Brentwood Strangler

Brentwood Strangler
Official release poster
Directed byJohn Fitzpatrick
Written byJohn Fitzpatrick
Produced by
  • Ryan Dillon
  • John Fitzpatrick
  • Sarah Fitzpatrick
  • Adam J. Yeend
Starring
CinematographyNicholas Kaat
Edited byMarty Skibosh
Music byAaron Goldstein
Production
company
Strangler Films LLC / Far From Everything Films
Distributed byWhereIsTheRockHammer
Release date
  • December 1, 2015 (2015-12-01) (A Night of Horror International Film Festival)
Running time
19 minutes
CountriesUSA, Australia
LanguageEnglish

Brentwood Strangler is a 2015 holiday-themed horror short film. It was written and directed by John Fitzpatrick following the success of his first short Skypemare, and stars 'scream queen' Jordan Ladd and Australian actor Adam J. Yeend in the title role. The film premiered December 2015 at the A Night of Horror Film Festival in Sydney, Australia, and had its U.S. premiere in early 2016 at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles where it won the jury award for Best Genre Short. The film has received critical acclaim from the independent horror community with multiple online reviews citing Fitzpatrick's writing, and the chemistry between the two leads. The film has screened at multiple festivals and horror conventions around the world including Shriekfest, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, FilmQuest, and at Phoenix Comicon where it won the audience award for 'Best Horror'. The producing team went on to make the popular online series Scary Endings which is currently in its second season.