Stars: Annie Heise, Tristan Thomas, Brytnee Ratledge, Trevor Donovan, Gianna Gallegos Brady Bauer, Esodie Geiger, Kurt Kubicek, Micah McNeil Elizabeth Saydah, Luke Valley | Written by Chris Lamont, Joe Russo | Directed by Joe Russo
Now I wouldn’t typically review a Lifetime movie but… but… this particular film – The Au Pair Nightmare – is the feature debut of Joe Russo, the producer of the film Nightmare Cinema and a director whose short films have appeared on the likes of Crypt TV and Alter, as well as having his horror short Take-Out featured in the horror anthology Dark Deadly & Dreadful.
So we have a director who has mainly focused on the horror genre directing a film about an au pair. So far so huh? But then comes the films synopsis: “Trying to leave behind the memories of her fiancé, Taylor becomes an au pair for an out-of-state couple and their 8-year old daughter...
Now I wouldn’t typically review a Lifetime movie but… but… this particular film – The Au Pair Nightmare – is the feature debut of Joe Russo, the producer of the film Nightmare Cinema and a director whose short films have appeared on the likes of Crypt TV and Alter, as well as having his horror short Take-Out featured in the horror anthology Dark Deadly & Dreadful.
So we have a director who has mainly focused on the horror genre directing a film about an au pair. So far so huh? But then comes the films synopsis: “Trying to leave behind the memories of her fiancé, Taylor becomes an au pair for an out-of-state couple and their 8-year old daughter...
- 5/27/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Feeling stressed out this holiday season? You're not alone. In the short film Midnight Clear (directed by Nightmare Cinema producer Joe Russo), a woman can't shake the feeling that something is horribly wrong, lending a palpable sense of unease to her family's seemingly perfect (maybe too perfect) Christmas celebration.
You can watch Midnight Clear in its entirety below (you might even view your own holiday parties a little differently after watching it), and we also have the short film's official synopsis and a brief background on Russo:
"Playing off a universal socio-political fear, Midnight Clear preys on something lurking in the back of every American’s mind, made all the more frightening by taking place on the day when our guard is down — Christmas."
"Joe Russo is the producer of the upcoming horror anthology feature, Nightmare Cinema, and the critically acclaimed horror podcast, Post Mortem with Mick Garris. In February...
You can watch Midnight Clear in its entirety below (you might even view your own holiday parties a little differently after watching it), and we also have the short film's official synopsis and a brief background on Russo:
"Playing off a universal socio-political fear, Midnight Clear preys on something lurking in the back of every American’s mind, made all the more frightening by taking place on the day when our guard is down — Christmas."
"Joe Russo is the producer of the upcoming horror anthology feature, Nightmare Cinema, and the critically acclaimed horror podcast, Post Mortem with Mick Garris. In February...
- 12/22/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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