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Michael McDowell-based “COLD MOON” comes to the screen; poster and trailer

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The late, celebrated horror author Michael McDowell’s scripting credits include BEETLEJUICE, THINNER and TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE, but only now has one of his novels been adapted for a film. COLD MOON, based on his 1980 book COLD MOON OVER BABYLON, is on the way next month with quite an eclectic cast; read on to check out the poster and trailer.

COLD MOON will open in theaters in 10 markets as well as on VOD via Uncork’d Entertainment October 6. Directed by Griff Furst, who also adapted the novel with Jack Snyder, it stars THE COLLECTOR’s Josh Stewart (big day for him!), Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Kay, Candy Clark (Q, THE BLOB), Rachele Brooke Smith, Frank Whaley (LUKE CAGE, PULP FICTION), THE ROOM auteur/star Tommy Wiseau, Madison Wolfe (THE CONJURING 2) and Laura Cayouette. The synopsis: “In a sleepy Southern town, the Larkin family suffers a terrible tragedy. Now the Larkins are about to endure another: Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror… And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance.”

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).