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Wendell & Wild

UNKNOWN

Beyond White Space (feature)

Haunted, Horrifying Sounds From Beyond The Grave (short)

The Boy (feature)

The Trouble With Dad (segment)

Henley (short)

Late Bloomer (short)


Wendell & Wild

Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul. However, Raul cannot see them so Kat helps Wendell and Wild to help him. Directed by Henry Selick, from a script by Selick and Jordan Peele, based upon the novel by Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman.

UNKNOWN

A psychological horror anthology series

​Unknown is a psychological horror anthology series that plunges into the corners of the American landscape, probing the intersection of folklore and our bloody history of true crime.

Season one centers around an estranged brother and sister, who return to the Texas Killing Fields, only to encounter a dark spirit that inhabits the region from their childhood.

In development. Created by Craig William Macneill and Clay McLeod Chapman. Produced by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy at Kilter Films and Amazon Studios.

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Beyond White Space (feature)

Written by Clay McLeod Chapman and Ryan Colucci.

2150 A.D. The Essex, a deep space fishing vessel for industry giant, AmberCorp, is ready to make its final harvest of the season. The ship brushes with a rare creature, mammoth in size and highly territorial. Could this be the same leviathan that killed Richard and Owen’s father? To make matters worse, a vicious band of scavengers intercept the transmission and infiltrate the Essex, leaving them with nothing. With no cargo and few supplies, the captain makes a daring decision, they will venture into uncharted territory, playing for keeps, to capture the creature for a large black market take. Directed by Ken Locsmandi. Released by Vertical Entertainment.

Haunted, Horrifying Sounds From Beyond The Grave (short)

Directed by Rodney Ascher. Based on a story by Clay McLeod Chapman.

In the 70s, Martin Stockdotter is an experimental musician tasked with making a Halloween sound effect album. His ambition was to make it the scariest one ever recorded and he would succeed all too well. Part of Hulu’s Huluween Film Festival. Directed by Rodney Ascher. Based upon a story by Clay McLeod Chapman. Written by Basil Quartermass. Click here to watch.

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The Boy (feature)

Written by Clay McLeod Chapman and Craig Macneill. Directed by Macneill.

World Premiere at 2015 SXSW FIlm Festival The Boy is an intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath as he first discovers his taste for killing. Set in an ailing motel on a desolate stretch of Southern highway, The Boy celebrates the dark imagination of children left to their own devices and the urge to… experiment. Produced by SpectreVision (Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah & Josh Waller) and Chiller Films. The Boy is a feature transfer of the 2012 Sundance short Henley written by Chapman and director Craig Macneill based on the chapter “The Henley Road Motel” from Chapman’s novel Miss Corpus.

Screenings/Events
3/1: THE BOY on DVD! »
8/18: THE BOY on VOD and in theaters! »
8/14: Los Angeles premiere of THE BOY »
5/2-5/3: Stanley Film Fest: THE BOY »
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Screening of Henley + The Boy + Q/A w/ Craig Macneill! »
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“Macneill's screenplay (co-written by Clay McLeod Chapman) subtly fleshes out the tattered details responsible for Ted's mania with grimly poetic understatement worthy of Cormac McCarthy. ”
– Indiewire

“Not since Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer has a movie gotten inside the head of a killer with such cold-blooded artistry.”
– Birth.Movies.Death

The Trouble With Dad (segment)

Segment for CHILLING VISIONS: 5 STATES OF FEAR anthology feature

Chiller presents the next installment in its Chilling Visions anthology film series, Chilling Visions: 5 States of Fear. The film comprises five shorts inspired by five basic human fears, with each short set in a specific location across five different U.S. states. The five short films are: - Ego Death (“Sandy”) Written & Directed by Brett Simmons Produced By, Brett Simmons, Andrew Ducote, Kellen Moore for Brett Simmons Productions - Separation (“The Trouble With Dad”) Directed by Glenn McQuaid Written by Glenn McQuaid & Clay McLeod Chapman Produced By, Larry Fessenden, Jennifer Wexler for Glass Eye Pix - Mutilation (“Tick Warning”) Written & Directed by John Poliquin Produced By Dan De Filippo, Dave Marken for Pipeline Entertainment - Extinction (“Ghost Daughter”) Written & Directed by Zao Wang Produced By Zao Wang, Andrew K. Li for Chilling Coastline, LLC - Loss of Autonomy (“The Caregiver”) Written & Directed by Graham Reznick Produced By Larry Fessenden, Jennifer Wexler for Glass Eye Pix.

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“...a terrifying look into old age and losing your autonomy.”
– Dread Central

Henley (short)

Written by Clay McLeod Chapman and Craig Macneill. Based upon "The Henley Road Motel" from the novel Miss Corpus. Directed by Macneill.

Meet 9-year-old Ted Henley—budding motel manager, and roadkill entrepreneur. Ted lives with his father in their run down motel on a desolate stretch of road. He earns his tiny allowance by collecting the roadkill that litters the highway. But when the motel cash register starts to run dry, Ted decides to turn his attention to collecting bigger game. “Henley” is based on the chapter “The Henley Road Motel” from author Clay McLeod Chapman’s acclaimed novel “Miss Corpus” and marks the 2nd collaboration between Chapman and writer/director Craig Macneill.

Selected festival highlights: Official selection: 2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2011 Carmel Film and Arts Festival (Winner of Grand Jury Prize for BEST SHORT FILM) 2011 Gen Art Film Festival (Winner of Grand Jury Prize for BEST SHORT FILM)

Screenings/Events
5/4: HENLEY at the Stanley Film Festival! »
5/4: HENLEY at the Stanley Film Festival! »
12/9: HENLEY screens in Alaska! »
2/7: HENLEY screens in Scotland! »
11/8: HENLEY screens in Wilmington, North Carolina! »
10/11-10/14: HENLEY at the 2012 New Hampshire Film Festival »
7/20-7/21: Viva la HENLEY! Screening in Mexico! »
6/25-6/26: HENLEY in Big Sur! »
6/19-6/27: HENLEY in Japan! »
6/16: HENLEY at Lake Placid! »
7/6: HENLEY returns to Rooftop! »
4/13: HENLEY in Puerto Rico! »
4/14: HENLEY screens at the 19th James River Film Festival! »
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“Macneill's odd film was one of the more original shorts on show at this year's Sundance... With a fantastic performance from its young star at its heart and some standout cinematography on show, Henley’s originality is bound to make it noticeable in whichever festival it finds itself next.”
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Late Bloomer (short)

Written by Clay McLeod Chapman. Directed by Craig Macneill.

Official selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, “Late Bloomer” is a humorous short film about a 7th grade sexual education class gone horribly wrong. Loosely based on the dark tales of H.P. Lovecraft. Written by Clay McLeod Chapman. Directed by Craig Macneill.

Selected festival highlights: Official selection: 2005 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2004 Lake Placid Film Festival (Audience Award Best Short Film) 2004 CineVegas International Film Festival 2005 Montreal Comedia Film Festival (Best of the Fest) 2005 HP Lovecraf Film Festival (Best Short Film Brown Jenkins Award)

Screenings/Events
8/30: LATE BLOOMER screening at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego! »
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“The filmmakers take on this fascinating subject is not only bold and honest, it is also utterly hilarious, thanks mostly to the deliciously creepy voice-over work of screenwriter Chapman. ...Chapman sounds like a deranged poet who's clearly spent too much time studying that other Lovecraft while in the asylum. His fevered hysteria... rivals that of the great Gene Wilder for sheer simulated delirium, a true spectacle indeed. ”
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