Shawn Fedorchuk

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Shawn Fedorchuk (feh-DOR-chuck; born April 11, 1973 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian editor, visual effects artist, director, and musician. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work in television, including twice in the Outstanding Title Design category. [1]

In the mid to late 2000s, Fedorchuk was part of the creative teams behind the opening title sequences for The Grid [2] and True Blood [3] [4] as a title designer and editor, respectively. [5] As a filmmaker, he is best known for his work in the extreme cinema subgenre under the pseudonym Lucifer Valentine, [6] [7] [8] including the surrealist exploitation horror film Slaughtered Vomit Dolls [9] [10] [11] and its sequels. [12] [13]

As a musician, Fedorchuk was the guitarist, vocalist, and co-founder of the Winnipeg-based noise rock band Kittens. [14] [15] The band was originally active from 1992 [16] to 1998 and performed two reunion shows in 2006. [17]

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  2. "Red-carpet mom ready to enjoy Emmy ride". Winnipeg Free Press . Winnipeg: FP Newspapers Inc. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  3. "Doing Baptisms, Bars, and Bloodlust". RedOrbit. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  4. "True Blood Title Sequence". Watch The Titles!. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  5. "Shawn Fedorchuk - Television Academy". Television Academy . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. Marcus Koch, Jessie Seitz (2019). Beyond Horror: The History and Sub-Culture of Red Films (film). Manic Entertainment, 93/93 Pictures.
  7. Jatenjor, Jhon (27 December 2025). "Pam McCartney speaks candidly about her role as Princess Pam in the film "Slaughtered Vomit Dolls."". YouTube . Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  8. McCartney, Pam (24 September 2025). "A little insight from the inside of 'Slaughtered Vomit Dolls'". YouTube . Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  9. "1032626 Slaughtered Vomit Dolls". Canadian Copyright Database. Canadian Intellectual Property Office. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  10. Williamson, Harriet (29 November 2013). "'Carrie' is back in cinemas today. But horror is still being let down by films that hate women". The Independent . Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  11. Smith, Michael (3 July 2025). "Was Thatcher right to ban 'video nasties'? I binged Zombie Flesh Eaters and Slaughtered Vomit Dolls to find out". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  12. "Interview: Lucifer Valentine (Slow Torture Puke Chamber, ReGOREgitated Sacrifice)". HorrorNews.net. HorrorNews.net. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  13. "Lucifer Valentine interview". Punk Globe. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  14. "Kittens / KEN Mode / Velodrome". Exclaim! . 16 February 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  15. "A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg's PC Punk Scene". Vice . 22 October 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  16. "Kittens". Museum of Canadian Music. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  17. "KEN Mode 'Flight of the Echo Hawk'". Exclaim! . 2 March 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2025.