Actor and director Britt Bankhead’s feature directing debut, The Town That Takes, enjoyed its theatrical run back in July, and is now on deck for a Digital release on November 7. Miles Mussenden stars alongside Grace Patterson who also produced the film with Bankhead via Bankhead Productions.
The cast also lists Mike Markoff and Niko Tirozzi star from a script Bankhead co-wrote with Jonathan Blaze, and with stunt sequences coordinated by John Moio (The First Power, Havenhurst). The Town That Takes will be made available on Digital platforms including Apple TV, Prime Video and Fandango.
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Los Angeles, CA – Bankhead Productions announces that the supernatural action-horror thriller The Town That Takes will be available to rent or purchase digitally beginning November 7, 2026, following its limited theatrical release this summer. Starring Britt Bankhead (Insane Like Me), Miles Mussenden (Marvel’s “Cloak & Dagger”, “Tulsa King”), Grace Patterson (Slotherhouse), Mike Markoff (Hit Man), and Nico Tirozzi (“The Penguin”, Spirited), the film follows a troubled Army veteran attempting to reconnect with his estranged son after the death of his ex-wife.
The action-horror thriller was directed by Britt Bankhead, who co-wrote the script with Jonathan Blaze. Bankhead produced his directorial debut alongside Grace Patterson under Bankhead Productions.
Beginning November 7, audiences across North America will be able to rent or own The Town That Takes on digital platforms including Apple TV, Prime Video and Fandango.
Haunted by his past, Army veteran Dean Richardson travels to North Carolina following the sudden death of his ex-wife, hoping to rebuild his fractured relationship with his twelve-year-old son, Wyatt. Their journey takes a terrifying turn when they stop in a remote backwoods town plagued by a series of gruesome and unexplained murders. As local detectives investigate ritualistic killings and disturbing reports of seemingly inhuman creatures, Dean finds himself at the center of a growing nightmare. When Wyatt mysteriously disappears, Dean must form an uneasy alliance with veteran Detective Douglas O’Shea to uncover the horrifying truth behind an ancient legend known only as Croatoan. With something sinister lurking in the surrounding forests and the town descending into chaos, Dean must confront an evil beyond comprehension before his son is lost forever.
