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Daughters of Evil Summon ‘Evil Dead’ in ‘Dear Diary’ Music Video [Exclusive]
What happens when a ’60s girl group gets possessed by demons? They turn into Daughters of Evil.
The band pays homage to the Evil Dead franchise in their groovy music video for “Dear Diary,” playing exclusively below.
The Texas-based trio consists of Mary Jane (Natasha Malone), Mary Beth (Jenessa Michelle Soto), and Mary Sue (Ariel Ditta), all of whom share guitar, bass, drum, and vocal duties.
Filmed at Dark Hour Haunted House, the video is directed, shot, and edited by Ghoulio, with Gateway to Hell Studios’ Regan Schenck assistant directing, producing, and handling the practical special effects.
“As longtime friends and collaborators, I always knew I wanted Ghoulio to helm a Daughters of Evil project,” Malone tells Bloody Disgusting. “‘Dear Diary’ proved to be the perfect subject matter because it’s about the Necronomicon and we both have a deep love of the Evil Dead franchise. Ghoulio and Regan Schenck ran with it and blew me away. It was also magical to work with my bandmates and friends all done up as Deadites.”
“Directing and shooting this video for Daughters of Evil let me channel my love for Evil Dead II—miniatures, reverse shots, and VHS-fueled chaos—into a fast, cinematic ride that expanded the DOE mythology,” explains Ghoulio. “It was a chance to merge my horror-inspired style with a band that’s as visually magnetic as they are musically powerful. The Daughters are well on their way to becoming horror rock royalty.”
“This music video pays the ultimate homage to all things classic ’80s horror,” adds Schenck. “There’s blood, dirt, and crazy Deadites from Hell —what more could you want! From its initial development, we knew we had an exciting ride ahead of us that would take careful planning and preparation. With such a limited amount of time, my passion for classic horror, Ghoulio’s stunning cinematography, and Daughter of Evil’s incredible stage presence intertwined to make something truly spectacular.”
Daughters of Evil began as a fictional band created for a short film of the same name, currently on the festival circuit. After the production, Malone enlisted her friends Soto and Ditta to bring the band to life… or afterlife, as it were.
“Dear Diary” will appear on the group’s upcoming EP, Age of Obsidian, which is slated for release later this month.
A hospital stay grows more nerve-frazzling when memory loss distorts reality in our exclusive clip from This Tempting Madness, inspired by a true story.
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.”