In today's Horror Highlights, we have a look at Comet TV's March viewing guide, release details for Quarries, info on Nitehawk Cinema's annual short film festival, the crowdfunding campaign for the sock-centric creature feature Crust (produced by Felissa Rose), details on the Terror Film Festival, and new stills from Anders Manor.
Comet TV's March Viewing Guide: "YOU DON’T NEED A SUBSCRIPTION TO WATCH THESE GREAT MOVIES…
THEY’RE AIRING FOR FREE ON COMET!
Cherry 2000 (1988)
Monday March 13 at 8/7C
Static (1986)
Monday March 13 at 10/9C
The Twonky (1953)
Tuesday March 14 at 10/9C
The Bat People (1974)
Tuesday March 14 at 8/7C
War Gods of the Deep (1965)
Wednesday March 15 at 8/7c
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987)
Wednesday March 15 at 10/9C
Encounter at Raven’s Gate (1990)
Thursday March 16 at 10/9C
The Lost Brigade (1993)
Thursday March 16 at 8/7C
The Beasts Within (1982)
Monday March 20 at 8/7C
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)
Monday March 20 at 10/9C
Troll 2 (1991)
Tuesday March 21 at 8/7c
Planet of The Vampires (1965)
Tuesday March 21 at 10/9C
Terror at London Bridge (1985)
Wednesday March 22 at 8/7C
Without Warning (1980)
Wednesday March 22 at 10/9C
Premature Burial (1962)
Thursday March 23 at 8/9C
J.D.’s Revenge
Thursday March 23 at 10/9C
Monster From the Surf (1965)
Monday March 27 at 8/7C
The Spell (1977)
Monday March 27 at 10/9C
Cellar Dweller (1988)
Tuesday March 28 at 8/7C
Gorath (1964)
Tuesday March 28 at 10/9C
Destination Moon (1950)
Wednesday March 29 at 8/7C
Dracula VS. Frankenstein (1971)
Wednesday March 29 at 10/9C
The Conqueror Worm (1968)
Thursday March 30 at 8/7C
Theater of Blood (1973)
Thursday March 30 at 10/9C
STARGATE SG-1 RETURNS MONDAY APRIL 4TH AT 8PM/7C
Behind the Mythology of Stargate SG-1
Friday March 17 at MIDNIGHT/11C
Stargate SG-1: True Science
Friday March 17 at 1am/MIDNIGHTC
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Quarries Trailer & Release Details: "QUARRIES: Available now for PRE-SALE on iTunes. $2 off thru 3/10/17 http://geni.us/UkvdlMs
From the Producer of Final Destination
Winner of LA Thriller Film Festival 2017
Starring Nicole Marie Johnson, Leisha Hailey, Carrie Finklea
Directed by Nils Taylor
A vulnerable group of women embark on a hiking expedition, become preyed upon by vicious hunters, that ultimately leads them on a physical and emotional cat-and-mouse chase. With an outcome that neither expected.
Website: www.QuarriesTheMovie.com"
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Nitehawk Cinema's Annual Shorts Festival: "Nitehawk Cinema’s annual Nitehawk Shorts Festival is a celebration of independent short filmmaking. The 5th edition of the Nitehawk Shorts Festival will feature six days of screenings, special events and parties that highlight and support a diverse range of voices in short films.
The Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based festival includes main slate programs (Opening Nite and weekend Matinees), speciality art and music programs (Art Seen and Music Driven), and the popular horror program (Midnite), which last year highlighted many strong female story arcs and female filmmakers. This year will also include filmmaker workshops and hosted artist talks. Programs consist of short films in all forms (animation, documentary, narrative, non-narrative, artist films, music videos, genre) by local, national and international filmmakers.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival
November 7-12, 2017
Submissions open April 3!"
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Crowdfunding Campaign for Horror Comedy Crust: Press Release: "Horror star Sean Whalen has written and will star in a new horror comedy called CRUST. Also starring horror favorites Felissa Rose and Scout Taylor-Compton, CRUST is a throwback creature feature in the vein of Little Shop of Horrors, Gremlins, and Willard.
The story revolves around Vegas Winters (Whalen), a burned out former child star who now works in a laundromat and collects all the forgotten and lost socks left behind in the dryers. At the height of his depressed rut, Vegas cries into the pile of socks and CRUST is born. The only problem is, CRUST gets angry. Very angry. Now CRUST is a bloodthirsty sock monster that will do anything to defend and protect his creator!
