Blumhouse Productions has had a fantastic 2022, releasing the third film in the Halloween trilogy, along with The Black Phone, They/Them, and Mr. Harrigan's Phone. Looking to 2023, there are a few films that look exciting, and horror fans can't wait for Insidious: Fear The Dark and David Gordon Green's The Exorcist, which will be released in July and October 2023.
Blumhouse and EPIX will release There's Something Wrong With The Children at the beginning of 2023, and the title alone is enough to ensure that horror and thriller fans look forward to checking it out. What is the movie about, who is the cast and crew, and when will it be released? There are a lot of things that fans of the genre should know about this new film.
The Plot
Blumhouse Television and EPIX partnered to make eight original horror movies, according to Variety, and the first was the 2021 horror movie A House On The Bayou. Blumhouse and EPIX also released Torn Hearts earlier in 2022, a story about two young Nashville singers meeting their idol and realizing that there is more to her than meets the eye. There's Something Wrong With The Children is another Blumhouse/EPIX movie.
According to Variety, the plot follows a couple named Ben and Margaret who go away for the weekend with another couple and their kids. When the children go into the forest and then come back and seem different, Ben realizes that the paranormal must be involved. This is a great premise that suggests a lot of twists and turns as Ben will likely learn more about what's going on. It's always fun when characters think that they're going to have a peaceful trip and find something horrifying instead.
There's Something Wrong With The Children filmed in New Orleans and since the children spend some time in the woods, it sounds like this will be one of the best horror movie settings. It will be fun to see how spooky and atmospheric this movie is.
The Cast
Zach Gilford is the star of There's Something Wrong With The Children and plays Ben, the father who figures out that something is off and plays an integral role in solving the mystery. Gilford is beloved for his smart and sweet portrayal of Matt Saracen in Friday Night Lights and has also appeared in several Mike Flanagan Netflix series. Most recently, Gilford played Mark, one of the best characters in The Midnight Club.
Gilford also played Riley Flynn in Flanagan's Netflix show Midnight Mass, a young man who comes back to his hometown after an awful and scary tragedy. Riley gets swept up in the strange occurrences in Crockett Island and Gilford gives an excellent and emotional performance. It will be great to see what he brings to the role of Ben.
Alisha Wanwright plays Ben's wife Michelle and previously played Nicole Warren in the TV series Raising Dion, which aired from 2019 to 2022.
Rounding out the cast are David Mattle and Briella Guiza as the kids and Carlos Santos and Amanda Crew as the other couple, Thomas and Ellie. Santas previously starred in Gentefied and Crew played Monica Hall in Silicon Valley. Mattle played Paxton on the Hulu series Life & Beth and Guiza played Antonia Del Toro in one episode of the Amazon Prime Video series The Terminal List.
The Crew
Roxanne Benjamin is the director of There's Something Wrong With The Children and has a background in TV, particularly when it comes to directing episodes of shows focused on teenage characters in supernatural or freaky situations. Benjamin directed a few episodes of the Peacock drama One Of Us Is Lying along with teen horror series Nancy Drew, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Riverdale. Since these TV shows have perfectly creepy settings and a great atmosphere, it will be great to see this upcoming movie.
Benjamin also directed some episodes of HBO Max's Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, which is a great remake and which was recently renewed for a second season.
T.J. Cimfel and David Write co-wrote the screenplay and the two previously wrote Intruders, a 2015 home invasion horror film about Anna Rook (Beth Riesgraf), who has agoraphobia. They also wrote the "Vicious Circles" segment of V/H/S Viral, which was released in 2014.
The Release Date
There's Something Wrong With The Children will be released on January 17th 2023 by EPIX and Paramount Pictures.
Horror fans are also looking forward to the Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, which will also be released in January 2023.