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Sundance ’10: Twisted Short Clips from ‘The Violent Kind’
Nothing like a shroud of happy music mixed with a blend of horrific images to brighten your day. This morning 3 short teases were released from The Butcher Brothers’ The Violent Kind, one of Bloody Disgusting’s most anticipated films premiering at this month’s Sundance Film Festival. The film takes place one night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, where a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of “Rockabillies” seemingly from the 1950’s descends upon them to collect what is growing inside her. Cory Knauf, Taylor Cole, Bret Roberts,Christina Prousalis, Tiffany Shepis and Joe Egender all star. The Bucther Brothers burst onto the scene with their microbudget indie flick The Hamiltons.
Click here for a ton of stills and official festival poster:
Up next from Indonesian horror master Joko Anwar (Satan’s Slaves, Impetigore) is supernatural horror-comedy Ghost in the Cell, and a new image teases carnage-fueled laughs ahead.
Ghost in the Cell will screen at FrightFest on August 28.
Set within an Indonesian correctional facility, the film follows inmates whose survival instincts are tested when a mysterious new prisoner arrives accompanied by a supernatural entity that targets those with the darkest aura. As deaths mount, the incarcerated population discovers that collective action may be their only path to survival.
Joko Anwar writes and directs.
The fresh image previews some gnarly gore.
As for the film’s sense of humor, Anwar told Variety, “Humor in the film doesn’t release tension, it sharpens it. Laughter should come with discomfort. If the audience laughs and then immediately questions why they did, the tone is working.”
Abimana Aryasatya, Lukman Sardi, Bront Palarae, Aming, Rio Dewanto, Morgan Oey, and Tora Sudiro lead the ensemble cast.
Almanzo Konoralma, Arswendy Bening Swara, Danang Suryonegoro, Dewa Dayana, Endy Arfian, Faiz Vishal, Farrell Rafisqy, Haydar Salishz, Ho Yuhang, Ical Tanjung, Kiki Narendra, Magistus Miftah, Mike Lucock, Radja Nasution, Tony Merle, and Yoga Pratama round out the cast.
The comedic horror movie was acquired for North American release by Well Go USA earlier this year, with release details yet to be revealed.
“We’re thrilled to bring Ghost in the Cell to North America,” said Well Go USA CEO Doris Pfardrescher. “As longtime fans of Joko Anwar, having previously released his film Gundala, we’ve seen firsthand how strongly his work resonates with audiences here. Ghost in the Cell is an absolute blast – it’s wildly entertaining and deliciously gory in all the right ways.”
Ghost in the Cell made waves at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival before becoming a box office hit in Indonesian cinemas upon release on April 16, 2026.
Stay tuned for more as it arrives.
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