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Bethany

Bethany

20175.31h 30m

Overview

Claire and her husband find themselves moving back into Claire's childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back to haunt her. As her husband starts to get more work, Claire finds herself mixed up in a fog of past and present with a mysterious figure haunting her memories. What is this small figure that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want?

Directed by James Cullen Bressack
Written by James Cullen Bressack, Zack Ward
Produced by Shannen Doherty, Kenneth Gust, Ace Underhill
Box Office0Revenue: $32K

Top Cast

Stefanie Estes

Stefanie Estes

Claire

Zack Ward

Zack Ward

Aaron

Tom Green

Tom Green

Dr. Brown

Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty

Susan

Anna Harr

Anna Harr

Bethany / Young Claire

Leon Russom

Leon Russom

Doctor Merman

Kevin Porter

Kevin Porter

Nurse Foster

Keith Jardine

Keith Jardine

Harrison

Felissa Rose

Felissa Rose

Janice the Realtor

Sophie Dee

Sophie Dee

Maternity Nurse

Themes & Keywords

haunted housedeath of mothertraumatic childhood

About Bethany

Bethany is a horror film released in 2017 exploring themes of haunted house, death of mother, traumatic childhood. Directed by James Cullen Bressack, it stars Stefanie Estes, Zack Ward, Tom Green. Claire and her husband find themselves moving back into Claire's childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back to haunt her. As her husband starts to get more work, Claire finds herself mixed up in a fog of past and present with a mysterious figure haunting her memories. What is this small figure that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want?

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