House of White Spiders

Once upon a time, Stephen and his girlfriend Jessica were in love with life and each other, without a single care in the world. But things have changed. Their cramped city apartment has become something of a tomb--confining and claustrophobic. Stephen’s artwork is no longer sought after, causing him to descend slowly into the pits of despair, leaving Jessica to be the sole provider in their relationship, working as a waitress. Not able to sleep with thoughts of mounting bills and threats of eviction, Stephen’s only escape is in the world of old horror movies with the hopes that they might inspire a successfully unique concept for his work.

Jessica is simply tired, overworked, and finding it increasingly difficult to deal with her boyfriend’s frequent bouts of depression, even though she has the emotional support of her best friend and co-worker Lindsey.

But these two young people are not completely overlooked; they are lovingly watched over by their downstairs neighbor Mrs. Thomas, a sweet elderly woman who cares very much for the couple--even by providing Stephen with daily meals when she knows that they barely have enough money to buy groceries on their own.

One night, upon overhearing an especially heated argument regarding their questionable future, Mrs. Thomas confronts the young couple with a plan of salvation--she offers Stephen the opportunity to make $5,000 by simply cleaning out a house belonging to her friend in the country. The promise of such an amount would surely help the couple, compelling Stephen to leave the following day.

The town is Whitewood. The street is Raven’s End. The house is several hours away from the city, and is controlled by Mrs. Thomas’ friend, a real estate agent named Celia Watson--a very strange woman, cloaked in wardrobe long gone out of style...looking like something from one of Stephen’s favorite old cinematic horrors. And, for some strange reason, Celia is insistent about Stephen cleaning out the basement before all else.

Left alone to his tireless cleaning, Stephen finds the basement to look perfectly normal, with not a single sinister characteristic. But there are two locked rooms. What Stephen finds behind those doors unlocks the many secrets of the house, and the revelation that his presence in Whitewood is not by mere chance, nor by the charitable assistance of Mrs. Thomas.

...Stephen Kramer was destined to come to Raven’s End. www.thebluebottlecompany.com

The Intrusion

Holly Jensen (Katie Stewart) leads an overly-dramatic life. It's one that is spent trying to avoid her problems and forget the past. Best friend Kali (Teresa Lawrence) has the perfect solution to make her feel better. It's a game called "Wrong Number". However, the man on the other end (Lee Haycraft) finds the joke less than funny and decides to play a game of his own. A game where Holly will become the pawn.

After a few scares, and only friends Kali and Tom (Mark Spurgeon) to protect Holly, troubles from the past return to haunt her. One of many includes ex-boyfriend Peter (Kyle Cates) and ex-friend Faith (Chasity Newberry) also wanting to help. However, that is the least of Holly's troubles. Little does she know that she will not only have to face the past that she has been avoiding, but the wrath of a killer. A killer that is not only out to murder Holly, but everyone she surrounds herself with.

Katie Stewart (Dead Moon Rising 2, Requiem For The Fallen) and Teresa Lawrence (Ace Ventura Jr., Beethoven's Big Break) lead this character-driven thriller where everything has consequences and something as beautiful as a rose can be turned into any woman's worst nightmare.

More here.

The Absent

“The Absent” centers on Vincent, a high school teacher forced to choose between career and a love affair with Katie, one of his students.

The pressure mounts when his twin brother, Oscar, returns to town after serving 25 years in jail for killing their parents. One by one Katie's friends disappear, prompting the local Sheriff to target Vincent as the number one suspect.

Vincent knows his brother is involved, but is unable to catch him in the act until the final scene. By then it is too late. The hunter becomes the hunted.

More here.

Opening Fright

At the Ridgefield community theater playhouse, the acting isn't the only thing that's scary...

After a disastrous opening night performance, the cast and crew wants nothing more than to go home and curl up with their failures, only someone... or something isn't allowing them to do so.

Armed with only a malfunctioning cell phone and their acting abilities (in other words, very little) they must escape from the ultimate evil... a bloody thirsty demonic monster from the bowels of hell, intent on capturing them, torturing them and devouring their still beating hearts... not necessarily in that order.

There's no business, like show business...

More here and a trailer here.

The Kult

Killing people is The Oracle’s business, and business is good. The Oracle, you see, doesn’t just kill people; he tortures and mutilates them in horrifying ways, turning them, in his mind, into macabre works of art. Then he takes photographs of his creations, which he sends to the police. Detective Prosper Snow races to discover The Oracle’s identity before he finds himself in the crosshairs.

www.thekultmovie.com

Shadowland

An old church in a modern North American city is undergoing a renovation. Construction equipment and piles of debris cover the grounds. A deep pit has been dug for new sewer pipes.
Night falls. A woman crawls from the pit. She weak and covered with mud, her face beaten, her throat cut. She is unable to speak, remember who she is, or how she got there.
This is Laura.

Hungry, thirsty, she ventures out into the city, stealing food and warm clothes to survive. As she wanders the streets, she begins to see things that jar her memory: a picture on a wall, a historical marker, a map. Slowly, she starts to out the pieces together - the old river front, a house and a family, a lover and a jealous suitor. She embarks on a trek across the city, trying to blend in and adjust to a modern world she has never seen before.

Julian, a mysterious young man employed by the church, is sent out to find her. He seems to know more about her than she does, tracking her, quickly deducing that she is headed home to the place where she used to live - more than a hundred years ago.

Is Laura reincarnated? Resurrected and risen from the grave? Or is she just the unfortunate victim of a horrible crime, buried in the mud and left for dead? Is Julian really trying to help her as he claims, or is he part of the conspiracy, a plot to kill her?

See the trailer here.

Street Walker

Whilst documenting his life as a lowly intern, James Parker (James Powell - Swimming with Sharks) uncovers the long forgotten film, ‘The Street Walker’. Desperate to make a mark on the film industry and to prove his ever- doubting parents wrong, James endeavours to complete the unfinished horror movie, resulting in a murderous obsession.

