Red
Headed Revolution unleashes a tale of a tail in creepy Tailypo short.
The
Appalachian cryptozoology folk tale of “The Tailypo” has been brought to life,
in a terrifying live action film from director Cameron McCasland.
McCasland
had been carrying the Tailypo story around for years stating, “The first time I
heard this legend I was in elementary school, and my teacher told it to us
around Halloween. It always stuck with me, and creeped me out. I wanted to tell
it again, in a way that was frightening, but still accessible in the same way it
was to me as a kid.”
Tailypo
re-teams McCasland with actor David Chattam who had previously appeared as Carl
Degas in his 2014 released slasher film, The Lashman. McCasland said of working
with Chattam, “Dave wasn’t what I had in mind originally when I was casting The
Lashman, but his audition blew me away. He was on set for a day and was just a
joy to work with. I started writing Tailypo with him in mind, but I never told
him until the script was ready. I honestly don’t know if I would have made this
movie if he had turned me down. I told him i have a whole short where you
basically are monologuing to a dog the entire time. Luckily for me, he jumped at
the chance.”
The
Tailypo is voiced by Danielle Geleherter more commonly known as TV horror host
Penny Dreadful in the new England area. McCasland had previously worked with her
on the Emmy nominated 2010 made for television movie The Dreadful Hallowgreen
Special. The short film also gave him the opportunity to re-team with Lashman
director of photography Josh Ickes and composer Thomas Berdinski who performed a
hauntingly original score for the film.
The
movie was shot on location at the Copper Canyon Guntown Ranch in Hopkinsville,
KY. McCasland had previously used the venue for The Lashman, A music video for
country act Florida Georgia Line, and two feature films he co-produced with
director Lee Vervoort, The Truck, and Guntown.
The
Tailypo is the first in a series of shorts McCasland plans to collect for an
anthology series hosted by his longtime collaborator Larry Underwood as seminal
horror host Dr. Gangrene.
The
Tailypo is currently free to view online at redheadedrevolution.com and will be
screening at film festivals around the globe this year.
Cameron McCasland is an Emmy nominated
writer and film producer. Recently he was awarded “Best Indie Director” at the
2015 Indieville TV awards, as well as both an Omni, and a Communicator Award for
his documentary series “I Heard The Devil Say My Name Out Loud” about the making
of Austin Rockers Quiet Company new album “Transgressor”. His newly produced
film “Paternity Leave” is currently touring the film festival circuit. The Texas
born film maker lives in Nashville, TN with his wife Jamie, and two daughters.
For more info please visit cameronmccasland.com
You can read my review of "Tailypo" here: http://asouthernlifeinscandaloustimes.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-review-of-horror-short-tailypo.html
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