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A New Kansas City Film Is A Thriller Based On True Stories Of The Unknown

By Brian Ellison,

Published October 2, 2020 at 2:38 PM CDT

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Kansas City film producer Steve Searcy channels Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Serling as the narrator of "13 Midnights."

All the spooky tales in "13 Midnights" are based on conversations the filmmaker had with the people who experienced them.

Stories include a young mother haunted by a monster under her bed and a child conned by a sinister imaginary friend. At a time when many seasonal rites of passage have been canceled, Scearcy likes to think he's "saving Halloween."

Steve Scearcy, producer, writer and director of "13 Midnights"

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Mackenzie Martin

As senior podcast producer for KCUR Studios and a host of A People’s History of Kansas City, I interview everyday people and dig through old newspaper articles to unearth stories of the visionaries and renegades who created this region. I focus on bringing the past to life, so we can all better understand the city we live in today. Email me at mackenzie@kcur.org.

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