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"Bitter Souls" available to rent on Amazon Prime Video

originally published: 07/28/2025

Bitter Souls is a tale of teen angst complicated by murder, resurrection and vengeance. The film was directed by Thomas Ryan (Theatre of Terror) and written by Ed McKeever. It is currently available to rent on Amazon Prime Video.

The film stars Avaryana Rose (Broken, Not for Sale), Destiny Leilani Brown (Hell House Origins: The Carmichael Manor, 12 To Midnight), Michael McKeever (The Beast Comes at Midnight) and Candyman 2021 Actor Michael Hargrove as Immanuel. 

When teenage girl Kendall Kane (Avaryana Rose) is murdered, her boyfriend Lucien (Mike McKeever) makes it his mission to find her killers. He enlists the help of a Father O'Reilly (Karl Barbee) and the voodoo priestess Mahlet (Destiny Brown) to cross into the realm of black magic in an attempt to save Kendall. In order to do so, they will need to defeat the evil houngan Immanuel! When Kendall returns all hell will break loose!

It was filmed in Carbondale, Dickson City and Scranton Pennsylvania Summer 2024. Click here for the Amazon Prime page where it can be rented for $3.99 (SD) or $5.99 (HD).

Bitter Souls was produced by McKeever, Oifer, McCallum, Sarullo and Savakinus. A Showtown American Pictures Production in association with Cannon Fire Productions and Babe Entertainment. Co-Produced by Paul Hughbanks and Michael Joy.




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Ed McKeever is a 20+ year event management professional from Atlantic City who co-created and produced the award-winning slasher 100 Acres of Hell with WWE Superstar Snitsky and Ernie O'Donnell (Clerks). This feature also starred Eileen Dietz of Exorcist fame and Catherine Corcoran of the hit horror film Terrifier. The film also stars Michael McKeever who is a former New Jersey resident and Kyle Oifer is a South Jersey resident and county western music performer as well as a recent Stockton College graduate.

Theatre of Terror was founded in 2012 by Thomas Ryan, with the mission statement of bringing high quality, low budget horror films to film fans everywhere. Previous productions “Day 9,” “Faces,” “RAPT,” and “The Theatre of Terror” (available on Amazon Prime), have been met with great critical success and won several awards.Ryan is a writer, director, and producer who was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.




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