Just In Time for Halloween, HDNet Movies Will Debut the Thriller 'SPLINTER'

Just In Time for Halloween, HDNet Movies Will Debut the Thriller 'SPLINTER'

Film premieres on HDNet Movies on Wednesday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET - Two Days Prior to its National Theatrical Release

DALLAS, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet Movies will give viewers an early Halloween treat with the Sneak Preview of the horror movie SPLINTER. This film premieres exclusively on HDNet Movies Wednesday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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SPLINTER is the feature film debut from award-winning British horror director Toby Wilkins. The film is an exhilarating ride of jolts and laughs, and a throw back to the classic creature features of the early '70s and '80s.

In the film, a young couple retreats to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend, but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend on the run from police.

As the foursome travel the back roads together, each plotting their next move, they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could have imagined -- a blood-crazed, parasitic creature that absorbs the corpses of its victims has laid claim to the woods, and the two couples are now in its sights.

Finding shelter at an abandoned gas station, they must use their wits and every weapon at their disposal to stave off the onslaught, not only from the insatiable creature, but also each other.

SPLINTER is the latest installment in the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview series. Only HDNet Movies presents these exclusive Sneak Previews of films to viewers before they premiere in theaters. All Sneak Preview films are free to HDNet Movies subscribers.

SPLINTER premieres on HDNet Movies on Wednesday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET with encore presentations at 9:30 p.m. ET and 11:00 p.m. ET.

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