Jay Burleson
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| Born | Hartselle, Alabama, United States |
Jay Burleson is an American filmmaker from Hartselle, Alabama.
Features
[edit]Feast of the Vampires
[edit]In 2009, Burleson shot his first feature film, Feast of the Vampires. It was intended to pay homage to 1980s films such as Fright Night and The Monster Squad.[1] In fall 2009, the film was premiered at the Southern Shorts Film Festival in Athens, Atlanta, and won the Audience Choice Award for Best Film.[2] The film was self-released on DVD in February 2010 and later became available on Amazon and Amazon on Demand.[3]
The film takes place in a Southern town with a vampire curse. A normal young man is trapped in a Southern plantation and must outwit an African American vampire and his Native American housekeeper in order to save a farmer's beautiful daughter with whom the young man has fallen in love. The film was transferred to VHS and is presented by a host along the lines of Robert Osborne. The film contains many camp elements and is considered a B-movie.[4]
The film has received positive reviews from The Dollar Bin Horror Blog and Oh-The-Horror.com. Rhonny Rheaper of Dollar Bin Horror Blog called the film "A ton of fun to watch..entertaining as hell!"[5] Brett G of Oh-The-Horror praised Burleson for creating a stylish film and commended him for working well within a very limited budget, noting, "I enjoy this kind of stuff because I like to see enthusiasm shine through; it does here in spades."[6]
In April 2011, the film was shown on the internet version of Creature Feature which is hosted by Count Gore De Vol.[7]
The Nobodies
[edit]In 2011, Burleson started working on a feature film titled The Nobodies, which combines pseudo-documentary sequences about the making of a fictitious low-budget horror film with sequences from the horror movie in question. The B-horror/comedy portions are shot on VHS. The film stars Lane Hughes (You're Next), Bill Pacer, Hannah Hughes (V/H/S/2) and Danny Vinson. The Nobodies premiered in 2017 at the Sidewalk Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Alabama Film.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]As director
[edit]- Feast of the Vampires (2010)
- Kristin Grace from Outer Space (2010)
- Anathema Arienette (2015)
- The Nobodies (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "BD Horror News - Lo-fi VHS style horror/Comedy 'Feast of the Vampire' Gets DVD Date". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Swampland:First Annual Southern Shorts Film Festival by Guest Writer Kelly Kazek".
- ^ "Feast of the Vampires". Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NOJXGQ - ^ "Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry YouTube Channel to Air Written by a Kid Every Wednesday". 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Dollar Bin Horror: Dollar Bin Horror Spotlight - Feast of the Vampires (Screener Review and Interview)". 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Horror Reviews - Feast of the Vampires (2010)".
- ^ "Count Gore De Vol presents Creature Feature: Feast of the Vampires - Part 2". www.clicker.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ^ "Troma Acquires Genre-Bending Horror Film "The Nobodies" World Premiere at Sidewalk Film Festival, August 27th".
- ^ "Sidewalk Film Festival announces 2017 winners". 28 August 2017.