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The Axe Murders of Villisca ()

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'The Axe Murders of Villisca' is a ghost story based on the house where the notorious and still unsolved 1912 axe murders took place. Three outcast teenagers break into the house in search of answers, but discover something far beyond... See more »
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Cast

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Caleb Hirsche
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Denny Shea
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Jess
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Reverend Kelly
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Mrs. Flanks
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Connor
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Rob
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Lena
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Ina
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Greg
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Caleb's Father
Urs Inauen ...
Convenience Store Clerk Matt
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Freshman Girl Elsie Holloway
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Freshman Girl Priscilla Connolly
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Most Haunted Host
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Margaret
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Paranormal Investigator
Allison Powell ...
Jess' Best Freind
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Ina (voice)
Pete Weitzner ...
News Anchor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Owens ...
Reporter
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Jess' Father (uncredited)
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Catherine Moore (uncredited)
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Sarah Moore (uncredited)
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Josiah Moore (uncredited)
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Herman Moore (uncredited)
Yoni Tabac ...
Jacob (uncredited)
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Officer Dunlap (uncredited)
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Jess' Mother (uncredited)

Directed by

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Tony E. Valenzuela

Written by

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Kevin Abrams ... (story)
 
Owen Egerton ... (writer)
 
Tony E. Valenzuela ... (story)

Produced by

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Kevin Abrams ... executive producer
Brett Annese ... contributing producer
Seth Caplan ... producer
Cindy Cowan ... executive producer
Jamie Denenberg ... executive producer
Jordan Feldman ... contributing producer
Sage Scroope ... co-producer
Jeanna M. Spawn ... supervising producer
Patrick Weir ... executive producer
Michael Wormser ... producer
Eric Neal Young ... associate producer (as Eric N. Young)

Music by

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Brandon Roberts ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Jeffrey Waldron

Editing by

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Tony E. Valenzuela

Editorial Department

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Romulo Alejandro ... assistant editor (as Rom Alejandro)
Andrew Balis ... additional color / on-line editor
Kevin Birou ... assistant editor
Josh Ethier ... additional editing
Mac Nelsen ... assistant editor
Matt Overstreet ... assistant editor
Aaron Peak ... colorist: Wildfire Finishing / on-line editor
Curtis Pierce ... additional editing
Dana Robinson ... assistant editor
Ron Wells ... assistant editor
Ron Wells ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Jeremy Gordon
Beth Lipari

Production Design by

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Marie Jach
Matthew Trotter

Art Direction by

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Marie Jach

Set Decoration by

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Robin Day
Carla Marie Rugg ... (as Carla Rugg)

Costume Design by

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Carrie Grace

Makeup Department

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Dan Diana ... special effects makeup
Genevieve Garner ... makeup designer
Julia Hapney ... additional makeup
Stephanie Lawrence ... assistant makeup and hair

Production Management

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Irina Bufano ... unit production manager (as Irina Popov)
Narineh Hacopian ... unit production manager
Mac Nelsen ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bridget Fiori ... first assistant director
Colin Flaherty ... assistant director intern
Jonathan Hinman ... second second assistant director
Alexander Harrison Jacobs ... second assistant director (as Alex Jacobs)
Elion Olson ... second assistant director
Tyler Stratton ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Chris Ackerman ... assistant art director
Jrsus Garcia ... art department production assistant (as Jesus Chuy Garcia)
Erin Segal ... art department swing
Jon Snow ... art department swing

Sound Department

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Steven Avila ... supervising sound effects editor
Mike Barone ... sound
Terry Boyd Jr. ... foley artist & mix (as Terry Boyd)
Trip Brock ... supervising sound editor
Rob Embrey ... audio facilities manager
Demetri Evdoxiadis ... re-recording mixer
Sean Heissinger ... dialogue editor
Caleb Hollenback ... recordist
Ando Johnson ... sound designer
Jackie Johnson ... dialogue editor
Jordan McClain ... assistant sound editor (as Jordan McCain)
Raymond Park ... sound effects editor
Lauren E. Price ... dialogue editor
Alexander Pugh ... sound effects editor
Matt Salib ... foley artist & mix (as Matthew Salib)
Ian Shedd ... supervising dialogue editor
Steven Utt ... recordist (as Steve Boyd)
Kelly Vandever ... re-recording mixer
Ben Whitver ... adr supervisor & mixer
Darryl Williams ... production sound mixer

