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Skeet Ulrich, Neal McDonough Join Indie Horror “Deify”

8/14/2026

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Skeet Ulrich and Neal McDonough have signed to star in the indie horror film “Deify,” with Ulrich as a cult leader pleading insanity and McDonough as the assistant attorney general prosecuting the case.
The story follows a trial after the leader’s followers are burned alive, echoing the 1993 Waco standoff.
Carmelo Chimera and Nicholas Chimera write and direct the film, which will be shot in Chicago.

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Story summary

Skeet Ulrich and Neal McDonough have signed to star in the indie horror film “Deify,” with Ulrich as a cult leader pleading insanity and McDonough as the assistant attorney general prosecuting the case.
The story follows a trial after the leader’s followers are burned alive, echoing the 1993 Waco standoff.
Carmelo Chimera and Nicholas Chimera write and direct the film, which will be shot in Chicago.