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Viral Short ‘It Visits Me’ to Become Religious Horror Feature
YouTube filmmaker Cameron Gallagher has entered production on his feature debut, It Visits Me, based on his viral horror short of the same name, Deadline reports.
Gallagher is directing from a script he co-wrote with Jeremiah Lewis, which centers on a young woman who finds herself stuck at her childhood home, where her sister claims to be visited by an angel.
Sara Hallisey and Hayley Gasbarro, who starred in the short, will reprise their roles in the feature. Toby Poser (Hellbender) will also appear in the film.
Gallagher and Lewis are independently producing the feature, inspired by the recent YouTube-to-feature success of Markiplier’s Iron Lung, Dylan Clark’s Portrait of God, and Curry Barker’s Obsession.
The project is being positioned as a slow-burn psychological horror in the vein of Saint Maud, The Lodge, and Possession, leaning heavily into the religious horror subgenre.
“I’ve always found religious horror to be the scariest, and being able to bring something both scary and satisfying on a character level is what I’m drawn to most as a director,” said Gallagher.
“We are drawn to stories of people who have been thrown outside their comfort zone in just about every way, and are forced to confront what that disruption means psychologically — how just the act of disruption creates space for horror in a personal way,” added Lewis.
It Visits Me was uploaded to YouTube two years ago and has since amassed nearly 100,000 views. You can watch the 10-minute short below.
Gallagher’s short film 2 Players Required was featured on Bloody Bites from Screambox and Bloody Disgusting.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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