Are You Prepared for Grave Encounters?

If you’ve seen Session 9, you know that indie horror movies about abandoned lunatic asylums can be pretty damn creepy. Today we got the trailer for Grave Encounters, another film in this sub-genre that could soon be doing the rounds. From what we’ve seen, it could be another screamer. You can judge for yourself by checking out the trailer below, courtesy of Tribeca Film.
Grave Encounters is about the crew of a paranormal investigation reality television show, à la Syfy’s Ghost Hunters, that decides to lock themselves inside the disused Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital for an episode of their show. Guess what? It’s proves to be no Comfort Inn. As they go about filming their investigation of the unexplained phenomena that have been reported there over the years they find that the building seems to be trying to add their names to the list of mentally disturbed people it has housed.
Initially Grave Encounters is scheduled for only a limited theatrical run. Screenings are set for midnight on Friday, August 19th & Saturday, August 20th in Los Angeles (Sunset 5) and New York (Village East Cinema), followed by a week-long engagement in New York City beginning September 9th. The makers are hoping, however, that fan enthusiasm and word-of-mouth will lead to a nationwide run through a so-called Eventful DemandIt campaign. More information can be found at the official movie site.
Grave Encounters was screened as part of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will be available in the U.S. via Tribeca Film On Demand from August 25th. It is directed by The Vicious Brothers with a cast that includes Ben Wilkinson, Sean Rogerson, Merwin Mondesir, Ashleigh Gryzko, Juan Riedinger and Mackenzie Gray.