The Vicious Brothers

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Colin Minihan
Born (1985-05-18) May 18, 1985 (age 40)
Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Stuart Ortiz
Born (1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 41)
Orange County, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

The Vicious Brothers are Canadian-American filmmakers Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz. They are best known for writing and directing the cult horror film Grave Encounters , [1] [2] [3] [4] and for writing and producing its sequel Grave Encounters 2 . [5] [6] They also wrote and produced Extraterrestrial , which Minihan solo directed. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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In 2015, The Vicious Brothers had premiered their 15-part anime called Temple which was based on The Guest screenwriter Simon Barrett. [11] In May of the same year, Minihan and Ortiz had announced that they were making Grave Encounters 3: The Beginning; [12] however, it was quietly cancelled shortly after due to lack of public interest. In February 2020, a reboot of the 1998 slasher film Urban Legend was announced to be in development, with Minihan writing and directing. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorsWritersProducersEditors
2011 Grave Encounters YesYesNoYes
2012 Grave Encounters 2 NoYesYesYes
2014 Extraterrestrial MinihanYesNoNo
2017 It Stains the Sands Red MinihanYesNoNo

Interviewees

Colin Minihan only

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditor
2018 What Keeps You Alive YesYesNoNo
2019 Spiral NoYesYesNo
2025 Coyotes YesNoNoYes

Stuart Ortiz only

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditor
2024 Strange Harvest YesYesYesYes

Awards and nominations

AssociationNotable workCategoryResult
Sitges Film Festival (2011)Grave EncountersOfficial SelectionNominated
Tribeca Film Festival (2011)N/ANominated
Bram Stoker International Film Festival (2011)Best Director AwardWon

References

  1. ↑ Charles Webb (August 23, 2011). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers on Creating Their Grave Encounters". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Perri Nemiroff (May 1, 2011). "Tribeca Video Interview: Grave Encounters Writer-Directors The Vicious Brothers". CinemaBlend. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Stephen Saito (August 17, 2011). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers on "Grave Encounters," Shooting in a Psych Ward, and Making Scares Unreal". moveablefest.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Jeannettte Catsoulis (September 8, 2011). "There's Something Odd About This Hospital". The New York Times . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ B. Alan Orange (October 12, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: The Vicious Brothers Talk Grave Encounters 2". MovieWeb . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ Charles Webb (October 24, 2012). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers Return To The Asylum With 'Grave Encounters 2'". MTV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ Derek Anderson (May 12, 2015). "Exclusive: The Vicious Brothers Talk EXTRATERRESTRIAL, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 3". Daily Dead. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Dennis Harvey (November 20, 2014). "Film Review: 'Extraterrestrial'". Variety .
  9. ↑ Jonathan Romney (November 1, 2014). "Extraterrestrial review – 'extra-terrible'". The Observer/The Guardian . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ Brad Miska (September 16, 2014). "Elevated 'Extraterrestrial' Poster (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ Rebecca Ford (July 27, 2015). "Vicious Brothers to Helm Horror-Thriller 'Temple' From 'The Guest' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  12. ↑ Michael DeFellipo (August 20, 2015). "The Vicious Brothers Announce Completion of "Grave Encounters 3" Script". Horror Society. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2020). "Screen Gems is Making a New 'Urban Legend' for the Digital Age". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) . Retrieved 2024-10-25– via www.blu-ray.com.
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