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Key Takeaways
- Host Elle Schwartz steps outside the realm of reality television to explore how horror and reality TV share common threads in storytelling and editing.
- Filmmaker Daniel Byers drew inspiration for the folk horror film Dark Hollow from his upbringing in West Virginia coal country and the predatory practices of local mining companies.
- Star June Schreiner prepared for her role as KC Scarbro by studying twelve seasons of Vanderpump Rules, applying reality TV dynamics to her character's performance.
- Dark Hollow utilizes authentic settings by shooting inside a real coal mine, incorporating practical effects and an original cryptid known as the Coal Man.
- The conversation highlights how dread is built differently when you know the ending compared to unscripted environments where the edit shapes the narrative.
She Watched 12 Seasons of Vanderpump Rules to Prepare for a Horror Movie | Dark Hollow is in select theaters and on demand September 4.
This show is about what the edit does to real people. So this week I stepped outside reality TV to talk to someone who builds the same thing from the opposite end.
Daniel Byers grew up in West Virginia coal country, watching companies buy his neighbors out one family at a time — because whoever sold first got a decent price and everyone who held out got nothing. He wrote, directed, and produced Dark Hollow out of that history: a folk horror creature feature about a young mother who goes looking for her husband in a coal mine and lets something out. Shot in a real mine. Practical effects. An original cryptid called the Coal Man.
His star June Schreiner plays KC Scarbro — and she came to the role as a devoted reality TV fan who studied Vanderpump Rules like a text.
We got into how you build dread when you already know the ending versus when you don't, why the best moment in his film is one nobody scripted, and what June carried onto that set that changed her performance in ways she can still see on screen.
WHERE TO FIND DARK HOLLOW
darkhollowmovie.com · Instagram @darkhollowfilm · TikTok @dark.hollow.film
In select theaters and on demand September 4, 2026. LA opening night at the Lumiere in Beverly Hills with a Q&A.
WHERE TO FIND ME
thegoodeditunfiltered.com · YouTube and Instagram @TGE_TheGoodEditUnfiltered
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The Good Edit Unfiltered is where reality TV meets behavioral analysis. Behavioral analyst Elle Schwartz covers Married at First Sight (MAFS) Season 20 on Peacock, Love Island USA, and the Real Housewives universe (RHOBH, RHOP, RHOSLC, RHONY, RHONJ) plus Vanderpump Rules, Summer House, and Next Gen NYC. We break down the editing, casting, expert decisions, and psychology recap culture skips. We separate the edit from the reality.
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The Good Edit Unfiltered brings context to reality television, exploring how the housewife and reality TV experience is sometimes shifted unfairly through production edits. Hosted by behavioral analyst Elle Schwartz and Kat Vasseghi. A production of Layered Media Inc. and Rude Mood Media. Booking inquiries: Ric Swartzlander, ricswartzlander@thegoodedit.net. Bringing context to reality TV, one episode at a time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is June Schreiner in Dark Hollow?
June Schreiner stars as KC Scarbro in the folk horror film Dark Hollow, a young mother who searches for her husband in a coal mine and unleashes a terrifying entity.
What inspired the movie Dark Hollow?
Writer, director, and producer Daniel Byers was inspired by his upbringing in West Virginia coal country, specifically watching coal companies buy out families and communities.
How did June Schreiner prepare for her role using Vanderpump Rules?
As a devoted reality TV fan, June Schreiner studied 12 seasons of Vanderpump Rules like a text to understand interpersonal dynamics and carry those nuanced human reactions onto the horror set.
When and where was Dark Hollow released?
Dark Hollow is available in select theaters and on demand starting September 4, including an LA opening night screening at the Lumiere in Beverly Hills featuring a live Q&A.