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Official trailer and poster for Simon Barrett’s “SEANCE” raise the dead

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The screenwriter of YOU’RE NEXT, THE GUEST, DEAD BIRDS and more makes his feature directorial debut on the chiller coming next month.

RLJE Films releases SÉANCE, scripted and helmed by Simon Barrett, to select theaters and on VOD/digital platforms May 21, followed by a Shudder premiere later in the year. Produced by Dark Castle Entertainment (ORPHAN, GOTHIKA, HOUSE OF WAX), the film stars Suki Waterhouse (ASSASSINATION NATION, THE BAD BATCH), Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis, Seamus Patterson and Marina Stephenson-Kerr. The synopsis: “In SEANCE, Camille Meadows [Waterhouse] is the new girl at the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls. Soon after her arrival, six girls invite her to join them in a late-night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former student who reportedly haunts their halls. But before morning, one of the girls is dead, leaving the others wondering what they may have awakened.”

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).