House of Ka
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJosie Eli Herman
Written byMichael Alan Herman & Josie Eli Herman
Based onThe Jewel of Seven Stars
by Bram Stoker
Produced byBrendan Haley
Starring
  • Allison Megroet
  • Jeffrey Shawn Miller
  • Yesmeen Mikhail
CinematographyJosie Eli Herman[1]
Production
companies
  • Acorn Arts & Entertainment
  • Lonely Spectre Productions
  • Hippogryph Films
[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

House of Ka is a 2023 American feature film directed by Josie Eli Herman and written by Michael Alan Herman and Josie Eli Herman.[2] House of Ka is inspired by Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars[3] and follows a young woman's twisted investigation into the supernatural as she tries to save her father from a supernatural illness.[2][4]

Background

The film was originally written as a theatrical play by Michael Alan Herman titled The Mummy Queen and was directed by Josie Eli Herman.[5] The original theatre production won the Wilde Awards for Best Play and Best Sound Design in 2022.[6]

Cast

  • Allison Megroet as Margaret Trewlany
  • Jeffrey Shawn Miller as Malcolm Ross
  • Yesmeen Mikhail as Tiyehotep
  • Brittany Batell as Nurse Kennedy
  • Tim Pollack as Sergeant Daw
  • Jonathan Davidson as Thomas Pettigrew
  • Julia Garlotte as Mrs. Grant
  • Celah Convis as Anne
  • Matthew Cameron as Abel Trewlany
  • Amanda Buchalter as Emma
  • Michael Alan Herman as Eugene Corbeck
  • Josie Eli Herman as Florence Reid[1]

Production

House of Ka is the feature film directorial debut of Josie Eli Herman.[7] Principal photography began in January 2023 in Adrian, Michigan and was completed in 8+1⁄2 days.[8] The primary shooting location was built in the Victorian era and existed while Bram Stoker was writing the original novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. [9] The cast of the original theatre production reprised their roles for the film.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "House of Ka". Acorn Arts and Entertainment. Acorn Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Melanson, Angel. "HOUSE OF KA Trailer Shows Off Penny Dreadful Style Horrors". Fangoria. Fangoria.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Gidney, Norman. "HOUSE OF KA". Horror Buzz. HorrorBuzz.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Gingold, Michael. "IT'S A WRAP ON BRAM STOKER-BASED MUMMY THRILLER "HOUSE OF KA"; FIRST PHOTOS RELEASED". Rue Morgue. MARRS MEDIA INC. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ↑ DAILEY, ALEXANDRA. "Macabre mystery 'House of Ka' made in Michigan". Cleburnetimesreview.com. Cleburne Times Review. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "The 2022-23 Wilde Awards". EncoreMichigan.com. Encore MI. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Director talks supernatural horror House of Ka". BloodyFlicks.com. Bloody Flicks. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "House of Ka". Acorn Arts & Entertainment. Acorn Arts & Entertainment LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ↑ DAILEY, ALEXANDRA. "Macabre mystery 'House of Ka' made in Michigan". cleburnetimesreview.com. Cleburne Times Review. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ↑ DAILEY, ALEXANDRA. "Macabre mystery 'House of Ka' made in Michigan". cleburnetimesreview.com. Cleburne Times Review. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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