In 2013 I sat in the director's chair for the first time ever for a werewolf feature. The film started out as just being an excuse for me to create a 100% practical werewolf transformation, but ended up becoming a much larger project than I ever expected. Since then I've directed several short films and regularly attend festivals with them. I currently have two features in development (and going on that ever-present search for financing) and have plans to put some shorts together as an anthology.
I'm also a practical effects artist with a lot of experience in both independent stage and screen work. Mostly weapons gags, blood, and "splatter" SPFX work. In a nutshell, I like to kill people and I've heard that I'm pretty good at it. I'm very old-school. I still say "slush" instead of "casting latex". I also have a background in wardrobe, makeup, fights/stunts, set dressing, and props... all of which has come in handy when working in SPFX.
When I'm not up to my eyeballs in blood and gore, I do quite a bit of writing. I have two produced features, a novel, many published articles, and a handful of produced short films as a writer. One of my current projects is novelizing some of my bigger-budget feature screenplays since I suspect that's the only way I'll be able to get my stories out to the masses.
Unique traits: Is highly organized and has a morbid sense of humour.
Pandora's Box Part 2
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Film (short)
by Rogue Chimera Films
Writer/Director A remote film shot during lockdown in 2020. A fantasy comedy with the Greek gods holding an online meeting to discuss how Pandora's Box has become a big problem.
Pets Quarantined
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Film (short)
by Rogue Chimera Films
Director/Writer A remote film shot during lockdown in 2020. Pets all over the country are getting tired of their humans being home all the time and hatch a plot to make them leave the house.
The Caller
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Film (short)
by Rogue Chimera Films
Writer remote film shot during the lockdown of 2020. A bored man decides to make random obscene phone calls with some very unexpected reactions.
Spy Among Us
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Film (short)
by Rogue Chimera Films
Director/Writer A remote film shot during lockdown in 2020. A film production team discovers that someone in their group has been leaking their scripts to a rival company.
Serial Killers in the Time of Coronavirus
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Film (short)
by Rogue Chimera Films
Director/Writer Remote film made during lockdown in 2020. Fiver serial killers discover that the rules during a pandemic will force them to change their ways.
Father of Lies
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Film (short)
by Rogue Chimera Films / Shiva Rodriguez (Horror)
Director/Co-Writer On Odin's orders, Thor and his brothers Balder and Tyr have kidnapped Loki's children and locked them away to prevent them from fulfilling their destiny. In a fit of rage over the loss of his precious little ones, Loki murders Balder. As punishment, he is bound to a tree on earth with the keys to his children's prisons dangling just out of reach. There he will stay hidden from the eyes of the humans until the trees lose their memory of Balder.
Hide
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Film
(Short and Horror)
Special effects Add a Plot »
The Family Way: Coming Home
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Film (short)
by Rogue Chimera Films / Shiva Rodriguez (Horror)
Director/Co-Writer An angry teenager commits a series of horrific murders, unaware that he is being tracked by a family who takes a special interest in serial killers.
Hungryland
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Film (short)
by Jacob Goldberg (Horror, Mystery and Thriller)
Special Effects Supervisor / 2nd Unit Director An amateur film crew trapped on set in the woods find themselves victim to a dark reality, where man will go at any length to survive.
Hunters
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Television
(Comedy and Horror)
Special effects Add a Plot »
The Figure
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Film (short)
by Siren Productions Media / Shiva Rodriguez (Horror)
Director/Co-Writer/Special Effects This horror-comedy pays tribute to the old-school slasher genre with a modern-day twist!
Real People (Not Actors)
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Film (short)
by Siren Productions Media / Shiva Rodriguez (Comedy and Short)
Director/Co-Writer A parody of a charity commercial inspired by the trend of using real people instead of actors. What would happen if all acting jobs were taken over by non-professional? How would we support the thousands of out-of-work actors? Six actors show us what could happen.
Turtlepocalypse!
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Film (short)
by Siren Productions Media / Shiva Rodriguez (Comedy)
Director Two hikers discover a slow-moving terror.
The Entity
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Film
(Sci-Fi, Thriller and Short)
Creature designer / fabrication Justine is tormented by mysterious light but in the darkness is where she must face her worst nightmare.
