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Ugly Christmas sweaters have really become a holiday cliche over the past decade, and parties devoted to the vomitous yuletide tops are nearly unavoidable. So of course this conceit has been turned into a horror movie. Today, we have the exclusive first look trailer for Ugly Sweater Party, and if you enjoy a little bit of blood and guts with your eggnog, then this will put a huge giant smile on your face.

In Ugly Sweater Party, the most hideous of all knitted pullovers has become possessed. And it's deterred to turn one December shindig into a bright red bloodbath. The ugly holiday sweater takes hold of one partygoer, causing him to go on a deranged slaughter fest. And it's a gruesome sight to behold.

Perhaps the coolest thing about the movie is that Sleepaway Camp star and cult favorite Felissa Rose is back and wearing her own godawful sweater for the holidays.

Back in December, we gave Daily Dead readers the gift of the teaser trailer for Aaron Mento's Ugly Sweater Party. Co-starring Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) and Sean Whalen (The People Under the Stairs), the holiday horror comedy recently wrapped post-production and is gearing up for a festive festival run, and to celebrate its upcoming release, we've been provided with an exclusive new poster and images to share with our readers!

You can check out the exclusive images and poster below, and for the latest Ugly Sweater Party details, keep an eye on the movie's official Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.

"Ocular Migraine Productions presents Ugly Sweater Party, a new holiday horror comedy from writer/director Aaron Mento! The film was produced by Mento, Charles Chudabala (Death House) and Hunter Johnson (2 Jennifer).

On Christmas Eve, at a bible camp deep in the woods, an ugly sweater party is in full swing.

Director Aaron Mento combines horrid holiday threads with the scare-centric setting of summer camp in Ugly Sweater Party (co-starring Sleepaway Camp’s Felissa Rose), and we're exclusively debuting the teaser trailer for the new horror comedy right here on Daily Dead.

In today's Horror Highlights, we also have a Q&A with It Watches director Dave Parker and release details and a trailer for Charles Band's Ravenwolf Towers.

Press Release: "In 2017, you're invited to the bloodiest Christmas party ever!

Ocular Migraine Productions presents Ugly Sweater Party, a new holiday horror comedy from writer/director Aaron Mento (Standards of Living, Crypt TVs Choose Their Kill)! The film was produced by Mento, Charles Chudabala (Death House) and Hunter Johnson (2 Jennifer). Enjoy our first Nsfw teaser trailer- just in time for the holidays!

On Christmas Eve, at a bible camp deep in the woods, an ugly sweater party is in full swing.

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Lake of Shadows: The Legend of Avocado Lake follows a group of young aspiring film makers as they set out to uncover the truth about a local urban legend at a mysterious lake resort. Lake of Shadows will combine the sub genre of found footage and traditional horror as the team seeks out a legend of a large man eating fish that lives in the lake. This documentary horror film combines urban legend with fact and incorporates the sub genre of found footage.

Avocado Lake is located in Fresno County, the heart of the Central Valley in California. The lake is known for an unusual high number of unexplained drowning deaths. Stories have been told over the years surrounding these deaths and what lurks below. Many local residents believe the lake is haunted.

There is a story that Avocado Lake was originally a gravel/sand...

Reviewed by Jesse Miller

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Dinner With The Dwyers is a horror comedy short plays like a pilot to an edgy sitcom that balances a bit of pitch-black humor with horror thrown into the mix.

Directed by Edward Payson and featuring an enthusiastic cast, among them Sleepaway Camp’s Felissa Rose, the short film gleefully toys with the conventions of both the sitcom and the horror film as it tells a quick tale about a daughter (played by Tiffani Fest) who brings home her new boyfriend (Jared Michael Degado) to meet her parents (Marv Blauvelt & Felissa Rose).

The short film is an odd delight, as it toys with sitcom and horror film conventions along the way. The laugh track, sound effects and comedy lets you know the film in no way takes itself seriously and invites you along to have a few laughs.

I appreciated its tone and sense...

Seth Metoyer

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Some exclusive behind the scenes photos, new poster and details about the upcoming horror-comedy short Dinner With the Dwyers have released.

Check them out below the official details.

From The Press Release

An Anti-Hero Production brings you the official poster art and family photos from the first shoot date of Dinner with the Dwyers.

A short horror-comedy film brought to you by the executive producer and director Edward Payson, whose directing credits include The Cohasset Snuff Film, and writer Trevor Wright, who’s known for Sculpture. Dinner with the Dwyers tells the story about a serial killer who finds himself out of his element when he accompanies his girlfriend to a family dinner in hopes of impressing her eccentric parents.

