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Tobin Bell ‘Haunted’ By Victor Salva!
Off the heels of our insane contest to win a trip to set, Bloody Disgusting got exclusive word that award-winning film and television actor Tobin Bell – best known as “Jigsaw” in the Saw franchise – has joined the cast of the Victor Salva (Rosewood Lane, Jeepers Creepers) directed Haunted, from Producer Charles Agron. Bell joins previously announced cast member Leslie-Anne Down (Rosewood Lane) and introduces Luke Kleintank (“Bones”) in his first feature role. Anthony Rey Perez (“Don’t Pass Me By”), Alex McKenna (“90210”), Zack Ward (“In My Pocket”) and Max Gail (“Gary Unmarried”) co-star.
The horror pic started principal photography Halloween day in Mississippi. Click here to learn how you can win a trip to the set — where you’ll be an extra for the day!
An early synopsis teased: “The Beast is forbidden to ever enter the human world – only a mortal son could invite him. So the beast created one.” After the break you’ll find an exclusive look at the FULL plot crunch. Also check out a teaser video inside, and for more visit the film’s official website or become a fan on Facebook. “The film tells the chilling story of Nick Di Santo , who is tormented by his ability to touch someone and see exactly how they will die. On his 23rd birthday Nick is summoned by his mother (Leslie-Anne Down) to the asylum where she has been institutionalized since his childhood. Hoping that her request to see him is a sign of improvement, Nick is stunned by her revelation that the father he thought was dead is really alive. He is alive and may know the origin of Nick’s terrible gift. Nick sets out to find his father with his best friend Ryan (Anthony Rey Perez) and girlfriend Eve (Alex McKenna). The trio are soon frightened and alarmed as every road they take on the journey leads them back to the same abandoned mansion – a house that only existed in Nick’s childhood imagination or so he thought. A house in a town that no map connects. Finally succumbing to the will of the house, Nick becomes embroiled in a battle with a dark figure (Tobin Bell). What started as a simple road trip soon turns into a terror-filled journey, full of horrifying twists and brutal surprise.”
Haunted, produced by Charles Agron Productions in Association with Blue Horse Productions is the first feature project under the newly formed Charles Agron Productions banner.
“We are thrilled to have HAUNTED as our first feature under the new entity. It doesn’t get any better than our cast and crew who are the best in the industry when it comes to this kind of story-telling,” stated C.A.P. topper Agron.
Salva reunites with director of photography Don E. FauntLeroy (Jeepers Creepers I & II) for the thriller. Haunted is written by Agron and Salva from a story by Charles Agron, and is produced by Agron, Salva and FauntLeRoy.
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika