Congratulations to Daily-Grindhouse-contributor-of-the-past Preston Fassel on his Movie-Of-The-Future, MARROW, which costars HALLOWEEN IV‘s Danielle Harris and Michael Ironside, among others! Preston wrote the script with two colleagues, one of whom stars in the movie and the other of whom is directing. This sounds like a really cool project. Read on to learn more!

Preston Fassel

Legendary genre stars Danielle Harris (the HALLOWEEN franchise) and Michael Ironside (SCANNERS, TOTAL RECALL, STARSHIP TROOPERS) have joined the cast of MARROW, a unique, true-crime inspired horror movie set to begin filming this summer.

Danielle Harris

Michael Ironside

MARROW stars Jessica Dawn Willis (THE WOMAN UNDER THE STAGE) as Jamie Foster, a formerly successful vlogger who attempts to revitalize her career by inviting her stalker onto the show — knowing he may be the serial killer responsible for murdering a string of influencers. Although Jamie’s views go up, she begins to realize more than her life is at stake when the stalker’s identity — and humanity — come into question. Harris costars as Camilla, Jamie’s wealthy — yet ruthless — aunt whose threats to cut funding drive Jamie’s desperation to succeed. Ironside will appear as Dr. Jonathan Myers, a disgraced former psychiatrist who survived a mysterious encounter with Jamie’s stalker in the past.

Jessica Dawn Willis

Mitch McLeod

Marrow will be directed by Mitch McLeod, from a script by McLeod, Willis, and novelist Preston Fassel (Our Lady of the Inferno; Landis: The Story of a Real Man on 42^nd Street). McLeod’s Absentia Pictures will produce, with Carlos Cortez (who also appears in a supporting role) serving as executive producer. McLeod previously helmed 2019’s SILHOUETTE before producing 2023’s THE WOMAN UNDER THE STAGE, which also saw him partner with Willis and Cortez in addition to MARROW co-star Matthew Tompkins (SICARIO).

Says McLeod, “MARROW takes the true accounts of a stalking in small-town Texas in the early 2000s and places it within a modern lens, exploring the world of podcasts America’s oftentimes unsettling fascination with serial killers and true crime podcasts. I’ve never seen the dark side of these explored in film, from both the lens of the audience and those telling these stories, and I want to lean into that in an attempt to understand these dark fascinations held by so many.”

Willis, Tompkins, and Jon Keeyes (THE CLEANUP CREW; BECKY) will also produce. In addition to Harris, Ironside, and Willis, MARROW will see McLeod re-teaming with WOMAN UNDER THE STAGE stars Ashley Spicer and Phil Harrison. Also starring are Abby Joy, Natali Jones, Kristin Payne, Vanessa Sun, Rachel Rice, and Marc Rouse. Filming is scheduled to begin in Broken Bow, Oklahoma in July and wrap before the end of Summer, with second unit filming taking place in Dallas.

Congratulations to Preston and best of luck to the cast and crew!

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Tags: Absentia Pictures, Ashley Spicer, bby Joy, Carlos Cortez, Danielle Harris, Jessica Dawn Willis, Kristin Payne, Marc Rouse, Matthew Tompkins, michael ironside, Movies Of The Future, Natali Jones, Oklahoma, Phil Harrison, Preston Fassel, Rachel Rice, Texas, Vanessa Sun