Local filmmaker gets help from DEC in latest project
By Matt Petras
For the Mon Valley Independent
Tattoos of characters from the 1978 horror film “Halloween” adorn Jonathan Patrick Hughes’ left arm.
The 39-year-old Elizabeth resident and 2015 Douglas Education Center graduate doesn’t just love scary moves. He’s also a horror filmmaker, currently writing and directing a movie about a man’s transformation into a “wererabbit” called “Bad Hare Day.”
Hughes has been working in conjunction with Douglas students and others on the upcoming horror-comedy short film, which was filmed at Mon Valley locations such as the Monongahela Foodland.
Inspired by holiday-themed horror films, Hughes decided to set “Bad Hare Day” during Easter, a time of year largely unrepresented by films from the genre.
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