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A stairway to hell in exclusive “BLACK OPS” clip

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 | Exclusive, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Soldiers encounter terror on and off the battlefield in the supernatural thriller that releases on Friday; jump past the jump for an exclusive excerpt.

Written and directed by Tom Paton, BLACK OPS (previously known as THE ASCENT and STAIRS) is coming on VOD and all digital platforms from Samuel Goldwyn Films June 12. The cast is headed by Shayne Ward, Toby Osmond, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Rachel Warren and Samantha Schnitzler. According to the official synopsis, the film “follows a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell. Forced to climb or die, the group soon come face to face with their past sins in a desperate fight for survival.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).