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The Telling

  • Video
  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
3.3/10
1.7K
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Christina Rosenberg, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Sara Jean Underwood in The Telling (2009)
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HorrorMysteryThriller

For their final task as sorority pledges, three girls must tell the scariest story they know. Once they finish, the votes are in. But has someone taken murder to heart?For their final task as sorority pledges, three girls must tell the scariest story they know. Once they finish, the votes are in. But has someone taken murder to heart?For their final task as sorority pledges, three girls must tell the scariest story they know. Once they finish, the votes are in. But has someone taken murder to heart?

  • Directors
    • Nicholas Carpenter
    • Harry Grigsby
  • Writer
    • Joe Lessard
  • Stars
    • Holly Madison
    • Christina Rosenberg
    • Nicole Zeoli
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.3/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Nicholas Carpenter
      • Harry Grigsby
    • Writer
      • Joe Lessard
    • Stars
      • Holly Madison
      • Christina Rosenberg
      • Nicole Zeoli
    • 15User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Holly Madison
    Holly Madison
    • Stephanie (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Christina Rosenberg
    Christina Rosenberg
    • Amber (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    • (as Lola La Belle)
    Nicole Zeoli
    • Roxy (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Najarra Townsend
    Najarra Townsend
    • Brianna (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Angela Nicholas
    Angela Nicholas
    • Brianna's Mom (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Wesley Stiller
    • Greg (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Alyssa Price
    • Megan (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Sara Jean Underwood
    Sara Jean Underwood
    • Tracey (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Christina Iannuzzi
    • Brittney (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Jessica Rizo
    • Tiffany (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Ashley Noel
    Ashley Noel
    • Brandi (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Jean Louise O'Sullivan
    • Haley (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    • (as Jean-Louise O'Sullivan)
    Stephanie Sanborn
    • Phoebe (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    James MacPherson
    • Officer Embers
    Jessica Noboa
    • Tonya (segment "Sorority Sisters")
    Rebekah Kochan
    Rebekah Kochan
    • Lily (segment "DollFace")
    Ryan Freeman
    Ryan Freeman
    • Tommy (segment "DollFace")
    Kimshelley Lessard
    • Sarah (segment "DollFace")
    • (as Kimshelley Garner)
    • Directors
      • Nicholas Carpenter
      • Harry Grigsby
    • Writer
      • Joe Lessard
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    4lastliberal

    This sorority killed her.

    Maybe the horror has to take a second seat to hot babes. In fact, the greatest horror is what we didn't see during the first episode of this anthology.

    This film was shot at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, and stars Holly Madison ("The Girls Next Door", "Dancing With The Stars"); Nicole Zeoli, Christina Iannuzzi, and Ashley Noel (all also in "The Girls Next Door"); and Sara Jean Underwood (Playmate of the Year 2007).

    The second episode was a little better, featuring the undead. The last was routine, but it set up the ending.

    Any horror buff will guess what happens next, but it was still good.
    3bemyfriend-40184

    Playboy Still Exists?

    I thought they were porn actresses on a side project, ala Andy Sidaris. Other reviewers inform us that these are Playboy bunnies. I thought Playboy disappeared, when the internet appeared. But that aside, it's a bad movie. I gave it three stars; because the women are beautiful. Seen on Tubi, the free streaming site.
    2Ed-Shullivan

    HORROR-ible

    What a waste of time this so called Horror/Thriller/Mystery was. The film is about some Mean Girls sorority sisters inviting some potential new innocent and shy pledges to each tell the stuck up holier than thou sorority sisters their scariest story. Of course the new pledges were also expected to bring gifts to the stuck up sorority sisters to influence them to invite them in to their stuck up sorority.

    As each new pledge got their chance to tell the sorority sisters about their individual scariest encounter and as their scary story was re-enacted we the viewers were left wondering what the heck is their point?

    There were three (3) pledges who each told their supposedly scariest story and as hard as I tried I found myself wandering off to my fridge and/or to search IMDb for something else to watch because this film had no redeeming value or interest.

    I give the film a very poorly rated 2 out of 10 IMDb rating. I cannot recommend anyone waste their time watching this amateurish so called Horror/Thriller/Mystery film.
    1boynascar

    With all that "Talent" ...

    With all the great actors in the movie, how could it had turned out so bad ?...lol... The Only thing great about the movie is the Playboy bunnies and breast shots !... That's it... Nothing else left to say....... Pass it up unless you want to be bored to death for 80 minutes... Not only is it bad, but the direction, production, sound, and script is AWFUL at best. They stole good ideas from other movies and made them cheap. They didn't even do a good job at editing either, if they would have, the movie would have been about 5 minutes long. Guess that's why there were so many good movie references.... As at as being a "Horror" movie, not even close. The only time I was scared was when I found out my wife had noticed that I watched it, that was scary. It took my 5 days to explain why I sat thru more then 10 minutes of this crap.
    6brooke-hyaatt

    Girls Next Door Fans

    Unfortunately, the film was hard to get hold of here in Australia but I eventually found it online. If you're a girls next door (girls of the playboy mansion) fan, (which i am) and saw the episodes when they were filming the movie, you will enjoy watching it and seeing how Bridget's project came together. The acting was pretty dismal and the plot wasn't great, lots of naked hot girls though. Bridget gets her clothes off as well as a couple of other random actors. Unless you watch GND none of the actors / actresses will be familiar, and only 3 of the girls in the movie are from playboy. If you are looking for a horror / thriller, I wouldn't suggest it. Its not very scary or jumpy.

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    • Trivia
      First and, as of 2023, only directorial credit for Nicholas Carpenter.
    • Crazy credits
      In the end credits: "[...] any similarity to actual persons, living, dead or undead, is purely coincidental."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Les Girls de Playboy: Scream Test (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Go Home Girl
      Written & Performed by Floor Thirteen

      Courtesy of C4 Records

      Under license from Floor Thirteen Music

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Повелители теней
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Breakout Entertainment
      • Chuck Williams Productions
      • Prometheus Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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