Sickhouse is a 2016 thriller that was written and directed by Hannah Macpherson and starring YouTube personality Andrea Russett. The film was initially released between April 29 and May 3, 2016 on the instant image messaging mobile app Snapchat via Russett's account in one to ten second increments in the mobile 9:16 vertical orientation. On June 1, 2016, the film's production company, Indigenous Media, released a 68-minute full length version that was released to VOD. This version of Sickhouse utilized the clips released to Snapchat, which made up the bulk of the film, as well as new, additional material. The film's plot centers around Russett, who ventures to a supposedly haunted cabin named "Sickhouse" with her fictitious cousin, and two social media addicts, in an attempt to investigate its lore. The actors for Sickhouse improvised most of their dialogue as the movie was filmed in real-time on Snapchat.
| Director | Hannah Macpherson |
| Produced by | Jon Avnet, Rodrigo García, Jacob Avnet, Hannah MacPherson, Kip Pastor, Clay Reed, Andrea Russett |
| Writer(s) | Hannah Macpherson |
| Starring | Andrea Russett, Laine Neil, Sean O'Donnell |
| Cinematography | Delaney Teichler |
| Edited by | Michael Swingler |
| Production, company | Indigenous Media |
| Released | April/May 2016 (Snapchat), June 1, 2016 (VOD) |
| Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A group of teenagers explore a supposedly haunted cabin named "Sickhouse." The actors improvised most of their dialogue as the movie was filmed in real time on Snapchat.
The film has been compared to the 2014 horror movie Unfriended, for its usage of social media as a storytelling technique.
