A Gaping Wound, A Grinning Mouth

A Gaping Wound, A Grinning Mouth

A Performance for the Ages

R 2024 · 11 min · Horror

A surreal horror film following an obsessive actress who finds herself trapped within a cursed theatrical production where she is forced to choose between her career and her life.

Directed by Daxon Geldmacher · Written by Daxon Geldmacher

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