the Vicious Brothers

{{Short description|Canadian/American film directors}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Colin Minihan

|image =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|18}}

|birth_place = Canada

|occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

|nationality = Canadian}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Stuart Ortiz

|image =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|20}}

|birth_place = Orange County, California, United States

|nationality = American

|occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

}}

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,{{cite web|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2011/08/interview-the-vicious-brothers-on-creating-their-grave-encounters.html|author=Charles Webb|title=Interview: The Vicious Brothers on Creating Their Grave Encounters|date=August 23, 2011|accessdate=March 1, 2019|website=Screen Anarchy}}{{cite web|author=Perri Nemiroff|date=May 1, 2011|publisher=CinemaBlend|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Tribeca-Video-Interview-Grave-Encounters-Writer-Directors-Vicious-Brothers-24476.html|title=Tribeca Video Interview: Grave Encounters Writer-Directors The Vicious Brothers|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://moveablefest.com/grave-encounters-vicious-brothers-interview/|title=Interview: The Vicious Brothers on "Grave Encounters," Shooting in a Psych Ward, and Making Scares Unreal|author=Stephen Saito|website=moveablefest.com|date=August 17, 2011|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}{{cite news|date=September 8, 2011|accessdate=March 1, 2019|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/movies/grave-encounters-review.html|author=Jeannettte Catsoulis|title=There's Something Odd About This Hospital|work=The New York Times}} and for writing and producing its sequel Grave Encounters 2.{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/exclusive-the-vicious-brothers-talk-grave-encounters-2/|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Vicious Brothers Talk Grave Encounters 2|author=B. Alan Orange|website=MovieWeb|date=October 12, 2012|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2627002/interview-the-vicious-brothers-return-to-the-asylum-with-grave-encounters-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024806/http://www.mtv.com/news/2627002/interview-the-vicious-brothers-return-to-the-asylum-with-grave-encounters-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2019|author=Charles Webb|title=Interview: The Vicious Brothers Return To The Asylum With 'Grave Encounters 2'|publisher=MTV|date=October 24, 2012|accessdate=March 1, 2019}} They also wrote and produced Extraterrestrial, which Minihan solo directed.{{cite news|url=https://dailydead.com/exclusive-the-vicious-brothers-talk-extraterrestrial-grave-encounters-3/|author=Derek Anderson|title=Exclusive: The Vicious Brothers Talk EXTRATERRESTRIAL, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 3|work=Daily Dead|date=May 12, 2015|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}{{cite magazine|author=Dennis Harvey|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-extraterrestrial-1201360536/|title=Film Review: 'Extraterrestrial'|magazine=Variety|date=November 20, 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/02/extraterrestrial-review-vicious-brothers-colin-minihan|author=Jonathan Romney|title=Extraterrestrial review – 'extra-terrible'|work=The Observer/The Guardian|date=November 1, 2014|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}{{cite news|author=Brad Miska|date=September 16, 2014|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3312882/elevated-extraterrestrial-poster-exclusive/|title=Elevated 'Extraterrestrial' Poster (Exclusive)|website=Bloody Disgusting|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}

In 2015, The Vicious Brothers had premiered their 15-part anime called Temple which was based on The Guest screenwriter Simon Barrett.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/vicious-brothers-helm-horror-thriller-811277|title=Vicious Brothers to Helm Horror-Thriller 'Temple' From 'The Guest' Writer (Exclusive)|author=Rebecca Ford|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 27, 2015|accessdate=March 1, 2019}} In May of the same year, Minihan and Ortiz had announced that they were making Grave Encounters 3: The Beginning;{{cite news|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2015/08/20/the-vicious-brothers-announce-completion-of-grave-encounters-3-script/|author=Michael DeFellipo|title=The Vicious Brothers Announce Completion of "Grave Encounters 3" Script.|publisher=Horror Society|date=August 20, 2015|accessdate=March 1, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3604232/screen-gems-making-new-urban-legend-digital-age/|title=Screen Gems is Making a New 'Urban Legend' for the Digital Age|work=Bloody Disgusting|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=February 10, 2020|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}