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Frighty McGee

Some people are like slinkys... they are not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile

About Me

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Originally a tech geek out of Lancaster PA, I'm now an award winning filmmaker out of Ohio making movies with long time partner Jerod Brennen under the Tempered Zealot Productions banner. Our first short movie was released in 2004/2005 and we've been making movies ever since with the help of the great filmmaking community offered here in Columbus Ohio.
You can check out our movies at the official Tempered Zealot Productions website ( www.temperedzealot.com ). Just head to the films section where each movie has it's own dedicated "website".
I'm also the guy behind the posters, graphics, and DVD covers that we use to promote and market our work. I've been doing graphic arts, web site design, and media design for quite a while now. I have a website from where I do work for other folks ( www.twindragonproductions.com ) which you can see displayed there along with a bunch of helpful and fun links and resources for the graphic/media designer out there.
I love horror and my goal is to become a director of horror feature films, I don't really care if it's indie or not but I'd prefer to work for a studio or at least be someone they call on when they need to make a good horror movie. I'd also like to be the next big horror figure, have my name out there with other icons like Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Vincent Price, Alfred Hitchcock, etc.
Along with being a filmmaker, media designer, website designer, graphic artist, prop maker, father, husband, and all around horror guru, I'm also the current leader of Columbus' chapter of IndieClub so that takes up a lot of my time too. But we are a flourishing group of movie makers from all walks, all positions, all levels of experience and we rely on each other to produce our work.
I love movies. It's the one thing through out my life that has remained constant. I've always had a love for them, watching them, and wanting to make them. Now I do.
"Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda
My IMDB listing
ABC-6 Interview
This Week News article
Suburban News article
South Bend Tribune article on Over Coffee
Check out our Cafe Press stores:
NEW!!! ATW: Revelation gear
Tempered Zealot gear
Official ATW:Bloodline gear
Official Over Coffee gear
Proud Member
First place in Horror Short
Bum's Corner review of A Thousand Words: Bloodline
UnboundZine review of A Thousand Words Bloodline
Bloodtype Online review of A Thousand Words: Bloodline
Horrorview.com review of A Thousand Words: Bloodline
Horror Talk Review of A Thousand Words: Bloodline
The Zombie Review of A Thousand Words: Bloodline
Chopping Block Review of A Thousand Words: Bloodlline
Fatally Yours review of A Thousand Words: Bloodline

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"In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim high." -- Henry David Thoreau
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that." -- G.H. Hardy
"Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted-One moment would you capture it or just let it slip?" -- Eminem "Lose Yourself"
"I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other." -- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994, Robert Deniro as the Creature)
Currently working on:
Dream Thirteen, a feature horror movie which is in different stages of pre-production and production. Also, working on the third short installment of the A Thousand Words story as well as the first feature in the story. Then a couple short films to give me a little break from the ATW story. Not to mention staying busy with my website and graphic arts work.

Filmmaking Links

Tempered Zealot Movies
Tempered Zealot Talent Profiles
Twin Dragon Productions
Get reminders about the following meetings and other events with the Indie Club Columbus google calendar!

Around Columbus

Columbus Movie Club
Columbus Indie Club
Columbus Film Commission

Around Ohio

Cleveland Filmmaking
Southern Ohio Filmmakers Association
Cleveland Indie Club

Horror Around Ohio


If your a horror event, person, character, reviewer, website, etc. and you're in Ohio but don't see your banner here, give me a shout and let me know where your banner is so I can post it!!!

My Interests


Writing, Directing, Editing, Graphic Arts, Web design, Computers, Technology, Gadgets, Music, Video Games, Cooking, fixing thing (handy man, do it yourself), collecting toys, collecting movie memorabilia (posters, prop replicas, toys), collecting exotic weapons, Chinese culture, Japanese culture, history (ancient and recent), science, archeology, spirituality, knowledge, movies, TV, Zen

I'd like to meet:



Bruce Campbell

William Sadler

Jeffrey Combs

Music:


I like a little bit of everything, but here's some great scary mood music

Movies:



I like this stuff:

Baba Yetu:

Tempered Zealot Movies:

A Thousand Words: Bloodline Trailer:

Over Coffee:

Support an Indie Filmmaker:

The Decision:

A Thousand Words:

Game Day:

Inevitable:

Columbus IndieClub Commercials - Made by the members of the Columbus IndieClub

Television:


Smallville, anything Trek, Farscape, Andromeda, Battlestar Galactica, South Park, Drawn Together, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, Family Guy, The Simpsons, American Dad, I also used to catch things like Jack of all Trades, Xena, Hercules, Cleopatra 2525, X-Files, Seaquest, (Pretty much anything by rob tappert sam raimi and bruce campbell and those guys).

Books:


Lord of the Flies, Neverwhere, Ghosts I have Been

Heroes:


People that set out to do something and changed the world for the better (or even people who didn't intentionally do that but it happened to them anyway), people who over came adversity, people who didn't give up or give in, people who inspire others to go to greater heights than they ever thought possible, People who are strong not because of their muscle or brains but because of their heart and soul.

Jesus Christ, Superman/Clark Kent, Rocky, Christopher Reeves, Moustapha Akkad, George Lucas, Gene Roddenberry, JFK, MLK, just to name a few.

My Blog

I Know Kung Fu... well my daughter does

Sydney achieved blue belt this past father's day (6-15-2008). I'm very proud of her. They didn't have the kid's belts in yet at that point but during her practice today they gave it to her. I proudly ...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:54:00 PST

Work for Sale

So I've been doing this photography thing for a few months now (got the new camera in February I think). I seem to be pretty good at it. I feel like I know how to get a good shot and what makes for a ...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:45:00 PST

A Life Liken to Sisyphus

Things go in cycles for me. I'm assuming it's that way for most if not all people. Times of good things are followed by hard times, sometimes they are intensely good or bad and other times not so much...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:52:00 PST

Post Memorial Day Weekend Round-up

Had a busy weekend this year. Usually I'm quite bored during Memorial Day weekend, everyone is off picnicking, partying, cooking out, etc. Since my birthday falls in around this particular weekend I'm...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Tue, 27 May 2008 10:43:00 PST

Having a Plan

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. When I began "filmmaking" with my best friend back in 2004 he was the one who made sure we had a plan of attack. He's the one who's always been the planning...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:30:00 PST

A Thousand Words: Revelation - It Begins

So today I spent the entire time rushing around (and I do mean rushing) changing over all the online stuff having to do with the new production. The plan was for somewhat of a reveal to surprise some ...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Tue, 20 May 2008 10:57:00 PST

Work

The thing about filmmaking in any serious capacity is that you never seem to stop working. I mean you have down time but even then I tend to find I'm always doing filmmaking work to pass that down tim...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Sun, 18 May 2008 09:54:00 PST

On Consideration

The biggest problem in today's world is consideration. I'm talking this is the one thing that almost ALL people have in common as a big big fault which is tearing apart the fabric of our human existen...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Sat, 17 May 2008 09:49:00 PST

Open Letter to Everyone

Wanted to share something with people. I'm sure many folks saw "Rocky Balboa", if you haven't you should. It's a great movie. But I just wanted to point out something Rocky said to his kid in the movi...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Sat, 10 May 2008 09:15:00 PST

Good Things

Things are good. I've got my complaints as most people are well aware of, but things are good and I shouldn't bitch so much. I just let things get to me way to often. Anyway, while I'm busy whining ab...
Posted by Frighty McGee on Tue, 06 May 2008 09:47:00 PST