By MICHAEL GINGOLD
It’ll be Christmas in July with lots of red sauce in Montreal.
Fresh promo material has been unveiled for UNHOLY NIGHT, the gruesome horror/comedy that has its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival later this month, and will open in Canadian theaters this coming holiday season from Game Theory Films. The feature writing/directing debut of Michael Gabriele, who won Fantasia’s Gold Audience Award for Best International Short for GET AWAY in 2023, it stars Marc Bendavid, Shailene Garnett, Jacqueline Robbins, Toni Ellwand, Ron Lea, Christina Rosato, Olivier Renaud, Celia Owen, Ellen David, Frank Spadone and Al Sapienza. The synopsis: “Gino’s traditional family Christmas Eve turns into a bloody battle for survival when his long-dead grandma drops by and goes on a murderous rampage. Amid the chaos, Gino reunites with his ex and the dysfunctional duo must avoid his dead Italian relatives popping up all around the neighborhood as they search for a way to get rid of these Yuletide revenants and survive his family Christmas.”
