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Exclusive poster, release news: Postapocalyptic peril in “THE PARK”

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 | Exclusives, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The BATTLE ROYALE-esque thriller is coming next month.

RUE MORGUE got the first look at the poster with the news that XYZ Films will release THE PARK on VOD March 2. A Vanishing Angel production written and directed by acclaimed short filmmaker Shal Ngo, it stars Chloe Guidry, Nhedrick Jabier, Carmina Garay, Presley Richardson and Sean Papajohn. The synopsis: “THE PARK tells the story of a mysterious virus that starts killing all adults, leaving society to be governed by children living on borrowed time. After the adult population is wiped out, rival kids battle for control of an abandoned theme park. Danger lurks around every corner, and they must do whatever it takes to survive their hellish Neverland.” The film was shot at Six Flags New Orleans, an actual amusement park abandoned after it was hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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).