Investment type: Non-Managing Membership Units

$100 per Non-Managing Membership Unit | When you invest you are betting the company’s future value will exceed $207,000.

For investors, all of the adjusted gross profits* go to you first, before any producers, actors, director, etc, sees any returns. 

Once every investor has been paid back 120% of their investment,  then all net profits will be divided into two profit pools, each equal to 50%. One pool will be for investors to share pro-rata, pari passu with all other investors against the full budget of the film. The other pool will go to the producers (actors, director, writer, etc.).

This type of revenue sharing of profit will occur in perpetuity, potentially allowing returns for the next 20 or 30 years, or beyond. 

Minimum Investment: $100

Security Type: Non-Managing Membership Units
Round Size: Min: $10,000; Max: $107,000
Pre-recoupment: Investors will retain 100% of the Company’s ("CFBB Pictures, LLC") adjusted gross profits* up to the repayment amount of 100% of their investment, plus an additional 20% bonus, then a prorated share of 50% of remaining (net) profits.

Perks

$2,500 — If you invest $2,500, you will receive an ASSOCIATE PRODUCER credit in the film.

$5,000 — If you invest $5,000, you will receive a C0-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER credit in the film.

$10,000 — If you invest $10,000, you will receive a CO-PRODUCER credit in the film.

$25,000 — If you invest $25,000, you will receive an EXECUTIVE PRODUCER credit in the film.

$50,000 — If you invest $50,000, you will receive a PRODUCER credit in the film.

*All perks occur after the offering is completed.

For details on the bonus, please see the Offering Summary below.

or, "Everyone else is doing it... why aren't we?!?"

“Kill Giggles” is a story, a screenplay, and soon to be a feature film like no other. And yes, while many filmmakers may say that, especially within the realm of independent horror, we at Mad Ones Films actually mean it. Because everyone has seen and heard the stories and movies where the monsters and the serial killers either are or dress up like clowns to commit their mayhem, murder and misery.  

For instance, there have been: BOTH versions of It; BOTH versions of Halloween; 31; Clown; Stitches; Gacy; Amusement; 100 Tears; We All Scream for Ice Cream (Masters of Horror); American Horror Story: Freak Show; Killer Clowns from Outer Space; Killjoy; Clownhouse; All Hallows Eve; Prank; Vulgar; and Terrifier… and honestly, that's just to name a few.

Photo: Gingerclown 3-D (2013), Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), AHS: Freakshow (2014), It (2017), Vulgar (2000)

And that's where “Kill Giggles” comes in. Because what we are going to do is to take a timeless terror trope and turn it on its rainbow wig-covered head, by telling the tale of a serial killer OF clowns instead.

And that's where YOU come in!!! You see, we don't care if you've got more money than you know what to do with and you HATE clowns! It doesn’t bother us if you have fistfuls of cash and actually, for some very bizarre, LOVE clowns, because either way, we want YOU to join our circus! 

What it all boils down to is that we want to make this movie. We want to make this movie with you. And we want to make this movie NOW before anyone else gets an all too-similar idea. So… Let’s send in the clowns to die, shall we? 

“Kill Giggles” is the story of Tommy dos Santos, who wasn’t born a psychopath, but he wasn’t made a sociopath either. Tommy is something entirely new, and he’s walking his own path—a path that will run red with the blood of the foulest most fiendishly frightening creatures ever conceived by man: Clowns.

No longer do they have the starring role in our nightmares, it is now the clowns who are the prey, running for their lives from a killer who won’t stop until every single one of them is dead. As Tommy’s body count rises, he finds himself getting closer to what he thought was a ghost, the once great clown king known as “Giggles,” and wonders… If laughter can’t die, well, how about Giggles? 

“Kill Giggles.” It’s Hitchcock meets Kubrick: it’s horror, it’s thriller, it’s surreal psychological sensationalism. Honestly, it’s the trifecta of scary movies… and all to a circus soundtrack. Because while all the world may love a clown, no one ever said that it had to be alive.

To give investors and audience members a taste of the thrills and chills to come with the full feature, Mad Ones Films shot “Killing Giggles,” a proof-of-concept AWARD-WINNING extended first scene of the film to give a cinematic sense of the look and feel of the movie that we can make together!   (see the trailer below!) The proof-of-concept is reaching audiences far and wide on the film festival circuit and paving the way for the feature!

Also Known As, "the inmates running the cinematic asylum..."

Four beloved horror icon celebrities will be making appearances in Kill Giggles!!!

Okay. Let's get right down to the real nitty gritty.  You'll notice in the budget breakdown below that it is more than what we have listed for this round of funding. The reason for this is that we want this film to be trendsetting epic horror/thriller film. An original idea in a sea of remakes, reboots and recycled franchises. That being said, the budget needed to fully complete this film is $107,000.  That budget includes everything during the production (cast, crew, housing, food, transportation, props, locations, equipment, etc...) and post-production (editing, composing, coloring, mixing, etc...), as well as obtaining four named actors in the cast (one for the lead supporting role of Dr. Courtney Lee the psychologist, and three for smaller supporting roles).

