User:MichaelQSchmidt/Dead Game (2009 film)



Dead Game is a 2009 horror/thriller 16 minute short film written by Debi Hall and Chad Dalberg, and directed by Richard Bluth as a prequel to a feature film by the same name.

Synopsis
Logline: Nina has something Shelby wants: her great body. When an obscure game allows Shelby get it, she’ll do whatever it takes to keep it.

Tagline: Evil Never Loses. It Just Changes Faces

It is the story of Shelby (Michelle Luchese), a reclusive goth girl, who dreams of a life of glamour and love. Hiding her insecurities under layers of makeup and awkward clothing, Shelby finds refuge with her friend, and surrogate mother, Boogie (Elsa Raven), an older German woman. One ordinary day, Shelby finds an occult game in Boogie's garage. Boogie's reluctance to discuss the game, and some memories she has of her past, peaks Shelby's curiosity. Considering the game to be junk, Shelby takes the game, not realizing that it belongs to Boogie's evil son, Victor (Joe Ochman). Shelby is introduced to the game by its spectral host, Kahldir (Mark Paskell). When Nina (Pamela Marie Hobby), a smokin' trailer blonde who is Shelby's only friend, finds the amulet inside the box, she asks Shelby to give it to her. When Victor comes looking for the amulet, the game is on.

Cast

 * Joe Ochman as Victor
 * Elsa Raven as Boogie
 * Michelle Luchese as Shelby
 * Pamela Marie Hobby as Nina
 * Debi Hall as Connie
 * Ian Patrick Williams as Phil
 * Maria Olsen as Old Woman
 * Rik Baron as Executioner
 * J. Jesse Harley as Guard
 * Mark Paskell as Kahldir

Release
Dead Game made it debut at Festival du Cannes in May of 2009. and will screen at The Indie Festival in 2009.

Plans for feature film
Dead Game is currently in pre production for a feature to be based upon the short film.