by When an ordinary work errand turns into a bloody, nightmarish catastrophe, one man’s ultimate challenge isn’t saving the world—it’s keeping his daughter alive. Deadlocked: Dad of the Dead, the highly anticipated horror-comedy from writer and director Casey Jackson, will begin streaming exclusively on Screamify on July 1, 2026.
Trading grand, apocalyptic battlefields for the claustrophobic terror of a single public restroom, the 84-minute feature traps an accountant and his daughter in one of horror’s oldest pressure cookers. When a sudden, aggressive zombie outbreak strikes, the unlikely refuge is shared with a group of disparate strangers. To survive the night, this everyman must overcome his deepest fears, step out of his comfort zone, and protect his child.
Where traditional outbreak films rely heavily on military firepower, director Casey Jackson’s emotional engine is built on visceral, raw parental fear and improvised courage. The single-location setting forces friction, panic, and dark humor into tight quarters, mining the absurdity of catastrophe in an unglamorous space without ever losing the high stakes of the apocalypse.
“We are trapped inside one of horror’s oldest pressure cookers, and we use every single inch of it,” said Jackson.
The film stars Derek Theler (best known for Baby Daddy) cast brilliantly against type as a father fighting to rebuild his nerve in real time. He is joined by an elite ensemble cast that includes Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, Hayley Law, Melissa Peterman, and John Omohundro.
Deadlocked: Dad of the Dead premieres July 1, 2026, streaming exclusively as part of the growing library of original, unfiltered independent horror on Screamify.
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