| The Ghouls | |
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| Directed by | Chad Ferrin |
| Written by | Chad Ferrin |
| Produced by | Chad Ferrin Nicholas Loizides John Santos; assistant: David DeFino Trent Haaga Lewis Jackson |
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| Cinematography | Nicholas Loizides |
| Edited by | Jahad Ferif |
| Music by | Nick Smith |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Ghouls (also known as Cannibal Dead: The Ghouls) is a 2003 independent American horror film that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin.
Eric Hayes (Timothy Muskatell) makes his living as a news stringer finding gruesome atrocities and filming them to sell to the media. One night, he stumbles upon some ghouls devouring a young woman in an alley. After discovering that he did not have any film in his camera, Hayes convinces his friend Clift (Trent Haaga) to help him track down the ghouls again.
The film was independently produced and shot guerrilla style in Los Angeles [1] on Mini DV for $15,000. [2]
The Ghouls has been described as "a no-budget horror opus" [1] and a "vicious cross between Paparazzi and Kolchak: The Night Stalker ". [3]
The film won the 2003 "Sinners Award" at the Saints and Sinners Film Festival. [4]
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