Currently hosting an Indiegogo Campaign to raise post-production funds and festival submission funds is the team behind The R I P Man. Directed by Jamie Langlands (The Cellar) and written by Rhys Thompson (The Cellar), the film is set against the backdrop of a quiet English town and follows a group of close friends who realize they’ve inexplicably been targeted for death by the titular killer, a murderous ghoul who removes a single tooth from each of his victims.OUCH!!!  As everyone in the friends’ sphere becomes a suspect, a beleaguered detective tries bringing the killer to justice, realizing the crimes all share a link to one family’s dark secret.

“The concept for the screenplay was inspired by a documentary I found myself watching late one evening about a rare oral disease called Anadontia,” says Writer Rhys Thompson, referring to a condition in which humans are born without the ability to grow teeth. “I’ve always liked the idea of creating an antagonist that is unique in appearance and one that is memorable for the audience… I also think avid horror fans will appreciate his backstory and where his twisted ideology comes from. Beware The Dentes Clan!”

The R.I.P. Man currently exists as a short film starring Owen Llewelyn (The Anomaly, Good Neighbours) and August Porter (Escape, The Lockdown Hauntings), with special effects by Lizzy Horror and an original score from Cristian Parras. Jamie Langlands and Rhys Thompson have plans to submit the film to film festivals on both sides of the Atlantic in hopes of attracting attention to expand the short film into a feature length.

“The intention from the get go was to get this made into a feature,” Rhys Thompson says. “A cinematic release would be the icing on the cake.” Rhys calls the concept behind The R.I.P. Man “Scream meets One Missed Call.”

Check out (and donate) to The R I P Man’s Indiegogo Campaign