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Exclusive First Look at Jocelin Donahue In ‘Dead Awake’!
The supernatural horror film, Dead Awake, written by Final Destination scribe Jeffrey Reddick, wraps shooting this week in San Antonio Texas with director Phillip Guzman at the helm.
Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive first look at House of the Devil star Jocelin Donahue in Dead Awake, which also stars Jesse Bradford, with Lori Petty, Brea Grant, James Eckhouse and Billy Blair.
Donahue stars a young woman who, while investigating the death of someone close to her, jeopardizes the lives of her family and friends when she uncovers an ancient evil stalking its victims through the real-life phenomenon of sleep paralysis.
“It’s exciting to work with these passionate filmmakers and play the roles of Beth and Kate, twins who share a deep connection through a terrifying ordeal,” Donahue tells Bloody Disgusting. “This script is unpredictable and bone-chilling, and its real-world subject is perfect for a horror film.”
“As a former sufferer of sleep paralysis, this project struck a special chord with me,” Bradford stated. “I’ve experienced firsthand how frightening and how very real this phenomenon is.”
Sleep paralysis is a well-known affliction that has plagued people throughout history. It has been reported that at some point in their lives one in three people will experience sleep paralysis.
Jeffrey Reddick adds: “I got to be onset and filmed a small role. The footage looks amazing and the cast and crew are top notch. As a writer, it’s one of those great occasions where you see what you’ve put on page realized even better than you imagined.”
From Wikipedia:
“Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon in which people, either when falling asleep or wakening, temporarily experience an inability to move. It is a transition state between wakefulness and rest characterized by complete muscle atonia (muscle weakness). It can occur at sleep onset or upon awakening, and it is often associated with terrifying visions, such as an intruder in the room, to which one is unable to react due to paralysis.”
Derek Lee Nixon, James LaMarr and Galen Walker are producing the film along with Phillip Guzman, Kurt Wehner and Philip Marlatt. Executive Producers A.J. Gutierrez, LeeLee Wellberg and Jeffrey Reddick complete the producing team.
You can get updates on the film on Facebook, @AreYouDeadAwake, and share your sleep paralysis stories at www.areyoudeadawake.com.
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Katharine Isabelle Battles Cosmic Horror in Exclusive ‘Junction Row’ Teaser Trailer [Fantasia 2026]
Among Fantasia 2026‘s massive final wave of programming this morning is Raven Banner’s Lovecraftian creature feature Junction Row, starring Canadian horror icon Katharine Isabelle, and we’re exclusively unveiling the teaser trailer.
Junction Row will celebrate its World Premiere at Fantasia on July 28.
Watch a housing compound fall under siege from Lovecraftian creatures more dangerous than drug dealers in the trailer below.
Junction Row follows “Juno, a recovering addict who leaves a fringe housing compound for a better life, leaving her beloved Ruby behind. When she learns that Ruby has gone missing, Juno returns, only to find Junction Row has become a hotbed of criminal activity, but she encounters much more than menacing drug dealers on her mission to find Ruby.”
Isabelle stars as Juno, with Natalie Brown (FX’s The Strain) as Ruby.
The creature feature marks the feature debut by director Ashlea Wessel, who has directed festival-favorite shorts like 2018’s “Tick” and 2020’s “Weirdo”.
Wessel co-writes Junction Row with Clown in a Cornfield author Adam Cesare and Matt Serafini.
Katharine Isabelle is coming off a brief appearance in Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, and more recently appeared in holiday horror It’s a Wonderful Knife. The horror icon is arguably best known for her turn as the eponymous werewolf in Ginger Snaps and for her roles in American Mary and Freddy vs Jason.
Fantasia teases that Junction Row tells “a story where the fear of the unknown isn’t confined to what lies above, but what waits beneath.”
Stay tuned for more from Fantasia as the festival gets underway later this month.
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