Alicia Spurlock

Alicia Spurlock is an actress, model and musician from Cleveland, Ohio. You can find her music on any streaming platform. Her favorite color is pink. She has a white cat named Lucy. She loves Dunkin’ Donuts and is an avid Barbie collector. She has won best supporting actress at the 48 Hour Film Project twice. She plans to continue acting and see where life takes her.

Rob Jaeger

German-Hungarian actor was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After a strong start in the world of commercial and voice-over acting, he landed his first starring film role in Fright Teck Pictures "Hellweek" performing his breakout role as fraternity president “JJ” in 2010. Since then, Rob has starred in many feature and short length films including Lisa Yan’s “Stranger Places”, Noelle Byes’ “Chill: The Chilling Games”, Roger Priebe’s “Quarter Bin”, and Fright Teck Pictures’ “The Curse of Lilith Ratchet” as Hunter Perry. His acting awards include Short Sweet Film Festival BEST ACTOR in Sweetooth Studios short film “Villain Song”, 48 Hour Film Festival Cleveland BEST OF THE FEST for Conrad Studios “Inseparable”, and also appeared in the multiple award-winning short films including Mikhail Tots “Pretty Metal” and “Hometown”.

George Tutie

Based out of the greater Cleveland area, George Michael Tutie is the oldest of 7 children. His film career started in 2007 when director Johnny K. Wu cast him as the leading protagonist Midael in his feature film The Rapture. George continued to pursue cinematic endeavors, spending time in both California and New York to pursue additional training and further career opportunities. He briefly studied under renowned acting coaches Kathryn Gately and Richard Poole, refining his skills and developing his craft. In 2011, George co-wrote and eventually starred in S: A Superman Fan Film. This project provided him with his first experience working in a role from behind the camera, and motivated him to pursue further challenges and opportunities. In 2019, George took on the challenge of writing, producing, directing, and starring in the romantic thriller For Love. Over the course of his career, George has developed an extensive resume that encompasses a wide array of cinematic styles and genres. He is known for titles such as The Rapture, Immortal Combat: The Code, S: A Superman Fan Film, American Poltergeist: The Curse of Lilith Ratchet, and Revenge of The Spacemen. Upcoming projects include Fun directed by Robbie Barnes and Kinsley Funari, House of Crow: Legend of The Melon Heads directed by Eddie Lengyel, and Calendar directed by Nick Muhlbach. He plans to begin preproduction on his sophomore directorial effort later this year.

Bruno Tatalovic

B. R. Tatalovic (a.k.a. Bruno Tatalovic), Serbian-American actor, producer, and media educator was born in 1966, in Yugoslavia. In his early immigrant years, he worked in steelmaking industries (former LTV Steel Co.). In 2004, he directed his first short film on 16mm, establishing an independent studio for micro-budget film production. Since 2005, Tatalovic produced and directed several award winning short films, as well as 3 feature films (distributed internationally via digital streaming). His works were shown at numerous state, national, and international film festivals and received various awards for producing, directing, writing, editing, and acting, such as: 2010 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation (ATAS) award, 2017 Special Recognition from the City of Cleveland Mayor's Office - for local film production, 2018 NOVA festival award for screenwriting, and 2022 CARE award for documentary filmmaking. His screen-acting portfolio includes various lead and supporting roles in American independent films, including SAG-AFTRA productions. In 2018, he founded Kinodrome Film Festival, an annual event for micro-cinema creators. Tatalovic holds an MFA degree in film from Chapman University, he's a tenured professor of media studies at Cuyahoga Community College, and a member of American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS - Great Lakes).

Tara O. Horvath

Tara Olivia Horvath is an Ohio born & raised actress with southern Appalachia roots on her mother’s side & Romani Hungarian/italian roots on her father’s side. Traditionally trained in theater & meisner, Tara fell in love with the independent acting scene. Ever since she was a little girl she aspired to be involved in film. After much training she signed with PCG Talent Agency out of Columbus Ohio. Her favorite genre is horror & suspense but she wants to work in all genres of film and not just stick to one specific niche. Quick comedic timing, professionalism, and willingness to go above & beyond for her cast mates & crew is what puts her at the top. In her spare time she loves spending time with her 4 children and volunteering for Operation Underground Railroad, an organization devoted to stopping child trafficking. She also loves video games & music is her cure all for everything. Tara has experienced a lot of loss in her life, losing both of her parents in her 20s and her best friend/cousin who passed from cancer… but even though she’s endured great pain—she stays positive and just hopes her loved ones are looking down on her and proud of her accomplishments in acting. It’s what keeps her pushing forward.

