Arts & Entertainment

Niles Film Director Planning Horror Film Shoot

Auditions are going on now.


Several mysterious murders occur in the town of Wakerwood, Wisconsin. A local police officer investigates, trying to piece together the puzzle the killer is leaving for him. Will he solve it?

That's the plot of The Wakerwood Butcher, an independent horror film in the works by Niles filmmaker Steve Yasell

He wrote the script along with Dominick Lazzara, who is one of the lead actors, playing the role of the serial killer.

Yasell is holding auditions for casting, and plans to shoot for 10 to 15 days in a heavily wooded area in Burlington, Wisc.

He has listed his project on hauntnav.com, seeking $10,000 in funding for production costs. 

Yasell, who graduated with a B.A. in film this year from Columbia College Chicago, also made a feature called The Man, which was screened at Big Cinemas in Niles. 

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