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Eye-popping exclusive trailer for animated horror anthology “RED IRON ROAD”

Streaming this month, it has half a dozen different ways to frighten you.

RED IRON ROAD becomes available on various English-language streaming platforms beginning December 19; see below for the complete list. It’s a collection of animated horror shorts from directors Samuel Chou, Lubomir Arsov, Jim Bryson and Adam Jeffcoat, Sergei Kibus, Aljosha Klimov and Hirofumi Nakada, and Klimov and Matthew Lyon. The synopsis: “RED IRON ROAD is an animated anthology series, based on the works of famous European authors. The content explores dark themes through horror/thriller adaptations of short stories from literature, some of which were originally written in the 1800s. There are six episodes in the first season, between 10-20 minutes, produced with different creative partners, using a variety of animation techniques with an entirely unique visual style designed to suit each story.”

RED IRON ROAD will be viewable on these platforms:

  • Hoopla: U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand
  • Kanopy: U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand
  • Anuvu (Global Eagle): U.S. and Canada
  • Amazon PVD: U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand (tentative)
  • Tubi: U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand
  • Plex: U.S. and Canada

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