Heini Grunbaum

Shredded Halloween Heini Grunbaum

SHREDDED HALLOWEEN - The remake of an OriginalShould you be familiar with the Original 'SHREDDED - The Darkest side of Jealousy' (Danish feature film titled FLÆNSET from 2000), you will realize that only about 25% of the original scenes are still in place though these have also been modified and changed substantially. However, the DNA, the red line from the original SHREDDED is still underlining the whole story in this remake of an original. This is the everlasting story of jealousy and power struggles between men and women and how their sexuality, more often than not, are being used in the effort to keep a balance in their relationship. Clearly, things go off balance in SHREDDED HALLOWEEN and unimaginable horrors unfold Halloween Night (- x -) Since its release in 2000 the original 'SHREDDED - The Darkest side of Jealousy', has had a continuously growing fan base amongst Horror and Slasher film Aficionados. As the writer and director of SHREDDED, I quickly realized, after its release in 2000, that the film had one major flaw that prevented it from ever appealing to the masses. In my eager to create a universe of Horror and Slasher mixed with the wicked side of the human sexuality, I neglected to properly introduce the characters to the audience. It was action from the get-go, with little insight into the characters and their background stories. Therefore, when the slaughter and madness begins, the audience has no deep connection with any of the characters, making the movie, its story, much more difficult to swallow and cope. So when approaching the remake of SHREDDED, now named SHREDDED HALLOWEEN, I focused a lot of my efforts on introducing the main characters properly and portraying their personalities and background. This work has completely changed the story and the depth of it. I am confident that the audience now will feel a much stronger connection to its characters, hence making the new film much scarier than its older sibling. This is Horror at its finest. Shaken and Stirred. Heini Grünbaum