The Phantom Hour
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| Poster Official poster | |
| Directed by | Brian Patrick Butler |
| Written by | Brian Patrick Butler |
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| Cinematography | Casey Richardson |
| Edited by | Brian Patrick Butler |
| Music by | Kevin MacLeod |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Phantom Hour is a 2016 comedy horror short film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler. The film stars Luke Pensabene, Raye Richards and Connor Sullivan and premiered September 8, 2016 at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival.
Plot
[edit | edit source]In a mysterious location, a vampire and his chef have a surprise for their dinner guests.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Luke Pensabene as Nikolai
- Raye Richards as Anna
- Connor Sullivan as Jeff
- Morgan K. Reynolds as Denise
- Dakota Ringer as Bernardo
- Brian Patrick Butler as Bryce
Production
[edit | edit source]Butler said the film was influenced by Mel Brooks and German expressionist silent films.[1]
Release
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The Phantom Hour held a screening at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival on September 8, 2016.[2] On February 17, 2017 it was shown at San Diego Film Week.[3] The film went on to The International Horror Hotel in Cleveland on June 17, 2017.[4]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Brian Shaer at Film Threat scored it 7 out of 10, calling it a "chuckle-worthy diversion" and a "painless and fun experiment".[5] Both Melee Stormbringer of Horror News and Ben Ragunton of Two Gay Geeks found it funny, comparing the film to Murder by Death and Clue.[6][7] Emilie Black of Cinema Crazed said "it’s campy, it’s funny, it’s a bit ridiculous" and compared Butler's character to Renfield.[8] Robert Mitchell Evans stated that it has a "lovely retro feel complete with a classic 30’s style of credits and paid homage to classic tropes".[9]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Phantom Hour at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- The Phantom Hour on YouTube
- 2016 films
- 2016 short films
- 2016 comedy horror films
- 2010s parody films
- American black comedy films
- American comedy horror films
- American parody films
- American horror short films
- American vampire films
- Short films directed by Brian Patrick Butler
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films
- Films about chefs
- Parodies of horror
- Films released on YouTube
- Films with screenplays by Brian Patrick Butler
- English-language comedy horror films
- English-language comedy-drama short films
- English-language horror short films
- Films produced by Luke Pensabene