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Trailer and poster: Angela Bettis and David Arquette in “GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS”

Thursday, January 13, 2022 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

A couple of genre faves take part in this historical horror film.

XYZ Films releases GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS in select theaters and on VOD and digital platforms February 3. Directed by Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long from a script by Long, Tara Perry and Sean Anthony Davis, it stars Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Perry, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis (MAY, THE WOMAN) and the SCREAM films’ David Arquette. The synopsis: “In post-Civil War Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence.”

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).