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Terror by the water in exclusive “BLACK WAKE” clip

A Lovecraft-esque evil lurks and has an unholy influence on humans in BLACK WAKE, which sees release tomorrow. Jump past the jump for an exclusive clip, plus the poster and all the details.

Vision Films releases BLACK WAKE, which won the Best Horror Feature Film award at the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, on DVD and all major VOD platforms tomorrow. Jeremiah Kipp directed from a script by Jerry Janda, producer Carlos Keyes and Kipp; the movie stars Nana Gouvea, Tom Sizemore, Eric Roberts, Vincent Pastore, Jonny Beauchamp and Chuck Zito. The synopsis: “Specialists gather in a top secret facility to investigate a series of deaths on the beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. When a determined detective [Sizemore] sends one of the scientists [Guevea] the crazed writings of a mysterious homeless man, she discovers the actual threat may be an ancient force from the sea hell-bent on bringing madness and death to all of humanity. Can she convince her colleagues [led by Roberts] of the true danger before an ancient force rises from the sea to bring madness and death to all of humanity?”

See our interview with Kipp about BLACK WAKE here.

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