Ato Essandoh

Though known by television audiences of the last 30 years for his sense of humor, with his new thriller Outpost, writer/director, Joe Lo Truglio is out to prove that the trauma and lasting effects of spousal abuse are no laughing matter, but they can add up to a wild ride.  I have been a fan of Lo Truglio’s work as an actor since his days as a cast member on MTV’s sketch comedy show The State. So hearing that the comedic actor was taking a stab at psychological horror was a bit of a surprise. Little did I know that he had the goods behind the camera to deliver an experience that includes the shocks of Barbarian, the paranoia of Rosemary’s Baby and the wilderness terror of Deliverance. Outpost focuses on the character of Kate (Beth Dover), who after suffering a brutal beating at the hands of her husband after filing a restraining order against him, impulsively seeks a place to hide in isolation as a forest ranger on a