Draft:House of Ka

House of Ka is a 2023 American feature film directed by Josie Eli Herman and written by Michael Alan Herman and Josie Eli Herman. House of Ka is inspired by Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars and follows a young woman's twisted investigation into the supernatural as she tries to save her father from a supernatural illness.

Background
The film was originally written as a theatrical play by Michael Alan Herman titled The Mummy Queen and was directed by Josie Eli Herman. The original theatre production won the Wilde Awards for Best Play and Best Sound Design in 2022.

Cast

 * Allison Megroet as Margaret Trewlany
 * Jeffrey Shawn Miller as Malcolm Ross
 * Yesmeen Mikhail as Tiyehotep
 * Brittany Batell as Nurse Kennedy
 * Tim Pollack as Sergeant Daw
 * Jonathan Davidson as Thomas Pettigrew
 * Julia Garlotte as Mrs. Grant
 * Celah Convis as Anne
 * Matthew Cameron as Abel Trewlany
 * Amanda Buchalter as Emma
 * Michael Alan Herman as Eugene Corbeck
 * Josie Eli Herman as Florence Reid

Production
House of Ka is the feature film directorial debut of Josie Eli Herman. Principal photography began in January 2023 in Adrian, Michigan and was completed in $8 1/2$ days. The primary shooting location was built in the Victorian era and existed while Bram Stoker was writing the original novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. The cast of the original theatre production reprised their roles for the film.