A few years ago, BBC podcast “Bad Women” zeroed in on the crimes of Gordon Cummins, a.k.a the “Blackout Ripper,” a serial murderer who preyed on women in central London during a brief wartime period in 1942.
Now comes Texas independent film Black Into, filmed over 11 days mostly in an abandoned south Dallas warehouse. Written and directed by Brad Osborne, the film will premiere November 7th at the inaugural Addison Full Circle Film Festival. It is set to then hit Prime and Apple TV November 10th.
The film follows four women trying to survive a night of World War II and serial killer terror. Via Facebook, Osborne told the funny story of how one of the four actresses, Lee Eden, was cast.
'Sometimes the casting department screws up,' he wrote. 'In this case, a casting notice for Into Black was posted prematurely, and on the wrong site.'
'Though it was immediately removed, it wasn’t before Eden had seen it,' he continued. 'She sent an email to management at AMS Pictures, which was forwarded to me. We connected and Lee’s audition was the first to come in. I was so impressed by Lee’s performance and mastery of a Cockney accent that she remained on the top of the list until casting was closed.'
Osborne has been directing and show-running for more than two decades. Most recently, he made and narrated the 2025 documentary Jackpot: America's Biggest Lotto Scam, about the Hot Lotto scandal.
The Addison Full Circle Film Festival, created by local production company Full Circle Films and open exclusively to Texas filmmakers, has an atypical structure. The plan is to hold weekend events every three months and culminate the competition annually in August. Winners of the 2026-27 fall, winter and spring editions will compete next August for top prize.
Playing the role of the Blackout Ripper in Into Black is veteran Texas actor Billy Blair, who has appeared in Robert Rodriguez films and much more. Osborne got the idea for the 93-minute feature from his wife, who was watching a documentary about the Blackout Ripper one day and brought it up with him.
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