By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Two content creators with over 70 million followers have their first feature coming to big screens.
RLJE Films and Shudder have announced their acquisition of worldwide rights to HOUSE ON EDEN, the feature debut of Kris Collins and Celina Myers, a.k.a. KallMeKris and CelinaSpookyBoo on-line. The duo directed and Collins scripted the movie, which stars the duo and Jason-Christopher Mayer and is set for an exclusive theatrical release July 25. The synopsis: “In HOUSE ON EDEN, paranormal investigators Kris, Celina, and their videographer Jay expect the usual scares when they set out on their latest case. But after being mysteriously rerouted to an abandoned house deep in the woods, they find themselves facing a force unlike anything they’ve encountered before. As the night spirals into chaos, missing crew members and eerie phenomena hint at an ancient, malevolent presence watching their every move.”
“I’m incredibly excited to team up with RLJE and Shudder to bring HOUSE ON EDEN to audiences exactly as it was meant to be experienced–immersively terrifying on the big screen,” Collins says. “With found-footage horror, there’s always an opportunity to explore fear through authenticity and immediacy, creating a uniquely chilling connection with the viewer. This partnership ensures that the scares we’ve crafted hit with full impact, delivering a cinematic nightmare that lingers long after the credits roll.”
Says RLJE’s Chief Acquisition Officer Mark Ward, “Kris, Celina, and Jason look to the found-footage greats and wear their inspiration on their sleeves to craft a wholly unique addition to the subgenre. As creators fluent in the language of both the internet and the occult, they blend real-world savvy with a genuine love for the eerie and unexplained to form HOUSE ON EDEN, which will pull audiences down an immersive descent into folklore that feels both modern and mythic.”
“With HOUSE ON EDEN, Kris, Celina and Jason get to the root of independent horror,” says Senior Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions at Shudder Samuel Zimmerman. “With a creative, DIY spirit and the ambition to subvert their own images, they’ve crafted something unexpected and most importantly, scary. We’re thrilled to help introduce them as filmmakers, and we’re excited for our members to see where HOUSE ON EDEN takes you.”
