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From Black Christmas to Rare Exports, there has long been a symbiotic relationship between horror and the season of good cheer. Now, writer/director Eric Pennycoff (Sadistic Intentions) continues this proud tradition with The Leech, a cautionary tale about the perils of opening your door to a stranger.
Father David (Graham Skipper, Sequence Break), a Catholic priest struggling to fill the pews in his church, allows a homeless man, Terry (Jeremy Gardner, After Midnight), into his home to escape the December chill. But this simple act of kindness has unforeseen consequences when Terry’s pregnant girlfriend, Lexi (Taylor Gardner, Sadistic Intentions), also decides to crash at the parochial house. Determined to save the warring couple through the healing power of God’s love, David’s ordered existence quickly unravels as he succumbs to the wicked ways of the parasitic pair. Will he pass this apparent test of faith or resort to blood-soaked, Old Testament justice?
Agonisingly intense and rib-ticklingly funny in equal measure, The Leech serves as both a festive frightmare and a microcosm of the fault lines of contemporary America. Arrow Video is proud to present this latest inductee into the Christmas horror hall of fame!
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 stereo soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary with writer/producer/director Eric Pennycoff and producer Scott Smith
Live Chattanooga Film Festival audio commentary
Virtual Q&A with director Eric Pennycoff and the cast at the 2022 Chattanooga Film Festival
Preaching to the Void – a brand new visual essay exploring The Leech and Pennycoff’s earlier films by critic Anton Bitel
The Voice of Reason – a brand new video interview with Pennycoff and actor Graham Skipper
Introduction and Q&A from the film’s international premiere at FrightFest 2022
Exclusive introductions to the film by Pennycoff and Skipper
The Making of The Leech – behind-the-scenes footage from the film set
Rigo’s music video
Unfortunate, The Pod and Phase II – three early short films by Pennycoff
Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love
Jeremy Gardner