Mike Flanagan Producing Supernatural Horror Film SHELBY OAKS About Missing Paranormal Investigator
Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass) is set to produce an upcoming supernatural horror thriller titled Shelby Oaks.
The film is based on a popular online marketing campaign involving a series of found footage videos uploaded by a fictional YouTuber named JesstheParanoid. The whole thing was created by Youtuber Chris Stuckmann.
Flanagan will executive-produce the movie alongside producing partners Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka.
The synopsis reads: "Mia (Camille Sullivan) frantically searches for her sister Riley (Sarah Durn), after Riley ominously disappeared in the last tape of a group of paranormal investigators called the Paranormal Paranoids. As Mia's obsession grows, she begins to suspect that the imaginary demon from Riley's childhood may have been real."
The last uploaded video is titled “Riley's Last Message,” and it’s the last known footage of Mia's sister Riley before her mysterious disappearance.
Stuckmann writes and directs the film, which also stars Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Robin Bartlett, Keith David, and Emily Bennett.
The film was funded through a Kickstarter campaign, which raised $1.39 million in under one month, with over 14,000 people donating. It actually became the number one most funded horror movie project on the crowdfunding platform.
Shelby Oaks does not have a release date yet. This sounds like it’ll be an interesting film project.
Source: Deadline