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Elissa Dowling, Felissa Rose Star in ‘Rootwood,’ Details & First Stills Inside!

Marcel Walz is back with another killer horror feature. This past Spring, his remake of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Feast was released to select theaters across the country via Hannover House, and it’s currently available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD. 2019 looks to be another banner year for the young film-maker, as his new movie, Rootwood, is about to hit the masses. The film’s official poster can be found above, and its first batch of stills can be seen below. Having been privy to an advanced screening of Rootwood, I can say that it’s going to bring the much needed “oomph” to the found footage genre, and it’s certainly a female driven monster movie that I described as The Forest meets Insidious.

Based on the screenplay by Mario Von Czapiewski (Cannibal Diner), Rootwood follows two students who host “The Spooky Hour,” a podcast about paranormal phenomena and urban legends. When they are hired by Hollywood film producer Laura Benott to shoot a horror documentary about the curse of The Wooden Devil, they smell their chance to become famous. Together, with their friend Erin, they enter Rootwood Forest and investigate the area to find out the truth about The Wooden Devil and his victims. Elissa Dowling (Tales of Halloween), Tyler Gallant (Alpha Wolf), Sarah French (Ouija House), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Brandon Rhea (Ultimate Justice) and Tiffani Fest (Serena Waits) star in a film that combines the aesthetics of ghost films and the intensity of monster movies to create a unique horror experience with surprising twists and turns.

Be on the look out for new updates on Rootwood coming in the following weeks!

Michael DeFellipo

(Senior Editor)

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