Nocturnal (web series)

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Nocturnal is a supernatural serial drama in the tradition of the classic Dark Shadows and the more recent NBC serial Passions. The series premiered on the internet in March 2007, and new webisodes continue to appear every month on its eponymous web site.

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[edit] Plot Synopsis

Shot on location in and around Pittsburgh, PA, (though the city has never been explicitly named) the series revolves around the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder of a young woman named Natalie Brew (who, curiously enough, has never appeared in a single webisode).

Not unlike Twin Peaks, the identity of Natalie's killer is one of the series' overarching mysteries. And, as police investigators Archer Reilly and Sarah Pennington discover, there is no shortage of suspects. Did she run afoul of the wealthy and powerful Hawthorne family—led by its patriarch Jebediah—whose power came as a result of dealings with dark forces? Or was she another in the seemingly endless victims of Dr. Ulrich Von Der Linn, a vampire masquerading as a hypnotherapist?

As with any continuing series of this nature, there is also a host of secondary characters with their own roles to play in the proceedings including Jebidiah's nephew, Frankie, a cursed musician; Aphonso Cristillo, a seer; Cherie Meadows, an alluring witch; and Jebidiah's son, Marcellus, who harbors his own dark secrets.

[edit] Cast Members

  • MICHAEL M. BURKETT as Dr. Ulrich Von Der Linn
  • MANNI FERROX as Vicki Autumn
  • ANTIETAM as Sarah Pennington
  • JON LU PONTE as Archer Riley
  • ALBERT TORCASO as Alfonso Cristillo
  • TOM LETURGEY as Jebediah Hawthorne
  • JASON MARTINKO as Frankie Hawthorne
  • DAVID DIETZ III as Marcellus Hawthorne
  • KEVIN DRAIN, JR. as Samual Glatt
  • CRYSTALANN as Cherie Meadows
  • DANIEL BAXTER as Rex Mulligan
  • S. HOFFMAN as Laura Trask
  • JOSEPH J. BONDI as Officer Clay
  • DIANA SILVIO as The Gypsy
  • YULIA KUSHNER as Avel
  • LEE WEBER as German Officer
  • TRAVIS PIPER as German Officer
  • LEIA NACHELE as The Accordianist

[edit] Production Credits

The series was created and by David Silvio, director and producer of the cannibal thriller Meat for Satan's Icebox (released through Troma Entertainment), and Joseph J. Bondi. The Series is produced by Kiss of Death Productions in association with Baywood Films.

[edit] Sources

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Article about Nocturnal

[edit] External Links for Nocturnal web series

Nocturnal Web Series

Nocturnal MySpace page

Kiss of Death Productions

David Silvio's MySpace page