Chad Archibald

Chad Archibald isn’t just some name buried in the credits—he’s one of those guys who’s practically built the backbone of Canada’s genre film scene. He’s got, what, over 35 movies under his belt? Not just filler, either. Stuff like "Vicious Fun" that’s blown up on Shudder, and "The Oak Room" which snagged real awards, not just polite nods. He kickstarted Black Fawn Films, and yeah, also runs their own distribution setup, so he’s got the indie game on lock. His flick "Bite" was absolute chaos at Fantasia—people literally passed out in the theater. EMTs everywhere, folks fainting, total mayhem. The kind of premiere that’s already legend in horror circles. Ain’t It Cool News even called it "amazing to witness," which, let’s be honest, is pretty rare praise. And then he bagged the Audience Award there, so not just shock value—actual fan love. After that, Archibald kept rolling out these wild genre films. "The Heretics" is creepy as hell, and "I’ll Take Your Dead" is just this weird, atmospheric mashup that landed on HBO, Crave, Shout! Factory—all over the place. The newest one, "It Feeds," drops in 2025 with Ashley Greene and Shawn Ashmore, which, honestly, is a stacked cast for a mind-trip horror. Dude’s not stopping at movies, either. He’s writing and directing on Eli Roth’s "The Haunted Museum" for Discovery+, so he’s got TV cred too. Every time, he just keeps pushing the genre, making horror fans everywhere perk up.