A feature reimagining of a viral short film has landed a theatrical release and is sharing its first gruesome footage.
Die’ced: Reloaded is set to hit theaters Aug. 8 ahead of its VOD launch Aug. 12 from Epic Pictures’ horror label Dread, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Writer-director Jeremy Rudd’s slasher movie expands upon the story that kicked off with Rudd’s 2023 viral short Die’ced.
Set in 1980s Seattle, Die’ced: Reloaded centers on Benny, a notorious serial killer who flees an asylum on Halloween with the help of a scarecrow mask to begin a trail of carnage. It becomes clear that Benny is hunting a young woman who has unknowingly become his fixation.
The trailer can be seen below for the film that stars Eden Campbell (Fear Street: Part Two — 1978), Jason Brooks (The Death of Snow White) and Nigel Vona (The Chronicles of Riddick). Producers include Jeffrey Decker, Chad Ferrin and Tylor Jones.
“I’m excited to bring audiences back to the gritty nostalgia of classic ’80s and ’90s slasher horror while blending it with modern horror,” says Rudd. “I can’t wait for everyone to meet our final girl, Cassandra, and our soon-to-be iconic villain, Benny.”
Adds Epic Pictures CEO Patrick Ewald, “When I first saw the original short film by Jeremy Rudd, Die’ced, I knew it had the potential to become something bigger, meaner, bloodier and with an ever more unhinged killer, Benny. Die’ced: Reloaded is exactly that. The team at Epic and Dread are proud to have helped bring this savage vision to life and thrilled to unleash it on horror fans who crave brutal creativity and fearless filmmaking.”
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