New Eco-Horror Film "Unearth" Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Erie, PA, October 07, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The award-winning team at Lyons Den Productions are excited to announce their next feature film will be “Unearth,” a uniquely American horror story about the terrifying repercussions sown by shortsighted decisions, and what our children reap from our actions. This announcement comes with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign tomorrow, Tuesday October 6th, to raise the necessary funding for the project expected to go into production next year in northwestern Pennsylvania.

Equal parts docu-drama and eco-horror, "Unearth" was inspired by increasing environmental concerns ripped from today’s headlines. The film’s writer and director, John C. Lyons, said of the project, “In light of new evidence uncovered by journalists like Public Herald regarding years of cover-up by state regulators regarding water contamination caused by the Marcellus shale industry, I think now more than ever it is time for a film like “Unearth.”

Jennifer Hooper, star of feature films “Schism” and “There Are No Goodbyes,” and an award-winning filmmaker herself, has snagged one of the film’s lead roles as has Ruth Thoma Andrews, a stage and screen veteran who’s appeared in over 50 plays in the past 30 years. Several lead roles have yet to be cast. Scripts are being sent to actors and agents and the filmmakers hope to hold auditions, both locally and online.

“Monster” Mark Kosobucki, a graduate of the Douglas Education Center for Special Makeup FX and Sculpting will serve as the film’s Special FX Coordinator and Graphic Designer. Andy Flatley, who has scored each of Lyons Den Productions’ films, will return to paint music to image.

Horror film fanatics and eco-conscious citizens alike can help make the film a reality by contributing to the project’s Kickstarter campaign. The campaign, which rewards backers with everything from DVDs and original Artwork to a chance to be cast in the film and attend it’s premiere. Lyons Den Productions has been working closely with Mercyhurst University’s Quickstarter program to develop and build the campaign. Unearth’s Kickstarter campaign launches Tuesday October 6th at 10:00 a.m.

Unearth
Tagline: Be wary what you reap, when your land is sown with secrets.

Logline: When one desperate family leases their farmland to a gas company relationships crumble and a menacing entity is revealed.

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