Wally Koz(1940-2006)

Wally Koz was the director and producer of the infamous shot-on-video psycho splatter item "555," which was one of a bunch of extremely low-budget, yet enjoyably crude and gory shot-on-video underground independent horror pictures made during the VHS boom of the mid to late 80s. "555" was made with the help of Wally's family and friends. It was shot and takes place in Koz's hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Koz decided to make "555" after watching countless other shoddy fright flicks and figured he could make his own movie that would be better than the other lesser fare being churned out by no-talent hacks. He had no prior filmmaking experience before doing this feature. Wally's wife Linda was an associate producer on the movie and also served as the first assistant director. Outside of this sole foray into filmmaking, Koz was a miner and gold prospector. Wally Koz died on January 1, 2006.