Annalisa Cochrane Among ‘Ones to Watch’ in Indie Horror Spotlight
Outer Banks actress joins rising ensemble in Dead Girls festival debut and fresh projects
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On Thursday, actress Annalisa Cochrane took to Instagram to celebrate the collaborative team behind the upcoming indie horror drama Dead Girls. Accompanying three moody on-set snapshots, Cochrane captioned the post simply, “ones to watch” before tagging screenwriter Jackie Logsted, cinematographer Ariana Hoshino, director Lina Martinez (@directedbylina), visual FX artist Shalyn VFM and the film’s official account, @deadgirlsfilmhq.
One To Watch: A Digital Shout-out
In her post, Cochrane distilled a powerful message into two words—an endorsement of creative talent in the early stages of production. The first image shows Cochrane in period costume as her character, Rose, her gaze fixed on an off-camera cue. A second frame reveals Cochrane collaborating with director Lina Martinez and Shalyn VFM on a lighting setup that bathes the set in eerie shadows. The final shot highlights the crew adjusting a vintage camera rig, underscoring the film’s homage to classic horror aesthetics.
Dead Girls Hit The Festival Circuit
Dead Girls follows the story of a small-town gravedigger who uncovers a dark secret buried in the local cemetery. Martinez, whose previous short films earned her awards at regional showcases, is directing her first feature with this project. Production insiders tell us the film wrapped in late May and is currently making the rounds at under-the-radar festivals before seeking a distribution partner. “I’m proud to stand alongside this group,” Cochrane told followers. “Their passion for practical effects and authentic storytelling is exactly why horror fans should keep an eye on Dead Girls.”
Career Arc: From Small Screen To Indie Shoots
Best known for her role as Bronwyn in Netflix’s hit teen adventure series Outer Banks, Annalisa Cochrane first gained attention playing the daughter of James Franco’s character in the 2018 drama Good Joe Bell. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Cochrane moved to Los Angeles in her early twenties and landed guest spots on shows like Shameless and The Resident before securing her Netflix break in 2020.
Her Instagram feed is a mix of professional milestones and behind-the-scenes glimpses. Fans will recall a post late last year featuring Cochrane alongside Oscar-winner Crispin Glover and emerging talents Jake Horowitz and Lucy Loken in the period horror short A Blind Bargain. Directed by Paul Bunnell, the film reimagines a lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent feature, with Cochrane playing a traumatised patient at the centre of chilling medical experiments.
According to the A Blind Bargain Instagram account, “Set in 1970, A BLIND BARGAIN reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, offering his mother as a subject for the physician’s twisted experiments.” That project wrapped last fall and is currently touring genre festivals, further cementing Cochrane’s growing reputation in horror circles.
Looking Ahead
With Dead Girls poised for its festival run and A Blind Bargain gaining traction online, Cochrane is strategically blending mainstream streaming work with leaner indie films. She recently teased another collaboration with writer-director Jackie Logsted on a thriller set to begin shooting later this year. And while details remain under wraps, the Instagram community has responded with eager anticipation: several posts show Cochrane exchanging storyboards and location sketches with Logsted’s team.
Between her polished beach-house snapshots on Outer Banks and these gritty set diaries, Annalisa Cochrane is carving a unique path—a blend of genre passion projects and high-profile streaming gigs. By shining a spotlight on the “ones to watch” around her, she’s signalling a shift in how today’s star power can champion up-and-coming talent.
Even as she continues to build a diverse résumé, Cochrane’s latest post is a reminder that true industry endorsement can start with a single Instagram shout-out. And for horror fans hungry for fresh voices, that simple caption—“ones to watch”—could be the opening line of a much bigger conversation.
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