Ghostline

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| name = Ghostline

| image =

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| director = Dean Whitney

| writer = Dean Whitney

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Dean Whitney
Judy Whitney

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| starring = {{startplainlist}}

Rachel Alig
Zack Gold
Burt Culver
Mark Benjamin
Pia Thrasher
Rachel Elizabeth Ames
Justin Little
Tim Clifton
Andrea Bensussen

| cinematography = Jesse Aragon

| editing = Gilly Rudolf

| music = Steve Garbade

| studio = Undaunted Films

| distributor = {{Plainlist|

Ammo Content
Inception Media Group

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| released = {{Film date|2014|||festivals|2015|10|06}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

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Ghostline is a 2014 supernatural horror film written and directed by Dean Whitney. The film stars Rachel Alig, Zack Gold, Burt Culver and Mark Benjamin.

Plot

An unknown caller terrorizes a couple on their landline, forcing them to take action with deadly consequences.

Cast

Rachel Alig
Zack Gold
Burt Culver
Mark Benjamin
Pia Thrasher
Rachel Elizabeth Ames
Justin Little
Tim Clifton
Andrea Bensussen{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Tamika |date=2014-04-06 |title=Indie Spotlight |url=https://dailydead.com/indie-spotlight-109/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Daily Dead |language=en-US}}

Production

The direction and script is by Dean Whitney{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Mitchell |date=2014-01-06 |title=GHOSTLINE Trailer |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/01/06/ghostline-trailer/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Horror Society |language=en-US}} and the film is produced by Undaunted Films.{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Michael |date=2013-12-13 |title=Try Not to Hang Up on this Call from Ghostline: First Trailer |url=http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2013/12/try-not-to-hang-up-on-this-call-from.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712073940/http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2013/12/try-not-to-hang-up-on-this-call-from.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=28 Days Later Analysis}} The story was influenced by Paranormal Activity and shot in San Diego where casting auditions began in 2012.{{Cite web |last=Halen |first=Adrian |date=2012-10-25 |title='Ghostline' Makes a Frightful Call |url=https://horrornews.net/60537/ghostline-makes-a-frightful-call/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}} Whitney said casting actors local to San Diego was an issue for specific age ranges and turned to Los Angeles based actors. The film was shot on a Red camera.{{Cite web |last=Sills |first=Dean |date=2017-09-10 |title=An Interview with Ghostline Director Dean Whitney by Dean Sills – UK Horror Scene |url=http://www.ukhorrorscene.com/an-interview-with-ghostline-director-dean-whitney-by-dean-sills/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910000103/http://www.ukhorrorscene.com/an-interview-with-ghostline-director-dean-whitney-by-dean-sills/ |archive-date=2017-09-10 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=UK Horror Scene}}

Release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 6, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Brickley |first=Sean |date=2015-10-06 |title=DVD and Blu-ray Releases: October 6, 2015 |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/130811/dvd-and-blu-ray-releases-october-6-2015/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}

Reception

= Critical response =

Dean Sills at UK Horror Scene said it's a “superb supernatural horror that will leave you hanging in suspense” scoring it 8 out of 10.{{Cite web |last=Sills |first=Dean |date=2017-06-20 |title=Ghostline (2015) Review – UK Horror Scene |url=http://www.ukhorrorscene.com/ghostline-2015-review/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620103620/http://www.ukhorrorscene.com/ghostline-2015-review/ |archive-date=2017-06-20 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=UK Horror Scene}} Terry Lewis at The Other View gave it a 4 out of 5 claiming the beginning was not necessary but the film was worth watching.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Terry |date=2017-06-29 |title=Ghostline DVD Review |url=https://www.the-other-view.com/ghostline.html |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Other View |language=en-US}} Mike Guerreiro at Wicked Channel did not recommend the film stating that plot holes left them with too many questions.{{Cite web |last=Guerreiro |first=Mike |date=2015-12-10 |title=Horror Review: Ghostline (2015): Dean Whitney - Rachel Alig {{!}} WickedChannel.com |url=http://wickedchannel.com/2015/12/horror-review-ghostline-2015/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210221950/http://wickedchannel.com/2015/12/horror-review-ghostline-2015/ |archive-date=2015-12-10 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Wicked Channel}} Jesse Crump at Horror News Net claims that the story isn’t bad but said that nothing stood out to make the film memorable.{{Cite web |last=Crump |first=Jesse |date=2016-06-12 |title=Film Review: Ghostline (2014) |url=https://horrornews.net/69329/film-review-ghostline-2014/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}

= Accolades =

class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;" \|List of awards and nominations
Festival !Year !Award !Recipient(s) !Result
California Film Awards \|2014 \|Silver Award - Feature Film Competition \|Dean Whitney \|{{nom}}
rowspan="2" \|FANtastic Horror Film Festival \| rowspan="2" \|2014 \|Best Actress in a Feature Film \|Rachel Alig \|{{nom}}
Best of the Fest \|Dean Whitney \|{{won}}
Florida Horror Film Festival \|2014 \|Best Visual FX Feature \|Ghostline \|{{won}}
Terror Film Festival \|2014 \|Claw Award - Best Feature Film Screenplay \|Dean Whitney \|{{nom}}

class="wikitable"

! colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |List of awards and nominations

Festival

!Year

!Award

!Recipient(s)

!Result

California Film Awards

|2014

|Silver Award - Feature Film Competition

|Dean Whitney

|{{nom}}