Damn, I can’t believe it’s been over four months since I last wrote about the cool-chicks-getting-spooked horrorfest called THE GRAVES. I guess within that span, writer/director Brian Pulido (below) has been busy working because the flick actually finished shooting this past May in Wickenberg, Arizona at the Vulture City abandoned gold mines. “Abandoned gold mines?!” you may be asking. “Didn’t expect to hear that coming.” Well, at first, neither did I, but once I got a whiff of the plot, I became all sorts of intrigued. Dig in:
Megan and Abby Graves are inseparable sisters who share one thing: a life-long obsession with comics and pop culture. Simply put, they are beautiful geeks. In a few days, Megan will start a new job at in New York. To send her off in style, the sisters go on a wild, pop culture bender that includes a trip to uncharted Arizona in search of a kitchy roadside attraction. Instead, Megan and Abby happen on Skull City Mine, a weather-beaten, abandoned mine town converted into a self-guided tour. But Skull City harbors terrible, vexing secrets. It appears to be haunted. Its caretakers are murderous. Victim’s souls are ripped from their bodies right before their eyes, and that’s only the beginning. When Megan suffers a near mortal wound, Abby must save her sister, but to do so, she must unlock the mystery of Skull City alone. Can Abby defeat the threats of Skull City and rescue Megan or are they doomed like all the other tourists before them?
How can that possibly suck? I’m definitely looking forward to it. Plus, it also stars horror vets, Tony Todd (CANDYMAN, up top), Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) and Amanda Wyss (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET). Beautiful newcomers, Clare Grant (below, right) and Jillian Murray (below, left) play the Graves sisters. The flick is set to be completed this October. I’m keeping my eyes wide open for an exact release.
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