{"id":63013,"date":"2025-08-12T03:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/63013\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T03:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:35:09","slug":"a24-acquires-slow-burn-liminal-horror-the-undertone-starring-nina-kiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/63013\/","title":{"rendered":"A24 Acquires Slow-Burn Liminal Horror ‘The Undertone’ Starring Nina Kiri"},"content":{"rendered":"

A24 has acquired the worldwide rights to The Undertone, a slow-burn liminal horror film from Canada.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> reports that a competitive bidding situation ensued following a splashy premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival<\/a> last month, resulting in a\u00a0mid-7-figure deal.<\/p>\n

Paranormal podcast host Evy moves into her dying mother\u2019s house to be her primary caregiver. When she receives audio recordings of a young pregnant couple experiencing supernatural noises, she realizes the woman\u2019s story mirrors her own. Each new recording scratches at her sanity, drawing her into a fate she cannot escape.<\/p>\n

Nina Kiri (\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d) stars in the film, which marks the feature debut of writer-director Ian Tuason.<\/p>\n

Kris Holden-Ried (\u201cThe Umbrella Academy\u201d), Mich\u00e8le Duquet (The Virgin Suicides), Keana Lyn Bastidas (\u201cThe Hardy Boys\u201d), and Jeff Yung (The Shrouds) round out the cast.<\/p>\n

Dan Slater for Slaterverse Pictures and Cody Calahan for Black Fawn Films produce. Exec producers include Steven Schneider and Roy Lee for Spooky Pictures, Chad Archibald for Black Fawn Films, Brit MacRae and Daril Fannin for Kino Studios, and DimensionGate.<\/p>\n

Fantasia programming director Carolyn Mauricette wrote of the film, \u201cFans of Skinamarink and I Am the Pretty Thing Who Lives in the House will love this slow-burn nightmare that will make hackles on your neck rise and your blood chill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe Lipsett wrote in his Fantasia review<\/a>, \u201cI can\u2019t remember the last time a movie made every hair on my body stand up, but\u00a0The Undertone got me good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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