Tales of New Arkham
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The goal of the Tales of New Arkham Universe is to create a universe which embodies the idea that everyone deserves a hero that resembles or represents them in clear ways- and everyone deserves to have their villains made plain.
Tales of New Arkham: Chapter One
Above Arkham
Sizzle Reel
Above Arkham” Poster Image Description Poster for “Above Arkham” An adult with long red hair, in a jacket and skirt, faces away from the camera. They lean against a railing, and look out over a turbulent ocean. A storm looms in the distance, and dark tentacle-like shapes seem to reach out for us. Tag line reads "What Has Risen May Sink. What Has Sunk May Rise - H.P. Lovecraft". Ryan Nunes, Delaney Payne and Katie Suchyta star in “Above Arkham,” a film of the “Tales of New Arkham” Directed by Grace Bosley and Jaci Kjernander and Written by Nathaniel Glein Scott. Visit RagnarokProductions.com for more info.
Logline: A young photographer struggles to cope with her mental illness as it exposes her psyche to horrific images and sounds in the world around her.
Completed in collaboration with Hop Top Films.
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Tales of New Arkham: Chapter Two
Within Arkham
Teaser Trailer
“Within Arkham” Poster Image Description Poster for “Within Arkham” A wall of roughly-square metal cabinets, with three cabinets on the left closed, and three on the right with their doors wide open. In the top open cabinet, a young adult appears to be lying face-down, propped up on their elbow and clutching their chest. In the middle open cabinet, a young adult appears to be lying face-down, with their chin resting on their folded hands. In the lowest open cabinet, a young adult appears to lie face-up, wearing a hospital johnny. Tag line reads: "Some Mysteries Won't Stay Buried". Akash Jilla, Elijah Malo and Emily Begley star in “Within Arkham,” a film of the “Tales of New Arkham” Directed by Allison Nicole Tucker and Written by Ema Almon and Jacob C. McDonald. Visit RagnarokProductions.com for more info.
Logline: A brother and sister (introduced in the first film) try to solve the mystery behind a series of deaths and zombie attacks- and how they connect to the brother's boyfriend's coma.
Completed in collaboration with Nihilist Media.
THE WORLD OF NEW ARKHAM:
The name of Arkham, MA will be no stranger to the many fans of the Cthulhu Mythos, and the association will pay off (as one can see implied in the following poster for Above Arkham). We branded the city and series "New Arkham" so that we could take more liberties and move forward from our foundations in classic New England (and world) horror to spin our new, strange tales.
The world we're exploring is at a wonderful convergence of sci-fi and horror fantasy. We're crafting a universe full of ancient terrors seen in the light of near-future science fiction and pitting those forces against each other. Call it the past versus the future with the present as the stakes.
The Ragnarok team spent years on our first low-budget indie (Tales from Shakespeare: Folios & Follies, 2021) but the notion of investing years on stories with unlimited growth potential is even more fulfilling than seeing that epic endeavor through. Situations where our team can point to what needs to happen here for movie four to work right (or movie seven), how such-and-such a decision will impact another web series we would like to create- not to mention our intentionality as we already did this plan-layering in our short film, Talking to Myself, and the three seasons of our web series, Shiv & the Lost Boys. These former projects exist in continuity with the Tales of New Arkham films, albeit each in different genres.
Both films have completed principal photography and are deep in post-production.
Ragnarok Productions has an active rental division (#RentRagnarok) and has been able to use our own gear for the production. The films will be shot on Orion Atlas Anamorphic lenses using Red's new V-Raptor and Komodo cameras. In the hands of our skilled cinematographers, this combination has yielded STUNNING images that we are incredibly thrilled to get a chance to share with backers as we continue this wild ride!