Weekend Indie Spotlight

2011/10/23 17:57:29 +00:00 | Jonathan James

Each weekend we include independent horror news sent our way. If you want to be featured in our next spotlight feature, send us an email.

Raven's Hollow Released: Raven's Hollow is an 11 minute short film co-written, directed and animated by Colin Clarke, and it has now been released online for free:

"Billy, his sister, Lisa, and her boyfriend, Mike, spend Halloween at the drive-in after trick or treating. When Billy threatens to walk home through an dark cornfield, Mike tells him a legend of Old Farmer Blood, who is said to have seeded his field with the blood of murder victims. When Billy disbelieves, Mike leads the trio into a nightmare of unrelenting terror."

To watch the short film, visit: http://vimeo.com/28246212

Where The Dead Go To Die: Written, Directed, & Animated by Jimmy ScreamerClauz, Where The Dead Go To Die is an Animated Horror Feature coming to DVD, Blu-ray & Limited Edition VHS in February 2012:

"Where the Dead Go To Die revolves around a troubled group of children living on the same block. They are haunted by a talking dog named Labby who brings them on surreal hell-rides between different dimensions and time periods. On the night of a lunar eclipse he informs Tommy about the devil fetus living inside his mother. The same night he attempts to help Ralph court the girl across the street, who is an unwilling participant in her father's child porn tape trading ring. Add in a memory stealing junkie living inside an abandoned church and you have 90 minutes of pure mind melting insanity!"

The trailer for Where The Dead Go to Die is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-aCCqCc_0

T is for Trick Short Film: Shade Rupe (Dark Stars Rising) has directed a short film titled T is for Trick and entered it in the ABC's of Death short film competition. To watch the short film for yourself, along with other entries, visit: http://26th.theabcsofdeath.com/t-is-for-trick-2

Zombie Dawn: Eagle One Media has acquired the worldwide rights to the Christian Toledo & Lucio A. Rojas feature length production Zombie Dawn and plans a 2012 release:

"A mysterious incident at a remote mining facility unleashes a zombie horde with an appetite for human flesh. It decimates large portions of the cities and countryside. The only course of action is to rapidly enclose the infected areas and seal them off from the rest of the remaining, living population. Now. 15 years later the tattered remains of the government and the mining corporation responsible where the initial event took place commit themselves to finding out what may have happened at the mining complex. The solution is to covertly send in a group of mercenaries and scientists into the quarantined zone to find answers."

For more information on the movie and to watch a trailer, visit: www.zombiedawnmovie.com

Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption DVD Release: Pacific Entertainment has announced that they will release the Ryan Thompson-directed Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption on DVD in North America October 20th.

"The action-packed feature stars Fred ‘The Hammer’ Williamson as the leader of one of humanity’s last remaining settlements in a world decimated by zombies. Williamson not only finds himself fighting off the zombie hordes but gangs of savage humans who take what they want and will kill anything in their path."

The DVD will be available for $14.99 at retail stores and on-line. DVD bonus features contain a 'Making of' documentary, deleted scenes, and commentary tracks from the director, writer, and stars.

A trailer is available on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCFGVpzIrU

Curiosity Short Film Trailer: "Curiosity tells the story of Emma (Emily Blunt, 'The Wolfman', 'The Adjustment Bureau') and Mike (Tom Riley, 'I Want Candy', 'Return to House on Haunted Hill') a young couple who unwittingly witness a murderer desposing of a body. When the killer realises he's been spotted he stops at nothing to make sure the couple won't talk. "

The short film was directed by Toby Spanton and is now available on iTunes. You can watch a trailer for the film on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYN_MiDSyA

Music For the Zombie Apocalypse: Collin Rae works for the classical music Naxos and recently released a classical album of music for the zombie apocalypse:

"So YES I am the party responsible for building this odd release, it came out of a brief conversation with some colleagues in a meeting couple with my long time love affair with Zombie films of the past and present. I first saw Night of the Living Dead with my dad at a midnight showing back in 1976, two years later I saw Dawn of the Dead in its theatrical release. Both of these films scared the crap out of me and found me praying to go there would never be a Zombie uprising in my lifetime. Years and dozens upon dozens of Zombie films later here we are….my classical music soundtrack to the impeding Zombie Apocalypse."

To preview some of the songs or purchase the album, visit iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/music-for-zombie-apocalypse/id470567826

1666 Trailer: A trailer has been released for the found footage film 1666. The movie is currently in post production and is looking for distribution.

"Last year on the night before Halloween, they decided to go on a self made tour of famous Hollywood murders and celebrity haunted houses. The tour led them to a house known as 1666. They have been missing ever since."

To watch the trailer, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvDi0Lc5ZdU