Christopher and Philip Booth | |
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| Born | Christopher Saint Booth Philip Adrian Booth 19 February 1960 Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Other names | Collectively:
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| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Notable work | "Ulterior Motives" |
Christopher Saint Booth [a] and Philip Adrian Booth (both born 19 February 1960) [3] are Canadian twin brother filmmakers and musicians who have made several documentaries on ghosts, haunted locations, and exorcisms. [4] [5] [6] Together they directed several horror movies in the 2000s, with some notable actors, such as Matthew McGrory.
Originally from Halifax, UK, they moved to Canada in the 1970s. [7] Christopher Booth replaced Bryan Adams as a vocalist of the band Sweeney Todd, in which his older brother John was the drummer and his twin Philip played guitar. [8] [1] They performed several live shows with the band, but they broke up before releasing any music. [9] They also performed as a duo under the name Who's Who?. [1] After moving to Los Angeles in the 1980s, the brothers were low on money and started working odd jobs such as opening for Mötley Crüe, and took jobs as production assistants and set builders. They licensed some of their songs, such as "Chemistry", which appeared in the made for TV film Double Agent released in 1987. To make ends meet, some of their songs even appeared in films made by pornographic film producers. Their experience during the miscellaneous jobs they took inspired them to later make their own horror movies and paranormal documentaries in the 2000s, [1] done through their production company Spooked Productions. Christopher also wrote books, starting with Paranoia (2015), a memoir on his experiences with the paranormal, for which he also made an audiobook version. [10]
One of their songs licensed to the pornography producers was later used in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion. [1] It became a popular example of lostwave after a short snippet of the song was uploaded to WatZatSong by a user named Carl92 in 2021 and the search for it became an Internet phenomenon. [11] In April 2024, the song was identified as "Ulterior Motives". [12] [11]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Taboo III | Band Performer | He performed his songs "Till the End of Time" and "Animal in Me" in the movie | |
| 1986 | Angels of Passion | Bomber | Additional credit as composer | |
| 1988 | Droid | — | Writer | |
| 2005 | Death Tunnel | — | Composer, producer, writer | |
| 2005 | ShadowBox | — | Composer, producer, writer | |
| 2006 | Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, writer | |
| 2007 | DarkPlace | — | Composer, producer, writer | |
| 2007 | Children of the Grave | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | [13] |
| 2008 | Ghouls Gone Wild | — | Composer, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2009 | The Possessed | Himself | Additional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2010 | The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2011 | Immortal Island | — | Composer | |
| 2011 | Soul Catcher | Himself | Additional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2012 | Children of the Grave 2 | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2014 | The Exorcist File | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2014 | Dead Still | — | Composer, producer | |
| 2023 | The Attached | Himself | Additional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer | [14] |
| Year | Film | Role | Ref |
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| 1986 | Angels of Passion | ||
| 1988 | Droid | ||
| 2005 | Death Tunnel | Cinematographer, director, editor, writer | |
| 2005 | ShadowBox | ||
| 2006 | Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium | ||
| 2007 | Children of the Grave | [15] | |
| 2007 | Dark Place | ||
| 2008 | Ghouls Gone Wild | ||
| 2009 | The Possessed | ||
| 2009 | Immortal Island | ||
| 2010 | The Haunted Boy: Secret Diary of the Exorcist | ||
| 2014 | Dead Still | Director, screenplay writer | [16] [17] |
| 2023 | The Attached | Director, writer | [18] |
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