CONTACT: Marianne Connor 323-664-2770       September 8, 2003 Mixville II Productions www.ghostsofedendale.com marianne@ghostsofedendale.com THE GHOSTS OF EDENDALE HAUNT SILVER LAKE FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES, CA - The supernatural thriller The Ghosts of Edendale will have its world premiere at the Silver Lake Film Festival on September 17th in the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. "Silver Lake is the perfect place to premiere this movie," says writer/director Stefan Avalos. "It's made in Silver Lake, by Silver Lake filmmakers, about Silver Lake's silent-movie past." A pre-screening party with the director and cast will be held at the historic Edendale Grill. For tickets and information, call 866-468-3399 or go to www.silverlakefilmfestival.com. Following the success of his internationally acclaimed feature, The Last Broadcast, Avalos moved to Los Angeles and quickly became fascinated with his neighborhood's place in film history. "Before there even was a 'Hollywood', there was Edendale," says Avalos. "Silver Lake used to be known as Edendale. It was here that California's first silent-movie studios were born." When fans of The Last Broadcast pushed Avalos to make another horror movie, he began writing a script inspired by the man who once owned the hill where Avalos now lives. "Tom Mix was 'King Cowboy' during the silent movie days. He made over 300 Westerns and was paid four times more than the President. Then, the 'talkies' hit, Westerns fell out of favor, and Tom Mix was through. Story goes that he always talked about making his big comeback right up until his death." Avalos combined Mix's life story with his own fears about what it might take to succeed in Hollywood. "Every newcomer to Hollywood asks himself the same nagging question: Will I have to sell my soul to follow my dreams?" In The Ghosts of Edendale, a young couple moves to Los Angeles determined to make it in the movies. They find the perfect house on a hill in Edendale -- "right next door to Hollywood". Here, all the neighbors are in the business, and they have high hopes for Kevin and Rachel. But when something sinister and strange takes hold of Kevin, Rachel begins to suspect the price Edendale expects for success. Wired Magazine recognized Avalos as one of the top 25 people "helping to reinvent Hollywood" when The Last Broadcast received international acclaim as the first "desktop feature film". The movie went on to screen throughout the world, winning accolades for its innovative "true crime" approach to horror and becoming one of the most profitable feature films ever made. Hollywood newcomers Stephen Wastell (Miner's Massacre) and Paula Ficara (A List) play the roles of Kevin and Rachel. Director of Photography Lukas Ettlin (ASC Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography) and composer Vincent Gillioz (Sundance Institute, 2002) evoke the foreboding of a dreadful nightmare. For more information, visit the website at www.ghostsofedendale.com. To view the trailer and learn more about the movie, visit the website at www.ghostsofedendale.com. For press kit, e-mail Marianne Connor at marianne@ghostsofedendale.com.