A time for the Macabre

Spooky season may be over, but for those of us who keep it ghoulish all year round, the shorter days are perfect for cozying up with the macabre. 

The Chicago Horror Film Festival was a blast with the VIC EFFECTS team. We got to premiere our feature during the festival, and met a bunch of filmmakers and horror fans in the process. We even took home an award for Best Horror Actor for Katelin Stack's performance! Not long after this, we also learned we were semi-finalists in the Chicago Amarcord Arthouse Television and Film Awards. It's been super gratifying to see this little horror adventure find success on the festival circuit, and hoping to have some distribution news in the not-so-distant future. 

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Next up, was the premiere of ALIEN IN THE HEARTLAND at the historic Strand Theatre in Shelbyville, IN. We blasted off with a fantastic crowd, including a bunch of my family in the area. Aliens are back, baby! And you can now purchase the film on blu-ray, with festival and streaming news likely on the horizon. 

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Keeping with the macabre theme, I am excited to announce I'll be playing Sasha in Kissing Kastles Production next feature, HUG THESE BONES! This film is a haunting, emotional drama about family, forgiveness, and the darkness we carry when love and pain become inseparable. The film follows the lead character Malcolm, played be the indomitable Bill. D. Russell. He struggles to navigate how to heal himself and the family he broke apart (I play one of his daughters) while battling addiction and his own demons. His healing journey takes a turn when he starts working with a mysterious cuddle therapist, Rainey, who has her own torment to bear; and it's hungry.  We plan to start filming Dec into January!

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​And now for something totally different - keep an eye out for commercials from Thomson Reuters and Rippling, and you may catch a glimpse or two of your truly! I have a few fleeting moments in Thomson Reuters as half of a husband/wife duo dealing with insurance. I'm the hero of a couple Rippling spots, which was a great deal of fun working in some quirky bits and moments. 

That's all for now - go watch some spooky movies and don't let the winter glooms take you down!