Tara Reid and Johnny Pemberton to Star in Southern Gothic Horror Film SCISSOR MOUTH
Tara Reid (American Pie) and Johnny Pemberton (Fallout) are attached to star in the upcoming independent horror feature Scissor Mouth.
Produced by 1905 Films and written and directed by Deborah Richards, Scissor Mouth is described as “a contemporary Southern Gothic horror inspired by an ancient Japanese folktale, using horror to explore society’s obsession with beauty.”
Set in the early 1980s, Scissor Mouth follows a teenage girl who escapes years of captivity at the hands of her beauty-obsessed mother, leaving a bloody trail of delay “makeovers’ across rural West Texas.
The screenplay placed second in the horror category at the 2025 Slamdance Screenplay Competition, winning Filmmatic’s Horror/Thriller Screenplay Awards, and selected for the 2026 Grey List.
Richards said of the project, “Scissor Mouth is my response to the impossible standards of beauty and the scars they leave behind.
“I wrote Johnny Pemberton’s role with him in mind from the very beginning because I knew his unique blend of humor and heart was exactly what the character needed, while Tara Reid embodies the perfect mix of charm, unpredictability, and humanity for this world. I can’t wait to watch them make these characters their own.”
Scissor Mouth is slated to shoot in New Mexico in 2027 with Patrick Wirtz producing.
via: Deadline