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South African horror film “THE HEX” comes to North America this month; trailer & poster

Monday, November 30, 2020 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Originally titled HEKS, it’s spreading a deadly curse on VOD platforms and DVD.

Cleopatra Entertainment has announced a December 15 on-demand debut date for THE HEX, the feature writing/directing debut of actress Reine Swart (pictured). Coco Lloyd, Hungani Ndlovu, Christopher Jaftha, Mary-Anne Barlow, Juanita De Villiers and Mari Molefe Van Heerden star; the synopsis: “The film follows a grieving British girl, Dilanne [Lloyd], who unravels her murdered mother’s secrets connected to a South African witch doctor’s curse. She wants to put an end to this haunting hex by traveling to South Africa–but instead gets cast into even deeper sinister depths.”

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).