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Millennium Entertainment brings Dead Within to DVD and VOD on September 9th. Today, we're presenting a three-minute from the film which you can now watch here.

Set six months after a deadly outbreak that has all but ended the human race, a man (True Blood’s Dean Chekvala) and woman (Amy Cale Peterson, Southbounders) have survived by isolating themselves in a remote cabin and never opening the door.

Now, they don't have a choice. Starved for resources, they must confront the horrors that threaten them…but what's inside may be even more toxic than what remains outside.

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After a brief hiatus due to our live coverage of Comic-Con, we’re back with a double-sized edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a new trailer for Come Back to Me and I Spill Your Guts 2, release details on Schism, Silent Retreat, and the Class of Nuke ‘Em High soundtrack, and much more:

Come Back to Me Trailer: “Sarah (Walder) and Josh McLaren (Passmore) are a young married couple living in suburban Las Vegas. Shortly after a car accident, Sarah begins to suffer a series of disturbing memory lapses and frequent blackouts that seem to be increasing in intensity. Unsure of what is happening, and feeling as though she is losing her mind, Sarah comes to learn she is pregnant. To add to her shock, she subsequently discovers that her husband is sterile. As her marriage and world begin to fall apart,...

Ben Wagner's latest horror film, Dead Within, was scooped up for distro via Millennium Entertainment, and right now we have the official release details you need to help you plan accordingly. You don't wanna keep the dead waiting now, do ya?

From the Press Release

Millennium Entertainment is proud to announce the home entertainment release of Ben Wagner’s (Southbenders) psychological horror film Dead Within. Audiences can own the chiller on DVD and VOD platforms on September 9, 2014.

Wagner, alongside the film’s stars Amy Cale Peterson (Southbounders) and Dean Chekvala ("True Blood", People Like Us), collectively wrote the screenplay with Matthew Bradford.

Set six months after a deadly outbreak that has all but ended the human race, a man and woman have survived by isolating themselves in a remote cabin and never opening the door. Now, they don't have a choice. Starved for resources, they must confront the horrors that threaten them…...

We told you yesterday that Ben Wagner's latest horror film, Dead Within, was scooped up for distro via Millennium Entertainment, and right now we have some exclusive stills and more for you!

“I was repairing a window in my house. I was going to have to break it out of the frame and figured, why not film someone busting through it? I was going to just make a short film about a home invasion, but it quickly grew into something bigger,” director Ben Wagner tells us.

"The majority of Dead Within was shot over a 72-hour period. The actors developed the backstory and the first scenes that establish this new world. After shooting these initial scenes, the actors were isolated in the cabin where they improvised the second act. They did not know how the story would develop beyond the establishing scenes. Beats were pre-planned and partially scripted, and...

If you were holed up in a cabin with your loved one during the apocalypse, what horrors would you find outside your long unopened door? That’s the question at the heart of writer/director Ben Wagner’s latest film, Dead Within, which Millennium Entertainment recently picked up.

A release date has not yet been set for this psychological horror film, but we’ll let Daily Dead readers know when one is determined. To get real results out of his actors, Ben Wagner filmed the movie in the tradition of The Blair Witch Project, placing stars Amy Cale Peterson and Dean Chekvala (both of whom helped write the script) in a real locked cabin wherein they had no idea what horror the filmmakers would throw at them. In addition to the film, a prequel comic illustrated by artist Alfonso Ruiz will soon be available, perhaps expanding on the apocalyptic events...

Millennium Entertainment has taken Us rights to Ben Wagner’s psychological horror film and Sc Films has picked up international sales.

Amy Cale Peterson from Wagner’s previous Southbounders stars alongside Dean Chekvala in the story about two people holed up in a cabin after an outbreak has virtually destroyed humanity.

Wagner co-wrote the screenplay with Peterson, Chekvala and Matthew Bradford.

Wagner’s 3:41am produced with Aengus James and Colin King Miller’s This Is Just A Test Productions.

ICM Partners negotiated the Us and international deals on behalf of the filmmakers.

Millennium plans an all-platforms release in autumn.

Millennium Entertainment has acquired the U.S. rights to director Ben Wagner's psychological horror film “Dead Within,” the company announced on Tuesday. The film stars Amy Cale Peterson (“Southerbounder”) and Dean Chekvala (“True Blood”), who were locked inside a cabin for the duration of the production, and completely unaware of what scares would be thrown their way. Also read: What the Hell Is Wrong With Horror Movies at the Box Office? “Dead Within,” written by Wagner, Peterson, Chekvala and Matthew Bradford, is set six months after a deadly outbreak has ended all of humanity, except two who remain isolated in the remote cabin.

Millennium Entertainment has acquired the U.S. distribution rights for "Dead Within," a psychological horror film directed by Ben Wagner. The post apocalyptic film follows the journey of two people, played by Amy Cale Peterson and Dean Chekvala, who have survived a deadly plague by remaining cooped up in a cabin. Now, desperate for resources, they must venture outside their cabin. To their surprise, though, the horrors inside may be greater than those outside.  Millennium Entertainment most recently handed the distribution for John Turturro's "Fading Gigolo." "Dead Within" is slated for a September 2014 release. ...

Some quick distro news has arrived for Ben Wagner's latest horror film, Dead Within, as Deadline is reporting that Millennium Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to the flick.

Amy Cale Peterson (Wagner’s Southbounders) and Dean Chekvala ("True Blood," People Like Us) star.

Check out the trailer and some concept art below, and look for more details soon.

Synopsis

Set six months after a deadly outbreak that has all but ended the human race, a man and woman have survived by isolating themselves in a remote cabin and never opening the door. Now, they don’t have a choice. Starved for resources, they must confront the horrors that threaten them… but what’s inside may be even more toxic than what remains outside.

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Exclusive: Millennium Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to psychological thriller Dead Within from director Ben Wagner, his 3:41am shingle and Aengus James and Colin King Miller’s This Is Just a Test Productions. Pic follows a man and a woman who survive a deadly outbreak by isolating themselves in a cabin. When they run out of resources and are forced to open the door, they must confront the horrors that threaten them from outside and from within. Talk about method filmmaking: Stars Amy Cale Peterson (Wagner’s Southbounders) and Dean Chekvala (True Blood, People Like Us) were locked in a cabin […]...