Throwing Stones: Ep. 1

Throwing Stones is a horror story about a group of high schoolers who have to attend Saturday School and find they must work together to overcome their differences in over to survive when students end up missing. As if, high school wasn’t scary enough! The series stars Lindsay Seidel (Lionsgate hit The Final), Cherami Leigh (The Mist, Fast Food Nation, HBO’s Temple Grandin), Rebekah Kennedy (upcoming horror features Blood is Blood, House Hunting, and Season of the Witch w/ Nic Cage), Chad Cox (Powder, ER, Spin City, The Good Guys), and Kayla Carlyle (From the Dark), Lynn Andrews III (MTV’s: High School Stories). Writers Bart D. Van Bemmel and Jason A. Wheeler have five feature-length screenplays in production including their dark comedies BUTTERSCOTCH, SWISHER, ANGELS AND DUST, their teen comedy RUSHED, and their teen horror THROWING STONES (which this web series if based on).

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“Do you think they’re coming back?”

This first episode actually had me scared for the teen characters.  Not an easy thing to accomplish.  It begins fast and furious—with a girl running (for her life).  Classic horror genre stuff.  But it’s done well.  The episode is shot well.  The “horror” music fits the tense situation.  It never feels corny or campy.

Most of that credit goes to the young actors, who give convincing performances (kudos to casting).  We really believe that their lives are in danger, and that some mysterious killer named “Beckett” is after them.

But this episode definitely is in the “tease” camp.  There’s just enough here to hook us, and keep us watching.  We don’t learn anything about the characters or why they’re in this situation—we’re thrown into the middle of the action, which is great for a change.  We’re trusting that this promising start will lead to a worthwhile story.  Fingers crossed.

On a side note, I’m intrigued that this web series announces itself as being based on a feature screenplay written by the two creators.  I wonder if they adapted it to fit the web series format, or if they simply filmed scenes directly from the script.

Either way, I’m hooked.  Can’t wait to see if these teens make it out alive or not.

More info:

Win SWAG while Watching the “Throwing Stones” LIVE beginning Wednesday January 5, 2011 8 PM EST from CCS.com, Eastbay.com, Creative Labs and ComfyGirl.com at http://www.minglemediatv.com/Throwing… The eight episodes that make up the series will be released on a regular schedule and available on-demand.
To find out more about “Throwing Stones” visit: http://www.throwingstoneswebseries.com.

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