Forbidden Pictures is a Maryland based independent film company who's primary (but not exclusive) work is based on the scripts and stories written by company CEO, JimmyO Burril. With the cult success of FP's second feature film, Chainsaw Sally, the company and it's founders have become more established and respected in the horror world. With the support of such horror and independent royalty as Herschell Gordon Lewis, Gunnar Hanson, Debbie Rochon, and others, Forbidden Pictures continues to make modest budget films for an audience that is ready for something original, new, fun, and not just another Hollywood money sopping, CGI laden remake of their favorite films. Also, it is the continued effort of writer JimmyO to give the audience smart, well developed and most of all likeable characters for them associate with while watching the story. Forbidden pictures has many exciting new projects coming up, and will continue to follow the path that they love.

WHO IS?

JimmyO Burril - CEO / writer / director / producer / editor / art design / marketing / web master

April Monique Burril - actress / artist / dancer / singer / costume designer / props

Shawn Jones - cinematographer / producer / editor / asst. director

Jeff Meek - producer / business manager

Forbidden Family - Katie Taylor, Lilli Burril, Mary Capley, Jackie Cast, Rio Lacour & Joey,
Nicolette Le Faye, Azman Toy, D-Day Madcox & Nurse Hatchet

HISTORY

Originally started as JAMO in 1994, the theater company was a vehicle for the works of it's founders, writer JimmyO Burril and composer James Taylor in Biloxi Mississippi. The team had started by writing two children's musicals, Jungle, a campy take off from The Jungle Book, and The Milky Way Mars, and Other Candy Bars. The two founders along with their quickly growing cast and crew had a nice little success on a local level with their musicals, but wanted to do something more for their age. With JimmyO's passion for horror and Halloween, he took it upon himself to write a musical haunted house that would lament some of his favorite classic horror films. Soon, in October of 1996 Silver Scream was brought to the stage live, in glorious black and white. The show became a local sensation, and continued to play even thought JimmyO had moved to Maryland, leaving James to head "JamO South."

Once in Maryland Jimmy continued with a whole new group of performers which now included his sister, Katie Hutchinson who would choreograph, and wife to be, dancer / singer- April Wetherell. For several years Silver Scream was performed along with Milky way Mars, and Attack of the Killer Space Vultures from Planet X. The shows went well, even though there was little to no money to put into them. Laboring under the motto "Always turn your liabilities into assets" the group started purposely making sets and costumes look cheap, as a campy way to play up the B-horror flicks they were portraying. More importantly, Jimmy and April decided to create someone who would forever change their lives.

The knew that Scream was geared to a younger audience, but it was almost impossible to get the correct age horror fan to give it listen due to the stigma of the term "musical." So, they added a little bit punk rock, a little Elvira, a little Tank Girl, and a little Freddy Kruger... all wrapped up in a cute Bettie Page-ish slasher chick and Viola'- they had their very own horror hostess aptly called, Chainsaw Sally. Jimmy came up with the name and put words in her mouth, but April was the embodiment of Sally. They made a web site, and started pushing Silver Scream. In no time, the Chainsaw Sally site had far surpassed the Silver Scream site in traffic... which was fine, but not really what was intended... at first.

Jimmy, frustrated at trying to get more recognition for Silver Scream, was talked into making a no budget film of the stage show, by Justin Alvarez, one of his leading stage actors. Jimmy really didn't know much about film making, but it sounded like fun, so, perhaps this way, a good video could be made to use as a demo of the show. Almost a year past with the JamO group shooting and recording when they could on weekends, after work, or just when and where they could. Finally, the movie was complete. A trailer was made and hosted by April as Chainsaw Sally and off they went to screen at conventions, festivals, where ever they could.