Official poster for fest fave “IT LIVES INSIDE” creeps out; release date revealed

Thursday, June 29, 2023 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The forthcoming film brings fresh mythology to the teen-horror genre.

Neon has announced that it will release Bishal Dutta’s IT LIVES INSIDE to theaters September 22. Winner of the Midnighter Audience Award at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, it’s the feature debut of writer/director Dutta and stars Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, GET OUT’s Betty Gabriel, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh and Beatrice Kitsos. The synopsis: “Sam [Suri] is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend [Krishnan], she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it.”

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).