It’s a micro-budget feature-length horror/comedy film by Marissa and Alex Murphy, creators of the web-series RSStB.
The original serialized installments are online at the YouTube channel RickyShoreSings. A final re-edit of the complete film will be released in due time.
How will the final edit of Pain Shack be released?
The filmmakers aren’t quite sure yet. They’re exploring distribution options and researching underground film festivals and horror cons.
Will the final edit be different from what was uploaded to YouTube?
Yes, it’ll be a little different. Some material was cut, new material was shot, some scenes re-filmed, etc.
Will there be a deluxe edition of the DVD with lots of bonus features?
That’s always been the plan, but it’ll take Marissa and Alex a minute to assemble the necessary amount of bonus materials. They plan to record an audio commentary track, create a blooper reel and a behind the scenes featurette, assemble elaborate packaging materials, etc.
What’s Eigh8t the Chosen One’s involvement in Pain Shack?
The filmmakers met Eigh8t through YouTube. When Marissa and Alex announced years ago that they would be making a horror film, Eigh8t came on board as a producer.
Marissa and Alex will continue to produce new installments of their web-series but for now they’re focusing the majority of their efforts on formally releasing Pain Shack. The next RSStB storyline will be feature-length, and could be another horror movie.
What are some of Marissa and Alex’s favorite horror movies?
Eraserhead, Rosemary’s Baby, The Shining, The Night of the Hunter, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Dawn of the Dead (1978), Barton Fink, and Tromeo and Juliet.
Marissa and Alex also love Perfume, Possession (1981), Chaos (2005), Hostel, Re-Animator, Evil Dead, The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Antichrist, Brain Damage, Funny Games, August Underground, Kidnapped (2010), Sleepaway Camp, Nekromantik, I Spit on Your Grave (1978), Nico B. and Rozz Williams’s Pig, Scrapbook (2000), Eyes Without a Face, Videodrome, The Thing (1982), Inside, Psycho, Maniac (1980), Fat Girl, Clean Shaven, Only Lovers Left Alive, Hour of the Wolf, Carrie (1976), Irreversible, Martyrs, Silent Night Deadly Night, Gutterballs, Bedevilled, Near Dark, The Guest, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole, American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore, and Motel Hell.