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THEY ARE WATCHING
Written and Directed by: J. M. Stelly
Starring: Keegan Macy, J. M. Stelly, Jared Bankens, Mary Cazes
Studio - Anatomica Productions
Digital Release by: Terror Films
Physical Release by: Anatomica Films, October 8th 2024
Synopsis
Two friends who run an online channel have embarked on the strange and unusual for years when they decide to search the deep underbelly of the dark web for something known as Dark Web Mystery Boxes. As they journey down this road, they soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a dark group of individuals who run online torture for pay videos known as Red Rooms. As things get darker, the two are faced with the consequences of their journey and soon they discover that truth is much stranger and far more dangerous than fiction. THEY ARE WATCHING is a unique blend of found footage style shooting mixed with a dark cinematic world that reveals the horrors of a world best left a secret.
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ABACUS
Written and Directed by: J. M. Stelly
Starring: Jared Bankens, Keegan Macy, Antonio Saez, Jerry Katz, Matt Story
Studio - Anatomica Productions
Digital Release - Amazon - US and UK - November 5th, 2024
Synopsis
Three men wake up in an elevator shaft room confused and on high alert. As they try to come to terms with their situation, they find themselves in a game of choices and survival known as ABACUS. Over the course of eight hours they must make a fatal decision that not just affects them all but the ones they love. As time goes on, they begin to discover information about one another that motivates their reactions and ultimately leads to a finale where only one man can remain alive. ABACUS is a tense and emotional thriller where one decision can lead to a domino effect of life or death.
CALL OF THE VOID
CALL OF THE VOID
Written and Directed by: J. M. Stelly
Starring: Jared Bankens, Kirsten Bazet, Katie Bankens
Studio - Anatomica Productions
Digital Release - Amazon US and UK - October 31, 2024
Synopsis
Winner of 28 Awards, Half silent film, half narrated, CALL OF THE VOID is the journey of a man known as The Painter as he falls deep into the world of opium addiction. As his life begins to fall into a repetitive hell, he finds himself listening to voices of his past and future. As he spirals into a sense of confusion, he is met with the haunting appearance of a darkness known only as The Void and the death that awaits him in the darkness of his very soul. Inspired by films of the past and German Expressionism, Call of the Void is a deep look at the horrors of the darkness within and the loneliness we face in the absence of our inner light.
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