By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The story of a different kind of serial killer is told in the film opening on Halloween.
Epic Pictures releases DOROTHEA to select theaters October 31, and then makes it available for rental or purchase on VOD November 4. Written and directed by Chad Ferrin (ED KEMPER, PIG KILLER), it stars Susan Priver, Lew Temple, Brinke Stevens, Ginger Lynn, Brenda James, Cassandra Gava, Cyril O’Reilly, Ezra Buzzington, Robert Miano, Brandon Kirk and William Salyers. The synopsis: “DOROTHEA is a chilling true crime horror that unearths the monstrous secrets of Dorothea Puente [Priver], a soft-spoken grandmother who drugged, murdered, and buried her elderly and disabled tenants beneath her garden. Behind her warm smile lurked a predator who used kindness as bait and survival as justification. As the story peels back layers of trauma, deception, and calculated cruelty, it reveals a harrowing portrait of a woman shaped by abuse and driven by greed. DOROTHEA forces audiences to confront the terrifying truth that real evil often hides in plain sight.”
