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B-Horror Gurus Party Hard In ‘Self Storage’
Eric Roberts (Batman Begins), Michael Berryman (pictured; The Hills Have Eyes) and Jonathan Silverman (Weekend At Bernie’s) have come onboard Woodhaven Production Co.’s horror thriller Self Storage, shooting in Rhode Island.
Variety reports that Tom DeNucci is directing from his own script, which “centers on a night watchman working at a highly secured self storage facility, where a night of sex, drugs and rock and roll into an evening of pure terror.” Very vague, but I like that!
Roberts is set to play the role of a former secret operative with Berryman as his faithful associate. Tom Paolino, Billy Vigeant, Sera Verdi and Tanja Lynch are also in the cast.
Self Storage is being produced by Chad Verdi, Gino Pereira and DeNucci with Danielle Corsa, David and Sherry Lussier, David Gere, Carl Dupre and Silverman exect producing.
In the wake of Backrooms and Obsession, everyone is prowling YouTube for horror shorts to adapt and horror filmmakers to scoop up, so don’t be surprised to see a whole bunch of upcoming articles about YouTube success stories crossing over into theaters. One horror short that’s already been picked up for expansion is Dolly director Rod Blackhurst’s Alone Time.
The 12-minute short was uploaded in 2014 and has amassed nearly 2 million views at the time of this article being written, and Deadline reports that it’s getting a feature adaptation.
Witchcraft Motion Picture Company & Fever Dream will turn the viral short into a feature film.
Alone Time follows Ann Saunders, a young NY professional whose carefully constructed life begins to unravel following a devastating personal loss. “Seeking refuge from a collapsing relationship, a deteriorating family situation, and mounting emotional trauma, Ann reluctantly joins her closest friend on a remote camping trip deep in the Adirondack wilderness.”
The synopsis continues, “When her friend mysteriously disappears, Ann becomes convinced that an unseen figure is stalking her through the forest. What begins as a survival nightmare slowly transforms into something far more disturbing as fractured memories, conflicting realities, and hidden truths force Ann to confront the possibility that the greatest threat may not be lurking in the woods at all, but buried deep within her own psych.”
“Alone Time has quietly followed me for over a decade,” director Rod Blackhurst said in a statement. “What began as a short film about isolation and the weight of life now feels more relevant than ever. The original short found its audience organically online long before that was considered a legitimate path for filmmakers. Bringing it to life as a feature allows us to explore those themes on a much larger and more psychologically unsettling canvas.”
Blackhurst is directing the feature length expansion.
You can watch the original Alone Time short film below.