Monster Pictures release EXCISION (A film by Richard Bates Jr.) theatrically in the UK on 2 November 2012

Starring

ANNALYNNE McCORD | TRACI LORDS | ROGER BART | ARIEL WINTER | JEREMY SUMPTER | MALCOLM McDOWELL | JOHN WATERS

US | 2012 | 81 min. | 18 | 2.40:1 OAR | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Colour | English | LTD THEATRICAL RELEASE in the UK on 2 November 2012

[For Immediate release] Monster Pictures announced today that they will be releasing EXCISION, in select cinemas nationwide from 2 November 2012.  EXCISION is the story of Pauline (AnnaLynne McCord), a delusional teenage outcast. Pauline picks scabs. Pauline dissects road kill. Pauline fantasizes about performing surgery on strangers. Her fascinations disturb her schoolmates and her parents, Phyllis (Traci Lords) and Bob (Roger Bart). No one understands Pauline except for Grace (Ariel Winter), her younger sister who suffers from cystic fibrosis. An outcast at school and at home, Pauline is convinced that the best way to repair her estranged relationship with her family is to perform a risky operation to save her sister’s life…

Starring AnnaLynne McCord (90210) as Pauline, EXCISION continues a long tradition of horror films with compelling female leads, such as Scream, the original Halloween, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Birds, and Psycho. The film also stars Traci Lords (Cry Baby, Blade), Ariel Winter (Modern Family), Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives), Jeremy Sumpter (Friday Night Lights, Soul Surfer), Malcolm McDowell and John Waters.

EXCISION is Richard Bates Jr.’s directorial debut adapted from his highly praised short film, Excision, which played in over 50 film festivals internationally and garnered 24 awards from festivals such as Austin Fantastic Fest, Sundance Film Festival and Fantasia International Film Festival.

Original UK Theatrical Trailer  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp0A4sQWjvs&feature=plcp

EXCISION will be screening at the following festivals throughout October

CELLULOID SCREAMS Closing Gala, Sheffield Showroom – 28 October 2012 

HORRORTHON, IFI, Dublin – 28 October 2012 

DUNDEAD, at the DCA, Dundee – 28 October 2012

TWISTED CELLULOID, IFI, Triskel Christchurch – 30 October 2012

And more to be announced soon

London Preview Screenings at the PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, Leicester Square, London from 28 October 2012 http://bit.ly/RQs4xR

For further details as they are announced check out the official UK website: www.excisionmovie.co.uk

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Monster Pictures will release EXCISION on DVD & Blu-ray in the UK & Eire on 12 November 2012.  Available to pre-order now on DVD  http://amzn.to/Ou8UmA and blu-rayhttp://amzn.to/PzgHy9 . Further details to be announced shortly.

REVIEWS

“ a truly unique horror ride into the scariest of all places- the mind of a teenaged misfit. Scary, perverse, and yet somehow relatable, EXCISION is certainly the type of genre flick you’ll have a hard time shaking in the days after you watch it.” – JoBlo.com

“Excision is a brilliant film that examines one girl who forcefully stands out.” – Allthingshorror

“Excision is a supremely nasty piece of work in the best way possible.” – AV Club

“It’s the take-no-prisoners enthusiasm with which Bates leaps into his suburban nightmare that makes Excision so interesting.” -  FEARnet