Bayview Entertainment has been working hard to find indie films that have been overlooked by the other home entertainment players. The studios these days are way too busy with their steaming platforms to take notice and many of the independents are just trying to hold it together as the Covid pandemic never seems to end.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Bayview stunned the home entertainment package media marketplace with the announcement that they had acquired writer/director Claire Bryétt Andrew’s Max and Me for release on DVD, which will be arriving on Sept. 14. It stars breakout talent Lily Bleu Andrew in her film debut.
This week, they are back with news of the under-the-radar acquisition of writer/director József Gallai’s alone-in-the-spooky woods horror tale, The Poltergeist Diaries. The DVD debut date will be Oct. 19.
Filmed in Hungary, with an English-speaking cast, The Poltergeist Diaries is presented as something of a documentary, which makes it very effective as the narrative of what has happened — or what we “think” might have happened —unfolds in ominous, even unsettling, tones.
We learn right up front that Jacob Taylor (András Korchmáros — The Whispering Man) has gone missing. His brother, Ben (Péter Inoka) and Jacob’s girlfriend, Kimberly (Kata Kuna) have joined forces with a documentary filmmaker (József Gallai) to help sort out the mystery.
We also have footage that Jacob shot, and we, as the viewer, are able to begin to put two and two together. Jacob had a rough go of it after his mother passed, decided to take some personal time and found a real estate deal that was simply too good to pass up. A much-undervalued house in the woods … Jacob begins picking away at clues he finds and soon he learns why it was such a deal.
Meanwhile, the “hunting” team records interviews and do their best to solve the mystery. Which, because this is a creepy horror story, points to something very sinister about the house!!
For genre fans, and those who love a good mystery, The Poltergeist Diaries on DVD from Bayview Entertainment on Oct. 19, is a perfect found-film viewing opportunity during the Halloween promotional season.
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