Portfolio of Past Work
Here you will find links, information, and archives from past projects. For information about past commercial work, visit Chelsea Pictures.
Freaky Links - January 2000 - February 2001
Freakylinks.com was the online half of the dual television/Web story of webmaster Derek Barnes and his explorations into the strange and bizarre. The site concept was created by Gregg Hale and David Goyer, (Blade: Trinity). Derek was played online by writer Brian Cain, and the web development was handled by GMD Studios.
Freakylinks.com was a storytelling experience of its own, mixing together real accounts of the paranormal with stories inspired by Fortean events and legends, all told through the personal voice and experiences of Derek. Launched in Jaunary 2000, more then eight months before the television series itself debuted in October 2000, Freakylinks.com brought a rich interactive environment to the Web audience, including an extremely active community experience, downloadable toys & gizmos and real interactions with Derek, Lan and the crew. More than just Freakylinks.com, the Freakylinks web universe included such sites as Occultresearch.com, Gunter Mahlberg’s Acquire-GM.com, Derek’s competitor Stu Carmichael and his Creepyclicks.com site, and the email enigma of Who.ky.
Three months before the series debuted on television, Freakylinks.com had already appeared above the 3,000-spot on PC Data’s rankings of the most popular sites on the Web, reaching over 325,000 unique people in July of 2000 while still maintaining amazing “stick times” of nearly 32 minutes per session.
When Fox Television canceled the series (and thus, the website) in February 2001, the Freakylinks community was an amazingly vibrant alternate universe. Some fans described the closing of the website as “the death of a friend,” while others organized fan efforts to save the show and the website.
Click here to surf the freakylinks.com archive.
Visit the Haxan Forum to discuss Freakylinks with the creators and fans.
Check back soon for more archives from past Haxan Films projects, including archives from Heart of Love and The Blair Witch Project.
Visit Woods Movie for a complete behind the scenes experience into our making of The Blair Witch Project.