Now all that being said, even if we make our ultimate stretch goal of $666,000 that's still a pretty low budget for a feature film, even an indie one. We honestly feel that it’s a goal that will allow us to make the best film that we can, while still stretching every single dollar as far as they will go. 

First goal: If we get the full $107,000, and there is still time on the campaign, we will expand the campaign and lessen the amount of the investments needed in the other areas. The more that we can get from this campaign, the more leverage and flexibility we have when dealing with the other methods.

Our stretch goal: If we are able to raise more funds than $107,000, we will use the additional funds and work with our sales agent to obtain additional named actors for the cast to increase the films projected profitability and exposure. 

Regardless of where this campaign ends up in its fundraising goal, it is important to note that every penny raised for this production will go towards making this film the best it can possibly be.

Simple, you'll get an equity stake in the company CFBB Pictures, LLC (as Non-Managing Membership Units, see Terms section). Its only purpose is to make and market the motion picture “Kill Giggles” and to derive revenue from that intellectual property. The revenue generated by this film (after expenses) will returned first to investors on said investment plus 20%, and then once paid back, as a profit sharing revenue stream forever.

Not to mention, you will be part of our killer crew! This will allow you to enjoy weekly updates and track your investment from the first table read through production, post, marketing, and sales. You'll be there to experience it all.

Horror movies are on the rise. If the recent success of movies like “It,” “Get Out,” “A Quiet Place,” or “It Follows” surprises you, well it shouldn't, because horror films have been among the the most bankable films, in terms of return on investment, in movie history. Scaring is a business and business will ALWAYS be good. 

Out of the 20 most profitable movies of all time, based on return on investment, 10 of them have been horror.  That's 50% of the movies that have returned the most money to their investors. 

Within the last few years, horror films have experienced a great surge at the box office, capturing a greater piece of the overall pie. One reason for this is the budgets for horror films tend to be much smaller versus other types of films. It won't capture the giant headlines of the latest Marvel movie, but it doesn't have to. A typical studio movie will have a 200-million-dollar budget with at least that much on top for marketing costs.  It would need $400 million just to break even! With "Kill Giggles,” however, its performance level can be much lower while still returning a higher percentage to you. 

Another reason is that we believe horror fans have a real appetite for independent horror films. And original horror ideas—not remakes of reboots of recycled franchises—are even hotter right now. Horror movies are not only Oscar contenders nowadays, but Oscar winners as well. Clearly movie audiences are ready to be frightened and delighted at the movies again—no matter how, or where, that movie is viewed. 

Movies like “Blair Witch,” “Paranormal Activity,” “The Babadook,” “It Follows,” and “A Quiet Place” were produced outside the studio system, but because of horror fans seeking out these lower budget and often independently-produced films, they were able to get a mass release for maximum dollars.

We wish that we could lay out a definitive hard number that you could bank on, but as with a lot of investments, there are too many factors in order for us to speculate. We can say that given the trends of modern horror films in the market in general, and the modestness of the budget that we are asking for, that we look to be in a good situation.

For investors, all of the adjusted gross profits will go to you first, before any producers, actors, director, etc, see any returns. 

Once every investor has been paid back 120% of their investment, then all net profits will be divided into two profit pools, each equal to 50%. One pool will be for investors to share pro-rata, pari passu with all other investors against the full budget of the film. The other pool will go to the producers (actors, director, writer, etc.). This type of revenue sharing of profit will occur in perpetuity, potentially allowing returns for the next 20 or 30 years, or beyond.

We'll be completely honest with you... investors are the lifeblood of independent films. Without the faith and the funds of investors, none of the movie magic can happen. So that's why, in addition to making a fantastic film that will add something NEW to the horror genre, our number one objective is to pay back our investors. The reason is simple, although CFBB PICTURES, LLC only exists to make this one film, this is NOT the only film we plan on making. There are so many more stories that we want to tell, and if we want to do that, then alienating investors is not going to get us anywhere. We are hoping to establish a relationship that will be mutually beneficial for years to come, because we have such sights to show the world!

As for competition, we are quite confident that no one has ever made a character-driven horror film like Kill Giggles before... EVER. Many of the horror films produced today are ghost or demon related, and use an abundance of CGI in order to generate its concept AND its scares. Not to mention that the characters are often two-dimensional and forgettable. The "old school" method of an engaging story, with characters that the audience cares about, is something seemingly relegated to the classic horror films that everyone remembers. We believe OUR story fits into that exact same niche.

Currently, we are looking at shooting entirely in North Carolina, predominantly around the Piedmont Triad area. Since we are centrally located in Greensboro, this gives us the ability to use our network and connections to hire locally, while still getting the best talent on both sides of the camera.

It will be rated "R."

We estimate approximately 21 days of principal filming, and 3-6 months of post-production after that.