Coming from director Shani Grewal, the project I’m talking about is SILAS GORE: A FILM TRILOGY. Now I’m going to give you all the details on this thing in a second but let me hit you all with the news released today regarding the project! You see the guys over at Blabbermouth.net are reporting that legendary rocker Alice Cooper will not only be lending his music to the film, but he’s also in talks to hit the thing with a cameo! But that’s not all! It seems Cooper’s daughter Calico Cooper (below) is also in talks to be in the film! All good so far!
Nic Donner is a rock star who hasn’t had a hit in five years. He and his wife, Grace, buy a castle that was once owned by a 60’s rock star – the infamous Silas Gore – who drove his wife to suicide and murdered nine other women before hanging himself.
Catbrain Ccastle is now a ruin having stood empty for over forty years.
They settle in and Nic begins composing a rock opera based on the Silas Gore murders – TOMMY and THE WALL meets PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and SWEENEY TODD. To give the music the exact touch of authenticity, Nic immerses himself in the personality of Silas Gore. He wants to see what he saw, to feel what he felt…almost to become the man himself.
To do this Nic reads books, listens to the rock star’s music, watches old TV interviews, speaks with people who knew him. But it’s not enough. The music he writes is second rate. He’s not getting to the core of the man and what made him do what he did.
Five years ago, after his one and only hit album, Nic was diagnosed a being bi-polar. His mood swings and personality disorders nearly cost him his marriage. But, thanks to therapy and medication, his personality is now stable. But Nic believes that his creativity is being blocked by the drugs.
So he comes off the pills. And starts drinking again.
Now, the deeper Nic delves, the more of Silas Gore’s personality he takes on. He can’t sleep, he doesn’t eat…he sees visions of the murdered women.
When Nic is at his lowest, Silas Gore appears.
At first he helps Nic with his music which becomes inspired and brilliant. But, gradually, Silas’s personality begins to take over. He convinces Nic that Grace is having an affair – as his own wife (Susie) did over forty years ago.
At first Nic resists him but, like Iago to Othello, Silas Gore’s voice drips poison . Nic is powerless to resist him. His mind disintegrates and Silas takes over.
Silas/Nic imprison Grace and her would be lover in the castle crypt feeding them on…the corpses of people they have murdered.
And this is only the beginning…
We’ve also got a pretty cool promo video for SILAS GORE over in our videos section. The video is a nifty little five minute trailer for SILAS GORE. Now if you have any questions as to what’s going to go down in this flick, that video should answer them! So what’re you waiting for? Scroll below to check that shite out!
Along with Cooper the feature will also feature the music of Dick Wagner and The Velvet Hearts. It’s coming at us via Madison Ave. Media, Inc., Detroit’s Harmonie Media Group and Harmonie Park Music.
Now that’s all we’ve got for now on SILAS GORE: A FILM TRILOGY but we’ll keep our eyes and ears open for more updates on the feature. As soon as we hear something we’ll be sure to pass it along to all of you! In the meantime you can click through on the shot directly below to visit the film’s official website for more.
SILAS GORE: A FILM TRILOGY (2010) – 5 Minute Promo