Delving into the past world of ‘snuffmovies’ and the modern trials and tribulations of internships and making it big, James’ genius and madness is captured on tape by friend and documentary maker Marcus (Tom Shaw - Skins, The Inbetweeners).

Unbeknown to those around him James declines so far in to the fantasy world of Street Walker that he is unable to untangle himself from the mystery he uncovers whilst resurrecting the film relic. For James, the there is only one way out, and for some there is no escape...

Exhibit A

Now available on DVD

Sometimes it’s not the bumps in the night or the zombies that are the scariest things on film or in life. Sometimes the scariest thing is other people.

Exhibit A, Best UK Feature winner at the Raindance Film Festival and 3x British Independent Film Award nominee (Best Achievement in Production, Most Promising Newcomer (Bradley Cole), The Raindance Award), is now available to buy on Collector's Edition DVD from www.exhibitathemovie.com.

Exhibit A tells the timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. All is not as it seems as the King family go about their day-to-day lives oblivious of the horror to come. Dad Andy (Bradley Cole) is nursing a secret that ultimately leads to terrible consequences for them all. We witness these chilling events unfold through daughter Judith’s (Brittany Ashworth) video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A. The film is inspired by the many men in real life who are known to their neighbours as devoted husbands and fathers, but for unknowable reasons suddenly decide to take drastic action to protect their loved ones.
In Exhibit A we learn that "true horror" is other people… So dim the lights, bolt your door and get ready for an experience that won't leave you the same person.

Written and directed by Dom Rotheroe (My Brother Tom, A Sarajevo Diary) and produced by Darren Bender (The Hamburg Cell), the film is a co-production between Bigger Pictures and Warp Films (Dead Man’s Shoes, This is England) and has left a trail of stunned audiences at festivals all over the world.
The film received support from the Screen Yorkshire and Screen East Production Fund.

THE NIGHT SHIFT

Pre-production is well underway for Mobile, Alabama based filmmaking group Fighting Owl Films’ independent feature “The Night Shift”, and now you can get your first look at the film’s lead characters. Coinciding with an overhaul of the official website for “The Night Shift”, an online gallery has been added featuring publicity photos of the lead characters, Rue Morgan, Herbie West and Claire Rennfield as portrayed by Khristian Fulmer, Soren Odom and Erin Lilley, respectively. Also available to download from the site are two official desktop wallpapers for “The Night Shift” featuring the leads facing off against the film’s menacing creatures.
The film and filmmakers have received a great deal of support, encouragement and positive buzz from the online community and are looking forward to getting production underway this summer. The feature is based on Fighting Owl Films' short film of the same name which proved an online hit, was positively reviewed in "Fangoria" magazine's online edition earlier in 2009 and has screened in several festivals across the United States.
A supernatural adventure-comedy, “The Night Shift” centers on Rue Morgan, the undead night watchman at Pinewood Oaks Cemetery. Rue, along with his buddy Herb, a limbless corpse, spends his nights trying to keep the cemetery’s cantankerous residents in, and his days dreaming of a date with hard-nosed day-shifter, Claire. It’s an okay afterlife until a scourge of supernatural occurrences leaves Rue not only watching the cemetery, but also watching his back!

To stay abreast of all the latest production developments and updates, please become a fan of Fighting Owl Films on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. For more information, downloads, photos and cast information, please visit www.thenightshiftmovie.com.

PROFANITY

Enough is enough

In an age of lawlessness, where respect and humility are long buried in the past, three men decide to reclaim their streets.

In their bid to exhume long forgotten values and serve their revenge, Scott Wright (Coronation Street, Shameless), Leon Lopez (Brookside, Hollyoaks: In the City) and Dane Brookes (Braincell) take one captive each to a desolate cavern. One by one, they unmask their captives and reveal their motives…but there is a horrific surprise in store.

This tense drama is of interest to anyone that has ever felt let down by the judicial system and, for just one split second, considered doing something about it.

Coming soon to AMAZON.COM

Into The Pit

The Shocking Story of Deadpit.Com is a rich story of friendship, diverging dreams, blatant escapism, and childhood nostalgia set against a high contrast rural backdrop.

Into The Pit tells the story of Wes Vance and Aaron Frye, two seemingly unremarkable Kentuckians who have lived in the small town of Prestonsburg their entire lives. They live in a world where family, coal, bluegrass, hunting and church are the pillars of life itself. For a couple of guys whose main interests in life are horror films, professional wrestling, and heavy metal; staving off boredom meant taking some serious and inventive measures. They needed an outlet, and in 2005 they found one, creating an Internet-based “Horror Talk Radio” show called Deadpit.com. Forming a pair of wacky alter egos by the names of “Uncle Bill” (Aaron) and “The Creepy Kentuckian” (Wes), the duo hosts a weekly MP3 show that features the latest horror news, film reviews, and in-depth interviews with a roster of horror royalty: John Carpenter, Joe Dante and George A. Romero, among many others.

In the film, Wes focuses on Deadpit full-time, juggling duties on the site while freelancing as a web master. Simply put, he is the “Creepy Kentuckian,” a fun-loving guy whose passion for horror and humor is apparent in everything he does. The show’s other host, Aaron, is part “Uncle Bill,” and part graduate student pursuing a certification in mental health counseling. To help relieve the stress of this pursuit, Aaron becomes “Uncle Bill.” Under this pseudonym, Aaron lets loose, becoming as lewd and crude as he wants, obsessing over the gory details of horror movies and commenting with charisma and humor matched only by his co-host.

As the show grows in popularity, Aaron gets closer to gaining his degree. He begins to feel the tension between his two personas as an outrageous horror show host by night and a professional counselor by day. Adding to the stress is an ambivalent Wes, who sees the show as top priority and offers little empathy. Aaron finds himself in an ethical, professional, and internal quandary. The question becomes unavoidable: when or if will Aaron put away his scarier passions in the pursuit of more altruistic endeavors? The future of Deadpit.com is uncertain.

For more info see: http://www.intothepitthemovie.com/

The SPHERE of the LYCANTHROPE

With more than fifty thousand search results on Google, the buzz for the cult hit film, “The Sphere of the Lycanthrope,” continues to build. The film has already captured “Best Horror Film,” awards at both festivals it has entered. “Sphere is one of the most talked about films on horror sites and blogs alike.

