NEW YORK – FilmRise has acquired North American home media rights to THE INHABITANTS, the new supernatural thriller from the writers of JOHN CARPENTER’S THE WARD. The Brooklyn-based film and TV distributor will release the film January 5, 2016 on DVD and Blu-ray. The discs will include an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette as well as the film’s trailer.
THE INHABITANTS was shot inside one of the oldest haunted houses in New England, which at one time was home to the Salem Witch Trial children. The Noyes-Parris House (c. 1669) was owned by the infamous Rev. Samuel Parris who was the father of Betty Parris and uncle to Abigail Williams, the two girls who made the initial accusations that led to the tragic witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts.
Written and directed by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, the screenwriting team behind JOHN CARPENTER’S THE WARD, and produced by international bestselling author Glenn Cooper (LIBRARY OF THE DEAD trilogy), THE INHABITANTS revolves around a young couple that gets more than they bargained for when they renovate a neglected bed and breakfast in New England. After a series of disturbing events, the husband begins to suspect that something evil is lurking within the walls of this old house, and whatever it is has set its sights on his wife. Now he must fight to uncover the inn’s dark secret before this malicious spirit consumes everything he loves.
THE INHABITANTS is currently available for pre-order through Amazon: http://bit.ly/InhAmzn
ABOUT FILMRISE
FilmRise is a film and TV distribution company founded by veteran producer/financiers Danny Fisher, Jack Fisher and Alan Klingenstein. With over 6,000 titles in a wide range of genres, the company’s recent film acquisitions and releases include HBO’s multiple Emmy®-winning “Going Clear,” the “Toxic Avenger” series, the hit documentary “Back in Time,” the Global Lens Collection and Slamdance Audience-award winner “Hank and Asha.” Television titles include hit series such as Showtime’s Emmy®-winning “Years of Living Dangerously,” and the longest running true crime show on television “Forensic Files.” Titles are in release digitally on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Netflix Instant Watch, Hulu, VUDU, Xbox, Sony PlayStation, Crackle, Fandor and other platforms, and on DVD and BluRay on Amazon and over 200 online retailers, including Walmart and Barnes & Noble. FilmRise’s most recent acquisitions are the 2015 Cannes Classics selection “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans”; the highest grossing film in China’s history, “Monster Hunt”; and “Janis: Little Girl Blue,” from Oscar®-winning producer Alex Gibney and Oscar®-nominated director Amy Berg. For more information go to: www.FilmRise.com