Tyler Gillett is originally from Flagstaff, AZ and a graduate of the University of Arizona.
Chad Villella is originally from Punxsutawney, PA. He is a graduate of Mercyhurst College and an original member of the Center for Information Research Analysis And Training (CIRAT).
Film
V/H/S
The Radio Silence segment of V/H/S titled 10/31/98 is set on Halloween as a group of friends go in search for a Halloween party. According to an interview with Complex, Radio Silence was brought into the V/H/S fold after producer Brad Miska saw Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly. Their segment was shot over four days around Los Angeles in August 2011.
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The film was purchased at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival by Magnolia Pictures for slightly over $1 million.[7]Limited theatrical release began October 5, 2012 in the United States and November 1, 2012 in Argentina. It was released onto DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download on December 4, 2012, and a limited edition VHS version was released on February 5, 2013.
Devil's Due
In 2014, the group's horror film Devil's Due was released on January 17, 2014, by 20th Century Fox. Made for $7 million, the film went on to gross $36.9 million. Director Eli Roth was vocal in his support of the film and in a series of posts on his official Twitter account, wrote "Don't pre-judge Devil's Due because Rosemary's Baby is a 'holy grail' movie. It's so smart, creative, inventive, and fun. Very very scary. The guys at Radio Silence killed it. Devil's Due is a legit scary, smart, horror film. So many awesome scenes. I loved it."[8][9] Scott Weinberg of Fearnet described the film as "a darkly passionate homage to Rosemary's Baby, the similarities are both intentional and affectionate."[10]
Southbound
Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016.[11]The New York Times' Neil Genzlinger gave the film a positive review and wrote "Its five segments do what they're supposed to do—unsettle you—but as a bonus, they also leave you wanting more. These are fragments more than complete stories, and the incompleteness is its own kind of creepiness. The filmmakers aren't after tidy tales, neatly connected and concluded. They know that the human mind finds loose ends unnerving." Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, who wrote that "It's one of the smartest and scariest movies in recent memory"[12][13] and Rolling Stone's David Ehrlich wrote that the movie was "Like episodes of Twilight Zone that a baked Rod Serling might have written after watching Carnival of Souls, these chapters are eerie to the extreme, and seedy enough to make you feel like you're watching something you were never meant to see. It gets under your skin because it knows there's nothing scarier than realizing that—no matter how far you drive—the evil in your rearview mirror is always closer than it appears."[14]
Phobias is a 2021 anthology horror film which was executive produced by Radio Silence and was released on March 19, 2021 by Vertical Entertainment.[17]
V/H/S/94
In June 2020, it was announced that a reboot of the V/H/S franchise was in development, with a fourth installment titled V/H/S/94.[18] The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2021.[19] The film was released on Shudder on October 6, 2021.
Scream (2022)
In March 2020, it was announced that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett would direct and Chad Villella would executive produce the fifth installment of the Scream franchise and that the film was currently in development.[20][21] In June 2020, Variety reported that the film was set to be distributed by Paramount Pictures.[22] The film was released on January 14, 2022.[23]
V/H/S/99
V/H/S/99 is a 2022 anthology horror film which is co-produced by Radio Silence and was released on October 20, 2022 by Shudder.[24]
Scream VI
Scream VI, a sequel to the 2022 film was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures.[25]
V/H/S/85
V/H/S/85 is a 2023 anthology horror film which was produced by Radio Silence and was released on October 6, 2023 by Shudder.[26]
Escape from New York
On November 17, 2022, it was revealed that Radio Silence would be directing a sequel to Escape from New York, with Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, and Radio Silence producing, and John Carpenter serving as an executive producer. The film will be released by 20th Century Studios. [27] In early 2024, the filmmakers confirmed they were no longer involved in the project. [28]
On Halloween 2016, the trio premiered their first podcast titled The Crawl with Radio Silence described as "In-depth conversations with film and TV artists of all stripes for a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most interesting and overlooked careers in entertainment." The Crawl is co-hosted by Thom Newell, and recorded & edited by Anselm Kennedy. [31]