Horror Movie News Report
Bridgette Wrona and the Whisper Creek Murders has wrapped production, according to Rue Morgue, which also published exclusive “crime scene” photos from the film’s fictional Flower King murders.
The project is the first feature from Texas-based studio Little Spark Films. Mary Beth McAndrews, who directed Bystanders, helmed the movie from a screenplay by Preston Fassel. The story is based on a concept by Cameron Hazelwood.
Amanda Huerta leads the cast as Bridgette Wrona, a 20-something investigator and host of the true-crime podcast “Hot Coffee, Cold Cases.” Her latest case takes her to Whisper Creek, a remote East Texas town where a serial killer known as the Flower King has reportedly resurfaced. As Bridgette investigates, memories of her own rural past complicate her search for answers in a community where anyone could be involved.
The film is described as a YA mystery and “gateway horror” project. Its cast also includes Lisa Gaye, Kelli Maroney, Alexandra Broussard and Larissa Dali, who produced the feature with Catalina Querida.
Set photographer Alex Dominguez explained to Rue Morgue that the production’s Polaroid-style images were created through a digital-to-analog-to-digital process. The photographs were captured digitally, transferred onto instant film using the Polaroid Lab, and then scanned back into digital form after the prints developed. The process was intended to give the images a vintage 1970s atmosphere.
McAndrews described the movie as a project for viewers who feel different from the world around them, particularly teens interested in true crime and serial-killer stories. She also expressed hope that it could encourage younger audiences to explore genre films.
Fassel said the screenplay was shaped by the YA stories he grew up with and by a desire to create a thoughtful, non-franchise story for its audience. He compared the project’s intended appeal to a teen version of Twin Peaks that parents could use to introduce their daughters to David Lynch.
