Laney/Novice Productions

Background: Laney/Novice Productions is a production company ran by producers Lily Laney and Frank Novice, dedicated to the Terror Tales film series.

1st Logo

(1992)

Logo: We see rapid cuts to random words and images (not unlike what you may see at the end of a 16mm film), one of them being the company logo consisting of a rectangle with the top half darkened (it's meant to represent an abstract "LN"), and the name "LANEY/NOVICE productions" below it.

FX/SFX: Essentially cutting to stock footage, with some fading effects.

Music/Sounds: Muffled feedback, which is comparable to the sounds you hear when you activate a film projector. Later it also includes radio interference sounds.

Availability: Seen onTerror Tales.

2nd Logo

(1992-2002)

Logo: Basically an in-credit logo reading "A Laney/Novice Production"

FX/SFX: None, as it's an in-credit logo.

Music/Sounds: The opening/closing theme of the movie.

Availability: Seen at the start and end of all four Terror Tales movies. This also substitutes for a standard logo on Terror Tales II to account for the large number of logos at the beginning.

3rd Logo

(1996-2000)

Logo: We see a crudely-drawn animation with depictions of Laney and Novice in a dining room. Laney is holding a pot that's on fire and Novice is screaming "NOT AGAIN!" in anger. The company name is on top in a black bar.

FX/SFX: Intentionally crude animation.

Music/Sounds: The aforementioned quote.

Availability: Appeared on the Terror Tales TV series and the pilot for The Halloween Kids. This doesn't appear on later episodes of the latter.

4th Logo

(1999)

Logo: An ovular iris forms, revealing a dimly lit red/yellow/blue/violet gradient background. Silhouettes of rocking horses, filmstrips and stars fly by as the logo from before flies in piece by piece. The background crossfades and the background is now visible through the top right corner of the logo. The company name appears below.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds:A dramatic-sounding soothing string/piano theme.

Availability: Seen on Terror Tales III.

5th Logo

(2002)

Logo: Against a saturated red skyline, we see a blue horizon with a split white pathway. A female silhouette walks down the path and stops at the fork in the path. A man approaches her and takes her hand. The two venture down the opposing ways together as black thunderclouds appear. Lightning hits their hands as the logo becomes encased in a box. The company name appears below in a black Sans Serif font as the background turns light grey.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Terror Tales IV.