In our new edition of Horror Highlights, watch the short film Melted, learn more about the In Another Room podcast, and watch an exclusive clip from The Faceless Man!
Watch the Short Film MELTED: "My name is Nikki Chapman and I am a 24 year old animator and story artist from South Bend, Indiana. I went to Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a year then transferred to Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL. Computer Animation seniors at Ringling create an animated short film as their senior thesis. I started with an animatic and concept art in my junior year, then created the models, animation, lighting and compositing during senior year.
While brainstorming ideas to pitch for the film, I came across images of those cartoon popsicles I loved as a kid, such as Bubbles and Spongebob. I thought their off-model designs and leaking black gumball eyes made for a hilariously macabre image. I decided that in my film melting would represent death. As a kid, I had a lot of anxieties about death, even though on the outside I appeared to be a carefree little girl. I based the film off of that experience. It starts normal and cutesy, then descends into horror. I had a lot of fun creating disturbing imagery using a mix of CG animation, claymation and live action footage."
A macabre girl laments about the inevitability of death after getting a melting cartoon popsicle.
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Watch an Exclusive Clip from THE FACELESS MAN: From Freedom Cinema, and director James Di Martino, comes face to face with The Faceless Man this summer.
Premiering on Demand August 28, the Australian horror film took home 6 major awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival including Best Director and Best Film.
Emily is a recovering cancer survivor of three years. Faced with her fear of getting sick again, her best friend Nina plans a weekend away. Six friends venture out to a country holiday house to party over a weekend. Cut off from the rest of the world they soon learn the inhabitants are unsettling red neck individuals who terrorize and humiliate travelers. At the same time a para-normal monster seen as the faceless man haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits.
From writer/director James Di Martino, and featuring Wolf Creek's Andy McPhee, Roger Ward (Mad Max), Lucas Pittaway (Snowtown) and Sophie Thurling ("Counter Play"), The Faceless Man haunts digital from August 28.
Starring | Andy McPhee, Roger Ward, Lucas Pittaway, Sophie Thurling
Directed by | James Di Martino
Written by | James Di Martino
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IN ANOTHER ROOM Podcast: Adapted from E3W Production’s ground-breaking, LA-based immersive show of the same name, IN ANOTHER ROOM is a collection of interlocking ghost stories, each one taking place in a different room of a notoriously haunted house. These ghost stories span the entire history of the mysterious home—from its troubled construction in the 1870s to today—and recount the tragedies of the various souls that have lived, and died, within.
EPISODE 1 - The House
Wendy Morrow gains access to a notoriously haunted house and steps inside for an overnight investigation.
EPISODE 2 - The Bedroom
Margaret receives a grim warning while playing with a Ouija board in the 1970s.
EPISODE 3 - The Ballroom
A fraudulent medium at the turn of the century makes contact with an angry spirit from her past.
EPISODE 4 - The Study
After being discharged from the army during WWII, Walter communicates with a supernatural presence through his radio.
EPISODE 5 - The Living Room
Three friends in the early 1960s gather at a Christmas party to tell ghost stories.
EPISODE 6 - The Dining Room
Anne hosts a dinner party in the 1920s after murdering her husband.
Listen to episodes 1-6 now, and get ready for the terrifying final 2 episodes coming on Mondays 9/7 and 9/14. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe for free wherever you listen to podcasts.
For more information, visit: https://www.violethourmedia.com/in-another-room
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