tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post2079953044869203297..comments2023-12-12T01:01:57.008-05:00Comments on The Dead Next Door: A Field Guide to Regional Horror Films: Sufferin' Shocotash: A Mess From Ole MissThe Dead Next Doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863966812235446685noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-89242049459860067512015-11-12T16:43:49.819-05:002015-11-12T16:43:49.819-05:00Really wish a copy of this would surface! I few sh...Really wish a copy of this would surface! I few shot on video films that were lost have been released recently; such as Night Feeder (1988) & Cards Of Death (1986)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-7175143065333180432011-12-13T11:07:46.762-05:002011-12-13T11:07:46.762-05:00This sounds amazing. I am slowly becoming a collec...This sounds amazing. I am slowly becoming a collector of SOV films. If anyone knows how to get a copy, please let me know.B. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249024831687758584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-55829616857243030582011-11-10T15:39:48.136-05:002011-11-10T15:39:48.136-05:00I would absolutely LOVE to get my hands on a copy ...I would absolutely LOVE to get my hands on a copy of that movie. I like to watch zombie movies, and the fact that it was shot in my hometown makes it that much more impressive to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-3113494734806599082011-11-09T21:43:29.355-05:002011-11-09T21:43:29.355-05:00Wow, Doug. Thanks for those great memories of the ...Wow, Doug. Thanks for those great memories of the shoot!The Dead Next Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863966812235446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-33402323929639395782011-11-05T20:17:38.326-04:002011-11-05T20:17:38.326-04:00Part Two
When the LA "Unit" showed up th...Part Two<br />When the LA "Unit" showed up they put everyone up in a great two story house somewhere in West Point. Early on I would walk down from my room to find the great Chris, the makeup magician, building a replica of Dweezels head or painstakingly putting hairs in the Demons head or building hands. Dweezle was not a big fan of having his head covered in plaster. Tucker would be bullhorning the halls making sure everyone was awake. One morning I was awoke about 3 in the morning with a large cloud of smoke, so thick you couldn't see your hand and I thought the house was on fire. It turned out to David shooting a semi nude scene by himself in the living room all night using a fog machine and after a few dozen takes the house was drenched in slippery white fog, but it was great. As the weeks whipped by so did the crew, Near the end it seemed it was David and I shooting a modern day reality show. To this day I don't remember ever seeing a sound man on set (sorry soundman)but I'm sure he was there so he must have been good because I never heard one boom shadow complaint. In one of the stills above there is a shot of the towns people running down main street. They were chasing the doctor who could heal you simply from a touch. That act of the movie was written on location while we were shooting another segment because the movie wasn't finished, we just wanted to start shooting and leave our day job. <br /><br />When we wrapped I asked where we we were doing the post and it turned out to be at some guys house with his computer and a keyboard. Back then it was semi pretty impressive but I still remember thinking "this kinda sounds like the 80s" the way you think of the 80's now,but we were out of money and under the gun.<br />This movie was a great experience in friendship and experimenting although Im not sure I would want to do it again. 14,16,18,24 hour days but no one ever complained. In a way it was a prelude to todays reality TV except for the complaining. To everyone that worked on it ..thanks for the positive spirit of doing what you love and lets do it again in the next life, except next time with a better camera.<br />Doug Moore<br />"2nd" Director of PhotographyDoug Moorehttp://www.moorevision.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-36689212808199545492011-11-05T20:16:44.886-04:002011-11-05T20:16:44.886-04:00Part One
When I ran across this blog I was truly ...Part One<br /><br />When I ran across this blog I was truly southern shocked. <br />I was originally hired as the gaffer and Michael Gaylan was DP, a talented shooter from Los Angeles. After about a week or so something changed and I was asked to step in a as DP. I still remember Michael's last shot, the zoom in of the old man driver who runs off the road when being chased by either the kids or the hearst monster. He wanted to zoom in and I wanted to zoom out, or was it the other way around. ah, the good ole days. Then he left the set. Cool guy, he was LA and I was Mississippi and I missed him, although I eventually ended up moving there. <br />When we had our first meeting at WLOV TV, the station where the Director was manager, he called a big meeting in the conference room and mentioned that we would shoot a full length motion picture. At the time I was a full time camera operator and editor at WLOV and was excited about getting out of the office even though the pay was the same. Then I was told that we would be flying in some key people from LA which I thought was odd because we really didnt have much money. I heard 30K was our budget but not %100 sure. Our gear consisted of an Orange Ikegami tube camera where you had to be cabled to a 3/4" deck which usually ended up on someones shoulder. if not mine. The camera required an enormous amount of light to get a good exposure indoors and our lighting package was a one or two 1200 HMI's and some rag tag Lowel lights,2 Totas