Anthony Dain

Born and raised in Minneapolis, MN, Anthony was introduced to the arts at a very early age. Upon moving to Columbus Ohio as an adolescent, he quickly found himself in the spotlight performing cosplay characters at festivals, conventions, and parties. Soon enough his cosplay evolved into a loving and healthy career of acting. Eventually his love for film making lead to writing, directing and producing.

Debbie Scaletta

Debbie is an award winning indie film actress from Cleveland, Ohio. She has accrued over 40 credits and has appeared in over 60 film productions. Debbie is best known for her role as the sadistic prison warden in the action thriller “Escape From Death Block 13” (2021), directed by Gary Jones, starring Robert Bronzi, Nicholas Turturro, Chris Hahn and Lawrence Hilton Jacobs. She is also known for her role, as Debbie, in the romantic comedy “That’s Amore” (2020) starring Tammy Pescatelli, Dave Petti, Joe Puglusi and Barbara Russell. Debbie has appeared in several horror films including Eddie Lengyel’s highly acclaimed horror feature, “The Curse of Lilith Ratchet” (2017). All films are currently streaming on Prime Video. Through continuous training and development, she advanced her career as a serious actor. Her work has been recognized by Cleveland Scene Magazine’s 2023 Readers Choice Award for Best Local Film Actress. Debbie is a SAG-AFTRA union member. More information can be found on IMDBPro under Debbie Scaletta.

Amanda Collins

Amanda Collins is from a small village in southern Ohio. Growing up she loved all things performance; choir, band, theater, etc. after high school she went on to acquire 3 associate degrees, one of them being fine arts(Music Focus). At the age of 20 she signed on as a model for Midwest 93 where she learned that she felt natural in front of a camera. Shortly after she signed on to her first film and stated, “My first time on set I just felt comfortable. I was truly happy and couldn’t wait to find the next project to be a part of.” Since that time she has been a part of over 10 films, 1 voiceover series, 1 cartoon series, 2 commercials, and starred in 1 season of an Amazon Prime series. She hopes to work on projects in the future and continue to learn and grow as an actress.

Frank J Mamana
(Writer)

Frank is an attorney, who had a practice that included entertainment projects. After selling the practice he has spent more time on his passion of writing, while working as a government attorney. Besides writing a 6 issue publication for the rock band The Bangles, he's worked on a high Fantasy manuscript and 2 movie screenplays for Eerie Hollow. The first of the movies is the basis for this Eerie Hollow series. This series gives the opportunity to create a more robust and interesting story than the movie did. Frank loves horror and is involved in the haunted attraction industry, as an actor and has been a speaker at international seminars on advanced haunt acting. The study of the psychology of fear has been a important tool in both writing and acting. He is in the loth year of consulting and managing a Halloween festival for the City of Avon Lake, Ohio, creating dialogue and scenes.

David P. Thomas
(Attorney)

A native Clevelander and alumnus of St. Ignatius and Miami University of Ohio, Thomas received his law degree from Case-Western Reserve University and is licensed in both Ohio and New York. His directorial debut was Peace by Piece, which was screened at the Berlin and Egypt International Film Festivals. He also filmed The Answer for the Vatican. Since that time he has produced and acted in the romantic comedy, The Yank, and several horror films. Building a successful entertainment law practice in both Ohio and New York, Thomas has represented both Academy Award winning filmmakers, multiple Palme d'Or winning producers at Cannes and Tony Award winning Broadway producers, while advising them on the development of intellectual property, deal structure, production and distribution.

Tony Vardon

Has been a professional Illustrator for 28 years. Working with both traditional and digital media, he has worked for clients like EB Games, Cigar Aficionado, and the Sci-fi Channel. With hobbies ranging from martial arts to playing drums in rock bands, Tony got involved in film making about 12 years ago when he worked as the Art Director for a short film. Since then he has worked on several films as a producer, production designer, and actor and has illustrated story boards, concept art, and poster art for dozens of films. Recently, he has made his directorial debut with the short horror film Dead Slate: Beginnings. Based on a concept he and his wife Victoria created, the film focuses on a special effects artist who has been commissioned to create a mask for an upcoming horror movie.

