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Logline

When the body of a demon appears in their backyard, three friends decide to monetize the spectacle — only to unwittingly set loose a deadly cult on the neighborhood.

Synopsis

Jeanie arrives home with her late father’s ashes. The same morning, her brother Jack notices something strange in their shared backyard, and after looking closer realizes it is the body of a supernatural, demonic creature. With their other roommate Sophie, they call the police, who take the body but don’t seem to care.

A story about the demon is published, leading to public interest in their house. Jeanie, Jack, and Sophie decide to advertise house tours, where they dramatically embellish the story of finding the demon. Jeanie is opposed to this and begins spiraling, convinced the demon is somehow connected to her and Jack’s recently deceased father, and that its evil presence might still be lingering. Meanwhile, things go missing in their house, and tour guests are acting odd. More and more people show up to the tours wearing all black.

Things come to a breaking point when Jeanie sees a suspicious man at the end of their driveway, and follows several black-clad tour guests to where they are staying, at a house down the street. She confronts Jack during a tour, and the three of them agree to stop, after just one event where they will charge an entrance fee.

But endings are never as simple as they seem, and Jeanie, Jack, and Sophie have set things into motion they can’t undo. Is it the demon haunting them, or something else, something getting closer in the neighborhood?
 

Meet the Filmmakers

Emily Odion — Writer/Director
Emily Odion is a published short story author, filmmaker, and sustainability advocate from Ashland, Oregon. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from NYU and has worked in the film industry for 7 years on productions ranging from Star Wars to HBO. She is passionate about independent filmmaking and writing complex, subversive, genre-bending stories. Some of her inspirations include David Lynch and the Coen Brothers.

Cliff Noonan — Producer
Cliff Noonan is a Producer and Production Manager based in Los Angeles. Starting in the production office on major shows and features for HBO, Universal, Netflix, Disney, 20th Century Fox, and FilmNation, Cliff worked his way up to a Production Coordinator before going out to make features as a Producer.

In 2023, he formed Big Red Productions and has produced numerous short films, the feature Again Again with Lilly Wachowski, and the documentary feature Behind the Passion. Cliff’s producing work has been featured in film festivals across the world, including SIFF, Dances with Films, Joburg Film Festival, the Pan African Film Festival, and Tasveer.

Joseph Yao — Cinematographer
Joseph Yao is an award-winning Taiwanese-American cinematographer from outside Portland, Oregon. He graduated from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and is an alumnus of the ASC Vision Program. His short films have won Grand Jury Awards at NFFTY and the Seattle International Film Festival, screened at LA Shorts and Dances with Films, and appeared on HBO, DUST, and Vevo. He has shot for artists like FINNEAS, RENCE, and MEG & DIA. As a DP and colorist, he is drawn to rich, textured work and stories that find the emotional, human core in both the absurd and the sincere.

Kelly Butler — Production Designer
Based in Los Angeles, Kelly Butler is a Production Designer specializing in immersive visual environments for feature narrative and commercial projects. Known for her strong collaborative leadership, Kelly is an IATSE Local 44 union member whose portfolio includes work for high-profile brands such as Nike, Alicia Keys, and Savage X Fenty. While experienced across genres, her primary creative passion lies in narrative thrillers. She is excited to be leading the art department on Pandemonium Street.

Angelica Arellano — Editor
Angelica is a Mexican-American film editor with nearly a decade of experience in the industry. Based in Los Angeles, she is passionate about telling genre-bending stories that call on horror, sci-fi, and comedy elements to reflect on matters of humanity and social justice. Some of her editing credits include the sci-fi drama feature Again Again (SIFF 2026), the horror short film Vermin (FilmQuest 2025), and the fantasy drama short film White Agbádá (Hollyshorts Film Festival 2026). She has also served as Assistant Editor on blockbuster titles such as Supergirl (2026), I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025), and Strays (2023).

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