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Danny is a long-term insomniac. He comes across an ad for the Audible Lucid Perceptions sleep clinic, run by the peculiar Dr. Zovnig. He receives a small audio device which generates brain-frequency-altering audio waves. Now sleeping better than he ever has in his life, Danny starts to realize that there could be something wrong. Nightmares, hallucinations, and blackouts plague him daily. Is it all a side effect of the treatment, or is there some evil force at work, affecting his every move?

    • Best of Festival - Feature, Shawna Shea Film Festival (2017)

    • Best Feature, First Contact Film Festival (2017)

    • Audience Choice – Best Feature, Macabre Faire Film Festival (2017)

    • Audience Choice – Best Poster, Macabre Faire Film Festival (2017)

    • Best Sound, Macabre Faire Film Festival (2017)

    • Best Soundtrack, Macabre Faire Film Festival (2017)

    • Audience Choice, Northeast Horror Film Festival (2017)

    • Best Screenplay, Northeast Horror Film Festival (2017)

    • Best Horror/Sci Fi/Thriller Feature, Alternative Film Festival (2017)

    • Best Actor – Thomas Ryan, Stormy Weather Horror Fest (2017)

    • Best Screenplay, Macabre Faire Film Festival

    • Best Editing, Macabre Faire Film Festival

    • Best Actor – Thomas Ryan, Macabre Faire Film Festival

    • Best Film, Northeast Horror Film Festival

    • Best Feature, Stormy Weather Horror Fest

    • Best Feature, NJ HorrorCon and Film Festival

    • Best Feature, Los Angeles CineFest

    • Shawna Shea Film Festival (2017)

    • First Contact Film Festival (2017)

    • Macabre Faire Film Festival (2017

    • Northeast Horror Film Festival (2017)

    • Alternative Film Festival (2017)

    • Stormy Weather Horror Fest (2017)

    • NJ HorrorCon and Film Festival

    • Los Angeles Cinefest

  • Thomas Ryan - Danny

    Erin Brown - Kelly

    Kathryn Lill - Nicole

    Tom Coll – Dr. Zovnig

    Deana Demko – Mrs. Grantham

    Loretta Vendetta – Demon Girl

    Patrick Devaney – Mike Hughes

    Bradley Creanzo – Johnny

    Christopher J. Murphy – Auto Shop Worker

    Henry William Oelkers – Homeless Man

    Samantha Quintana – Shadow Creature

  • Director/Writer

    • Manny Serrano

    Producers

    • Lindsay Serrano

    • Manny Serrano

    Cinematography

    • Manny Serrano

    • Louie Cortes

    Camera Operators

    • Bradley Creanzo

    • Albert J.  Mora

    Makeup & FX

    • Lindsay Serrano, Makeup Department Head

    • Cat Martin, Key Makeup Artist

    • Michael Anthony Scardillo, Special Makeup Effects Artist

    • Emily Stinson, Makeup Artist

    Score

    • Ramon Inoa, Theme Music

    • Michael Ryan Assip, Additional Music Composer

    • David Catalano, Additional Music Composer

    Visual FX

    • David Gechman

    • Beatrice Sniper

    Editor

    • Manny Serrano

“Theta States is a clusterfuck of different genres, story-telling elements and themes, and they culminate in a really coherent and fantastical way... It’s the type of movie that’s low on blood and action, but packed with mystery, suspense and nudity.”
— Horror Society

  • Theta States has a whole lot more going on and it’s too easy to classify it as a “slow horror flick” or “science fiction flick.” Serrano stated that he found inspiration for the movie in Altered States, Scanners and Witchboard 2, which would explain why this movie has a certain late 80’s/early 90’s flare to it – a trait seen in the majority of Mass Grave Pictures movies.

    Horror Society

  • Theta States hits all of the notes that are essential to the story, not the least of which is its ability to convey the confusing, altered state-of-mind Danny finds himself in after inducing the theta state. Serrano said that the story is rooted in his own experiences with insomnia and binaural frequencies used in sleep therapy. Combined with his knowledge of Horror, he effectively uses the camera and sound to capture the irrational feelings Danny goes through in the second and third acts.

    Cryptic Rock

  • Theta States Movie Review on The Final Cut

Theta States poster © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Tom Ryan, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Topless Women wearing Demon Skull, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Erin Brown, Theta States (2017), Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Kathryn Lill, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Tom Coll, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Deana Demko, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Tom Ryan, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Kathryn Lill Monster Makeup, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Tom Ryan and Erin Brown, Theta States (2017), Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Henry William Oelkers, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Patrick Devaney and Tom Ryan, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Tom Ryan, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Erin Brown and Tom Ryan, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • FX Bust, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Lindsay and Manny Serrano, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Kathryn Lill and Tom Ryan, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Nightmare, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Audio Sleep Device, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Demon Silhouette, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
  • Kathryn Lill, Theta States (2017), © Mass Grave Pictures LLC
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