Dr. Gangrene puts safety fi rst this Halloween

Shackle Island Studios and Red Headed Revolution Pictures have unveiled their newest Public Safety Film titled “Happy Halloween With Dr. Gangrene.”

The new short film features Larry Underwood as Dr. Gangrene listing a number of safety tips to pint sized trick-or-treaters. The safety film was written by Larry Underwood and directed by Cameron McCasland, a former resident of Van Zandt County.

“Dr. Grangrene” was filmed in middle Tennessee and features McCasland’s young children Roxie and Marie McCasland as well as Jessica and Joseph Auguon Drake Jr. whom McCasland had previously worked with on other projects.

The poster for the short was designed by J. Kyle Kelly at Villain Place in Nashville. Kelly also shared shooting duties and editing on the project. The cartoon image of Dr. Gangrene is courtesy of artist Jeff Carlson.

“Halloween is a magical time of year, and we want kids to have fun and be safe out there,” Underwood said. You know what they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or candy, as the case may be.”

2015 has been a banner year for the horror filmmaking duo. Underwood's Dr. Gangrene was inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame during Horrorhound Weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio.

His new series 'The Fantastic Films of Vincent Price' just completed its 44th episode and he picked up his third Rondo Statuette this time for his “Tales From The Lab” blog.

McCasland was named Indie Director Of The Year at the 2015 Indieville TV Awards. His feature length slasher film “The Lashman” was the recipient of a Matchflick Flicker Award for Best Throwback film. 

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