Weâre just a few days away from the first Friday the 13th of 2017, and that means weâve got some fun horror-related things going on! Of course, tattoo shops will still be offering their discounted â13â collections (Of course weâre getting another one). Usually, this is where we make some haphazard reference to the classic slasher flicks featuring some guy in a hockey mask (or burlap sack), but we ...[Read More]
Directed by Robert Conway, Uncorkâd Entertainmentâs latest, The Covenant, is a demonic possession picture from the director of Krampus Unleashed, and starring several of Uncorkâdâs regular retinue of performers. The filmâs plot is fairly straightforward: Sarah Doyle (played by Monica Engesser) loses both her daughter, Elizabeth, and husband, Adam, in tragic circumstances when, Adam commits suicide...[Read More]
Thereâs wind of a new indie project gaining steam in Sherwood, Arkansas. Filmmaker Richard Stringham has recently announced his latest film will focus on a girl trapped in her own home. Close Calls looks like the perfect low-budget film we love here at We Are Indie Horror. With its uber-simplified storyline, the teaser trailer manages to grasp the viewersâ attention without hesitation. Maybe itâs ...[Read More]
We are Indie Horror just got a look at two short films from writer and director Carlos Omar de Leon, titled KAL â The Clown (which you might have seen on the Crypt TV Facebook) and Killer Date, both from 2016. In the first short film, KAL â The Clown, a woman (Noelle Hanson) receives a mysterious package in the middle of the night. If that wasnât weird enough, inside the box: a marionette clown. A...[Read More]
While horror and blood-soaked mayhem tend to be the calling card for North Hollywoodâs premiere horror theater group, Zombie Joeâs Underground is taking a break from their regularly scheduled mischief to make way for a special engagement by composer Christopher Reiner Here is a piece of their press release: Zombie Joeâs Underground Theatre Group Proudly Presents a rare and magical late-afternoon p...[Read More]
In the last episode of the We Are Indie Horror podcast, Tea Time of Terror (episode published on 12/23/2016) Brian, Neil, and âThe Menjivar Maniacâ sat down and talked about the best indie horror films of 2016. Although the list was near complete, there wasnât a definitive top 10, but it definitely opened up the discussion as we reminisced on the year in film and talked about the indie horror movi...[Read More]
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]
Earlier this month we announced that the titular role for Nine Ladies Films latest feature The Collector will be played by none other that Nigel Barber (Mision Impossible: Rogue Nation, Spectre). Now we have word that more of the cast for the film has been announced as they inch closer to their shooting date in mid-2017. The Collector is an abstract horror film following the convoluted pathway of ...[Read More]
Itâs been no secret that film and horror can be a boys club. On most sets, there may be a few women on set working in various departments, but crews tend to be mostly men. If this a leftover from a simpler time, or do women still have a battle to fight in work equality? The answer is probably a little of both, but it is important to support those women who choose a life of film, and The Women in H...[Read More]
The Japanese have a knack for filmmaking, especially within the horror genre. Be it ghost films a la Ringu or ridiculous splatterfests such as Tokyo Gore Police, they always seem to scare and disgust in ways not thought imaginable. From the creator of the latter Tokyo Gore Police comes a sequel in which it doesnât seem the original matters too much. Kodoku: Meatball Machine presents an insane and ...[Read More]
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]
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]