According to producer/director/writer/star David Stay, perhaps the most gratifying thing about making this film is the fact that the movie is being enjoyed by audiences of all ages

Watch the trailer here.

“The Sphere of the Lycanthrope,” is also being compared to films such as ”Zombieland’ for its action/comedy attributes, and “Paranormal Activity” for its ultra low budget.

Described by Stay and co-producer Keith Grening and also director of photography as a ‘Thrillomody,” the film was produced for nearly the same budget as “Paranormal Activity,” although The SOTL employed over one hundred and fifty actors and was shot in over six different locations including Italy.

The producers are continuing “Wow” audiences at independent film festivals all over the world and are currently seeking backers for the sequel, “THE SPHERE of ANTONDIOQUAZGAA,” (a sphere forbidden to speak) and a movie that is guaranteed to kick your ass harder then The SOTL.

To learn more or contact the producers go to www.davidstay.com or right to the SOTL page at

Final Solution

During the second world war in Nazi occupied Denmark, local fishermen helped Jews flee to the neutral grounds of Sweden. The trip was not cheap and came at an even higher price for the Landau family who were forced to leave their youngest daughter Emma behind. Here she would be hidden by her mother's friend, waiting for a chance to follow her family.

The Nazis employed fishermen of their own to ferry the fleeing Jews to a remote and hidden Extermination Camp deep in the dark forests of Sweden. This became the fate of Emma's entire family.

As time passed, Emma grew up watching the Nazis lose the war, the powers in Europe shift and her mother's friend passes away. Never getting any news about her family's fate, she decides to follow their trail and uncover what happened to them in Sweden.

But what she and her friends found was evil beyond their wildest imagination.

www.finalsolutionthemovie.com/

New Terminal Hotel

Don Malek (Stephen Geoffreys) isn't the usual tenant found in the skid row hotels of downtown L.A. Overcome with grief since the murder of his fiancee Katherin, the successful screenwriter-turned murderous vigilante is bent on revenge against studio head Stanley Glissberg, the man cleared of murder charges in Katherin's death. Don hasn't forgotten - and Glissberg's going to pay.

Enter Don's tenacious literary agent Ava Collins (Tiffany Shepis), who tracks him down and wants to sell his new script - if there is one - or cut him loose. Don assures her he's holed-up in the dingy room to write, and his screenplay's a work-in-progress. But after the kidnap, torture, and murder of Glissberg, he still feels a void inside. Adding to his slippery slope, Don calls on a neighbor to help hide the crime, and in doing so, uncovers despicable abuses down the hall. Spitz (Ezra Buzzington) is a hard-drinking former Marine and paraplegic, with a penchant for hookers and a violent streak.

When he asks a return of the favor - to get rid of an injured girl in his room - Don Malek must choose between turning a blind eye, or quickening his own destructive spiral. Add to the mix a relentless homicide detective, a nosy has-been rock star, an unscrupulous rival Hollywood agent, and Ava Collins' increasingly warped frame of mind, and the tenants of the New Terminal Hotel are about to check into a vortex of revenge, madness and murder...

www.bcfurtney.net

www.newterminalhotel.com

Poe

In Poe, brilliant and wealthy Dr. Andrew Casey (Chuy Bravo) is a serial killer who goes by the name “The Chef”. One night eleven years ago his wife found out. He was arrested and imprisoned at Marathon County Asylum for the criminally insane. Eleven years pass and he is released, completely rehabilitated, and moves to Los Angeles under the alias Mr. Jack Conway. Yuppie and former teacher Johnathon Poe, a descendant of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe and a brilliant writer in his own right, is about to form a bond with “The Chef” as the great doctor begins his spree of killings and cannibalism again.

To obtain the bodies needed to satisfy his culinary tastes, Dr. Casey, along with his butler Mr. Peeples, lures women to his home under the alias Mr. Jack Conway and under the pretense of meeting to discuss a well paying job. To prevent detection, these women meet Mr. Peeples in public places where they are then driven by limousine to the secret location of the house. In some cases, Mr. Peeples trolls the streets of Los Angeles in search of prostitutes for “The Chef”. Once the women arrive, they are tied up, drugged and eventually sliced up to be used for meat.

His need for notoriety causes Dr. Andrew Casey to seek out writer Johnathon Poe. With an offer to write an autobiography for a wealthy client, Poe is intrigued and agrees to the assignment. Once at the house, Poe is forced to witness all manner of horrors without the ability to either escape or help the women who have been captured. Resigned to his fate, Poe takes up the task at hand and begins writing the autobiography.

When naked torsos begin turning up in and around the Los Angeles area, police detectives Marcia Ramirez, Richard Jones, along with forensic pathologist Amy Short, begin the task of searching for this most troublesome serial killer. As the clues mount and their efforts intensify, the police are led to believe they have their suspect in middle aged Aaron Cameron. A loner who lives with his alcoholic mother, he finally snaps after one too many abuses from her and kills her in a fit of rage. He contacts the police stating his crime and is immediately arrested. With similarities between his killing of his mother and the work of “The Chef”, Aaron is initially thought to be the prime suspect in the serial killings. However, after extensive interrogation by Detective Marcia Ramirez, his story of horror and abomination is revealed and the potential serial killer is identified.

Can the police reach the killer in time or will yet more women be reduced to meat? The fast paced, thrilling conclusion will leave audiences gasping. When all is said and done, Johnathon Poe is left to tell the tale.

SLAUGHTERED

Kate Glover’s gory slasher movie debut Slaughtered is to receive its UK premiere at the Odeon cinema in Manchester on Halloween weekend (Grimm Fest), ahead of its market debut at AFM.

Slaughtered – previously titled Schooner of Blood – was written, produced and directed by Kate in her native Australia when she was just 22 years old. Kate was inspired to make the movie by a creepy razor saw hanging in the cellar of the remote pub where she working while at University, so she held some fundraisers with the local drinkers and drew together a willing crew almost all under 25 years old.

