“The Darkest Evil” Update!
Apr 22nd, 2008
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Jeff wraps today on his latest film The Darkest Evil which is a modern retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale, “The Dunwich Horror.” The film tells the story of several scholars headed by Henry Armitage (Dean Stockwell) who discover the secret to destroying mysterious, other-worldly beings that threaten humankind.
Jeff plays Wilbur Whateley, part of a strange, inbred family that helps unleash these beings on the world. Griff Furst and Sarah Lieving round out the cast as two characters that battle against the villainous Whateley clan.
This sounds like an absolutely perfect role for Jeff and another wonderful addition to his Lovecraft library!
Lovecraft’s “Dunwich Horror” is a fantastically eerie tale and director Leigh Scott (Frankenstein Reborn) has told me he’s stuck pretty close to the original storyline. Scott has also mentioned what a joy it was to work with Jeff. 
For anyone interested, you can read “The Dunwich Horror” here.
The film will have a limited theatrical release(!) this fall and a potential run on the Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S. It will be released on DVD sometime in 2009. More details as the film goes into post production. This is so exciting! Congratulations, Jeff!