Vertical has picked up Conor Soucy’s first film as a director, titled Dead Whisper. The movie will start showing in some theaters on July 5, and it will be available on AppleTV and Prime Video starting July 9.
Dead Whisper is a horror and thriller movie featuring Samuel Dunning from Tim Travers and the Time Travelers Paradox. This movie also introduces Rob Evan to movie audiences; he’s previously acted in major Broadway shows like Les Misérables and Jekyll & Hyde. Other actors in the film include Tana Sirois, Samantha Hill, Codey Gillum, Chris Goodwin, Dhane Ross, Hester Wilkinson, and Bruce Winant.
The story centers around Elliot Campbell, played by Dunning, a lawyer from Cape Cod who goes to a mysterious island. There, he faces a dangerous choice: the chance to see his deceased daughter again, which could risk his own soul.
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Conor Soucy produced the film alongside Birk Gran and Ben Grant, with Grant also handling the cinematography. Nikhil Koparkar composed a live orchestral score for the movie. Filming took place throughout Massachusetts, and the film blends deep emotional storylines with traditional horror elements.
Soucy mentioned that partnering with Vertical allows Dead Whisper to reach a broad audience that enjoys classic horror movies.
Vertical, founded in 2012 by producers Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, is a top global independent film distributor that releases movies in various formats. Some of Vertical’s notable releases include She Came to Me, directed by Rebecca Miller and featuring Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, and Anne Hathaway, as well as Emily the Criminal, a 2023 Independent Spirit Award-winning film starring Aubrey Plaza and directed by John Patton Ford. Source
