The Basement (2018 Film)
The Basement (2018 Film)[1]is a 2018 American psychological horror film produced by Conley Entertainment Group and written, directed and produced by Brian M. Conley and Nathan Ives (with additional producing credits to Mark Heidelberger and Sean James Decker). The film stars Mischa Barton, Jackson Davis, Cayleb Long, Bailey Anne Borders, Sarah Nicklin, Tracie Thoms, Christa Conley and Jessica Sonneborn. The plot of ‘The Basement‘, which Sam Santiago of TrulyDisturbing.com[2] likened to a cross between ‘The Silence of the Lambs (film)’ and ‘Split (2016 American film)’, is about a L.A. serial killer known as The Gemini (Jackson Davis), who tortures and ultimately murders his victims in the dungeon-like basement of his San Fernando Valley home.
The film premiered at the 2017 Shriekfest[3] Horror Film Festival in Hollywood, CA, on October 7, 2017, and in 2018 won awards for Best Feature and Best Actor (for Davis) at Horror Hound Film Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cast[edit]
- Mischa Barton as Kelly Owen
- Tracie Thoms as Lauren
- Bailey Anne Borders as Bianca
- Jackson Davis as Bill Anderson
- Cayleb Long as Craig Owen
- Kareem J. Grimes as Andre
- Maria Volk as Allison Perry (Victim)
- Sarah Nicklin as Reporter Amanda Kincaid
- Jessica Sonneborn as Carlee
- Pamela Wistrom as Allison Perry (Mother)
- Jennifer Tapiero as Jen the TV Host
- Christa Conley as Mia
Production[edit]
Principal photography on The Basement took place in Los Angeles in the spring of 2016. Speaking to ComingSoon.net, Conley said of the project, “In the fall of 2015, Nathan and I decided to write a horror movie together, and The Basement is the result of that. While co-writing and, especially, co-directing can obviously be fraught with problems, the dynamic between Nathan and I worked great from the first day we started working on the script together to the last day of post production.”[4]
Release[edit]
The film premiered at the 2017 Shriekfest Horror Film Festival in Hollywood, CA, on October 7, 2017, where it was nominated for Best Feature.
Critical Response[edit]
The Basement received positive reviews. According to Dread Central’s Staci Wilson, actor “Jackson Davis is astoundingly adept as the multiple-personality murderer.”[5] Horror Freak News’ Michael Klug gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, noting, “Jackson Davis’ performance is too powerful to be ignored.” [6] Horror Buzz’s Remy Cashman said of the The Basement, “utterly demented as it is darkly humorous, with one of the more diabolical plot twists in recent memory.” [7]
Awards[edit]
- Best Feature & Best Actor for Jackson Davis at Horror Hound Film Festival (2018, won)
- Best Feature Gold Award Winner at Spotlight Horror Film Festival (2018, won)
- Best Feature at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival (2018, nominated)
- Best Feature & Best Actor for Cayleb Long at NoHoCinefest (2018, nominated)
- Best Horror Feature at Calgary Horror Convention Film Festival (2018, nominated)
- Outstanding Acting Performance for Mischa Barton and Outstanding Villain for Jackson Davis at ZedFest Film Festival (2017, won)
- Best Horror Feature at Shriekfest Horror Film Festival (2017, nominated)
Press Articles[edit]
- Tom Holland's Terror Time - Shriekfest Film Festival to World Premiere The Basement
- Tom Holland's Terror Time - Interview with The Basement Actor Jackson Davis
- Tom Holland's Terror Time - Interview with The Basement Actor Cayleb Long
- Dread Central - The Basement: From SPX to VFX: A Visual Anatomy of a Decapitation
- Bloody Disgusting - Shjriekfest Heads Down Into The Basement
- Dread Central - Exclusive Stills From The Basement; More Info on the Shriekfest Premiere
- Horror Buzz - The Basement to Premiere at Shriekfest 2017 and You Can Go
- Arrow in the Head - The Basement to Premiere at this Year's Shriekfest
- Daily Dead - Exclusive Images from The Basement, Premiering at Shriekfest Film Festival this October
- Truly Disturbing - New Photos Come Upstairs from The Basement And News on its Shriekfest Premiere
- Sinful Celluloid - The Basement to Premiere at Shriekfest
- Horror Buzz - The Basement Trailer Appears
- Bloody Disgusting - Mischa Barton Hopes to Survive The Basement
- Dread Central - Peek Into The Basement Trailer
- Tom Holland's Terror Time - First Trailer for The Basement Invites You Into Hell
- Daily Dead - Musician Goes Missing in First Trailer for The Basement
- Horror Buzz - Going Deep Into The Basement with Brian Conley and Nathan Ives
- Dread Central - Set Visit: Brian Conley and Nathan Ives Talk The Basement
- Coming Soon - Interview: Director Brian Conley Talks The Basement
- (Review) Horror Buzz - The Basement Dives Deep Into a Serial Killer's Demented Soul
- (Review) Horror Freak News - The Basement
- (Review) Dread Central - The Basement
- (Review) Sinful Celluloid - The Basement
- (Review) 52 weeks of Horror - The Basement: A Simple, Effective Thriller
References[edit]
- ↑ "IMDB". IMDB.
- ↑ Santiago, Sam. "Editor in chief". Truly Disturbing.
- ↑ "Shriekfest". Shriekfest Horror Film Festival.
- ↑ Jackson, Camilla. "Journalist". ComingSoon.net.
- ↑ Wilson, Staci Layne. "Journalist". Dread Central.
- ↑ Klug, Michael. "Journalist". Horror Freak News.
- ↑ Cashman, Remy. "Journalist". Horror Buzz.
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