SCARED SHITLESS
Vivieno Caldinelli delivers a beautifully absurd, delightfully disgusting treat with SCARED SHITLESS. The film follows widowed plumber Don and his germaphobic son Sonny as they attempt to save an apartment building from a disastrous lab experiment.
Chelsea Clark (Pins and Needles) gives Patricia, the building owner’s daughter, an incredibly grounding energy. She’s the straight character of this bunch. Patricia also solidifies the plot by guilting Sonny into continuing his work and providing a safe space for Sonny’s phobias. Clark also serves as the third hero with her scientific knowledge.
Daniel Doheny plays Sonny with perfect manic energy. He is one panic attack away from implosion. Doheny handily glides through Sonny’s arch as the gross factor increases. He nails this genre. Steven Ogg (Dark Match) is such a magnetic presence in everything, and as Don is no exception. His relentless confidence makes him easy to root for. Clark, Doheny, and Ogg share phenomenal chemistry. I would love to see this trio tackle more weird shit together.
Steven Kostanski serves as both Executive Producer and FX goo god. The amount of physical ick in the film should come as no surprise to fans of Kostanski’s work. PG: Psycho Goreman is a damn joy. Writer Brandon J. Cohen seamlessly marries creature feature gore, family trauma, and laugh-out-loud funny dialogue. The kills are actually insane. I definitely yelled, “OH, SHIT,” at the scream. I gagged more than once. Troma would be proud.PS- stay for the credits.
HERE is the Scared Shitless TRAILER.
SCARED SHITLESS, opening in US theaters and on digital October 3, 2025.
The buzzy festival creature feature stars Steven Ogg (“Grand Theft Auto,” AMC’s The Walking Dead, HBO’s Westworld), Daniel Doheny (Alex Strangelove, The Package, Syfy’s Day of the Dead), Chelsea Clark (Degrassi: Next Class, Tokens, Ginny & Georgia, The Protector, Life with Luca), and Mark McKinney (The Kids in the Hall). The film picked up several festival awards during its festival run which included over 25 official selections internationally. (full list below)
In Scared Shitless, a plumber (Ogg) and his germaphobic son (Doheny) are forced to get their hands dirty to save the residents of an apartment building when a genetically engineered, blood-thirsty, creature escapes into the plumbing system.
Genre: Horror Comedy
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Company: Happy Cat Productions
Directed by: Vivieno Caldinelli
Written by: Brandon Cohen
Produced by: Lewis Spring
Cast: Steven Ogg, Daniel Doheny, Chelsea Clark, Mark McKinney, Marcia Bennet
Tagline: Don’t forget to flush!
Logline: Two plumbers are forced to save the residents of a building when they discover a killer creature in the pipes.
Synopsis: Don, a blue-collar plumber, and Sonny, his germaphobic son, are forced to take care of one another after the death of Sonny’s mom. To help Sonny overcome his germaphobia, Don drags him out on a routine house call where they encounter a plumber’s worst nightmare… a vicious killer creature that’s swimming through the pipes, killing the building’s tenants in an increasingly grisly fashion.
Country: Canada
Language: English
Not Yet Rated
Year: 2025
Film Festivals Info
Scared Shitless Wins:
Fantasia Film Festival (Montreal) – Bronze Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature
Blood In The Snow (Toronto) – Best Picture, Best Special Makeup F/X
Fantaspoa (Brazil) – Best All-Nighter Film
FogFest (Newfoundland) – Best Special Effects
FilmQuest (Utah) – Best Supporting Actor
Dead Of The Night (UK) – Best Feature
NorthWest FearFest (Edmonton) – Best Canadian Feature
Vancouver Horror Show (Vancouver) – Best Lead Actor
Be Afraid Horror Fest (Italy) – Best Feature
Nominations:
Vancouver Horror Show – Best Feature, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Cinematography
Fantasy Film Fest – Fresh Blood Award
FilmQuest – Best Makeup F/X, Best Production Design/Art Direction, Best Actor
Blood In The Snow – Best Supporting Actor
FogFest (Newfoundland) – Golden Guts Award
Official Selection:
Fantasia (Montreal)
FrightFest UK (London)
Screamfest (LA)
Calgary International Film Festival (Calgary)
Fantasy Film Fest (Germany)
Slash Film Festival (Austria)
ASNIFF (France)
Dead of The Night (UK)
Ramaskrik (Norway)
Vancouver Horror Show (Vancouver)
Horrorthon (Dublin)
Razor Reel (Belgium)
NorthWest FearFest (Edmonton)
Lund (Sweden)
FilmQuest (Utah)
Morbido (Mexico)
Blood In The Snow (Toronto)
It’s Alive (Bulgaria)
Blodig (Denmark)
Molins (Spain)
Tallins (Estonia)
Night Visions (Finland)
Be Afraid Horror Fest (Italy)
BIFFF (Belgium)
Fantaspoa (Brazil)
Brugggore (Switzerland)
FogFest (Newfoundland)
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