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The Dead Place (2026)
Troubled high school senior Isaac is plagued by visions of the dead. This causes friction in his family and makes him an outcast at school. His only friend Katharine is obsessed with the paranormal and tries desperately to help him, but a ‘New Kid’ pushes him to give in to the demon trying to burrow its way inside him. As he is consumed by the evil feeding off the dead souls that haunt him, Katharine is the only one that stands between Isaac and his darker impulses. To satisfy the bloodlust of the demon that dwells within him.
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Troubled high school senior Isaac is plagued by visions of the dead. This causes friction in his family and makes him an outcast at school. His only friend Katharine is obsessed with the paranormal and tries desperately to help him, but a ‘New Kid’ pushes him to give in to the demon trying to burrow its way inside him. As he is consumed by the evil feeding off the dead souls that haunt him, Katharine is the only one that stands between Isaac and his darker impulses. To satisfy the bloodlust of the demon that dwells within him.
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Genre:Horror
Written By:Michael Pickle
In Theaters:6/10/2026
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Horror Show Pictures
Cast
Michael Pickle
Director
Idris Veliu
Isaac Stecker
David Howard Thornton
The New Kid
Bill Oberst Jr.
The Entity
Angel Nichole Bradford
Carla Gregory
Suziey Block
Ruth Stecker
Eliot
Dr. Brynne
Beatrice Boepple
Grandma Mandy
Lexi Graves
Katharine Linderbrook
Aaron Lyons
John Stecker
Kerry McGuire
Nurse McGuire
Kelsey Livengood
Miss Briar
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