Altergeist

Altergeist (2014)

Tedi Sarafian, writer of TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES and TANK GIRL makes his feature directorial debut with this horror/sci-fi thriller based on true events. King’s Ransom Winery is known as one of the most haunted places in North America. Gruesome suicides and murders, suspicious fires, and strange otherworldly phenomena have occurred with disturbing frequency throughout the dark history of the estate, all linked back to a past shocking slaughter where the victim was stabbed thirteen times. And that unlucky number has appeared a constant throughout every unexplained bizarre incident. Now a group of six paranormal investigators have been given 48-hour weekend access to the winery to conduct a search for evidence of the other side. Soon they begin to see things and witness strange happenings causing each to act out of character as a sinister presence forces long-buried memories and deep-seated fears to bubble to the surface.

Date of release
2014-08-25
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Tedi Sarafian

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Altergeist is a 2014 science fiction horror film that was written and directed by Tedi Sarafian. The film had its world premiere on 25 August 2014 at the London FrightFest Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 7 November 2014. The film follows a group of paranormal investigators that find that trying to discover proof of the supernatural might be the death of them.

Development

Plans to film Altergeist (then called Sighting) were first announced in 2011, and the film moved into post-production in November 2012. Michelle Rodriguez was initially set to star in the film, but later withdrew from filming. Sarafian took his inspiration for Altergeist from the Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, California, where Sarafian and producer Aaron Heck listened to stories about strange occurrences and a suicide in the winery's K…

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