Lost Story Studio begins preproduction on THANKFUL

In conjunction with Super Tough Films, Lost Story Studios has started preproduction on the film version of the published short story THANKFUL.

The film stars Leeko McKinney and Nate Boreiko as two long time friends attempting to unravel a horrifying mystery two decades old. The film reunites the buddy duo from the film Sick and the Dead and marks the first movie produced by Lost Story Studio under the STF umbrella. The film features creature designs by artist Chris Moreno and effects by End is Nigh studio.

Presented here is an excerpt from the original short:

It was then the dogs began to bark.
Sean quickly headed for the door, imagining the boys had seen a rogue squirrel or some brave fox. He hoped it wasn’t some unlicensed campers out this far without a permit. As sole Park Service Forest Ranger for two thousand square miles of woodland here in Garywayne, Virginia he was on call 24/7. In the past two years on the job he’d rarely had any real emergencies, but the cell phone or ham radio sometimes brought him back out in search of poachers or the occasional lost camper. Sean had stumbled upon kids screwing around in the woods without permission before but hoped that was not the case tonight. The dogs were friendly, but fiercely protective and out here, this time of night, he did not mind. The cool, March breeze touched his face as he ventured out onto the stoop. The dogs were nowhere to be seen. More ominous, they had ceased barking.
“JASPER, BLU!” he called out, channeling his best John Wayne and dropping his voice to its maximum bass. “WHATCHA GOT, BOYS?”
The wind picked up and his ears strained, but only the dead leaves stirred.
“JASPER! BLU!” he tried again. “COME ON!”
This time, he heard something as his vision sharpened and his pupils adjusted to the darkness. There. Right at the tree line. Sean tensed, wondering if he should have gotten the gun from the mantle. Then the dogs were there, panting and wagging, tromping out of the foliage.
“Fuck,” he hissed, slightly pissed at his own fear, but grateful to see the boys. “Jasper, Blu, come on!” he yelled, more playful this round.
“jasper, blu, come on,” whispered a voice from deep in the woods.

Sean froze. He questioned what he had heard. He might not have believed it at all if not for the dogs. They had stopped and turned around, confused.

In a much softer but terse voice, Sean called, “Come ‘ere, boys…its okay.”

Before they could react, the voice rasped, “come on boys, its okay.”

It put every hair on Sean’s body at end. It was a female voice, high in tone. But there was something beneath it. A low harmony, almost. Something old…wet.

Read the entire story that inspired the movie in the book PULP EMPIRE available here:

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/pulp-empire-volume-one/10254825