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‘The Willowbrook Tapes’ Trailer – Chilling Found Footage Movie Was Filmed on VHS and Digital
You might have come across a mysterious found footage project titled The Willowbrook Tapes in your travels around your social media feeds in recent days, with the team promising the official trailer launch this week. It’s here. And it’s exclusive to Bloody Disgusting.
From director Michael Costa, The Willowbrook Tapes is an upcoming found footage horror movie that was filmed on both VHS and Digital, and you can preview the chilling footage below.
Most know Willowbrook, Staten Island, as a haunt for restless youth and the rotting shell of Seaview Hospital—fewer speak of what lies beneath.
The silence is shattered by fragments of vanished lives stitched together with panic, ritual, and the shadow of something older than fear…
Erica Crawford, Devin Bonomo, Elyse Robin and Dagmara Bragiel star.
“Honestly, I just wanted to create the kind of horror I was craving—something that really got under my skin in the best way,” director Michael Costa tells Bloody Disgusting. “The stuff hitting theaters wasn’t quite tapping into that strange corner of my brain that loves to be disturbed, surprised, and a little haunted. So I figured—why not make it myself?”
“When it comes to horror movies, I’ve always had the unique ability to spot and foster young indie talent. My track record speaks for itself. Michael Costa and company have made something frightening, unique, and downright disturbing. This one’s gonna stay with you long after the lights come up,” – teases Executive Producer Steve Barton (Terrifier 2, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, All Hallow’s Eve: Inferno, George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead).
“I’ve dedicated my life to supporting independent artists in telling their stories, and I knew the second I met Michael he had the drive and passion to get his story out into the world. I didn’t realize how intense this film would be, but I’m glad I hopped on from the start. It’s a wild, grotesque thrill ride, and I loved every twisted minute,” – adds Executive Producer Jess DuBois (Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3, Kevin Smith’s The 4:30 Movie, Shelby Oaks).
Executive Producers include Steve Barton, Jess DuBois, Michael Costa, and Christopher Belford, with Producers including Michael Costa, Christopher Belford, Matthew Genovese, Dylan Horton, Jess DuBois, and Steve Barton. The film’s Cinematographer is Dominic Ditr.
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The mind-bending psychological thriller will be released in select theaters and on demand on June 12 via Vertical.
Simone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Mia, who awakens from a coma, grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions and her perception of reality.
In This Tempting Madness, “Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions, and her perception of reality.”
Jennifer E. Montgomery makes her feature directorial debut from a script she co-wrote with director of photography Andrew Davis, inspired by Montgomery’s first-hand experience with tragedy involving her best friend.
“Months before the incident, there were signals that her world was unraveling,” says Montgomery. “I could feel the pressure building, though I didn’t know what form it would take. I never could have known what violence would come, and I certainly never imagined making a film about it.”
Austin Stowell (“NCIS: Origins”), Suraj Sharma (Happy Death Day 2U), Mojean Aria (Reminiscence), Amol Shah (“For All Mankind”), and Zenobia Shroff (“Ms. Marvel”) round out the cast.
Smoke Jumper Films and Mango Monster Productions produce in association with Catchlight Studios (Heretic, The Blackening).
This Tempting Madness is rated R for “language, violence/bloody images, and brief sexuality.”
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