Producer and star Marv Blauvelt, who is also known for Sculpture and Snake with a Human Tail, created a happy little family by bringing Felissa Rose...

by Seth Metoyer

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The 2014 FANtastic Horror Film Festival was a great success. The festival featured a plethora of indie horror producers, directors, actors/actresses and much more.

Check out the full list of winners from the official details below.

From The Press Release:

The FANtastic Horror Film Festival held their first annual Awards Ceremony at the Whiskey Girl Bar in city’s the Gaslamp District of San Diego.

The event was Mc’d by actress Katy Foley, whose combination of stand-up wit and humor kept the ceremonies light and lively. After an entertaining performance by Mo “Mesmerizing Mo” Kelly, Foley began the proceedings.

Highlights of the awards ceremony included the award for Best Short Film (Awesome Ouija Board - Tonjia Atomic, Writer/Director), and Best Feature Film (Krampus: the Christmas Devil - Jason Hull, Co-Writer/Director). Also featured were Most Memorable Line (“I want a divorce!” – Bloody Wedding,...

We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes Cowboys Vs Vampires release information, Compound Fracture screening dates, and an interview with Inhuman Resources co-writer Anthony O’Connor:

Cowboys Vs Vampires DVD Release Details: “The story of a western movie actor (Johnny Dust) still trying to make it big in a western film studio and theme park, when a ‘new management team’ takes over the park and turns the film studio into a fright-fest for the month of Halloween. Haunted by the image of his dead western movie hero, who appears to him on the little screen, Johnny unravels the real intent of management and its opening night ‘spectacular’, which takes place in the depths of the park’s cave.

Origin Releasing LLC is proud to announce the United States street date for Cowboys Vs Vampires,...

Actress Jessica Cameron is making her directorial debut on Truth Or Dare, an upcoming gritty horror movie produced by Jonathan Higgins. Below you will find a poster, a trailer and the press release.

Jessica Cameron’s directorial debut “Truth or Dare” has some exciting updates! Their IndieGoGo campaign has launched (http://igg.me/at/truthordare/x/2061464), their teaser trailer has been released, and the production has announced 5 of their 7 leads in this ensemble cast. Indie Scream Queens Devanny Pinn & Heather Dorff will be joining Jessica as the three leading ladies. Jessica has worked with Devanny and Heather but this will be the first project where all three ladies will be sharing the screen together. Brandon Van Vliet and Ryan Kiser have been announced along with Jared Degado and Marv Blauvelt from Muscle Wolf Productions. “Truth or Dare” is about 6 college kids who find internet stardom when they make “Truth or Dare...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Jessica Cameron's directorial debut film Truth of Dare has hit the ground running and is in production.

The production team has released a poster, teaser trailer and IndieGoGo campaign. I'm really stoked about seeing how this one pans out!

Check out the teaser trailer below the details, and be sure to visit the social network links for the movie.

From The Press Release:

Jessica Cameron’s directorial debut “Truth or Dare” has some exciting updates! Their IndieGoGo campaign has launched, their teaser trailer has been released, and the production has announced 5 of their 7 leads in this ensemble cast. Indie Scream Queens Devanny Pinn & Heather Dorff will be joining Jessica as the three leading ladies.

Jessica has worked with Devanny and Heather but this will be the first project where all three ladies will be sharing the screen together. Brandon Van Vliet and Ryan Kiser...

Fatality Films is at it again. Andrea Albin has officially signed on with reality powerhouse Authentic Entertainment to develop and produce a reality show centered on the indie-group Muscle Wolf Productions. Details behind the show are under wraps.

Muscle Wolf Productions was founded by Marv Blauvelt and features fellow genre actors Jared Degado, Paul and Jameson Barbosa, Marko Adams, Angela Denton and Jessica Cameron.

Authentic Entertainment has been behind such hits as Ace … Continue reading →...

Trailer: Inhumane (2011) and images

Introducing a new conception of true crime macabre with horrifying inspiration from true events, Inhumane is a short film that will portray the discovery of an exterminator named Corbin Hobbs and his deliberate role in the murders of more than seventeen call girls and prostitutes over a time period of ten years. Starring Marv Blauvelt, Heather Dorff and Kelsey Zukowski with special appearances from Jared Degado and Edward Moore.

Filmed and produced on an independent scale in honor of “splatter-film” cinema fueling inspiration for the short… More...

We see all kinds of movie trailers around here. Psychological thrillers, over-the-top slashers, campy horror-comedies, you name it. And every so often we get one that gets under our skin...that trailer that feels real. Such is the case with the teaser for Inhumane. You feel like you're looking right into the brutal crimes of Corbin Hobbs, and we've got to admit it's more than a little off-putting.