The film is set on a terrifying night in the outback pub. A new buy joins the young bartending staff, and passions start to rise, and soon the body count does too as a masked waits in the cellar. The killer’s identity becomes clearer as one-by-one the suspects meet their gruesome ends, leaving 20-year-old bar-girl Jamie (Chloe Boreham) struggling to make it out alive.

Kate shot the film in the area where real-life serial killer Ivan Milat hid the bodies of his British backpacker victims. She worked shifts in the pub by day, while shooting the movie there by night, and raised some funds for the film by selling bottles of blood red beer to the locals.
Kate has since relocated to the UK, where her production company Red Sparrow is preparing a number of horror movies, including The Bone Orchard, to be directed by the legendary John Landis.

BLOODSUCKA JONES

Independent horror comedy feature

The story of a 70's vampire hunter who comes to the present to help two amateur vampires hunter
destroy an army of douchebag vampires and live happily ever after.

Filming began in Orange County beginning in Spring 2009. Voted top 25 best screenplays by Screamfest. It will be the happiest, craziest, silliest, darkest, dumbest, most smartest, heartwarming, bloodiest son of a bitchin horror comedy and will contain gorgeous girls, gallons of blood, kids cursing, severed heads, Vampires, severed limbs, screaming, bad language, idiots, kicking, pretty girls, punching, swords, rock, biting, a super gory comedy story. No it's not Shakespeare it's the best fucking movie ever.

A Brandon Hunt Film

THE DUTY OF LIVING

"The tragic tale of a family's quest for survival during a zombie apocalypse."

Written & Directed by
Brandon Hunt

http://www.thedutyofliving.com/

The Scare Game

Life is simple for Vince (SCOTT BRYAN); get up, go to work, and put on a mask and chase your friends around with a butcher knife. Lately, hiding in the shadows and under the bed hasn’t been doing it for Vince. His relationship with the fierce Melora (KATE COSTELLO) falls apart while his brother, Martin (RYAN JASON COOK), becomes more and more of a stranger while The Major (JASON WITTER) just becomes strange. Things begin to change when Vince’s best friend, BABS (JENN DAUGHERTY) introduces him to Deedee (HANNAH KAUFFMAN) a quirky librarian a with strange and dangerous past. Now, the club will delve into a mystery that may lead them down a path they can never return from.

Lock your doors and keep away from the edge of your bed; Vince and his club of horror enthusiasts are hiding outside your window. The Scare Game is a new horror/comedy web series cast and crewed entirely in New Mexico. Season one will consist of thirteen 7 to 10 minute episodes exploring the topics of horror, voyeurism, and the ultimate unrequited love- fandom.

Uncanny Entertainment will produce the series entirely in New Mexico in a continued effort to elevate the exposure of the New Mexico film industry. Episode one: “The Scare Game” will premiere on October 15, 2009 on www.thescaregame.com. Edited versions of the episodes will also be released on Youtube.com, Vimeo.com, and Metacafe.com. Check out this trailer.

Spare the Rod

When Allison (Julie Anne) is placed under house arrest she has no idea what awaits her. While awaiting her trial she encounters the spirit of a young girl named Karen (Lindsey Riesen) who tries desperately to get Allison's attention. As time passes she is forced to face her own demons never realizing that Karen is one of them. Will Allison live long enough to see her day in court or has her death sentence already been handed down.

See www.sparetherodthemovie.com and see the trailer here.

These girls are so hot they need to be put on ice!

When a bus-load of women's college soccer players get stranded on their way to a bikini car-wash fundraiser, they decide to set-up shop in front of an abandoned gas station on the edge of town. Little do they know the place is the stalking grounds for a homicidal mechanic named Moe.

Bikini Gilrls on Ice

THE PATH OF TORMENT

The feature film written, produced and directed by Gary C. Warren has kicked off its release with a successful U.S. festival run.

Ken and Ellen have just moved into a new home in the suburbs. On the day of their housewarming party, they invite two men dressed as Mormon Missionaries into their home. Unfortunately for them, the men are not who they appear to be. Part torture horror and part dark comedy, the Path of Torment is something no one will forget.

Starring: Dona Ellis, Craig Beffa, Joe Noelker, Gary C. Warren and Randy Manning.

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The Director

Satanic panic started in the early 1980s, when a rash of bizarre disappearances occurred across the United States. Much of the public believed that a wide-spread underground secret network of Satanic cults were kidnapping and sexually and physically abusing their victims ranging from adults to children and even infants. However, no human bodies were conclusively linked or found.

A Brooklyn band, General Malacarne, is practicing when once again, the power goes out. Little do they know that this blackout is unlike any other, and that while they relax and smoke up in the basement, everyone above-ground has been transformed into vicious, undead eating machines. Will the band make it out of Brooklyn? Will they too become flesh eating monsters? Will their stash go dry? The Eaters is the only horror comedy brave enough to find out.

The Eaters was produced, directed and written by two Brooklyn-based women. It premiered at the Long Island International Expo earlier this month and will be a feature presentation at the New Filmmakers NY series on August 4 at Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan. The film recently generated coverage in the New York Times and Newsday.

The director, Katie Carman, has described the film as Shaun of the Dead meets Dazed and Confused. The film also features a great noise rock soundtrack. You can view the trailer here.

Polk County

Polk County is a full length movie taking place in a small American town being torn apart by corruption and bloodshed.

Its only chance of survival lies in the hands of the town's locals and a burntout sheriff, who has his own personal demons to confront.

Never on Sunday tells the story of Sunday Barlow, a young woman trapped in a marriage with a cheating husband while at the same time battling her own demons from both past and present. As Sunday’s world collapses around her, we witness her transformation from lonely housewife to tormented psychotic. With a breakthrough performance from actress Elissa Dowling as Sunday Barlow, a talented cast and controversial writer/director Francis Xavier (Johnny Come Lately) at the helm; this is the must see movie event of the summer. The film producers will also be handing out vomit bags to the audience as they enter the theatre for this premiere.

