Aaron Douglas’ horror movie THE MONSTER is being released on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 24, 2017 and will include the Featurette ‘Eyes in the Darkness’. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRREEKEE

Directed by: Bryan Bertino

Starring: Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Aaron Douglas, Scott Speedman

Synopsis: Acclaimed horror filmmaker Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) directs this suspenseful and scary new film, in which a divorced mother (Zoe Kazan) and her headstrong daughter must make an emergency late night road trip to see the girl’s father. As they drive through deserted country roads on a stormy night, they suddenly have a startling collision that leaves them shaken but not seriously hurt. Their car, however, is dead, and as they try in vain to get help, they come to realize they are not alone on these desolate backroads—a terrifying evil is lurking in the surrounding woods, intent on never letting them leave…

Aaron Douglas’ horror movie THE MONSTER is now available for purchase in the USA iTunes store
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-monster/id1167717423.

For those of you that missed it, HERE is the trailer.

Here is the trailer for Aaron Douglas’ horror movie THE MONSTER. Aaron is shown on screen at time stamps 1:03 – 1:10 and 1:16 – 1:17
The movie premieres today on DIRECTV CINEMA Pay Per View (Oct 6 – Nov 2). It will be released in theaters and VOD (video on demand) on Nov 11.

The Monster | Official Trailer HD | A24

YouTube: A24
Published: October 6, 2016
Synopsis: A divorced mother and her headstrong daughter must make an emergency late night road trip to see the girl’s father. As they drive through deserted country roads on a stormy night, they suddenly have a startling collision that leaves them shaken but not seriously hurt. Their car, however, is dead, and as they try in vain to get help they come to realize they are not alone on the desolate backroads — a terrifying evil is lurking in the surrounding woods, intent on never letting them leave.

Aaron Douglas’ horror movie THE MONSTER premieres today exclusively on DIRECTV CINEMA Pay Per View (October 6 – November 2, 2016).
It will be released in theaters and VOD (video on demand) on November 11, 2016.

This movie is the reason why Aaron had a beard and (that awful) long homeless man hair last summer. I’ve read a couple of reviews of the movie and none of them mentioned Aaron. Did they not recognise him?!? Of course I expect everyone on here to recognise him in the movie. But just in case, here’s an image of what he looks like in the film :)

Aaron Douglas’ horror movie THE MONSTER is screening exclusively on DIRECTV CINEMA Pay Per View (October 6 – November 2).
Then it will be released in theaters and VOD (video on demand) on November 11.

In The Monster, a divorced mother (Zoe Kazan) and her headstrong daughter (Ella Ballentine) make an emergency late night road trip to see the girl’s father. Driving through deserted country roads, they have a startling collision that leaves them shaken but not seriously hurt. Their car, however, is dead, and as they try in vain to get help, they come to realize they are not alone on these desolate backroads. An evil is lurking in the surrounding woods, one intent on never letting them leave.

The Monster is written and directed by Bryan Bertino and costars Scott Speedman, who also appeared in Bertino’s nerve-shredding 2008 film, The Strangers.

The film will be available to watch exclusively on DirecTV on Oct. 6 and will be released Nov. 11 in theaters and on demand.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Does anyone have DIRECTV? It was original announced that Aaron Douglas’ horror movie THE MONSTER would premiere on DirecTV on October 6 (see screen capture below), but it looks like it is available to watch now for subscribers (ie: there’s a blue WATCH button that wasn’t there before). Does anyone have DirecTV and can check if it’s there or not?

https://www.directv.com/movies/The-Monster-ZGRTQWltVzhUaURudjVYN2Z1RVVNdz09

There will be a screening of Aaron Douglas’ movie THE MONSTER at the Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma on October 7.

Where: Blue Mouse Theatre. 2611 N Proctor St, Tacoma, WA
Date: October 7, 2016
Time: 10:00pm
Website(s): Blue Mouse Theatre, Tacoma Film Festival

There will be a screening of Aaron Douglas’ movie THE MONSTER at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Barcelona on October 15.

Where: Cine El Retiro. Carrer d’Angel Vidal, 17. 08870 Sitges, Barcelona
Date: October 15, 2016
Time: 9:00pm
Website: Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2016

There will be a free screening of Aaron Douglas’ movie THE MONSTER at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on October 6.

Where: Egyptian Theatre. 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028
Date: October 6, 2016
Time: 9:45pm
Details: Free tickets available at the box office at 6:00 PM the night of the show – first come, first served. 2 tickets per person maximum.
Website: Beyond Fest 2016

On a dark and dreary evening, a divorced mother is taking her headstrong daughter to see her father however a broken down car on a deserted road will see them facing a greater threat than each other: something evil and hungry…

Bryan Bertino’s brilliant foray into monster movies is the kind of tense madness that genre fans can only dream of. Blessed with stellar camerawork, excellent acting and a scary as hell monster, this is the film to make you look under your car before you ride!

