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Pandemic-Filmed ‘Vampirus’ Hunted Through the Streets of Chicago [Images]
Chicago-based Forever Safe Productions has shared with Bloody a first look at their latest horror, Vampirus, which is currently being shopped to buyers for release in 2022.
“The movie follows a young vampire who joins an unlikely ally to hunt prey during the coronavirus quarantine.”
Ryan Ohm directed the project and brings a retro and edgy style to the story that’s said to be filled with plenty of bloody twists and jolting surprises.
“Vampirus shouldn’t exist. We began filming two months into quarantine when Chicago was completely shut down. We had to work quickly and adapt on the fly and as a result, the film is a pretty wild ride,” said John Lerchen, owner of Forever Safe Productions who produced and wrote the film.
The film stars Michael Holding and Ashley Marie Jones. It weas shot by Nick Silva and executive produced by Jim Lenz.
Ohm frequently directs music videos through his Chicago company Weird Life Films and works with high-profile artists like Chance the Rapper and Marina.
The soundtrack of Vampirus features many hits from Grapetooth, a collaboration between Clay Frankel, guitarist and vocalist of Twin Peaks and Chris Bailoni, who produces under the alias Home-Sick.
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.”
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