Editing David Ellefson (section)

===Ellefson Films===
In May 2019 Ellefson along with business partner [[Thom Hazaert]] formed Ellefson Films and are producing the upcoming found footage horror film [[Dwellers (film)|Dwellers]]; written, directed by, and starring [[Drew Fortier]] with [[James L. Edwards (actor)|James L. Edwards]] and Douglas Esper co-starring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-bassist-david-ellefson-to-produce-horror-film-dwellers/|title=Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson To Produce Horror Film 'Dwellers'|date=May 31, 2019|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> On top of producing the project, Ellefson and Hazaert will also be appearing in the film as featured cameos.

A 50 second teaser trailer for the film was released in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/ekm-has-seen-the-first-teaser-trailer-for-dwellers-82468/|title=ekm Has Seen the First Teaser Trailer for Dweller!|website=Aint It Cool News|language=en|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001055354/https://www.aintitcool.com/ekm-has-seen-the-first-teaser-trailer-for-dwellers-82468/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ellefson Films held a Q&A panel at [[Rue Morgue (magazine)|Rue Morgue]]'s annual Frightmare in the Falls horror convention to speak about Dwellers, which is intended to be released in 2020 through film festival showings eventually leading to digital and physical distribution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/see-first-trailer-for-david-ellefson-produced-horror-film-dwellers/|title=See First Trailer For David Ellefson-Produced Horror Film 'Dwellers'|date=November 15, 2019|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref> During the panel Ellefson along with Drew Fortier revealed that Dwellers is a gritty found footage horror film with the story being told as a documentary gone severely wrong drawing influences from such films as ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' (1999) and ''[[C.H.U.D.]]'' (1984) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3594250/trailer-dwellers-produced-megadeths-david-ellefson-video/|title=Trailer for 'Dwellers', Produced by Megadeth's David Ellefson [Video]|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=November 15, 2019|website=Bloody Disgusting!|language=en-US|access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>

In November 2019, the full trailer for Dwellers was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/video/megadeth-bassist-david-ellefson-posts-trailer-from-his-new-horror-movie-dwellers|title=Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson Posts Trailer From His New Horror Movie Dwellers|website=Metal Injection|date=November 17, 2019 |access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>

The film was released October 12, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2021 |title=DWELLERS, AWARD WINNING FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR FILM, Now Available for PRE-ORDER |url=https://horrornews.net/168968/dwellers-award-winning-found-footage-horror-film-now-available-for-pre-order/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}</ref>