Boundless and Bare
The second release from the new production company Dreamscape Productions, Round the Decay promises folk horror and practical effects. It follows Kenzie Rodes as she returns to rural Newport’s Valley after her engagement is broken off. However, much worse than heartbreak awaits her in the small tourist town.
The Cast
Victoria Mirrer stars as Kenzie Rodes, in this horror film. Rhodes is a young woman who returns to the sleepy tourist town Newport’s Valley after her engagement is broken off. Mirrer has previously acted in Adam Newman’s projects, playing a leading role in Ice Patrol and Everwinter Night.
Rachel Pizzolato plays the film’s monster, a creature called “the Wrexsoul.” In an interview with Bloody Disgusting, writer and director Adam Newman described it as “inspired by many creatures of film’s past, but the sum equals something fresh and unique.” Pizzolato herself, though only 20, has already made a name for herself as a model, TikTok star, and science communicator: having been a junior MythBuster in MythBusters Jr at only 14 years old.
Also starring in the film is Roger Clark, who video game fans will immediately recognize as the voice of protagonist Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2. Additionally, starring are Melody Kay (Never Ending Story III), and Damien Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night).
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The Crew
The production company behind Round the Decay, Dreamscape Productions, is a relatively young organization, having burst into the indie horror scene on Halloween 2023 with Everwinter Night. Round the Decay is set to release Halloween 2024, alongside another film currently in production, dark comedy Dark Roast.
Dreamscape is the production company of Sean Ward, former US marine and lifelong actor.
Round the Decay is written and directed by Dreamscape Productions’s head of development Adam Newman, who first broke onto the indie horror scene in 2018 with his film Scarlet Cay. Newman was also a writer and director for the studio’s previous film, Everwinter Night.
The film will be using practical effects, and Greg McDougal will be acting as special makeup effects supervisor, whose resume as a prosthetic maker and special effects makeup artist includes The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, The Haunting of Hill House, and The Purge.
The Ancient Inspiration
Round the Decay takes its name from one of Percy Bysshe Shelly’s most famous poems, ‘Ozymandias,’ first published in January 1818. It describes a statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, crumbling and forgotten in the middle of a desert. The title of the film comes directly from the final sentence of the sonnet: “Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, the lone and level sands stretch far away.” The themes explored in the poem include mortality and how time will eventually scrub away everything, and using a title pulled directly from its text may indicate that the Round the Decay will touch upon similar ideas.
Mark your calendars, because Round the Decay will be releasing Halloween 2024 via Dreamscape Productions.
Round the Decay (2024) Official Trailer Courtesy of Dreamscape Productions
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