SXSW 2016: Beware the Slenderman and AMC’s Preacher Set for World Premieres
A new year means new festivals, which means a slew of new genre titles for us horror fans to keep an eye on. This year’s South by Southwest Film Festival takes place from March 11 through the 20th, and though the full roster of premieres hasn’t been revealed, we’ve got a couple on tap today.
First up, we’ve just gotten word that AMC’s “Preacher” will premiere at SXSW, which is of course based on Garth Ennis’ popular comic series. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg direct, and the show stars Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Ian Colletti, W. Earl Brown, and Lucy Griffith.
“Preacher” is a supernatural, twisted, and darkly comedic drama that follows a West Texas preacher named Jesse Custer, who – along with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and an Irish vagabond named Cassidy – is thrust into a crazy world, much bigger than he is.
Another premiere worth noting is that of Irene Taylor Brodsky’s horror film Beware the Slenderman, inspired by the popular internet phenomenon.
In the horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there?
Stay tuned for more SXSW 2016 updates!
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