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There’s Something in the Fields in ‘The Whistler’ Clip with Diane Guerrero [Exclusive]
A distant whistle in a towering cane field signals that Diane Guerrero (“Doom Patrol,” “Orange Is the New Black”) isn’t alone in our exclusive clip from The Whistler.
Based on the Venezuelan legend El Silbón, the supernatural folk horror film opens in select theaters on April 17 via Vertical.
After their daughter’s death, a grieving couple inherits a remote Venezuelan farm occupied by a mysterious cult who claim to summon spirits. Desperate for one last connection, Nicole joins their rituals — awakening The Whistler, an entity whose chilling whistle signals death.
Juan Pablo Raba (“Narcos”) also stars. Indhira Serrano, Laureano Olivarez, Laura Sofía Domínguez, and Laura Garcia Marulanda round out the cast.
Diego Velasco (“Orange Is the New Black”) directs from a script he co-wrote with Esteban Orozco (“El Chapo”) and Carolina Paiz (“Orange Is the New Black”), based on an earlier screenplay by Nacho Palacios.
“In Latin America, the landscape that stuns you by day becomes something else entirely at night,” Velasco tells Bloody Disgusting. “Sugarcane fields are deceptive — the deeper you go, the darker it gets, and those sharp leaves don’t discriminate. For this sequence, I wanted Nicole to make a choice that felt completely reasonable… and then make sure she couldn’t take it back.”
Margaret Miller & Trevor O’Neil of Hideout Pictures (Old Henry) produce alongside Velasco.
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.”