The cast of Never on Sunday stars Elissa Dowling (Clive Barker's "Dread"), Marek Matousek, Annabelle Gutman , Joe Ochman (“Repo”), Spanish star Mari Cielo Pajares (“Secretos”), Lynette Peluso, Tara Alexis, Anna Maria Panici, Heath Harper and introducing Ciara Barrett as Frances.

THE SACRED IS COMING TO TERRIFY YOU!

The Sacred, a new horror thriller is getting ready to be unleashed among horror fans later this year.

The film was directed by Jose Zambrano Cassella (Delivery, Second Coming, The Tenant) and Produced by Sharon Reed.

In the film, a group of students travel to a remote and sacred Native American patch of land, in order to complete a thesis on Native American Folklore. This distant swamp area was used hundreds of years ago to judge and to punish murderous criminals. The land itself has magical powers, making it possible for the DEAD to come back and punish the guilty. As the students quickly find out past actions can lead to present nightmares.

-Sins can come back and kill you-

With its ghostly storyline, exotic locations and thrills, THE SACRED will be the indie horror film to watch in 2009!

The film stars JESSICA BLACKMORE (Mina, Bait Shop, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr.), John Kyle (The Woods Have Eyes, Second Coming, Robodoc), Lauren Brown (Bloody 27), David Mackey, Ryan Marsico and Jordan Wall.

With special effects by Rick Gonzales (Automaton Transfusion, Zombies-Zombies-Zombies, Day of the Dead)

The 2 official trailers can be found at our official website:

• http://www.sacredmovie.com/video.htm
• Or on VIMEO:
  http://www.vimeo.com/4512036
  http://www.vimeo.com/4511934
• To learn more about the making of THE SACRED an exclusive BEHIND-THE-SCENES documentary can be found on any of these pages or through VIMEO here:
  
  http://www.vimeo.com/4496890

For additional info you can visit www.sacredmovie.com

Invasion of the Not Quite Dead by Antony Lane

Grimsby born filmmaker Antony Lane is attempting to revolutionize the way films are funded in the UK, by putting some life back into an almost dead film industry. In a quirky new concept Antony will be launching an epic film fundraising website called "THE INDYWOOD MOVIE PROJECT" on May 1st 2009. His goal is to independently raise the £100,000 budget needed to make his debut feature film "INVASION OF THE NOT QUITE DEAD" which is already being tipped as one of 2010's most anticipated horror movies.

This is the brainchild of entrepreneur moviemaker Antony Lane, a recent film and video graduate from the International Film School Wales (IFSW). He originally launched the movie project in 2007, using the internet as a way of bringing together the best filmmaking talent from around the globe, the first phase of the project was a huge success.

When the project originally launched In November 2007 Antony was able to make headline news with his Guinness World Record attempt at a zombie gathering in the city centre of Cardiff, this made national TV news, giving the project a huge level of media attention.

Some of Hollywood’s top film-makers have backed Antony's enterprising film project including Kevin Pollak, James Gunn, Lloyd Kaufman and the infamous Ken Russell who has agreed to take on the role of consulting executive producer.

“I’m very pleased to give my support to Indywood which is a very ambitious project. Antony deserves all the support he can get for using the internet as a method of bringing together independent film-making talent from all over the world.” said Ken Russell.

“It’s a great honour to have such an amazing film-maker as Ken Russell on board,” said 30-year-old Antony. “Ken, who will also have a part in the film, is a great believer in independent film-making.

"Invasion Of The NOT QUITE Dead" has already become a cult sensation across the internet even before entering pre-production, due to a year long marketing campaign which has reached out to the Zombie fans of the world, giving them nothing more than a poster and synopsis, but at the same time wetting their appetite for more. Within less than a year of promoting the movie Antony has managed to get the film advertised on two of Europe’s leading online dvd rental stores as well as being featured on several theatrical blockbuster lists for 2010.

Classed as NOT QUITE a Zombie movie, fans of the genre will not be disappointed with the direction Antony has decided to take with his new Zombie horror franchise.

"I have been a huge fan of the Zombie genre for most of my life, so it's essential for me to get the story just right. I think the title alone has made fans of the genre excited, but then when you add the names Ken Russell and Tom Savini to the mix it just adds intensity to the whole thing, I am very excited to potentially work with some of my heroes of horror". Antony Lane

The Fundraising site theindywoodproject.com has already become some what of a cult phenomenon due to Antony opening up a project Twitter account, within less than a week of being online Antony had over 1500 followers excited about what the project had to offer and what they could do to help.

"I think networking sites are amazing, how else can you get so close to the fans and learn what it is they want from a movie, I think places like Twitter and Facebook are the real marketing tools to a successful project" Antony lane

REEL ZOMBIES

Independent Zombie Film makers, Producer Mike Masters and Director David J. Francis, the team behind the commercially unsuccessful Zombie Night 1 and 2, have found the climate for Zombie movies has changed significantly after the “real” zombie invasion begins.

Hedging on the fact that the Zombie mayhem that has taken a grip on the nation is only a temporary problem, the filmmakers realize that once normalcy has returned, demand for Zombie product (now outlawed) will be at an all time high.

The filmmakers seize an opportunity to do something they were never able to before on their meager budgets, make a memorable zombie film. This time, however, through using real zombies, the film will have an authenticity and production value previously unattainable.

They set about “bringing the gang back together” and assemble several key cast and crew members from their past productions (the ones that aren’t already dead).

With a full crew and a documentarian following them all the way, Masters and Francis embark on the production of their masterpiece. Film production at the best of time is wrought with peril, and for these intrepid film makers, it is no different this time around.

From the challenges of safely shooting with and wrangling the hoards of untrained zombies to creative differences over what the film is ultimately to be about – the filmmakers face new challenges and production gets more precarious at every step.

The entire process is documented, complete with interviews, behind the scenes footage of production meetings and shooting challenges, as the filmmakers struggle with cast and crew being eaten by their hungry zombie extras. A lack of resources to finish the film, and an increasingly high level of zombie activity cause them to reconsider their previous notion that “things will soon be back to normal.”

