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Reporting, interviews, and conversations about building HOLLER in rural Illinois.
HOLLER: Midwestern Gothic, Horror, & the Realities of Indie Filmmaking | Devin Smock & Samuel David
↗02The Honest FilmmakerPodcast Interview · September 15, 2026We Thought Making Our First Feature Would Be Easier… with Devin Smock and Sam David
↗03Creepy CatalogFeature · September 8, 2026‘HOLLER’ Is an Indie Film Set in a Zombie Apocalypse, but This Story Belongs to the Living
↗04LikeHorrorNews · September 4, 2026‘HOLLER’ Launches Finishing-Funds Kickstarter, Drops New Trailer
↗05Ghost Signal RadioFeature · September 1, 2026HOLLER Brings a Midwestern Gothic Apocalypse to Rural Illinois
↗06Summur MagazineMagazine Interview · August 31, 2026Subterranean Sound & Vision’s Community-Driven Film HOLLER
↗07FilmInkNews · August 25, 2026Illinois Indie Feature HOLLER Releases Official Trailer as Production Enters Final Stretch
↗08More HorrorFeature · August 2026HOLLER: Midwestern Gothic Horror-Western Makes Its Final Kickstarter Push
↗09HorrorBuzzNews · August 24, 2026HOLLER Launches Final Kickstarter Campaign
↗10IndieActivityFeature · August 24, 2026HOLLER Releases Official Trailer as Independent Midwest Apocalypse Feature Enters Final Production Stretch
↗11BritFlicksTrailer Feature · August 24, 2026HOLLER Trailer: Character-Driven Post-Apocalyptic Horror From the Rural Midwest
↗12Bloody FlicksTrailer Feature · August 18, 2026Post-Apocalyptic Horror HOLLER Releases New Trailer
↗13NPR IllinoisRadio Interview · July 8, 2026Devin Smock and Samuel Watkins Present a Feature-Length Film Called HOLLER
↗14Journal-CourierSet Report · June 4, 2026Cameras Roll Around West-Central Illinois on Independent Horror Film HOLLER
↗15Journal-CourierNews · May 16, 2026Fundraiser for HOLLER Planned at the Illinois Theater
↗16Journal-CourierFeature · April 14, 2026Zombie Western Film HOLLER to Start Shooting in West-Central Illinois
↗17Springfield HeraldNews · April 9, 2026Central Illinois Feature Film HOLLER Sets Production and Fundraising Dates
↗18C-U BlogfidentialRegional Film News · August 1, 2025HOLLER Featured in a Downstate Illinois Film Report
↗19Journal-CourierNews · July 29, 2025Zombie Western HOLLER Reaches Its Crowdfunding Goal
↗20The SourceFeature · June 2025Zombie Horror Close to Home
↗21Journal-CourierFeature · June 6, 2025Jacksonville Directors Crowdfunding to Bring Zombie Apocalypse to the Region
↗22Muddy River NewsVideo Interview · 2026Devin Smock and Samuel Watkins Discuss the Making of HOLLER
↗23WICS NewsChannel 20TV News · 2026Independent Horror Film HOLLER in Central Illinois
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Devin Smock · Jacksonville, Illinois
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