Chad Ferrin is an American horror film

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Biography

Ferrin first broke into the film industry as a production assistant on films such as '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' and '' Hellraiser: Bloodline''. He moved on to directing episodes of the

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television series '' Troma's Edge TV''. '' Unspeakable'' marked Ferrin's writing and feature directing debut. The film, shot for $20,000,DVDTalk review of ''Unspeakable: SE''
/ref> was released by Troma. Ferrin next wrote, produced and directed '' The Ghouls''. Called "a no-budget horror opus"''The Ghouls''
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'' the film was shot on Mini DV for $15,000. After ''The Ghouls'', Ferrin directed one segment of the Troma film '' Tales from the Crapper'' in 2004. This direct-to-

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. Ferrin's film '' Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! '' has become a cult classic with horror fans worldwide. The DVD for Chad's film Someone's Knocking at the Door was released on 25 May 2010. Both of Ferrin's films ''Someone's Knocking at the Door'' and ''Easter Bunny Kill! Kill!'' are part of the Dark Delicacies collection 2010. Chad is set to direct the horror/thriller Dances With Werewolves in 3-D. Ferrin narrated his film ''Someone's Knocking at the Door'' upon its re-release on 24 July 2010 at the Sci-Fi Center in Sin City. Chad is the director of the upcoming 2016 horror film ''The Chair'', based on the graphic novel from Alterna Comics, and starring

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. Chad is also set to direct, produce the forthcoming western thriller ''Horse''.

Filmography

Film

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