Rebekah Herzberg Sets Early Cast for Lovecraftian Horror Film BATTU

Rebekah Herzberg has announced plans to produce BATTU, a horror film she describes as both Lovecraftian and grotesque. According to Horror Society, Herzberg wrote the screenplay seven years ago, drawing partially on her own life and basing each character on someone she once knew. The film follows Rachel Klein, a ballerina and horror actress who works nights as a bartender at the exclusive underground Eldritch Cabaret Gentlemen’s Club. Rachel is also living with PMDD, grief and PTSD, using alcohol and psychedelics to cope with her circumstances. Her situation deteriorates after a brutal sexual assault by a local predator and friend whom she had approached for help escaping a physically abusive relationship. As nightmares and flashbacks intensify, Rachel struggles to determine what is real and what is fantasy. The source describes BATTU as a story combining horror, grief and trauma while also focusing on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, or PMDD. Herzberg will write and produce the project. The early cast includes Herzberg, Donny Avery, Heather Beck and Jon Hearn, though specific roles for the performers have not been announced in the available report. BATTU is expected to film in Texas in 2027. The production is still in its early stages, with additional cast and crew updates expected to be announced by Herzberg.