‘eVil Sublet’ Exclusive Trailer: An Apartment To Die For
Lion Heart Distribution is excited to announce the North American release of the highly anticipated horror comedy ‘eVil Sublet,’ on October 1, 2024, across multiple platforms. eVil Sublet is the third feature film from independent director Allan Piper. The film stars viral video sensation Jennifer Leigh Houston and features the legendary Sally Struthers in her horror movie debut.
In the film:
eVil Sublet tells the story of a couple who finds their dream apartment in New York’s East Village (a.k.a. “the eVil”). Who cares if it’s haunted if the rent is cheap? But when murderous ghosts come after them seeking more human lives, they must enlist the help of unusual friends to fight the evil.
Get a first look at the trailer only on Dread Central!
Director Allan Piper said of the film, “Ghosts are scary, but in New York — and increasingly the whole country — paying rent can be even scarier. eVil Sublet asks just how far people will go to keep an affordable roof over their heads. America’s affordable housing crisis makes the movie’s premise all the more believable.”
The movie that the New York Post defines as a ‘scary, sexy ride’ could not have been closer to reality during the filmmaking process. Piper shot eVil Sublet in the very apartment he shared with his wife and lead actress, Jennifer Leigh Houston.
“Our apartment really was haunted. Doors would fly open or slam shut on their own. Lights would go on and off. Sometimes a cold hand would touch me in the dark. There were voices. One night I was awakened by someone (or something) screaming ‘MOVE!’ in my ear. Not long after filming, we finally did move,” recalls Houston.
Houston and Piper produced eVil Sublet with Beth Ann Mastromarino and Chris Pearson.
Sally Struthers appears in her first-ever horror movie, even though she avoids watching scary movies herself. “I’d rather be part of the scaring than be scared,” said Struthers. “Horror films frighten the poop out of me. And then they stay with me. ‘eVil Sublet’ is sure to leave creepy images permanently emblazoned in people’s minds!”
eVil Sublet was partly financed with the offer that supporters would have their faces turned into ghosts in the shadows and corners of the apartment. More than 200 ghostified faces are hidden throughout the movie.
“Having hundreds of hidden ghost faces does make the movie scarier,” says Piper. “People will jump in the middle of a scene when they suddenly realize there’s been a face peering out of the shadows the whole time. I wonder how many faces viewers can spot in the film!”
eVil Sublet debuts on Amazon, Fandango at Home, and Cable Systems across the country on October 1, 2024.
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