We're back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today's feature includes the first two short films from The Four Players, the New York City Horror Film Festival lineup, details on the new zombie novel Northern Lights, and a Jason mask charity auction:
The Four Players Short Film Release Details: "Screenwriter and director, Evan Daugherty, screenwriter of the 2012 fantasy/action film “Snow White and the Huntsman” (as well as 2014’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “GI Joe 3,” among others) and Maker Studios’ collaborative gaming and geek culture network Polaris have announced the release of “The Four Players,” four new short films, each one re-imagining a different character from Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. franchise. The first two films, “The Fixer” (Mario) and “The Addict” (Luigi) will debut on Polaris beginning November 14..."
To find out more on these four short films, visit: www.youtube.com/polaris
The Fixer:
The Addict:
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Details on Northern Lights, a New Zombie Thriller from T. Rico: "It was past midnight in Norway when Dante awoke to find his wife Hannah standing by the bedroom window. She was mesmerized by the red glare and high winds pouring into the bedroom from the Northern Lights. The freakish red tornado that touched down in the small town of Fredrikstad on this particular evening; brought with it much more than just a delightful display from the Aurora Borealis. Follow the story of Hannah and Dante as they become chosen by the forerunners to save as many people as they can from the horror that awaits them. Mutations now walk the planet under the emerald colored sky as the battle between good and evil ensues, who will prevail in this story of love and disaster?"
Northern Lights is now available in paperback, hardcover, and eBook formats. For more details or to purchase, visit the following links:
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Jason Mask Charity Auction: "Have you ever wanted a truly one-of-a-kind Jason Voorhees piece of artwork? Now you can own a custom made Jason mask and in the same instance help those in need during the Christmas season.
TV Store Online, a Michigan based pop culture, film, and television t-shirt and costume website has teamed up with actors from the Friday The 13th film franchise as well as artists from the SyFy Channel's hit television series Face Off, for a Jason Voorhees inspired charity fundraiser. Now you can own one of these custom Jason masks by participating in TV Store Online.com charity fundraiser on Ebay.
For the next six days, the designs of Friday The 13th actors Ari Lehman and David Katims as well as those done by SyFy's Face Off Roy Wooley, Derek Garcia, Tommy Pietch and Tom Devlin has been put up for auction on Ebay. All proceeds from the auction will go directly to Toys For Tots to help children in need.Artists participating in the Jason mask charity fundraiser were sent blank Jason Voorhees hockey masks by TV Store Online.com and asked to produce a custom one-of-a-kind Jason hockey mask by painting, sculpting, deconstructing, or mashing up the iconic horror movie symbol to produce a very unique piece of monsterabilia.
Other artists involved in the TV Store Online charity Ebay fundraiser include: HorrorHound Magazine cover artists: Joel Robinson, Lydia Burris and Nate Milliner. Joel Robinson has dedicated his design to the late Richard Booker, an actor and stuntman who donned the Jason Hockey Mask in Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981), who passed away early in 2013."
For more details and to view the auction items, visit:
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Remnants Trailer and Release Details: "A catastrophic solar flare plunges Earth into global darkness. As society teeters on the edge of total anarchy the President and top government officials are swept away to a Cold War bunker in search of a solution. While the politicians fight insanity and each other, a group of middle-class suburbanites take survival into their own hands. With bullets and seeds, this neighborhood of schoolteachers and businessmen transform themselves into a village of self-sustaining warriors. Can they hold on until power is restored, or will they fall to the starving masses?
Remnants premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, [and] gained distribution in several major markets, including North America. Domestically - Osiris Entertainment will be releasing Remnants on DVD January 28, 2014. [Remnants] was filmed in Marietta, Ga."
To learn more about this film, visit: https://www.facebook.com/remnantsmovie
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New York City Horror Film Festival Announced: "The 11th Edition of the New York City Horror Film Festival began Thurs, Nov. 14 with Lloyd Kaufman's RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH, VOL. 1, paraded in by the Troma Bus and the Troma Team!
Thursday, Nov. 14
7 pm - RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH VOL. 1 - Lloyd Kaufman - US Premiere - Opening Night Gala
Friday, Nov. 15
7 pm - PINUP DOLLS ON ICE - Geoff Klein and Melissa Mira
9:40 pm - BANSHEE CHAPTER - Director Blair Erickson and Producer Corey Moosa - East Coast Premiere
9:40 pm - PIECES OF TALENT - Joe Stauffer - New York Premiere
Sat, Nov. 16
12:00 noon - THE GAUNTLET - Matt Escandari, Director - New York Premiere
5:15 pm - PLAY DEAD - Shade Rupe, Co-Director - Manhattan Premiere
7 pm - MISCHIEF NIGHT - Travis Baker, Director - World Premiere
Sun, Nov. 17
12:00 noon - MOTIVATIONAL GROWTH - Don Thacker
3:00 pm - FOUND - Scott Schirmer - New York Premiere
6:30 pm - CONTRACTED - Eric England - East Coast Premiere - Gala Closing Night Film
In addition to special guest Lloyd Kaufman, we have a number of other visitors attending the festival this year, along with several premiere films. Sean Marks and Chris "Rodog" Rowan are your hosts this year. Festival runs Nov. 14-17, 2013."
