Michael Rooker's Pennhurst to Shoot in a Real, Haunted, Psychiatric Hospital

This is a story which came out earlier this weekend on an independent production called Pennhurst; it is worth repeating. Michael Rooker (Atlantis Down) will direct his first feature while starring with Beverley Mitchell (Saw II) and Haylie Duff ("Fear Island"). The film has been budgeted at 100K, with Primary Pictures anchoring the project. The film is in the early stages, but a concept poster can be seen left along with an official website below (Bloody Disgusting).

The synopsis for Pennhurst:

"For decades, Pennhurst psychiatric hospital has been haunted by turbulent supernatural forces. When a local TV show embarks on a mission to capture this paranormal activity, they discover something completely unexpected. As restless souls from the past torment the crew members, they fear for their lives as one by one they are gruesomely murdered. In a surprising revelation, they discover something more terrifying than ghosts is responsible.

A suspenseful nail-biting thriller about how certain things are better off left a mystery" (Bloody).

Release Date: 2011.

Director: Michael Rooker.

Writer: Joe Nelms, and Sue Bailey.

Cast: Amanda Dunn, J. LaRose, Robb Pruitt, Jimmy Palumbo, and Michael McKiddy.

The film's homepage:

Pennhurst's Official Website

Sources:

Pennhurst at Bloody Disgusting

More Michael Rooker in horror (Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Freeway Killer). The Freeway Killer has been reviewed (here):





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