Actress Swain in snuff horror

Actress Dominique Swain smiles at the ''Us Hot Hollywood 2007'' party in Los Angeles April 26, 2007. Swain will star in ''Slaughter,'' an indie horror film that will begin shooting this month in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Dominique Swain will star in "Slaughter," an indie horror film that will begin shooting this month in Los Angeles.

Swain will play a young actress who travels to a remote desert location to shoot a film called "Slaughter," only to discover she and her co-stars have been cast in a snuff film and must fight to survive.

Victor Garcia ("Return to House on Haunted Hill") will direct from a script by Bobby Lee Darby, winner of the Slamdance Film Festival's horror screenplay competition.

Swain's credits include "Alpha Dog," "Stiletto" and "Lolita."

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