Screamers (2016 film)

Last updated
#Screamers
Screamers (2016 film).jpg
Directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds
Written by Tom Malloy
Dean Matthew Ronalds
Produced by Russ Adams
Michelle Alexandria
Yuqing Chi
Emanuela Galliussi
Tom Malloy
Reynaldo Rodis
Dean Matthew Ronalds
Luchie Saile
Rob Weston
Cinematography Mark I. Davis
Edited by Aaron Gordon
Music by Jeffery Alan Jones
Production
company
Distributed by Epic Pictures Releasing
Release date
November 10, 2016
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

#Screamers is a 2016 American horror mystery film written and directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds.

Contents

Plot

The film is presented as a self-made documentary about a startup online video platform named Gigaler as it is developing an algorithm to enhance its website to better tailor the videos displayed on its landing page to each visitor. An anonymously submitted screamer video of a girl walking through a cemetery before a masked man appears, accompanied by a loud scream, quickly becomes their most popular video. They soon receive a second screamer video of the same girl lying in a bed before the masked man appears, accompanied by a loud scream. Using the IP information from the video submission, Abbi tracks down Tara, the woman shown in the videos, and Tom calls her in Rochester, New York to obtain an exclusivity agreement to the videos. Meanwhile, commenters point out the woman in the video's resemblance to Tara Rogers, a woman who went missing from Rochester years earlier. Upset that he may be the target of a hoax, Tom calls Tara and demands answers. She refuses to speak out of fear of "Francis" and tells him not to call again. Abbi inspects the submitted videos and notices the grave of Francis Tumblety, one of the people suspected of being Jack the Ripper. They drive to Rochester to confront Tara, stopping first to film Tumblety's grave. They spend too much time there and end up at Tara's house very late, after it has already turned dark. Tom knocks but the inhabitants switch off the lights. They glimpse a man watching them from the street but the man disappears suddenly. They spend the night at the house of Abbi's cousin Emma, who had heard rumors about Tara before she went missing. The next day Tom and Griffin return to Tara's house alone, where they find one of the doors unlocked. In the basement they find dozens of jars but many of the other rooms are without furnishings or decorations. Upstairs they find the bedroom from second video of Tara just as Tom's car alarm begins to sound. Tom leaves Griffin alone upstairs as he runs down to switch off the alarm. Griffin feels anxious and turns to leave, coming face to face with Francis and disappearing. Tom returns upstairs and is also surprised by Francis. Chris gets a message from Tom's phone asking them to come to Tara's house so Emma drives him and Abbi there. They walk upstairs and find Tara but are caught by Francis. Emma escapes outside but somehow Francis is also outside and he chases her through the snow. Abbi escapes into a mud room, where Francis is inexplicably waiting for her behind a long coat. A video later submitted to Gigaler shows Abbi walking through the cemetery and stopping at the grave of Francis Tumblety before the masked man appears, accompanied by a loud scream.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Rochester, New York. [1]

Release

The film premiered at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival in Buffalo, New York at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2016. [2] [3] It was shown at several other film festivals in 2016 and 2017 before receiving a limited release in the United States starting April 5, 2018.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francis Tumblety</span>

Francis Tumblety was an Irish-born American medical quack who earned a small fortune posing as an "Indian Herb" doctor throughout the United States and Canada. He was an eccentric self-promoter and was often in trouble with the law. He has been put forward as a suspect for the notorious and unsolved Jack the Ripper murder spree in Whitechapel, London, in 1888.

<i>Faust: Love of the Damned</i> (film) 2000 film

Faust: Love of the Damned is a 2000 Spanish English-language superhero horror film directed by Brian Yuzna. It is adapted from a screenplay by David Quinn and Miguel Tejada-Flores based on the comic book of the same name by Tim Vigil and David Quinn. It was produced by Ted Chalmers, Carlos, Julio and Antonio Fernández, Bea Morillas, Miguel Torrente and Brian Yuzna. It premiered at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival on 12 October 2000.

<i>Doll Graveyard</i> 2005 film

Doll Graveyard is a 2005 horror film released by Full Moon Features and directed by Charles Band. It involves four dolls that are possessed by the spirit of a young girl and come to life with murderous intentions.

<i>Rec</i> (film) 2007 film by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza

Rec is a 2007 Spanish found footage horror film co-written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. The film stars Manuela Velasco as a reporter who, with her cameraman, accompany a group of firefighters on an emergency call to an apartment building to discover an infection spreading inside, with the building being sealed up and all occupants ordered to follow a strict quarantine.

<i>Timecrimes</i> 2007 film by Nacho Vigalondo

Timecrimes is a 2007 Spanish science-fiction thriller film written by, directed by, and featuring Nacho Vigalondo. The film stars Karra Elejalde as Héctor, a man who unwittingly becomes part of a causal loop and must stop his other selves from continuing to exist.

