Events
SXSW: A Guide To Horror Features At South By Southwest 2016
The time of year has come again. The illustrious film and arts festival in Texas has returned. A goal of most indie filmmakers is to get into such a festival and enjoy the eight to ten days in the Texas heat surrounded by like minded artists and incredible crafts including music and a multitude of film screenings. We Are Indie Horror is talking about none other than South By Southwest Film and mus...[Read More]
9 Indie Horror Films At Sundance 2016
As this weekend began, Park City Utah flooded with cinema fans from around the globe for the United Stateâs most prestigious film festival, Sundance. The 10 day festival which this year runs from January 21 to January 31. Although history of the festival has not been kind to the horror genre, the past few years have shown a shift in the appreciation of the dark, the weird, and the macabre. This ye...[Read More]
New Jersey Christmas Gets Scary With Brighton Asylum âSanta Slayâ
If you think Christmas time means pull out the lights and tuck away the skulls, you could not be more wrong. One haunt company in New Jersey is putting the slay back in sleigh bells with their Christmas themed haunt, Santas Slay. Put on by the terrifying folks at Brighton Asylum, they work hard to have year round haunts and escape rooms themed for every occasion. According to the legend, the Brigh...[Read More]
ANNOUNCEMENT: Scary Christmas 2015 Coming To Burbank!
Last year, friends of We Are Indie Horror, Seraph Films and nVisionate Studios hosted a year end wrap party in Van Nuys, California to commemorate and honor a year full of independent horror filmmaking called Scary Christmas. This year on December 19, Seraph Films and nVisionate are partnering with 3 Cubed Studios and We Are Indie Horror to throw the christmas party that horror fans deserve. If yo...[Read More]
COMMUNITY CHECK-IN: “From Bottom To Top”
From Bottom To Top is an inspiring and beautiful project brought to our attention by the four lovely ladies who are running it. Camilla Jackson, Bel Delia, Annalea Fiachi, Arielle Brachfeld are in the process of creating a documentary series set out to truthfully explore what connects all the artist no matter where you sit on the totem pole. The docu-series will include many different interviews f...[Read More]
Jon’s Haunts” Reign of Terror
Our featured FearMaker for the week, Jon Schnitzer, is an expert in haunts. His upcoming film Haunters: The Movie explores history and evolution of the haunted house / horror attraction. We Are Indie Horrorasked Jon to give us his five favorite haunts, and like most other creative types, he was not able to give us just 5; Jon gave us 7. Throughout the week we will explore these haunts and explain ...[Read More]
Take a Trip To Boney Island
Deep in the neighborhood of Sherman Oaks lies one of the most impressive Halloween yard displays we have ever seen, complete with talking trees and an impressive water fountain show. They call this yard Boney Island At first, you wonder to yourself, âWhich house is it?â until you see the skeletons riding around on magic carpets several feet above the homes, then it becomes pretty clear. The truly ...[Read More]
Jon’s Haunts: The Backwoods Maze
Our featured FearMaker for the week, Jon Schnitzer, is an expert in haunts. His upcoming film Haunters: The Movie explores the ins and outs and the drama of all things haunted events. We Are Indie Horror asked Jon to give us his five favorite haunts and like most other creative types, he was not able to give us just five; Jon gave us seven. Throughout the week we will explore these haunts and expl...[Read More]
HOMEMADE HORRORS â Ambient Lighting
Homemade Horrors Every movie set, home haunt, and Halloween party needs to have the right feel to it. Strobe lights and âMonster Mashâ may be fine for the kids, but what happens when you want to go for creepy, disturbing, or down right terrifying? Thatâs when you need to think about lighting and sound. I know. That means electrical things and electronic things, which means itâs scary or expensive,...[Read More]
Win Two FREE Tickets to The Wiltern Night Of Horror
On Friday October 30, 2015 The Wiltern in Los Angeles will have horror take over. The historic venue in Central Los Angeles will be hosting a one night horror extravaganza just in time for Halloween. And We Are Indie Horror has an opportunity for you to win TWO FREE TICKETS! The theater will be transformed into a haunted house as well as hosting a quadruple-feature horror movie marathon. If that i...[Read More]
Screamfest 2015 Los Angeles Has Officially Begun!
For 10 days in the month of October, horror fans and FearMakers from around the world gather in Tinseltown to honor those up and coming horror creators. Through a festival of 59 different horror films from all around the world, the experience of seeing terror delivered in a wide range of voices resonates with and inspires all artists. Every year for the past 15 years, the annual festival commemora...[Read More]
We Danced With The Drunken Devil And Had a Great Time
(October 9, 2015) â Last night the Drunken Devil invited us to his Downtown LA loft to witness the inaugural opening to the Sinners Soiree. This is the first year for the Drunken Devil team, which includes founder Matt Dorado, Mak Manson, Mary Imagination, Ryan Dringstaff, and Maclaine Fiori. The initial idea was formed by Matt Dorado after experiencing the innovative interactive theater of Delus...[Read More]