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The small community of Eidolon Crossing once thrived thanks to the rural amusement park Dogwood Park — until the child murders began. After the bodies of multiple murdered children were unearthed on the park’s property, attendance collapsed and the town fell into poverty and ruin. Over 35 years, 26 children disappeared at the hands of an elusive killer, and the decaying amusement park was renamed Deadwood Park by locals. Former resident Jake Richardson returns to his parents’ dilapidated farmhouse to search for answers surrounding his twin brother’s disappearance. Soon, the spirits of the murdered children appear to him, luring him back to the decrepit grounds of Deadwood Park in an attempt to uncover the horrific secrets buried beneath Eidolon Crossing.
Shot on location at Midwestern drive-ins, creaky cabins, and an actual abandoned amusement park, Deadwood Park is a sweeping, gore-soaked SOV folk-horror epic from Missouri-based video auteur Eric Stanze. Evoking melancholic autumnal vibes, spine-tingling scares, and relentless dread, the film pushes micro-budget DIY aesthetics to new heights, culminating in a sobering supernatural metaphor for child mortality in the wake of war, dystopia, and economic collapse.
STARRING: Bryan Lane, Jason Allen Wolfe, Lindsey Luscri, William Clifton