Special Effects by

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Josh Hakian ... effects coordinator / pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by

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Sean Colby ... visual effects artist
Jeff Hodges ... visual effects artist
Colton Kirkegaard ... visual effects artist (as Colton Kirkgaard)
Dimitri Loginowski ... visual effects artist
Richard Malzahn ... visual effects artist
Michael Medlock ... visual effects supervisor
Lauren Marie Morrison ... visual effects artist (as Lauren Morrison)
Jo Murayama ... visual effects artist (as Joe Murayama)
Mac Nelsen ... visual effects artist
Tony E. Valenzuela ... opening titles designer / visual effects: paranormal

Stunts

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Shawn Balentine ... stunt safety
Maria Collantes ... stunts
Dustin Courtney ... stunt rigger
Carolyn Day ... stunt coordinator
William De Vital ... stunt safety
Urs Inauen ... stunt double: Connor
G. Grant Jewett ... stunt double: Caleb (as Grant Jewett)
Audi Resendez ... stunt double: Jess
Ryan Sturz ... stunt double: Denny

Camera and Electrical Department

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Charles Bae ... first assistant camera
Armando Ballesteros ... gaffer
Ryan David Bengford ... grip (as Ryan Bengford)
Rochelle Brown ... second assistant camera
Brian Burgoyne ... camera operator
Justin Cameron ... camera operator
Sean Carroll ... steadicam operator
Pascal Combes-Knoke ... steadicam operator
Drew Dawson ... first assistant camera
Jorge Devotto ... B camera first assistant
Joseph DiBartolomeo ... second assistant camera (as Joe DiBartolomeo)
Brian Freesh ... additional steadicam operator
Casey Green ... red camera: central
Alex Grossfeld ... second assistant camera
Jeremy Guarisco ... red camera: central
Robbie Hart ... camera operator
Ryan Hueter ... best boy electric
Lauren Huff ... digital imaging technician
Wojciech Kielar ... second assistant camera
Alex Kornreich ... steadicam operator
Mark Legaspi ... first assistant camera
George Nienhuis ... second unit director of photography
Jason Oldak ... camera operator
Matt Overstreet ... digital imaging technician
Andrew Parrotte ... second assistant camera (as Drew Parrotte)
Arjun Prakash ... grip
Dana Robinson ... still photographer
Kasra Shokravi ... best boy grip / grip
Ian Thomas ... set lighting technician
Thomas Valko ... steadicam operator (as Thom Valko)
Zach Voytas ... director of photography: additional photography
Brian White ... grip
Michael J. Wilson ... steadicam operator
Oliver Young ... key grip
Emily Zenk ... second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Alicia Ast ... assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Paul Montoya ... site representative: Woodbury

Music Department

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Alistair Cooper ... additional music
Kid Moxie ... composer and performer: theme music
Edward Trybek ... orchestration consultant

Script and Continuity Department

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Genevieve Cashman ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Jody Holdren ... process trailer driver