No, this trailer is not the most slickly shot piece of filmmaking ever produced, but that adds to its strength. Gritty does not begin to describe it. Dirty might be a better word.

Short film Inhumane is scheduled to be the first project produced by Black Eye Entertainment in 2012. It's written and directed by K.M. Jamison and stars Marv Blauvelt, Heather Dorff and Kelsey Zukowski with special appearances by Jared Degado and Edward Moore. Go ahead and take a look for yourself.

Here is a new Mother's Blood. The cast includes Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, Austin Dossey, Jacqueline Zediker, Jessica Cameron and more. Curtis McManus penned the script for the film directed by Chris Jay. 

Plot Outline:

"When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to her must lose theirs....much to her horror that "someone" happens to be her daughter. After years of locking her daughter away, much too ashamed for the world to see her, Vivian is once again visited by the mysterious gypsy who offers a grisly "solution" to restore her daughter's beauty as well....a solution that includes murder, mutilation and cannibalism and causes Vivian's life to spiral horribly out of control.....The...

Dig on these Exclusive Nsfw Stills that director Anthony G. Sumner, don't show your kids or memaw this shit! Psycho Street is another cool film I'm close to and been following for a long time. The horror anthology has a really cool and insane segment called "Lewis", sounds pretty tame and simple but it'll  shock,floor and possibly offend you, it pushed the envelope as far or futher than anything I've seen in a long time and will probably make you go pray after witnessing the bloody carnage that is "Lewis". 

If you've been missing that 70's horror feel then this is what you've been looking for, devil worship, sacrifice, blood, gore and nudity all in one segment! I have a lot of friends invloved with "Lewis" and the entire anthology and I'm happy to see all of this come together! 

"Lewis" stars Deneen Melody, Jerry Murdock, Susan Adriensen, Marv Blauvelt,...

Some cool news for some of my awesome horror film making friends has been sent my way! There's a cool horror flick called Psycho Street that's just been picked up by R Squared Films and it features scream queen Tiffany Shepis, she's kind of groovy you know! I, Brian Shirley have been following this project for a long time now and I'm happy to say how close I am to it, the great news it's getting and congrats to the cast and crew.  Lot's of close friends connected to this project! Ok, dig on the exclusive images up top and check out the press release below to find out when this movie will make it's world premiere and the cool Distro/VOD deal!

 

From the Press Release:

"Muscle Wolf Production's Marv Blauvelt and Jared Degado are pleased to announce the agreement with R Squared films to distribute and promote the...

Kaylee Williams Remember this actress by the name of Meg Tilly who got her start in horror with One Dark Night and Psycho II? She went on to star in this little film known as The Big Chill and she just happened to score an Oscar nomination for her performance in Agnes of Kid. Or how about this other actress known by the name of Renee Zellweger who starred in Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre? She went on to star in Chicago, Jerry Maguire and she happen to win an Oscar for Cold Mountain. So what does Meg Tilly and Renee Zellweger have to do with Kaylee Williams? Both actresses can come across as quiet and introverted, but when you put a movie camera on them, they have this compelling screen presence. Kaylee Williams comes across quiet like Zellweger and Tilly, but she comes alive on camera with this unique,...

2010 - 107 mins. - Not Rated

D: Anthony G. Sumner

C: Jack Guasta, Toya Turner, Deneen Melody, Judith Lesser, Alan Rowe Kelly, Helene Alter-Dyche, Marv Blauvelt, Kaylee Williams, Helene Alter-Dyche

Young woman awakens in front of a seedy roadside motel with amnesia. As she searches for clues to her identity in the pages of three different books, she discovers that the events in the books maybe corresponding to real life events only to discover that a greater evil is at work at the seedy little motel she works at. 

A trio of tales and a wraparound segment connected in theme supposedly through the idea of various forms of life - work, home and sex. However, themes involving a merger of an aspect involving sexuality and violence comes across more loudly. Problem is that the tales don't put go far enough in pushing the sexuality aspect or in the merging of the...

Here's the thing ... when a gypsy approaches you with some kind of deal that would grant you something that you want badly it maybe a good idea to send her packing (in the nicest possible of ways of course lest you be cursed). These things just never work out for the better.

Still if they did we wouldn't have any movies to watch. Below you'll find the trailer, a featurette and some teaser art for Chris Jay's Mother's Blood starring Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, Austin Dossey, Jacqueline Zediker, and Jessica Cameron.

For more visit the official Mother's Blood website and Mother's Blood Facebook page.

Synopsis

When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to...

Every since word broke about K.M. Jamison's latest short film Inhumane, we've been wondering just how inhumane the events in the flick would get. Judging from the first stills, we'd say very.

