Ghost Turd

Australia  | 2018 | 15 minutes  | Director: Charles Ward 

Ghost Turd is a harrowing tale set during a stormy winters night. Three young friends sit in a bedroom sharing horror stories when suddenly their evening is interrupted by a strange, old man who knows the most terrifying story of them all, the tale of Ghost Turd. 

The man tells the boys 3 chilling tales of the Ghost Turd each more brutal and horrendous than the last. 

The night comes to a climactic end, when the lines between what is fact and what is fiction are blurred and Ghost Turd rears its ugly head into the boys bedroom for some retribution.

Director Charlie Ward goes by the alias of Cheese Whiskers when he directs for Magnetizer, a production company that is based in Melbourne, Australia. His work varies tapping into different genres but he has a strong penchant for directing comedy. He has directed short films, commercials, high end branded content and music videos. ‘Star Struck’ his first foray into the world of shorts was about a young boy navigating his way through life as an outcast of society due to being disfigured by a meteorite lodging itself in his cranium. People described it as ‘The Castle’ (an Australiana comedy) meets a Wes Anderson film. It won the audience award at the Indiana Short Film Festival 2013, was nominated for best short at MUFF 2013 and was selected to screen at several festivals all around the world. That was 6 years ago. Since then he has worked on bigger, more exciting projects and was one of 4 Australian entries to make the top 50 in the final year of Doritos ‘Crash The Superbowl’ competition which had over 4,500 entries worldwide. He is currently working on several feature scripts and series along with building his co-owned production company with business partner Andrew Wood.