A Haunting in Arkansas

Based on the critically acclaimed poem about dark and unsettling happenings in the remote woods of Arkansas.

  • Waide Riddle
    Director
    Two Men Kissing, LOST HILLS, CA, The Lines in Their Faces, Something Wicked Dwells
  • Waide Riddle
    Writer
  • Waide Riddle
    Producer
  • Jack Geren
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
    LOST HILLS, CA
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Spoken Word, Art
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 11, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • One-Reeler Short Film Competition
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 15, 2023
    WINNER
  • One-Reeler Short Film Competition
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 15, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • Tampa Bay Film Society Movie Night
    Tampa
    United States
    November 10, 2021
    Florida Premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Palm Springs International Short Fest Film Market 2015
    Palm Springs, California
    United States
    North American Premiere
  • UCLA Library of Special Collections
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Officially Archived in Library
Director Biography - Waide Riddle

Waide Riddle is an award-winning author and poet. His poems have been published in the Los Angeles Times, California Quarterly, Horror Zine Summer Digest 2012, Speculative Poets of Texas Anthology, and the NoHo Arts District. Many of his literary works are archived in the UCLA Library of Special Collections, Simon Wiesenthal Center/ Museum of Tolerance, Poets House/NYC & the Bodleian Library at Oxford University.

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Director Statement

"A Haunting in Arkansas" has been published and critiqued throughout the years in genre and literary journals. Jack Geren takes us on an unsettling journey with his dark and masterful narration. The audio poem is also narrated by Jack Geren and is available on Amazon and Audible.
This short film is proudly SAG/AFTRA.