Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, has acquired rights to Dutch director Nico van den Brink’s directorial debut “Moloch.” The film, an official selection of the Fantasia International Film Festival, will be available exclusively on Shudder in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on Thursday, July 21.
In “Moloch,” 38-year-old Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient.
” I’m extremely excited to be working with Shudder in bringing Moloch to horror-lovers worldwide,” said van den Brink. “The film will have a wonderful home there. I know we have some very creepy stories to tell in the Netherlands, and I’m really looking forward to inviting Shudder’s diverse and international audience into the unique world of local Dutch folklore.”
Written by van den Brink and Daan Bakker, “Moloch” stars Sallie Harmsen (“Blade Runner 2049”) and Alexandre Willaume (“The Wheel of Time”) and is produced by Sabine Brian and Ronald Versteeg. XYZ Films are Executive Producers.
