Currently in Pre-Production, "Makua Charley" is a modern day horror story based on the of the legend of Nanaue, shark-man of O'ahu.
Folks are disappearing from the Shark's Cove youth hostel on the North Shore of O'ahu. When young Karen Palmer visits for a two week vacation, she meets a handsome and charming local boy named Charley. He promises to show her some sights "off the normal tourist path". Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to her mysterious tour guide. When her two new friends, Mona and Lester, warn her that there is something fishy about Charley, Karen ignores their advice. She falls deeply under the spell of Charley's good looks and suave island charm. Unfortunately, Charley is the embodiment of an ancient Polynesian curse, and he's torn between his basic human nature and his predatory killer instincts. "Makua Charley" is a feeding frenzy of horror set amidst the gently swaying palm trees of idylic Hawaii. In this paradise turned to hell, the scent of fresh spilled blood is carried on a tropical breeze.
"Makua Charley" is a feature-length horror film written and directed by Al & Jayne Cloutier. Currently in pre-production, this movie will be filmed on location in Honolulu, Hawaii. Shooting begins in spring 2012, with a projected release date of September 2013.
Hawaii is full of myths and legends, but our absolute favorite Hawaiian legend is about Makua Charley. What are some of the other spooky myths, you might ask? Well, there's the menehune (little people, kinda like Hawaiian leprechauns, yeah?), and the Night Marchers (ghosts of ancient warriors who appear at night to escort the souls on the newly dead). These guys are cool and all that (and they make a brief appearance in the new film too), but it's Charley who really steals the show. I mean, hello! What could be cooler than a Shark Man?
So, we live in Honolulu, Hawaii and it coincidentally is really close to where Makua Cave, the original lair of the shark man is located. It's really spooky inside there, let me tell you! We went inside to explore it and there's a slimy stone at the back of the cave where Charley would drag his victims to eat them and you can just FEEL the creepy-ness. Gave us chicken-skin right away. Anyway, we just HAD to do this film, natch! We started by doing a ton of research on Hawaiian legends. Now we're almost like living breathing experts on scary Hawaiian myths. Mega-awesome, I know, right?
Folks are disappearing from the Shark's Cove youth hostel on the North Shore of O'ahu. When young Karen Palmer visits for a two week vacation, she meets a handsome and charming local boy named Charley. He promises to show her some sights "off the normal tourist path". Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to her mysterious tour guide. When her two new friends, Mona and Lester, warn her that there is something fishy about Charley, Karen ignores their advice. She falls deeply under the spell of Charley's good looks and suave island charm. Unfortunately, Charley is the embodiment of an ancient Polynesian curse, and he's torn between his basic human nature and his predatory killer instincts. "Makua Charley" is a feeding frenzy of horror set amidst the gently swaying palm trees of idylic Hawaii. In this paradise turned to hell, the scent of fresh spilled blood is carried on a tropical breeze.
"Makua Charley" is a feature-length horror film written and directed by Al & Jayne Cloutier. Currently in pre-production, this movie will be filmed on location in Honolulu, Hawaii. Shooting begins in spring 2012, with a projected release date of September 2013.
Hawaii is full of myths and legends, but our absolute favorite Hawaiian legend is about Makua Charley. What are some of the other spooky myths, you might ask? Well, there's the menehune (little people, kinda like Hawaiian leprechauns, yeah?), and the Night Marchers (ghosts of ancient warriors who appear at night to escort the souls on the newly dead). These guys are cool and all that (and they make a brief appearance in the new film too), but it's Charley who really steals the show. I mean, hello! What could be cooler than a Shark Man?
So, we live in Honolulu, Hawaii and it coincidentally is really close to where Makua Cave, the original lair of the shark man is located. It's really spooky inside there, let me tell you! We went inside to explore it and there's a slimy stone at the back of the cave where Charley would drag his victims to eat them and you can just FEEL the creepy-ness. Gave us chicken-skin right away. Anyway, we just HAD to do this film, natch! We started by doing a ton of research on Hawaiian legends. Now we're almost like living breathing experts on scary Hawaiian myths. Mega-awesome, I know, right?
Watch the video above of Al & Jayne as we scout location for the film at Makua Cave!
Above: Casting for "Makua Charley" on January 27, 2012 at The Box Jelly in Honolulu. to edit this text.