The Asylum

Background
The Asylum is an American independent film company and distributor that focuses on producing low-budget, direct-to-video films. The company is notorious for producing titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, often using film titles and scripts very similar to those of current blockbusters in order to lure customers. These titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press. Its titles are distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, GT Media, and as of 2015, Cinedigm. The studio has created a lot of films such as the Sharknado films, Izzie's Way Home, Trolland, CarGo (2017), Homeward, and the Syfy original series Z Nation.

(April 27, 2004-)
Logo: On a black background, we see a door. The door opens and a shadow casts on the floor. "THE ASYLUM" (with "THE" having an underline) in a grungy font zooms out.

Variant: On most films, the logo is still and in a white rectangle.

Technique: The door and the text.

Music/Sounds: A chainsaw sound and some other scary sound effects. The still version is silent.

Availability: Current and common. Seen on films made by them starting with the home media release of King of the Ants. The still version is far more common than the animated version, and can be seen on Titanic 666, among others.