Narrative Short – Deathyard

The Haunted Farm in Western North Carolina, voted best haunted house in NC, frightens thousands of guests every Halloween season. With a professional makeup and consume team, construction crew that dedicates 8 months of the year to build and expand the attraction facities, and a marketing team that has broadened their reach to a national level, The Haunted Farm is one of the premier haunted attractions on the east coast.

In 2016, Depthink Productions was brought in to work with The Haunted Farm’s marketing team to develop video content each year for their online marketing campaigns. The scope of the video projects has evolved over the years to include short narrative films, commercials for social media ads, promotional material for broadcast, and more.

The short film Deathyard was shot in 2019 over two production days with Taylor Hellhake (Director of Photography, Gaffer, Editor) and Daniel Ballard (Director & Producer) as the primary production crew, and featuring Lauren Rivas and Tyler Black as the primary actors. The film also includes a collection of characters that are featured at The Haunted Farm.

Deathyard was nominated for various awards at; New York City Horror Film Festival, Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival, and Horrorhaus Film Festival.

Deathyard won Best Horror Short at Atlanta ShortsFest and Stranger Days Independant Film Festival, Best Cinematography at Horrorhound Film Festival, Best Slasher Short at Horror Hotel,  Best Horror Film at Oregon Scream Week, as well as a collection of other awards.