Henrique Couto | |
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| Born | September 10, 1986 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter, musician, actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Henrique Couto (born September 10, 1986) is an American writer and film director from Dayton, Ohio, United States of Portuguese descent. He is best known for directing the Babysitter Massacre.
His first feature film was Marty Jenkins and the Vampire Bitches (2005), which began a career of nearly 20 more films as director and many more as producer. His first feature film to gain national distribution was Faces of Schlock (2009). [1] [2] One of his most known horror films is Babysitter Massacre , which was praised for the intense character pathos contained within a traditional exploitation genre movie [3] and was the last independent DVD to be on the shelves of Blockbuster Video. [4]
From there Couto directed and produced films in multiple genres such as comedy, western, family, and more while developing a devoted fanbase. [5]
In 2019 the TV series Boggy Creek: The Series was released on Prime Video and various syndicated outlets. The series was Produced and Directed by Couto and Executive Produced by film making legend Fred Olen Ray [6] and featured adventures revolving around the Fouke Monster. Stars of the show included Brinke Stevens and Eric Roberts
The same year Couto would step in front of the camera to host cult movie show Popcorn Fodder [7] which was featured on Prime Video and streaming service Screambox. [8]
In 2019 the horror fiction podcast Weekly Spooky was launched featuring a new story every Wednesday narrated by Couto and featuring talented authors from all over the world [9] as of October 2021 there are over 100 episodes.
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 films, or "B movies", primarily of the horror comedy genre, all geared exclusively to mature audiences. Many of them play on 1950s horror with elements of farce, parody, gore, and splatter.
A slasher film is a subgenre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a generic term for any horror film involving murder, film analysts cite an established set of characteristics which set slasher films apart from other horror subgenres, such as monster movies, splatter films, supernatural and psychological horror films.
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Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is a 1988 American black comedy horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray, and starring Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Jay Richardson and Michelle Bauer. It is known as a B-movie.
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Final Examination is a 2003 American erotic horror thriller film which was directed by Fred Olen Ray and stars Kari Wührer, Brent Huff and Debbie Rochon.
Fred Olen Ray is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter of more than 200 low-to-medium-quality feature films in many genres, including horror, science fiction, action/adventure, erotic thrillers, crime dramas, and holiday films.
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Bloody Disgusting is an American multi-media company, which began as a horror genre-focused news site/website specializing in information services that covered various horror medias, including: film, television, video games, comics, and music. The company expanded into other media including advertising, podcast networking, film, television, streaming media, and management.
Leatherface is a character from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. He first appeared in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as the mentally disabled member of a family of deranged cannibals, featuring his face masks and chainsaw. Created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel, Leatherface was partially inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, in addition to confessions by serial killer Elmer Wayne Henley. The character has subsequently been represented in various other media, including novels, video games, and comic books; appearing in all nine films in the series.
The House of the Devil is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West, starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, A. J. Bowen, and Dee Wallace.
Andrew N. Shearer is an underground filmmaker, journalist and punk rock musician living and working in the region of Athens, Georgia. He is the co-founder with actress and filmmaker Monica Puller of Gonzoriffic Films, a DIY arts collective which has produced dozens of short and feature-length microcinema films since its founding in 2001. Shearer has served as the sole owner and operator of Gonzoriffic since 2012.
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Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is a 2015 Romanian found footage psychological horror feature film directed, produced, written by, and starring Adrian Țofei, about an aspiring filmmaker who goes to extremes to convince actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. It is the first entry in Adrian Țofei's planned indie trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure. It is also Adrian Țofei's first film and Romania's first found footage horror movie.
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