Campana Pictures And Random Acts to Premiere Horror Film VIRAL
Advanced screenings throughout Chicago begin October 4 at the Music Box Theater.
Campana Pictures and Random Acts will premiere VIRAL, a premiere horror film starring Shannon Leigh Webber (Scary Stories: Dark Web), Jessica Arden Napier (Stranger Things, Halloween Kills), and Jeff Award winner Deanna Reed Foster (Shining Girls, Widows). Advanced screenings throughout Chicago begin October 4 at the Music Box Theater.
When her granddaughter goes missing, Jane (Jeff Award-winner Janet Ulrich Brooks) hires a small team to investigate her disappearance. As more creators disappear, Shannon (Shannon Leigh Webber) and her friends desperately search for answers, confronting their own dark secrets along with a dark force.
Also included in the film are real-life creators Elliot Simmons (@ElliotSimms) and Jillian Gilman (@Zombae.Undead) with a combined following of nearly 10 million. VIRAL marks Jessica Arden Napier's first appearance on screen since her celebrated turns in Stranger Things 4 and Halloween Kills.
Writer Crystal Skillman (Marvel, Adventure Time) returns after collaborating on Scary Stories: Dark Web, which features a cameo from Tony Todd (Candyman). FullTV states the "stellar group of actors...keeps the audience in their chair." Fred's Horror Corner called it "believable mix of Host and VHS" and the Chicago Reader says it sends "the good kind of creepy shiver down your spine."
Other collaborators include Creepy Duck Design (behind posters for recent smash-hits Scream, The Black Phone, and Mandy) and Julane Sullivan with All Dressed Up Costumes. The thrilling climax takes place inside the haunted Campana Factory, now on the National Registry of Historic Places. Additional filming took place in Chicago, New York, and Atlanta.
The expansive ensemble includes Debbie Banos, Daria Koon, Aaron Holland, Marianna Gallegos, Steffen Garcia, Daryn Harrell, Kelsey Jaffer, Kevin O'Connell, Rachel Rodewald, Ashlyn Seehafer, Faiz Siddique, Brian Yager, and more to be announced.
About Random Acts
Random Acts has produced immersive live events in Chicago since 2015, launching audio and video production in 2020. These include Scary Stories Around the Fire, which has reached over 90 countries, along with comedy series Channel 13 and specials like Freak Show Cabaret.
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