and 2 Omnis and no stingers, no grip supplies, nothing.It seems that later in the movie we lost the HMI's. When I read the comment above that the lighting looked ok that was a tremendous compliment since most everything was lit by 3 lowell lights being run by a Honda generator that was constantly running out of gas.. Early in the process we took some test footage and had it shipped to California to transfer to film. Then we rented a local theatre and projected the footage, which looked great considering. When the film was finished it got picked up by a distributor with the option that it had to be bundled with 2 other films and be sold in Spain. As far as I know it never made it to the States and we broke even. <br />When we began casting literaly the whole town of West Point showed up at a local high school gym and it seemed to have taken a week, maybe a little less but it seemed much longer. Everyone was eager and we actually got some decent performances from people that had never acted. <br />(I think all the church scenes were shot in LA by Michael after the picture wrapped)Doug Moorehttp://www.moorevision.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-58312210723356123342011-11-05T16:42:38.553-04:002011-11-05T16:42:38.553-04:00I was one of 2 DP's on the film if your intere...I was one of 2 DP's on the film if your interested in any of the technical details. There's some interesting behind the scenes stories as well. I have been trying to get in touch with David Coleman since we wrapped and haven't spoken to since. Call me David.Doug Moorehttp://www.moorevision.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-85089065244286693352011-09-16T22:36:03.158-04:002011-09-16T22:36:03.158-04:00That's fantastic, David. In addition the inter...That's fantastic, David. In addition the interview with director Dave Coleman (now finally transcribed) I hope to post some info from your father (producer David Hopper) as well.The Dead Next Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863966812235446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-55402770893515160642011-09-15T08:19:40.557-04:002011-09-15T08:19:40.557-04:00hey, this is my dads movie he did, we gotta VHS of...hey, this is my dads movie he did, we gotta VHS of it in English, I would take it to friends houses and we would watch it. Good stuff, I am technically in the movie because my pregnant mother was in a scene lol! We have all kinds of old production photos and stuff, its quite a neat deal. <br /><br />David Carson Hopper IIIDavid Carson Hopper IIIhttp://www.facebook.com/thecarsonhoppernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-28462825682351904022011-09-05T03:15:20.486-04:002011-09-05T03:15:20.486-04:00An hour ago I googled 'horror films made in mi...An hour ago I googled 'horror films made in mississippi" and found your blog. My grandparents live in West Point and they use to work at an old blue jean factory there. Anyway, SO GLAD to have found this blog. I always had a fascination with horror films shot outside of hollywood ever since I learned that Blood Feast was filmed in Miami. This site is incredible!Dylannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-91368920889970937972011-08-05T12:46:25.576-04:002011-08-05T12:46:25.576-04:00"He's forced to touch an apparently dead ..."He's forced to touch an apparently dead man who is bleeding in the street, which causes said corpse to open its eyes. Cue unexpectedly fluid crane shot."<br /><br />Hi.<br /><br />That dead guy was me @ 18 years old (I am 45 now). I was just watching the shoot on the sidelines and was picked at random to do it.<br /><br />I never saw the film and had always wondered what the whole movie was about. Do you know how I might get a copy of the Spanish dub or download it? Would pay for it if it is at all possible.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Randy Morris<br />morrisovich@hotmail.com<br /><br />August 5, 2011 12:45 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-27879595249561899202011-08-04T09:29:47.593-04:002011-08-04T09:29:47.593-04:00Thanks for chiming in, Dave. Watch this space for ...Thanks for chiming in, Dave. Watch this space for an in-depth interview with Mr. Coleman about the history of this SOV oddity.The Dead Next Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863966812235446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-27979085630574952172011-07-28T11:27:22.758-04:002011-07-28T11:27:22.758-04:00A very excellent review (especially given you had ...A very excellent review (especially given you had no access to any English transcript, amigo, si?)!<br /><br />As writer/director/co-conspirator on SOUTHERN SHOCKERS aka SPIRIT OF THE ZOMBIE (love that title, btw!) I want to thank you for your Holmes-like ability to sleuth down ANY info on this effort, as there is none on the Internet nor any reference books (to my knowledge) prior to this posting (though, naturally, you credit the forums for your own leads).<br /><br />Would be happy to talk with you about the project. A lot of truly talented folks (besides myself, mind you!) worked on it, so for a SOV feature from the 1980s, it had much that set it apart, in retrospect.Dave Colemanhttp://authordavecoleman.wordpress.com/about/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390711419900664851.post-63742675182358000812011-03-11T12:52:31.079-05:002011-03-11T12:52:31.079-05:00Can I point you toward two movies I've worked ...Can I point you toward two movies I've worked on that are "regional horrors?"<br /><br />FREAKSHOW and HELLBLOCK 13 - both starring Gunnar Hansen. Shot in SC, and featuring a mix of names and local talent in front of and behind the camera. <br /><br />Shoot me an email.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com