<i>Fright</i> (film) 1971 British film

Fright is a 1971 British thriller film starring Susan George, Ian Bannen, Honor Blackman, and John Gregson. The film follows a babysitter who is terrorized one evening by her employer's deranged ex-husband. Its original working titles were The Baby Minder and Girl in the Dark before it was titled Fright.

<i>Midnight</i> (1982 film) 1982 American exploitation horror film by John Russo

Midnight is a 1982 American exploitation horror film directed by John Russo and starring Melanie Verlin, Lawrence Tierney, and John Amplas. Its plot follows a female hitchhiker en route to San Francisco who finds herself at the mercy of a backwoods Satanic cult in Pennsylvania who sacrifice young women in an attempt to resurrect their dead mother. It is based on Russo's 1980 novel of the same name, published by Pocket Books.

Sabrina Peña Young is an American composer and percussionist.

<i>Succubus</i> (film) 1968 film

Succubus is a 1968 West German horror film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Janine Reynaud, Jack Taylor, Adrian Hoven, and Michel Lemoine. It follows Lorna Green, a performer at a Lisbon nightclub who performs fictionalized acts that involve erotically charged sadomasochistic murders. As she begins to suffer violent, surreal nightmares, it is suggested that Lorna may be under mind control by a man who may be Satan incarnate.

<i>Kick-Heart</i> 2013 film by Masaaki Yuasa

Kick-Heart is a 2013 Japanese anime short film that uses surreal animation and storytelling to tell a love story between a professional wrestler and a nun. The film was directed by Masaaki Yuasa through Production I.G studios, who ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the short. The short screened on Toonami in 2013 and has screened at several festivals such as the BFI London Film Festival.

<i>Grand Piano</i> (film) 2013 Spanish film

Grand Piano is a 2013 Spanish thriller film directed by Eugenio Mira and starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack. The film is about a once-promising pianist returning for a comeback performance, only to be the target of a sniper who will kill him if he plays one wrong note. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on 20 September 2013 and was given a VOD release on 30 January 2014. It was given a limited release in U.S. theatres on 7 March. Grand Piano was Alex Winter's first non-cameo film role since 1993's Freaked.

<i>Late Phases</i> 2014 film by Adrián García Bogliano

Late Phases is a 2014 horror drama film by director Adrián García Bogliano and his first feature film in the English language. The film had its world premiere on March 9, 2014, at South by Southwest and stars Nick Damici as a blind war veteran that becomes the victim of a werewolf attack.

A jump scare is a technique often used in horror films and video games, intended to scare the audience by surprising them with an abrupt change in image or event, usually co-occurring with a loud, jarring sound. The jump scare has been described as "one of the most basic building blocks of horror movies". Jump scares can startle the viewer by appearing at a point in the film where the soundtrack is quiet and the viewer is not expecting anything alarming to happen, or can be the sudden payoff to a long period of suspense.

<i>Hashtag Horror</i> 2015 American film

#Horror is a 2015 American horror thriller film written and directed by Tara Subkoff, and starring Chloë Sevigny, Timothy Hutton, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, and Balthazar Getty. The plot follows a group of wealthy 7th grade girls who face a night of terror together after a social media game that twisted out of control.

<i>Bunny the Killer Thing</i> 2015 Finnish film

Bunny the Killer Thing is a 2015 Finnish slasher comedy film directed by Joonas Makkonen, based on his similarly titled short film. It was first screened at the Marché du Film in Cannes in May 2015, and released to cinemas in Finland on 6 November 2015.

Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival is an international film festival in Buffalo, New York.

<i>Man vs Snake</i> 2016 film

Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler is a 2015 documentary film directed by Andrew Seklir and Tim Kinzy. The film premiered on September 27, 2015, at Fantastic Fest Film Festival, followed by a Canadian premiere on April 17, 2016, and a worldwide release on June 24 of the same year. The film follows players as they try to accumulate a billion points on the 1982 arcade game Nibbler, a feat first achieved by Tim McVey in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sophia Cacciola</span> American film director

Sophia Cacciola is a Los-Angeles-based, American filmmaker, artist, and musician.

<i>Deadly Games</i> (1982 film) 1982 film

Deadly Games is a 1982 American slasher film written and directed by Scott Mansfield, and starring Alexandra Morgan, Jo Ann Harris, Sam Groom, Steve Railsback, Denise Galik, Colleen Camp, and June Lockhart. It follows a small town terrorized by a ski-masked serial murderer targeting young women.

References

  1. "#Screamers (2016)" via www.imdb.com.
  2. "Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival Preview". 2 November 2016.
  3. king-theme.com. "BUFFALO DREAMS FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2016". www.filmbuffaloniagara.com.