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The Elmwood Strain
Folk Horror  ·  Psychological  ·  Thriller

The Elmwood Strain.

A Violet Hour Media Production  ·  8 Episodes

Written by Rachel Woolley
Directed & Produced by Anthony Ladesich
Folk horror  ·  Psychological thriller  ·  8 episodes

A traumatized woman reluctantly returns to her dying hometown — only to find the friends she abandoned are hooked on a strange new drug with bizarre, seemingly supernatural qualities.

Paige left Elmwood behind a decade ago after a violent tragedy tore her family apart. Now she's back, pulled by the news of a friend's mysterious death. What she finds is worse than she imagined: her hometown is rotting from the inside, its few remaining inhabitants unhinged, and the drug at the center of it all is something that shouldn't exist.

Eight episodes. One town. Something growing in the woods.

Sarah McGuire as Paige
Tim Robinson as Lucas
Alice Pollack as Crystal
Matt Rapport as Jed
Anthony Ladesich as Mr. Greer
Anthony Ladesich Directed & Produced by
Rachel Woolley Written by
C.J. Drumeller Sound Design
Chase Horseman Original Score
01
Mighty Sabertooths — A School Shooting Survivor Returns to the Dying Hometown She Escaped
Psychedelic horror and survivor grief collide in the opening episode of The Elmwood Strain.
02
ElmRot — A Dying Town Being Swallowed by the Forest and the Rot Growing at Its Edge
Biological horror takes hold in the second episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige discovers the town she remembers no longer exists.
03
Dope and Drive — Her Friends Are Alive and Dealing a Drug That Came Out of the Rot
Folk horror and paranoid betrayal drive the third episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige discovers the truth about why she was called back.
04
Triple Fudge Slumber Party Style — A Reunion, a Cookie Tin, and Something She Did Not Consent To
Psychedelic horror crosses into something darker in the fourth episode of The Elmwood Strain, as a reunion among old friends becomes something Paige never agreed to.
05
Johnny F*cking Appleseed — The Drug Has Not Worn Off and the Abandoned School Is Waiting
Psychedelic horror returns to its source in the fifth episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige is taken back to the one place she has spent ten years trying to forget.
06
Little Shop — She Decides It Ends Tonight If She Can Survive Long Enough to End It
Survival horror accelerates in the sixth episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige stops running and starts fighting back.
07
Barf Powder — The School Is on Fire and Forty-Two Ghosts Have Been Waiting Ten Years for This
Ghost horror reaches its climax in the seventh episode of The Elmwood Strain, as the school burns and the dead of Elmwood High finally move.
08
Elmwood Pride — She Has Spent Ten Years Refusing to Remember Her Brother (Series Finale)
Psychedelic horror reaches its emotional center in the series finale of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige faces the truth she has spent ten years refusing to remember.
Mighty Sabertooths — A School Shooting Survivor Returns to the Dying Hometown She Escaped
Psychedelic horror and survivor grief collide in the opening episode of The Elmwood Strain.
02
ElmRot — A Dying Town Being Swallowed by the Forest and the Rot Growing at Its Edge
Biological horror takes hold in the second episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige discovers the town she remembers no longer exists.
03
Dope and Drive — Her Friends Are Alive and Dealing a Drug That Came Out of the Rot
Folk horror and paranoid betrayal drive the third episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige discovers the truth about why she was called back.
04
Triple Fudge Slumber Party Style — A Reunion, a Cookie Tin, and Something She Did Not Consent To
Psychedelic horror crosses into something darker in the fourth episode of The Elmwood Strain, as a reunion among old friends becomes something Paige never agreed to.
05
Johnny F*cking Appleseed — The Drug Has Not Worn Off and the Abandoned School Is Waiting
Psychedelic horror returns to its source in the fifth episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige is taken back to the one place she has spent ten years trying to forget.
06
Little Shop — She Decides It Ends Tonight If She Can Survive Long Enough to End It
Survival horror accelerates in the sixth episode of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige stops running and starts fighting back.
07
Barf Powder — The School Is on Fire and Forty-Two Ghosts Have Been Waiting Ten Years for This
Ghost horror reaches its climax in the seventh episode of The Elmwood Strain, as the school burns and the dead of Elmwood High finally move.
08
Elmwood Pride — She Has Spent Ten Years Refusing to Remember Her Brother (Series Finale)
Psychedelic horror reaches its emotional center in the series finale of The Elmwood Strain, as Paige faces the truth she has spent ten years refusing to remember.
Mighty Sabertooths
Paige is a popular senior at Elmwood High until a violent tragedy forces her family to flee. A decade later, news of a friend's death under mysterious circumstances forces her to face the past.
02
ElmRot
Paige arrives to find her hometown is literally being swallowed by nature, its few remaining inhabitants unhinged and in the grip of a strange psychosis.
03
Dope and Drive
Paige discovers her friends are using — and dealing — the strange new drug responsible for the town's mania.
04
Triple Fudge Slumber Party Style
The reunion turns sinister as Paige and her friends are forcibly drugged.
05
Johnny F*cking Appleseed
The group is transported to the abandoned school; the true purpose of the manipulation is revealed.
06
Little Shop
Paige, intoxicated and hunted, transitions from flight to active resistance.
07
Barf Powder
Trapped inside the burning school, Paige faces down her psychotic friends as the ghosts of Elmwood High revel in fresh blood.
08
Elmwood Pride
Confronted with her ultimate fear and her own greatest sin, Paige must choose between redemption or penance. Escape or surrender.
Production Credits
Written by
Rachel Woolley
Directed & Produced by
Anthony Ladesich
Executive Producer
Cassie Jozefov
Sound Design
C.J. Drumeller
Original Score
Chase Horseman