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Stars: Christopher Lee Page, Caitlin Crommett, Erik Kammerland, Thomas Hedengran | Written by Erik Kammerland | Directed by Johan Bodell

There are many many horror movies that centre around a cabin in the woods and unsurprisingly, The Cabin is another that can be added to that list. It’s not a very inventive title but neither was The Cabin In The Woods and that turned out pretty great so I was willing to give this the chance.

Unfortunately The Cabin has a much lower budget to work with so the story isn’t as adventurous as its similarly titled counterpart. What we get is a young couple driving to a cabin in the middle of nowhere to get away from it all. The cabin is owned by the boyfriends family and he has fond memories of weeks away when he was growing up. Sound familiar? That’s because it probably is, you...

Filip Tegstedt's Marianne stretches the definition of a horror movie by quite some way; there's only one recurring supernatural element and it's left very much open to interpretation as to whether the main character is imagining the whole thing, to the point of openly mocking him. Yet it's not really about the scares, more about the tragedy of a man's psyche visibly imploding - the story of someone who did a terrible thing, where it's slowly revealed to us just how terrible, and how much worse he makes the situation by trying to put everything right without thinking about it first.Krister (Tomas Hedengran) is a teacher living in a quiet Swedish suburb, painstakingly trying to put his life back together after it's taken a particularly...

An old-fashioned ghost story which shows its. big budgeted counterparts how atmosphere and sound can sometimes be the scariest elements of them all , Filip Tegstedt.s .Marianne. is a low-budget wonder.Krister (as played by Thomas Hedengran) is a man whose existence seems to be chiselled out of misery. Not only does he have to contend with the loss of his wife but his relationship with his daughter is on the rocks and he seems to suffer from sleep paralysis of the worst kind. As the strain on his mental health begins to take its. toll, Krister becomes more and more determined to discover the reason behind the vision of a woman who appears to him during his sleep paralysis.Carefully weaving...

One upcoming foreign flick we've been keeping a close eye on is Swedish horror film Marianne, and thanks to Fantasia 2011, Trembles had a chance to check it out and review it, as only he can, for us. So ... what's the verdict?

Filip Tegstedt's Marianne stars Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon), Thomas Hedengran (Frostbiten, Jägarna, Den Osynlige), and Tintin Anderzon.

For more check out the official Marianne website and become a fan of Marianne on Facebook.

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Some more badass artwork for the new Swedish horror film Marianne has come slicing its path of destruction through the Dread Central offices, and we have every pixel of it right here for you to dig on!

Filip Tegstedt's Marianne stars Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon), Thomas Hedengran (Frostbiten, Jägarna, Den Osynlige), and Tintin Anderzon.

For more check out the official Marianne website and become a fan of Marianne on Facebook. Click on the second one-sheet for an image gallery!

Synopsis

45-year-old Krister's wife, Eva, has just passed away in a car accident, and now he's alone with their 18-year-old daughter, Sandra, who hates his guts and a 6-month-old daughter he doesn't really know how to take care of.

At night he's haunted by bad nightmares about what happened the night Eva died and guilt for the pain he's caused Sandra over the years as an absent father.

And the hype wheel for the new Swedish horror film Marianne keeps right on rolling, this time delivering a second teaser trailer to go along with last week's crop of images!

Filip Tegstedt's Marianne stars Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon), Thomas Hedengran (Frostbiten, Jägarna, Den Osynlige), and Tintin Anderzon.

For more check out the official Marianne website and become a fan of Marianne on Facebook.

Synopsis

45-year-old Krister's wife, Eva, has just passed away in a car accident, and now he's alone with their 18-year-old daughter, Sandra, who hates his guts and a 6-month-old daughter he doesn't really know how to take care of.

At night he's haunted by bad nightmares about what happened the night Eva died and guilt for the pain he's caused Sandra over the years as an absent father. He experiences visits in his sleep from a woman dressed in green, looking for revenge.

I was pretty excited after seeing the teaser trailer for Filip Tegstedt’s upcoming horror film Marianne and considering the amount of attention the trailer received, I wasn’t alone in my excitement.

The first teaser for the film, which stars Thomas Hedengran and Peter Stormare, was beautiful and creepy and this second teaser follows a very similar set-up, using images and music to build tension. The images here are even odder than the first but you definitely get the feeling that something is amiss.

If you missed the first teaser, be sure to check it out here. The new teaser is after the break.

That's right, kids! Head out to Ikea and buy yourself some meatballs because you're gonna be here for a while. We've gotten our filthy little claws into over two dozen new stills from the creepy looking new flick Marianne for you. Time to dig in!

Filip Tegstedt's Marianne stars Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon), Thomas Hedengran (Frostbiten, Jägarna, Den Osynlige), and Tintin Anderzon.

For more check out the official Marianne website and become a fan of Marianne on Facebook.

Synopsis

45-year-old Krister's wife, Eva, has just passed away in a car accident, and now he's alone with their 18-year-old daughter, Sandra, who hates his guts and a 6-month-old daughter he doesn't really know how to take care of.

At night he's haunted by bad nightmares about what happened the night Eva died and guilt for the pain he's caused Sandra over the years as an absent father.

There was a time one poster or box art alone could get me to watch a movie. Now couple some of the most kick-ass artwork we've seen thus far this year along with a good trailer, and you've really gotten our interest. Speaking of which ...

Below you'll find the first bit of artwork and the trailer for Filip Tegstedt's Marianne. Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon), Thomas Hedengran (Frostbiten, Jägarna, Den Osynlige), and Tintin Anderzon are all set to star.

For more check out the official Marianne website and become a fan of Marianne on Facebook.

Synopsis

45-year-old Krister's wife, Eva, has just passed away in a car accident, and now he's alone with their 18-year-old daughter, Sandra, who hates his guts and a 6-month-old daughter he doesn't really know how to take care of.

At night he's haunted by bad nightmares about what happened the night Eva...

For his debut as writer/director, Filip Tegstedt chose to make a psychological horror movie because “there really haven’t been that many good Swedish horror films” and really, good horror films are generally hard to find anywhere never mind limiting that to Sweden.

So for his first, Tegstedt rounded up some familiar faces and set off to shoot Marianne, a small town psychological horror drama set in Östersund with roots in Swedish folklore which “tells of a man’s struggle to deal with his inner conflicts following the passing of his wife.”

I was already curious about this production and then I read that the film stars the formidable Peter Stormare (one of my favourites) and Thomas Hedengran. I didn’t need any additional information to add this to my watch list but it helps a great deal that the trailer is gorgeous and effective on creep factor.

Trailer after the break.