Dread Central Presents is Now DREAD and We’ve Teamed Natasha Kermani and Brea Grant For LUCKY!
Jonathan Barkan
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Dread Central Presents starts 2019 under the new moniker DREAD and will release its first in-house production, The Golem, as a DREAD ORIGINAL this February 5t.
Directed by the Paz Brothers (
Following the release of The Golem, DREAD will begin pre-production in Los Angeles on its second DREAD ORIGINAL, Lucky, which will be directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl) from a script by Brea Grant (The Arrangement, Heroes), who will also star. Patrick Ewald and Robert V. Galluzzo will produce.
In the feminist horror story of Lucky, a suburban mother, May, is stalked night after night by a threatening but elusive figure. But with few clues as evidence and no witnesses, she finds her story and her sanity questioned by the authorities. As each attack intensifies, and with no one to turn to for help, May finds herself alone and locked in an increasingly vicious battle with someone or something that may be unstoppable.
“Lucky is a story that needs to be told now,” says Kermani. “Brea has created a world that is a nightmarish parallel to the one we live in, close enough to feel terrifying when it all starts to unravel.”
Kermani continues, explaining, “The main character May, played by Grant, is an ‘everywoman,’ relatable and written with a sharp sense of humor. She pulls us into her story, immediately has us on her side. And in the end, her experience reflects that of women living in modern day society – and so Lucky becomes a horror movie with something to say.”
“This script is so important to me and I can’t imagine a better team than Natasha and Dread,” Grant added. “We are so excited to bring it to life. This project combines current cultural themes and my love of horror. It is the perfect time to make it and I’m so happy to have Dread on as a partner.”
Dread via its distribution parent, Epic Pictures, will continue to release films that tell horrifying stories but they also strive to raise awareness of historical, political, and/or current social issues. They are focused on changing the female/male stereotypes by putting strong women in
The DREAD brand established itself by releasing a diverse slate of genre offerings on a monthly basis, including The Lodgers, To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story, and Director’s Cut from magician Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller fame.
On deck for 2019, the label will also unveil Stewart Sparke’s Book of Monsters on March 19, Black Site from British filmmaker, Tom Paton, on April 9, and the military zombie epic REDCON-1, directed by Chee Keong Cheung and from the executive producer and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman in May, with several more acquisition announcements on the horizon.
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