What’s better than a horror icon signing up to star in your new movie? Two horror icons signing up to star in your movie! Just ask director K. Asher Levin, whose The Possession at Gladstone Manor is currently filming in Kansas City with both Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, Jakob’s Wife) and Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise).
And that’s not all! Crampton and Shaye are joined by a number of other talented performers, including Caylee Cowan (Hypnotic), Jesse Metcalf (John Tucker Must Die), Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning), Darren Weiss (Inside Man), and William Mapother (Blackhat). That’s a formidable cast, and they’ll all be working from a script co-written by Levin and Danny Matier (The Unborn).
So, what’s The Possession at Gladstone Manor about? We’re glad you asked!
“When Jamie Black discovers her mother has gone missing in THE POSSESSION AT GLADSTONE MANOR, she resolves to investigate by applying for the same job her mother held at Gladstone Manor. Jamie soon finds evidence that her mother isn’t the only missing person, and that she may be dealing with sinister forces beyond this world. Desperate, she enlists the help of her brothers – Rupert and Chris – and Sam (Chris’ fiancée): all of whom are professional criminals and former marines. Once Jamie arrives at the house, she is immediately greeted by a mysterious and evil Nurse, and soon realizes the residents of Gladstone Manor are an enemy like no other, with a dark power she’s never faced. Trapped in the house, she must rely on her brothers and future sister-in-law to save her.”
Says director Levin:
“I couldn’t be more excited to work with this amazing cast and my wonderful producing partners. Together we plan to create new nightmares that would make Wes Craven proud.”
It’s always a treat seeing FANGORIA correspondent Barbara Crampton in a new movie, and she’s been on quite the hot streak lately: 2021 saw her starring in Travis Stevens’ Jakob’s Wife, and last year she headlined Joe Lynch’s bonkers Lovecraft riff, Suitable Flesh, and appeared in Larry Fessenden’s werewolf-centric Blackout. It will be very exciting to see her and Shaye sharing the screen, and we look forward to learning more about The Possession at Gladstone Manor as further updates become available.
With production already well underway, we suspect that we’ll be hearing more about this one sooner rather than later. Stay tuned for those updates, folks!
