Steve Merlo, director of Unseen & The Sawyer Massacre

Steve Merlo, director of fan film The Sawyer Massacre, prequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, returns with another homage to iconic horror films from the past, this time with his full feature Unseen.

Steve talks about his film inspirations and what it took to make Unseen. He enjoys storytelling and the twists that come with psychological horror filmmaking. The differences in directing Unseen vs The Sawyer Massacre and which was harder to make,

If you like 70s and 80s horror movies keep an eye out for Unseen, directed by Steve Merlot.

From his last visit:

A Prequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Sawyer Massacre

With Musician and Filmmaker, Steve Merlo who decided to create a fan film prequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Being a fan of just the original, he wanted to see more story in that vein and with the feel of that time period.

After years of working on the screenplay and finally working on the film, it will be complete this summer, August 2022.

He explains to us the rules of making a fan film. Find out the struggle and pitfalls of making a movie today that is set in the 1960s and why he felt cursed during filming.

This prequel is set 8 years before the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, so if you are a fan then you might like this one.

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