Netflix Teams Up With Union College to Produce Service-Exclusive Horror Film: It Will be Very Scary and You Will Scream

With COVID-19 causing reliable funding and sponsorship to screech to a standstill, Union has been searching for outside methods to secure funding to keep the campus well-oiled for the remainder of the school year. Enter Netflix, the enormously popular streaming service, who, earlier this year, offered to sponsor Union during the 2020-2021 school year, and produce a film together. The film is in the horror genre, though President Sauder described it as “more of a thriller, so it has less of a cult or spiritualistic feel” in the presence of the board. The title is still being worked on to represent Union’s recent rebranding efforts. It just recently finished production, and I was lucky enough to be invited to a screening to help promote the film.

The film stars multiple faculty members, including Ryan Teller, Taryn Rouse, Lori Peckham, Thomas Toews and Nancy Petta (I was told they tried to snag Seth Pierce for the lead, but he simply didn’t have time for the film’s tight deadline). 

When a lack of funding causes the power to go out on campus, a masked figure shows up and gratuitously bonks everyone on the head one by one, giving them terrible concussions. Some of them even barf on camera. I was on the edge of my seat when the villain was revealed to be none other than Prof … well, I can’t spoil that. You’ll just have to wait and see who it is when the film drops on Halloween!

Despite its efforts to be self-aware and intentionally cheesy, this film actually became true art. The acting was top notch, the special effects were mesmerizing, and the cinematography was pleasing to the eye in every shot. This film is poised to be Netflix’s #1 through the entire holiday season if you ask me, and I’m excited for it to drop in just a few short weeks.

Drew Hickman is a Junior

Communications Major from

Shawnee, Kansas