Free to a Bad Home is a 2023 American horror anthology in which the lives of three strangers are changed by cursed objects and those that spread them.
Written, directed and executive produced by Kameron Hale and Scott Hale (Entropy).
The HaleHouse Productions movie stars Miranda Nieman, Hayley Sunshine, Jake C. Young, Benjamin Paul Rigney, Tyler McGraw, Roni Locke, Olivia Rose Barrell, Olivia Dennis and Katelyn Nevin.
Reviews:
“Featuring solid performances from Miranda Nieman, Jake C. Young, Olivia Dennis, Hayley Sunshine, and Roni Locke, directors Scott and Kameron Hale take grief and possession to task, elevating the horror genre with an unmatched narrative process, heightening our senses as three stories are seamlessly woven together, with “Julia” being the trippiest one thanks to the hallucinogenic backgrounds…” 4 out of 5 stars, Reel Reviews
“A pretty cool anthology of a trio of loosely connected stories that’s really deceiving in its slow-burn approach to horror, as it very gradually moves from down-to-earth shocker (especially the first story) into more and more disturbing material, with an utterly creepy finale. All of this is achieved with a story and atmosphere-centered directorial effort as well as a very cleverly structured screenplay…” Search My Trash
“Once we get an explanation for the cursed items the idea is somewhat interesting, but by that point, the film is almost over and nothing was really done with the idea. The items just pass along from person to person like any other cursed object […] Free to a Bad Home is almost entirely scenes of people walking and talking.” 1 out of 5 stars, Voices from the Balcony
Directors Scott and Kameron Hale’s statement:
“Ever since watching classic horror movies, such as Night of the Living Dead and Halloween, at far too young of an age, we have always had an unshakeable love and obsession with film, but especially horror. In our opinion, it is the most flexible, creative, and honest subgenre, and it affords those who embrace it an opportunity to tell stories that tap into every aspect of the human experience.
We have always wanted to write, produce, and direct films. Now, we are fortunate enough to be in a place in our lives to make that a possibility. Our film, Entropy, was our first foray into filmmaking, and it was shortly after wrapping production that Kameron began thinking about our next project – Free to a Bad Home. What began as a short film about grief and possession quickly became a smaller whole of a larger narrative about cursed objects passed down through the generations, to be used as gateways for cruel spirits who revel in suffering. Telling the story in an anthology format just made sense, and it gave us an opportunity to explore how to stretch the format while also staying true to it. Regardless of budget and time, it is always our goal to challenge ourselves and we loved the idea of creating an anthology with a singular vision that used seemingly disconnected-but-actually-strongly-linked stories that subtly form what amounts to an origin story for our villainess.
Free to a Bad Home wasn’t the next feature we had planned – that one awaits a larger budget – but it was, in retrospect, the next logical step in our career. With our skills refined, our cast expanded, and our ambitions greater than ever, Free to a Bad Home, like the cursed objects in the film, found us and changed us, and now we’re ready to unleash it onto an unsuspecting world.”
Release:
Free to a Bad Home will be released on Digital by Terror Films on February 17, 2023.
Trailer:
Filming locations:
Ohio
Technical specs:
1 hour 20 minutes
Aspect ratio: 2.35: 1
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