IFC Midnight to release ‘The Devil’s Candy’ in North America

IFC Midnight to release 'The Devil's Candy' in North America
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (UPI) — IFC Midnight says it acquired the North American rights to Sean Byrne’s The Devil’s Candy, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Written and directed by Byrne, the Texas-set, horror movie stars Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Kiara Glasco. It will be released in March.

“We are thrilled to be working once more with Snoot Entertainment for Sean Byrne’s terrifying, new film, which revels in heavy metal and the occult. We cannot wait to bring the work of one of horror’s most talented up-and-coming filmmakers to North American audiences,” IFC Midnight said in a statement Friday.

“IFC Midnight is a great platform for The Devil’s Candy. Sean, [producer] Jess [Calder,] and I are excited to partner with the team at IFC Midnight to unleash the compelling power of the Devil on unsuspecting American audiences,” producer Keith Calder added.

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