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Jason Paul Collum

Jason Paul Collum

Director · Born 1973-07-15 · Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

American filmmaker, journalist and author. Most of his film work is based in the horror genre. Made his feature-length film debut with 1995's MARK OF THE DEVIL 666: THE MORALIST, released by Moore Video. He made two more films for Moore, the cult classic 5 DARK SOULS (1996) and 5 DARK SOULS, PART II: ROOTS OF EVIL (1998) before moving to Los Angeles, CA. He began working for David DeCoteau's Rapid Heart Pictures on films like VOODOO ACADEMY (1999), ANCIENT EVIL (2000), THE BROTHERHOOD (2000), THE BROTHERHOOD II: YOUNG WARLOCKS (2001), FINAL STAB (2001) and THE FRIGHTENING (2002). He also worked on commercials for SEGA, OFF! Bug Spray, and the horror flicks HELL ASYLUM (2002), MEGA SCORPIONS (2003) and the BAD MOVIE POLICE comedy series (3-episodes). Based on the success of his 2000 short film JULIA WEPT, Collum found backing for his next directorial feature, SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT. The release of the documentary - about the working lives of actresses in the b-movie industry - drew the largest signing event at the Virgin MegaStore on Sunset Boulevard in 2004. It aired on Showtime from 2004-2007. This success led to the funding for Collum's OCTOBER MOON (2005), one of the first …

Directed

  1. Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011) — Director
  2. October Moon (2005) — Director
  3. October Moon 2: November Son (2008) — Director
  4. Something to Scream About (2003) — Director
  5. 5 Dark Souls (1996) — Director
  6. Mark of the Devil 666: The Moralist (1995) — Director
  7. Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres (2010) — Director
  8. Mark of the Devil 777: The Moralist, Part 2 (2022) — Director
  9. Shy of Normal: Tales of New Life Experiences (2011) — Director
  10. 5 Dark Souls, Part II: Roots of Evil (1998) — Director
  11. Julia Wept (2000) — Director
  12. Dead Women Don't Wear Shoes (1990) — Director
  13. Everything I Need to Know I Learned from The Letter People (2025) — Director
  14. Eternal Slumber (1991) — Director
  15. Safe Inside (2017) — Director
  16. 5 Dark Souls, Part III: Retribution (2003) — Director
  17. Safe Inside 2 (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen (2014) — Self
  2. Hell Asylum (2002) — Specrre / Board Member
  3. October Moon (2005) — Jon
  4. Mega Scorpions (2003) — Eric's Neighbor / Corpse / Young Baxter
  5. October Moon 2: November Son (2008) — Officer Jon
  6. Bad Movie Police: Case #1: Galaxy Of The Dinosaurs (2003) — Ike
  7. Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres (2010) — Himself
  8. Mark of the Devil 777: The Moralist, Part 2 (2022) — P.J.
  9. The Legend Trip (2006) — Thomas Buth
  10. Incest Death Squad 2 (2010) — Matthew
  11. Dozers (2010) — Emo Dozer
  12. Dead Women Don't Wear Shoes (1990)
  13. Eternal Slumber (1991)
  14. Penny Pinchers 2: Scenes from the Underground (2018) — Interviewee
  15. Safe Inside (2017) — Pink Magnolia Man
  16. 5 Dark Souls, Part III: Retribution (2003) — Ray
  17. Everything I Need to Know I Learned from The Letter People (2025) — Narrator