Paul Clemens and Brian Rohan in The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (2008)

The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (2008)

Brian Rohan in The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (2008)

Fay Kato in The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (2008)

Richard Gale accepts the Jury Prize for Best Short Film and the Audience Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea, for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.

Richard Gale greets fans after screening the Horribly Slow Murderer series. Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Brian Rohan and Richard Gale doing Q & A for Spoon Wars and The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon at Fantastic Fest, Austin, TX.

Brian Rohan and Richard Gale at the Gen Art Film Festival, Chicago screening of The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.

Brian Rohan, Richard Gale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Marc Webb at the Gen Art Film Festival, Chicago.  Gale's The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon screened together with Webb's (500) Days of Summer.

Richard Gale greets fans after screening  the Horribly Slow Murderer series.  Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Richard Gale doing Q & A after screening a feature length collection of his short films, joined by a fan in costume as the spoonkiller.  Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Brian Rohan and Richard Gale at Fantastic Fest, Austin, Texas.  Screening of The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon and Spoon Wars.

Richard Gale with fans of The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.  Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Richard Gale doing Q & A after screening a feature length collection of his short films.  Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea. The Horribly Slow Murderer won both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Festival.

Richard Gale shooting a scene for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon

Paul Clemens, Richard Gale, and Brian Rohan at the L.A. Comedy Shorts Festival.

The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon

Richard Gale accepts a Special Jury Prize from Tim League at Fantastic Fest for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.  At the Alamo Drafthouse, Austin, Texas.

Richard Gale at the Gen Art Chicago Film Festival.

Richard Gale's The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon won 14 film festival awards and was named Best Short Film of the Year by Rue Morgue Magazine.  The film developed a cult following, receiving over 32 million views on YouTube.

Richard Gale at the New Filmmakers Los Angeles screening of The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon 

Richard Gale takes questions from the audience at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles screening of The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.

Brian Rohan and Richard Gale at the Gen Art Film Festival, Chicago.



Richard Gale receives the Citizen's Choice (Audience) Award for Best Short Film at PiFan, the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon, South Korea. The Horribly Slow Murderer also won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film.

Richard Gale's souvenir spoon giveaway for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Richard Gale directing a scene for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.