Principal photography has wrapped on “Ravenmocker,” Screamify’s 20-episode Micro Horror series, the company confirms. The production moves into post-production immediately, with no release date announced.

Shot entirely vertically, “Ravenmocker” runs roughly two minutes per episode across its 20-installment order, with every episode ending on a cliffhanger. The story follows a carload of teenagers whose car breaks down on a rural Tennessee backroad in 1971, stranding them in the hunting ground of the Ravenmocker — the heart-stealing witch of Cherokee folklore. The witch is bound to the land by a Civil War love story that ended in blood, and the series moves between the 1860s and 1971 to tell it.

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John White wrote the series. Gabe McCauley directs. Production comes from Soul Feather Studios, the Nashville-based, two-time National Daytime Emmy-winning company behind PBS’s “Reconnecting Roots,” which won two 2024 Daytime Emmys including Outstanding Writing Team. Joel McAfee produces. Laryssa Goodlad executive produces for Screamify and Oh Gosh Yeah Entertainment, LLC; Screamify Originals developed the series.

Behind-the-scenes footage released by Screamify captures the shoot’s physical demands. “Those Civil War outfits are three pounds of wool. And it’s going to be 95 today. So I’m looking forward to it,” McCauley said on set.

Director of photography Chris Haggerty described the format’s specific challenges. “The problem with vertical is over-the-shoulders. You have to stack people that close together,” Haggerty said, adding: “The ask of crews is to still bring quality, but in half the time and half the budget. That’s the reality the industry is in right now.”

Grip Joseph Machosky faced a more literal power problem. “We’re shooting in a barn that has no power. That challenge falls on the grips — find a power source, figure out how to light the scene,” he said.

On the effects side, special-effects makeup artist Jazlyn Adams — who also appears in the series — built a practical beating heart for the production. “I sculpted it, molded it, cast it in silicone. The end goal is to core it out so it’ll beat. And bleed,” Adams said. She plays one of the story’s antagonists: “I’m one of the Raven Mockers. I have to eat the heart to stay alive.”

Lauren Braddock, who plays the title Raven Mocker, kept things lighter. “I don’t always look like this, folks,” she said.

The last day of filming carried its own weight for actor Darby Cappillino, who plays Grace and young Antoinette and performs the 1857 Civil War song “Lorena” on camera. “I’ve been screaming the past three days, so my voice is a little raspy. Hopefully I can get all the notes,” Cappillino said. “It’s the last day of filming, so I’m already emotional. It might take all night. But it’s like we’re having a big old sleepover.”

“Ravenmocker” joins “Autonomous” and “Game Night: Survive the Night” on Screamify’s Micro Horror slate. Screamify has not announced a release date or window for “Ravenmocker” as post-production begins.