Crackle Plus is a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD). On Wednesday, July 1 it released its newest original AVOD offering, Portals, a sci-fi horror anthology.
The Premise
Portals reveals horrifying events surrounding a worldwide blackout. As dark mysterious portals begin to appear across the globe, their siren song beckons all to enter that opens a Pandora’s box of terror for those brave or foolish enough to step inside.
The Stars
Its stars include:
- Neil Hopkins (Lost)
- Deanna Russo (Burning Love)
- Phet Mahathongdy (Skyline)
- Ptolemy Slocum (Westworld)
- Gretchen Lodge (Lovely Molly)
- Salvita Decorte (The Night Comes For Us).
The Directors
Portals features chilling stories told by four different horror film directors:
- Gregg Hale (Split Screen)
- Liam O’Donnell (Beyond Skyline)
- Eduardo Sánchez (The Blair Witch Project)
- Timo Tjahjanto (V/H/S/2).
The Producers
The film is produced by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules with Brad Miska and Chris White. Miska is a co-founder of the horror culture site Bloody Disgusting, and previously produced the V/H/S film trilogy as well as Under the Bed, A Horrible Way to Die and Southbound.
“Science fiction has always appealed to the Crackle audience,” said Philippe Guelton, president of Crackle Plus. “Portals combines the thrills of a science-fiction world with the chills of a horror storyline, the exact kind of entertainment our fans are looking for.”
The Distributors
Portals is distributed worldwide by Screen Media Ventures, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, and the supplier of exclusive and original content for Crackle Plus.
Portals Trailer
Where to Watch
Crackle is available in the U.S. and can be accessed on 25 devices and services including Amazon FireTV, RokuTV, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PS4 and XBoxOne), Plex, iOS and Android mobile devices and on desktops at Crackle.com.
Crackle is also available in approximately 500,000 hotel rooms in the Marriott Bonvoy chain.
About Crackle
As one of the only AVODs continually adding original and exclusive programming that uplifts, entertains, and inspires audiences, Portals joins other original and exclusive titles that can only be found on Crackle, including:
- Road to Race Day
- Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
- The Clearing
- Crown Vic
- On Point
- ’85: The Greatest Team in Football History
- Wonders of the Sea
- Yelawolf: A Slumerican Life
- Going From Broke, which was recently picked up for a second season.
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Oh cool! This show blends the hubster’s love for science fiction with my love for dark fiction. It’s a marriage made in TV-heaven.:-)
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