Additional Crew

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Will Anderson ... behind the scenes
Brett Annese ... behind the scenes
Nicole Anthony ... payroll representative
Alex Antov ... set medic (as Alexander Antov)
Marco Arizpe ... production assistant
Shawn Balentine ... set medic
Maggie Begley ... publicity: Alpine Labs
Kenny Billings ... legal assistant
Katie Booth ... production assistant
Annie Bydlon ... production assistant
Rebecca Canote ... Head of YouTube Space LA
Kimberly Cohrs ... production coordinator
Liam Collins ... Head of YouTube Space LA
Daneen Conroy ... client services
Jason Djang ... Head of YouTube Space LA
Christina Ferguson ... representative: Alpine Labs
Colin Flaherty ... production assistant
Claire Gallagher ... office production assistant
Kit Garchow ... production assistant
Gregory Giebel ... production assistant
Kathleen Grace ... Head of YouTube Space LA
Lon Haber ... publicity team
Xander Herman ... production assistant
Bridget Humphrey ... Head of YouTube Space LA
Josh Jalil ... key set production assistant
Brad Jenkins ... production assistant
David Karubian ... production insurance
Dana Kelly ... production accountant
Lindie Kuzmich ... set medic
Imanah Mahmoud ... Executive Assistant to Kevin Abrams
Kendall Milton ... production assistant
Paulo Miramontes ... production assistant
Jason Odell ... Head of YouTube Space LA
Chris Pate ... Head of YouTube Space LA
David Peddicord ... production assistant
Eileen Rivera ... Head of YouTube Space LA
Riley Robert ... sag-aftra representative
Paulo Rocha ... production assistant
Kaiya Rodriguez ... production assistant
Marc Anthony Rodriguez ... production assistant
Kevin Schatz ... production assistant
Jen Smith ... catering & craft service coordinator
Randy Stanley ... payroll representative
Margie Steinbach ... assistant to: Maurice J. Gallagher
Matthew Tanner ... production assistant
Diane Timmons ... catering & craft service coordinator
Derrick VanDerMillen ... production assistant
Larry Weinberg ... project attorney

Thanks

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Joey Anderson ... special thanks
Gregory Burkhardt ... special thanks
Grace Compos-Canon ... special thanks
Shane Dawson ... special thanks
Lindsay DeFranco ... special thanks
Philip DeFranco ... special thanks (as Phillip DeFranco)
Richard Doyle ... the producers wish to thank
Kathleen Grace ... special thanks
Joey Graceffa ... special thanks
Chris Gutierrez ... special thanks
Cameron Henry ... the producers wish to thank
John Houser ... special thanks
Claude Knowlton ... the producers wish to thank
Dan Landis ... special thanks
Eileen Landis ... special thanks
Caitlyn Leone ... the producers wish to thank
Jesse Louis ... the producers wish to thank
Shanna Malcolm ... special thanks
Mary Ann Marino ... special thanks
Victoria J. Mayers ... the producers wish to thank
Nick Phillips ... special thanks
Marc Raducci ... the producers wish to thank (as Mark Raducci)
Kay Rager ... special thanks
Deanna Thumper Robinson ... special thanks (as Deanna Robinson)
Wayne Robinson ... special thanks
Jarid Root ... the producers wish to thank
Shep Rosenman ... special thanks
Whitney Rosenthal ... special thanks
Tom Sly ... special thanks
Eloise Thornberry ... special thanks
Jodi Bianca Wise ... the producers wish to thank

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines In 1912, Eight People Were Brutally Murdered in Their House. This House. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Массовое убийство в Виллиске (Russia)
  • La casa de las masacres (Argentina)
  • Almas siniestras (Peru)
  • Ubica sa sekirom (Serbia)
  • Villisca
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Runtime
  • 78 min
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross $182,467, 02 Oct 2018

Did You Know?

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Trivia The Villisca Axe Murders were committed on June 9, 1912 in the southwestern town of Villisca, Iowa. The six members of the Moore family and two guests were all found bludgeoned with head wounds due to an axe. While authorities had several suspects--some tried and acquitted--the case remains unsolved today. See more »
Goofs Jess initially pulls up to Calebs house in a black Ford Escape. They drive to Villisca in a black Ford Escape, but once arriving at the murder house, the vehicle changes to a black Ford Edge. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Top 10 Haunted Houses in Movies Based on Real-Life Houses (2021). See more »
Soundtracks Paper Doll See more »
Quotes Mrs. Flanks: Life is about the choices we make and we have to do our best to make the good ones, otherwise we get stuck living in the bad ones.
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