In March 2022, Chris Stuckmann – primarily known for his film-centric YouTube channel – launched a Kickstarter campaign for his horror movie, “Shelby Oaks,” which he co-wrote with his wife, Samantha Elizabeth.

He eventually raised almost $1.4 million – not a small amount of money, but not a large one for a feature film. They may have beat their fundraising goal, but the film still ran out of money before they were done shooting everything in the script. The crew carried on, and “Shelby Oaks” premiered at the genre-focused Fantasia International Film Festival in 2024.

When Neon eventually acquired the rights to the movie, they pitched in and paid for three extra days of filming, allowing Stuckmann to capture those missing scenes and ramp up the gore. The result is a solidly spooky debut a

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