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At Texas Frightmare Weekend 2012, I stumbled across a little movie called Jacob (review here), and it completely blew me away. For a completely independent picture made for extremely little money, it packed an emotional punch that few mainstream horror films can pull off.

Truth be told, I've paid to see movies in the theater that display less skill and power than Jacob, and that's a damn shame, but finally someone was wise enough to pick up this gem for distribution, and as of April 16th, Jacob is out on DVD and Blu-ray for your viewing pleasure courtesy of Kino Lorber's Horizon Movies.

Jacob had a return performance at this year's Texas Frightmare Weekend to celebrate its release, and I sat down with main man Larry Carrell to chat about writing, directing, and acting in the film.

Mr. Dark: Give us the background on yourself, and what you've done so far.

Written and directed by Larry Wade Carrell and produced in Texas by Odyssee Pictures (creators of Sweatshop), Jacob stars Dylan Horne in the title role, a mute, mentally disabled man devoted to his little sister Sissy (Grace Powell). When she becomes a victim of violence, Jacob snaps and embarks on a brutally vengeful rampage. The cast also includes Carrell (in a dual role), Krystn Caldwell and Leo D. Wheeler; Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc appear in flashback scenes. Kino Lorber releases the unrated director’s cut on DVD and Blu-ray April 16, with anamorphic widescreen transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS 5.1 soundtracks. Carrell gave Fango the scoop that the special features will be:

• Audio commentary by Carrell, Horne and Powell

• Audio commentary by Carrell and producer/cinematographer Stacy Davidson

• Deleted and extended scenes with commentary

• Storyboard-to-scene comparison with commentary

• “A Killer Cast” featurette (seen below)

• “The Production” featurette

• “Childhood Heroes” featurette

• “An Award-Winning Score” featurette

• Yell!

Written and directed by Larry Wade Carrell and produced in Texas by Odyssee Pictures (creators of Sweatshop), Jacob stars Dylan Horne in the title role, a mute, mentally disabled man devoted to his little sister Sissy (Grace Powell). When she becomes a victim of violence, Jacob snaps and embarks on a brutally vengeful rampage. The cast also includes Carrell (in a dual role), Krystn Caldwell and Leo D. Wheeler; Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc appear in flashback scenes. Kino Lorber releases the unrated director’s cut on DVD and Blu-ray April 16, with anamorphic widescreen transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS 5.1 soundtracks. Carrell gave Fango the scoop that the special features will be:

• Audio commentary by Carrell, Horne and Powell

• Audio commentary by Carrell and producer/cinematographer Stacy Davidson

• Deleted and extended scenes with commentary

• Storyboard-to-scene comparison with commentary

• “A Killer Cast” featurette (seen below)

• “The Production” featurette

• “Childhood Heroes” featurette

• “An Award-Winning Score” featurette

• Yell!

Written and directed by Larry Wade Carrell and produced in Texas by Odyssee Pictures (creators of Sweatshop), Jacob stars Dylan Horne in the title role, a mute, mentally disabled man devoted to his little sister Sissy (Grace Powell). When she becomes a victim of violence, Jacob snaps and embarks on a brutally vengeful rampage. The cast also includes Carrell (in a dual role), Krystn Caldwell and Leo D. Wheeler; Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc appear in flashback scenes. Kino Lorber releases the unrated director’s cut on DVD and Blu-ray April 16, with anamorphic widescreen transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS 5.1 soundtracks. Carrell gave Fango the scoop that the special features will be:

• Audio commentary by Carrell, Horne and Powell

• Audio commentary by Carrell and producer/cinematographer Stacy Davidson

• Deleted and extended scenes with commentary

• Storyboard-to-scene comparison with commentary

• “A Killer Cast” featurette (seen below)

• “The Production” featurette

• “Childhood Heroes” featurette

• “An Award-Winning Score” featurette

• Yell!