Canadian Premiere
When Juliet stubs her toe on a loose floorboard, she discovers that hers is not the only family living in the house.
Violet Mcgraw, Janel Parrish, Dominic Sherwood
USA/Canada
2025
English
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Rob Shelc, Andrew Duplessie
Producer
Diego Felipe, Andrew Duplessie
Screenwriter
Andrew Duplessie
Cinematography
Gary Long
ANIM
Anthony Scott
Editor
Justin Li
Original Music
Cornel Wilczek
Andrew Duplessie
Andrew Duplessie is a best-selling author and award-winning writer. He began his writing career posting stories on Instagram, where he built a large online following. His debut novel, Too Scared to Sleep, was acquired by HarperCollins and Warner Brothers, and at 26, he sold his tech startup to the former CEO of Verizon. Andrew is a producer on the Hulu series American Horror Stories and has appeared as an actor on American Horror Story.
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