Chad Ferrin
Encyclopedia
Chad Ferrin is a low-budget horror
director
, actor
, and screenwriter
.
and Hellraiser: Bloodline
. He moved on to directing episodes of the Troma
television series Troma's Edge TV.
Unspeakable marked Ferrin's writing and feature directing debut. The film, shot for $20,000, was released by Troma.
Ferrin next wrote, produced and directed The Ghouls
. Called "a no-budget horror opus" the film was shot on Mini DV for $15,000.
After The Ghouls, Ferrin directed one segment of the Troma film Tales from the Crapper
in 2004. This direct-to-DVD
film starred Lloyd Kaufman
, James Gunn, Julie Strain
and Ron Jeremy
.
Ferrin's most recent film is Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!. The DVD for Someone's Knocking at the Door was released on 25 May 2010. Ferrin's both last film Someone's Knocking at the Door and Easter Bunny Kill! Kill! are part of the Dark Delicacies 2010. He will direct the thriller film Dances With Werewolves in 3-D. He narrated his film Someone's Knocking at the Door on the re-releasing on 24 July 2010 in the Sci-Fi Center in Sin City.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Biography
Ferrin first broke into the film industry as a production assistant on films such as Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 American horror film and the sixth installment in the Halloween series. Directed by Joe Chappelle from a screenplay by Daniel Farrands, the plot involves the "Curse of Thorn", a mystical symbol first shown in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers...
and Hellraiser: Bloodline
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline is a 1996 horror film and the fourth installment in the Hellraiser series, which serves as both a prequel and a sequel...
. He moved on to directing episodes of the Troma
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
television series Troma's Edge TV.
Unspeakable marked Ferrin's writing and feature directing debut. The film, shot for $20,000, was released by Troma.
Ferrin next wrote, produced and directed The Ghouls
The Ghouls
The Ghouls is a 2003 independent American horror film that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin....
. Called "a no-budget horror opus" the film was shot on Mini DV for $15,000.
After The Ghouls, Ferrin directed one segment of the Troma film Tales from the Crapper
Tales from the Crapper
Tales from the Crapper is a 2004 straight-to-video anthology film that was a spoof of the Tales from the Crypt comics. The film was released by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
in 2004. This direct-to-DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
film starred Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
, James Gunn, Julie Strain
Julie Strain
Julie Strain is an American actress and model who was Penthouse Pet of the Month in June 1991 and later chosen as the magazine's Pet of the Year in 1993.-Early life:...
and Ron Jeremy
Ron Jeremy
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt , usually called Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list...
.
Ferrin's most recent film is Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!. The DVD for Someone's Knocking at the Door was released on 25 May 2010. Ferrin's both last film Someone's Knocking at the Door and Easter Bunny Kill! Kill! are part of the Dark Delicacies 2010. He will direct the thriller film Dances With Werewolves in 3-D. He narrated his film Someone's Knocking at the Door on the re-releasing on 24 July 2010 in the Sci-Fi Center in Sin City.
Actor
- The GhoulsThe GhoulsThe Ghouls is a 2003 independent American horror film that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin....
(2003) – Father- aka Cannibal Dead: The Ghouls (UK: video title)
- Troma's Edge TV (2000) – Chad Ferrin
- Unspeakable (2000) – Joey
Writer
- Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! (2006)
- The GhoulsThe GhoulsThe Ghouls is a 2003 independent American horror film that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin....
(2003)- aka Cannibal Dead: The Ghouls (UK: video title)
- Unspeakable (2000)
Director
- Someone's Knocking at the Door (2009)
- Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! (2006)
- Tales from the CrapperTales from the CrapperTales from the Crapper is a 2004 straight-to-video anthology film that was a spoof of the Tales from the Crypt comics. The film was released by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
(2004) - The GhoulsThe GhoulsThe Ghouls is a 2003 independent American horror film that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin....
(2003) - Unspeakable (2000)
External links
- Chad Ferrin at Rotten TomatoesRotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...