Victoria Vardon

Is a producer of several films including the award-winning “Ghost Walk: The Farm” and “Embrace The Twilight”, (based on New York Times Best Selling Author Maggie Shayne’s novel). Ms. Vardon is the co-founder of the “Ghost Walk Studios” film company and has experience as panel judge at several film festivals. Ms. Vardon is currently working with husband and artist Tony Vardon to create an innovative, slasher feature “Dead Slate”. Most recently she worked with Freight Teck pictures as Producer and Casting Director with Eddie Lengyel’s “The Melonheads” which is set to premiere in 2024.
Check out her work http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5129363.

Brandon

Has always had a deep love for all things film. Since he was a kid, he has always been creating. Brandon has a Bachelors in Film from Kent State and over 10 years of experience working in the Cleveland Independent Film scene. During that time, Brandon has worked as an editor, cinematographer and director, and continues to grow his skill range. Some projects to mention are Hellweek 10th Anniversary Edit, Maladjusted, From the Other Side, and of course House of Crow. Brandon plans on continuing his work and hopes to focus on writing and directing in the near future.

Keith Migra

Is an American actor. He was born in Amherst, Ohio. Keith grew up as a very big Eminem fan and when "8 mile" came out in 2002 that is when he knew that he would eventually end up as an actor. He has starred as Dave in the feature film "The Hunting (2021)", Detective Thomas in "Murder by Association", Finick in both the "Unmortal" and "Rogues Quest" series, The Live Web Series "Life in the Fast Lane with Matt Tifft and Keith Migra", and "In the Backfield with Peyton Hillis". He also directed "Totally Geeked" and has been Executive Producer and Writer on a number of projects that will be coming out in the near future.

Morgan Ziva

Morgan has enjoyed acting since childhood. She performed on stage in grade school portraying Greek goddesses and through her high school years in such productions as "Our Miss Brooks" and "Hold Me." She eventually evolved to film and television, making her appearance in foreign films, sci-fi series, horror, commercials, and local TV.

Morgan has also been a model since she was 16 doing runway and print. She is still modeling locally and internationally. Middle Eastern dance has been passion of hers, and she enjoys cosplay and underwater performing.

James McGilbray

James McGilbray has performed on major stages like Cleveland Playhouse and Karamu Theatre in such diverse roles as Hoke in Driving Miss Daisy and Tuskegee Airman Cpl. Roy Richardson in Commemorative. Directed by the likes of David Jacobson and Kevin Jerome Everson, James has shared the big screen with actors like Matthew McConaughey, Stephen Dorff, Busy Phillips, Jamie Babbit, Peter Lawson Jones and Leon Bibb. Among his movie credits are: House of Crow, Evenfall, Made In Cleveland, Tomorrow You’re Gone (AKA Boottracks), White Boy Rick, Early Riser, The Astronomer and more. Commercial Credits include Giant Eagle, PNC Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Lubrizol, Norton Furniture, American Greetings, LRMR Management (Lebron James), and Beats By Dre. He has also worked professionally in radio and intends to focus on Voice Acting in the immediate future. James is on the Board of Directors of the Wake Up and Live Actor's Studio, has an MBA in marketing from Western Michigan University and is actively working to build an online enterprise, (Arts & Information Media Studios, llc) selling antiquarian books, collectibles and a variety of media services. The proud owner of a 130 year old, uniquely Cleveland Colonial, he is personally restoring the property, learning building trade skills in the process and proudly contributing to the well-being of his beloved neighborhood and city.

Michael Kunz

Michael (Mick) Kunz is an American born filmmaker known for Rebirth (editor), Patrick’s Day: The Sluagh Awakens” (Cinematography/editor), “Meat” (Cinematography/editor), and among others “Byte” (Cinematography/editor). He is a versatile artist who has shot and edited numerous music videos, documentary work, and video editing for online education. A graduate of Penn State, he is settled in Northeast Ohio where he focuses on filming independent movies.