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‘Dawn of the Deaf’ Team Premieres “SALT” Short [Watch]
Almost a year ago today, we premiered the insanely popular short film Dawn of the Deaf on World of Death. Directed by Rob Savage, DotD told the story of a group of hearing-impaired individuals who are immune to a sonic pulse that infects the majority of the population. As with most “zombie”-themed stories, our heroes must band together to survive the resulting mayhem.
Just in time for Halloween, the same team just released a two-minute horror film called “SALT”! The film stars Alice Lowe (Sightseers, Prevenge) and Beau Gadsdon (Girl in the Spider’s Web, Star Wars: Rogue One) and is pretty cool. Short and sweet, but certainly not simple, the film features some crazy visual FX and beautiful cinematography. This Bloody-Disgusting writer certainly gives it a recommend. After all, who doesn’t have two minutes to feed their eerie little desires… especially a couple days before Halloween?
I’m also happy to say that director Savage let me in on the news that his team has partnered with a well known U.S. producer and that Dawn of the Deaf will soon be turned into a feature! We at World of Death are proud supporters of the “indie way” and are damn proud to see some of our alumni receiving love such as this. Our congrats go out to Rob Savage and his team.
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‘The Space Between’ Exclusive Teaser Trailer – Damian Maffei Stars in Indie Liminal Horror Movie
Liminal horror is all the rage right now in the wake of A24’s Backrooms dominating the box office, and up next from the sub-genre is the indie film The Space Between.
We recently told you that The Space Between had wrapped production inside an operational Midwestern mall, and now we’re exclusively debuting the teaser trailer today.
Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey At Night, Wrong Turn, Haunt) stars in The Space Between. Watch the teaser trailer below, and also find the official poster underneath.
Maffei plays Rick, an overnight security guard working inside a once-bustling shopping mall after closing. While quietly carrying the grief of losing his daughter, Rick clings to the structure of his nightly routine as a form of stability. Over the course of a single shift, that routine begins to fracture as something unseen retraces his every step.
Kate Kiddo (Black Eyed Susan, The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom) co-stars in the liminal horror movie as Dispatch, Rick’s only point of contact during the night. She is a calm and steady voice guiding him through his rounds as the system he relies on begins to break down.
Production took place inside an operational Midwestern mall, utilizing real locations after hours to ground the film’s surveillance-driven psychological horror and liminal atmosphere. Built through a lean independent model, the production focused on performance, practical environments, and atmosphere.
Filmmakers were granted unlimited access to more than 96,000 square feet of retail, corridor, and back-of-house space for critical sequences, allowing the production to capture the scale, emptiness, and unsettling realism of a functioning mall after dark.
Writer/director Joshua Garity tells Bloody Disgusting, “The original image that helped define the internet’s idea of liminal horror was traced back to Wisconsin, and that matters because those are the kinds of spaces I grew up in. They were once the heartbeat of a community, but many of them have slowly eroded into something more unnerving. Half-empty malls that still echo with laughter, if you listen closely and strip away the fresh coats of paint. The Space Between comes from that same Midwestern familiarity. It’s not about recreating Backrooms, but about exploring why these spaces stay with you: the absence, the repetition, and the feeling that a place you know is somehow watching you back.”
The Space Between is targeting a Fall 2026 release. Stay tuned for updates.
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