Down and Out in Vampire Hills

A pending eviction forces a vampire queen to get a job to pay for a new home. A campy, absurd romp through the job markets of Southern California.

  • Craig Railsback
    Director
    RUSH: The Director's Cut, Fireside Classics, Dark Classics
  • Heather Joseph Witham
    Writer
    Vampires in the Big Easy, Mythbusters
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    Producer
    Bad President, PTSD: A Soldier's Revenge; Canaan Land
  • Craig Railsback
    Producer
    RUSH: The Director's Cut, Fireside Classics, Dark Classics
  • Renah Wolzinger
    Producer
    Eye on Entertainment, Fireside Classics, Dawna of the Darkness
  • Heather Joseph Witham
    Producer
    Vampires in the Big Easy, Mythbusters
  • Sean Glumace
    Producer
    Fireside Classics, Dark Classics
  • Joseph Kelbie Williamson
    Producer
    Apex Predators, Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    Key Cast
    "Vampire Queen Penelope"
    Bad President, Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption, Canaan Land, Garden Party Massacre
  • Ken May
    Key Cast
    "Harold the Intellectual"
    Quakasaurus, Apex Predators
  • Lejon Stewart
    Key Cast
    "Boris"
    Pirates of the Caribbean, Teacher's Day
  • Bill Houskeeper
    Key Cast
    "Ivan"
    PTSD: A Soldier's Revenge, Live.Laugh.Die
  • Deborah Dutch
    Key Cast
    "Andrea"
    Amityville Toybox, The Final Massacre
  • Heather Joseph Williamson
    Key Cast
    "Anastasia"
    Vampires in the Big Easy
  • Walter Hochbrueckner
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Cooper"
    The Paradise Motel
  • Vera Taylor
    Key Cast
    "Mrs. Cooper"
    The Paradise Motel
  • Vito Trabucco
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Sumner"
    Henchman: The Al Leong Story
  • Gaz Jackson
    Art Director
    Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance, RoboWoman, Black Mamba, The Legacy
  • Renah Wolzinger
    Composers
    Vampires in the Big Easy, Eye on Entertainment
  • Keith Wolzinger
    Composers
    Dark Classics, Fireside Classics
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Culver City Film Festival
    Culver City
    United States
    December 18, 2022
    Grand Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Hollywood Reel Indendent Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    March 1, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Craig Railsback

Craig Railsback is the CEO and founder of Railsback Productions. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and lives in Orange County, California.

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Director Statement

It starts with story and ends with performance.