IFC Midnight Develops Nasty Case of Dementia
John Squires
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Contracted‘s DP Mike Testin makes his feature debut with old-school horror flick Dementia, which boasts a handful of familiar faces. The film was just picked up for distribution by our friends over at IFC Midnight, so read on for everything you need to know about this one – while we wait for a release date!
Dementia, starring Gene Jones (The Sacrament) and Kristina Klebe (Proxy), leaves you thinking Misery meets Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
The film also stars some of horror’s hottest indie actors including Peter Cilella (Resolution), Richard Riehle (Texas Chainsaw 3D), Marc Senter (Red, White & Blue), and Graham Skipper (Almost Human). Molly McQueen (Carjacked), Tony Denison (“The Closer”), and newcomer Hassie Harrison co-star.
Diagnosed with dementia, war veteran George Lockhart (Jones) must deal with his estranged family. Son Jerry (Cilella) and granddaughter Shelby (Harrison) force him to hire a live-in nurse (Klebe), only to find she harbors a sinister secret.
From producers Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz: “Our goal with Dementia was to create a new, unique experience in psychological dread and terror, having more in common with films like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? or Repulsion than the latest ghost/found footage/torture movie. A horror film with real characters, drama, and tension, with scares coming from suspense and atmosphere, rather than jump scares and general gratuity. If Contracted made people afraid of being intimate with strangers, Dementia will make them afraid to trust people altogether.”
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