When Mike Flanagan signs onto a debut horror film as an executive producer, that’s going to make genre fans sit up and take notice. Shelby Oaks hits theaters in October, and not only does writer-director Chris Stuckmann have Flanagan’s stamp of approval, but he also now has an excellently chilling first trailer to further entice spooky-cinema junkies.
Using what looks to be a blend of narrative and found footage, not to mention true crime and ghostly terrors, Shelby Oaks follows Mia (Camille Sullivan) on her increasingly disturbing search for her missing sister—who we see poking around an abandoned, supposedly haunted town as part of a paranormal investigation. It’s a mystery that Mia’s determined to solve, even as all signs seem to indicate she should stay as far away from Shelby Oaks as possible.
Distributor Neon is doing a little bit of Longlegs-style finessing with its marketing, releasing a series of teaser posters that are both alarmingly enigmatic and undeniably full of dread:
The rest of the cast includes Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, and the legendary Keith David. Shelby Oaks, which marks the debut of film critic turned filmmaker Stuckmann, had its premiere at last year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. It hits theaters October 3.
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