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18th October 2013

Haunting Melissa Is A Horror Movie Made For Your iPhone

movie orbyHollywood next-generation production company Hooked Digital Media has premiered Haunting Melissa, a horror story shot in Calgary. The mobile movie is now available exclusively on iTunes for iOS devices – the first chapter is a free download. Designed specifically for a new generation of connected viewers, Haunting Melissa reinvents storytelling to engage audiences and keep them on the edge of their seats. The Haunting Melissa App takes viewers into the world of Melissa, a teenage girl who believes her recently deceased mother is haunting her.

Haunting Melissa is the first project using Hooked Digital Media’s new platform, which enables delivery of stories in varied lengths, received at unpredictable intervals. Written and produced specifically for Hooked Digital Media’s new story platform and is designed to connect with Gen C viewers to tell stories in a whole new way. The company holds multiple patents that bring mystery and intrigue to the viewing ecosystem. These technology innovations release flexible content in an unpredictable but linear progression maximizing audience anticipation. As viewers progress, the app can inject new content that reveals important storyline elements through seamless push “update” notifications.

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The project was conceived, directed and produced by Neal Edelstein, producer of hits such as “The Ring,” “The Ring 2” and “Mulholland Drive.” Haunting Melissa is written by best-selling author Andrew Klavan (True Crime, Don’t Say A Word). Haunting Melissa features an up-and-coming cast of talented actors that includes:

  • Kassia Warshawski as Melissa Strogue
  • Travis Nelson as Brandon
  • Barb Mitchell as Katherine Strogue
  • Jasmine Berg as Holly
  • Greg Lawson as Jack Strogue
  • Larry Reese as Mike Cole
  • Christian Laurian Kerr as Carter
  • Lisa Moreau as Amanda Maynard
  • Lorette Clow as Dr. Carroway

“Haunting Melissa is a ghost story created to be consumed in a dark corner with headphones on and iPhone or iPad in hand,” said Neal Edelstein, president, Hooked Digital Media. “You never know when the next piece will come or how long that piece will be…it’s a complete surprise.”

The intuitive platform features an easy-to-use visual guide that includes a color-coded path to identify what has been viewed and what awaits. Haunting Melissa is also highly social — viewers can easily sign in through Facebook and alert friends they are watching Haunting Melissa, share theories, freak out and make predictions of what comes next.

No one knows why Melissa vanished. She warned her friends that some ghostly presence had awakened in the isolated farmhouse where she lived… something that whispered to her from the locked room where her mother went mad and died. Now she’s gone… and no one knows what unearthly horror had risen from the past and was… Haunting Melissa.

Little by little, all will be revealed – you’ve never seen anything like this, because there’s never been a haunting quite like this. The first-of-its-kind Haunting Melissa is a terrifying tale with twists and frights that you won’t soon forget. Delivered piece by piece when you least expect it – and want it most – Haunting Melissa will scare you into discovering the truth. You’ll want to activate Push Notifications so you won’t miss a thing. Keep the glow of your iPhone or iPad handy, because you’ll never quite know when the haunting is coming.

“The amazing technology contained in the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has allowed us to present stories in a dramatically different way. The technology supports story first and foremost. As viewers move further into Melissa’s world, they will understand why this new app technology will change distribution forever,” added Edelstein.

Haunting Melissa is rated 12+ for the following:

  • Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
  • Frequent/Intense Horror/Fear Themes
  • Frequent/Intense Realistic Violence

Compatibility: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Top In-App Purchases

  1. Season Pass in SD $6.99
  2. Chapter 3 in SD $0.99
  3. Chapter 2 Standard Definition $0.99
  4. Chapter 10 SD $0.99
  5. Upgrade Chapter 1 to HD $0.99
  6. Chapter 4 SD $0.99
  7. Chapter 6 SD $0.99
  8. Season Pass in HD $14.99
  9. Chapter 5 SD $0.99
  10. Season Pass SD $14.99
This entry was posted on Friday, October 18th, 2013 at 7:29 am and is filed under Digital Products, National News, New Releases. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
  1. Tami Quiring (@VillageGamer)
    12:30 am on October 18th, 2013

    Filmed In #Calgary – Haunting Melissa Is A Horror Movie Made For Your iOS Device http://t.co/vf23F1H9o8 #eyeoncanada

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