The Ghouls
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The Ghouls is a 2003 independent American horror film
that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin
.
The film, described as "a no-budget horror opus" and a "vicious cross between Paparazzi
and Kolchak: The Night Stalker
", was independently produced and shot guerilla style
in Los Angeles
on Mini DV for $15,000.
finding gruesome atrocities and filming them to sell to the media. One night, he stumbles upon some ghoul
s devouring a young woman in an alley. After discovering that he didn't have any film in his camera, Hayes convinces his friend Clift (Haaga) to help him track down the ghouls again.
Connor Foster is the main star in this film.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin
Chad Ferrin
Chad Ferrin is a low-budget horror director, actor, and screenwriter.-Biography:Ferrin first broke into the film industry as a production assistant on films such as Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and Hellraiser: Bloodline...
.
The film, described as "a no-budget horror opus" and a "vicious cross between Paparazzi
Paparazzi (film)
Paparazzi is a 2004 action film directed by Paul Abascal, produced by actor Mel Gibson, and starring Cole Hauser and Tom Sizemore.The film chronicles the life of a popular Hollywood movie star in the aftermath of a tragic car accident caused by four paparazzo tabloid photographers.-Plot:Bo Laramie ...
and Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974-1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter — Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin — who investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly ones law...
", was independently produced and shot guerilla style
Guerrilla filmmaking
Guerrilla filmmaking refers to a form of independent filmmaking characterized by low budgets, skeleton crews, and simple props using whatever is available...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
on Mini DV for $15,000.
Plot
Eric Hayes (Muskatell) makes his living as a news stringerStringer (journalism)
In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work....
finding gruesome atrocities and filming them to sell to the media. One night, he stumbles upon some ghoul
Ghoul
A ghoul is a folkloric monster associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh, often classified as undead. The oldest surviving literature that mention ghouls is likely One Thousand and One Nights...
s devouring a young woman in an alley. After discovering that he didn't have any film in his camera, Hayes convinces his friend Clift (Haaga) to help him track down the ghouls again.
Connor Foster is the main star in this film.