Question 1

Why does the film deliberately include no blood and a loose story structure?

Accepted Answer

It was produced as a proof of concept for the 2018 Nightpiece Film Festival, laden with clichéd horror tropes, to gauge interest in no-budget horror and create a marketing case study.

Question 2

What is the origin of the title 'Th'dread Rattlin'?

Accepted Answer

The title is taken from Prospero's speech in Act 5, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest': 'Set roaring war - to th' dread rattling thunder.'

Question 3

Which painting inspired the poster and a concluding scene featuring Megan Purvis?

Accepted Answer

The poster artwork and one concluding scene are directly inspired by the painting 'Ophelia' by British artist Sir John Everett Millais (1851).

Question 4

What do the surnames of key characters translate to in their original languages?

Accepted Answer

They all translate or refer to noise: 'Barulhento' (Portuguese for 'Noisy'), 'Getose' (German for din/roar), 'Zitto' (Italian for 'be quiet!'), and 'Halas' (Polish for noise).

Question 5

How did director Al Carretta develop the darker style evident in this film?

Accepted Answer

Carretta delivered experimental features 'The Madness of Tellaralette Seville' and 'Tara Reata' first to help develop the much darker directorial style evident in 'th'dread rattlin'.

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