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In the tradition of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Last House on the Left, four teens venture on
a roadtrip to visit family on their vacation. While driving, they are sidetracked and eventually lost in an unknown town.
Looking for help, they are trapped inside a broken down house by a clown masked killer and tortured. Now with time against
them they must learn to put their differences aside and try to survive their night at Dead House.
Dead House is the first feature film by Shattered Dreams Productions. Primarily a horror/suspense
driven company, Dead House began filming on May 15 2004 and ended in late September. Independently formed and finianced, the
project had been in development since 2003 from which the script and title underwent constant change. Originally titled "No
Face" the film was intended to be almost 80% different from the current storyline as it was intended to be totally original.
Producers and Writers Pablo Maysonet IV and Brian Rivera decided to cut away from an original storyline due to budget limitations
and a growing deadline. Original the film was slated to begin production in October 2003 and by September 2003 the script
wasn't even 25% finished. After numerous brainstorms they decided to go about the script in a classic way. A big fan of films
such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead and Last House on the Left, Pablo realized the best way to make their first feature
film without too much risk was to follow the original formula and thus DeadHouse was born, a tribute to classic 80 horror
films. With a script then completed, casting was set in March and by late April, only three weeks away from principal
photography, the cast was set. Real life sisters Tracey and Cara Dalton were to play on screen sisters Lisa and Christina.
Anthony Carvalho playing the not so sharp but sympathetic Brandon and Shattered Dream's own Brian Rivera as the hitchhiking
friend Seth. The role of Victor was already set for lifetime friend of Pablo, Shaun Israel. It was originally Shaun and Pablo
who had created the on screen characters Kain and Victor. And although their original idea of the two villians had changed
through script development the cast was set and ready for production. By the end of filming, DeadHouse had definately made
it's impact on all cast and crew members, as relationships were destroyed, friendships were ended and most of all stress
had been set. Both Pablo and Brian quoted it the best "DeadHouse was the best and worst thing to ever happen to me"
"The summer of 2004 would always stay burned in my mind forever but we got it done." -Pablo
and Brian CEO's of Shattered Dreams Productions
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