Plague Town

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Plague Town
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Directed byDavid Gregory
Written byJohn Cregan
David Gregory
Produced byDaryl Tucker
Derek Curl
StarringJosslyn DeCrosta
Erica Rhodes
David Lombard
CinematographyBrian Rigney Hubbard [1]
Music byMark Raskin [2]
Claudio Gizzi [3]
Distributed by Dark Sky Films
Release date
  • October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)(Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plague Town is a 2008 American horror film directed by David Gregory, [4] co-written by Gregory and John Cregan, [5] and starring Josslyn DeCrosta, Erica Rhodes, and David Lombard.

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Plot summary

While on holiday in the Irish countryside, a dysfunctional family encounters a village of deformed and homicidal residents. These residents are mostly mutant children, to whom death is all fun and games.

Cast

Release

After debuting on March 28, 2009, at the HorrorHound Weekend film festival, [6] the film was released on DVD on May 12, 2009. [7] In Germany, the film was released on September 25, 2009. [8]

Background

The film is the first own directed film from Dark Sky Films and was the feature film debut for director David Gregory. [4]

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References

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  3. Exclusive Interview with Composer Claudio Gizzi
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