Echo Chamber - 398 - Part Three (The Mannequin)
PEOPLE, 'Part THREE' of this week's @EchoChamberFP is going to raise your adrenaline and maybe put you off fashion design!!!
We have Susan Engel and Lockdown to thank for this new horror / mystery, and it could well be a cautionary tale for checking things out before you sign that dotted line! The writer / director joins us as well, so we get all the insight into how this story came together, the filming process, thoughts on storytelling, horror, the industry, and a whole lot more!!!
'The Mannequin' is written & directed by John Berardo. Liana Rojas (Isabella Gomez) discovers a downtown Los Angeles building where her sister (Gabriella Rivera) died is haunted by a killer (Jack Sochet) who dismembered his victims years earlier, forcing Liana and her friends (Maxwell Hamilton, Lindsay LaVanchy, Shireen Lai) to find a way and escape the sinister ghost before they lose their own limbs.
Watch the conversation with John Berardo: HERE!
In 'Part Three' we have:
The Mannequin - Poster
The Mannequin
Watch Review: Here.
Frightfest, World Premiere: 24th August 2025
US Digital Release Date: 14th October 2025
Director: John Berardo
Cast: Gabriella Rivera, Isabella Gomez, Maxwell Hamilton, Lindsay LaVanchy, Shireen Lai, Trevor LaPaglia, Jack Sochet, John Berardo, Krystle Martin, Laura Dromerick, Thai Harris, Catherine Jacobs
Credit: Five Horizons Media, Shatterproof Films, Jackrabbit Media, Well Go USA Entertainment
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Running Time: 85 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Watch the conversation with John Berardo: HERE!
John Berardo
John Berardo
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer, Wardrobe, Production Design
Originally from Norman, Oklahoma, John always had the drive to expand his creative boundaries. Before starting his MFA at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, John received a BA from UCLA in Theater with a minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media. In 2013 John wrote and directed a short horror film, Dembanger, for the USC Media Institute for Social Change. The short received positive reviews and inspired his first film Initiation. In 2014 he directed iLA for Armani’s Films of City Frames, premiering at TIFF. The same year, John directed the public service announcement Post & Text Responsibly for CBS2-KCAL9, receiving a Los Angeles Emmy nomination. In 2020, his feature debut, Dembanger, was selected to premiere at SXSW and Sitges, theatrically released domestically and worldwide in 2021 by XYZ Films, Saban Films and Lionsgate Entertainment under the new title, Initiation. John's second feature, The Mannequin, went into production in 2023 under the SAG interim agreement and is set to be released by JackRabbit Media fall 2025.
Follow John via:
IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Instagram: @johnberardo
YouTube: Here.
Watch John's films via Apple TV: Here.
Watch John's films via Prime Video: Here.
Watch John's films via Prime Video UK: Here.
*(Music)
'The Big Payback' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020