About Long Monsters

On Saturday 17 October 2026, LTC Stages Academy’s Zombie Film Lab (Longmont Theatre Company) took over Longmont Public Media. It sold out. Young actors in candy-coloured zombie makeup spent the afternoon learning how a film really gets made: slates and claps, wides and close-ups, “quiet on set!”, and a lot of shuffling.

Breaking news… reports are coming in tonight from around the world of a strange new virus affecting children this Halloween… those who consume the most may experience the most disturbing symptom of all. They may turn into little monsters.

The story

A TV news anchor (Erica) reads the breaking news, nibbles the candy on her desk, and dozes off. She wakes up in black and white. The studio is dark, and from the hallway to the control room, the podcast booth and the green screen, the zombie kids shuffle after her, a little faster each time, until she bursts out the door into the park and runs.

Why “Long Monsters”?

Longmont, plus monsters. A people group of our own, and the thing we’re developing together. It’s a project of developing.coop.

Cast & crew

Directed by Christopher. Erica as the news anchor. The Stages Academy kids as the little monsters. Asher on the clapboard. Jo helping on set. Chris (Hippie Hacker) on sound and as “old gaffer”. Organised by Heather May, Longmont Theatre Company. Thank you, Longmont Public Media!

Join us

Photos of the kids, the files from the shoot, and updates are for members: families, friends and crew. Joining is free; just your email.

Questions? longmonster@developing.coop