Winter-2022

(Left) Actor John Ales as Abel. (Right) Several taut scenes featur- ing Anna Camp were filmed in an actual functioning Mississippi jail, with real, disruptive inmates pres- ent, adding to the tension, taxing the actors’ concentration and cre- ating challenging technical issues. to be shot in Natchez, Mississippi, far from the comforts of Los Angeles. “I didn’t think she would want to do a horror film,” Frazier says. “Actually, I didn’t think her people would let her do it, but Anna saw this as a chance to do some- thing different in her career.” “I had total faith in Kelly, and she had total faith in Anna. I asked ‘Are you sure she can do this? It’s a very intense role,’” Marchese recalls. “Anna and I met, and she was adamant that she would crush it. She was so confident that she won me over and I became a believer that she was perfect for the role. And she was.”Another coup was the casting of accomplished actor John Ales as the male lead. He had worked with Frazier on several projects, including “Yellowstone City.” “We were really lucky to get him as well,” Marchese says. C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 2 147 Photo: Thomas Marchese Photos: John Ales