Predatory Moon
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Film
by Siren Productions Media / Shiva Rodriguez (Horror)
Director/Writer/Special Effects Kyle Reading is a zoologist who has been studying wild animal attacks across the country in hopes of finding ways to prevent them. When a young boy is allegedly killed by a bear in Florida, Kyle launches his own investigation. He quickly turns his attention to Dean Clout, the child's uncle, who somehow survived the vicious attack. Dean, infamous for being the town drunk, remembers very little about his brush with the bear. Found unconscious in the woods, he only recalls that he and the boy were left there by a friend who went to run an errand and never came back. But in the weeks following the attack, Dean begins to drop some of his bad habits and pick up some strange new ones. Kyle is convinced that Dean was actually attacked by a werewolf and wants to help him deal with his new condition while keeping the rest of his family safe. He knows that the lycanthropic disease runs in a twenty-eight day cycle and that Dean is running out of time. Unfortunately for Kyle, there is someone who ... Written by Shiva Rodriguez
One Night of Fear
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Film
(Adventure, Horror and Thriller)
Special effects The story is inspired by true stories from The Ocala National Forest of how multiple Campers and Hikers Have vanished without a trace.
My Sister's Shoes
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Film (short)
(Drama and Sci-Fi)
Special effects Two brothers struggling to surviving a post apocalyptic world encounter a young girl on while their journey.
Sitter
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Film
(Comedy and Horror)
FX Makeup A young woman's evening of babysitting takes a sinister turn as reality begins to bend while a B grade slasher film plays on the television.
Franklin: A Symphony of Pain
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Film
(Drama and Thriller)
Mask Fabrication Franklin is a tormented man who seeks asylum in the arms of Mother Earth. His serenity is shattered by two masked men that violently subdue and abduct him. Awakening in captivity, he realizes his bizarre nightmarish journey has just begun.
Death-Scort Service
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Film
(Horror)
Weapon Fabrication Deep in the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada a group of local up and coming escorts become targets for murder! A deranged slasher is on the loose and out for revenge. From the studios that brought you Amerikan Holokaust and Die Die Delta comes a blood-soaked tale about prostitutes who fall victim to a mysterious slasher..... Written by Sean Donohue
American Guinea Pig: Bloodshock
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Film
(Horror)
Actor Japans Darkest Secret is Americas Newest Nightmare!
Adahy Tohopka
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Film
(Horror and Short)
Special Effects Supervisor Stranded tourists either survive the ills of the Florida Everglades or become prey for a bloodthirsty savage.
Dangerous People
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Film
(Comedy and Thriller)
Special effects Dangerous People takes place in the early 1970's and is about two murders who pick up a girl in a bar and then take her back to their apartment. A moment of brutal violence occurs which leads to a series of mind games to see who lives and who dies. Dangerous People is psychedelic trip that is equal parts crazy, scary, sexy, funny, sick and tragic.
Green from the Grave
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Film
(Action, Horror and Short)
Special Effects / 2nd Unit Director A lab scientist accidentally leaves a very toxic solution at the security checkpoint in his area and a innocent security guard comes in contact with the solution. All hell breaks loose as Frank, the guard, begins a new journey from death to reanimation and the crave to feed his new habit. John a co-worker knows of the classified experiment his company was working on for the government and he is torn between his conscious and his sworn secrecy to divulge information to the local authorities who are on site to investigate the disappearance of Frank from a secured work room. As John and the Sheriff agree to work together, John also faces the questions from his wife as to the nature of his work and the strain it is causing. Meanwhile more people continue to die and more people become the walking dead. John knows what they need and where they will return to get it. The final showdown begins. But will it end there? Written by Roy Lewis Garton
Harbinger
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Film (short)
by Helix Media / Scott Sullivan (Action)
Special effects A woman tries to keep alive with her daughter in an apocalipsys zombie.
Lean Times
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Film
(Short and Horror)
Makeup Department Add a Plot »
Rough Cut
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Film
(Horror)
Special effects An Independent film director on the edge loses his funding and his marriage. In order to fulfill his destiny with no budget, he must set the scenes and abduct his cast. Film director or homicidal maniac? Castings open and he is the man to get you into the final cut! Written by Jeremy Westrate
The Housewife Slasher
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Film
(Horror, Mystery and Thriller)
Special effects When a young girl is murdered in cold blood, the investigation two detectives into the heart of suburban America, where no one is who they seem and everyone is a suspect. With time running out and the suspect list growing by the minute, can they uncover the killer before more victims fall prey to the slasher? Filled with fresh talent The Housewife Slasher is independent film making at its finest. The Housewife Slasher is a detective thriller that will keep you guessing until the shocking ending. Written by Anonymous
Hide.
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Film
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Miscellaneous Crew When 'aliens' invade Earth, the United Nations has only one suggestion to the world's populace... Hide.
Snap
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Film
(Short and Comedy)
Miscellaneous Crew A bullied student fights back against an older bully.
Justifiable Circumstances
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Film
(Short and Drama)
Special effects Add a Plot »
Who Stabbed Reno England...?
