The latest project from British writer/director Scott Lyus, Black Mass, has gotten off to a flying start on its Kickstarter campaign, raising nearly a quarter of its goal within two days. Lyus is responsible for the festival hits Silently Within Your Shadow and Echoes of the Passed, which won Best Short at the 2018 STARBURST MediaCity Festival.
Black Mass is a dark and atmospheric story about a demonic presence that haunts a bereaved Father and his two adopted daughters. The film promises to be Lyus’ most ambitious project to date, and he has assembled an incredible cast and crew to bring it to life.
“Black Mass is a film that is born out of my own personal battle with depression and the depths it has taken me to,” he said, “For me, it has been the darkest and scariest period of my life, and while it’s a battle I still suffer with, it’s something I’m ready to be open about and help shine a light on. The story is a passionate take on a very tough subject and I don’t want to shy away from or sugarcoat what people with depression go through and horror is the perfect genre to explore that story. I promise Black Mass will be the scariest and darkest film I have ever made.”
The film also boasts one hell of a cast, with Johnny Vivash, Charlie Bond, and Sophia Eleni stepping in front of the camera to bring this terrifying gothic horror to life.
Johnny has featured in multiple award-winning productions such as Book of Monsters, Charismata and The Creature Below. Charlie has been a stalwart of British indie films, having appeared in The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan, Hellraiser, and King Lear. With Sophia most well known for her roles in American television series Tyrant and romantic comedy feature Finding Fatimah, as well as upcoming TV mini-series Whatever After.
The film will be produced by both Lyus and the production arm of The London Horror Society; with Director of Photography Neal Parsons, who was part of the crew behind 2017’s Oscar-winning short film A Silent Child behind the camera and musician Mitch Bain creating a unique and spine-tingling score.
The film is being funded by a mix of personal investment and crowdfunding, with the Kickstarter campaign now live. The team has got off to an amazing start; as well as raising over 20% of the total, it has risen to the No.1 horror film project on Kickstarter in less than 3 days, but there’s a long way to go. Be it a like, a share or a donation, you’re invited to join the team and help bring an original and unique horror story to life. And there’s plenty of awesome perks available too.
This is one horror project you don’t want to miss. Darkness is Coming horror fans.
Check out the Kickstarter page now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scottlyus/black-mass-a-gothic-horror-film
