The official trailer of Nirmal Baby Varghese’s upcoming time-loop horror film ‘Dreadful Chapters’ was released. The spine-chilling trailer was released on Casablanca Film Factory’s YouTube channel on Independence Day. “Dreadful Chapters” promises to deliver an intensely spooky cinematic experience.
The film has already garnered attention at several international film festivals. ‘Dreadful Chapters’ won the Best Feature Film at Festivus Film Fest (Canada) and was named Best Experimental Film at the Hollywood Gold Awards in Los Angeles. Jeffin Joseph won the Best Actor award at the Ideal International Film Festival in Maharashtra. The film won three awards at the Reels International Film Festival namely Best Horror Film, Best Cinematographer & Best Supporting Actor (Nibin Stany). The film was also selected for the Kalaburagi International Film Festival 2024.
Film produced by Baby Chaitanya and Nirmal Baby under the banner of Casablanca Film Factory in association with Vivid Frames. According to the director, the film will follow a group of friends trapped in a nightmarish time loop, forced to relive the same horrific experiences over and over again. Apart from Malayalam, this horror thriller will soon be released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.
Leading the film’s cast are Jeffin Joseph, Varun Ravindran, Arya Krishnan, Shyam Salash, Nibin Stany and Lasya Balakrishnan. For director Nirmal Baby Varghese, “Dreadful Chapters” marks his second spine-tingling horror feature following “Vazhiye”, Kerala’s first found footage horror flick. Nirmal is known for his award-winning documentary “Thariode” and is currently adapting it into a period feature titled “Thariode: The Lost City” starring international artists.
The crew behind “Dreadful Chapters” includes cinematographer Midhun Eravil. The director himself handles the editing and director of audiography. Second unit cinematography: Shobin Francis. Jeese Joseph is the project designer and Arun Kumar Panayal and Saran Kumar Bare are the associate directors. Final mixing: Justine Joseph. Ranjith A is the art director and Sidharth Periyadath is camera associate. Still photography: M E Photography, Social media promotion: Infotainment Reels.
Trailer link: https://youtu.be/iro2w-1_3zE
