John C. Lyons's Reel

Falling on hard times, George Lomack (Marc Blucas) is desperate to save his family. Pushed to the very edge and barely making ends meet, he turns to the one place that can save his home, the gas and oil industry. Not heeding the warnings of his sagacious neighbor (Adrienne Barbeau), it soon becomes abundantly clear that Lomack has made a deal with the devil. A creeping terror has been released from the depths of his fertile land while George's family become shadows of their former selves. Now the two neighbors fight for survival against a poison that is infecting their soil.

Inspired by a scene from the "Unearth" feature film script. A promotional teaser and makeup test featuring actress Jennifer Hooper.

A short pitch video used in our 150% funded Kickstarter feature film project, Unearth. The campaign went on to be indieWire's Project of the Day, Kickstarter Staff Pick/Project We Love as well as Kickstarter Project of the Day. Made in fall 2015.