
Joe Russo
Writing
Known For

Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie's life and perspective.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever

A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.
Nightmare Cinema

A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.
The Locksmith

Billionaire Charles Abernathy, on the eve of his 75th birthday, invites his four estranged children back home out of fear that tonight someone – or something – is coming to kill him. To ensure his family will help protect him from whatever’s coming, Abernathy puts each of their inheritances on the line – they’ll get nothing if he’s found dead by dawn.
The Inheritance

The work of billionaire tech CEO Donovan Chalmers is so valuable that he hires mercenaries to protect it, and a terrorist group kidnaps his daughter just to get it.
Hard Kill

Everything ends - marriages, life, civilization, Earth, and the universe as we know it. Say goodbye to everything you know and hello to madness and the outrageous, unexpected horrors lying beyond the dark.
Beyond the Dark

Fun Size Horror Presents "Dark, Deadly & Dreadful", an anthology of short films from Fun Size Horror's community of filmmakers. Each film explores different themes in the horror genre all from the unique perspective of its creator. Featuring work from a diverse group of filmmakers, shorts include submissions to Fun Size Horror, world premiers, and festival winners.
Dark, Deadly & Dreadful

Trying to escape the pain from the death of her fiancé, a woman becomes an au pair in a house where she learns the family is hiding a mysterious secret.
The Au Pair Nightmare

A religious girl must come to terms with her faith when she analyzes a provocative painting of God
Portrait of God

Two unsuspecting strangers, Jason and Allison, find themselves participants in a twisted new dating service. Led by the Matchmaker, it forces the two singles inside a nightmarish maze designed to help them find their soul mates, or die trying.
Soul Mates

After deciding on take-out for dinner, elderly couple Robert and Doris' quest for food is interrupted when they find Steve stranded on the side of the road. Offering him a ride, Robert and Doris are rewarded for their generosity when Steve invites them to his home for dinner. However the unsuspecting couple is unaware of Steve's true intentions, and while steaks are indeed on the menu, so is death!
Take-Out
An assistant struggling to survive in Los Angeles is thrown a lifeline when a complete stranger offers her increasingly large sums of money to do stranger and stranger challenges. She must then decide just how far she’s willing to go to pay her bills.
When a Stranger Venmos

Short film produced by award-winning independent filmmaker Joe Russo. Storyline: An unstable husband forces his family to celebrate a macabre and deadly Christmas.
Midnight Clear

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Be Mine

An ordinary mail delivery route turns deadly for two mail carriers who may have seen too much. When everyone starts getting killed and taken hostage, and THEN things get completely out-of-control when a series of double-crosses and conspiracies are revealed in this dark comedy.
Postmarked

The rise, fall, and redemption of the oldest professional motorcycle racer in the U.S., Johnny Rock Page.
1/10 of a Second

A man comes home from work early to find his wife in bed with another man.