A movie based on Gibsontonâs carnie history will be shot locally
Titled âThe Beast Comes at Midnight,â it was inspired by the sideshow attraction known as Wolf Boy.
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The movie poster for The Beast Comes at Midnight, which is tentatively scheduled to begin filming throughout the Tampa area in July. [ Courtesy of Briefcase Pictures ]
Updated May 11
RIVERVIEW â An old banner hanging inside the Showmenâs Museum has inspired an independent movie, and possibly a series of movies, based on the areaâs history as a retirement community for carnival and sideshow workers.
The banner promotes âWolf Boy,â called such because he was covered in hair from head to toe.
George Romero, son of ‘Living Dead’ creator, wants to build a Tampa film studio Paul Guzzo, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA The late George A. Romero’s
Night of the Living Dead zombie series is credited with mainstreaming the horror movie genre.
His son, George C. Romero, now wants to popularize the Tampa Bay area as a production hub for such films.
“We want to be at the ground level of helping to create an industry that creates jobs,” said Romero, a Kentucky resident with 19 producer and 14 director credits on his IMDB resume.
Romero is part of a team of filmmakers under the company Briefcase Pictures that wants to build a movie studio in the Tampa area via a public-private partnership with Hillsborough County.