Morella
When fate brings two souls together, sometimes they cannot be torn apart- even after death. On a fateful day in the park, a lonely man meets Morella, a beautiful yet singularly bewitching woman. And from their first meeting their souls become inseperable, their lives bound together forever. Morella is a woman of great intelligence and powers of the mind, she spends her days studying the occult and reading to the man from her collection of ancient texts. Given his devotion to his wife, the man abandons himself completely to her, as their life of seclusion and obsession grows darker with each passing day. Joy fades into the deepest horror as Morella's cold, distant nature and ghostly musical voice opress the man until he can no longer bear the touch of her fingers, nor the luster of her melancholy eyes. Yet, as the years roll away and with a terrible sickness Morella's life declines, will the eternal bond between these two souls be allowed to end, and will the child she carries within her live on, even after her death?
Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of love and obsession that transcends beyond the grave comes to life in this beautiful and haunting gothic horror film. Set in the Victorian Era 1800's, the film, with it's sumptuous colors and authentic period costumes and sets evokes the spirit of the classic gothic horror films of years past, and beautifully captures the essencse and atmosphere of history's greatest writer of the macabre.
Starring Dennis Kleinsmith (CTHULHU) and Lisa Coronado. Music by award-winning composer Semih Tareen (GOMEDA, YELLOW).
With this film, I wanted to take a step back into time and make something in the spirit of the classic gothic horror films of the 1920's-1960's. I also wanted to try and capture the true essence and atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe's writing, as well as to stay faithful to his original story. I wanted to make a film with beautiful sets and locations, vivid colors, and gorgeous costumes and music. If I have done my job, then hopefully the film will retain a timeless feel, as well as a style that is unique in this modern age that is heavy with blood, gore and CGI effects in horror films. I wanted to make a film which would slowly get under the viewers skin, make the hair on the back of their neck stand up, haunt their dreams and linger in their minds long after the end credits have rolled. I hope the film is refreshing to horror fans, to see a true gothic period horror film shot on actual film in actual centuries old locations, and made with great love and passion by a dedicated group of filmmakers. I hope I have made Edgar Allan Poe proud with my interperatation of his work, and most of all, I hope the horror fans will enjoy it and appriciate it, and can feel that this film was made by a filmmaker with an undying love for Poe and the horror genre, who's passion and devotion to these things will last even beyond the grave...
Sweet dreams,
Jeff Ferrell
