Dave Campfield

Dave Campfield is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. His productions include the comedy-horror film series Caesar and Otto (2009-2015). Several of his films are considered cult films.

Life

Campfield is the director of several cult comedy horror films,^[1]^[2] including Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre^[3] and Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween (featuring Deron Miller, Felissa Rose, Tiffany Shepis, Vernon Wells, Sean Whalen, Andre Gower, and Brinke Stevens) and of horror thrillers, like Dark Chamber.^[4]

Campfield has won various awards at indie film festivals including the Outstanding Horror Comedy award at the 2015 Zed Fest Film Festival,^[5] Best Actor for Caesar and Otto's Deadly Christmas at the Horrific Film Festival of San Antonio, TX and Best Screenplay at the Macabre Faire Film Festival of New York.^{[citation needed]} He also hosted inravio.com's online program Nerdgasm from 2013–14. Since 2019, he has been a regular contributor to Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction's Film Review Team on WUSB (FM).^{[citation needed]}

He is the director, writer and producer^[6] of Awaken the Reaper,^[7] which is co-produced by cinematographer Justin Paul^[8] for Fourth Horizon Cinema and Impact Media Productions and was filmed at Design Weapons Studios in New York.^[9]

Filmography

As writer, director and actor

Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween (2015)^[5]
Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas (2013), also actor^[10]
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula's Lawyer (2013)
Caesar and Otto in the House of Dracula (2011)
Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre (2011)^[11]
Caesar and Otto (2009)
Dark Chamber (2006)^[4] also known as^[12] Under Surveillance,^[13] directorial debut^[14]

As actor only

Escape from Kings Park (2014)
The Perfect Candidate (2013)

As writer only

Fortress of Sin^[15]

References

^ Brandon (2018-12-07). "Interview with Dave Campfield: From Comedic Horror to True Fear". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ "ESR | October 30, 2023 | Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween: Silly fun for troubled times". www.enterstageright.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ "CAESAR AND OTTO'S SUMMER CAMP MASSACRE Reviews, Uncategorized Film Threat". 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ ^a ^b Brandon (2018-04-28). "Dark Chamber (2006): A Classic Murder Mystery Homage". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ ^a ^b Brandon (2018-05-13). "Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween: A Treat Full of Spirits". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (2022-11-29). "Lance Henriksen, Louis Gossett Jr & Robin Curtis Lead Horror 'Awaken The Reaper'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
^ Potier, Laura (2023-11-01). "Awaken The Reaper: Horror-Mystery Drops Trailer - STARBURST". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ "Western Nebraska produced thriller 'Fortress of Sin' to premiere in Gordon". Panhandle Post. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ Hamman, Cody (2022-11-29). "Awaken the Reaper images show Lance Henriksen, Louis Gossett Jr. in horror thriller". JoBlo. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
^ Brandon (2018-05-11). "'Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas' (2012): A Cult Comedy Holiday Horror". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ Brandon (2018-05-05). "'Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre' (2009): Abbott and Costello of Modern Horror". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ "Under Surveillance (Dark Chamber)". NYMag.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ Butane, Johnny (2006-04-15). "Under Surveillance (2005)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ Brown, Phil Davies (2005-07-21). "Under Surveillance (2006)". Horror Asylum. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ Danna, Corey (2022-03-03). "Review: 'Fortress of Sin' Tackles Relevant Issues". HorrorGeekLife. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

External links

Dave Campfield at IMDb
Dave Campfield interview with 1428 Elm.com
Dave Campfield interview with The Horror Honeys
Interview with Welivefilm Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Brandon (2018-12-07). "Interview with Dave Campfield: From Comedic Horror to True Fear". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[2] "ESR | October 30, 2023 | Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween: Silly fun for troubled times". www.enterstageright.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[3] "CAESAR AND OTTO'S SUMMER CAMP MASSACRE Reviews, Uncategorized Film Threat". 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[:1-4] Brandon (2018-04-28). "Dark Chamber (2006): A Classic Murder Mystery Homage". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[:0-5] Brandon (2018-05-13). "Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween: A Treat Full of Spirits". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[6] Wiseman, Andreas (2022-11-29). "Lance Henriksen, Louis Gossett Jr & Robin Curtis Lead Horror 'Awaken The Reaper'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-24.

[7] Potier, Laura (2023-11-01). "Awaken The Reaper: Horror-Mystery Drops Trailer - STARBURST". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[8] "Western Nebraska produced thriller 'Fortress of Sin' to premiere in Gordon". Panhandle Post. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[9] Hamman, Cody (2022-11-29). "Awaken the Reaper images show Lance Henriksen, Louis Gossett Jr. in horror thriller". JoBlo. Retrieved 2022-12-24.

[10] Brandon (2018-05-11). "'Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas' (2012): A Cult Comedy Holiday Horror". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[11] Brandon (2018-05-05). "'Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre' (2009): Abbott and Costello of Modern Horror". PopHorror. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[12] "Under Surveillance (Dark Chamber)". NYMag.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[13] Butane, Johnny (2006-04-15). "Under Surveillance (2005)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[14] Brown, Phil Davies (2005-07-21). "Under Surveillance (2006)". Horror Asylum. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

[15] Danna, Corey (2022-03-03). "Review: 'Fortress of Sin' Tackles Relevant Issues". HorrorGeekLife. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

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