''The Off Season'' is a 2004

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horror film directed by

James Felix McKenney James Felix McKenney (born May 27, 1968) is an American writer, director, producer and actor, raised in Saco, Maine. Career He is known for creating non-traditional films in the horror and science fiction genres, produced by his company called ...

and produced by Larry Fessenden's

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. It was filmed in

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and

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through

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Plot

In the beginning, The Off Season appears to be the story of a young couple from New York City moving up to Maine to get away from it all. Soon, strange things begin to happen in the one-room apartment that they occupy—things that the once close couple cannot discuss with each other. This is not a typical ghost story resulting from a tragic death, but the tale of a place haunted by guilt and the fear of abandonment. Unlike most traditional ghost stories, which take place in an old mansion, castle or other giant structure, The Off Season is about the haunting of a tiny room. The main characters have nowhere to hide when confronted by unhappy spirits. It can be easy to run away and slam a door between yourself and something that scares you, but few things are more terrifying than being forced to look the source of your fear directly in the eye.

Cast

Angus Scrimm Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy; August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016) was an American actor, author, and journalist, known for his portrayal of the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film '' Phantasm'' and its sequels. Early life Scrimm was born ...

as Ted *

Larry Fessenden Laurence T. Fessenden (born March 23, 1963) is an American actor, producer, writer, director, film editor, and cinematographer. He is the founder of the New York based independent production outfit Glass Eye Pix. His writer/director credits inclu ...

as Phil *Christina Campanella as Kathryn Bennett *Don Wood as Rick Holland *Ruth Kulerman as Mrs. Farthing *Brenda Cooney as Nora *Jamie Sneider as Stacy *Jordan Kratz as Kurt

Production

''The Off Season'' was shot in a motel in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a town that neighbors the one in which writer and director James Felix McKenney grew up and shot his first feature, CanniBalistic! While filming, the cast stayed at the Waves and Viking motels where the film was set.

Reception

Since the film's release it has been regarded as one of the worst movies ever, only garnishing 1.6

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based on 395 votes on

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and receiving numerous complaints on the site's

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.The Off Season (2004), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387460/

References

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* 2004 films 2004 horror films American haunted house films Glass Eye Pix films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-horror-film-stub