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Red-band trailer and the poster unveiled for Spanish shocker “THE PASSENGER”

Monday, May 9, 2022 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

It’s slime time in the film that sees U.S. release this summer.

THE PASSENGER (LA PASAJERA) will arrive in theaters June 3 and on VOD/digital platforms June 28 from Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting. Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez directed from a script by Luis Sánchez-Polack, and Ramiro Blas, Cecilia Suárez, Paula Gallego and Cristina Alcázar star. The synopsis: “A group of strangers sharing a ride have their trip interrupted when the driver hits a woman hiking in the dark of night. They decide to help her, but quickly learn that something is wrong and that they shouldn’t have let her in at all.”

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).