Wicked Horror Show presents: Director Tom Ryan of Theater of Terror

Tom Ryan was born and raised in Jersey City NJ. Since his early childhood he's had a great passion for horror films. He nurtured that passion by filming backyard VHS films, drawing his own slasher-comic series titled "Midnight", and religiously collecting every issue of Fangoria magazine. In college Tom studied the media arts for two years before eventually dropping out to work full time.

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Theatre of Terror A young woman who volunteers to help an old movie house in jeopardy of closing discovers she has arrived too late. The mysterious proprietor of the theatre invites her on a tour of the landmark building and offers a surprise screening of some dreadful stories. She sits hypnotized and finds herself drawn into the tales of terror more than she would like to be.

The Gift A prostitute fleeing from the scene of a murder is offered refuge in an old antique store by the mysterious shopkeeper. Upon hearing her story, he offers her a way out of her predicament in the form of a gift.

The Bookworm A young book connoisseur purchases a library at auction as a means of escaping his pretentious wealthy family. It's the perfect retreat for this introvert but he soon finds there is more to this collection than just old books.

Abducted People are going missing in Chavez County. One night while out camping in the deep woods with his dog Boo, Ned is shocked to witness a UFO landing. Despite the frightening experience, Ned feels compelled to return to the scene. But will his curiosity lead him to discover the reason behind the mysterious disappearances...or something far worse?

Endagered Three young activists on a radical mission to thwart a hunting party deep in gray wolf territory stumble upon a strange family living in a cabin by the lake. The family shares their passion for the plight of the wolves but for much different reasons.

Theater of Terror In the late 80’s childhood friends Tom Ryan and Kurt Stahlin began filming a horror related movie review show on VHS tape called Theatre of Terror. With the stylings of Siskel & Ebert they would review films that didn’t exist and cut to scenes from those films which they themselves would act out. It was a great experience for the amateur filmmakers who eventually shared their horror home video passions with other friends including Fakhar “Nico” Mir, Summar Mir, Mike Beck, and Rody Bustamante. Together and on their own, the group filmed spoofs, shorts, commercials and anything else they could dream up. Years passed and eventually the kids grew into adults and the filmmaking came to an end. During that time they lost one of their brothers. In January of 2000, Nico passed away far too young. His death left so many of his friends and family heartbroken while simultaneously bringing them all back into each other’s lives. Talk began about getting together again and doing something Nico always loved, making movies. After a few months of discussions, some of the group sat with Christian Santiago, a cinematographer and longtime friend of Nico’s. They talked about reviving the Theatre of Terror not as a show but as a production company. Built by artists and the enjoyment of making films, they vowed budgets would never restrict them while they were so rich with imagination and ingenuity. The Theatre of Terror was launched in 2012 and as a memorial, the banner was designed using the image of Nico standing silhouetted over a landscape. The mission statement is to deliver to the audience, quality low budget independent horror that will inspire.

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