Sunday, July 17, 2016

ARTSPLOITATION FILMS TO RELEASE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR THRILLER OBSERVANCE THIS AUGUST

Psychological Horror Thriller OBSERVANCE to be Released on DVD/Blu-ray

With the dread-infused claustrophobia of Polanski's The Tenant, the taut voyeurism of Hitchcock's Rear Window, and the horrific visuals founds in the works of Cronenberg, Joseph Sims-Dennett's Observance is one seriously intense thriller. The psychological horror tale involves a private detective who, hired to watch a woman across the street, begins to experience a violent mental breakdown.

The English-language Observance will be released on DVD and Blu-ray (and exclusive streaming on Vimeo) August 2, 2016, and on most major VOD outlets beginning October 11th.



Critical Response: 
  • “Remarkably unnerving…dripping with paranoia and bursts of madness!” — John W. Allman, Blood Violence and Babes
  • “Captivates the viewer...with some terrifying moments that would make David Cronenberg proud. — bloody-disgusting.com
  • “Sheer ambient dread.” — Indiewire
  • “The very definition of psychological horror.” — Thy Critic Man
 
OBSERVANCE
  • Street date: August 2, 2016
  • DVD UPC: 851597006230 - DVD SRP: $24.99
  • BLU UPC: 851597006308 - BLU SRP: $29.99
  • Synopsis: Atmospherically creepy and visually unnerving, Joseph Sims-Dennett’s startling feature film debut follows Parker, a young man in the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. His assignment it to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, and as her watches bizarre happenings surrounding her, he slowly becomes aware that the derelict building he is in has a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him. A frightening horror tale of a man spiraling into madness.
  • Bonus features: "Preface to Observance" (3 minutes), Artsploitation trailers

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