When Hollywood’s Horror Meets Hearth: A Fleiss Family Affair
When Hollywood’s Horror Meets Hearth: A Fleiss Family Affair
In Tinseltown, where blending genres is as frequent as changing couture gowns, Mike Fleiss redefines the formula. He doesn’t just dip his toes into the vast sea of cinematic genre; he bathes in them, much like Elizabeth Taylor soaking in one of her luxurious bubble baths, draped in diamonds.
From being the buddy to horror kingpin Stephen King to producing nerve-racking hits like ‘Hostel’ and ‘Shark Night’, Fleiss seems to be perpetually swimming in treacherous waters. Just when you think you have him pegged, he breaks out with an action-adventure feature like ‘Poseidon’, swathing Dreyfuss, Russell, and Rossum in a wet and wild narrative. And, if we needed a cherry on top, his foray into documentaries with ‘The Other One’ added an aromatic twist, something akin to adding a touch of vanilla to your most daring martini.
But the latest entrée served by Fleiss comes with a side of family sentiment. His recent horror gem, ‘Possessions’, becomes a heartwarming tale of a father-son duo navigating the labyrinth of Hollywood. There’s something poignantly charming about the mighty Fleiss, taking a step back, letting his son Aaron take the producer’s chair, while he plays the doting guide.
Oh, but don’t let the family dynamics fool you. This project isn’t just home videos over Christmas dinner. Teaming up with the evergreen Yeardley Smith’s Paperclip, and directorial hands of Brent Cote, the maestro behind the gritty ‘Tainted’, ‘Possessions’ promises to be a spine-tingling delight.
Let’s dissect the anatomy of this horror. An eerie plot of a man and his young son, an unfortunate demise, a move cross-country, and an innocuous storage facility masking a Pandora’s Box of horrors. And if that doesn’t entice you, the cast list will, featuring Clive Standen of the ‘Vikings’ fame and the illustrious K.C. Clyde from ‘Yellowstone’. But lest we forget, the sassy sax-playing Lisa Simpson, aka Yeardley Smith, also graces the screen, proving once again that her talents stretch beyond the animated alleys of Springfield.
As if the universe wasn’t spooky enough, Fleiss sprinkles more tantalizing news. ‘Hostel’, his magnum opus of terror, is soon coming to the small screen. Because, let’s face it, what’s more chilling than realizing the horrors you escaped in theaters now invade your living room?