Arielle Cimino and Jeff Ryan‘s horror-comedy Mass Hysteria, which was entirely filmed in Salem, Massachusetts, screened at Salem Horror Fest this past Halloween season, and the festival has announced today that a special virtual screening of the film is on the way.
Salem Horror Fest will host a virtual premiere of Mass Hysteria on Facebook Live early next month, on Wednesday, April 1 at 8:00 PM EST. You can RSVP on Facebook right now!
“We hope this free screening can bring a few laughs in a time of great uncertainty. Without saying too much, there are a few parallels to our current situation,” said festival director K Lynch.
Mass Hysteria tells the story of a group of Salem Witch Trial re-enactors who find themselves the target of a modern day witch hunt after a tourist dies on Halloween night.
Directed by Cimino and Ryan, and written by Christopher O’Connell and Jonathan Coleman, the independent production was shot on location in Salem over the course of 25 nights and features local talent with over 30 locations, 42 speaking roles, and hundreds of extras.
“Halloween in Salem is an experience of a lifetime, and we wanted to recreate a modern witch hunt surrounding this annual event. The majority of tourists come to Salem in October with little idea of what actually happened in 1692. Our goal is to make a thriller/comedy that is truthful and entertaining, but also shares the dangers of the effects of a modern-day witch hunt,” said Matt Peruse, producer of First-Names Films.
Geena Santiago, Jeff Ryan, Matt Perusse, Destry Allyn, Scott Swayze, Charlie Pollock, Michelle Veintimilla, and Louis Cancelmi star.
