⛏️👹 NEW EPISODE!

Today on Too Opinionated, we head deep beneath the Appalachian mountains with writer/director Daniel Byers to discuss his new West Virginia-rooted horror film, Dark Hollow!

When a nightmarish monster emerges from an Appalachian coal mine, a young mother must venture into the darkness to protect her family and save her missing husband.

Inspired by Daniel's upbringing in West Virginia, Dark Hollow blends Southern Gothic storytelling, Appalachian folklore, practical creature effects and cutting-edge filmmaking technology.

🎬 Daniel's horror screenplay PARADISE won a jury award at the 2023 Austin Film Festival, helping pave the way for his filmmaking career.

We talk:

👹 Creating the monster and mythology of Dark Hollow
⛏️ Filming inside a real Appalachian coal mine
🩸 Practical creature effects, blood and gore
🎥 Virtual production and hundreds of visual effects
🏔️ Bringing authentic West Virginia stories to horror
🎬 His directorial debut Eradication, released on Tubi
🏆 His award-winning screenplay PARADISE
🌎 Documentary adventures across 60+ countries
🦅 Aguilucho: Dance of the Harpy Eagle
🎓 Columbia University's MFA film program
🔥 Building Dark Tower Films and Skyship Films

From tracking wildlife in remote jungles to unleashing monsters beneath Appalachia, Daniel Byers knows how to find extraordinary stories in extraordinary places!

📲 RENT DARK HOLLOW:
Prime Video: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0G8ZCULZ45P9LKL0D0NJZDYGNR

Other platforms: https://brainmedia.com/catalog/films/item/dark-hollow

🎟️ WEST VIRGINIA SCREENINGS:

📍 Charleston – Oct. 7 & 14 | Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema
https://wviff.org/movies/dark-hollow/

📍 Buckhannon – Oct. 13 | Colonial Arts Center,
📍 Pendleton County – Oct. 16 | Warner's Drive-In
📍 Beckley – Oct. 17 | Marquee
📍 Huntington – Oct. 18, 7 PM | Foundry Theater + Daniel Byers Q&A
https://www.foundrytheater.org/event-details/dark-hollow-film-screening

Roadshow updates: https://darktowerfilms.com/darkhollow

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