Despite it all, the filmmakers’ resolve to finish the film at all costs leads them down some dangerous paths, and forcing them to make some difficult creative choices to keep the cameras rolling at all times.

It’s all the challenges of shooting a low budget zombie film, mixed with the perils of surviving in a Zombie infested world. Will they finish the film and get their long deserved accolades as pioneers in the Zombie film industry, or will the making of documentary be all that’s left of their oft times hilarious attempts to bring something innovative, fresh and devastatingly real to the screen?

Hora – The Whore

Hora has strong scenes of violence

The film follows Rikke, a writer who is working on a new novel and needs to get out of the city to finish it. She visits her late mother’s house in a small town named Dokka to finish her novel, attracting the attention of a number of rowdy male locals, including a “retarded” man, a bully and a “American psycho” type of guy. One day they visit Rikke in her house and brutally rape her then the bloody revenge begins.

The crew has finished shooting ext “Hora”. The Ruff cut of the film is finished, and the only thing according to the official Hora website to say is: “It’s a crazy exploitation flick with the same kind of feeling experienced in earlier productions by Troma, “Bad Taste”, “I spit on your grave”, “Friday the 13th” and “Evil Dead”.

Some new actors and actresses that are in the film: Ailen, Rudy Claes, Jørgen Langhelle and Reinert Kiil (Director) plays a small part in the film.

Kiil Produksjon has produced short films, music videos, documentaries and features. The company has a clear focus on horror and mystery movies. Kiil Produksjon is now in the production of a feature film called “Hora”, English title “Whore”. The company has signed on a list of strong names to the production of this exploitation film.
Director Reinert does his second feature film, and this time he has chosen the”Grindhouse” genre. Reinert has directed several short films and some documentaries and music videos. (Fuck Norge, 2004, Inside the mind of a splatter director, 2006 and The Voice of Conscience, 2007).

Assistant Director: Faisal Osman is highly engaged in improving both the quality and quantity of Norwegian movies. Faisal spends much of his time helping new filmmakers into a network that will let them work on their passion. He has also directed short films on his own.

Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated

This is a mass collaborative artistic re-envisioning of George A. Romero's 1968 cult classic, Night of the Living Dead.

International artists and animators were invited to select scenes from the film and reinvent them through their artwork.

Opened to all styles, media and processes the results ran the gambit with scenes created in everything from Puppets to CGI, Hand Drawn Animation to Flash, and Oil Paintings to Tattoos.

This cacophony of works was organized and curated across the original film's time line in order to create a completely original video track made entirely out of art.

The result of this project is an experimental take on the cult classic. What it forfeits in visual continuity, it gains in variety.

If you are looking for a tried and true horror film, then go see George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

If you are looking for a film which approaches the horror genres from an entirely new direction, then prepare yourself for the mindbending artistry that is Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated.

The Book of Zombie

A small, sleepy Utah town gets an undead wake-up call when all of the townspeople of Mormon faith suddenly transform into flesh-eating ghouls!
Now, a group of "non-believers" unaffected by the mysterious epidemic must band together to survive the night and answer the burning question: How do you kill a Mormon zombie?
The Book of Zombie is an independent film shot on a terrifyingly low budget in the great Northwest. the majority of the production was shot the summer of 2007 in Auburn Washington with select scenes shot in Seattle, Everett, and Puyallup. The film is currently in post production with a goal of finishing perhaps by summer of 2009.
DIRECTED BY: Scott Kragelund / Paul Cranefield / Erik Van Sant
WRITTEN BY: Erik Van Sant

“Thoroughly enjoyable, decidedly spooky and heartily recommended, Dead Wood is a fine example of modern British indie horror.” Fangoria’s MJ Simpson

Four friends; Larri, her boyfriend Webb, her cousin Milk and her best friend Jess, escape the grime of the city and drive out into the woods in an old campervan for a peaceful, relaxing weekend. Events take a sinister turn when a mysterious girl, Ketsy, appears in their camp looking for her boyfriend. They agree to help her but when one of the group disappears the nightmare begins. Desperate to escape and not knowing who to trust, they find themselves lost in an endless wilderness stalked by a deadly force... watching... waiting... taking them one by one. As those left fight for survival they will discover the true nature of fear...

Dead Wood is the feature debut from Menan Films, a trio of British filmmakers; David Bryant, Sebastian Smith and Richard Stiles who met at film school before embarking on a series of successful, award winning short horror films.
For Dead Wood they combined their strengths, not just directing but undertaking all creative roles, to make a horror feature that combines the primeval fears of the unknown, the dark, the supernatural and the panic of being lost and alone. The result is a terrifying display of suspense that cranks up the tension and keeps the audience guessing who will be the next victim.

Dead Wood will have you looking over your shoulder next time you take a stroll in the woods.

Hallows Eve: Slaughter on Second Street

Days before the annual opening of Slaughter on Second Street, Owensboro’s premiere haunted attraction, a tragedy befalls one of their own.

Despite pleas from the manager, Buck Masters, the attraction is shut down until the mystery is solved. In his frustration, Buck devises a plan to get the haunt back on its feet and make some extra money while he’s at it. Playing on the rumors that the attraction may in fact be haunted, Buck brings in a rag-tag group of paranormal investigators to prove the rumors true.

The investigator’s arrival is met with the feeling that something isn’t right, but it’s just another job…Or so they think! An unfriendly encounter with the building’s maintenance man, Mr. Jenkins, makes the team realize that the history of the building is far darker than they could have ever imagined and they may actually be visiting one of Owensboro’s most haunted sites. Locked in overnight, along with Buck, they begin their investigation which becomes interrupted when three volunteers appear from the dressing room amidst their goodbyes for the season they had worked so hard on.

As the night goes on, the volunteers begin falling victim to fatal accidents that may or may not be supernatural. It is then that the investigators must solve the mystery of Slaughter on Second Street. One by one, the ghost hunters are preyed upon by malicious forces and must rely on each other if they are to survive the night. Who will live to see morning and who will perish before the true secrets of Slaughter on Second Street are uncovered?

