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Local Horror Franchise ‘2359: The Haunting Hour’ Gets January 2018 Release Date!

By Flora / 13 Jun 2017 (Tuesday)

Photo Credit: Golden Village Pictures

The film stars Mark Lee 李国煌, Wang Lei 王雷 and Noah Yap and an ensemble of local talents.

Following the success of 23:59 released in November 2011 which collected a stunning $1.5 million at the Singapore box office, the franchise 2359: The Haunting Hour is helmed by original director Gilbert Chan陈启全.

Filming has started in late May and is expected to wrap by end of this month. Produced by Clover Films, Gorylah Pictures and mm2 Entertainment Pte Ltd, the new movie production continues to tell horror encounters of camp mates during their army days. This time, the movie features a trifecta of horror stories span over different critical eras in the history of Singapore’s National Service.

Photo Credit: Golden Village Pictures

Temasek Green, centers around three disgruntled conscripts from the maiden intake in 1967 as they escape from training camp but end up trapped in a cursed village instead.

Camouflage, set in the 80s, tells the tale about a group of commandos as they confront a series of bizarre incidents in camp after they incur the wrath of a vengeful python spirit.

And in the present day, Pixelated, a socially awkward recruit creates a fake girlfriend persona on social media to impress his comrades but unbeknownst to him, his creation will put his life in grave peril.

Photo Credit: Golden Village Pictures

The movie with a production budget of SGD$1.5 million, double that of 23:59, is slated for release in January 2018.

2359: The Haunting Hour Local Mark Lee Wang Lei Noah Yap

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Local Horror Franchise ‘2359: The Haunting Hour’ Gets January 2018 Release Date!