Last Updated on December 19, 2025 by Angel Melanson
From a casual pitch at Fantastic Fest in 2019 to a record-breaking Kickstarter and a NEON-backed release, Shelby Oaks has traveled a long, eerie road. In this conversation with FANGORIA, the cast and director Chris Stuckmann recount the film’s origins, the truth behind the Paranormal Paranoids ARG (do you remember that one?), and the love-and-loss themes that fuel this found footage horror.
Watch our full Shelby Oaks interview with Chris Stuckman, Sarah Durn and Camille Sullivan below and catch Shelby Oaks in theaters October 24.
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