Fear Makers
FEATURED FEARMAKER: Meosha Bean
How much of life happens by chance? No matter how much we plan towards something, life has this crazy way of making even the strangest of happenstances come to fruition. This weekâs Featured FearMaker was looking for Pink Panther when she accidentally stumbled upon a little show called Alfred Hitchcock Presents. That seemingly unimpactful event changed Meosha Bean forever, leading her down a path ...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER: Nick Lines
The forest is cold and dark. Tall trees filter out most of the moonlight, leaving only large, dark shadowed figures hastily whipping around indistinguishably. There they stand, back to back in the dark, the weight of chainmail and heavy axes and swords beginning to weigh too much to stand, but the danger is still out there. While fighting to keep their eyes open, they listen intently for the foots...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER: Matt Sears
Nobody wants to be a filmmaker. Okay, maybe thatâs not entirely true, there are millions of people who dream about being in the film industry. Perhaps a better statement would read, âFilmmakers donât want to be filmmakers.â That doesnât make much sense either, but itâs the truth. Of the millions of people who want to make films, there are only a few thousand who ever pick up a camera. Out of those...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER: Damien LeVeck
Sitting in a small dark room, not a terribly small room, but no larger than a roomy interrogation room, a man sits alone in a comfortable, pleather chair. His eyes are glued to the glow of the several screens in front of him, as the cold white luminance gazes back at him. He is editing. The painstaking hours are perhaps the most crucial to the filmmaking process, and there is, of course, a deadlin...[Read More]
New Orleans Comes To Los Angeles With Drunken Devil’s Bloody Gras
Mardi Gras is just a few weeks away, and that means a night of hedonistic debauchery is imminent. Usually, a spectacle saved for New Orleans, this year Los Angeles will get a taste of the raucous causing festivities courtesy of our friends at Drunken Devil. Their latest endeavor will transport guests back to the turn of the last century to a seedy, blood-soaked New Orleans with Bloody Gras Last ye...[Read More]
Featured FearMaker: Jeremy Thompson
As we say goodbye to that terrible year that was 2016 and look into the wide-eyed, highly skeptical 2017, we look forward to another year of excellent independent horror. With all the mishaps and shocking twists and turns of the past year, it is important to look at our world slightly differently. To take the lessons weâve learned and utilized them in the best way possible. This weekâs Featured Fe...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER 2016 REWIND PART IV
This week weâve been taking a look back at this yearâs Featured FearMakers. Be sure to catch up with Parts II and III October 3 â Chronix EFX Born from a family affair with horror, Chronix EFX was founded by the father-daughter team of Rod and Nikki Vizcaina, and Nikkiâs soon-to-be husband Chris Hicks. Life long horror fans, Rod was eleven when he sneaked onto a film set that was shooting near his...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER REWIND PART III
This past year, We Are Indie Horror has been lucky enough to showcase some extremely talented individuals who are working hard to have their names noticed when it comes to horror. Here is part three of our Featured FearMaker Rewind, be sure to catch up on Part I and Part II July 4 â April Bedan Now anyone in Aprilâs position would find themselves at an eventual impasse. Does she continue making mu...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER 2016 REWIND PART II – We Are Indie Horror
Part two of our journey into the Featured FearMakers of 2016 takes us from April to June. April 4 â Brian Davis Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Brian has always had a love affair with the horror genre. Ever since first watching John Carpenterâs Halloween at the age of eight, he has been fascinated by the genre. It was the 80âs horror that really turned him into a fan. âI simply liked the uneas...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER: Katrina Rennells
Millions have fled to major cities across the world to make a name for themselves. From New York to London to Paris to Tokyo, these cities are treasure troves for the dreamers and doers of the world. For a select few, they donât come to these cities but are born into them from dreamers alike. This weekâs Featured FearMakerâs great-grandmother relocated to Los Angeles, CA in the 1930âs to become a ...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER: Dekker Dreyer
Within the horror universe, there is a great emphasis on the past. From nostalgic midnight screenings to intense trivia nights, horror fans have a tendency to look back and enjoy what was. After all, without the great films of the past, where would we be now? We are currently at an interesting point in technology, where not only is the way films are made being changed, but the way we enjoy them is...[Read More]
FEATURED FEARMAKER: Shawn Coss
Fear is a powerful emotion. For some it can be debilitating, leaving them stuck in a state of panic and stagnancy. For others, fear can be a call to action. For artists, fear can be a creative nightmare, or it can lead to great things. For this weekâs Featured FearMaker has been fortunate enough to find a full-time career working in art, and working for one of the most popular internet comics. Aft...[Read More]