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‘Key of Bones: Curse of the Ghost Pirate’ – Horror Website iHorror Announces Their Own Horror-Comedy
The long-running horror website iHorror is moving into the feature filmmaking arena with Key of Bones: Curse of the Ghost Pirate, a supernatural horror-comedy that’s set to begin shooting entirely on location in Key West, Florida beginning in January 2026.
A supernatural horror-comedy, Key of Bones: Curse of the Ghost Pirate blends pirate mythology, ghost-story thrills, and the eccentric island energy that makes the Keys world-famous.
From director Tony Armer, “The film follows a local waitress, a ghost-tour guide, and an unlucky tourist who accidentally awaken a ghostly curse tied to the legendary pirate Anne Bonny, unleashing mayhem, mystery, and humor across paradise.”
Gina Vitori (The Salem Chronicles, Ahsoka) stars as Mary alongside Melissa Chick (Landman, Lioness) as Anne, and Jeremy King (Shudder’s Scare Package) as Christie.
“I’ve always had a great affinity for Key West,” Tony Armer said in a statement. “I lived and worked in Marathon years ago to make money for college, and I’ve attended and sponsored the Key West Film Festival many times. I’ve built wonderful relationships in the Keys over the years, and it’s such a unique and beautiful backdrop—so cinematic—that I wanted to bring it to the screen. This fun horror-comedy film felt like the perfect avenue to do it.”
Anthony Pernicka, CEO and Founder of iHorror, serves as a producer on Key of Bones: Curse of the Ghost Pirate. This film marks the first feature produced under the iHorror brand.
“We’re thrilled to be part of this project,” said Pernicka. “Key of Bones perfectly captures the kind of imaginative, fan-driven storytelling that iHorror audiences love. Bringing that energy to a full-length film shot in such an iconic place like Key West is incredibly exciting.”
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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