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Dreamkatcher #1 Streaming Movie in US/ Virtual Q & A

COVID-19 forced the cancelling of upcoming DreadVision screenings, but the team found new and creative ways to give audiences one-of-a-kind experiences by connecting horror fans with great films and the people who make them.

Dreamkatcher director Kerry Harris, horror icon Lin Shaye (Insidious, The Grudge), Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, Pitch Black), Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, and Jules Wilcox gave a panel discussion last night! And as of last night, the film was the top streaming film in the US. Serious props to Lin Shaye for her toilette paper earrings during the virtual Q & A.

In this terrifying horror-thriller, Gail (Radha Mitchell, Silent Hill) is forced to come to terms with Josh, her new stepson, at a remote country home. After stealing an evil talisman from a mysterious neighbor, Josh has sinister dreams of his dead mother, who commands Josh to murder Gail. When Josh’s dad (Henry Thomas, “The Haunting of Hill House”) returns, he and Gail suspect that their son has been possessed by an ancient, bloodthirsty spirit. Is it too late to save Josh’s life or their own?

Written by Dan V. Shea, the terrifying thriller with a unique spin on possession and dream invasion, is now available on DVD, Digital, and On Demand from Lionsgate. The horrors of the night will not compare to the nightmares of reality.

See additional review here.

Check out the virtual Q & A.

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Writer Dan V. Shea’s Dreamkatcher/European Film Market

In order to stop his bad dreams a young boy steals a dreamkatcher from a mysterious neighbour, forcing his family to rescue him from a nightmarish entity.

Starring Lin Shaye, Henry Thomas and Radha Mitchell.

Produced by Talylorlane Productions.

At 2020’s EFM, LA-based Film Mode Entertainment has closed key territories here on its Radha Mitchell horror film Dreamkatcher, led by deals in Europe and Asia.

Metropolitan has picked up the film for France, World Pictures for CIS, Eagle Films for Middle East, Long Shong for Taiwan, and Storm Pictures Korea for South Korea.

Kerry Harris’ feature directorial debut has also gone in the Philippines (Pioneer Films), Benelux (Dutch Filmworks), Indonesia (Rapi Films), Benelux (Dutch Filmworks), Vietnam (Mockingbird), Turkey (Ela Film) and pan-Asian pay-TV (Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited).

“Lin Shaye from the Insidious franchise, Henry Thomas and Finlay Wojtak-Hissong round out the cast on the story of a Manhattan therapist on holiday with her boyfriend and his son, who is haunted by nightmares of his dead mother. An encounter with a mysterious stranger in the woods sets off a chain of terrifying events.”

Harris co-wrote the screenplay with Dan V. Shea.

More at Screen Daily.

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‘Dreamkatcher’: Lin Shaye, Radha Mitchell & Henry Thomas Star In U.S. Horror-Thriller

Excerpted from Deadline.com’s Andreas Wiseman.

EXCLUSIVE: Lin Shaye (Insidious), Radha Mitchell (The Romanoffs) and Henry Thomas (The Haunting Of Hill House) lead cast in U.S. horror-thriller Dreamkatcher.

The movie marks the feature debut of director Kerry Harris from a script by Dan V. Shea, based on a story by Harris and Shea. Producers are Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Productions (Measure Of A Man), Orian Williams (Control), Annie Stewart (Leaving Las Vegas) and Harris. Executive producers are Film Mode Entertainment’s Clay Epstein, Mitchell, Shaye, and Gina Rugolo.

The film follows a Manhattan therapist (Mitchell) who travels upstate with her boyfriend (Thomas) and his orphaned son who is tormented by nightmares of his dead mother. When the husband is forced to return to the city, the therapist remains with the boy and they encounter a mysterious neighbor (Shaye) in the woods.

Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Banana Split Movie) plays the son. Jules Willcox (Under The Silver Lake) and Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring) round out the supporting roles.

Pic is being sold internationally by Screen Media in partnership with Film Mode Entertainment. The filmmakers are eyeing a series of films based on the premise.

Producer Taylor said, “Dreamkatcher is a grounded horror-thriller that explores themes of science vs the supernatural and I’m thrilled to be working with Kerry and this incredible cast”.

Shaye is repped by Rugolo Entertainment and Buchwald; Mitchell is handled by ICM Partners and attorney Doug Stone; Thomas is with Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Wojtak-Hissong is handled by Coast to Coast and Attorney Carolyn Conrad; Wilcox is represented by Abrams Artists Agency and Authentic Talent & Literary Management; Harris is with Elina Levina at Harrison Artist Management; Shea is represented by Woolf + Lapin.

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