Jason Paul Collum

Jason Paul Collum was born on Jul 15, 1973 in USA. Jason Paul Collum's big-screen debut came with Mark of the Devil 666: The Moralist directed by Jason Paul Collum in 1995, strarring Peter. Jason Paul Collum is known for Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres directed by Jason Paul Collum, Amy Holden Jones stars as Self and Debra De Liso as Self. The upcoming new movie Jason Paul Collum plays is Safe Inside which will be released on Jun 21, 2017.

After making short films as a student at Saint Catherine's High School for class projects, Collum received his first paid film job as the writer /director of the horror sequel Mark of the Devil 666: The Moralist (1995) for Moore Video. He made two additional films, 5 Dark Souls (1996) and 5 Dark Souls, Part II: Roots of Evil (1998) for Moore, and also worked as a writer, producer and director of commercials (some of which he acted in as well) for TCI Television/Warner Cable.Collum moved to West Hollywood in 1998 where actress Brinke Stevens (Spinal Tap (1984)) introduced him to J.R. Bookwalter and David DeCoteau. He went on to work on a series of films for both directors, and also continued to direct and write other indie films. His short film, Julia Wept (2000), became a popular cult success, leading to big screen showings at numerous film festivals.In 2001, he moved to Chicago to work at Femme Fatales and Cinefantastique magazines in editorial positions. When the magazines were sold to a new corporation in October 2002, the Chicago staff was not kept. Over the ensuing months, he worked on several new LA-based films, wrote the book "Assault of the Killer Bs: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses" (McFarland, 2004) and wrote/directed the horror actresses documentary _Something to Scream About (2002) (V)_ which aired on Showtime from 2004-2007. In June 2003, Collum became the Publicity Director for Tempe Entertainment until 2006. He was also graphic designer for the magazine In Park until 2006.He gained critical acclaim, some minor controversy, and his largest fan base with the release of _October Moon (2005)_, possibly the first "gay horror film." It's success was follow by _October Moon 2: November Son (2008)_, thereby creating the first gay-themed horror franchise in history. Although the sequel was originally released by Ariztical Entertainment, financial disagreements returned the title to Collum, who then licensed it to Tempe Entertainment.His next two notable successes were documentaries: _Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres (2010)_ for Roger Corman and Shout! Factory, and _Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)_. This title was licensed to NBCUniversal and aired on the SyFy and Chiller networks for two years. During this time he earned a post-baccalaureate in Early Childhood Education and made his company, B+BOY Productions, an LLC.. In 2016 he published the novella "Basements". His feature _Safe Inside (2017)_ reunited many of the lead actors from his earliest films.