The Dead Thing
The Dead Thing is a 2024 American horror drama film directed by Elric Kane and co-written by Kane and Webb Wilcoxen. It stars Blu Hunt and Ben Smith-Petersen.
Premise
A woman is charmed by a barista on a blind date, but after he disappears, she becomes determined to find out why.Cast
- Blu Hunt as Alex
- Ben Smith-Petersen as Kyle
- Katherine Hughes as Kara
- John Karna
- Joey Millin as Mark
Production
The film is directed by Elric Kane and co-written by Kane and Webb Wilcoxen. It is produced by Matt Mercer and Monte Yazzie. Yellow Veil Pictures boarded worldwide sales in May 2024.Blu Hunt and Ben Smith-Petersen lead the cast, which also includes Katherine Hughes, John Karna, and Joey Millin. Petersen had to film around his work as a stunt man on George Miller's film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga that required him to shave his head and offered not to work on that film, but Kane was quoted as telling him "go to George Miller and we'll make it work. And we did."