To learn more about the festival, go to: http://www.nychff.com
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New Clip from Coyote: "Here is a clip from an arthouse horror film that has been banned at several festivals and has won awards at others, in its first public screenings: controversial director Trevor Juenger's Coyote. The film stars Bill Oberst Jr. as an insomniac writer whose sleep-deprived hallucinations distort reality as paranoia drives him to extreme violence. The surreal shocker, which mixes arthouse and horror, is shopping for distribution and its first public screenings have elicited strong reactions.
Director Trevor Juenger tweeted last week from a festival: "Someone in the audience keeps yelling What Is This? and What Does It Mean? We're going to give him an aneurysm by film's end." Juenger says a college screening of Coyote was shut down in mid-film by an administrator citing "extreme violence," while another public screening in the director's hometown of St. Louis had to be cancelled when the theater owner refused to run the film due to "extreme content."
Fans of the surreal and the extreme can decide for themselves once Coyote gets distribution.
Directed and written by Trevor Juenger, [Coyote] stars Bill Oberst Jr., Joe Hammerstone, Victoria Mullen and Bill Finkbinder."
For more information on Coyote, visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coyote/207299646022159
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Everybody Dies at Scarycon: "For three years, the EVERYBODY DIES Horror Film Festival has proudly presented the best in independent horror films to a huge audience of scary movie fans. Now, inspired by the amazing filmmakers who have provided the content for Orange County, California's only horror film festival, the crew behind the scenes are ready to capture the fun AND terrifying tone that they've brought to their festival in their very own movie, “EVERYBODY DIES at SCARYCON!”
It’s a tale about a scary movie director, Eddie Desmond, who, while attending a fan convention, has a nervous breakdown and announces he will never make another horror flick. But when he gets back to his hotel room, the characters from his movies come to life and decide they're not ready for their director to be done with them. In true EVERYBODY DIES fashion, it will be bloody, it will be funny, it will be disturbing!
The filmmakers have a campaign that will wrap up in less than two weeks and they need the help of you, the horror movie fans, to make their goal!"
To stay up-to-date with this project, and to support its progress, go to: www.EverybodyDiesFilmFest.com
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The Looking Glass Trailer and Release Details: "A surreal thriller that follows Paul, a troubled young man who lives in a rural house with his pregnant girlfriend Claire. Paul's world is turned upside down one night when Claire's sinister, predatory mother, Agnes arrives at their house to visit. Paul is instinctively afraid of this witch-like woman who seems to know all of his darkest secrets and fears. Agnes begins to exert a malevolent influence over Paul's life, and one of her patients, a terrifying burn victim, begins to stalk Paul with murderous intent. The Looking Glass blends reality and fantasy, and interweaves Paul's adult journey with a parallel story from his childhood as his eight year old self. The Looking Glass is considered by critics to be top notch indy cinema, and director Colin Downey is the most exciting filmmaking voices today.
BrinkVision releases the critically acclaimed thriller The Looking Glass on VOD and Special Edition DVD November 19th! The Looking Glass is being called a new underground cult classic with a creepy atmosphere, brilliant acting from Patrick O'Donnell, and cinematography that is twisted to watch."
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Deadworld T-Shirt Line Details: "Trevco and Popfunk.com unleash Deadworld Apparel Line. Created in 1987, Deadworld has become a cult favorite comic book, releasing over one hundred comic issues and graphic novels with over 1,000,000 copies in print. A new series, Deadworld: Restoration, is set to be published by IDW Publishing beginning in December.
Deadworld is no ordinary zombie survival tale. The remains of humanity must make their way through a 'supernatural' apocalypse populated by zombies orchestrated by the Harley riding, chain smoking, sadistic King Zombie.
Trevco is proud to announce a new line of digital and sublimated designs featuring the gruesome undead. An initial design selection of 12 shirts are now available to order for diehard zombie fans and retailers."
To order Deadworld t-shirts, go to: http://www.popfunk.com/comic-t-shirts/deadworld.html
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Sleepwalkers Trailer and Release Details: "Set in the deepest corners of Florida's woods, five college students attempt to enjoy a festive spring break getaway when they encounter a deadly, nocturnal presence. As horrific events unfold, the group joins forces with a local convenience store owner and a prison escapee. With night time approaching, they must set aside their differences and use their wits to survive.
Director and cinematographer Ryan Lightbourn (“Roid Rage”) is ready to reveal his first horror feature, Sleepwalkers. This micro-budget creature feature is now in post-production. The film stars a shining cast of newcomers, such as starlets: Ansley Gordon and Amanda Phillips, horror movie veteran J. LaRose (Insidious 2), porn star Dale DaBone and together, this cast and their characters are drawn to the murky woods of Wekiva Springs, Florida, for an exciting Spring Break. In the darkness, they find more thrills than they expected, when creatures emerge from the local swamps.
