I haven’t been following Brian Pulido’s THE GRAVES and needless to say this newest character poster doesn’t have me running to read up on the flick. But alas I have done a little digging and shall pass onto all of you the good word on THE GRAVES.
The newest character poster for the flick, seen above, depicts Patti Tindall as Becka. This one’s background goes a little something like this: Born and raised in remote Unity, Arizona, Becka is the town historian. If it happened in Unity, Becka knows all about it and that’s her curse. Saddled with the horrifying truth about Unity, and Skull City Mine, she dreams of escape. But as Reverend Abraham Stockton’s trusted confidante, her only escape may be death. Becka is a fragile “touched” woman on the verge of exploding. In a town of the insane, she may be the only sane one. Works for me. Glad to see they’ve put a lot of detail into their characters… might actually be worth checking out.
There’s a nice detailed synopsis for THE GRAVES too which reads:
Megan and Abby Graves (Clare Grant and Jillian Murray) are inseparable sisters. Megan is a self-assured ass kicker. Abby is a caustic, Hot Topic Goth afraid of her own shadow. They couldn’t be less alike, but they share a life-long obsession with comics, pop culture, and rock ‘n roll. Simply put, they are beautiful geeks.
In a few days Megan will start a new job in New York. To send her off in style, the sisters go on a trip to uncharted Arizona in search of kitchy roadside attractions.
Instead, they’re lured to Skull City Mine, an abandoned mine town. But Skull City is anything but abandoned — and there’s no way out.
The sisters are now prey, forced to unleash their most primitive instincts in a desperate fight for survival against unspeakable horrors — both human and supernatural:
Caleb aka “Pig Man” (Bill Moseley), the twisted, wife-seeking serial killer, Reverend Abraham Stockton (Tony Todd), the insane leader of The Church of Devout Ascension, Deacon Luke (D. Randall Blythe), the church’s enforcer who is quite possibly a cannibal, Darlene Atwood (Amanda Wyss), the seemingly friendly waitress at Screamer’s diner who delivers tourists to their doom, Jonah Lee Atwood (Shane Stevens) – the ruthlessly efficient, reluctant killer and “Mama” Heinbecker (Barbara Glover) – the cold-hearted ticket taker who’s “handy” with knitting needles.
When Megan suffers a mortal wound, Abby must save her sister, but to do so, she must confront her fears and unlock the mystery of Skull City alone.
Can Abby survive Skull City’s threats? Can she rescue Megan or are the Graves doomed to a fate much worse than death?
As you read above the flick stars genre regulars Bill Moseley and Tony Todd as well as Tindall, D. Randall Blythe, Amanda Wyss, Shane Stevens, Barbara Glover, Jillian Murray, Clare Grant, and Cathy Rankin (below). It’s both written and directed by Brian Pulido and is currently looking at a January 13, 2010 release date. Keep it here for updates on THE GRAVES as we hear them.
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