Last night, my husband and I went to a local screening of HeBGB TV. The movie was written and directed by three guys in nearby Lancaster, PA. It has been making the film festival rounds and we were lucky enough to live close to a screening.

A multidimensional cable box, HeBGB TV, has been appearing in stores and houses all over the world. The Purple Guy (Jake McCellan) appears in the house of a brother and sister to convince them to watch HeBGB TV. Together, they watch all of the weird and wonderful shows on the strange cable box.

My husband is a big fan of cheesy, campy horror movies. That is definitely where HeBGB TV falls. It isn’t the scariest movie on the block. Nor is it the goriest. However, it is a ton of fun with some awesome special effects thrown in. Our favorite bits were “Monster Girl,” “Fang,” “Candy Corn,” and “The Night Snacker.” There are some other funny bits throughout the movie but those were the ones we liked the best. Your mileage may vary.

While the movie is quite funny, I was most impressed by the fact that a majority of the movie was created by three men - Adam Lenhart, Eric Griffin, and Jake McClellan. All three of the contributed to the writing, directing, and producing but Griffin handled a lot of the cinematography and editing, while Lenhart did the stop motion/animation/special effects and McClellan did the lion’s share of the acting. Yes, there were another handful of actors and some more help with the animation/graphics. But a majority of the movie was just these three men. That is very impressive.

There are a few more screenings listed on their website. If there is a screening near you, go check it out. Especially if you are lucky enough to see McClellan bring a character to life on the stage. We got to see him as Doctor Knucklehead, as well as listen to a Q&A after the movie with the creators. It was eye-opening. I hope that they get the chance to expand on some of the characters in HeBGB TV. It would be awesome to see more of them.