PREVIEW: The Resort (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Bianca Haase (Hot Tub Time Machine 2), Michael Vlamis (Spiral), Brock O’Hurn (Boo! A Madea Halloween), Michelle Randolph (A Snow White Christmas), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Taylor Chien (Cornered), director, writer, producer; Will Meldman (film debut) and Sam Mobley (film debut), producers; composer TBA; Adriaan Kirchner (Tony Roberts: I’m Different), cinematographer; editor TBA

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Lex (Haase), a young writer obsessed with paranormal stories, is taken on a surprise trip by her friends to an abandoned resort in Hawaii, which is said to be the home of a ghost known as the Half-Faced Girl, who Lex is determined to find. However, when Lex’s friends begin disappearing one by one, she soon finds herself at the mercy of the evil spirit…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Ghostly murders are abound within an abandoned Hawaiian resort, in this paranormal slasher where the scares and violence are as exotic as the location itself.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH APRIL 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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