TerrorScope Studios was the dreamchild of the late director-producer Theodore Gorman.
He began his career at DreamScope Pictures but always dreamed of making features that were darker, more haunting than the Hollywood studio system would allow. After parting ways with DreamScope, Gorman went on to produce three films before his career came to a tragic and sudden end in a tragic studio fire - the cause of which remains a mystery to this day.
Image of the studio fire that devastated TerrorScope
Sadly, all the originals of Gorman's original three features were destroyed, and none have been found to this day. No records have survived to indicate the title of Gorman's first feature, other than it began with The House. His second piece, The First Coven, and final effort, The Red Frame, likewise remain lost to cinematic history.
Despite the fire that burned TerrorScope to the ground, features baring the studio's name continue to crop up.
In the 1950s, a few years after the fire, a strange tale of young love and alien horror called My Zombie Sweetheart emerged in drive-ins across America. In the 1980s, VHS copies of a hyper-violent splatter feature called The Cotton Candy Massacre began appearing to teens during slumber parties and sleepovers. Then, in the late 90s, a meta and self-aware teen slasher movie - Virgin Night - could reportedly be found sitting in the seven-night rental bins of video stores.
Rumors also persist of an eerie television show called The October Society that can only be watched on broken TVs, in damp basements, or dusty attics. One season of the series has been reported so far, but there is talk of more...
Note: These are only the known/found/rumored releases by TerrorScope. There may be more of these features out there, waiting to be discovered.
