'Cobweb' starring Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, and Woody Norman, is set to release digitally and will soon be available to scare audiences in their living rooms.
The Big Picture Although the world was Barbie and Oppenheimer obsessed during the weekend of July 21, horror fans had their eyes set on the star-studded prize that was Samuel Bodin’s Cobweb. Consisting of a top-tier lineup that included Lizzy Caplan , Antony Starr , and Woody Norman , the horror feature, which is more of a study on family trauma than anything else, didn’t get the proper praise that it deserved, only enjoying a short run in theaters.
In Cobweb, Norman stars as eight-year-old Peter, a young man who feels like he’s losing his mind after hearing a constant “tapping” noise coming from inside his bedroom walls. At first, his parents are supportive, loving and kind when it comes to the mysterious sound plaguing their son but soon, they grow irritable, assuring him that it’s all in his head.
The July 21 release of Cobweb was an odd choice on behalf of Lionsgate as, not only was it competing with Greta Gerwig’s box office crusher Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s equally money-making historical drama Oppenheimer, but it was also smack-dab in the middle of the summer. Typically speaking, summer is a time for action-packed features with this year seeing the arrival of titles including The Flash, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and the upcoming Blue Beetle.
Other Summer Scares Still, there have been a handful of horror features to spook theatergoers this summer with The Boogeyman and Insidious: The Red Door already having had their time in the spotlight while The Last Voyage of the Demeter sets sail this weekend. And then there’s A24’s latest project, the Danny and Michael Philippou-helmed Talk To Me, which has been such a standout hit that a sequel was already ordered.
Check out a trailer for Cobweb below and invite the haunt into your house when the title arrives this weekend on digital.
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