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Reporting, interviews, and conversations about building HOLLER in rural Illinois.
HOLLER: Midwestern Gothic Horror-Western Makes Its Final Kickstarter Push
↗02HorrorBuzzNews · August 24, 2026HOLLER Launches Final Kickstarter Campaign
↗03IndieActivityFeature · August 24, 2026HOLLER Releases Official Trailer as Independent Midwest Apocalypse Feature Enters Final Production Stretch
↗04BritFlicksTrailer Feature · August 24, 2026HOLLER Trailer: Character-Driven Post-Apocalyptic Horror From the Rural Midwest
↗05Bloody FlicksTrailer Feature · August 18, 2026Post-Apocalyptic Horror HOLLER Releases New Trailer
↗06NPR IllinoisRadio Interview · July 8, 2026Devin Smock and Samuel Watkins Present a Feature-Length Film Called HOLLER
↗07Journal-CourierSet Report · June 4, 2026Cameras Roll Around West-Central Illinois on Independent Horror Film HOLLER
↗08Journal-CourierNews · May 16, 2026Fundraiser for HOLLER Planned at the Illinois Theater
↗09Journal-CourierFeature · April 14, 2026Zombie Western Film HOLLER to Start Shooting in West-Central Illinois
↗10Springfield HeraldNews · April 9, 2026Central Illinois Feature Film HOLLER Sets Production and Fundraising Dates
↗11Journal-CourierNews · July 29, 2025Zombie Western HOLLER Reaches Its Crowdfunding Goal
↗12The SourceFeature · June 2025Zombie Horror Close to Home
↗13Journal-CourierFeature · June 6, 2025Jacksonville Directors Crowdfunding to Bring Zombie Apocalypse to the Region
↗14Muddy River NewsVideo Interview · 2026Devin Smock and Samuel Watkins Discuss the Making of HOLLER
↗15WICS NewsChannel 20TV News · 2026Independent Horror Film HOLLER in Central Illinois
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