- The Ghouls
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name = The Ghouls
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director =Chad Ferrin
producer = Chad FerrinNicholas Loizides John Santos
aproducer =David DeFino Trent Haaga Lewis Jackson
writer = Chad Ferrin
starring =Timothy Muskatell
James GunnTrent Haaga Stephen Blackehart
music =Nick Smith
cinematography = Nicholas Loizides
art direction =
editing =Jahad Ferif
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released = 2003
runtime = 81 min
country = USA
language = English
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amg_id = 1:296827
imdb_id = 0387254"The Ghouls" (a.k.a. "Cannibal Dead: The Ghouls") is an American independent
horror film that was written and directed byChad Ferrin .The film, described as "a no-budget horror opus" [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117922693.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 "The Ghouls"] at "Variety"] and a "vicious cross between "Paparazzi" and "" [ [http://www.filmmonthly.com/Behind/Articles/NYCHorror04/NYCHorror04.html The Third Annual New York City Horror Film Festival] ] , was independently produced and shot guerrilla style in
Los Angeles onMini DV for $15,000. [http://www.crazyralph.com/intchadf.htm Interview with Chad Ferrin] ]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.
Production
Accoring to
Trent Haaga , Ferrin originally set out to create "C.H.U.D. " in L.A." [ [http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=5905 "The Ghouls"] at "Film Threat "] After selling hisFord Mustang in order to finance the film [ [http://www.horrorreview.com/old/egtheghouls2003.html Horrorreview.com] ] , Ferrin gathered some friends and shot the film around Los Angeles.Awards
"The Ghouls" won the 2003 "Sinners Award" at the
Saints and Sinners Film Festival . [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387254/awards IMDB awards] ]References
External links
* [http://www.dreadcentral.com/node/10078 "The Ghouls" review Dread Central]
* [http://cinemafantastique.be/?page=critiques&id_film=1632 "The Ghouls" review at cinemafantastique] fr
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