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"What could happen in a place called Wineville?" Dark Star Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Wineville, marking the feature directorial debut of actress Brande Roderick - who also stars. This one premiered at a few small film festivals in 2023, and will be out to watch on VOD soon. Roderick plays Tess Lott, a woman who escaped her abusive father as a teen. Now she returns as a single mother to her family's vineyard after her father's death to sort out her inheritance. The dark secrets she left behind have only festered & blackened over the decades, fermenting into violence & death. "Wineville was influenced by ’70s horror classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Last House on the Left, as I wanted my first feature to be in the horror genre that I loved so much growing up." Also starring Carolyn Hennesy, Texas Battle,...

Actress and model Brande Roderick is making her directorial debut with Wineville, a horror movie that’s been acquired by Dark Star Pictures.

THR reports that Dark Star will release Wineville in September 2024.

Brande Roderick stars in the 1970s-set horror film as Tess Lott, “a woman who escaped her abusive father as a teen. Now she returns as a single mother to her family’s vineyard after her father’s death to sort out her inheritance, only to discover the dark secrets and painful memories she left behind return as a murderous legacy sparking violence and death.”

“Wineville was influenced by ’70s horror classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Last House on the Left, as I wanted my first feature to be not only in the horror genre that I loved so much growing up, but to also pay homage to the flavor and style of that...

Model and actress Brande Roderick was a Playboy Playmate, played Leigh Dyer on the Baywatch TV series, and competed on a couple seasons of The Apprentice. Now she has made her feature directorial debut with the horror film Wineville, which she also stars in, and while making the movie she was drawing inspirations from ’70s genre classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Last House on the Left.

Written by Richard Schenkman (Mischief Night), who also produced the film with Roderick, Robin DeMartino, and Todd Slater, Wineville is a 1970s-set thriller that sees Roderick taking on the role of Tess Lott, a woman who escaped her abusive father as a teen. Now she returns as a single mother to her family’s vineyard after her father’s death to sort out her inheritance, only to discover the dark secrets and painful memories she left behind return as a murderous legacy sparking violence and death.

Dark Star Pictures has picked up the North American rights to Brande Roderick’s directorial debut, Wineville, a horror film set for a September 2024 release.

The Celebrity Apprentice contestant also stars in the 1970s-set thriller as Tess Lott, a woman who escaped her abusive father as a teen. Now she returns as a single mother to her family’s vineyard after her father’s death to sort out her inheritance, only to discover the dark secrets and painful memories she left behind return as a murderous legacy sparking violence and death.

Roderick’s acting credits include The Nannie Diaries, Starsky & Hutch and Baywatch.

The ensemble cast for Wineville includes Carolyn Hennesy, Texas Battle, Casey King and Keaton Roderick Cadrez. The film was written by Richard Schenkman (Mischief Night, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, The Man from Earth), who also produced alongside Roderick, Robin DeMartino and Todd Slater.

Dark Star Pictures will...