Zero Untitled are officially members of the 2024-2025 British Puppet Guild! What does this mean for us? Well, with the events and workshops that the Guild hosts, we will have access to their cache of expertise, experts, and networks of international puppeteers! So, expect to see an improvement to our puppetry endeavors in the next year.

Bringing back our horror shorts from last year, the 2024 series of “Two Sentence Horror Stories” is now officially out! Three videos will be posted on our Tik Tok with links posted here. The project is under the direction of Daniel Rodriguez.

#1 – “Husband” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88cW7Ku

#2 – “Trunk” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88Kxa1j/

#3 – “Honey” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88Katmp/

There is a tale that has been passed down Zero Untitled lore about “the time Mike set his own face on fire” during a firebreathing show. The only problem is that no one filmed it and no one could recall which fire show it was… until now!

Delving into some Facebook memories revealed the clip! And in it you can hear the filmmaker, Patrick Garrett, say something like “Verderber told me to film this in case he set his face on fire… and then he did!” We don’t timestamp it so you can enjoy the same surprise that Mike did…

The official teaser trailer for HELLMOUTH has been released on social media and now on YouTube. Watch it above! The video was directed by Daniel Rodriguez.

Hey folks! We are adding an additional admission OPTION! For $15, there will be a NO TOUCH option. Meaning: the actors will NOT touch you, but they will still “act in your direction” and you might still be asked to participate in some no-contact activities or might get a BIT bumped (towards the end). We want you to still enjoy the experience!

Thus, for those choosing the NO TOUCH option, you will be given a glowstick to wear on your neck to convey to the actors in the dark that you are a NO TOUCH guest.

Interested in what all of this “Hellmouth” talk is about? Here is a hint below in the form of some rehearsal photos. Pictured are several cast with the crew filling in as surrogate audiences.

THOMPSON – Bailey Goodrich
LILLITH – Katherine Orozco-Verderber
STACY – Jo De Leon
BLAIR – Sally Guzman
DESMOND – Julio Martinez
JESS – Aubrey Gracia
DEV – Daniel Rodriguez
RILEY – Fabiola Joanis
HARLAN – Diego Trevino
BEATRIX – Emilia Gomez

(Extras TBA soon)

If you ever need to reach Zero Untitled, feel free to reach out to us on our social media platforms (Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram, etc), but the fastest way is through our email, which is checked daily: zero_untitled_films@yahoo.com
We hope to hear from you!

Our 167th production has premiered on YouTube today! “Rey of the Discarded” is a video short on pollution and the animal’s role in the ecosystem using rod puppetry from the point of view of a blue crab. It was filmed in June in several locations throughout the Caribbean: St. Thomas, St. Criox, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Cast and Crew:
Words Written and Performed by Julio Martinez, Direction and Puppeteering by Michael Verderber,
Camera and Scenography by Katherine Orozco-Verderber, Music by Down Chamber, and a huge technical thanks to Amber Badger!

UPDATE! Here is the newly released singular outtake we put out. A woman and her family interrupted the shoot by asking is questions; it was adorable. Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/BxfBZZlj63w?si=-5IGXTeh7vDSGWr7

Quick update! Our upcoming crab-puppet short film, code named “Short Crab”, has temporarily wrapped filming for now! We shot at four different Caribbean/Bahamas locations; St. Thomas, St. Criox, Puerto Rico, and Coco Cay. At present, the short utilizes all four locations and explores the beach life of a crab. Any additional beach footage will be shot in Corpus Christi, TX.