‘Something sinister awaits’
The Final Scream is a 2019 British horror film about an aspiring actress who is desperate to make it in the filmmaking business. However, with a number of recent rejections she begins to second doubt herself. That is until she receives a callback for a horror movie…
Written and directed by Scott Jeffrey (Clown Doll; The Bad Nun; writer of The House on Elm Lake; Unhinged; Fox Trap; et al). Also known as Callback and The Deadly Callback
The Proportion Productions movie stars Kate Lister (Curse of the Scarecrow; Mandy the Haunted Doll; Unhinged; Fox Trap), Marc Ozall, Becca Hirani, Cassandra French, Tiffany-Ellen Robinson and Denese Ricketts.
Excited, and feeling it is her moment, Kia accepts the invitation, and upon arriving at the isolated house, she meets the director and his crew who are to film her audition workshop that weekend as a part of the “behind the scenes footage”.
However, soon, Kia will learn that she has already been cast, and the filmmakers aren’t recording “behind the scenes”, and she has found herself on the movie set of a snuff film where her life will literally become that of a horror film…
Reviews:
“The Final Scream works not only because it has great performances but also it has a really good script which peels back the lens to show life on a low-budget film set, and which tricks the viewer into discerning which performances are “real” and which are “for the camera”. Flash Bang Film Review
“Thankfully writer/director Scott Jeffrey manages to rein the film back in for the final 20 minutes, bringing this one to a decent, if not truly successful, close. My only gripe? A bigger budget would’ve allowed for the necessary effects set-pieces this film needs to raise it above others of this ilk. The story was there…” Nerdly
Release:
The Final Scream is available via digital platforms such as Amazon.
Choice dialogue:
Kia Anderson: “It’s isolated, it’s exactly what you’d expect for a horror film'”
Cast and characters:
Kate Lister … Kia Anderson
Marc Ozall … Tim
Becca Hirani … Reese
Cassandra French … Ruth
Tiffany-Ellen Robinson … Harley
Denese Ricketts … Beverly
Claire-Maria Fox … Jade
Sian Crisp … Janice
Louisa Warren … Sue
Keely Cat Wells … Auditionee
Tommy Vilés … Mark
Johanna Thea … Skye
Eirini Mo … Auditionee
Kate Lush … Auditionee
Leila Kotori … Auditionee
Film Facts:
Features brief clips from Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922).
Trailer:
Full film free to watch online:
