Meet the Horrid and Wicked ‘Cruel Peter’ in This Exclusive Trailer

Vertical Entertainment  has shared with Bloody an exclusive first look at the art and official trailer for Cruel Peter, described as a “shocking horror film” from Italian duo Ascanio Malgarini and Christian Bisceglia.

Set for release in limited theaters and VOD platforms on Friday, March 13th, the film marks the first feature film foray for the Italian visual and special effects company, Makinarium, best known for their contributions on titles such as Tomb Raider, Zoolander 2 and Ben Hur.

In Cruel Peter…

“It is Christmas 1908 in Messina, one of the richest merchant cities of the Mediterranean. Peter, the 13-year-old son of a rich English family is notorious for his cruelty to children, animals and servants. One night he is ambushed and wakes up in a coffin underground in the city’s Gothic cemetery, buried in retaliation for his callousness by a servant boy from his mother’s estate. When a powerful earthquake razes Messina to the ground, Peter is trapped and his whereabouts are forgotten. Until a century later an English archaeologist and his daughter arrive in the city.”