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Indie Horror ‘Silhouette’ Now On Amazon And Tubi

From writer-director-producer Mitch McLeod (Staring Back) comes the haunting film Silhouette. In the trailer, a couple’s dream of a new life becomes a terrifying nightmare. Silhouettecenters on Jack and Amanda Harms who, after the passing of their young daughter, set out into seclusion to begin their lives anew. Quickly upon their arrival, things go awry when the sins of their past come back to haunt them. April Hartman, Tom Zembrod, Jessica Dawn Willis, and Savannah Solsbery star. Filmed in Dallas, TX for a modest budget of $25,000, the film made its debut at the Bare Bones International Independent Music and Film Festival in Muskogee, OK, and won Best Actress (April Hartman), Best Horror Feature, and Best of Fest. Horror Fuel’s Dan XII had this to say about the film in his 5 out of 5 review: Silhouette works both as family drama and ghost story, and presents a fine slow-burn terror tale that will appeal to fans of more sedate

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2020
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Movie Review: Silhouette (2019)

Jack and Amanda Harms (Tom Zembrod and April Hartman respectively) are dealin’ with that ultimate fright flick family buzzkill; a dead kid…namely their young daughter. As is often the case in films like this, the couple haul ass to the most secluded spot they can find and move into a seemingly nice abode (which of course is anything but). Of course that tyke won’t stay dead and soon begins appearing to our heroes which increases their marital woes roughly a billionity (it’s a real number) percent! What is this kreepy kid’s endgame, and will our protagonists make it long enough with their sanity intact to find out? Writer/Director Mitch McLeod has worked a bit of magic with Silhouette; while the flick is definitely well-stepped in horror biz tropes tried and true; his film is elevated by a stellar cast and a keen visual sense. Tom Zembrod and April Hartman really knock it out of the putrid park as the troubled

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DanXIII
Jun 1, 2019
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A Couple’s Dream Becomes A Nightmare In The Trailer For ‘Silhouette’

From writer-director-producer Mitch McLeod (Staring Back) comes the haunting film Silhouette. In the trailer, a couple’s dream of a new life becomes a terrifying nightmare. Silhouette centers on Jack and Amanda Harms who, after the passing of their young daughter, set out into seclusion to begin their lives anew. Quickly upon their arrival, things go awry when the sins of their past come back to haunt them. April Hartman, Tom Zembrod, Jessica Dawn Willis, and Savannah Solsbery star. Filmed in Dallas, TX for a modest budget of $25,000, the film made its debut at the Bare Bones International Independent Music and Film Festival in Muskogee, OK and won Best Actress (April Hartman), Best Horror Feature, and Best of Fest.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2019

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Indie Horror ‘Silhouette’ Now On Amazon And Tubi

From writer-director-producer Mitch McLeod (Staring Back) comes the haunting film Silhouette. In the trailer, a couple’s dream of a new life becomes a terrifying nightmare. Silhouettecenters on Jack and Amanda Harms who, after the passing of their young daughter, set out into seclusion to begin their lives anew. Quickly upon their arrival, things go awry when the sins of their past come back to haunt them. April Hartman, Tom Zembrod, Jessica Dawn Willis, and Savannah Solsbery star. Filmed in Dallas, TX for a modest budget of $25,000, the film made its debut at the Bare Bones International Independent Music and Film Festival in Muskogee, OK, and won Best Actress (April Hartman), Best Horror Feature, and Best of Fest. Horror Fuel’s Dan XII had this to say about the film in his 5 out of 5 review: Silhouette works both as family drama and ghost story, and presents a fine slow-burn terror tale that will appeal to fans of more sedate

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Silhouette (2019)

Jack and Amanda Harms (Tom Zembrod and April Hartman respectively) are dealin’ with that ultimate fright flick family buzzkill; a dead kid…namely their young daughter. As is often the case in films like this, the couple haul ass to the most secluded spot they can find and move into a seemingly nice abode (which of course is anything but). Of course that tyke won’t stay dead and soon begins appearing to our heroes which increases their marital woes roughly a billionity (it’s a real number) percent! What is this kreepy kid’s endgame, and will our protagonists make it long enough with their sanity intact to find out? Writer/Director Mitch McLeod has worked a bit of magic with Silhouette; while the flick is definitely well-stepped in horror biz tropes tried and true; his film is elevated by a stellar cast and a keen visual sense. Tom Zembrod and April Hartman really knock it out of the putrid park as the troubled

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DanXIII
Jun 1, 2019
Horror Fuel

A Couple’s Dream Becomes A Nightmare In The Trailer For ‘Silhouette’

From writer-director-producer Mitch McLeod (Staring Back) comes the haunting film Silhouette. In the trailer, a couple’s dream of a new life becomes a terrifying nightmare. Silhouette centers on Jack and Amanda Harms who, after the passing of their young daughter, set out into seclusion to begin their lives anew. Quickly upon their arrival, things go awry when the sins of their past come back to haunt them. April Hartman, Tom Zembrod, Jessica Dawn Willis, and Savannah Solsbery star. Filmed in Dallas, TX for a modest budget of $25,000, the film made its debut at the Bare Bones International Independent Music and Film Festival in Muskogee, OK and won Best Actress (April Hartman), Best Horror Feature, and Best of Fest.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2019