# The Control Group (2014)

> An Io Pictures release. Horror mystery directed by Peter Hurd, starring Brad Dourif. Watch free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100013165/the-control-group

## THE CONTROL GROUP (2014)

Dr. Broward (Brad Dourif) built a chair to control the dead. Now the dead use it to control him, and five students are trapped between a scientist who can't stop and spirits who won't let them leave.

- Directed by: Peter Hurd
- Screenplay: Logan Gion
- Story: Peter Hurd and Logan Gion
- Producer: Peter Hurd
- Released: October 22, 2014 (premiered at the Twin Cities Film Festival)
- Runtime: 1h 24m
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller, Action
- Country: United States
- Language: English; closed captions in English, German, Japanese
- Filmed on location at: Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
- Production company: Point & Shoot Productions
- Released by: Io Pictures
- Editor: Ed Cardenas
- Cinematographer: Jessica Gallant
- Music: Anthony Banach
- Production design: Melissa Pritchett
- Costume design: Molly Roark

### Cast

- Brad Dourif as Dr. Broward
- Ross Destiche as Jack
- Justen Jones as Grant
- Monique Candelaria as Heather
- Jerry G. Angelo as Hanson
- Emily Soto as Anne
- Jenna Enemy as Vanessa
- Shane Phillip as Corey
- Kodi Lane as Jamie

### Where to watch

- Watch free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100013165/the-control-group
- Watch on Amazon Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB1ZFPZW
- Also streaming on: The Roku Channel, Xumo, fuboTV, Local Now, Future Today (Fawesome), Stash TV, Stash TV Screams & Scares, Stash - Action on YouTube, Popsy on Plex, Anoki, TCL, Relay, WatchFilms, VA Media, Midwest Tape, Autumn Tytus, OTT Studio, Geoflixz+
- Available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBW2yw_Lpf4

### About the director

Peter Hurd is a writer, director, and producer from Minnesota. Shortly after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Morris, he produced and directed THE CONTROL GROUP starring Oscar nominee Brad Dourif. He is also the author of *Xolo: A Novel of Canine Horror*, a finalist in the 2023 American Book Fest Best Book Awards.

### Elsewhere

- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2270372/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Control_Group_(film)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113954151
- https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/449519
- https://letterboxd.com/film/the-control-group/
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_control_group
- https://www.youtube.com/@thecontrolgroupmovie

Io Pictures: https://iopictures.com/ (hello@iopictures.com)