The Vicious Brothers

The Vicious Brothers are Canadian-American filmmakers Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz. They are best known for writing and directing the cult horror film Grave Encounters,^[1][2][3][4] and for writing and producing its sequel Grave Encounters 2.^[5][6] They also wrote and produced Extraterrestrial, which Minihan solo directed.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Colin Minihan
Born	(1985-05-18) May 18, 1985 (age 39) Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

Stuart Ortiz
Born	(1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 41) Orange County, California, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

In 2015, The Vicious Brothers had premiered their 15-part anime called Temple which was based on The Guest screenwriter Simon Barrett.^[11] In May of the same year, Minihan and Ortiz had announced that they were making Grave Encounters 3: The Beginning;^[12] however, it was quietly cancelled shortly after due to lack of public interest. In February 2020, a reboot of the 1998 slasher film Urban Legend was announced to be in development, with Minihan writing and directing.^[13]

Filmography

• 2011: Grave Encounters (writers/directors/editors)
• 2012: Grave Encounters 2 (writers/producers/editors)
• 2014: Extraterrestrial (writers, Minihan directing)
• 2017: It Stains the Sands Red (writers, Minihan directing)
• 2018: What Keeps You Alive (Minihan writing and directing)
• 2019: Spiral (Minihan writing and producing)
• 2021: Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (Documentary film, interview of both)^[14]
• 2024: Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire (Ortiz directing, writing and producing)
• TBA: Urban Legend (Minihan writing and directing)

Awards and nominations

Association	Notable work	Category	Result
Sitges Film Festival (2011)	Grave Encounters	Official Selection	Nominated
Tribeca Film Festival (2011)		N/A	Nominated
Bram Stoker International Film Festival (2011)		Best Director Award	Won