Scream and Scream VI star Melissa Barrera recently sat down for an interview with Variety that some readers feared could damage her career (as you can see in the comments section of that article), but filmmaker Adam Alleca doesn’t care. Variety reports that Alleca has cast Barrera in the lead role in his new horror film, Inhabit.
What is Inhabit about?
Alleca, who previously worked on the screenplays for the 2009 remake of The Last House on the Left, the Stephen King adaptation Cell, and the psychological horror film Delirium, has written and will be directing Inhabit, a “chilling exploration of trauma, motherhood, and the responsibility of unfathomable power” that blends “psychological horror with relentless supernatural dread.”
Barrera will take on the role of a young woman who, following a traumatic life-changing event, moves into a rundown apartment complex in search of a fresh start. When she’s terrorized by bizarre occurrences — unhinged neighbors, uncanny stalkers, unprovoked violence — she comes to believe she’s being targeted by a possessive force that breaks her understanding of reality. A force that can only be overcome by confronting the darkest parts of her own nature.
This will be Alleca’s second directorial effort. He made his feature directorial debut with the 2016 thriller Standoff, working from his own script.
Ric Roman Waugh, Brendon Boyea, and Kenner Bolt are producing the film for Cinemachine, while Frédéric Fiore, Ryan Wickers, and Andrei Kamarowsky do the same for Logical Pictures Group, which is financing the project.
What has been said about Inhabit?
Alleca told Variety, “True horror means forcing the audience to confront a universal existential fear no one’s ever dared to tell a story about before. I’ve found such a fear in Inhabit. My inspirations are the kind of audacious, character-driven thrillers I love, like Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and Get Out. Their innovation is my North Star.“
Boyea added, “With Inhabit, Adam has crafted a story that can shatter open the conversation on a subject often considered taboo. Driven by his singular vision, it delivers a deeply intimate and extremely unnerving experience. Paired with Melissa’s powerful presence, we see this as a film that will resonate on both a visceral and human level, and we’re thrilled to be a part of bringing it to life.“
Kamarowky had this to say: “Inhabit is exactly the kind of smart, character-driven horror we believe can travel — a contained nightmare with a powerful emotional engine that just keeps tightening its grip. Adam Alleca has built a world that feels frightening and commercially compelling, and with Melissa Barrera at its center, we believe the film has the intensity and audience appeal to stand out in today’s international marketplace.“
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