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Scary Endings Gets In The Holiday Spirit With âSanta Claus Is A Vampireâ
The monthly YouTube series Scary Endings is back for season 2 and their second episode falls just around the time of all the holidays. The latest Scary Endings episode is titled âSanta Claus is a Vampireâ and before even watching the film, it is a valid question to ask. He sees you when you are sleeping and knows when you are awake. He only comes out at night and has a tedious plan that only allow...[Read More]
Review: âBeyond the Gates,â A Love Letter to 80s Horror
Jackson Stewartâs love letter to â80s horror has been making the festival rounds all year, and itâs been racking up kudos from the start. Beyond The Gates won the Nightfall Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, its first outing, and since then, itâs been nothing but plaudits â and justifiably so. While some films heap on winking asides and wallow in nostalgia, Stewartâs directorial debut instead...[Read More]
Review: Short âThe Night They Hit Backâ is a Four Year Labor of Love
Given the sheer length of advance work on The Night They Hit Back, it seems like thereâs a lot riding on director Jason Thorsonâs short â along with his co-producer, Chris Haag, Thorson spent two and a half years in pre-production on The Night They Hit Back, shot it in four days in the summer of 2014, and only just released it. Thatâs nearly four and a half years of work on a half-hour film. Happi...[Read More]
Interview: Barbara Crampton Talks âBeyond The Gatesâ
With her roles in such â80s horror classics as Re-Animator, Chopping Mall, and From Beyond, as well as her comeback films Youâre Next and We Are Still Here, it can readily be said that actress Barbara Crampton is an icon of the genre. In Beyond the Gates, the debut feature from Jackson Stewart, however, Crampton takes on a new role in addition to that of an actress, for the first time sheâs a prod...[Read More]
Interview: ‘The Possession Experiment’ Star Chris Minor
The Possession Experiment is a dark film surrounding Brandon, played by Chir Minor, who decided to document himself being possessed by a demon for a school project. The film is dark, twisted, fun, and captivating. We Are Indie Horror had a chance to talk with Chris about his role in the film. The Possession Experiment stars Chris Minor, Jake Brinn, Nicky Jasper with KT Fanelli and Bill Moseley. It...[Read More]
Review: ‘Puppet’ Short Is Ambitious and Compelling
From PROco PROduction coMPANY, Puppet is the third short film from directing duo DaG (Joseph R. Davis & Brian Gerson). In their latest exploration of the horror genre, with a script by Jeffery Potts, they tackle the ever popular zombie sub-genre. It goes without saying that the genre suffers from over-saturation and seems to be the go-to fixation of indie filmmakers. However, as tenacious film...[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]
‘One Night of Fear’ Now Out on Amazon Prime
The enigmatic Ocala National Forest in Central Florida is the inspiration for the Brian Troxell directed (co-written with Johnna Troxell), One Night of Fear. Ocala, as it goes, has seen its fair share of disappearances among unfortunate hikers and campers who seek nothing but adventure and enjoyment of the great outdoors. In One Night of Fear, a group of friends, out for a hike, are met by a vicio...[Read More]
Review: Romanian Found Footage âBe My Catâ is Unsettling
Adrian Čofeiâs Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is Romaniaâs first found footage horror movie, and it is spectacularly unsettling. Čofei wrote, directed, produced, and stars in this film, which is about a young man in Romania who is making a movie in order to convince Anne Hathaway to come and star in a movie he is making. As the film progresses, the character of Čofei goes to ever-increasing (and distu...[Read More]
Nigel Barber To Play Titular Role In ‘The Collector’
NineLadiesFilm is getting ready to shoot their latest feature film, the Kafka-inspired The Colletor. Borrowing its name from Marcus Dunstanâs 2009 gruesome slasher, this one appears to be more in line with psychological horror. Read the full press release below. From the makers of In Limbo and The Telephone, a new film emerges from the mind of the award winning production company NineLadiesFilm Th...[Read More]
Review: “Hotel of the Damned” A Journey To A Cannibals Paradise
Sub-genres of horror range from monsters to slashers. One subject that rarely gets attention is Cannibals. Yes, we have Cannibal Holocaust and Green Inferno. Although those two are very similar, today we will discuss one that is different and in all the right ways. Bobby Barbacioruâs Hotel of the Damned opens next week and itâs ready for your reservation. Starring Peter Dobson (The Frighteners) an...[Read More]
Review: V/H/S Spin-off ‘SiREN’ Will Lure You In
Seldom do segments from anthology features get a second life as feature films. For the most part, they exist, and work best, within the auspices of the aforementioned format. Because of their shorter form, these bite-sized short films almost always exist to serve the larger picture of an anthology film, usually a single theme that runs throughout. However, there are some ideas within these type of...[Read More]