Below you'll find the first official image of the main character of the film, Corbin Hobbs, along with a couple of set photos showcasing some rather nasty effects work. For more visit the official Inhumane blog.

While we wait for more, head over to Inhumane's Facebook page and "like" the short film!

Synopsis:

Introducing a new conception of true crime horror with horrifying inspiration from the morbid case of Ohio-based serial killer Anthony Sowell, Inhumane is a short film that will portray the discovery of a 37-year-old exterminator and social outcast named Corbin Hobbs. Starring Marv Blauvelt (Come, Terror Overload, Slices of Life) and Heather Dorff (Afraid of Sunrise, Acceptance) and featuring Kelsey Zukowski (Psycho Street, Scream Queen Campfire,...

These are some really cool looking and gory screen captures from director Kevin Jamison's upcoming serial killer short called Inhumane. The brutal short film stars Marv Blauvelt as serial killer Corbin Hobbs, Heather Dorff and Kelsey Zukowski. James Bett Jr. produced the short and also did the fantastci and bloody makeup FX. Check it out below and we'll have more on this cool project soon!

Plot:

Inhumane will portray the discovery of a 37 year old exterminator, loner and social outcast named Corbin Hobbs. Originally sentenced to life in prison for his deliberate role in the mutilation murders of more than seventeen call girls and prostitutes over a time period of ten years, Inhumane will be a cinematic account from Corbin’s malicious crime spree.

To see all the cool screen captures head over to Jamison's blog

Visit Inhumane on Facebook...

Finally all of you cool horror fans will get to check out Anthony Sumner's Slice of Life aka 3 Slices of Life over on VOD. I've been following this movie for a long time and it's been really cool to see it get its much deserved VOD time via Gravitas Ventures and today we get to announce the DVD release date on June 7th via Midnight Releasing. We have some cool exclusive stills for you to check out at the bottom and also the box art for the DVD as you can see up top. Sumner co-wrote the the cool-ass indie anthology along with Eric Richter and Alan Rowe Kelly and the cast includes Deneen Melody, Alan Rowe Kelly, Toya Turner, Kaylee Williams, Jack Guasta, Helene Alter-Dyche, Judith Lesser, Galen Schloming, Thurston Hill and Marv Blauvelt. Be sure you check this movie out when the DVD comes out!

Synopsis:

“3 Slices Of Life...

 

Hey peeps! Another cool horror movie I'vve been keeping an eye on for sometime is this cool horror anthology I'm going to introduce you to along with the new poster art.  One thing I love is watching something special take its shape and form into something special and I think we have that here. Be sure to head over to Fango and watch the cool trailer for one of the stories, "Lewis" and to see a few images that were posted a few months back.

From the Press Release:

With the projected premiere of the Horror Anthology "Psycho Street" coming around the corner ("Fright Night Film Fest in Louisville Ky, July 22nd) Executive Producer, Marv Blauvelt released the Poster art-work (done by acredited Mid-west horror artist Chris Kuchta...check out his Gallery Of Horrors at www.horrorartist.com.....Muscle Wolf Production's worked with several prestigious Indie Production company's on all four segments of the film.

                        

One film I'm totally looking forward to is the upcoming horror film Mother's Blood, one of many reasons is because Brian Shirley (hey,that's me!) is a part of the film!  Director Chris Jay is hard at work on production and will  contune shooting all through April.  The film's cast includes  Kitsie Duncan, Heather Dorff, Marv Blauvelt, Erica Soto, Austin Dossey, Jared Degado,  Jacqueline Zediker, Jessica Cameron and  Eligha Whipker. and was penned by Curtis McManus. The film is produced by Chris Jay, Marv Blauvelt, Jason Hignite, Larry McAtee and Kitsie Duncan.  Special thanks goes out to Christy DeBruler!

Plot:

When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to her must lose theirs....much to...

                             

                            

Finally the Croca has come back to Wonder Con but actually this is the first time! I just always wanted to say that!

The Crocaloctopus One shot comic book debuts this weekend at Wondercon 2011. Crocaloctopus is created and written by yours truly aka Brian Shirley with inside artwork and an "all ages" cover by Richard Zerga, Kristi Zerga, with inks by Noel Serrato and a special "Blood Soaked" cover by Dennis Willman. All of this is to continnue to capture the attention of Syfy and The Asylum to try and get a movie made for Crocky!

Plot:

 A mad scientist that has crossed DNA to create a truly monstrous hybrid and accidentally launches it into society! The comic is part of a marketing campaign to bring ol' Crocky to the Sy-Fy channel! Pencils, inks, colors by Richard Zerga, Kristi 'Batz' Zerga, and Noel Serrato. Two covers will be available. The...

