
David M. Dawson
Directing
Biography
David M. Dawson is an independent filmmaker known for low-budget horror, frequently writing, directing, editing, and shooting his own projects. His work includes The Long Weekend (2022), Flesh Games (2023), Leech (2024), and Zebra Hooves (2026), reflecting a DIY approach and hands-on involvement across multiple production roles.
Known For
An alien disease spreads like wildfire infecting a chain of unsuspecting victims. A man and his dog are all that stand in the way of containing the danger.
Bonkey: The Mutated

Blood Sick Productions and friends get together to watch a holiday classic with horror host segments, songs and commercial breaks.
A Very Blood Sick Christmas Special

A hypochondriac heads to the Wisconsin Dells to get out of his head and relax. He's instructed by his doctor to record video diaries of his anxiety symptoms, but soon finds something sinister in the Midwestern air -- his own demons and a bad time.
Zebra Hooves

Renting tapes from the local video store becomes a movie night from hell. An anthology film from Horror Business Productions.
Video Maniacs

This is a 3 hour documentary about the summer of 2024 through the eyes of independent film phenom Steven Reifsteck aka Janice.Click as he/she tours around the country meeting up with friends and shooting movies along the way.
Summer of Janice

The trials, tribulations, and trolls of a Youtuber who calls himself The Dark Lord of Loves Park.
Leech

One unassuming day in 2018, Lex finds an incantation and a set of instructions for a ritual in a book in the library. She sees no harm in giving it a try.
I TRIED A RITUAL

Two slackers embark on a relaxing getaway over the 4th of July weekend only to find the seclusion slowly chipping away at their sanity.
Firework

Two brothers, Mike and Nick, go on their annual camping trip while grappling with the death of a close friend. The grieving process forces them to confront obstacles in their personal lives and the isolation tests their relationship like never before.
The Long Weekend

Two struggling Juggalo rappers set out to create the ultimate DIY music video, documenting every step of the process as they chase underground fame and “family” loyalty. But as tensions rise and the line between performance and reality begins to blur, their chaotic creative project spirals into something far darker and more disturbing. Blending found footage horror with underground music culture, Fam-illi delivers a grimy, offbeat descent into obsession, friendship, and violence.
FAM-ILLI

FLESH GAMES was a group of virtually unknown "stuntmen" and "comedians" hailing from the mighty cornfields of Northern Illinois. They achieved little to no success. This is their tape... FFO: Jackass, CKY, August Underground, Trash Humpers, Creep
Flesh Games

Are you ready to rumble? The Bone Barrel Crew are going to break backs and bottles while trying to figure out what they are doing with their lives. The dynamic duo of Mike and Jordan are thinking about their future while the walking hurricane, Ben, can't cope with being left behind.
Bone Barrel
White trash Backrooms
Surfacing

Jordan searches for meaning, while unintentionally reuniting with his old friends and old life.
Do Not Disturb
David makes his Last Will and Testament.