Black Mold (film)

Black Mold is a 2023 American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by John Pata.[1][2] It stars Agnes Albright and Andrew Bailes as a pair of photographers who, while exploring an abandoned building, encounter a squatter (Jeremy Holm) who causes one of the photographers' traumatic memories of her father to resurface.[1][3]

Black Mold
Promotional release poster
Directed byJohn Pata
Written byJohn Pata
Starring
  • Agnes Albright
  • Andrew Bailes
  • Caito Aase
  • Jeremy Holm
Production
companies
  • Head Trauma Productions
  • The Line Film Company
  • Shatterglass Pictures
Release date
  • April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15) (Panic Fest)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Black Mold premiered at the 10th Panic Fest on April 15, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][3]

Cast
  • Agnes Albright as Brooke Konrad[3]
  • Andrew Bailes as Tanner Behlman[3]
  • Jeremy Holm as The Man Upstairs[3]
  • Caito Aase[2]

Production

Writing and development

Writer-director John Pata conceived the idea for Black Mold in 2016 while exploring a dilapidated house.[4] At the time, Pata was struggling with depression; he wrote a brief outline for the film, revisiting it and developing it in late 2020, after having attended therapy for his mental health struggles.[4]

Filming

Shooting began in March 2022 in central Illinois, and lasted for about one month.[2][4]

Release

Black Mold premiered at the 10th Panic Fest on April 15, 2023, at the Screenland Armour theater in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][3] The film screened at FrightFest in London, England, on 25 August 2023.[5]

Reception

Grace Detwiler of Rue Morgue commended the film for its direction, cinematography, and production design, but criticized its characterization, as well as the execution of its themes.[1] However, Detwiler noted that, "the scares offered up by the film's final third are worthy of the first two acts' slow burn ... when the slow-growing tension finally comes to a head".[1]

References
  1. Detwiler, Grace (April 17, 2023). "Panic Fest '23 Movie Review: World Premiere "Black Mold" Will Grow on You". Rue Morgue. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. Melanson, Angel (March 3, 2022). "Exclusive: The Team Behind The Stylist Begins Photography On New Thriller Black Mold". Fangoria. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. Squires, John (April 13, 2023). "The 'Black Mold' Spreads to Panic Fest This Weekend; Watch an Exclusive Clip Here". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  4. Melanson, Angel (April 13, 2023). "Don't Panic: Black Mold Is Coming To Kansas City". Fangoria. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  5. Gingold, Michael (August 22, 2023). "Exclusive Trailer Reveals a Killer "Black Mold" Problem". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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