Director Mel House’s (right) first flick was an out-there horror/sci-fi called CLOSET SPACE (see our last article on it here), which turned out to be a pretty well-received little indie. Now, the word is out on his second offering called WALKING DISTANCE and by the sound of the plot, it doesn’t look like House is headed for the dreaded sophomore slump. Check it out:
An idyllic, small, self-sufficient community. On the surface, it seems like the perfect neighborhood. Everything you could possibly need is within Walking Distance. But… the pastoral exterior conceals a dark past and an even darker secret. As a group of individuals – each with their own ties and agendas with the town and each other – converges on the enclave, strange things begin to happen. Very strange things. Strange enough to test (and then break) the very fabric of reality itself.
Everyone wants a homecoming, but in this case you really can’t ever go home again. No matter how hard you try, you can’t escape your past, and you can’t outrun yourself. Both are always within Walking Distance…
You can safely call me intrigued. I was always a sucker for genre flicks where the so-called “quiet” town isn’t as cozy as it may seem. And this one seems to have the strength to go the distance. The cast includes Reggie Bannister, Debbie Rochon, Shannon Lark (below), Glenn Morshower (TRANSFORMERS), and that sweet, rotund old lady from both new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACREs, Kathy Lamkin. Shooting begins on June 5th in Houston. Stay tuned for more as we hear it.
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