Fresh off of its premiere at this year's Brooklyn Horror Fest, Tommy Bertelsen's Welcome to Mercy follows Madaline, a young woman who may or may not become the Antichrist. Check out the trailer for Welcome to Mercy from IFC Midnight before it hits theaters and VOD on November 2nd.
"A young woman struggles against the unholy forces that possess her in this terrifying occult thriller. After being stricken with stigmata, single mother Madaline (Kristen Ruhlin) is sent to a remote convent where nothing is what it seems and her friend August (Lily Newmark) is seemingly the only person she can trust. Together, they must confront the demons inside Madaline before she becomes the Antichrist."
Welcome to Mercy was directed by Tommy Bertelsen and stars Kristen Ruhlin and Lily Newmark. Kristen Ruhlin also wrote the film, which was produced by Cary Granat and composed by Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman.
Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.
The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).
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