'Legends of Heroes & Villains, Crocaloctopus, Taffy T. Clown, and Hotaru all invade WonderCon this weekend at the Moscone Center in San Francisco!

Legends of Heroes & Villains have 4 different titles making their world premier this weekend!

Crocaloctopus, written by Brian Shirley, is a tale about a mad scientist that has crossed DNA to create a truly monstrous hybrid and accidentally launches it into society! The comic is part of a marketing campaign to bring ol' Crocky to the Sy-Fy channel! Pencils, inks, colors by Richard Zerga, Kristi 'Batz' Zerga, and Noel Serrato. Two covers will be available. The first is a blood soaked cover by Dennis Willman, the second more kid friendly, by Kristi and Richard. The comic book cast includes Jerry Murdock, Brooke Lewis, Marv Blauvelt, Jessica Cameron, Heather Dorff, Suki Peters, Kitsie Duncan and our very own fearless leader Joey Paur aka Dr. Venkman!

Taffy T. Clown returns to...

Here we are smack in the middle of "Indie Horror Month", and info on an upcoming independent short film project entitled Inhumane just landed in our inbox. Talk about perfect timing! And they even included some eye candy for us to share along with the plot details.

Synopsis:

Introducing a new conception of true crime horror with horrifying inspiration from the morbid case of Ohio-based serial killer Anthony Sowell, Inhumane is a short film that will portray the discovery of a 37-year-old exterminator and social outcast named Corbin Hobbs. Starring Marv Blauvelt (Come, Terror Overload, Slices of Life) and Heather Dorff (Afraid of Sunrise, Acceptance) and featuring Kelsey Zukowski (Psycho Street, Scream Queen Campfire, The Melon Heads) Inhumane is a cinematic account from Corbin’s malicious crime spree, profiling the result of his deliberate role in the murders of more than seventeen call girls and prostitutes over a time period of ten years.

Introducing a new conception of true crime horror with horrifying inspiration from the morbid case of Ohio based serial killer Anthony Sowell, Inhumane is a short film that will portray the discovery of a 37 year exterminator and social outcast named Corbin Hobbs. Starring Marv Blauvelt (Come, Terror Overload, Slices Of Life), Heather Dorff (Afraid Of Sunrise, Acceptance) and featuring Kelsey Zukowski (Psycho Street, Scream Queen Campfire, The Melon Heads) in a cinematic account from Corbin’s malicious crime spree; profiling the result of his deliberate role in the murders of more than seventeen call girls and prostitutes over a time period of ten years. Written and directed by K.M. Jamison (Serial: Amoral Uprising) with practical special effects provided James Bett Jr. (Serial: Amoral Uprising, Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com), Inhumane will be the first official short film of 2011 to be produced by K.M. Jamison and Jim Bett Jr....

The cool peeps over at Darkrider Studios and Muscle Wolf Productions have their holiday horror short ready just in time for Christmas! All of the cool Bts images we posted the other day has led up to this. Check out A Christmas Scream directed by Chris Jay and stars Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, and Jared Degado.  A Christmas Scream is a modern day version of 'A Christmas Carol' with one twist, this time it's the woman's turn to witness past, present and future turns and events. Enjoy this twisted Christmas short and ho,ho,ho!               ...

 

Horror+Holiday = Horrorday, that's a word aint it? Well anyway the cool peeps over at Darkrider Studios and Musclewolf productions have sent us some exclusive  Behind the Scenes images from the new horror/holiday short A Christmas Scream that they actually just filmed this weekend.

A Christmas Scream is a modern day version of 'A Christmas Carol' with one twist, this time it's the woman's turn to witness past, present and future turns and events. This short also shows what you can do with last minutes notice.  The two factions had plans to shoot a short in Ohio and when the plans got cancelled they put there evil horror brains together and made a plan. I was told that pre-production took a total of 3 short days.  The Bloomington, Indiana crew polished up a story idea, got some extra parts cast, secured locations, and wrangled in about 15 extras for...

The first thing people will notice about horror director Alan Rowe Kelly (Don't Look In The Basement, I'll Bury You Tomorrow) is that he is a gender bender, but Kelly has been bending more then genders his entire career as he has broken out the idea of conventionality. At the age of 39, with 40 just right around the corner, he had an epiphany. Bored with a career as a stylist, he made the sudden and dramatic move to horror. First testing the waters as an author, he switched over to the world of indie horror film directing where he won great acclaim for "I"ll Bury You Tomorrow". As he continued to direct films, he also started making a name for himself in the indie horror world as an actor playing power players, agents, something that rhymes with witch, etc. These were powerful, empowered characters that personally reflected upon Alan Rowe Kelly himself.

