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Mickey Keating’s eerie “OFFSEASON” now has a time for release

Friday, December 17, 2021 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Now you can prepare to make a trip to a very creepy island.

RLJE Films and Shudder have set a March 11 release in select theaters and on VOD/digital platforms for OFFSEASON, the latest from writer/director Mickey Keating (DARLING, CARNAGE PARK, PSYCHOPATHS). Jocelin Donahue (THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL), Joe Swanberg (YOU’RE NEXT), Richard Brake (3 FROM HELL, BINGO HELL), Melora Walters (CAM) and Jeremy Gardner (THE BATTERY, AFTER MIDNIGHT) star; the synopsis: “Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s grave site has been vandalized, Marie [Donahue] quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. She must unveil the mystery behind her mother’s troubled past in order to make it out alive.” See our review of OFFSEASON here.

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).