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Trailer and poster for yoga horror film “MIND BODY SPIRIT” bend over backwards

Thursday, April 25, 2024 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Self-help becomes horrific in the award-winning movie releasing next month.

Welcome Villain Films releases MIND BODY SPIRIT across digital platforms May 7. The screenlife frightfest, which just took the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Unnamed Footage Festival, was written and directed by Alex Henes and Matthew Merenda and stars Sarah J. Bartholomew, Madi Bready, Anna Knigge and KJ Flahive. The synopsis: “MIND BODY SPIRIT follows Anya [Bartholomew], an aspiring yoga influencer, as she embarks on a ritual practice left behind by her estranged grandmother. What starts as a spiritual self-help guide quickly evolves into something much more sinister. As Anya becomes obsessed with the mysterious power of the practice, she unwittingly unleashes an otherworldly entity that begins to take control of her life–and her videos. Now Anya must race to unlock the truth, before her descent into madness threatens to consume her mind, body and spirit.”

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).