 

Chris Jay; web designer, photographer, writer, director, producer, carpenter, action figure collector, lover of video games. All of these titles Chris Jay carries proudly but the key one is filmmaker.  Jay has a vision and is going after his dream with a focus. His Darkrider Studios is still pushing their indie underground hit Lethal Obsession with a new film called Mother's Blood soon to follow, along with a few other projects also in the plans. Check out my latest "Versus" to find out more about this very cool filmmaker Chris Jay.

 

Brian  S-  First off Chris, you started in web design and photography and got into to film making from there. Can yell me how this happened?

Chris Jay-  Nope, its a secret. Really though, it was a natural progression. We offer a range of services with our "real life" business and part of that is  media content production...

This week Scream Queen and the coolest co-pilot ever Deneen Melody and myself had our show live from Dark Carnival Film Fest in Bloomington, Indiana. We had guests stopping by like producer/director Chris Jay, Scream Queen Kistie Duncan, producer/actor Marv Blauvelt, promoter Jason Hignite, Larry Mcatee from Darkrider Studios, director Patrick Rea, producer/actor Mark Cray, actress Jessica Cameron and so many more I can't remember right now because I'm completely exhausted yet doing this!  So listen in to our 10th and very special episode which I promise is a fun listen and remember to Support Indie Film!                                                       

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Hey peeps, I'll be proudly representing GeekTyrant at the very cool Dark Carnival Film Fest this weekend in Bloomington, Indiana Nov. 19-21. If you're in or around the area come on out for a great time! With guests like Joe Bob Briggs, Tiffany Shepis, Deneen Melody, Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, Mike Holman from Jackass, Mark Cray, Jessica Cameron, Jerry Murdock, Zoe Daelman Chlanda, Tinycore Pictures, the gang from Paranormal State and many more you don't want to miss out! Over 30 indie horror films will play, a costume party will be held, tattoos will be given, and my Crocaloctopus t-shirts will make their debut for the Syfy campaign!

Deneen Melody and myself are planning on doing the TerrorTyrant Radio from the event too! Oh and I'll be playing with the Ustream channel too!

Forget so-called 'film festivals' that show movies on a tiny screen in a cheesy hotel conference room. Dark...

Well, this is my first post here on Geek Tyrant, so I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Deneen Melody, and I am an actress that has been given the opportunity to write here on Geek Tyrant, yay! It is pretty darn cool to have the chance to do something like this, so I would also like to thank Geeky Bastard himself, Brian Shirley, and the rest of the Geek Tyrant team. I hope that my blog will gain some new followers to the site and give an insight to the world of an independent actress. (Who just happens to be a huge Geek. So, expect plenty of posts about Geek Culture as well.)

Anyway, a few weeks ago, one of my feature films had its world premiere in Chicago at the Horror Society Film Festival. This film is called Slices Of Life, a horror anthology directed by...

Raine Brown and a slew of other Indie Horror stars are breaking out the butcher knives and buckets of blood and joining in on the battle against breast cancer. The Hot Honeys and Hunks of Horror 2011 Calendar is the brainchild of Andrew Rose and Eve Blaack and will feature fan favorites posed in classic horror moments from creepy killer clowns to provocative serial killers gone wild. Participants include: Tyler Tackett, Kelli Maroney, Azman Toy, Dai Green, Marv Blauvelt, Deneen Melody, Alan Rowe Kelly, Debbie Rochon, Bart Mastronardi, David Marancik, Bart Butler, Andrea Schweers, Kevin Tenney, Michelle Tomlinson, Tony Simmons, Denise Gosset, Mike Watt, Amy Lynn Best, JimmyO Burril, April Burril, Abel Berry, Lynn Lowry, Kerry Beyer, Julin Jean, Denise Williamson and Roxy Vandiver. The Hot Honeys and Hunks of Horror 2011 Calendar is on sale now and all profits from the sale of the calendar will be donated to [...]...

 

Following the 2009 Hot Hunks of Horror Calendar and the 2010 Hot Honeys and Hunks of Horror Calendar, producers Andrew Rose and Eve Blaack continue the fight against breast cancer, with the 2011 Hot Honeys and Hunks of Horror Calendar.

As in previous years, 100% of the profits from the sale of this calendar will be donated to The Lynn Sage Foundation (http://www.lynnsagefoundation.com). The Lynn Sage Foundation, established by the family of Lynn Sage, a victim of this terrible disease, is committed to the discovery of a cure for breast cancer. To achieve this goal, the Foundation has partnered with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, a nationally recognized leader in breast cancer care, education and research. The Cancer Center, under the direction of Dr. Steven T. Rosen, is one of only two National Cancer Institutes designated "Comprehensive" Cancer Center in the State of Illinois. The Cancer Center's solid,...

