A fully independent retrospective into the making of the entire Night of the Demons franchise, and its impact over the last 30 years. Supported by dozens of the original cast and crew, The Party’s Just Begun is made by fans of the Night of the Demons for fans.
The crew (including Executive Producer Kevin Tenney) have already received support from a number of the cast and crew and the list continues to grow! More and more are joining to share their amazing stories on one of the most beloved horror franchises the genre has to offer!
In 2010 Gary Smart co-authored the book The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead along with Christian Sellers. The following year Gary and Christian were asked by documentary maestro Thommy Hutson to pen the documentary MORE BRAINS! A Return to the Living Dead. In 2013 Gary set up his production companies Cult Screenings UK Ltd and Dead Mouse Productions and commenced work as Producer and Writer of the epic 9-hour documentary Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Then in 2015 Gary produced the documentary You’re so cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night along with original Fright Night director Tom Holland. In 2016 Gary produced the brand-new documentary RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop. Recently Gary has produced the documentary Pennywise: The Story of IT as well as five retrospective books 245 Trioxin: The Story of The Return of the Living Dead, Beware the Moon: The Story of An American Werewolf in London, You’re so cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night, Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Lost in the Shadows: The Story of The Lost Boys.
Adam Evans honed his skills as Line Producer on Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II and ensured the smooth and efficient running of the production both in the UK and USA. These skills were mastered further with You’re so cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night. Adam is also the co-director of Cult Screenings UK Ltd and Dead Mouse Productions Ltd along with Gary and Chris. In 2016 Adam line-managed the brand-new documentaries RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop and Pennywise: The Story of IT. The Party's Just Begun marks Evan's documentary directorial debut.
Michael Perez grew up in the mid-west in the state of Michigan with dreams of working in the entertainment industry. After graduating college at Arizona State University he moved to Los Angeles where his first gig was doing Publicity on the hit shows Veronica Mars and The Girls Next Door. Also, providing backing vocals to artists like: Ashlee Simpson, Patrick Muldoon, Melanie C. and Rob Thomas. While he continues his solo career in music he produces documentaries and "Making of's" on many of cinemas most well-known cult classics. He continues to run his PR Firm, Management Company, Sing and do freelance entertainment work in the industry. Other titles he has under his belt include: MORE BRAINS! A Return to the Living Dead, Never Sleep Again, Inside Story: SCREAM, I Am Nancy and Crystal Lake Memories. In 2016 Mike production managed the brand-new documentaries RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop and more recently Pennywise: The Story of IT.
Christopher MacGibbon was born on March 16 1987 and became a Night of the Demons fan not long after that. Throughout his lifelong commitment to the horror community he has remained one of the franchises most passionate and gregarious supporters. In addition to his extensive work on The Party’s Just Begun he has been an integral part in helping to shed much needed light on many overlooked films in the genre, most notably The Video Dead. Flexing his muscles in all avenues of horror Chris has also worked on several independent films and has been published in Fangoria magazine.
Born October 16th, 1982 in Dodge City, KS. Dustin Ferguson has owned and operated several film distribution and production companies since 2007. Known for producing, directing and editing sequels and remakes of the horror films of yesteryear, namely "Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor", Camp Blood 4 and 5, Nemesis 5 and Ghosthouse. In the last several years he's directed nearly 80 music videos for such artists as Lords of Acid, The Egyptian Lover, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult and a viral video for German-outfit KMFDM. He's been published in Fangoria, Rue Morgue, Horror Hound, CVH 1st Class and Artmove Magazine. Dustin now resides in Murrieta, California and is represented by The Williamson Management Company.
A movie aficionado and skilled editor, Chris Griffiths made his directorial debut withYou’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night after associate producing Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II as well as being chief editor on all 9 bonus documentaries. Chris is also a videographer for a large UK company. In 2016 Chris directed the brand-new documentary RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop and more recently Pennywise: The Story of IT.
Production began in August 2019 in Los Angeles with the crew interviewing over 20 members of the cast and crew of all 4 Night of the Demons movies. Phase 2 is set to commence in January 2019 with a further 15 interviews to take place including Edward Furlong and key members of the original trilogy. However, without your help this documentary may not be possible!
The documentary will follow our hostess none other than Angela herself, played by the one and only Amelia Kinkade, as she gets ready for her “party”. Through the piece “Angela” will be recounting stories of past parties with the help from her “guests” (the rest of the cast and crew from each film). This will truly be a unique experience that we feel the loyal fans will just DIE for!
The documentary is made as a labor of love by a team of Night of the Demons fans and this is YOUR unique opportunity to get on board and not only be part of this amazing project BUT make it a reality.
We have an array of goodies for fans of Night of the Demons including; T-Shirts, Posters, Signed Posters, Blu-rays, DVDs, Special Thanks, Associate Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer credits and much more to be announced!
We have already amassed an array of confirmed interviewees (see below). Throughout this campaign and production this list will grow and grow...
Projects like this rely on the fans; this project is a labor of love and a love letter to the countless Night of the Demons fans around the world. Without your support this project may not be completed.
Pledgees must take into consideration the logistics of producing an extensive documentary, our aim is release by Fall 2019. However, as we have already undertaken a large scale project like this with Leviathan, Brewster, RoboDoc, Pennywise - We are only too aware of production delays - for all sorts of reasons.
If there are any delays YOU would be informed straight away and kept up-to-date on the projects production.
The biggest reason for production delays is quite simply that the entire crew have day jobs and other projects, however we have factored that into our delivery estimates.
PLEASE NOTE: that international deliveries may take longer due to customs and postage regulations.
We have a dedicated team behind this project and are supported by endless members of the cast and crew.
PLEASE NOTE: we have already self-funded over twenty interviews and acquired hundreds of never-before-seen photos BUT we need YOUR help to get this made - it just won’t be possible without the minimum funding total required.