Fertile Ground (2011)

Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate's ancestral home in the country. Once there, Emily is plagued by horrifying visions and haunted by the ghosts inhabiting their isolated new home.

Director:

Adam Gierasch

Writers:

Jace Anderson, Adam Gierasch

Stars:

Leisha Hailey, Gale Harold, Chelcie Ross

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leisha Hailey	...	Emily Weaver
Gale Harold	...	Nate Weaver / William Weaver
Chelcie Ross	...	Avery
JoNell Kennedy	...	Brittany McGraw
Stephanie Brown	...	Risa
Sigal Diamant	...	Sarah
Adam Gierasch	...	Otto
Clint Curtis	...	Felipe
Neil Cunningham	...	Doug
Rod McCullough	...	Sheriff Crane
Douglas Roberts	...	Dr. Glasgow
Eric Bench	...	Howard the Plumber
Steve Pilchen	...	Manny
Joseph Gentzler	...	Deputy
David Oddy	...	Mover

Storyline

Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate's family home in New Hampshire. There, isolated and haunted by strange noises and horrifying visions, Emily learns she's pregnant while Nate is possessed by the homicidal spirit of his forefathers. In a house haunted by past victims, Emily learns that she's the latest target in a murderous tradition.

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Plot Keywords:

sex with a pregnant woman | psychotronic film | country | miscarriage | ancestor | 

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Taglines:

From Cradle To Grave.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some bloody violence, sexuality, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Leisha Hailey is either barefoot or wears open sandals in nearly all of her scenes.

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Goofs

When "Nate Weaver" fall on the stairs, he hits the camera and you could see the scene shaking.

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Soundtracks

New Life
Written by Joseph Conlan

User Reviews

it runs in the family

Fertile Ground is one that was released by After Dark Originals. So that means that it is something special, something on his own. When Fertile Ground starts you will be surprised to see some nudity from the first second. But don't think it's gratuitous, it do adds to the film. I don't really know where to place it because it is a slow builder with not that much of horror in it. It's all about having a miscarriage and the influence it has towards the couple. They decide to move to another place which belongs to the husbands family. There the woman is confronted with the past via a ghost. Slowly she's becoming mad and think it's all in her mind because she had that miscarriage and is again pregnant. But is it? As I said before there isn't that much of horror it's more a ghost story with towards the final part of this flick some cruelty. So you really have to dig a lot of talking before things go awry. Nevertheless, it never bored me due the excellent performances by the couple. If you like for example The Others and stuff like that than this is your piece of cake. Luckily no CGI was used (except for a hand appearing on a window) for effects which adds towards the flick.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 2011 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

After Dark: Semente do Mal

Filming Locations:

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

After Dark Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1