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13," the latest horror movie by Coluni
independent filmmakers, Paul Ta
Miller.
"Hie movie dissolves into the three i
during her stay on death row," co-pri
said. "The format is similar to Tales
Side.' And there's a surprise endir
execution."
If you want to find out how the mi
Nickelodeon theater on Main Stree
an encore presentation of "Hellblock 1
and Saturday at 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and
movie plays at 3 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 ]
"Hellblock 13" made its world premie
Nickelodeon.
But, introducing a new film to
becoming familiar to Talbot and Mil
"Hellblock 13' is my third horror m
and co-producer Talbot said. "Horrc
been my genre ever since I've been
used to make (horror movies) after sc
kids from my elementary school."
Talbot, Miller and Michael R. S
writing "Hellblock 13" in the sum
finishing in fall of the same year. Th
movie in three segments between A]
January iyy / tor a total ot 14 snooti
"The actual shoot itself is a hectic
said. "There were a lot of 15 and 1
Those were long days."
Talbot agreed.
"Production and shooting the mov
stressful because the most amoun
potentially go wrong," Talbot said.
"Hellblock 13" was filmed entii
Carolina. The haunted prison may 1
the old Columbia City Jail at the corne
and Lincoln streets.
A few shots were also taken at
Correctional Institute before it wa
Other filming locations included Blytl
Murray, a trailer park in West Colui
basement and a cave in Santee Stab
"We had to have special permiss
the park," Miller said. "It's a natural
we had to promise to be extra careful ot
cave."
Even the small town of Lonestar, i
some time in the spotlight.
Lonestar nas a great small tov
Miller said. "The main street looks li
mid-west town."
The sets from each location were 1
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time," Miller After finishing its run
6-hour days, at Nickelodeon, "Hellblock
13" might be shown in
alternative movie theaters
ie is the most in Charleston or
t of stuff can Charlotte, according to
Miller.
ely in South Talbot and Miller will Amy R. Swain, Roxam
look a lot like then sell "Hellblock 13" Talbot and Jeff Miller,
jr of Hampton to a home video
distributor who will
the Central advertise it and turn it over to international markets,
s torn down. "Hopefully it will be on international home video
hewood, Lake in the fall in time for Halloween," Miller said. Or
nbia, Talbot's it might be among "the stuff on Cinemax at 2 a.m.,
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preserve and filmmaking. Together they produced "Freakshow"
? the limestone (1995), which won an international award. Talbot
also produced "Campfire Tales" (1991). Both films
B.C., captured can be rented from local video stores.
Compared to their past movies, "Hellblock 13"
m feel to it," promises to be the best one yet, according to Talbot,
ke it's from a "Everyone who's seen it says it looks a lot more
expensive than what it actually cost," Talbot said.
Drought to life "It seems to work in front of an audience.
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