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Mario Cerrito

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Mario Cerrito III is a multi award winning horror filmmaker from New Jersey. His films have been critically acclaimed and popular all over the world.

His career started in 2013 with his first feature film DEADLY GAMBLE. The movie went on to be signed by Los Angeles based film studio and distribution company Cinema Epoch and was released to Cable Television, EPIX, Amazon Prime, Tubi and more.

In 2015, Cerrito wrote produced and directed THE LISTING, which won best feature film at the 2019 Horror News Film Festival. It was also represented by its distribution company, SGL Entertainment at Marche Du Film- Cannes Film Festival.

His latest franchise, HUMAN HIBACHI includes four films, Human Hibachi, Human Hibachi 2: Feast in the Forest and Human Hibachi: The Beginning (short film) and Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper (currently in production.) The first three films are all signed to the legendary Troma Entertainment and each went on to win the prestigious Best Film at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival in Atlantic City. The movies have sold in countries all over the world and DVD's can be found in physical media stores as far Japan and Australia.

Cerrito's career has been featured in top horror media and websites such as Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting, Dread Central, Horror Society, Horror News, Horror Fuel and more. He was listed in the HorrorNews.Nets list of top 10 independent horror filmmakers.



Cerrito and his family were featured on Travel Channel's reality show "Ghost Nation."
BornMarch 1, 1984
BornMarch 1, 1984
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Human Hibachi (2020)
    Human Hibachi
    2.9
    • Producer(as a different name)
    • 2020
    Human Hibachi 2 (2022)
    Human Hibachi 2
    6.5
    • Producer(as a different name)
    • 2022
    Human Hibachi: The Beginning (2023)
    Human Hibachi: The Beginning
    7.1
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2023
    The Listing (2017)
    The Listing
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Swine and Dine
      • associate producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • The House in the Pines
      • producer (as a different name)
      • Pre-production



    • Wall of Souls (2024)
      Wall of Souls
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Human Hibachi: The Beginning (2023)
      Human Hibachi: The Beginning
      7.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Human Hibachi 2 (2022)
      Human Hibachi 2
      6.5
      • executive producer (as a different name)
      • 2022
    • Human Hibachi (2020)
      Human Hibachi
      2.9
      • executive producer (as a different name)
      • 2020
    • Chase Street (2017)
      Chase Street
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer (as a different name)
      • 2020
    • Tony Devon, Brian O'Halloran, Brian Anthony Wilson, Corrie Graham, Adam Ratcliffe, and Sean McCurdy in Right Before Your Eyes (2019)
      Right Before Your Eyes
      7.0
      • associate producer
      • 2019
    • I Saw (2017)
      I Saw
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2017
    • #DrinkDriveDie (2017)
      #DrinkDriveDie
      Short
      • producer (as a different name)
      • 2017
    • The Listing (2017)
      The Listing
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • The Motion: Gooch's Journey (2016)
      The Motion: Gooch's Journey
      8.6
      • producer (as a different name)
      • 2016
    • Alayjah Watson, Elisha Jachetti, and Alexander Vorobyev in Variety (2016)
      Variety
      • co-producer
      • 2016
    • The Philly Offensive (2016)
      The Philly Offensive
      TV Series
      • executive producer (as a different name)
      • 2016
    • Rachel Mazzagatti in Arisen (2015)
      Arisen
      4.3
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Deadly Gamble (2015)
      Deadly Gamble
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • The Meatball
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2014

    Writer



    • Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper
      • Writer
      • Post-production
    • The House in the Pines
      • screenplay, story (as a different name)
      • Pre-production



    • Wall of Souls (2024)
      Wall of Souls
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Human Hibachi: The Beginning (2023)
      Human Hibachi: The Beginning
      7.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Human Hibachi 2 (2022)
      Human Hibachi 2
      6.5
      • Writer (as a different name)
      • 2022
    • Human Hibachi (2020)
      Human Hibachi
      2.9
      • Writer (as a different name)
      • 2020
    • #DrinkDriveDie (2017)
      #DrinkDriveDie
      Short
      • Writer (as a different name)
      • 2017
    • The Listing (2017)
      The Listing
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • The Philly Offensive (2016)
      The Philly Offensive
      TV Series
      • Writer (as a different name)
      • 2016
    • Deadly Gamble (2015)
      Deadly Gamble
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • The Meatball
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2014

    Director



    • Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • The House in the Pines
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Wall of Souls (2024)
      Wall of Souls
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Human Hibachi: The Beginning (2023)
      Human Hibachi: The Beginning
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Human Hibachi 2 (2022)
      Human Hibachi 2
      6.5
      • Director (as a different name)
      • 2022
    • Human Hibachi (2020)
      Human Hibachi
      2.9
      • Director (as a different name)
      • 2020
    • #DrinkDriveDie (2017)
      #DrinkDriveDie
      Short
      • Director (as a different name)
      • 2017
    • The Listing (2017)
      The Listing
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Philly Offensive (2016)
      The Philly Offensive
      TV Series
      • Director (as a different name)
      • 2016
    • Deadly Gamble (2015)
      Deadly Gamble
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2015

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    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • March 1, 1984
      • Audubon, New Jersey, USA

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