Stoker Hills

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Stoker Hills
Directed byBenjamin Louis
Written byJonah Kuehner
Produced byBenjamin Louis
Jonah Kuehner
Rab Butler
Timothy Christian
StarringDavid Gridley
Vince Hill-Bedford
Eric Etebari
William Lee Scott
Steffani Brass
Tyler Clark
Jason Sweat
Danny Nucci
John Beasley
Tony Todd
CinematographyJohn Orphan
Production
companies
Streetwalkers Productions
Night Fox Entertainment
Distributed by Screen Media
Release date
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stoker Hills is a 2020 American mystery horror thriller film written by Jonah Kuehner, directed by Benjamin Louis and starring David Gridley, Vince Hill-Bedford, Eric Etebari, William Lee Scott, Steffani Brass, Tyler Clark, Jason Sweat, Danny Nucci, John Beasley and Tony Todd.

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Cast

Production

According to cinematographer John Orphan, the forest scenes were filmed in Griffith Park. Orphan claims filming was supposed to have occurred in the Angeles National Forest, but a snowstorm happened there on the week that filming was scheduled to occur. [1]

Release

The film premiered at the Molins Horror Film Festival on November 13, 2020. [2]

In November 2021, it was announced that the U.S. distribution rights to the film were acquired by Screen Media. [3] The film was released in limited theaters and on VOD on January 14, 2022. [4]

Reception

The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews. [5]

Starburst gave the film a positive review: "The conclusion might be a tad obvious but it works, although some viewers might feel a little short-changed." [6]

Tyler Doupe of Dread Central awarded the film one and a half stars out of five and wrote, "A discombobulated narrative and frequent gaps in logic make the flick a chore to endure." [7]

Bobby LePire of Film Threat rated the film a 5 out of 10 and wrote, "Stoker Hills is nowhere near being downright terrible, or even all that unwatchable. But, it is disappointing and unremarkable." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ von Netzer, Jordan (February 6, 2022). "'Stoker Hills' Cinematographer Shines Light on Tony Todd's New Movie". Dread Central. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tony Todd stars in horror-thriller "Stoker Hills"". Ganiveta. December 29, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 3, 2021). "Benjamin Louis' Horror Film 'Stoker Hills' Gets U.S. Deal With Screen Media". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Miska, Brad (December 14, 2021). "Screen Media Dates Found-Footage Horror 'Stoker Hills' for January 14, 2022". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stoker Hills". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Stoker Hills". Starburst. March 28, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ Doupe, Tyler (January 25, 2022). "'Stoker Hills' Never Finds its Footing Thanks to a Lackluster Screenplay [Review]". Dread Central. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ LePire, Bobby (January 18, 2022). "Stoker Hills". Film Threat. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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