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As the opening credits begin in “Cobweb,” eagle-eyed audience members might notice the appearance of the Point Grey production company. This is the company formed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, a studio known for its smart, incredibly popular comedy films and TV series.

William Earl Horror Film School is a new feature in which talent in front of and behind the camera share the ins and outs of creating the biggest onscreen scares. “Cobweb” is French director Samuel Bodin’s feature debut, but he’s well-known to horror fans for directing and co-writing the scary-as-hell 2019 French series “Marianne.” Bodin expands on the shadows and secrets of the series with “Cobweb,” a twisty tale in which Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr play the creepy parents of Peter (Woody Norman), who starts hearing haunted whispers in the walls. The Hollywood project, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey, was a departure for Bodin, but follows his tested guidelines for conjuring scares. Bodin shares his dos and don’ts of directing a scary movie.

Cobweb,” a wholly original story written by Chris Thomas Devlin (who wrote the 2022 reboot of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) that appears to draw heavy inspiration from short-form horror content like “Tales From the Crypt” and features like “The People Under the Stairs.” And if you enjoy those inspirations, “Cobweb” sets itself up to be a success, especially with its leads being Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr, two performers who know how to creep people out. The setup is fascinating almost immediately. Young Peter (Woody Norman) lives in an old house with his parents, Carol and Mark (Caplan and Starr, respectively).

Dennis Harvey Film Critic If “Barbarian” handily won as last year’s premier monster-in-the-basement movie, 2023’s prize might well end up going to “Cobweb” — a less inspired effort, but one decently creepy enough to get the job done. Chris Thomas Devlin’s script feels like a composite of some prior horror conceits, and there is not much depth to the narrative or characters. Still, director Samuel Bodin’s first theatrical feature is atmospheric, and departs from stock slasher conventions just enough to make for an entertaining if unexceptional scarefest. Lionsgate is releasing the U.S.-produced feature (which was apparently shot in Bulgaria in 2020) to limited theaters on July 21.  It begins with the familiar device of a child having night terrors that are probably not entirely in his or her imagination. Eight-year-old Peter (Woody Norman, from “C’mon C’mon”) is a sad loner, bullied at school, who’s woken from sleep by noises seemingly behind his bedroom wall — it sounds like something or somebody is moving around back there. When he taps on the wall, “it” taps back, which sends him screaming to his parents. But they dismiss it as an old house’s bumps in the night. 

On July 21, film fans will have a big choice to make. Do you go to the theater to see Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” or Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer?” Well, adding a new wrinkle to that is the fact that Lionsgate is releasing a horror movie, “Cobweb,” to counter-program the two big releases.  READ MORE: Summer 2023 Movie Preview: 52 Must-See Films To Watch As seen in the trailer for “Cobweb,” the film follows the story of a young boy who hears a tap-tap-tap from inside his bedroom wall each night.

A Netflix series with a near perfect rating by critics on Rotten Tomatoes has been leaving viewers terrified.

Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman and Woody Norman are set to star in Cobweb for Lionsgate. The horror thriller, to shoot in Bulgaria, centers on a small town where a young boy hears a mysterious tapping from inside the walls of his home and suspects his parents are hiding a terrible secret.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerMasters of Sex alum Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr from Amazon’s The Boys, Cleopatra Coleman, and Woody Norman are set to star in Cobweb, a Lionsgate thriller which will begin production later this month in Sofia, Bulgaria. Roy Lee is producing through his Vertigo Entertainment banner along with the Point Grey team of Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver, as well as Jon Berg.Samuel Bodin is directing from Chris Thomas Devlin’s screenplay, which made it on the Bloodlist and The Black List.The pic centers on a small town, in an ordinary house that seems like any other, where a young boy hears a mysterious tapping from inside the walls – and suspects his parents are hiding a terrible secret.

ACCLAIMED Netflix series Marianne will not be returning for a second season, its creator has confirmed. Breaking the news via Instagram, Samuel Bodin admitted he was gutted the show had been dropped after its debut outing.

Fans are not happy