Secret Village, The

The Secret Village is an American independent horror film of the psycho-thriller genre. It was written and directed by Swamy Kandan and produced by Midnight Friends. It opened to limited theatrical release in the United States on October 18th, 2013. The movie stars Ali Faulkner as Rachel with Jonathan Bennett as Greg, Stelio Savante as Joe, Tobi Gadison as Jim, and Richard Riehle as Paul. The premise of the movie involves Rachel, who is a young reporter investigating cases of alleged ergot poisoning in a small town in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. What she believes she uncovers is a secret conspiracy among the town elders, who are supposedly infecting suspected witches with poison as a means of punishment.