Dave Campfield is an American

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and actor. His productions include the comedy-horror film series Caesar and Otto (2009-2015). Several of his films are considered cult films.

Life

Campfield is the director of several cult comedy horror films, including ''

Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre ''Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre'' is a 2009 American comedy slasher film and spoof of the ''Sleepaway Camp'' film series, starring Dave Campfield, Paul Chomicki, Felissa Rose, Deron Miller, Joe Estevez, Ken Macfarlane and Brinke Stevens a ...

'' and ''

Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween ''Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween'' is a 2015 comedy-horror film. It was written and directed by Dave Campfield. the film stars Campfield himself, Paul Chomicki, Beverly Randolph, Felissa Rose, and Deron Miller. The film is also the first f ...

'' (featuring

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, Felissa Rose, Tiffany Shepis,

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, Sean Whalen, Andre Gower, and Brinke Stevens) and of horror thrillers, like ''Dark Chamber.'' Campfield has won various awards at indie film festivals including the Outstanding Horror Comedy award at the 2015 Zed Fest Film Festival, Best Actor for ''

Caesar and Otto's Deadly Christmas ''Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas'' is a 2012 American comedy-horror film. It stars Dave Campfield, Paul Chomicki, Felissa Rose, Deron Miller, Lloyd Kaufman, Linnea Quigley, Joe Estevez, Debbie Rochon, Brinke Stevens, Ken Macfarlane, and Avi K. G ...

'' at the Horrific Film Festival of San Antonio, TX and Best Screenplay at the Macabre Faire Film Festival of New York. He also hosted inravio.com's online program Nerdgasm from 2013–14. Since 2019, he has been a regular contributor to Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction's Film Review Team on WUSB (FM). He is the director, writer and producer of ''Awaken the Reaper'', which is co-produced by cinematographer

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for Fourth Horizon Cinema and Impact Media Productions and was filmed at Design Weapons Studios in New York.

Filmography

As writer, director and actor

* ''

'' (2015) * ''

Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas ''Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas'' is a 2012 American comedy-horror film. It stars Dave Campfield, Paul Chomicki, Felissa Rose, Deron Miller, Lloyd Kaufman, Linnea Quigley, Joe Estevez, Debbie Rochon, Brinke Stevens, Ken Macfarlane, and Avi K. Ga ...

'' (2013), also actor * ''

Caesar and Otto meet Dracula's Lawyer Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'' (2013) * ''

Caesar and Otto in the House of Dracula Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'' (2011) * ''

Caesar and Otto Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'' (2009) * ''

Dark Chamber A camera obscura (; ) is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole. ''Camera obscura'' can also refer to analogous constructions such as a box or tent in ...

'' (2006) also known as ''Under Surveillance'', directorial debut

As actor only

* ''

Escape from Kings Park Escape or Escaping may refer to: Computing * Escape character, in computing and telecommunication, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation ** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some s ...

'' (2014) * ''The Perfect Candidate'' (2013)

As writer only

* ''Fortress of Sin''

References

External links

*
Dave Campfield interview with 1428 Elm.com

Interview with Welivefilm
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