Kitsie Duncan is an actress/model/scream queen who has hit the indie horror scene with a game plan and it's set in motion on high speed cruise control.  She has several projects out and more in the works including the much hyped about Mother's Blood and Lethal Obsession. Kitsie can often be found at one of the fun horror film festivals/cons and is as much fun as anyone you'll walk up to at these events. I've proudly given her the nickname "best smile in the biz" for a reason, just look for yourself. So with that being said, check out my latest "Versus" with the uber-cool Kitsie Duncan.                                   

Brian  S- Hi Kitsie, first off tell me how you got into acting.

Kitsie Duncan- Acting is something I have always wanted to do, I got into it a little differently than most.  My husband Chris Jay and I started a production company first,...

                         Slices of Life is a new anthology that opens with the wrap around "Sketcher" begins with young amnesiac Mira (Kaylee Williams) being awakened by her boss Irma (Helene Alter-Dyche) who's singing adds to this scene superbly and her trusty handy man Tiny (Marv Blauvelt). There, she is shown back to her desk in the motel that they also call her home. There she finds three books of sketches (Work Life, Home Life and Sex Life) which set this story in motion along with flashbacks and voices in her head and ends with her feeling "all new inside". This wrap around joins each story perfectly!                                              "W.O.R.M."- This first segment shows nerdy William Robert Moss (Jack Guasta) at his workplace hiding and playing on the internet when he shouldn't be and meeting up with a web cam vamp (Alan Rowe Kelly) when something "electrifying" happens which includes a...

"A Mother who will do anything to keep her daughter beautiful."

Mother's Blood

Starring: Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt (Slices of Life), Deneen Melody (Vivid, Cut) and Alan Rowe Kelly (Sculpture).

"Mother's Blood" can best be described as a modern "dark, twisted, fairy-tale".

"When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy (Alan Rowe Kelly) who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to her must lose theirs....much to her horror that "someone" happens to be her daughter (Deneen Melody). After years of locking her daughter away, much too ashamed for the world to see her, Vivian is once again visited by the mysterious gypsy who offers a grisly "solution" to restore her daughter's beauty as well....a solution that includes murder, mutiliation and...

Screamkings Productions in association with THR Productions Ltd is pleased to announce the Camp Motion Pictures release of the awarding winning feature film Sculpture.

Sculpture is a psychological horror gore-fest that tells the story of Ashley Steele (Raine Brown), a struggling artist who returns home after the death of her parents (Marv Blauvelt and Susan Adriensen) only to find her possessive rich older brother, Adam (Dustin Kerns), and the haunting memories of her repressed past await her. Her childhood friend, Emily (Misty Mundae) tries to free her from the grasp of her egotistical brother. Meanwhile she is commissioned by a well known art dealer (Alan Rowe Kelly) to create a life-size sculpture of the perfect man, and uses body builders from her brother's gym as models. Before long she finds herself spiraling down a path of unspeakable psychopathic terror and murder as she frantically tries to complete her masterpiece.

Sculpture was directed by Pete Jacelone.

 

                                              

What do you get when you combine three indie horror powerhouse production companies? You get Mother's Blood. From Clockwerk Pictures, Darkrider Studios and Muscle Wolf Productions comes this homage to late 70's and 80's horror films. A Mother's love, a daughter, a knife, some cutting,  lot's of blood, a frying pan, time to eat, say what?  Mother's Blood stars Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, Deneen Melody, Michael Partipilo, Jared Degado, Alan Rowe Kelly and Austin Dossey and will leave you wanting to say, "I'll take mine medium rare please, or maybe not."

Plot:

When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy (Alan Rowe Kelly) who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to her must lose theirs.

Much to her horror that "someone" happens...

From Clockwerk Pictures, Darkrider Studios and Muscle Wolf Productions comes 'Mother's Blood', a joint offering from these filmmakers that we will sure be keeping a close eye on. With this much indie talent behind and in front of the camera this film has potential and success written all over it.

The film stars Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, Deneen Melody, Jared Degado, Michael Partiplio & Austin Dossey. Check out the teaser poster after the jump. It kind of reminds me of some of the cool horror movie posters from the 80's!

Screenplay By: Curtis McManus

Directed By: Chris Jay

Produced By: Chris Jay, Marv Blauvelt, Jason Hignite, Larry McAtee and Kitsie Duncan

Plot:

A Mother who will do anything to keep her daughter beautiful.

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Grave Concerns, Inc. announces 2nd horror/paranormal convention of 2010 to be held in Lebanon, Ky

From the Press Release:

Grave Concerns, Inc. proudly presents Dark Woods Con 1.5, October 1-3, 2010, at the Centre Square Convention Center, Lebanon, Kentucky.

