Deadstream was one of the few horror films we’ve seen in recent years that really stuck with us. The camera work was fantastic, the story was genuinely terrifying, and the humor had us cracking up throughout this wild found footage romp. Now, the filmmaking duo behind that potential found footage classic is getting back behind the camera for a new psychological horror thriller, FUTURE ME.
Joseph and Vanessa Winter, the husband and wife team behind Deadstream and the “To Hell and Back” segment from V/H/S/99, will write and direct the upcoming feature. The film is the latest project under a partnership between Longevity Pictures, indie genre label Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios, following the previously announced Home Safety Hotline adaptation as reported by our friends at Bloody Disgusting.
This time, the filmmakers are taking inspiration from an unsettling corner of internet horror. Based on a viral short story by Daria Vasileva, originally published in Reddit’s r/NoSleep community, FUTURE ME follows a man who receives a disturbing email from his past self through the FutureMe website. What begins as a strange message sends him spiraling down an increasingly surreal and terrifying rabbit hole.
The premise sounds like a perfect fit for the Winters, who have shown they know how to mix practical scares, dark comedy and creative camera work without losing sight of the horror.
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Deadstream followed a disgraced online personality who attempts to win back his audience by livestreaming from a supposedly haunted house, only to find himself in a fight for survival. The film premiered at SXSW before finding a home on Shudder, earning a loyal following among horror fans.
The Winters are also attached to a new take on the Amityville Horror franchise, keeping the pair busy with projects that should appeal to genre fans.
FUTURE ME will be produced by Majd Nassif for Longevity Pictures, alongside Steven Schneider and Roy Lee for Spooky Pictures. Ben Ross of Image Nation Studios and Aysel Lyatifova of Longevity Pictures will executive produce.
With internet horror continuing to inspire new feature films, the story behind FUTURE ME has plenty of room for the kind of unsettling twists that make you think twice about opening your inbox.
We’re definitely interested in seeing what the Winters do with this one. If they can capture even a little of the wicked energy that made Deadstream such a blast, horror fans could have another reason to keep their eyes on this filmmaking duo.