Horror Highlights: Cavity Colors’ Bio-Exorcist Shirts, DEMONS and DEMONS 2 NYC Screenings, FRIGHT BITES

2016/10/28 16:15:47 +00:00 | Tamika Jones

"It's showtime, Daily Deaders, Betelgeuse, here. You know what you could do for me, well, besides saying my name three times, is, uh, check out these photos of my Cavity Colors shirt at the top of this Horror Highlights thing." Okay, that was weird... seems like Betelgeuse somehow took over for a hot second. We're all good now! Readers can also look forward to details on the Demons 2 screening in NYC and Film4 and All 4's Fright Bites short films.

Cavity Colors' Beetlejuice-Inspired Bio-Exorcist Shirts: From Cavity Colors: "Our newest *limited edition* clothing release arrives! We've teamed up with artist Kyle Hotz (@kylehotzcomics) to re-create everyone's favorite cartoon Bio-Exorcist, but in a gloriously grotesque and spooky manner for Halloween! I did the colors, and he did the linework. Set those reminders! These are limited to 300 only, on T-shirts, Tanktops, and Crewneck Sweatshirts! Once it's gone, it's gone forever!"

To learn more about the new Bio-Exorcist shirts, visit Cavity Colors' official website.

Demons and Demons 2 Screenings in NYC: Press Release: "Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at 7:00 pm

Screenings: DEMONS 1 at 4.30 pm and DEMONS 2 at 7.00 pm

ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES, 32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212) 505-5181
Tickets $11 http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/buy-tickets

On Saturday, October 29th, 2016, the prestigious ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES in NYC will celebrate two seminal films of the European Gothic New Wave, DEMONS and DEMONS 2, produced by notorious auteur Dario Argento and directed by Lamberto Bava, son of legendary director and cinematographer Mario Bava, by screening both movies within its hallowed space.

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, star of DEMONS 2, will make a personal appearance and present the screening at 7 pm.

Cataldi-Tassoni, a native New Yorker, is an award-winning actress and multimedia artist, with a devoted international fan following thanks to her performances in seminal European movies (Opera, Mother Of Tears, The Dirt, Phantom Of The Opera) with renowned European directors such as illustrious filmmakers Dario Argento, Pupi Avati and Luciano Odorisio. She has performed alongside such screen luminaries as the late Oscar nominee Pete Postlethwaite (The Usual Suspects) and John Hannah (The Mummy, Sliding Doors, Spartacus).

Cataldi-Tassoni has just won an Award of Excellence in the category of Actress: Leading, at the Best Shorts Competition, for her gut-wrenchingly emotional performance as Lady Macbeth in LADY M 5.1, a short film directed by award-winning director and multimedia artist Mariano Baino. The film is a surreal adaptation of Macbeth, Scene 5, Act 1, with a Science Fiction slant.

Baino and Cataldi-Tassoni also co-wrote ASTRID'S SAINTS, a new feature film set to be filmed in Italy, directed by Baino and starring Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni in the role of Astrid.

"I was born in NYC and it is such a great feeling to know that the work I did when I was living in Italy is now being appreciated here in the USA. I would have never imagined, when I was filming DEMONS 2, that, years later, it would be screened in such prestigious cultural venues such as the Museum of Arts and Design and now the Anthology Film Archives. And in NYC, my hometown and birthplace, which makes the screening even more significant!"

ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES, located at 32 2nd Ave, New York, NY, "is an international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema. In the decades since its founding, Anthology has grown far beyond its original concept to encompass film and video preservation, the formation of a reference library containing the world's largest collection of books, periodicals, stills, and other paper materials related to avant-garde cinema; and a remarkably innovative and eclectic film exhibition program. Anthology screens more than 900 programs annually, preserves an average of 25 films per year (with 900 works preserved to date), publishes books and DVD's and hosts scholars and researchers."

Tickets: http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/buy-tickets
Information about Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni: www.coralina.net
Information about ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES: www.anthologyfilmarchives.org"

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Film4 and All 4's Fright Bites Short Films: Press Release: London: October 24th, 2016: Film4 and All 4 are getting viewers in the mood for Halloween over the next week with the launch of Fright Bites, six sinister new horror shorts from up and coming filmmakers commissioned by Film4.

All 4 start building the Halloween chills, unleashing the films for download and streaming exclusively on www.All4.com/shorts, available now. Fright Bites will make their TV debut on Film4 as part of the channel’s FilmFear season running from October 25th-31st. The six films will then receive their big screen premieres at HOME, Manchester, as part of the cinema’s 5-day Halloween celebration of the same name, beginning October 27th.

