{{about|the 2014 horror film|the capacity to cause death|Perniciousness|the song by All That Remains|The Order of Things (album)|the definition of "pernicious"|wikt:pernicious}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Pernicious | image = Pernicious_(2014)_movie_poster.png | caption = Original poster | alt = | director = James Cullen Bressack | producer = Rachvin Narula<br />Kulthep Narula<br />Daemon Hillin<br/> Deepak Simhal | writer = James Cullen Bressack<br />Taryn Hillin | screenplay = | story = | based_on = | starring = Ciara Hanna<br />Emily O'Brien<br />Jackie Moore | narrator = | music = Steven Bernstein | cinematography = | editing = | studio = | distributor = Benetone Films | released = {{Film date|2014|10|15}} | country = United States<br>Thailand | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Pernicious''''' is a Thai-American supernatural horror film directed by James Cullen Bressack,<ref>{{cite web | title = Exclusive: Filmmaker James Cullen Bressack Talks Pernicious | url = https://dreadcentral.com/news/77319/exclusive-filmmaker-james-cullen-bressack-talks-pernicious-blood-lake-thai-translators/ | publisher = Dread Central | work = DC | date = 2013-10-12 | accessdate = 2014-05-21 }}</ref> who also wrote the story along with co-writer Taryn Hillin.<ref name="THN Interviews James Cullen Bressack">{{cite web | first = Craig | last = Hunter | title = THN Interviews 'Hate Crime' Director James Cullen Bressack | url = http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2012/12/07/thn-interviews-hate-crime-director-james-cullen-bressack/ | publisher = thehollywoodnews.com | date = 2012-12-07 | accessdate = 2014-05-21 }}</ref> The film stars Ciara Hanna, Emily O'Brien, and Jackie Moore.<ref>{{cite web | title = Pernicious | url = https://dreadcentral.com/reviews/95015/pernicious-2015/ | publisher = Dread Central | work = DC | date = 2013-10-12 | accessdate = 2014-05-21 }}</ref>
== Cast == {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Ciara Hanna as Alex * Emily O’ Brien as Julia * Jackie Moore as Rachel * Russell Geoffrey Banks as Colin * Sohanne Bengana as Vlad * Byron Gibson as Byron * Jared Cohn as Shane * Sara Malakul Lane as Samorn * Jack Prinya as Male Nurse * Wallop Terathong as Sang * Pixit Sangkaew as Youn Sang * Irada Hoyos as Vanida * Todstham Piumsomboon as Tiwa * Thanchanok Kaewta as Isra * Chanokporn Suwanposri as Female Shopkeeper * Warakorn Jitpat as Male Shopkeeper 1 * Supachai Girdsuwan as Male Shopkeeper 2 * Alexandra Merle as Streetwalker * Boonchu Namjaidee as Doctor {{div col end}}
== Production == [[File:Pernicious movie people.jpg|left|thumb|Left to right: producer Daemon Hillin, actress Jackie Moore, actress Ciara Hanna, director James Cullen Bressack, actress Emily O'Brien.]] ''Pernicious'' is produced by Benetone Hillin Entertainment, a company formed from the partnership of Daemon Hillin and Benetone Films, a leading production service company in Thailand.<ref name="Film in Thailand">{{cite journal |last1=staff |title=PRODUCTION: PERNICIOUS |journal=Film in Thailand |date=4 October 2013 |pages=11–12 |url=http://www.films.in.th/fit/FITOct2013.pdf|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref> The movie was shot completely in Thailand. Vantage Media International is reported to represent world rights to the movie.<ref name="Screen Daily - VMI bites into Pernicious">{{cite web | first = Jeremy | last = Kay | title = Screen Daily - VMI bites into Pernicious - ''Vantage Media International (VMI) will represent world rights to Benetone Hillin Entertainment's (BHE) horror title.'' | url = http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/vmi-bites-into-pernicious/5068272.article?blocktitle=HEADLINES&contentID=40295 | publisher = Screen International | work = Screen Daily | date = 2014-03-04 | accessdate = 2014-05-21 }}</ref>
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== External links == {{wiktionary|perniciously}} {{wiktionary|pernicious}} * {{Official website|http://www.perniciousmovie.com}} * {{IMDb title|2187444}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes}} {{James Cullen Bressack}}
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