Kathy is a divorced mother with an alcohol problem. She loves her daughter but has lost her connection with her due to one too many drunk nights and missed school events. When she is forced to drive Lizzy to her father, the two find themselves in a car, simmering with anger. It’s not long before a wrong turn finds them traversing the deserted country roads and as luck would have it, their car breaks down. As they wait for help to arrive, the two are blissfully unaware of the evil lurking deep within the wood: The Monster is hungry and it will eat!

Set almost exclusively in one location, Bertino’s tight, tense exercise in monster horror scores real emotional points with its two excellent leads: Zoe Kazan and Ella Ballentine excel as the mother and daughter who love each other but can no longer tolerate the other and it’s through the clever use of flashbacks showing the deterioration of their relationship that Bertino creates the emotional impact needed for when the threat of the monster arrives.

It’d be foolish to not mention the titular monster: a beautiful, mainly practical creation that is sure to make those sfx-nuts in the audience drool at its’ frightening beauty. A ferocious beast whose motivations turn out to be more complex than you might think, it is as important a character as the mother & daughter duo and acts as a gnarling frightening heart of the film.

Monster movies never go out of fashion and Bertino’s effort is a stark reminder as to why: clever, frightening creations always lurk on the edges of celluloid, ready jump at us from the big screen and tear our faces off – the very reason why Beyond Fest is proud to present this original terror.

– Evrim Ersoy

Remember how Aaron had a beard and long homeless man hair last summer? (How could you forget? Ha). It was for the film THERE ARE MONSTERS. The movie has been renamed to THE MONSTER. And according to Bloody Disgusting, it will premiere on DirecTV on October 6 with plans for a theatrical run in November.

A24 has dated The Monster for a DirecTV premiere on October 6 with plans for a theatrical run in November.

Originally titled There Are Monsters, the film was directed by Bryan Bertino, who was the writer, producer, and director of The Strangers, as well as the criminally underrated Mockingbird.

Starring Scott Speedman (Underworld), Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica), Ella Ballentine (The Captive), and Zoe Kazan (In Your Eyes, Fracture), The Monster focuses on a mother and daughter who are trapped and tormented by a ruthless creature.

A24 has been kicking ass having been behind The Witch, Green Room, Swiss Army Man and the forthcoming The Blackout’s Daughter.

Synopsis: From the creator of The Strangers comes a world of the lost; freezing, spitting needles of rain, thunderbolt lightning, hypothermic cold and disorientating utter darkness.

Mother and daughter trapped and tormented in a black forest by a screeching creature – it is unlike anything we have heard before. Not human. Not animal. Like a thousand horses, like a mother’s clamour, a baby’s wail, a father’s howl.

Their relationship at breaking point, 10-year-old Lizzy is all out of faith in her mother Kathy but tries to stay brave and fearless. Kathy, on the edge, barely keeping it together, knows that only a mother’s protective love, her most primal instinct, can save her daughter from what’s lurking in the darkness…

The Premiere screening of Aaron Douglas’ movie THE MONSTER will be at the Calabasas Film Festival on September 21.

Where: Regal Theater at The Commons
Date: September 21, 2016
Time: 7:00pm
Website: Calabasas Film Festival 2016

Just finished my looping for There Are Monsters. Godsdamnit it looks Frakkin great! Can't wait to see it.

— Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) February 16, 2016

This is the movie that Aaron was filming in Ottawa in July-August of last year. This role is what he had the long hair & beard for.

While doing some ‘googling’ on the movie (THERE ARE MONSTERS) that Aaron filmed back in July, I came across the original movie poster. Elisabeth Moss was supposed to be in it?!?!? I have no idea why she didn’t end up being in it (I guess I could google that). But OH.MY.FRAKKING.GODS Aaron could have been in a movie with PEGGY OLSON!!!!

Synopsis:
From the creator of The Strangers comes a world of the lost; freezing, spitting needles of rain, thunderbolt lightning, hypothermic cold and disorientating utter darkness.

Mother and daughter trapped and tormented in a black forest by a screeching creature – it is unlike anything we have heard before. Not human. Not animal. Like a thousand horses, like a mother’s clamour, a baby’s wail, a father’s howl.

Their relationship at breaking point, 10-year-old Lizzy is all out of faith in her mother Kathy but tries to stay brave and fearless. Kathy, on the edge, barely keeping it together, knows that only a mother’s protective love, her most primal instinct, can save her daughter from what’s lurking in the darkness…

Cast:
Zoe Kazan … Kathy
Ella Ballentine … Lizzy
Scott Speedman … Roy
Aaron Douglas … Jesse
Christine Ebadi …Leslie Williams

Filmmakers:
Director and Writer … Bryan Bertino
Producers … William Green, Aaron Ginsburg, Adrienne Biddle