New York, NY (Top40 Charts) "Flat-out intense, sinister, and chill-inducing"
While still marketing the theatrical release of his debut feature film Pickings, filmmaker
Usher Morgan teamed up with his producing partner Katie Vincent, as well as actors Elyse Price,
Julie Reifers,
Nicole Michele Guilbault, Joel Bernard, and Mary Ann Siwek, to bring to life a claustrophobic nightmare. The story follows Macy Nash, who wakes up after nearly drowning in the tub to find herself locked inside a dark and eerie bathroom. Things quickly go from bad to worse as she realizes that there's "something else" in the room with her.
An impressive festival tour gave Trapped Inside over 30 Best Short Horror nominations, as well as the Best Horror Short award at the New York Short Film Festival in 2018, The Chaney Award at the 2018 Flint Fright Night, and Best Horror at the Next Level International Film Festival.
Brian Penn with the UK Film Review writes, "This is how a horror film should be made!" and Jolly Moel with ScreenCritix adds, "What
Morgan has been able to do is commit an act of emotional terrorism on his audience, and in doing so, has ended up making one of the best short horror films of the year."
Trapped Inside is now available for streaming online: https://www.trappedinsidefilm.com
Direct YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s-MORIhrhk
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7mVaNZqmA
Press page: https://www.darkpassagefilms.com/trappedinside-epk
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5794082/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_5
Reviews:
"Trapped Inside is very good at being scary and excels at being unsettling. What
Morgan has been able to do is commit an act of emotional terrorism on his audience, and in doing so, has ended up making one of the best short horror films of the year." ~ ScreenCritix
"I rarely scare that easily watching a horror flick, but this sent a distinct shiver up, down and around my spine." ~ UK Film Review
"Trapped Inside is a formidably striking example of indie horror that once more demonstrates buckets of blood are not at all required to send that purposeful chill down the spine, raise the hairs on your neck, and drive home its well-crafted journey into overt unease with a cleverly orchestrated viewpoint." ~ One Film Fan
Usher Morgan is an award-winning screenwriter, film director, producer, and studio executive residing in New York City. His debut comedy short Prego went viral on YouTube, amassing more than 1 million views in its first year. His first feature film Pickings was released to wide acclaim and received a limited theatrical release via AMC Independent in March of 2018. The Los Angeles Times calls
Usher Morgan "a talent to watch." The 405 listed Pickings in its "Top 18 films of 2018" list.
Dark Passage Films is an independent film production and distribution company located in New York City. Our company engages in the development, financing, production, distribution, and marketing of independent motion pictures, short films, and documentaries. Previous productions include the feature film Pickings, Prego, Trapped Inside, Fine Dining, and the upcoming film HomeBound.
