Bloodwood Cannibals

After moving to Northern California, I spent many days hiking in the beautiful forests and mountains. I had the rough idea for a survival horror film, and over time I found several locations that were perfect for the story.

“Bloodwood” was about the disappearance of a documentary film crew, so we made a few online episodes of “Hunting the Unknown” to introduce the characters.

Hunting the Unknown

With a borrowed camera and a minimal cast / crew (most people had multiple roles), we started production on “Bloodwood”.

Just Add Cannibals

It wasn’t the most original idea… just a fun, goofy horror that I expected almost nobody to see. Bloodwood was meant to be practice and a chance to grow as a filmmaker. But after screening at a few horror film festivals, it was picked up for distribution by Eagle One Media.

Their only change was the addition of “Cannibals” to the title, so audiences would know what the movie’s about. Bloodwood Cannibals was sold on DVD across the world and later online.

In 2014, Bloodwood Cannibals was picked up by “Masters of Horror”. It now has almost four million views on Youtube, though I’m pretty sure not everyone watched it all the way through.

After Bloodwood

Many of the people I met on Bloodwood (I still think of it by that title) became frequent collaborators in the next phase of my film-making life. We spent many days covered in dirt, sweat, and fake blood… and we had a blast doing it.