Since her earliest nightmares, Jess has always had a soft spot (in the floorboards) for horror. From her creepy illustrations to her award-winning roles in indie-horror, Jess is your (final) girl.
BREW HOUSE
Starting as a production meeting over diner food, “Brew House” became the first feature Jess both co-produced & starred in. Her skeleton crew and 4 adventurous cast members shot this innovative, low budget thriller on Go-Pro Hero5s mounted on top of each actor’s head.
In this found footage thriller, paranoia and mistrust spread amongst these urbex explorers as malevolent spirits begin to play games of cat-and-mouse.
click here for more about “Brew house”
SCream Queen 2015
Jess channels a certain telekinetic Prom Queen as she accepts the debut honor of Haunted Oaks Film Festival Scream Queen for her performance and production in Pittsburgh indie horror as well as her creepy & kooky art work.
Spontaneous selfie by filmmaker CJ Gaynard
Jess with filmmaker Franklin Carpio
Watch Jess get the corn syrup pig’s blood treatment here.
The Existential Gentlemen:
“Devil in the White City” Music Video
Part of the Screaming Butterfly Entertainment production crew, Jess doubled as lead makeup artist as well as the last victim of the devil herself. Having trialed almost every role once on the crew side of indie filmmaking, Jess was even more happy to step in and do what she does best as an actor: SCREAM!
Posing to death with Kim Waybright (left) and Cassidy Bayes (right).
Watch (and listen!) to this killer rock music video here.
Screaming Butterfly Cast & Crew
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Plagued with the same series of recurring numbers that inevitably foretell terrible events, Darby struggles with accepting that the pattern is, as her psychiatrist suggests, confirmation bias being exaggerated by her severe anxiety. As her birthday - April 15th - draws near, Darby braces for what she is positive will be her last day on Earth.
⭐️ Best Actress at Haunted Oaks FF
Horror Story Narration
Wanna hear a ghost story? Jess has a personal passion for the paranormal, the dark and dank, the creepy and incredible. Grab some chips and turn down the lights for this fireside tale Jess both wrote & narrated all voices for with the help of vocal modulation:
FANG
After getting bitten by a rat in his apartment, an autistic janitor starts to believe he’s transforming into a giant rat himself.
Jess is Myra, Billy’s mother’s caretaker and a DIY pharmacist who assists Billy into a psychotic episode or two. Learn more and watch the movie here.
worm girl
A neurotic cemetery salesman pays a visit to the family home of an eccentric Hollywood socialite. Punk filmmaker Drew Dammron presents nightmarish images laced with philosophical overtones and slapstick humor.
“Worm Girl” won the F/X Award & 4 nominations @ 2025 Austin Revolution Film Festival and is currently sweeping genre film fests around the world.
Dread manor: The Stoning
Produced by Keke Palmer, this Halloween series explores some existential DREAD of our modern era. In the Stoning, Jess plays a contestant in a retro gameshow in Hell where she must confess her life’s shame to win the prize.
Dread Manor is the 2026 Telly winner of Best Scripted Online Series.
Ominous Thrill
In this award-winner radio trauma, Jess voices Emma amongst other characters from writer/director Jeff Schmidt’s imagination.
Relentless (2027)
Running from the abusive father of her young daughter, Emily (Jess Paul) opens the upcoming political thriller to a fate worse than death.
Haunting Art
Want some adorable nightmares? Jess has been drawing spooky shit since before she was acting or writing. Here’s some of her art to illustrate exactly how creepy she is.
