WORLD PREMIERE
Babysitting can be a real nightmare, especially for Helen, who’s responsible for young Lucas on the night when he disappears—possibly at the hands of an infamous supernatural serial killer who, as legend has it, eats children’s eyes in order to keep his vision. Helen’s only option? Enter the dark, creepy woods where the mythical “Child Eater” lives and try to save Lucas. Merging the babysitter set-up with a fresh monster mythology, Icelandic writer-director Erlingur Thoroddson’s debut takes elements from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN and Wes Craven’s A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET to introduce horror fans to a brand-new kind of monster.
Cast: Cait Bliss, Colin Critchley, Jason Martin, Dave Klasko, Brandon Smalls, James Wilcox, Melinda Chilton, Kara Durrett, Andrew Kaempfer
Director/Screenwriter: Erlingur Thoroddsen
Producer: Perri Nemiroff, Luke Spears
Cinematography: John Wakayama Carey
Year: 2016
Length: 82 Minutes
Country: USA, Iceland
Language: English
Director Bio
Erlingur Thoroddsen is an award winning writer and director born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. He is a recent graduate from Columbia University's MFA Film Directing Program. He is currently in post production of his second feature film, RÖKKUR, which was filmed in Iceland in the spring of 2016.
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