The Vicious Brothers

Canadian/American film directors

Colin Minihan
Born	(1985-05-18) May 18, 1985 (age 39) Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

Stuart Ortiz
Born	(1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 40) Orange County, California, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

The Vicious Brothers are Canadian-American filmmakers Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz. They are best known for writing and directing the cult horror film, Grave Encounters^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and for writing and producing its sequel, Grave Encounters 2.^[5]^[6] They also wrote and produced Extraterrestrial, which Minihan solo directed.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

In 2015, The Vicious Brothers had premiered their 15-part anime called Temple which was based on The Guest screenwriter Simon Barrett.^[11] In May of the same year, Minihan and Ortiz had announced that they are making Grave Encounters 3: The Beginning,^[12] however, it was quietly cancelled shortly after due to lack of public interest. In February 2020, a reboot of the 1998 slasher film Urban Legend was announced to be in development, with Minihan writing and directing.^[13]

Filmography

2011: Grave Encounters (writers/directors/editors)
2012: Grave Encounters 2 (writers/producers/editors)
2014: Extraterrestrial (writers, Minihan directing)
2017: It Stains the Sands Red (writers, Minihan directing)
2018: What Keeps You Alive (Minihan writing and directing)
2019: Spiral (Minihan writing and producing)
TBA: Urban Legend (Minihan writing and directing)

Awards and nominations

Association	Notable work	Category	Result
Sitges Film Festival (2011)	Grave Encounters	Official Selection	Nominated
Tribeca Film Festival (2011)		N/A	Nominated
Bram Stoker International Film Festival (2011)		Best Director Award	Won

References

^ Charles Webb (August 23, 2011). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers on Creating Their Grave Encounters". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Perri Nemiroff (May 1, 2011). "Tribeca Video Interview: Grave Encounters Writer-Directors The Vicious Brothers". CinemaBlend. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Stephen Saito (August 17, 2011). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers on "Grave Encounters," Shooting in a Psych Ward, and Making Scares Unreal". moveablefest.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Jeannettte Catsoulis (September 8, 2011). "There's Something Odd About This Hospital". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ B. Alan Orange (October 12, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: The Vicious Brothers Talk Grave Encounters 2". MovieWeb. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Charles Webb (October 24, 2012). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers Return To The Asylum With 'Grave Encounters 2'". MTV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Derek Anderson (May 12, 2015). "Exclusive: The Vicious Brothers Talk EXTRATERRESTRIAL, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 3". Daily Dead. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Dennis Harvey (November 20, 2014). "Film Review: 'Extraterrestrial'". Variety.
^ Jonathan Romney (November 1, 2014). "Extraterrestrial review – 'extra-terrible'". The Observer/The Guardian. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Brad Miska (September 16, 2014). "Elevated 'Extraterrestrial' Poster (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Rebecca Ford (July 27, 2015). "Vicious Brothers to Helm Horror-Thriller 'Temple' From 'The Guest' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Michael DeFellipo (August 20, 2015). "The Vicious Brothers Announce Completion of "Grave Encounters 3" Script". Horror Society. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2020). "Screen Gems is Making a New 'Urban Legend' for the Digital Age". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 9, 2020.