Anhedenia Films

 Insect 

In 2007 my mother died. She had been sick with a form of cancer for about 8 years but during that time she never looked sick. She had many chemotherapy treatments but they weren't the type that made her suffer physically or in her appearance. Then, in the summer of that year, she caught a cold, it didn't go away, and then a few days later she was on a respirator in an ICU. Then she passed away. Aside from my life changing a lot, I was forced to confront many of my fears after she died. I was amazed at how I could go long periods of time feeling okay, and then all of the sudden I was almost crippled by the idea of the long road of life that laid ahead of me. I mean... how do you go on after the person that gave you life loses theirs? So I came up with with this idea of two brothers who lose their mother (their father is already dead) and there is the possibility that the older brother is going to leave the younger brother when he turns 18. Inspired by PHANTASM and THE GATE, I made this a horror movie so that this subject matter would have some context and be entertaining as well.

INSECT - Synopsis

After the death of Reggies (14) and Dons (17) mother, the boys find themselves without parents. As their Aunt and Uncle get their home ready for them to move into, Reggie and Don are allowed to stay alone for a week in their mothers house. Shortly after their moms funeral, Reggie starts to hear strange noises. He also begins to see things such as dead insects, dead rats and even dead people in his home. On top of this, his cat Tallman has mysteriously gone missing and Reggie keeps finding a strange, crust-like substance all over the house.

Reggie tries to talk to Don about this but he is too busy with his girlfriend and his own life. With his brother only months away from turning 18, Reggie is terrified that Don is going to leave him alone with their Aunt and Uncle. He continues to experience strange events which eventually boil over when Reggies best friend Angus spends the night. After disappearing when he goes to check out a noise emanating from Reggies and Dons mothers bedroom (a room the brothers made a pact not to enter), they soon discover that what has taken him is scarier than they could have ever imagined. Reggie and Don must now band together if they are going to save Angus and themselves from the deadly Insect in their mothers bedroom.

As I am presently drawing this movie please keep checking back as I am planning to update this page on a monthly basis. 

You can check out an unedited scene from INSECT here. (In the final film there will be a lot more coverage happening during this character exchange.)

For more information please email Evan Jacobs at:

anhedenia@hotmail.com