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Scout Taylor-Compton, Kane Hodder et al. in “THEY TURNED US INTO KILLERS”; trailer and poster released

Some familiar horror names are part of the cast of this revenge shocker.

Gravitas Ventures releases THEY TURNED US INTO KILLERS January 9 on VOD; it can be pre-ordered now on Apple TV. Written and directed by Thomas Walton, it stars Taryn Manning, HALLOWEEN and A CREATURE WAS STIRRING’s Scout Taylor-Compton, genre veterans Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley and Michael Berryman, Brian Anthony Wilson, Lauren Francesca, Bryce Draper, Brandon Irons, Maritza Brikisak and Xander Goldman. The synopsis: “A girl named Karma [Francesca] is drugged and assaulted by her boyfriend, BJ [Draper], which leads to her tragically committing suicide. Prior to this devastating event, she writes a letter to her best friend, Star [Taylor-Compton], detailing the horrific events that unfolded that fateful night. Determined to seek revenge against those responsible, Star then hunts down BJ and his brothers, and begins to torture them one by one, while reading to them Karma’s suicide letter, before taking each of their lives.”

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