Pandemic Production: Aaron B. Koontz, Director

“I’m lucky to have two movies coming out. I can’t complain too much.”

"...Aaron B. Koontz, Paper Street Pictures cofounder, Writer/Director/Producer Credits Include:..."

July 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Aaron B. Koontz, Co-founder, Paper Street Pictures

"Next thing I know, we had six films in post."

"...Indie filmmaking is all about downtime between occasional shoots. So when Aaron Koontz, co-founder..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pandemic Production: Aaron B. Koontz, Director

“I’m lucky to have two movies coming out. I can’t complain too much.”

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cowboys Versus Witches in The Pale Door

Austinite Aaron B. Koontz's weird, weird West

"...That phrase was all it took for Austin writer/director Aaron B. Koontz to head on the dusty trail to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Camera Obscura

Writer/director Aaron B. Koontz on the rise of Austin horror

"...going on in Austin horror, and with his supernatural debut feature, Camera Obscura, writer/director Aaron B. Koontz is part..."

July 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rad Chad Lives!

Jeremy King, star of Scare Package, talks VHS heaven

"...Why does Aaron B. Koontz keep killing Jeremy King? "I lie awake..."

Oct. 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scare Package

Horror-comedy anthology pays tribute to the golden age of VHS

"...Directed by: Courtney Andujar, Hillary Andujar, Anthony Cousins, Emily Hagins, Aaron..."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Pale Door

Witches versus cowboys in the weird, weird West

"...Directed by: Aaron B. Koontz. Starring: Melora Walters, Zachary Knighton, Natasha..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge

Horror-comedy anthology has a mild case of sequelitis

"...Directed by: Alexandra Barreto, Anthony Cousins, Aaron B. Koontz, Jed Shepherd..."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Horror Anthology Comes Back Home for Other Worlds

Delivering a Scare Package

"...There are few things Aaron B. Koontz hates more than horror films that mock..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Building a Film Community at Renegade Studios

Austin filmmakers create a one-stop production space in Taylor

"...Before Aaron B. Koontz was a studio president, he was..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Horror Anthology Debuts on Shudder This Week

That Scare Package you ordered is here

"...give your new film its secret world streaming premiere. Aaron B. Koontz got that moment last Friday night when..."

June 19, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

What the Screen Actors and Writers Strikes Mean for Austin

Hopes of a bumper production year fade as unions fight for a fairer future for their members

"...If there's been a single defining image of the ongoing strikes hitting..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Emily Hagins Says Sorry About the Demon

Austin director teams with Shudder and local producers Paper Street

"...horror community has come together again for a new collaboration. Emily Hagins, director of My Sucky Teen Romance and..."

Aug. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Production: Something Evil at Brackenridge Hospital in Scare Package

Wrestler-turned-actor Dustin Runnels getting bloody for new anthology horror

"...Talk with Austin actor Dustin Runnels, and the conversation inevitably turns to professional wrestling, and the new wave of..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Four Austin Films to Watch in 2020

From cowboy horror to songs to save your life

"...at least two in production right now), it can be hard to keep track of all the locally made..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Linklater's Latest, Reality TV Taps Locals, and More Austin Film News

"...latest film is finally (almost) here. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, his adaptation of Maria Semple's novel about a teenager's..."

July 26, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: "The El Chupugcabra"

A monstrous comedy from the Scare Package team

"...of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated...."

June 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...the Austin-made anthology comedy-horror, will get its home town debut next month as part of the Other Worlds science..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pandemic Production: One Year Later ...

The Austin film and TV scene has come back strong, but can that return be sustained?

"...A year ago, the future looked bleak for the Austin film and TV scene. Production shut..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Scare Package Heading to Shudder

Austin-made horror anthology acquired by horror streamer

"...Get ready for a bloody surprise! Austin-carved horror anthology Scare Package is coming to..."

May 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker Emily Hagins Says Sorry About the Demon

Hagins brings her horror-comedy home for Other Worlds Film Festival

"...actor, a great production team, and a very special invisible cameo. They're all melded together in her new horror-comedy,..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...call it a lineup drop for a reason: South by Southwest Film and Television Festival has just added gaming..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

This Is Your Brain on Conspiracies As Duncan Hits Panic Fest

John Valley's comedy warns about ignoring conspiracy theorists

"...saying? If everyone's out to get you, you must be doing something right? That's kind of how Austin filmmaker..."

April 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are still some..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Return of the Revenge of the Final Girl in Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge

Zoe Graham and the new rules of horror in Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge

"...Chad's dead, baby. Or, at least he was at the end of..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Horror Crew Launch Bloodoath Filmmaker Consulting

Paper Street creatives join forces with genre experts

"...of making movies is not knowing who to ask about anything. Now veteran filmmakers and distribution experts, including many..."

Nov. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lucky McKee Heads to Paper Street for Old Man

Texas horror crew team up for new Stephen Lang thriller

"...Two big names of Texas indie horror are teaming up for..."

Nov. 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Scare Package

Join us for our live tweet-a-long of the horror-comedy tonight

"...locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. Comedy is better with a crowd, horror-comedy doubly so. And since we're..."

June 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Join Us When We Open a Scare Package

We're making space on the couch for you with this horror-comedy

"...The hilarious and bloody movie makes its debut on horror streaming service Shudder..."

June 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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