Silent Scream (2005 film)
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Silent Scream is an independent, horror film starring Scott Vickaryous
, Melissa Schuman
and Shanti Lowry
. The movie premiered at the Chicago Horror Film Festival on October 28, 2005 and was released on DVD on December 5, 2006. It was directed by Matt Cantu and Lance Kawas.'
by the figure, she wakes up to find herself in her psychology class (with all her friends alive) having been put under mind control
. The whole experience was a dream, part of an experiment conducted by their professor. To thank them all for their help in his experiments, he invites them all to his cottage in the woods for the weekend.
-type character who stalks the teens before they even arrive at the cottage. His fighting skills, resilience and sheer brutality put him on par with other slashers like Jason Voorhees
and Michael Myers
. Once they arrive at the cottage, the Figure begins killing off the teens in the most gruesome and brutal ways. For a short time, the teens suspect that one of them may be the Figure, but all their theories are eventually disproven.
The Figure is a strong fighter, and extremely resilient. He seems to be stronger than all of the teens. He also seems impossible to kill. Throughout the movie, he is shot, stabbed, beaten with a stick, and hit by a truck, and he just keeps coming back in perfect health. In addition, he's very resourceful. He sets up traps in the woods and uses guns, axes, knives, tools, chains and even wire hangers to butcher the teens.
Eventually, it's revealed that the Figure is nothing but a figment put into the teens' heads by their professor.
The Figure is played by Tobiasz Daszkiewicz, Thomas Zellen, Bob Brown and Randy Bergeron.
Scott Vickaryous
Scott Vickaryous is a Canadian actor.-Personal life:Although Vickaryous was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, he was raised in Sherwood Park, Alberta. His parents are named Ron and Donna, and he has an older sister named Jennifer. He attended Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park,...
, Melissa Schuman
Melissa Schuman
Melissa Amber Schuman is an American singer and actress. Schuman is best known for her role in the all girl teen band Dream. With Dream, she appeared in their two biggest hits, "He Loves U Not" and "This is Me". Schuman quit the band after their two hits to pursue her own solo career in singing...
and Shanti Lowry
Shanti Lowry
Shanti Lowry is an African American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her role as the recurring image consultant Dionne on the hit spinoff television series The Game...
. The movie premiered at the Chicago Horror Film Festival on October 28, 2005 and was released on DVD on December 5, 2006. It was directed by Matt Cantu and Lance Kawas.'
Synopsis
A group of college students head out to a cottage in the woods for a long weekend vacation. No sooner have they arrived that several of the teens wander off into the woods and disappear. More students arrive the next day. They find the mutilated remains of their friends buried in the snow. It seems someone in the woods is out to get them. The remaining teens try to escape, but one by one, the mysterious "figure" hunts them down and kills them. Nicole (Melissa Schuman) is the last survivor. When she is garottedGarrote
A garrote or garrote vil is a handheld weapon, most often referring to a ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line used to strangle someone....
by the figure, she wakes up to find herself in her psychology class (with all her friends alive) having been put under mind control
Mind control
Mind control refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator, often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"...
. The whole experience was a dream, part of an experiment conducted by their professor. To thank them all for their help in his experiments, he invites them all to his cottage in the woods for the weekend.
The Figure
The Figure is a slasherSlasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
-type character who stalks the teens before they even arrive at the cottage. His fighting skills, resilience and sheer brutality put him on par with other slashers like Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th , as the son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S...
and Michael Myers
Michael Myers (Halloween)
Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his older sister, then fifteen years later returns home to murder more teenagers...
. Once they arrive at the cottage, the Figure begins killing off the teens in the most gruesome and brutal ways. For a short time, the teens suspect that one of them may be the Figure, but all their theories are eventually disproven.
The Figure is a strong fighter, and extremely resilient. He seems to be stronger than all of the teens. He also seems impossible to kill. Throughout the movie, he is shot, stabbed, beaten with a stick, and hit by a truck, and he just keeps coming back in perfect health. In addition, he's very resourceful. He sets up traps in the woods and uses guns, axes, knives, tools, chains and even wire hangers to butcher the teens.
Eventually, it's revealed that the Figure is nothing but a figment put into the teens' heads by their professor.
The Figure is played by Tobiasz Daszkiewicz, Thomas Zellen, Bob Brown and Randy Bergeron.