....If you enjoy the dry humor of "The Office" mixed in with the drama and suspense of '24' (featuring split screens) as well as the horror of "Final Destination" and an odd love affair reminiscent of "The Crying Game", then "WICKED BUSINESS" is the film for you!... A group of debt collection agency employees receive death curses and begin to die gruesome deaths! ...This film was shot locally and independently in Columbus, Ohio and has recently become available for purchase online here
...either streaming or DVD.

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Welcome To My Darkside!
Women in Horror

What Does Women in horror mean to you?

Well to us at Last Doorway Productions it means how women have created and supported horror films and the genre at all levels and how they feel about the business in general.

In the past the films used to be dominated by stereotypes in a mostly male dominated genre. So let us take you on a journey into the female psyche and see how they view and create the Horror Genre.

Welcome To My Darkside-Women in Horror! A Documentary from Last Doorway Productions examines women's roles in the horror genre. The film takes a look at women in all aspects of the filmmaking process, from the scream queens of the 60's and 70's to women producing and directing today's horror hits. The documentary, due for release mid 2009, is directed by Independent Horror Filmmaker and Horror Host Reyna Young and it explores how women's roles in the industry have changed over the years and how women have led that change in a predominantly male-dominated genre. We take a look at Actress's, Models, Photographers, Special FX, Directors, Journalists, and Horror Hosts.

Featuring in the Documentary is Reyna Young, Shannon Lark, Priscilla Ozuna, Judy Cerda, Felissa Rose, Lynn Lowry, Elske Mccain, Nikki K Homicide, Heidi Martinuzzi, Bianca Barnett, April Burril, Ms. Monster, Rachel Grubb and many more….

The DVD will include interviews with women in horror, movie clips and lots of special features. So stay tuned and check out www.lastdoorwayproductions.com often to get updates and news about this and other features. Feel Free to join our mailing list to get updates on the latest from Last Doorway Productions.

Haunted Slay Ride

Warren F. Disbrow's latest film "HAUNTED SLAY RIDE" is scheduled to be released in 2009 by Visual Experiences Motion Pictures Co., LLC and distributed by Crystal Visions Entertainment, LLC

The evil character "HATE" from the film HAUNTED HAY RIDE: THE MOVIE returns in this anticipated and must-see sequel. In this film "HATE" is still on the loose and has shown up in temples, churches, and peaceful neighborhoods. The evil and killing spree escalate during Christmas time, a time of peace and good-will. Holiday spirit is crushed with the onslaught of murderous rampage, blood, and violence, which falls on residents of a small shore town in New Jersey. The holiday color of "red" turns to holiday "gore" in "HAUNTED SLAY RIDE."

More shocks and thrills are in store for Horror fans and the cult followers of Warren F. Disbrow, Producer, Director, and Screenwriter who has been intriguing fans for over 25 years.

http://www.warrenfdisbrow.com

Deadlands 2: Trapped

was nominated as one of the BEST HORROR FILMS by the
Queens International Film Festival in Queens NY.

The United States Government has developed a highly effective nerve gas that is unleashed upon the residents of a small Maryland City. During the top secret exercise the infected citizens begin to convert each resident into a sort of living zombie, until the remaining town residents, 6 total strangers, are trapped inside a movie theater cineplex. Written by Gary Ugarek

November 1st 2008 - Deadlands 2: Trapped has become an official selection of the 2008 Queens International Film Festival. Screening date 11/08/08 at 11:30pm EST.

October 25th 2008 - Deadlands 2 makes its Maryland premiere at the Hagerstown 10 Cinemas in Hagerstown, MD. Coincidentally, Deadlands 2 was shot at this same theater

http://www.playingwithdeadthings.com/

Into the Basement

Into the Basement, a dangerous place to go!

The premise behind Into the Basement was to revisit the suspense thriller in the tradition of the horror, slasher flicks of the 70’s.

The process of bringing Basement to the screen began with the discovery of the novel written by Norm Applegate in 2006 by J.L. Botelho. Months went by until the winter of 2007 when Norm Applegate and Triad Studios made the commitment to partner and bring Basement to life. Taken by the dark characters and nature of the story, J.L. Botelho created the trailer for the film with Megan Lynn the first actress to be cast in the production.

Unveiled at the 2008 World Horror Convention, YouTube, and Myspace , Basement immediately had a following. Norm Applegate then brought his friend and international horror writer Nicholas Grabowsky, of Black Bed Sheet Books into the project. From their distant offices in Sarasota and Sacramento, the screenplay for Basement was developed. The momentum was picking up.

When the casting search began, J.L. Botelho had no difficulty in finding resume rich actors for the movie; Naama Kates, Courtney Gains, Larry Laverty, David Fine, Jesse Kozel, Jamie McCall, and Johathan Breck all found their way to the Basement. Assistant producer and actor DeeDee Bigelow, cemented the relationships and horror queens the beautiful Nicole Fiore, and the talented Melanie Robel, were added. A brilliant addition to the group is Two Foot Fred as Dr. Moro. The film was cast.

http://www.intothebasementthemovie.com

COTTONMOUTH

The new short film by filmmaker Christopher P. Garetano (HORROR BUSINESS), based upon the GORE SHRIEK comic book by Steve Bissette is now officially on-line! The short stars John David Brodie, Debbie Rochon, Monique Dupree, Megan Pillar & Michelle Brachfield, featuring the voice of Malea. In the spirit of Halloween, the website for the film COTTONMOUTH. TV is chocked full with TONS of great Halloween themed video content! Here's a break down of everything you'll find on the site:

THE FILM: - The complete short film COTTONMOUTH by Christopher P. Garetano

TRICKS: THE LAB: - COTTON EFFECTS Featurette - HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER EPISODE 1 Featurette - HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER EPISODE 2 Featurette - HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER EPISODE 3 Featurette

TRICKS: ON THE SET: - INTRODUCTION - SUTURED: PART 1 (Making-Of COTTOMNOUTH Featurette) - SUTURED: PART 2 (Making-Of COTTOMNOUTH Featurette) - SUTURED: PART 3 (Making-Of COTTOMNOUTH Featurette) - SUTURED: PART 4 (Making-Of COTTOMNOUTH Featurette) - Steve Bissette: Interview (The creator of COTTONMOUTH) - Chris Alexander: Interview (The composer of COTTONMOUTH)

HORROR THEATER: - COTTONMOUTH (The Film, Teaser & Web Trailer) - MONTAUK UNVEILED 10 Minute Preview - GHOST TANK (Animated Short by John Goras) - MONSTERS! PART 1 - AMERICA'S BAD KIDS (Exclusive Episode with Steve Niles & D.W. Frydendall) - TRUE GHOST STORIES Featurette

See it ALL right now on WWW. COTTONMOUTH. TV!

