The Ghouls
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The Ghouls | |
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Directed by | Chad Ferrin |
Produced by | Chad Ferrin Nicholas Loizides John Santos |
Written by | Chad Ferrin |
Starring | Timothy Muskatell James Gunn Trent Haaga Stephen Blackehart |
Music by | Nick Smith |
Cinematography | Nicholas Loizides |
Editing by | Jahad Ferif |
Release date(s) | 2003 |
Running time | 81 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The Ghouls (a.k.a. Cannibal Dead: The Ghouls) is an American independent horror film that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin.
The film, described as "a no-budget horror opus"[1] and a "vicious cross between Paparazzi and Kolchak: The Night Stalker"[2], was independently produced and shot guerrilla style in Los Angeles[1] on Mini DV for $15,000.[3]
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[edit] Plot
Eric Hayes (Muskatell) makes his living as a news stringer finding gruesome atrocities and filming them to sell to the media. One night, he stumbles upon some ghouls devouring a young woman in an alley. After discovering that he didn't have any film in his camera, Hayes convinces his friend Clift (Haaga) to help him track down the ghouls again.
[edit] Production
Accoring to Trent Haaga, Ferrin originally set out to create "C.H.U.D. in L.A."[4] After selling his Ford Mustang in order to finance the film[5], Ferrin gathered some friends and shot the film around Los Angeles.[1]
[edit] Awards
The Ghouls won the 2003 "Sinners Award" at the Saints and Sinners Film Festival.[6]