As Creative Director of Greensboro, NC's straight jacket-tested/doctor-approved Mad Ones Films, Jaysen Buterin has devoted himself to showing the unbridled kaleidoscopic creativity just waiting to be unleashed when the inmates are finally allowed to run the cinematic asylum. Since 2006, he has specialised in creating character-focused, dialogue-driven genre-juggling independent short films including everything from Faustian rock & roll thrillers ("The Devil's Tramping Ground") to dark deadly comedies ("The Decapitator") to femme fatale fantasy ("Flipper Stripper Vixens at the Inferno A-Go-Go!") and more! Buterin spent four years writing, directing and masterminding the epic short film trilogy, "The Gospel According to Booze, Bullets & Hot Pink Jesus." Initially released as three separate short films - allowing viewers to literally watch the movie as it was being made - this multiple award-winning set of sinful stories is a "Twilight Zone meets Tarantino" thrill ride, a Shakespearean spaghetti western that will serenade your brain and ride off into the sunset with your heart. Once the HPJ Trilogy was completed, Jaysen turned his attention to a full slate of projects both behind, and in front of, the camera. Having filmed supporting roles in Brett Mullen's Italian-style zombie splatter film, "Bombshell Bloodbath" and the end of the world killer comedy, "Fix It In Post," from Adrenalin Productions, Jaysen also acted alongside the legendary Judith O'Dea in Matt Cloude's reimagining of the cult classic, "Night of the Living Dead: Genesis." He's also been seen onscreen in award-winning short films such as "Knob Goblins," "Loop," "Born Again," "Mama's Boy" and "Identity Thieves," just to name a few. More comfortable behind the camera, Buterin jumped back in the writer/director's chair for his next four award-winning projects. The terrifying tale of revenge from beyond the grave known "Between Hell and a Hard Place," was followed by the thrilling and chilling short, "Don't Let the Light In." After that was the sinister short film, "The Corner," which showed that sometimes, just sometimes, home is where the horror is! He's currently in pre-production on his very first feature-length film, the coulrophobia-courting/clown killing goodness of "Kill Giggles."
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, director, producer and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Jaysen P. Buterin's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Snake (segment: Knob Goblins) in Watch If You Dare (2018)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jaysen P. Buterin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jaysen P. Buterin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Echoes from the Void (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Emotional Support Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
I Slay On Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Hicksorcists(2022)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
HorrorTales.666 Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Kill Giggles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Department 666 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Hellarious(2019)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
It's Here(2019)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Strange Events 2(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all filmsThe Devil's Lettuce 2: Edible Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Watch If You Dare(2018)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Mama's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Skip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Born Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Monster X(2017)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Hybrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Don't Let the Light In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Knob Goblins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Fix It In Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Orbs: They Are Among Us(2013)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Loop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.
How do Jaysen P. Buterin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jaysen P. Buterin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jaysen P. Buterin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Gore shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Tom GoreShared titles: The Hicksorcists (2022), Strange Events 2 (2019), Watch If You Dare (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Gore
Editors
- Jesse H. KnightShared titles: Strange Events 2 (2019), Orbs: They Are Among Us (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jesse H. Knight
Producers
- Evan TramelShared titles: Watch If You Dare (2018), Monster X (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Evan Tramel