into the physical media, they discover the disc is haunted—and horrors of the film start to materialize in their living room.”

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