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Scandinavian fright film “THE TWIN” gets dual release to theaters and home platforms; trailer & poster

Thursday, February 17, 2022 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

There will be many ways to watch evil only a mother could love.

Shudder has announced that its original film THE TWIN will air on its platforms in the U.S., Canada, UK/Ireland and Australian/New Zealand beginning Friday, May 6–the same day it’ll hit U.S./Canadian theaters, VOD and digital from RLJE Films. Writer/director Taneli Mustonen makes his English-language debut on the movie, which stars Teresa Palmer (LIGHTS OUT), Steven Cree, Barbara Marten and Tristan Ruggeri. The synopsis: “Following the aftermath of a tragic accident that claimed the life of one of their twins, Rachel [Palmer] and husband Anthony [Cree] relocate to the other side of the world with their surviving son in the hopes of building a new life. What begins as a time of healing in the quiet Scandinavian countryside soon takes an ominous turn when Rachel begins to unravel the torturous truth about her son and confronts the malicious forces attempting to take a hold of him.”

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).