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Film
(Short and Crime)
Special effects Add a Plot »
Psycho Chicks Anonymous
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Film
by Siren Productions Media / D Duckie Rodriguez (Comedy)
Special Effects / Co-Writer A mockumentary about a support group for men attempting to escape from dysfunctional relationships.
HorrorscapeS
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Film
(Horror)
FX Makeup Are you a horror fan? Is Halloween your favorite holiday? Short video scenes that are designed to both intrigue and frighten.
Intervention
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Film
by Siren Productions Media / Garith Pettibone (Comedy, Thriller and Short)
Special Effects / Writer Craig's wife is convinced that he has a real problem. He's sluggish, secretive, and outright refuses to admit that he's been going back on his word to break with his serious addiction. After talking with her mother about the situation, Misty knows there is nothing left to do but call in Craig's sponsor and hold an intervention. Roger is at his wit's end. He's tried every trick in the book to get Craig to face up to his devastating addiction. When Craig continues to deny that he's been using, even when confronted with solid evidence that he's been hiding plastic bags of the stuff around the house, Roger knows that there is only one thing left to do to force Craig to admit that he does indeed have a problem. Written by Anonymous
Jasper Man
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Film
(Short, Drama, Sci-Fi and Thriller)
Special effects During a looming alien invasion, a brother seeks justice against the gang leader that killed his sister.
Tru Luv
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Film
(Short, Drama, Mystery and Thriller)
Special effects What happens when the love of your life commits a crime? What would you do?
Interview
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Film (short)
by Siren Productions Media / D Duckie Rodriguez (Comedy)
Special Effects / Set Design A decedent of the Renfield family interviews for a job with a vampire.
Misabella
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Film
(Short and Drama)
Makeup Department After Michelle suffers a traumatic accident, she develops a split personality who tries to take over her life driving a wedge between Michelle and her husband and even her sanity.
Coffee
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Film (short)
by Siren Productions Media / D Duckie Rodriguez (Crime and Horror)
Special Effects / Writer Three young hoodlums are in for a surprise when they rob a local coffee shop and discover the proprietor's secret.
Monster Safari: Episode One
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Film (short)
by Siren Productions Media / D Duckie Rodriguez (Comedy and Horror)
Special Effects / Co-Writer Meet Jake Helsing, the host of the show Monster Safari. Today he's on the hunt for one of the most popular but elusive creatures in the world... the vampire. This nature show parody follows Action Jake as he takes his audience on an exciting journey through the wilderness in search of some of the lesser known members of the vampire family. We begin in the vermin-infested swamplands that are home to the timid German Nosferatu, the smelly beast of nightmares, where Action Jake is able to lure out the creature for a closer look using the proper bait. Then it's onto the deep woods to track a classic strigoi who was previously fitted with a tracking device to study its migration patterns. The hunt ends in tragedy, as Action Jake stumbles across the remains of the creature who was staked and relieved of his fangs. Angered by the thought of poachers, Action Jake tracks down the hunter's truck and finds what appears to be the strigoi's mate caged in the back. But alas, the captive is nothing ... Written by Anonymous
Scene
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Film (short)
by Siren Productions Media / D Duckie Rodriguez (Comedy and Horror)
Special Effects / Set Design Two men find themselves chained up in a bathroom in this parody of the movie Saw.
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Olympus Film Festival - Best Horror Screenplay ("The Family Way")
(2019)
Las Vegas Screenplay Contest - First Place Horror ("The Haunt")
(2019)
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival - Nominated Best Horror ("The Guild")
(2019)
Fantasm Shock Reel Cinema - Finalist ("The Guild")
(2019)
Oaxaca FilmFest - Screenplay Finalist ("Sanson")
(2019)
Macabre Faire Film Festival - Best Short Screenplay ("Coming Home")
(2018)
Chicago Genre Screenplay Competition - 1st Place Winner (The Family Way)
(2017)
Chicago Genre Screenplay Competition - Best Horror/Thriller (The Family Way)
(2017)
U.K. Monthly Film Festival - Best Horror ("Coming Home")
(2017)
Spotlight Horror Film Awards - Silver Award ("Coming Home")
(2017)
AAB International Film Festival - Best Director ("Coming Home")
(2017)
Women in Horror Film Festival - Screenplay Finalist (The Family Way)
(2017)
Things 2 Fear Film Festival - Honorable Mention ("Coming Home")
(2017)
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival - Nominated Best Horror ("Coming Home")
(2017)
Spotlight Horror Awards - Bronze Award ("The Figure")
(2016)
Cannes Screenplay Competition - Finalist (The Family Way)
(2016)
Spotlight Horror Awards - Bronze Award (Predatory Moon)
(2016)
Zombie Film Challenge - Best Special Effects ("Harbinger" )
(2014)