My vision for Hallow Pointe is to bring back the feel of old school 80’s horror. I was really inspired by the Werewolf TV series and the feature film The Howling. Growing up a major horror fan, I feel today’s movies are lacking what made horror movies so great back in the 80’s. One of these being great creature development with hard core visual FX. After attending many horror conventions over the past few years, I feel Hallow Pointe will deliver to the fans what they are asking for. I am a director that listens to his audience, and wants to provide them what they demand.

The creature for Hallow Pointe will be created by John Carl Buechler and Magical Media Industries, using a combination of stunt man/actor in a latex suit and utilizing fully operational mechanical FX puppets. I firmly believe that doing all the special effects visually and with very little CGI will definitely result in a better product. Don’t get me wrong, CGI has its place; blending and enhancing certain elements, but not for creating a character. I feel some of today’s filmmakers have become too reliant on it, and in the process disappoint their audience with cheap tricks.

I personally handpicked my cast, which consists of many fan favorite horror veterans. I personally know a lot of them from being around the industry for several years. They have appeared in films such as The Howling, The Exorcist, Friday the 13th, CandyMan, My Bloody Valentine 3D and more. These actors have a large fan following, and do many special appearances every year. But the main reason I added them to Hallow Pointe is because of what they can bring to the film with their talent and personal attention to detail with character development. I have also casted the film with some up and coming young talent that have motivation, determination, and devotion for their craft. I have a strong cast that I know will bring a unique element to Hallow Pointe that has not been seen in film making in years.

The technical direction that I plan to take, is very raw consisting of very intense cinema photography. This will deliver an edgy grittiness to the project, and I plan on making good use of shadows and low lighting to give it that creepy moody feeling of the old 80’s horror film. My plan and ultimate goal is to always make it completely clear what the real fear is while taking my audience on a crazy scary ride leaving them wanting more.

Bobby Ray Akers Jr.
November 2024