The latest horrific entry in genre regular Barbara Crampton's filmography is writer/director Dean Yurke's STAY OUT STAY ALIVE, and fans in the United States will have the chance to watch it in just over a month. Gravitas Ventures will be releasing the film on VOD, DVD, and Blu-ray in the U.S. on November 26th. Copies of the DVD and Blu-ray can be pre-ordered on Amazon.
The official STAY OUT STAY ALIVE notes that the film was inspired by true events,
both the California Gold Rush-era Mariposa Indian War and the curse of Chief Tenaya issued as a result of that conflict between gold miners and Native Americans, as well as the current phenomenon of people exploring the 500,000 abandoned mines across the U.S. and falling afoul of the hazards these mines pose.
The plot synopsis:
Shadowed by a haunting presence in the redwood forest, five young hikers discover an abandoned goldmine dating back to the Gold Rush and descend into madness and greed as the pursuit of easy riches consumes them. STAY OUT STAY ALIVE depicts the struggle of human nature and the curse of insatiable greed, and poses the questions "What would YOU risk – what would YOU sacrifice – for unimaginable wealth?" After an earthquake plummets Donna – one of the hikers – down a mine shaft where she is pinned under a rock, the group must choose between saving their friend or taking their time to unlawfully mine the forbidden gold for themselves. As the group degenerates into conflict, a ghostly remnant of the mine's past ratchets up the horror of the unfolding events.
Crampton is joined in the cast by Brie Mattson, Brandon Wardle, Sage Mears, Christina July Kim, and William Romano-Pugh.
With the U.S. release date so close, a trailer for STAY OUT STAY ALIVE has been released online and can be seen below. I'm always glad to watch Crampton in anything, and this movie looks like it could be entertaining.