Burn
Written & Directed by Jerry Pyle
2011, USA
Director/screenwriter Pyle makes a very strong debut that channels the brutal essence of author Jack Ketchum’s best short story work.
Pyle wisely cast the criminally underrated and underutilized actor Tim Abell in the film.
Mostly known for the late 1990s TV series Soldier of Fortune, Inc. and a lengthy resume of direct-to-DVD films, it’s a true mystery why the talented Abell did not show up in a major recurring role on Sons of Anarchy, Justified or any number of other more high-profile projects.
Pyle also directed the psychopath horror short Service and the darkly comic short Trust.