Exclusive Trailer and Artwork Debut for Short Film Knock; Director Joseph Martinez Talks!
Two things we dig here at Dread Central are witches and Halloween, and director Joseph I. Martinez delivers both in his award-wining short film Knock. While we’ll be debuting the flick online this coming Monday, November 16th, step inside now for a first look at the film’s trailer as well as a piece of exclusive concept art.
Written and directed by Martinez, who also produced along with his brother, Will Martinez, Knock revolves around (according to the film’s logline) “Murielle (actress Noelle Ann Mabry), who, chased from an abandoned mine, runs for her life. Is she the victim of a Halloween prank, or has the legendary witch come to steal her soul?”
The cast is rounded out by Arielle Brachfeld (Chemical Peel), Alexandra Hendricks, Anthony Adryan Hurtado, and Ashley Pallas as the witch “Icka Crombie,” with David M. Brewer serving as director of photography, makeup and effects by Anjanette Caron, score by John Argosino, and eye-popping production design by Sally Levi.
Having originally premiered on the fest circuit earlier this year and having won “Best Paranormal Horror Micro Short” at Fear Fete 2015, the short serves as a proof of concept piece for a feature version entitled American Witch, a script for which is hosted on The Black List.
Says Martinez of his inspirations for the film, “There were three. Two of them were tales from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – “The Big Toe” and “Such Things Happen” – and the third is the legendary game we’d dare each other play as kids: Bloody Mary.”
As for the concept art below, “It’s from the [intended] feature film adaptation,” Martinez said of the piece created by his brother, Will. “This is what Icka Crombie might look like moments before she was forced into the ground and drowned in tar by a vicious mob.”
Color us intrigued.
Have a first look at the trailer for Knock below, come back on Monday when we debut the film in its entirety, and be sure to ”like” Knock on Facebook.
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