Candyman’s Michael Hargroves Joins The Cast Of Voodoo Horror BITTER SOULS!

In recent casting news, Candyman actor Michael Hargroves has been cast in the upcoming voodoo horror film, BITTER SOULS! Tom Ryan directs the film. Filming is expected to begin this Summer. Keep reading for more information about the movie below.

From The Press Release

Showtown American Pictures and Cannon Fire Productions announce Candyman (2021) actor Michael Hargroves will join actress Avaryana Rose in a Tale of Murder, Resurrection and Revenge in Bitter Souls. Directed by Tom Ryan of ‘Return to Theatre of Terror.’

Some of Michael Hargrove’s notable work includes the role of Sherman Fields in the hit Blumhouse Candyman feature. Michael has also been honored with the Black Theatre Alliance’s Sidney Poitier Award in 2002 as Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role in “Will He Bop, Will He Drop” at Chicago’s National Pastime Theater.

Michael has also appeared in such National Pastime Theater productions as “Red Dog Moon,” David Rabe’s “The Orphan,” “Yuba City,” Kafka’s “The Trial,” “Servant of the People!! The Rise and Fall of Huey P. Newton and the Black Panther Party,” “Possessed,” Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” (as Mark Anthony) and Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros.”

The Birmingham Alabama native has guest-starred on TV series as “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D” and “Early Edition.” His feature film work includes Gary Fleder’s gridiron biopic, “The Express,” “Psychic Crime Busters,” “The Modern Myth,” “Out-Takes,” “Given Circumstances,” “A Careless Kitchen,” “An Abduction” and, notably, Tom Gustafson’s LGBTQ fantasy, “Were the World Mine.”

Bitter Souls is slated for production in Carbondale and Scranton Pennsylvania June 2024.

Synopsis:
After a tragic accident a teenage girl is resurrected with the use of black magic. She uses her new-found powers to exact vengeance on her tormentors.

A gothic tale of first love and teen angst complicated by murder and vengeance.

Created by Ed McKeever and Steve Gray with a screenplay adapted by Tom Ryan (Return To Theatre of Terror)

Produced  by Showtown’s Ed McKeever, Todd Oifer, Drew McCallum and Vincent Sarullo. Cannon Fire Productions Robert Savakinus. Michael Joy of HorrorNews.net, Paul Hughbanks and Babes Against Bullying.

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