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‘Scare Package’ Delivers Comedic Take on the Anthology
Austin-based Paper Street Pictures announced today that production is now underway on the horror-comedy anthology film, Scare Package. This new concept developed by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns will be their anticipated follow up to the 2017 feature film Camera Obscura.
The film features a series of curated short segments taking aim at the traditional genre tropes and overused clichés that we find all too often in horror films. Each director has selected a different horror sub-genre to feature, where cell phones magically stop working and help is always a minute too late.
Scare Package brings together some of the brightest rising stars in horror filmmaking, including Ryan Spindell (The Babysitter Murders), Mali Elfman (e.p. Before I Wake, Bitch), Chris McInroy (Death Metal), Laura Moss (Fry Day, Hide Your Days), and Aaron B. Koontz (Camera Obscura), who will helm the final segment on top of his producing duties.
Award-winning genre actor Noah Segan (Loopers, Deadgirl), comedian/actor Baron Vaughn, and model/actress Cassandra Hierholzer (Camera Obscura) round out the current list of filmmakers with their directorial debuts.
“I’m a big fan of anthology films but knew we had to change the game up a bit,” said Koontz. “So we gathered this hungry group of diverse, super talented horror enthusiasts and had them subvert these horror tropes while also paying homage to them. In the end, it made for a unique experience that I cannot wait for audiences to discover. They’ve never seen an anthology quite like this!”
Scare Package Producers are Aaron B. Koontz, Cameron Burns, Alex Euting, Kris Phipps, Shawn Talley and Ashleigh Snead with Graham Northcote as Executive Producer. Fun Size Horror’s Michael May and Mali Elfman will also be part of the Producing team.
Photo from “Locker Room Z”, directed by Mali Elfman:
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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