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IFC Midnight & Shudder’s religious chiller “CONSECRATION,” with Jena Malone, gets a trailer and poster

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

It’s the latest from acclaimed director Christopher Smith of THE BANISHING, BLACK DEATH and TRIANGLE.

IFC Midnight and Shudder will bring CONSECRATION exclusively to theaters February 10, followed by a premiere on the scream streamer later this year. Scripted by Smith and Laurie Cook, it stars Jena Malone (ANTEBELLUM, THE NEON DEMON), Danny Huston (30 DAYS OF NIGHT), Dame Janet Suzman, Thoren Ferguson, Ian Pirie, Steffan Cennydd and Angela White. The synopsis: “In CONSECRATION, after the suspicious death of her brother, a priest, Grace [Malone], goes to the Mount Saviour Convent in Scotland to find out what really happened.  Once there, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about her own past.”

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).