Asian Vampires Shudder-Bound

Horror streaming service Shudder will premiere an Asian vampire thriller barely a month after its world premiere in Austin, Texas.

Here’s the trailer and media release:

Shudder to Premiere Psychological Thriller Dead & Beautiful Thursday, November 4

NEW ZEALAND – September 23, 2021 – Today, Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, has announced that psychological thriller Dead & Beautiful will premiere on Thursday, November 4 in New Zealand.

The film, which is written and directed by David Verbeek, is also set to play at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX on Saturday, September 25.

 In Dead & Beautiful, five rich, spoiled Asian twenty-somethings (Gijs Blom, Aviis Zhong, Yen Tsao, Philip Juan, Anechka Marchenko) are suffering from upper class ennui, unsure how to spend their days when so little is expected from them.

In search of excitement, the five friends form the “Circle,” a group where they take turns designing a unique, extravagant experience for the others.

But things go wrong when the privileged urbanites awaken after a night out, to find they have developed vampire fangs and an unquenchable thirst for flesh, blood, and adventure at any price.

Dead & Beautiful is produced by Erik Glijnis (Pleasure) and Leontine Petit (The Lobster) of Lemming Film, in co-production with House on Fire International, Nukleus Film, and Woods of Light Film.

Indie Sales is handling international sales. The film is written and directed by David Verbeek (R U There).