Claustrophobia (2003 film)

Claustrophobia (retitled Serial Slayer for home video release) is a 2003 horror thriller written and directed by Mark Tapio Kines. The film stars Melanie Lynskey, Sheeri Rappaport, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Will Collyer, and Judith O'Dea.

Claustrophobia
Directed byMark Tapio Kines
Produced byMark Tapio Kines
Julia Stemock
Written byMark Tapio Kines
StarringMelanie Lynskey
Sheeri Rappaport
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Will Collyer
Judith O'Dea
Music byChristopher Farrell
CinematographyBevan Crothers
Edited byMarc Wade
Distributed byLions Gate Entertainment
Release date
  • 2003 (2003) (U.S.)
Running time
79 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A quiet neighborhood outside of Oakland, California, is held hostage with terror when a serial killer armed with a crossbow begins to stalk and kill the residents from their rooftops.

Casting
Mary Lynn Rajskub, Mark Tapio Kines, Sheeri Rappaport and Melanie Lynskey on the set of Claustrophobia.

Claustrophobia has only three main speaking roles. Kines first invited Melanie Lynskey to take part in the film, as the two had worked together previously on his debut feature Foreign Correspondents. The search then began for the two remaining leads, with Kines receiving over 1,000 headshots during the auditioning process.[1] Sheeri Rappaport and Mary Lynn Rajskub were cast soon thereafter.

After a brief rehearsal period, Melanie Lynskey, Sheeri Rappaport and Mary Lynn Rajskub were set to star in the film. Kines was also able to cast Judith O'Dea, star of the classic 1960s horror film Night of the Living Dead, in a small role.[2]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 3, 2002, and wrapped on June 13. Most of the film was shot in a single house with only a few exterior scenes. The film was shot entirely in daylight, something Kines felt added a surreal and nightmarish quality to the story.

Post-production

Kines drafted his friend Christopher Farrell to score the film. Farrell had previously scored Kines' first film, Foreign Correspondents. The titles for the film were done by William Lebeda, whose credits include The Village and Drag Me to Hell. The film was fully completed on May 31, 2003 – 364 days after the first day of production.

Reception

Dread Centreal said of the film, "What it is is a complete and utter waste of time, money (both yours if you rent it and whatever small amount the filmmakers spent on making it), and crossbow bolts, which I’m sure could’ve been put to better use hunting innocent woodland creatures or something."[3]

References
  1. Horror Asylum interview with Mark Tapio Kines, June 14, 2004
  2. Horror Asylum interview with Judith O'Dea, July 8, 2004
  3. Butane, Johnny. "Serial Slayer (2004)". Dread Central. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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