‘The Afflicted’ Coming to Theaters/DVD Early 2012
by Marc Patterson
Move over Mommy Dearest. Meet Mother Maggie.
Now I know what you’re thinking. Here’s an announcement for a film you won’t see for another six months. In six months no one is going to remember this news bit. (Hell, I’ll be lucky if you remember it next week). Nonetheless this is a post we’re excited for. We’ve literally been following the progress on The Afflicted for well OVER six months. In fact it was nearly six months to the day that we published a lengthy interview with Leslie Easterbrook, who portrays the sadistic Maggie, where we discussed this terrifying project. (You can read that interview here).
The Afflicted is an intense psychological thriller based on the true life story of Theresa Knorr, a truly disturbing and dark story. Leslie Easterbrook (Police Academy, Devil’s Rejects) plays the lead role of ‘Maggie’, a disturbed mother of four who delivers an unimaginable level of abuse to her children while defending her actions with her own twisted interpretations of the Bible. Kane Hodder, (Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th) plays the role of Hank, a husband who is desperate to leave his failed marriage and distant wife but finds leaving more difficult than he originally planned. Grace, the youngest of three sisters is the witness to the exhausting mental and physical abuse of her sisters. Escaping the wrath of their mother seems impossible and proves to be deadly. The Afflicted is a horrific story that takes you inside the lives of those who live in constant fear with no escape.
The Afflicted is written and directed by Jason Stoddard and has at long last been picked up a distributor – Midnight Releasing, the same film company that distributed Slices of Life. We’re told that this will see a possible Jan/Feb 2012 release date. No confirmed word for sure.
In the meantime, check out the trailer below but please note that it’s an early cut trailer designed to sell the film and not “official” by any means.