Dark Woods Con was developed to bring horror and paranormal fans together to socialize and meet some of their favorite celebrities, an opportunity often overlooked in smaller areas like Lebanon. This event will include horror actors, wrestlers, television and radio personalities, artists, local independent filmmakers and local independent actors. Some of the most noted guests include former Survivor cast member Rupert Boneham, Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis (‘Tromeo and Juliet’, ‘Nightmare Man’, ‘Mountain Mafia’), WWE wrestler The Honky Tonk Man, WWF wrestler, Al Snow, reality star Mike Holman (MTV’s Jackass), horror writer/director Tim Ritter (‘Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness’) and many more. Everyone who attends will have the opportunity to...

I met Arthur Cullipher in Louisville, Kentucky at the Fright Night Film Fest this summer and have made a friend for life. One of the funniest and nicest guys you'd ever want to meet and he is talented too! He and his Clockwerk Pictures team have created one of the darkest and disturbing short films I've ever witnessed with 'Come', think Lovecraft and R-rated Twilight Zone episode mixed with a little Outer Limits, all on acid and then stuck in a blender, I haven't been lucky enough to witness more from him but I'm sure that day is coming. Arthur is a part of Clockwerk Pictures and even the Dark Carnival Film Fest. He's an FX artist, he writes, directs, produces, even makes action figures and can make you laugh in a second! Check out my latest "Versus" with Arthur Cullipher as he's invited all of us for...

This past weekend I was introduced to several films one of which is Come. Come is a brilliantly dark short film from the mind of Arthur Cullipher and the team at Clockwerk Pictures. The short follows along the same paths as Lovecraft and Cronenberg have taken but makes it's own unique mark and has it's own original style.

The lead role of Dr. Conduit is played by Marv Blauvelt (Sculpture, Slices of Life) who to me finds himself searching for a new kind of forbidden fetish-high and then throw in some exotica-torture porn maybe? The story itself is about "The Face Murders" in a small town and certain gross procedures/ body modifications being performed, you just have to see this! What  Dr. Conduit comes across is this weird creature in a jar he buys off of this dark character  Mr. Maker played by David E. W. Pruett which will remind...

From Darkrider Studios we have its first full-length offering called Lethal Obsesson. Lethal Obession is directed by Jason Hignite and Chris Jay.

Lethal Obsession is a dark ride about an erotic webcam business owner and her dancers being killed off one by one. Meet heartless Elizabeth Waters (Kitsie Duncan) who runs www.obsessioncams.com and one by one her erotic webcam girls are being murdered by a killer who is wearing a Kabuki-style mask all painted up with their body all covered up/robed up so you can never tell if it's a male or female killing these girls. The catch here is all of these killings are happening while each girl is online.  Creative gore style baby!

Enter Detectives Dennett (Brad Mills) and Stevens (Kevin Stich) who follow these murders but one has had a hard time  dealing with the mental issues of these kind of horrible crimes due to his scarred past.

I was introduced to Jeremiah Kipp's creepy short film masterpiece 'Contact' just a few weeks ago and I instantly became a fan and found out alot of cool info about him afterwards. Kipp has been involved in some really cool projects from the critical smash zombie opus I Sell The Dead to the upcoming Psycho Street horror anthology. Check out my interview with filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp where we talk about the cool projects he has going on, some of the cool people he's involved with in filmmaking, working with some legendary genre vets, his acting and I brought up my crush on actress Debbie Rochon. Brian S- Hey Jeremiah, we posted your short film 'Contact' a few weeks ago and people really are digging it! It feels like I'm actually watching an episode of The Twilight Zone (on drugs) and with it being shot in...

We've got images from Susan Adriensen's latest short horror, Marinade - witchcraft And cannibalism = awesome. Adriensen (Under the Raven's Wing) describes Marinade as "a seductive horror short".

Abused wife, Sarah Dugan, becomes involved in a secret love affair which leads her to uncontrollable fiendish acts. A potion, a spell, and a special meal are served - with revenge and seduction on the menu. Check out pictures...

Marinade was shot on the Canon 5D and stars Marv Blauvelt, Colleen Cohan, and and Adriensen herself.

This teaser trailer for Arthur Cullipher's and Clock Werk Pictures upcoming short film entitled 'Come' is as disturbed as I like them! Oh my, this I have to see! The cool short has Marv Blauvelt in it and this one is going to turn some heads!

Plot:

A surgical fetish doctor, obsessed with cutting off the vulvas of women and sewing them on their faces, meets his fate through the conspiratorial workings of a brothel proprietor, a prostitute and the Goddess of a strange religion.

Much more to come on this one peeps!