Jim Mickle’s indie horror effort STAKE LAND is in the process of rolling out across the country. It just hit select theaters today (APRIL 22nd) and should spread across the nation slowly but surely over the spring; in addition, it will have its Video OnDemand premiere on APRIL 27th, via IFC Midnight. To help get you excited about the flick, we’ve got an exclusive clip for you. It’s violent and sad and kind of intense – just like the movie itself!
The film stars Nick Damici, Connor Paolo, Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis, Sean Nelson & Michael Cerveris. It carries the following synopsis:
America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and survivors cling together in rural pockets, fearful of nightfall. When his family is slaughtered, young Martin (Gossip Girl’s Connor Paolo) is taken under the wing of a grizzled, wayward hunter (In the Cut’s Nick Damici) whose new prey are the undead.
Simply known as Mister, the vampire stalker takes Martin on a journey through the locked-down towns of America’s heartland, searching for a better place while taking down any bloodsuckers that cross their path. Along the way they recruit fellow travellers, including a nun (Kelly McGillis) who is caught in a crisis of faith when her followers turn into ravenous beasts. This ragtag family unit cautiously moves north, avoiding major thoroughfares that have been seized by The Brethren, a fundamentalist militia headed by Jebedia Loven (Tony award-winning actor Michael Cerveris) that interprets the plague as the Lord’s work.
Watch the exciting clip and weigh in below!
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