Kevin Lewis first made a name for himself in the horror community by helming the 2021 film “Willy’s Wonderland,” in which a mute Nicolas Cage plays a janitor fighting Chuck E. Cheese-esque animatronics that are possessed by the souls of cannibal serial killers. It’s quite the hook, but just as his biggest indie movie yet was taking off, his life nearly came to an end.

“I had COVID at the time and was very close to death,” Lewis says. “I was saying goodbye to my family, and that was pretty intense. So when I got through that, it was carpe diem, seize the day.”

Indeed, Lewis is all smiles while discussing his latest dark vision, “ Pig Hill ,” available Tuesday on VOD via Cineverse. Based off of a local legend out of Meadville, Pennsylvania, “Pig Hill” is about Carrie (Rainey Qualley), a

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