Herb Freed

Movies

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.
Paradise Lost
Writer
A scientist in the rain forest squares off against a land developer while trying to solve some unexplained deaths.
Paradise Lost
Director
A scientist in the rain forest squares off against a land developer while trying to solve some unexplained deaths.
Subterfuge
Director
Scuba-diver turned beach-bum Jonathan Slade is forced back into his previous milieu - the world of international espionage - in order to retrieve Black Boxes from an American jetliner that crashed under mysterious circumstances into the Black Sea. With his computer-hacker younger brother, Slade travels to a resort on the Russian-Turkish border to begin his quest. To his surprise and dismay, he's now joined by another secret agent, a beautiful but highly-skilled woman named Alex. As they begin diving in search of the downed jetliner, Slade and Alex begin to suspect they're being manipulated by higher-ups who may not be committed to American interests.
Survival Game
Story
Double-crossed by both the gangsters and the police, Michael must use his martial-arts talent to rescue his girlfriend's dad.
Survival Game
Screenplay
Double-crossed by both the gangsters and the police, Michael must use his martial-arts talent to rescue his girlfriend's dad.
Survival Game
Director
Double-crossed by both the gangsters and the police, Michael must use his martial-arts talent to rescue his girlfriend's dad.
Tomboy
Director
A budding female race-car driver finally meets her racing idol and unbelievably they fall in love...a love that's quickly put to the test when, having received the chance to show her racing talents, the two find themselves in a race for a multi-million dollar sponsorship contract.
Graduation Day
Producer
A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.
Graduation Day
Writer
A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.
Graduation Day
Director
A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.
Beyond Evil
Producer
Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Caribbean mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was murdered a century ago. The woman's evil spirit promptly begins precipitating a variety of violent deaths in accordance with a diabolical ritual intended to bring her back to life -a process which is ultimately consummated by taking possession of Barbara's body.
Beyond Evil
Writer
Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Caribbean mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was murdered a century ago. The woman's evil spirit promptly begins precipitating a variety of violent deaths in accordance with a diabolical ritual intended to bring her back to life -a process which is ultimately consummated by taking possession of Barbara's body.
Beyond Evil
Director
Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Caribbean mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was murdered a century ago. The woman's evil spirit promptly begins precipitating a variety of violent deaths in accordance with a diabolical ritual intended to bring her back to life -a process which is ultimately consummated by taking possession of Barbara's body.
Haunts
Writer
A woman is haunted by psychosexual nightmares while a maniac commits a series of brutal scissor murders. The local smalltown sheriff must find the connection before it's too late.
Haunts
Director
A woman is haunted by psychosexual nightmares while a maniac commits a series of brutal scissor murders. The local smalltown sheriff must find the connection before it's too late.
AWOL
Producer
In Sweden, young US soldier, Willy, goes a.w.o.l and teams up with other deserters in Stockholm. There, he meets leftist radical beauty, Inga, who tries to seduce him into joining her extremist group's cause.
AWOL
Screenplay
In Sweden, young US soldier, Willy, goes a.w.o.l and teams up with other deserters in Stockholm. There, he meets leftist radical beauty, Inga, who tries to seduce him into joining her extremist group's cause.
AWOL
Director
In Sweden, young US soldier, Willy, goes a.w.o.l and teams up with other deserters in Stockholm. There, he meets leftist radical beauty, Inga, who tries to seduce him into joining her extremist group's cause.
Dead Punkz
Director
When a street-wise teenager escapes from a juvenile prison, he finds himself on a drug kingpin's hit list for a botched deal.