Jason Paul Collum (born July 15, 1973, in Brookfield,

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) is an American film maker. Jason Paul Collum - March 2013

Biography

Raised in

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. He worked at '' Femme Fatales'' and ''

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'' magazines as a writer, editor and graphic designer. Collum is the author of the non-fiction book ''Assault of the Killer Bs: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses'' (McFarland, 2004) and the fiction novella ''Basements'' (2016). He wrote and directed the horror starlets documentary ''Something to Scream About'' (2003) which aired on Showtime from 2004 to 2007. Collum worked as a publicity director for

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from 1999 - 2002 and for

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from 2002 - 2004. He is director/writer of the ''

October Moon ''October Moon'' is a 2005 independent horror film directed by Jason Paul Collum and starring Judith O'Dea, Brinke Stevens, Sean Michael Lambrecht, Jeff Dylan Graham, Tina Ona Paukstelis, Darcey Vanderhoef, and Jerod Howard. The plot concerns a ...

'' franchise. He directed the documentaries '' Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era'' (licensed to NBCUniversal) focusing on the careers of

Linnea Quigley Barbara Linnea Quigley (born May 27, 1958) is an American actress, film producer, model, singer, and author. She is best known as a B-movie actress, and is often referred to as a " scream queen" due to her frequent appearances in low-budget horro ...

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and

Michelle Bauer Michelle Bauer (born October 1, 1958) is an American actress, model, and scream queen. Early life Bauer was born and raised in Simi Valley, California. Career Bauer was ''Penthouse'' magazine's Pet of the Month for July 1981 and also appeare ...

, & also ''Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres'' about ''

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'' horror film franchise by

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. In 2011 Collum directed his only comedy ''Shy of Normal: Tales of New Life Experiences.'' From 2009 - 2011 he lectured film theory at the ''

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'', where he graduated in 1996. He earned a post-baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education in 2014 from the '' University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee''. He continues to teach and write and direct films. In 2017 he released the monster-in-the-house thriller '' Safe Inside'', and the documentary '' Everything I Need to Know I Learned from The Letter People'' (2021), about the childhood reading & PBS television program created in 1968 by Elayne Reiss Weimann and Rita Friedman. The April/May 2013 issue of The Advocate magazine listed him as one of their "40 under 40" most intriguing artists to watch. He and his films are studied in the collegiate journal, and the cinema books, and.The Midwest: It's Not Just For Flying Over Anymore – Interview with Homo Horror Maverick Jason Paul Collum
at CampBlood.org

Notes

External links

Collum's official website
* 1973 births LGBT film directors Living people University of Wisconsin–Parkside alumni University of Wisconsin–Parkside faculty {{US-film-director-1970s-stub