2018 I Fantasy, Horror, Mystery I USA I 83 min

Based the classic weird fiction anthology "The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers, CORPSE uses a fractured narrative of surreal flashbacks and dream sequences to tell the story of a C-list reality TV star, her best friend and a group of young entrepreneurs who encounter a forbidden book which induces madness in those who read it.

THE DIRECTOR

Chris Ernst is an experimental filmmaker and musician based out of Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his MFA in Media Study studying with Tony Conrad at SUNY Buffalo and has since worked as a producer and director for MTV as well as a cinematographer for feature films such as the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival selection BURIED LAND, and the hybrid docu-drama AUDITION. He teaches film in the School of Design at Stevenson University and plays in the instrumental band BELLS≥.