Horror movie scene prompts police response

Bloodcurdling screams and a violent attack caused a Coloma resident to call authorities, but when police arrived on the scene, they discovered the disturbance was just the filming of a horror movie.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office sent at least eight units to the Coloma Club off Highway 49 early Wednesday morning after receiving a 911 call reporting that a woman was being dragged through the parking lot.

"They were alarmed, certainly, when they showed up," said Josh Cumby.



The situation was defused quickly when authorities found out that it was just actress Ann Hensen and a movie crew filming a scene where she was being dragged away by the living dead.

Director, writer and producer Brian McMullin amassed an impressive number of gory prosthetics and props for the production, making it easy to see how a quick glance could result in the wrong impression.

Authorities said they now know where the movie crew will be filming the rest of their scenes.

With news video.