Shudder Acquires Elric Kane's THE DEAD THING

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Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced that they have acquired the North American, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand rights to Elric Kane’s solo feature debut THE DEAD THING ahead of its U.S. premiere at the 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.

THE DEAD THING follows a young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections, who falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.

"I’ve been a Shudder subscriber since almost day one and preaching about it on podcasts for just as long, so it’s a thrill to know our film is in such great hands,” said director Elric Kane. “Shudder continues to expand the scope of what Horror can be by including films that push the boundaries of the genre. I consider our film to be one of these and even our scrappy production was inspired by many of the independent films they’ve released over the years."

“With the perceptive and eerie THE DEAD THING, Elric Kane, who has dedicated so much to the genre already, makes a terrific leap into horror filmmaking. We’re thrilled to be its home,” said Shudder’s VP of Programming Samuel Zimmerman.

The deal was negotiated by Justin Timms, Hugues Barbier & Joe Yanick at Yellow Veil Pictures on behalf of the filmmakers and Samuel Zimmerman on behalf of Shudder.

The film is co-written by Webb Wilcoxen and Kane and stars Blu Hunt (The New Mutants) and stuntman-turned-actor Ben Smith-Petersen (Mad Max: Fury Road).

THE DEAD THING is produced by Matt Mercer, Monte Yazzie and executive produced by Rebekah McKendry. Kane is repped by Atlas Artists.

THE DEAD THING world premiered at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival and will debut on Shudder on February 14, 2025.