Lane Hughes
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Pop Skull
In 2003, filmmaker Adam WingardAdam Wingard
Adam Wingard is an American film director, editor, cinematographer, and writer whose films are known for their emphasis on horror, extreme violence, and psychedelic imagery. His dark and sometimes abrasive directing/editing style has been compared to directors such as David Lynch, Darren...
approached Hughes with the idea of doing a semi-autobiographical film about a recent breakup. They conceived the film as "one-part psychedelic, one-part horror and one-part romance" and made it for $3,000.
Pop Skull screened at several major film festivals, including the American Film Institute
American Film Institute
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and the Rome Film Festival. It won the jury award at the Boston Underground Film Festival
Boston Underground Film Festival
The Boston Underground Film Festival is an annual event held in the Boston, Massachusetts area that specializes in alternative film and video. The Boston Underground Film Festival, also known as BUFF, is the largest underground film festival in New England, spotlighting short films and feature...
and the Grand Jury Prize at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
Indianapolis International Film Festival
-Mission & General Information:Founded in 2004, the Indianapolis International Film Festival seeks to create a shared experience by championing films that entertain, challenge and expand perspectives in Indianapolis and beyond...
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The film depicts the lonely and disjointed life of Daniel, a young Alabama pill addict, as his efforts to cope with the trials of his day-to-day life collide with the increasing influence of murderous and displaced spirits that inhabit his home.
Reviews were generally enthusiastic. LA Splash said Hughes gave a "a truly magnetic Manson vibe the entire time, allowing director Adam Wingard to make great use of the extreme close-up." The Grudge
The Grudge
The Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
screenwriter Stephen Susco
Stephen Susco
Stephen Susco is a film and television screenwriter who is most famous for writing the hit movies The Grudge and The Grudge 2.-Career:...
remarked that it was "unlike any horror film you've ever seen - or will ever see..." Variety
Variety (magazine)
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called the movie "powerful" and suggested it created "a new genre: acid horror!"
A Horrible Way to Die
In 2010, Hughes co-starred in the Adam WingardAdam Wingard
Adam Wingard is an American film director, editor, cinematographer, and writer whose films are known for their emphasis on horror, extreme violence, and psychedelic imagery. His dark and sometimes abrasive directing/editing style has been compared to directors such as David Lynch, Darren...
-directed drama-horror A Horrible Way to Die. AHWTD follows the journey of an escaped serial killer as he chases down his ex-girlfriend. The film had its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, where it was picked up for distribution by Anchor Bay
Anchor Bay
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. The film also played at Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The festival focuses on genre films such as horror,...
, where it received three major awards: Best Screenplay for Simon Barrett
Simon Barrett
Simon Barrett is a cricketer. A right handed, English batsman, he plays for Leeds/Bradford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence. On his debut in first-class cricket, he scored 168 as opening batsman, versus Derbyshire....
, Best Actor for AJ Bowen and Best Actress for Amy Seimetz.
Music
In addition to acting, Hughes has also pursued a career in music. From 1999 to 2005, he was one half of the experimental noise-pop duo Swamp Sex Robots with John Sparkman, with whom he also co-wrote an avant garde fantasy musical entitled Peter Pansex. He acted in and composed music for Wingard's short film Thousand Year Sleep, and Wingard directed the music video for his song "Salt Over My Shoulder (Silly Supersition)" (watch here). In 2009, Hughes also contributed to the musical score for the horror/comedy film, Feast of the Vampires, http://www.feastofthevampires.net directed by Jay BurlesonJay Burleson
-Feast of the Vampires:In 2009, Burleson shot his first feature film, Feast of the Vampires. The film was intended to pay homage to 80's films such as Fright Night and The Monster Squad....
. In 2011, Hughes contributed some score work to the Joe Swanberg
Joe Swanberg
Joe Swanberg is an American independent filmmaker. He is a member of the "Mumblecore" movement. His films include Kissing on the Mouth , LOL , Hannah Takes the Stairs , Nights and Weekends and Alexander the Last...
drama film Uncle Kent.
As Actor
- Pop Skull (2007)
- 1000 Year Sleep (2007) watch
- Laura Panic (2007) watch
- Rob ZombieRob ZombieRob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
's Halloween IIHalloween II (2009 film)Halloween II is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a sequel to Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween , and the second film in the rebooted Halloween film series and the tenth Halloween film in total...
(2009) - Hollow Porcelain Fish Chamber (2009) watch
- A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
- What Fun We Were Having (2011)
- You're Next (2012)
As Score Composer
- 1000 Year Sleep (2007) watch
- Feast of the Vampires (2009)