LOS ANGELES, CA – Writer-director Rachel Stavis, along with ALTER – a media company at the forefront of celebrating the horror genre – announced today that the critically acclaimed 2022 short film, POSIES, will be re-released on October 10th to coincide with the conclusion of music sensation Chappell Roan’s summer tour, the brilliant composer of the short’s original score.
Starring Anna Diop (Us, Nanny, “Titans”) and Andy Favreau (Ambulance, “Little Fires Everywhere”, “Champions”), and executive produced by Pamela Adlon (“Californication”, “King of the Hill”, “Better Things”), POSIES first premiered at the LA Shorts International Film Festival before being selected to kick off Women’s History Month by ALTER. Touted as “dark, twisted, and beautiful… perfect in almost every way…” POSIES features Roan’s original, hauntingly beautiful score that Stavis commissioned long before the now undeniable superstar made her mark on pop culture.
“Having Chappell Roan’s creativity and intensity strewn throughout POSIES by way of the score that she so eloquently created was a dream come true,” said Stavis, POSIES writer and co-director. “Our earliest discussions about this project centered around using her greatest instrument – her voice – to create a haunting, emotional, and atmospheric depth to the film. She captured exactly what we envisioned for this and did it virtually on her first try. It was extraordinary. She has an amazing gift of storytelling through music, and her composition remains one of the most unique and unforgettable elements of the film. We’re beyond grateful that she was able to create something so special – specifically for me and my audience – before her inevitable rise to fame.”
Roan’s track, “Bitter”, also appears in the film. The original score was a well-kept secret, until now, and it’s something that horror and music fans won’t want to miss.
“When we sourced POSIES from NFFTY, we knew it embodied the kind of boundary-pushing storytelling that ALTER is known for championing,” said Sophie Carroll, Director of Creative at Gunpowder & Sky’s ALTER and DUST. “Rachel’s powerful narrative combined with Chappell Roan’s hauntingly beautiful score creates a masterclass in atmosphere and emotion. With Rachel now developing feature films and television projects and Chappell rising as a household name, POSIES perfectly illustrates why ALTER is dedicated to discovering and nurturing the next generation of horror innovators.”
POSIES Synopsis: As people begin to “devolve” into monsters, one woman attempts to hide her transformation by placing flowers under her skin.
Cast & Film Credits:
Starring: Anna Diop (Us, Nanny, “Titans”) and Andy Favreau (Ambulance, “Little Fires Everywhere”, “Champions”)
Written by: Rachel Stavis
Directed by: Rachel Stavis and Katherine Fisher
Executive Produced by: Rachel Stavis and Pamela Adlon
Produced by: Kenneth Renaldo Reynolds and Tiffany L. Gray
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ABOUT RACHEL STAVIS:
Rachel (R.H.) Stavis is a world-renowned, non-denominational exorcist who is on a mission to create global change by eradicating darkness from one person or place at a time. She has dedicated her life to educating the masses on how to connect with Spirit, and how to safeguard our souls from the entities that attach to us. Known as Hollywood’s best kept secret – serving rock icons, Oscar winners, and many more – she cleanses the darkness that consumes even the most elite. Her best-selling memoir, “Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist” (HarperCollins), examines how she became who she is, and how she helps the infected and tortured souls through exorcism. She explores how pain and trauma open us to attachment from forces that not only drain our energy but can even destroy our humanity. “Sister of Darkness” is now currently in development for a scripted series adaptation.
Stavis has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Bustle, The Daily Mail, Refinery29, POPSUGAR, the Morbid podcast, and The New York Post, to name a few. In 2021, she hosted the Tubi Reality special, “Celebrity Exorcism” featuring Shar Jackson, Metta World Peace, and Jodi Sweetin. During the special, she helped the guest stars elevate their own unique spiritual abilities, and ended the show by exorcizing the renowned Rosenheim Mansion (a.k.a., the “Murder House” featured in FX’s hit television show, “American Horror Story”.)
In addition to her calling as an exorcist, Stavis is a horror novelist, and an award-winning writer and director for television, film, and video games. She began her writing career by creating the backstory for the globally loved video game, “Tomb Raider”. She went on to co-write the original graphic novel, “Something Monstrous!”, with horror and comic book legend, Steve Niles, Transformers: War for Cybertron (Activision), Adera: The Soul Stone (Microsoft), LIAR (Blumhouse), among others. In 2022, Stavis’s award-winning short film, POSIES, which she wrote and co-directed, was selected by Gunpowder & Sky‘s horror brand, ALTER, to kick off Women’s History Month and has received rave reviews and more than 370,000 views.
Stavis continues to heal clients – young and old, extreme cases and mild ones – out of her home in Los Angeles. Since opening her doors, Stavis has treated more than 10,000 people throughout the United States and internationally.
ABOUT ALTER
Established in 2018, ALTER is a leading media company at the forefront of celebrating the horror genre, cultivating a vibrant community for both established auteurs and the future generation of storytellers. With an unwavering dedication to authenticity and a genuine love for all things horror, ALTER has evolved into a global platform of discovery for both rabid horror fans and the industry alike. Boasting more than 10 million monthly viewers across TV and social media platforms, in addition to its robust content library, ALTER also regularly hosts events and screenings, fostering opportunities for networking, collaboration, and community engagement.
ALTER’s free ad-supported linear television (FAST) channel, “Horror by ALTER”, launched in 2022 and has become a preferred horror genre offering on FAST, featuring more than 400 hours of acclaimed franchises such as Grave Encounters (1, 2), Phantasm (1, 3, 4, 5) and Amityville Horror (4, 6, 7, 8); feature films like Summer of ’84, Eat Brains Love and Train to Busan; narrative series including Vintage Elvira’s Movie Macabre, Fear Itself and Masters of Horror; and 75 hours of the original anthology series, The ALTER Files. The channel is distributed across domestic platforms including Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV Freestream, LG Channels, Tubi, TCL TV+, and Redbox.
ALTER has also released more than 700 short films, including the French-Canadian short film The Color of your Lips by Annick Blanc, which has since gone into development for a feature adaptation with Gunpowder & Sky, Executive Producers James Wan & Michael Clear (Atomic Monster), and writer Sean Tretta (“Mayans M.C.”) for Lionsgate. Other notable releases include Good Samaritan, directed by Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination franchise) and starring Rainn Wilson (“The Office”), as well as Dawn of the Deaf, directed by Rob Savage (Host, The Boogeyman). ALTER also premiered Sam Raimi’s “50 States of Fright,” featuring Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Travis Fimmel (“Vikings”, Warcraft: The Beginning), and Christina Ricci (“Monster,” “Z: The Beginning of Everything”), with stories directed by Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spiderman), Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise), and more.
Unleash your deepest fears and immerse yourself in the chilling world of horror with ALTER.
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