With many more cast members yet to be announced, CRUST will boast practical effects and a story that is crazy, scary, disgusting, heartfelt, and hilarious and the filmmakers are asking horror fans for their help! The following is a message from writer and star Sean Whalen telling where the story came from and why you should get involved with the project on Indiegogo:
“Recently I went through some large personal changes that shook me to the core. I got a divorce, moved, and my father passed within the same year. I went through a year of heavy anxiety and depression. I worked hard in therapy and came out the other end, but I realized something. We ALL suffer sometimes. ALL OF US. Then I sat down with a good friend, Jim Wald and wrote a story: A story of a lonely depressed man, Vegas Winters, who has a sock monster named CRUST which grew from his tears. It's a horror comedy. It's fun, it's different, and it has a heart. The heart is CRUST. Because I believe we would all love to have a little monster that would do anything for us when we are in our darkest times.
We want to tell this story. We want you all to see it. So we are trying to raise the money for physical production to start. The independent movie world has changed and most films that remain creatively unique are made outside of the studio system. So, I have surrounded myself with people who are passionate and uplifting to help me. We hope you can help, too. Because I believe, if you have experienced any tough times in your life, the power of movies to escape from that pain is transcendent. But, it is also nice to feel like you are not alone.”
Get involved with CRUST on Indiegogo here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/crust-movie-fun-horror/x/10414072#/
Follow along with the progress on Facebook at @CRUSTMOVIE and Twitter at @CRUST_MOVIE."
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Terror Film Festival: Press Release: "Are YOU the next GREAT FILMMAKER or SCREENWRITER?
Submit Your Project and Find Out! Call For Entries is OPEN from March 01 to August 31, 2017, with varying degrees of fees along the way. Check it out NOW at www.TerrorFilmFestival.net!!
TERROR FILM FESTIVAL is a bad-azz, blood chilling, alien probing, international film festival, founded for the purpose of offering Filmmakers and Screenwriters MORE. We promote projects that are Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Dark Drama, and Screenplay!
Terror Film Festival is like no other film festival in the world because it's designed to help promote the creative artist's career. The festival runs every October and we offer international exposure, a world-class Screenwriting Competition, and the coveted Claw Awards. And it's all presented by the genre diva fashionista herself, PRINCESS HORROR!
Terror Film Festival is the only festival in the world who showcases your director, your screenwriter, your project, your poster, your website, your synopsis, and YOU on our website "JUST FOR SUBMITTING A PROJECT". TFF pioneered the concept in 2006 and we're proud to continue to offer it to our creative artists.
Terror Film Festival is dedicated to the filmmakers and screenwriters who make great genre movies. For our FILMMAKERS we offer prestigious awards, recognition as a filmmaker, and celebration of your film! And it doesn't matter if your film's already been screened somewhere else, or what year it was made. For our SCREENWRITERS we offer great awards for the sake of great writing to help support your writing talent and career!
Our Call For Entries for this online worldwide film festival is focused on getting as many filmmakers and screenwriters involved with the festival as possible, to help further their careers. As one of the premiere horror/fantasy/sci-fi film festivals celebrating independent film, TFF is a Halloween event that brings the best films to a world DYING for them. That's what we believe an indie film festival is all about.
So, mark your calendars, submit your projects, and tell your friends, because Terror Film Festival IS an experience you will never forget!
Come and get it!!
Princess Horror, Festival Coordinator
Terror Film Festival
Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Thriller, Dark Drama, Screenplay
Season 12
October 19-22, 2017
www.TerrorFilmFestival.net"
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New Stills from Anders Manor: "It’s Amy’s 18th birthday. While most girls her age are celebrating with friends and painting the town, Amy is checking herself out of the insane asylum. Her mother Jane decides to take her on a family get away, to celebrate her birthday and re-acclimate her to everyday life. A weekend of, camp fires, and cotton candy socials, to rekindle family ties, quickly turns to the most horrific family reunion in American history. And it all goes down at ANDERS MANOR.
Woodhaven Media has teamed up with 2 Cousins Productions for the eerie, new horror film ANDERS MANOR… and the cast is truly outstanding.
Christina Robinson (Dexter) has been brought on to play the lead, Amy. Godsmack front man, Sully Erna has also come aboard, Rachel True (The Craft) along with, Kevin Nash (The Punisher, Magic Mike, John Wick) who is doing something completely out of character as Reverend Thomas, TNA Impact Wrestling Superstar “The Miracle” Michael Bennett will be portraying a wild and unruly redneck named Darsaw.
Other actors appearing as guests at ANDERS MANOR, will be played by Tanja Lynch (Bleed For This), Eric Lutes (How To Get Away With Murder), Mark Sullivan, David Tessier, Michael Zuccola, Danielle Guldin, Mike Messier, Pamela Morgan, and Armen Garo (Vinyl, The Sopranos), Chelsea Vale (Mostly Ghostly, Inner Demons) round out the cast."
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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