Shudder Acquires the Rights to Official Fantasia Festival Selection ‘Glorious’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

There was a time, when H.P. Lovecraft’s twisted stories were darn near impossible to bring to the silver and small screen. For their madness and mysticism were in essence, held back by the limitations of technology at the time and horror as a whole was more focused on mainstream monsters, such as vampires and slashers. But as the years have rolled along and technology/special effects have become incredibly efficient, and as the demand for new stories continues to grow… proper realizations regarding Lovecraft’s work are finally coming to bear.

In fact, over the past few years, we’ve seen unique and authentic takes upon his work, hit the market. The kind that has unsettled us in a manner that does justice to his terrifying words, and it just so happens… that another Lovecraftian themed tale is about to make its way to the finest horror streamer out there. For earlier today, Shudder announced that they have acquired the rights to Glorious, a horror film in the Lovecraft vein that was recently a Fantasia Festival Selection and well… here are all the details on this unsettling new film, courtesy of Shudder.

‘Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired rights to Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Kindred) and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Being the Ricardos). The film, an official selection of the Fantasia International Film Festival, will be available exclusively on Shudder in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, August 18.
 
Said Craig Engler, general manager of Shudder, “With Glorious, Rebekah brings Lovecraftian horror to a place it’s never been seen before: a rest stop men’s room. She and her all-star cast have created an inventive and original cosmic horror that manages to be both darkly hilarious and profoundly personal.”
 
“For years, I had been searching for a project that would let me show my preferred artistic style - that would let me be absurdist, sardonic, transgressive, and weird. And Glorious gets really f’n weird.” added director Rebekah McKendry. “As a diehard horror fan, I’m thrilled Glorious has found a home at Shudder, and I know Shudder fans will find something unique, wild, and thought-provoking lurking inside our rural rest stop bathroom.”
 
In Glorious, Kwanten plays a young man who is spiraling out of control after a bad breakup. His situation worsens after he finds himself locked inside a rest stop bathroom with a mysterious figure (Simmons) speaking to him from an adjacent stall. As he tries to escape, he realizes he is an unwilling player in a situation bigger and more terrible than he could have imagined.
 
This film is written by Todd Rigney, Joshua Hull and David Ian McKendry.  AMP International’s Bob Portal and Inderpal Singh serve as producers along with Joe Wicker and Morgan Peter Brown from Fallback Plan Productions, Jason Scott Goldberg and Christian Armogida.
 
Glorious is an AMP/Fallback Plan production, in association with Mississippi-based Eyevox Entertainment, with Rick Moore from Eyevox serving as executive producer, alongside James Norrie and Nina Kolokouri at AMP.  Kwanten, Barbara Crampton, Mark Cartier, Gaba Gavi and Kevin Kale also serve as executive producers, with Jessica Taylor as an associate producer.
 
The deal was negotiated by AMP International’s James Norrie and Nina Kolokouri on behalf of the filmmakers, and Emily Gotto, VP, Global Acquisitions & Co-Productions on behalf of Shudder.
 
About Shudder
AMC Networks’ Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and originals is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.’

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