“Wanna see something really scary?” Horror directors Adam Green and Joe Lynch created this collection of five vignettes to be played (one per night) at the UK’s FRIGHTFEST film festival in London. Lovingly recreating John Landis’ classic opening to TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, these promos brought down the house each night of the festival and spawned two more years of “Road To Frightfest” shorts in 2009 and 2010. Featuring surprise cameos that will please any die-hard horror fan, all five of the promos are featured here.
Shorts
Winter Tales (2007)
Produced by our good friends at Divide Pictures, Adam Green wrote and directed these 5 claymation short films for American Eagle Outfitters featuring the voices of Lil’ Jon, Milo Ventimiglia (THIS IS US), Pete Wentz (FALL OUT BOY), Adrianne Palicki (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS), Kristen Bell (FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL), Corri English (HOLLISTON), and Laura Ortiz (HOLLISTON).
The Tiffany Problem (2007) ** 2019 RE-MASTER **
What’s a 30 year old guy to do when his wife stays home sick and ruins his trick or treating plans? Featuring a star-studded cast that include Joel David Moore (HATCHET, DODGEBALL, AVATAR), Corri English (BEDFORD DIARIES, UNREST, HOLLISTON), and Zachary Levi (SHAZAM, CHUCK, TANGLED, THOR 2), our 9th annual ArieScope Halloween short film remains one of the most fan-beloved of all of our Halloween shorts.
THE 2019 RE-MASTER: THE TIFFANY PROBLEM was shot in 2007 before the advent of consumer grade high-definition video. Therefore, the original version of the short was extremely low resolution. However, in 2018 specific scenes from THE TIFFANY PROBLEM were fixed up as much as they possibly could be in order to be included in our feature-length documentary “FOR THE LOVE OF HALLOWEEN: Celebrating 20 Years of ArieScope Halloween Shorts” that was released in conjunction with our 20th annual Halloween short film. Fans with a keen eye for detail immediately noticed the quality difference between the clips of THE TIFFANY PROBLEM used in the documentary and the actual short that they’ve watched countless times over the years… and thus began a year of fan requests for a re-mastered version.
So… you asked and we delivered! Presented here is the complete 2019 re-master of THE TIFFANY PROBLEM which was first shown in its entirety during Adam Green’s “Coronapocalypse Live Stream Series” in April 2020. Given that the original footage was not only shot in extremely low resolution, standard definition video but also lost forever when the ArieScope studio was flooded in February 2017… unfortunately the quality of the image could only be improved so much. That being said, the sound has been cleaned up and re-mixed, the credits look infinitely better, and the picture and color are definitely a step up from the original ultra low-fi 2007 version which will remain hosted on the ArieScope YouTube channel. We hope that you enjoy it… and that you never stop trick or treating!
The Dee Snider Story (2007)
Adam Green and Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider share their now legendary true story about creative inspiration and divine intervention. A MUST WATCH! This clip appears as a special feature on the HATCHET unrated DVD and Blu-Ray release under the name “A Twisted Tale”.
Adam Green on MTV (2007)
Adam Green’s appearance on MTV in Canada during his worldwide promotional tour for HATCHET.
It’s A Mall World (2007)
Produced by our good friends at Divide Pictures, Adam Green wrote and Will Barratt shot this collection of 13 short films for American Eagle Outfitters that aired on MTV during THE REAL WORLD: SYDNEY in 2007. Starring Sam Huntington (DETROIT ROCK CITY, BEING HUMAN), Dianna Agron (GLEE), and Deon Richmond (HATCHET), IT’S A MALL WORLD went on to become an internet sensation and set the standard for original entertainment content for retailers.
King In The Box (2006)
When “Jack” from Jack In The Box pulls a shady move over on Burger King, “The King” pays him a visit on Halloween night to settle the score the only way he knows how. Mentioned by The New York Times’ About.com as one of the top short films of 2006, our 8th annual ArieScope Halloween short film is a favorite amongst fans.
Trick Or Treat (2005)
A man is perpetually bothered by the same guy who keeps ringing his door trying to trick or treat on Halloween night. Starring Chris Romano and Eric Falconer of BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE fame, this short proves that you’re never too old for tricks or treats.
Midnight (2004)
When Scott returns from a week long trip to fins out that someone (or something) has been screaming in his bedroom and disturbing his neighbors every night at midnight… things have only just begun to get creepy. One of the few “scary” Halloween Shorts we have ever made, Midnight has an ending that has caused a lot of screams.
The Real World Hollywood (2003)
A spoof of the popular MTV reality show, our version pits a group of stereo-types (and Michael Myers) together in a Hollywood apartment to try to live together.