Menacing clown in Jay Woelfel's 'Closed for the Season' It’s that time of year again! Time to ask another horde of hungry horror filmmakers five horrific questions about the genre and why we like to have our pants scared off. Kicking off our second annual fearful feature is Jay Woelfel . The writer, director, producer and Columbus , Ohio , native is well known for his creature features, including the scary tale mentioned in our headline, Closed for the Season . The film was shot on location at an abandoned amusement park in Chippewa Lake , Ohio , and based on folklore about the spooky setting. While Woelfel has produced his fair share of horror films – Season of Darkness, Live Evil, Ghost Lake and Unseen Evil – he has also produced and directed crime dramas, war films and a SF convention fan-favorite, Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming . He won the Interactive Academy Award for Best Documentary for his Titanic , narrated by Patrick Stewart. The O...
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