They write, produce, direct, act, score, and are funny as hell. The native Angelinos Sam and Lee Boxleitner have a knack for creative innovative horror, and turning small budgets into big productions. Whether it’s a ghost story or a crazed lunatic in a diaper, every Boxleitner project always seems to astound us with its originality and master crafted shots. Before we get into their films, let’s fi...[Read More]
They write, produce, direct, act, score, and are funny as hell. The native Angelinos Sam and Lee Boxleitner have a knack for creative innovative horror, and turning small budgets into big productions. Whether it’s a ghost story or a crazed lunatic in a diaper, every Boxleitner project always seems to astound us with its originality and master crafted shots. Before we get into their films, let’s fi...[Read More]
We Are Indie Horror opened the Blood Bank a little under a year ago. Slasher films can be argued as to going back to the 1960’s with Psycho but really gained popularity in the 1970’s. And horror as a genre is centuries old. Never in these time periods had an idea been pitched in this vein with such bluntness. Director and Writer Jim Rothman is out to prove an interesting point. He wants to create ...[Read More]
How many times have you watched a movie in which the characters always make bad decisions? As bad as you feel for them, watching the glorious slaughter fest that follows is down right thrilling. If only there was a way to make those bad decisions for them. Oh wait, there is? The Lavin Production Company’s latest endeavor is a choose your own adventure slasher, Death Choice: Motel Mayhem The vision...[Read More]
By J. Carlos Menjivar Made under the auspices of a 10,000 Euro budget and created over a five year span, Beyond the Bridge is a film that many low-budget filmmakers strive to achieve in look and enticing content. This film is a case study in visionary and talented film making galvanized to create a work that has both the look of a studio feature and the frugal and captivating soul of an indie film...[Read More]
The names Terrance Zdunich and Saar Hendelman may not be all too familiar but their work surely is. The musical sensation and brilliant talents have brought fans films such as Repo: The Genetic Opera and The Devil’s Carnival. Being the two music masterminds behind the rock-opera horror films have gained them an incredible amount of respect throughout the industry. They have a new project looming a...[Read More]
I’ll be honest, when it comes to Giallo films, I know next to nothing. I’ve seen Dario Argento’s Suspiria, but that’s about it. While my personal experience, or lack thereof, isn’t exactly up to par; writer, director, horror virtuoso Joe Magna made himself a Giallo inspired short film, 13 Doors. The film stars Juliet Jones and Cimcie Nichols 13 Doors tells the vague story about a young lady receiv...[Read More]
The darkest of romances make for the best romance merely for the fact that they eschew all the saccharine pulp that has been the theme in many classic romantic pieces. What they lack is a confrontation with the realism of pain, anguish, loss, and regret that engulfs and plagues the living. Who needs sweeping epics of grand romantic gestures when dark pieces of romance like Edgar Allan Poe‘s Annabe...[Read More]
Here at We Are Indie Horror we love creativity. Beyond the films and music of horror, there is quite a large world of horror themed merchandise made by intensely creative souls with dark minds. Today we’d like to share one person whose taking something ugly and turning it into something delicious. Her name is Katherine Dey and she makes cakes. When KatherineDey isn’t busy working as a registered n...[Read More]
Alternative elctropop band Animal Collective has an incredibly mysterious background. One such so that nobody but them know their past. Their profile reads as follows: The origins of Animal Cloud are unclear. Some say their band formed after a meteor fell to Earth and other people say it was a scientific experiment that went wrong at NASA. The band consists of members False Hope, Bells, and What I...[Read More]
Jörg Buttgereit, a modern German writer and Director who has made a name for himself in the indie horror community as a controversial filmmaker with a number of different films. The underground horror scene is a hard one to find but when you do, fans of the most screwed up and intense films are sure to leave satisfied. Now you can take home a collection of four of Buttgeriet‘s films in a beautiful...[Read More]
Specializing in one particular genre is a tough feat. Horror for example requires a tremendous amount of talent and patience to be successful with. A great horror is not just a scary story, but it is timing, pacing, editing, camera angles, lighting, music. All these elements have to be on a higher level to be considered great. Comedy requires the same amount of attention. Movies are not just funny...[Read More]