Sleepwalkers is near completion and film fans will not have to wait long to see Lightbourn’s latest film. This creature feature will be released in 2014, through several film festival screenings. Fans of darker fare are invited to step inside Lightbourn’s body horror themed feature here, with the film’s first thrilling trailer."
For more information, go to the film's official website at: http://sleepwalkersthemovie.net/ or the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/sleepwalkersthemovie
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First Details on Something's Wrong: "Something's Wrong [is] a 6 episode anthology horror web series.
We're aiming to introduce the anthology format to a new generation, with the 30 min episodes distributed free online, starting in Jan 2014.
The series will be produced and directed by myself and my DLHI co-writer Chris Andrews. Chris is directing Episode 1, which is a psychological thriller entitled 'Is This What You Want?'
The episode stars Tommy Bastow (EXORCISMUS) and Lucy-Jane Quinlan (WEAVERFISH), and concerns a lonely office worker who becomes obsessed with a beautiful commuter. When he starts to fear for her safety, he becomes ensnared in a nightmarish web of madness and paranoia.
We've [also] just launched a campaign to kickstart the show."
To learn more about this film, and to support its progress, visit: http://www.sponsume.com/project/somethings-wrong-episode-1
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Chariot Trailer and DVD Release Date: "Chariot, an original independent feature film project by writer/producer Eric Vale, director/producer Brad Osborne and actor/producer Anthony Montgomery, debuts this week exclusively in Wal-Mart stores across the country. Produced by Dallas-based Mancat Films, Chariot will be available for the first time on DVD Tuesday, November 19th.
Starring Anthony Montgomery (Star Trek: Enterprise) and an ensemble cast of Texas-based actors, Chariot paints a cautionary tale of what can happen when the good intentions of the U.S. government are poorly executed.
In the film, seven strangers wake aboard a passenger jet in mid-flight and find themselves unwitting participants in a government evacuation program. As a seemingly devastating attack unfolds on the U.S. homeland, the passengers learn they have been chosen to be saved because of their unique skills and/or political connections. But from the beginning, the plan appears to be ill-conceived and for those aboard things quickly go from bad to worse.
Chariot is available exclusively in Wal-Mart stores on November 19th, but is set to be released on VOD and Redbox before the end of the year. The film is distributed by Origin Releasing."
For more information on Chariot, visit the film's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ChariotMovie
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6dana66godina Teaser Trailer: "Sasha Milosevic is a wealthy young businessman form L.A. who receives an inheritance from his homeland of Serbia, following his grandfather’s death. Unwillingly he decides to go back to the Country after 18 years of separation and cut all the ties with it where he decides to buy a derelict house in the woods and convert it into a holiday resort, only to find out that the estate was used by the Nazi soldiers to perpetuate tortures and murders during WWII.
Sasha eventually stumbles into stories of ghosts and eventually meets Jasmina, an old childhood friend: she wants Sasha to ditch the idea of buying the house in the woods, telling him more terrifying ghost stories linked to it.
All the tales bring back unresolved issues for Sasha: his tragic past comes back to haunt him. Moreover the killings only occur every 6 years on the 6th of June and last for 6 full days: “6 DANA, 66 GODINA” (in Serbian: 6 days, 66 years).
He will discover Satanic rituals, evil forces and strange twists of fate. All happening over 6 days, 66 years after the first ever killing in the woods…"
To learn more, and to support this film, visit: www.mewproductions.com
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Ms. Vampy's Love Bites Episode One: "Ms. Vampy gives her 'Love Bite' on Online Dating!
These days, Ms. Vampy lives in her Hollywood Villa and is a Life Coach and Dating Expert to the rich and famous. She is often seen on night shoots, shopping in Beverly Hills for Dior or hanging out at Lakers' games. She loves 80s rock and disco, her favorite band is Vampire Weekend and she never misses American Idol, The Voice or Millionaire Matchmaker on TV. Her secret dream is to join the cast of HBO's True Blood (of course, she thinks it's a "reality" show)! She enjoys Godiva Chocolates and Bloody Marys and she loves to play Xbox when she's feeling feisty. While she has yet to marry or have children, she freely admits to being boy crazy and hopes to someday make-out with Robert Pattinson. Ms. Vampy is forever sexy, funny, young, and obnoxious, but her heart is as big as her mouth. If she ever bites you, it'll be with love.
Now, who better to give the world love & dating advice than a 110 year old Vampire who has seen it all and has a HEART of gold?
Check out her new show Ms. Vampy's Love Bites and tweet @MSVAMPY. Ms. Vampy's Love Bites airs November 11, 2013.
Starring Brooke Lewis as Ms. Vampy; Produced by Matt Raub and Brooke Lewis; Directed by Staci Layne Wilson; Director of Photography: Matt Raub."
To learn more about this show, go to: www.MsVampy.net
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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