Mark Ricche
Directing
Biography
Mark Ricche's film career spans over 25 years as a writer. director, actor, producer, educator and now owner and CEO of Cryptic Pictures. In 2010, his work captured the attention of the American Film Institute which subsequently screened eight of his short subjects. Mark's industry experience includes associations with Sony Pictures, Dimension Films and Disney. He won the 1995 Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum Screenplay festival with his original screenplay "Point Imperial" and is a two-time Mid-Atlantic region Best Actor recipient. He currently resides in suburban Maryland.
Known For
A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie." The film includes interviews with various horror historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez (director of The Blair Witch Project), who posits the question: Why, for 40 years, has the story of Karl Atticus been all but eradicated from the annals of cinema history?
Mortal Remains
After a horrific encounter with a stranger, two friends, one blind and other deaf, use their senses to defend themselves from a robbery gone.
Senses
The grisly legacy of filmmaker Karl Atticus lives on in the minds of those who knew him, and in the souls of those who have come to admire his films...but delving into his sordid past comes with a terrible price.