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Stars: Zaen Haidar, Kia Dorsey, Sam Lukowski, Emily Bennett, Michael C. Williams, Vienna Maas | Written by Adam Cesare | Directed by Jill Gevargizian

Director Jill Gevargizian follows her acclaimed 2020 debut The Stylist, with Ghost Game, a low-budget haunted house thriller based on the real-life trend of ‘phrogging’, namely living in someone’s house, undetected. Sadly, it never quite lives up to its initial premise and is let down by poor writing and lacklustre performances.

The film begins with Laura (Kia Dorsey) and her partner Adrian (Sam Lukowski) getting caught phrogging, only for the camera to pull back and reveal Laura’s new boyfriend Vin (Zaen Haidar) watching footage of their escapade on a laptop. Then pushy, arrogant Adrian shows up and before Vin knows what he’s doing, he’s been railroaded into tagging along on their latest phrogging adventure, breaking into the supposedly haunted Halton House, the legendary site of a grisly murder.

With its clever fusion of digital culture themes and the age-old haunted house trope, Ghost Game is a provocative addition to the modern horror environment. This film, directed by Jill Gevargizian, known for her earlier work on The Stylist, features a script by Adam Cesare that grapples with the anxieties of a generation whose identities are becoming increasingly shaped by their online identities.

The narrative invites viewers to investigate the horrors that lurk within its walls and the moral ambiguities of its characters—young adults driven by a desire for internet fame—set against the backdrop of a sinister house steeped in tragedy.

Ghost Game was released in theaters on October 18, 2024, and was soon available on Video On Demand. It describes a time when social media problems were common, and the allure of fame online was unsettling. A film reflecting a society struggling with the consequences of its digital obsessions...

The internet can be a scary place, especially when its so-called challenges and their rules find their way into the real world. With the rise and dominance of internet culture and the dark web, it's no wonder that the screenlife horror subgenre has grown in popularity and in scariness. Ghost Game, directed by Jill Gevargizian of The Stylist fame, starring Kia Dorsey, Zaen Haidar, Sam Lukowski, Emily Bennett, Vienna Maas and Michael C. Williams of The Blair Witch Project fame arguably the codifer of found-footage and screenlife horror blends the most disturbing aspects of screenlife horror with the haunted house, and creates something far more insidious.

Disenfranchised young adults-turned-content creators Laura (Kia Dorsey) and her friend Adrian (Sam Lukowski) are avid followers of an internet challenge that's rapidly growing in popularity the "ghost game," created and masterminded by an online persona, Mr. Wattley. The game goes as such: wearing masks,...

Jill Gevargizian's Ghost Game will enjoy a limited theatrical run on October 18th, with a VOD release on October 22nd. If you'd like a little tease of what to expect, we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers that gives a preview of the internet challenge that quickly turns fatal.

"Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label Dread presents Ghost Game, following a couple’s internet challenge that turns fatal as they trespass into a haunted house, facing sinister evils lurking within its walls. Ghost Game will have a limited theatrical run beginning October 18, and on October 22 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD). The film will be available on Blu-ray beginning December 10.

Ghost Game is the second directorial feature from Jill Gevargizian, best known for her feature debut The Stylist, which developed from an award-winning short film of the same title and debuted in 2020 from Arrow Video.

Stars: Zaen Haidar, Kia Dorsey, Sam Lukowski, Emily Bennett, Michael C. Williams, Vienna Maas | Written by Adam Cesare | Directed by Jill Gevargizian

Director Jill Gevargizian follows her acclaimed 2020 debut The Stylist with Ghost Game, a low-budget haunted house thriller based on the real-life trend of ‘phrogging’, namely living in someone’s house, undetected. Sadly, it never quite lives up to its initial premise, and is let down by poor writing and lacklustre performances.

The film begins with Laura (Kia Dorsey) and her partner Adrian (Sam Lukowski) getting caught phrogging, only for the camera to pull back and reveal Laura’s new boyfriend Vin (Zaen Haidar) watching footage of their escapade on a laptop. Then pushy, arrogant Adrian shows up and before Vin knows what he’s doing, he’s been railroaded into tagging along on their latest phrogging adventure, breaking into the supposedly haunted Halton House, the legendary site of a grisly murder.

The upcoming horror film Ghost Game is coming our way from quite an interesting creative team. It was directed by Jill Gevargizian, who was previously at the helm of The Stylist, from a screenplay by Adam Cesare, and has The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sánchez serving as an executive producer. Epic Pictures’ Dread will be giving Ghost Game a limited theatrical release on October 18th, with a VOD release to follow on October 22nd, and with those dates swiftly approaching, a trailer for the movie has made its way online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Ghost Game has the following synopsis: After discovering his girlfriend Laura’s involvement in an internet challenge to secretly live alongside unsuspecting residents, Vin persuades her to take him on her next adventure. They target Halton House, a notoriously haunted manor recently purchased by a new family. Upon entering, the thrill-seeking couple experiences chilling,...

The 25th edition of the Pigeon Shrine FrightFest promises to be an unforgettable celebration of horror cinema, taking place between 22 August to 26 August 2024.

It’s hard to comprehend just how many films will be on offer to see at this fantastic event, so we have broken down each of the screens into articles for you to digest. And we may have saved the best (this one) until last!

We have already detailed what will be on offer in Discovery Screen 1, Discovery Screen 2 and Discovery Screen 3 across the long weekend.

Now it’s time to read about the final list of films on offer, detailed below. Read on for the film programme for the Main Screen, at the Cineworld, Leicester Square.

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 – Main Screen Thursday, 22 August 2024

5:30 Pm – Opening Film: Broken Bird (World Premiere) Directed by Joanne Mitchell and starring Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, Jay Taylor, and Sacharissa Claxton,...

These days it seems like everyone is on TikTok or has a YouTube channel. Simply talking to a camera and posting the video online will get you likes and follows and can also be your ticket to being an internet celebrity, which may or may not be a good thing. Far too many people are willing to do whatever it takes for online fame. There have been countless internet challenges leading people to film themselves doing all sorts of outrageous things, sometimes resulting in injury or death. In the age of internet culture, people have no shame and no fear, especially if it will make them famous.

In Epic Pictures’ Ghost Game, not too long after meeting on a dating app, deciding they were compatible and moving in together, Vin (Zaen Haidar) discovers his new girlfriend, Laura (Kia Dorsey), has been secretly breaking into houses at night to play the Ghost Game internet challenge.