Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American rights to the romantic horror/thriller Sadistic Intentions, Bloody Disgusting exclusively learned.

Sadistic Intentions is the story of two strangers — a reclusive metal musician and a wildly enthusiastic stoner — both invited to the home of a mutual friend late one evening. The friend, however, is nowhere to be found, soon leaving this pair of polar opposites to endure one another until their host’s gruesome arrival. Bonds are formed, secrets are revealed, and intentions are exposed, all while a vicious thunderstorm draws near.

Written and directed by Eric Pennycoff, Sadistic Intentions features an ensemble cast with Jeremy Gardner, Taylor Zaudtke, Michael Patrick Nicholson, and Larry Fessenden. It was produced by Jason Walter Short, Sean Fowler, John R. Cocke Jr. Melissa Chamberlain, and Andrew van den Houten.

Sadistic Intentions will be available to rent and own on North American digital HD internet and satellite platforms through Freestyle Digital Media on February 14, 2020.

“I’m thrilled to see the release of Sadistic Intentions this Valentine’s Day,” said Pennycoff of the film’s release date. “With a mix of thunder-struck horror and aching romance, it really does make for the perfect date movie.”