Mario Cerrito III (born March 1, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer, producer and actor most closely associated with the horror genre.

The film was released through national cable television outlets in 2015 as well as EPIX, Tubi and Amazon Prime Video.

[30][29] The film was later acquired by distribution company Invincible Entertainment and released to various video on demand platforms in 2022.

[40] In 2023, Cerrito produced and directed the short film and third installment, Human Hibachi: The Beginning.

[41][42][43][44][45] Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper the fourth installment was announced in August 2024 and is set to be produced in the winter of 2025.

[46][47][48][49][50][51] Cerrito wrote and produced The House in the Pines featuring Mick Strawn as Director and Joe Nicolo from Butcher Bros. as composer.

Paranormal investigator Jason Hawes and his crew visited Cerrito's house and the program aired in October 2019.

[63][64][65][66][67][68][69] Cerrito wrote a book in 2013 called "Chasin' Brandy: An Extraordinary Tale of Puppy Love.

[72][73] Cerrito was invited to speak to the communication students about filmmaking at his alma mater Woodstown High School in 2014.

[74] In 2016, Cerrito visited a sick seven-year-old boy with mitochondrial disease at Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.

The video showed the dangers of drinking and driving in dramatic fashion to help kids make better decisions.

[76][77] In 2019 while at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Cerrito was at the scene of professional volleyball player Eric Zaun's death.