Peg fixes her mom’s old VHS camcorder and becomes obsessed. Then she loses her job. Instead of looking for a new one, she starts noticing something strange about her roommate, Barbara — blood in the trash, late-night walks, unsettling hobbies. She enlists her brother Jessup to help investigate, and I Got Them Pegged is born.
In Episode 1: Something Strange on the Lease, the siblings suspect they may be living with a serial killer. Or maybe they’re just catastrophically bored. Either way, the camera’s rolling.
I Got Them Pegged is a DIY found-footage mystery series built like a stack of cursed VHS tapes. Each episode is its own lo-fi genre riff — sometimes spooky, sometimes ridiculous, always heartfelt. This is the one that started it all.
Director Statement
I made this series because I missed the kind of creative freedom we had as kids: when you’d grab your mom’s camcorder, make up a movie on the spot, and somehow end up with something magic.
I Got Them Pegged is a DIY found-footage comedy with real emotional roots. Every episode is filmed on VHS, edited in-camera, and performed with total commitment to the bit. It’s about mystery, memory, and making something with what you’ve got — and believing in it completely.
Bio
John Strelec is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Originally from small-town Colorado, his work blends grounded character storytelling with playful genre twists. He writes, directs, and stars in I Got Them Pegged, a no-budget web series shot on VHS that recently received praise from Lunchmeat VHS and other analog media communities.
Starring: Jeni Reed (Peg), John Strelec (Jessup)
Camera, Sound, Editing, and Music: John Strelec
Thanks: Mom’s camcorder, weird neighbors, VHS tapes, and everyone who ever pointed a camera at something just to see what would happen
Pebbles Underground is focused on showcasing and promoting experimental, avant-garde, underground, and no-to-low budget projects by artist-humans from all over the world. Absurd, uncanny, witty, humorous, slow-video – all are welcomed, and loved.
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