Film4 Creative Executive Eva Yates who commissioned the films comments: “Fright Bites has been a brilliant way for us to support six new and diverse filmmakers to work hard and fast on some really smart, original, sometimes funny and always creepy films. Audience was at the heart of the process so we're thrilled they're available to watch in so many ways.”

The films are a mix: some playing on our most basic fears, others making the everyday and mundane seem monstrous, while others are more traditional ‘monster in the dark’ movies, but with a twist. More details on the individual films below:

SHORTCUT – Ep 1

A late night ride home turns into a nightmare for Kurt (Danny Devall) when he takes a short cut that leads him to the special hell reserved for terrible boyfriends.

Director: Prano Bailey-Bond

Starring: Danny Devall and Joana Borja

TICKLE MONSTER – Ep 2

A quiet night in takes an eerie turn for Elliot (Percell Ascott) when Nat (Rhianne Barreto) casually reveals her room is haunted by an unusual bogeyman.

Dir: Remi Weekes

Starring: Percelle Ascot and Rhianne Barreto

SQUEAL – Ep 3

After a girl bullies a carnival worker, she soon regrets it as the circus folk ensure she’ll never make fun of anyone again.

Dir: Lucy Campbell

Starring: Lotte Spencer, Rafaella Hutchinson, and Zachary Street

NIGHT CAP – Ep 4

Knock, knock. Who’s there? Little Danny (Arthur Tucker) doesn’t have anywhere to hide from the danger lurking in his own home.

Dir: Jed Hart

Starring: Arthur Tucker

WAKE – Ep 5

A grieving man (Mark Bonnar) gets more than he bargained for when he visits his former lover’s (Rebecca Calder) open coffin.

Dir: Maria Martinez Bayona

Starring Mark Bonnar and Rebecca Calder

OLD GAL – Ep 6

Jane (Nicola Wren) is chatting on the phone when she’s startled by an elderly woman (Clare Almond), who might not be as helpless as she appears.

Dir: Leigh Dovey

Starring: Nicola Wren and Clare Almond

Series producer: Fiona Lamptey / Fruit Tree Media.

Fright Bites are available to download or stream now on www.All4.com/shorts.

Fright Bites receive their TV premiere on Film4 channel’s FilmFear season, which runs Tuesday 25 – Monday 31 October. Feature films screening in the season include network premieres of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For from directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, Wyrmwood, Excision, 100 Bloody Acres, The Last Days on Mars and Devil’s Due. Other films in the season include Wake in Fright from 1971 starring Donald Pleasance, French 1960s horror classic Eyes Without a Face, and Ben Wheatley’s off-kilter horror masterpiece Kill List. * See notes below for Fright Bites TX times

Fright Bites make their big screen debut at HOME, Manchester’s International centre for contemporary visual art, theatre, and film, as part of FilmFear, a new 5-day Halloween celebration running from Thursday 27–Monday 31 October, featuring exclusive horror previews, monster classics, spooky shorts and special guests. A collaboration between HOME and Film4, FilmFear at HOME has been co-curated by Film4 Channel Editor David Cox and Jason Wood, HOME’s Artistic Director: Film, with guest curators The Final Girls (Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe) and the BFI London Film Festival’s Cult strand (Michael Blyth). Highlights include a preview of Prevenge plus Q&A with writer/director/actor Alice Lowe, previews of Raw, The Ghoul, We Are the Flesh and The Void, a glorious Spanish version of the 1931 Dracula, and a unique screening of Nosferatu with live musical score by Harmonieband. ** See notes below for Fright Bites screening times.

* Fright Bites TX on Film4 channel

Tickle Monster – night of Thursday 27th October, 12.05am

Shortcut – Thursday 27th October, 1.55am

Old Gal – night of Friday 28th October, 3.10am

Wake – Friday 28th October, 3.15am

Night Cap – night of Sunday 30th October, 1.00am

Squeal – Sunday 30th October, 1.05am

All 6 films also play together from 3.10am on the night of Monday 31st October

** Fright Bites screening details At HOME Manchester

Shortcut – Friday 28th October, 6.15pm (with RAW)

Squeal / Tickle Monster – Friday 28th October, 8.40pm (with WE ARE THE FLESH)

Wake – Sunday 30th October, 6pm (with THE GHOUL)

Night Cap / Old Gal – Sunday 30th October, 8.40pm (with THE VOID)"

About the Author - Tamika Jones

Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.

The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).

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