Filip Jan Rymsza’s ‘Mosquito State’ Joins Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills’ Lineup

Written by John Edward Betancourt

It wasn’t that long ago, that we took the time to celebrate Shudder’s upcoming ‘Summer of Chills’ event and rightfully so. Because this was a beautiful gift to horror fans all around the world since it will provide fans everywhere with a bevy of delightful scary stories to help us beat the heat from now until fall. But since this particular network is all about giving the fans what they want and deserve, it turns out that Shudder had another surprise announcement waiting up the Creep’s rotten sleeve.
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For yesterday, the network informed horror fans everywhere, that a bonus tale of terror is coming to this wonderful event by way of director Filip Jan Rymsza, since his feature, Mosquito State is now premiering on August 26th on the network and well, here are the all the details regarding this announcement, per Shudder.

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired exclusive rights to the psycho-thriller Mosquito State, from director Filip Jan Rymsza and co-written by Rymsza and Mario Zermeno, for release in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on Thursday, August 26.  An official selection of the Venice Film Festival in 2020, where it was awarded the Bisato d’Oro for Best Cinematography, Mosquito State joins Shudder’s previously announced “Summer of Chills” lineup, which features new film premieres every week through August, alongside the best library of curated streaming horror films.

In Mosquito State, isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca (Beau Knapp) sees ominous patterns: His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation that attends his psychological meltdown.

Said Craig Engler, general manager of Shudder, “Mosquito State is a masterful allegory for the 2007 financial crisis – Wall Street meets The Fly – and serves as the perfect ending to Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills.’ Filip Jan Rymsza is very much in command of the ominous, building psycho-horror throughout the film, and we cannot wait for our audience to experience it.”

"After an amazing festival run, I’m excited to share Mosquito State with Shudder’s passionate, ever-growing fanbase" said director and co-writer Filip Jan Rymsza.

 In addition to Knapp (The Good Lord Bird, Seven Seconds), the film stars Charlotte Vega (Wrong Turn, American Assassin), Jack Kesy (The Outpost, Deadpool 2), and Olivier Martinez (Unfaithful, Before Night Falls).

 Mosquito State was produced by Rymsza and Alyssa Swanzey for Royal Road Entertainment and Włodzimierz Niderhaus for WFDiF.

So, as you can see, Shudder has added another incredible gem to an already impressive lineup and it would seem that Mosquito State is filled to the brim with juicy commentary and disturbing concepts and that will absolutely make it worth our while, when it premieres on Shudder, later this summer.

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