DREAD Invites You To Take Part In "HAUNT SEASON" This October! (TRAILER)
As Spooky Season arrives, so awakens a mess of homemade haunts to scare the absolute piss out of you. A tradition unlike any other, Halloween and Haunts go hand-in-hand like fun-sized candy bars and pillowcases. While certain events like Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights (see our coverage) offer more cinematic productions, it is the hometown haunts that really up the scare factor, sometimes to an unsettling degree (looking at you, McKamey Manor). Sometimes they may even take things too far, which is the case in the upcoming DREAD Presents film, “HAUNT SEASON”!
The idea of a haunt being more dangerous than daring is nothing new to the genre, “Haunt Season” offers a unique approach by being filmed at a functional haunt in the Midwest to up the realism! Check out the trailer and information below, and get ready to get scared as “Haunt Season” gets ready to debut on October 4th in theaters and October 8th on VOD!
From The Press Release:
Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label DREAD presents HAUNT SEASON, the chilling tale of a costumed killer infiltrating a Midwest haunted house, blurring the lines between performance and reality. HAUNT SEASON will have a limited theatrical run beginning October 4, and on October 8 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD).
HAUNT SEASON was filmed on-location at a working Midwest haunted house during its Halloween season. The film utilizes practical effects and jaw-dropping SFX makeup to achieve its terrifying kills. The film features prominent YouTube stars Rob Scallon and Craig Benzine in supporting roles. The film features music by Composer Rasheed Thomas of the band Nonpoint, and the soundtrack features songs from YouTube stars Rob Scallon and Andrew Huang.
Epic Pictures CEO Patrick Ewald says, "DREAD is the leader in Halloween films, and with HAUNT SEASON arriving just in time, it promises to kick off the spookiest time of the year in terrifying style. Brace yourself for a cinematic thrill that only DREAD can deliver.”
“HAUNT SEASON is about the world of passionate creatives. Partnering with a real haunted house gave us incredible insight into the world of haunters and there were so many parallels to our world of indie production.” says writer/director Jake Jarvi. “It's about creative people doing what it takes to turn their dreams into reality. Except in this case one person's dream is killing a whole lot of people.”
The official synopsis for the film reads: A masked maniac targets cast members at a suburban Halloween haunt attraction, turning their staged injuries into gruesome real-life horrors. As the terror escalates, the lines between performance and reality blur.
HAUNT SEASON is written and directed by Jake Jarvi (The Rob Scallon channel, The Platoon of Power Squadron, The Girl). Starring Rob Scallon (The Rob Scallon channel, Sonic Boom, WheezyWaiter), Craig Benzine (Wheezywaiter, Algorhythm, Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures), Stephen Kristof, Jeremy Warner (Reporting for Christmas, The Coming, The Unseen), Katelin Stack (The Evil Three, Evil Lurks, The Natural) and Adam Hinkle (Chicago Fire, The Park, Under Covers). Produced by Eliza Toser (The Platoon of Power Squadron), Stephen Kristof, Jeremy Warner and Jake Jarvi.
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