The Dweller on the Threshold
Hammered and wandering the forgotten streets of Philadelphia, Ivy encounters a dark stranger and her life is transformed forever as mythology and reality collide.
In pursuit of the source of Edgar Poe's inspiration, Ivy encounters a dark stranger who leads her to a mystical source of power in a forgotten recess of Philadelphia. There she discovers the terrible truth. Blending myth and magic The Dweller on the Threshold draws inspiration from real life experiences of the filmmakers, as well as references the works of Poe, Lovecraft, Lynch, Frost, Starlin, Wrightson, Wray, and Hammurabi King of Babylon.
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M. Sean McManusWriterA Woman Full of Trouble, I've Always Been Here, The Last Sin of Mark Grimm, Outlaw Territory: Nora, Outlaw Territory: Redeemer, The Midnight Stranger
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M. Sean McManusDirectorA Woman Full of Trouble, I've Always Been Here
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Mary E. BrickthrowerProducerA Woman Full of Trouble, I've Always Been Here
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Melissa O'DonnellKey CastA Woman Full of Trouble
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Corey SosnerKey CastPunisher: First Round
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Horror, Thriller, Creeper, magic, occult
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Runtime:14 minutes 34 seconds
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Completion Date:January 8, 2016
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Production Budget:3,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Philadelphia Independant Film Festival
Official Selection -
Local Haunts
October 17, 2018
Official Selection
With experience as an editor of commercials, reality television, and documentaries, Director M. Sean McManus has focused on creating macro-budget films as a form of self expression. Utilizing a strict drug regime, advanced techniques of memory dilation, temporal analgesia, and hypno-aggressive meditation; all incidents depicted are based on lived experiences and made more real by the cinematic process. It is with the unmatched support of producer Mary E. Brickthrower and the help of countless others that this vision comes to life before you.
Drawing inspiration from Lovecraft, Poe, and many others "The Dweller on the Threshold" infuses real life incidents and experiences with supernatural horror.