the award winning proof of concept short from writer and director Jamie Alvey.
The price of resurrection is flesh.
The bereaved wife of a teacher who died prematurely resorts to ritualistic magic to resurrect her beloved husband. The results have unintended bloody consequences.
Starring Deaton Gabbard as Will Cassidy, Jamie Alvey as Orla Cassidy, Waylon O’Bryan as Willa Cassidy, Belinda Thomson as Roxye, and Sawyer Haming as Jogger.
Produced by Jamie Alvey, Emily Fabrizio, Callie Kirk, and Riley Norris for Love and Horror Productions.
With crew including Bino Bannan (cinematographer/colorist), Christopher McKinney (assistant camera), Sawyer Haming (2nd assistant camera), Lindsey Kibler (1st assistant director), Daniel Rusiecki (2nd assistant director), Emily Fabrizio (costuming/production designer), Petra Mulligan (special effects supervisor), Callie Kirk (makeup artist), Ethan Hall (sound mixer), Carmela Shorkey (script supervisor), Marvin Watts (gaffer), Mason Perry (key grip), Samuel White (swing g&e), John Mulligan (editor/sound designer), and Jamie Alvey (sound designer).
From the award winning short screenplay
Oregon Screams Horror Film Fest 2024 Best Horror Short Screenplay Award Winner
Additional accolades and nominations for the screenplay can be found here.
Accolades
Hollywood Just4Shorts June 2025 Best Horror Short
Carnival of Darkness: The Haunted Pamlico Film Festival 2025 Finalist
Boobs and Blood International Film Festival 2025 Honorable Mention
Couch Film Festival Spring 2025 20:01-45:00 Minutes Category Best Horror Nominee
The Dunwich Horror Fest May 2025 Best Extended Short
Festival Acceptances
Short. Sweet. Film Fest 2025 Official Selection
Couch Film Festival Spring 2025 Official Selection
The International Horror Hotel Film Festival 2025 Official Selection
The Dunwich Horror Fest May 2025 Official Selection
Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 Official Selection
The Indie Gathering 2025 Official Selection
Akron Independent Horror Short Film Festival 2025 Official Selection
Carnival of Darkness: The Haunted Pamlico Film Festival 2025 Official Selection
More coming soon…
Critic Reviews:
“‘Your Husband Was a Good Man’ delivers a captivating and somber story about death and grieving that uses familar beats to weave in more nuanced and emotional reflections on loss. Jamie Alvey is a filmmaker to watch.”
Matthew Orozco, Macabre Daily
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