Fangs and Fur

Why should we call someone a werewolf when he/she actually does not act or behave like a wolf?

Rome (Italy) - November 25, 2008

The Italian documentary maker Michele Cogliati is making a revolution in the werewolf myth, showing the evidence of a link between werewolves and historical serial killers, supported by logical reasoning and a different approach to this subject.

Michele Cogliati, who worked for several years as wildlife photographer and researcher for Italian National Parks and the EU, noticed what apparently nobody did before: “The wolf is a pack hunter and a daylight predator, while the werewolf is absolutely a lone hunter and often depicted as a night stalker.”

Starting from this point, Michele Cogliati developed a theory about the “unavoidable choice” of the wolf, in Europe, to justify cases of murders, cannibalism “or even accidents, where the victims were later partially devoured by wild animals”.

>From prehistory to present times, the new theory provides an enlightening vision on one of the scariest creatures ever in European mythology and covers all aspects of the subject.

The work of Michele Cogliati is available as a documentary in English that can be downloaded for free (70 MB Flash Video). We will be glad to provide the full script on request.

To learn more and to watch the documentary please visit: www.fangsandfur.com

The id Proxy

Synopsis

The id Proxy is the story of Will, a seriously disturbed manic depressive and borderline psychotic. A series of events engulf Will’s psyche and push him past the point of no return, triggering Will into a psychotic rage leading to a harrowing chain of brutal murders as Will falls deeper and deeper into his path of delusion.

Among others, a group of innocent campers become victims to Will’s path of destruction. Members of the group are killed off one by one by Will in various horrifying manners as Will dives further into the evils hidden deep within his subconscious. The id Proxy is a film that illustrates the terrifying path of a truly deranged mind gone astray. The focus of a man who has lost all perception of reality and the division between right or wrong, left only to be a slave to the primal impulses and demands of the rage inside him.

The film draws the viewer in further through the pain and fear of the characters Ryan and Jen, the last victims of Will’s destructive path, who make a vigorously terrifying effort to escape his horrifying grasp, leading to a suspenseful and unsuspected climax.

Starring

Jim Baker, Rebecca Howland, Rick Dumont, Lauralee Ellis, Edward Payson, Eric Sansouci, Evalena Marie and Jack Ordway

Produced by - Shawn Doherty, Peter Barbush & Edward Payson.

Written, Directed and Composed by Matthew C. Dumond

The id Proxy is set to release as a small local run in Northeast theaters in Early 2009 and later into the festival circuit. It will be followed by a DVD release into stores nationally.

http://www.myspace.com/theidproxy

Mental Scars

"Mental Scars" tells the story of a group of young Investors who are converting an old abandoned junkyard into a successful parking lot. What the investors don’t know is that the junkyard has a very dark past, and is the home of the evil David Taggart who is not receptive to intruders. What makes Mental Scars different from most horror movies, is not only David Taggart's elaborate and methodical ways of killing man, but the unpredictable events, complex back story, lessons to be learned, and blend of the eighties slasher films with contemporary psychological horror that keeps fans on the edge of their seats.

In other news, our first short (shot on digital) entitled "Unwelcomed" is finished being edited. To be blunt, when you see this short, you'll be articulating words such as: awesome, scary, creepy, wicked, wow, amazing etc.. Trust us, you will not be disappointed when it is released online. We already anticipate this short being developed into a feature film.

http://www.mentalscars.com

Ortiz Entertainment in association with Twisted Stickman Productions presents The House Of The Demon, an independent feature-length horror/comdey shot entirely on location in South Texas. The House Of The Demon has been chosen as an official selection at the Full Moon Horror Film Festival taking place October 26 - 28, 2007 in Little Rock, AR.

http://www.thehouseofthedemon.com

Brutal

BRUTAL is the debut film by Milwaukee native Nuna Minch. With a background primarily as a musician and leader of the band NUNA, Minch did whatever was necessary to get his message across. He achieved notoriety for once performing at the world's largest music festival - SUMMERFEST - in a wheelchair with a neckbrace and backbrace on after a serious car accident two days before. Minch has taken this fervor into his role as writer, cinematographer, editor and music supervisor (his brother Mark scored the movie) of BRUTAL. The full-length feature film was shot with a single digital camera and tracks a group of ghost hunters/documentarians as they search for a reported haunted site along a river bank in Caledonia, Wisconsin. While looking for the spot where the young boy who disappeared is rumored to appear, the group runs into the wrong person. BRUTAL is an indie/art house style that falls into the Horror/Terror category. It is sure to push buttons and generate some controversy as most films that strive to go past the usual do. The cast is new and fresh and much of the action is "real". Budgets didn't provide for breakaway or padded walls or fake instruments of death. Concussions, broken bones and real blood were a daily outcome of shooting. When there's that squeamish moment where you wonder, "How did they do that?" Be aware they just did it and that sickening sound just may be real. BRUTAL's premiere showing is October 30 at 7pm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Downer Landmark Theatre, 2589 N. Downer Ave. Cast: Nuna Minch, Anya Minch, Andrea Minch, Mark Minch, Paddy Fineran, Mclain Kittleson, Michael Viers, Jacqulyn Rousseau, Roni Alwaise and Mike Schoen website:

www.myspace.com/brutalmovie