Following a frenzied vie for rights at this yearâs AFM, High Octane Pictures announced today that it has sold the North American rights for the sci-fi feature The Veil to Vertical Entertainment, who will release the film theatrically in Q2 2017. Starring Latin sensation William Levy (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter), the cast also includes William Moseley (Chronicles of Narnia), Serinda Swan (Gra...[Read More]
Itâs that time of year, where the Halloween decorations make way for green and red tinsel, bright trees, and fat men in large red coats. For horror fans like us, Christmas time can be a rather lackluster affair, with the slight exception of Krampus, there just really isnât too much out there for us. Lucky for those who live in the Los Angeles area, there are a few events definitely worth checking ...[Read More]
The Breakfast Club has nothing on these kids. Thereâs nothing better than watching badass kids dressed in their prep schoolâs finest battling for their lives. A sort-of sequel to Bad Kids Go To Hell, Bad Kids of Crestview Academy hits theaters, DVD, and VOD on January 13th of 2017. Synopsis: Based on the best-selling graphic novel series, a group of spoiled âbad kidsâ have been placed in Saturday ...[Read More]
Plague of the Pot Rabbits is a hilarious film about two friends and business partners named Frank and Eddy, who sell and grow pot. One day they go to a field where theyâve been growing an experimental strain to find that the whole fieldâs been decimated. They inspect the site to find that the only trace of whatever did the pillaging is a few rabbit droppings that smell like hash. Later on that day...[Read More]
The horror genre is a special one, in that it encapsulates most other genres within its wide umbrella. From comedies to drama to action to sci-fi, there is little that canât be done within the confines of our beloved genre. The psychological tragedy that is Thommy Hutsonâs The Id takes a nose dive right into the Freudian structure of the darker side of the human psychosis. The Id follows Meridith ...[Read More]
Writer and director Pablo S. Pastorâs Spanish debut short film Into the Mud was part of the official selection at this yearâs Screamfest LA and We are Indie Horror has a short review and trailer for you. Here is the official synopsis for the film: âA young woman wakes up naked in the middle of the woods. After the initial confusion and after verifying that sheâs hurt, she discovers a fisherman and...[Read More]
For anyone whoâs worked retail during the month of November knows the struggle that is Black Friday. If you are a deal hunter, then Black Friday can also instill fear into your heart, but the promise of a good deal is usually enough to calm the nerves. This Friday, show your love for the most intense retail day of the year with this new Snapchat filter from Incarnate What better way to celebrate t...[Read More]
The first annual International Independent Permanent Memories Festival (IIPMF) has opened up its film submissions for upcoming filmmakers. As of November 15, 2016, filmmakers can be begin submitting their projects (shorts and features) to IIPMF.  The festival and awards gala will run from June 8 through 11, 2017 in Ancona, Italy. The opportunities are for new and emerging filmmakers where winners ...[Read More]
The best films are those that place archetypes in familiar situations and then upends what is considered normal within the parameters of a genre and rattles the cage with a variable, that the audience, or the players in the film, donât see coming. The short film Hazard accomplishes just that. Hazard begins like any slasher film would with an unfortunate victim and his hunter, a masked madman wield...[Read More]
At this yearâs 2016 Stan Leeâs LA Comic Con, Big Squid Productions gave us a little sneak peek at upcoming film ZombieCON. The film pits cosplayers against the walking dead and is described as âcosplayers stuck in a zombie apocalypse of anime proportions.â With that brief and concise description of the film, it looks like the filmmakers have all their pop-culture nerd bases covered: zombies, cospl...[Read More]
Family is everything in most peopleâs lives. Most families define us, support us, and love us unconditionally. Most people tend to view these as givens, but not all families are this way. Some can be an exhaustive and destructive force in your life, and despite what many might hope at times, you canât choose your family. And no one wishes they could more than Alex in the short film by Crystal Past...[Read More]
Blood Brothers (previously The Divine Tragedies) is the first feature film from Duel Visions, the company headed by Jon and James Kondelik and Written/Directed by Jose Prendes. The film stars Graham Denman and Jon Kondelik as half brothers that play cruel games to prove their high intellect over the populace. The boys kill a local waitress and are hunted by a detective with psychic abilities. The ...[Read More]