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).
Short Film Acceptances & Accolades:
- 13horror.com Film and Screenplay Contest 2026 Best Actress in a Short Film Winner
- Atlanta After Dark Winter 2026 Best Horror Short Film Nominee
- Wallachia International Film Festival 2025 Best Horror Short Film (Featurette Category) Winner
- Los Angeles Fantasia Fest Best Horror Short Film Nominee
- LA Indie Horror Fest Honorable Mention
- Carnival of Darkness: The Haunted Pamlico Film Festival 2025 Finalist
- Akron Independent Horror Short Film Festival 2025 Official Selection
- Boobs and Blood International Film Festival 2025 Honorable Mention
- Hollywood Just4Shorts June 2025 Best Horror Short
- The Indie Gathering 2025 Official Selection
- Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 Official Selection
- The Dunwich Horror Fest May 2025 Best Extended Short Winner
- The International Horror Hotel Film Festival 2025 Official Selection
- Couch Film Festival Spring 2025 20:01-45:00 Minutes Category Best Horror Nominee
- Short. Sweet. Film Fest. 2025 Official Selection
Screenplay Acceptances & Accolades:
- Austin After Dark Film Festival Winter 2024 Best Horror Short Screenplay Award Finalist
- Lit Scares International Horror Festival Short Screenplay Finalist
- Oregon Screams Horror Film Fest 2024 Best Horror Short Screenplay Award Winner
- International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival 2024 Short Screenplay Competition Finalist
- Killer Shorts 2024 Short Screenplay Competition Quarter-Finalist
- MidWest WeirdFest 2024 Short Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist
- HorrorHound Spring 2024 Script Competition Nominee
- HorrorHound Spring 2024 Short Script Competition Nominee
- HorrorHound Spring 2024 Best Characters in a Short Script Nominee
- HorrorHound Spring 2024 Best Short Script Concept Nominee
- Atlanta After Dark Winter 2024 Official Screenplay Selection and Award Finalist for Best Horror Short Screenplay
- Short. Sweet. Film Fest. 2024 Official Screenplay Selection
- Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest Fall 2023 Honorable Mention
Made with love and horror. 