Chiller's 'Beneath' Love Child Of Slasher And Monster Flicks

BY SHEILA McNAIR


Tonight on Chiller, cult horror fave Larry Fessenden ("Wendigo," "The Last Winter") directs Chiller’s "Beneath" -- arguably the love child of "Friday the 13th" and "Piranha 3D" -- where six high school grads head to a lake where they hope to party and blow off some steam.

The trip seems to be off to a good start, other than the lack of cellular service at the lake. So this is takes place in present day, and girl-next-door (Bonnie Dennison) Kitty states, "But how will we tweet about our adventure?" Things get tricky when a mysterious stranger played by Mark Margolis ("Breaking Bad") warns Johnny (Daniel Zovatto, tortured soul and organizer of the trip) to stay away from the water. Johnny, thinking they’re only going to cross the lake and get to the island to start partying, doesn’t heed the advice.

Chiller commences production on 'Beneath'

The Innkeepers, by Glass Eye Pix

According to a press release, production has begun in Oxford, Conn., on Chiller network's newest original movie, Beneath.

The Spring 2013 monster movie stars Danny Zovatto (Innocence), Bonnie Dennison (Stake Land, Third Watch), Chris Conroy (Sorority Row), Jonny Orsini (Imogene), Griffin Newman (Political Animals) and Mackenzie Rosman (7th Heaven). Also joining the cast is Emmy-nominee Mark Margolis (Hector Salamanco from Breaking Bad) as Mr. Parks.

Following in the footsteps of Chiller's The Remains by Steve Niles, Beneath is written by Tony Daniel and Brian D. Smith, and directed by horror icon Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter, Habit) and produced by Fessenden and Peter Phok for Glass Eye Pix (Stake Land, The Innkeepers, I Sell The Dead). 

The official synopsis:

When a group of young friends commemorating their high school graduation take a trip to the remote Black Lake, their celebration turns into a nightmare with the sudden appearance of a bloodthirsty, underwater predator. Stuck in a leaking boat with no oars, the teens face the ultimate tests of friendship and sacrifice during a terror-stricken fight for survival.

-Aaron Sagers