Bios

EMILY BENNETT - "Lyle"
Emily Bennett trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA Program), and has acted in England, New York City, and Chicago. Recently Emily starred in the horror feature film HOUSE OF THE WITCHDOCTOR with Bill Moseley and Leslie Easterbrook. She has also begun producing her own horror films, and has received incredibly positive feedback. Her film SENDING... is viewable online, and her next films CHAT ROOM and NYCTOPHOBIA will come out later this year. Emily is thrilled to join the team of DIARIES, and cannot wait to share this tale of horror with the world.
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FRANK JUCHNIEWICZ - "Frank"
Executive Producer/Writer
With a background in Psychology, Frank Juchniewicz holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Penn State University, a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Arcadia University, and is a certified hypnotherapist. He is the owner of the production company, Frank Horror, which was established in 2012. Diaries marks the fourth short film produced under Frank Horror. As a filmmaker, Frank has acted in the capacity of writer, producer, director, and actor, although his primary passion is writing. In addition to film, Frank works to produce ongoing horror-themed photo series that can be found in the gallery section of FrankHorror.com Diaries marks his first role as a lead actor in a horror film, and he is excited to be able to utilize some of his insight into hypnosis into the script, and through his performance in the role of "Frank".

ABBY FOSTER - "Erin"
A native of Pennsylvania, Abby Foster grew up and resides in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She has a degree in Theatre Performance from West Chester University. Abby is passionate about many subjects, including acting. She loves reading, equestrian sports, and rock climbing. She also admits to being a major Shakespeare geek. Prior to Diaries she has spent a great deal of time performing on the stage but is very excited to delve further into the world of film and television. Most recently, she can also be seen in the webseries, "Flour".

LISA PANZER - "The Landlady"
Lisa Panzer worked in film and also theater not only as an actor, but as a director, dramaturg, technical director, lighting designer, stage crew, and general roustabout. A few of her favorite past theatrical roles include: Liz Imbrie in Philadelphia Story, Maria in Lend Me a Tenor, Mrs. Tarpey in Spreading the News, Mollie Ralston in Mousetrap, Trinculo in The Tempest, Bernice Roth in Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 and Felicia Dantine in I Hate Hamlet. In addition to theatrical endeavors, Mz. Panzer has also worked as a background performer in television as well as film, and has played various roles in independent films and other commercial acting venues.
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CASSIE HEPLER - "Kelly"
Cassie Hepler is a model turned actress who has taken acting classes at Pennsylvania State University while studying Journalism. She has been modeling for over 12 years and finding random film roles along the way. Roles such as Alice in Wonderland, VS-N TV, Nightmare Mysterio as the only/lead actress and now joining Frank Horror in Diaries.
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CURTIS CASE - "Jay"
Curits Case was born and raised in Atlanta, GA where he attended and graduated Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ga. While in middle school, his mother took him to an open call that was held in one of the local malls and a recruiter asked if he would like to be on T.V. Curtis said YES! And from that point on his focus and goal has been to act and model. After studying computer programming in college, Curtis decided to pursue his dream and entered into a model search contest. Curtis learned acting and improvisation through John Casablanca’s Modeling & Acting School, as well as runway and make-up. Moving to the Philadelphia area, and closer to NY to follow his career, Curtis feels blessed with the opportunities that followed, and has found work in multiple film projects.
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JOE AYCOX - Director/Writer
Joe Aycox is originally from New Jersey, but now resides in Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Film, and has worked in front and behind the camera in Philadelphia and New York City. Joe’s passion for filmmaking was fueled by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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DAVID KAPPLER - Director of Photography/Editor
Beginning in the ninth grade, David Kappler discovered his passion as a photographer and continued to hone his skills throughout his service in the U.S. Air Force and subsequently his career as a detective assigned to the Crime Scene Unit of the Cherry Hill Police Department. During his off-duty hours, David kept up with commercial photography part-time with reference photography for several famous artists who used his photos to pain their book covers for romance, action, and fantasy novels. Following his retirement from the force, David began his work as a Director of Photography for the Philadelphia independent film community. To date, David has been involved in 22 feature films, 27 short films, 6 documentaries, and numerous commercials and music videos, along with corporate assignments. An avid SCUBA diver, he also owns and underwater camera to document his underwater adventures. Diaries marks David’s fourth consecutive film with Frank Horror.
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MICKEY HEWES - Producer
Mickey Hewes’ appreciation for filmmaking came in high school as her and her best friend Chris (Godown) LaBree had a video project in Spanish class to film a short commercial in Spanish. Since then, Chris went on to own her own film production company called 2255Films (once known as Scumberland Productions) and Mickey has been working side by side with her on short films for competition and festivals. Mickey has been credited on www.IMDb.com as Actor, Writer, Production Manager and Production Assistant on many of the projects. The largest project with 2255Films was a 10 episode web series in 2012 called America’s Next President (www.americas-next-president.com). Mickey is now working as Production manager on another 2255Films short called "Paranormal Stupidity". In 2012 Mickey had joined The Savoy Company and was the Sound Assistant backstage along with helping to build the set. In 2013, Mickey became part of the chorus and took a stab at producing this year’s show The Gondoliers. Mickey started working with FrankHorror in 2012 as Production Assistant for the short DIG, and subsequently took on the role of Assistant Director for OPENINGS. DIARIES marks Mickey’s third film with Frank Horror and her debut as producer.

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