Independent Horror Film
RED KINGDOM RISING
Mar 25th
Red Kingdom Rising
Director: Navin Dev
Writers: Navin Dev
Release Year: 2013
Genre: Horror
RED KINGDOM RISING is an upcoming fantasy horror feature film inspired by Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’.
A troubled young woman must finally come to terms with her horrific past as she is propelled through dreams into the terrifying fairytale world of the Red Kingdom where she encounters figures reminiscent of her memories and fears.
site: www.redkingdomrising.com
Albert’s Review: “One of the Best Independent Horror movies I’ve every seen. The Story is original and interesting, not your everyday horror movie.”
Rating: 
(8/10)
Silent Night – Short Horror Film
Jan 10th
Twas the night before Christmas…
Credits:
Man Keir Brown
Woman Gemma Head
Girl Holly Messenger
Visitor Alan Brent
Produced and Directed by David Felber
Director of Photography Steven White
Lighting Director Steven Jolly
Grip Nigel Mealing
Editing Gareth Harrison
Makeup Designer Paulina Szczepanska
Original Music James Rose
Associate Producer Barbara Felber
Production Assistants
Ryan Bloom
Lauren Felber
Chaperone Andrew Messenger
Creeping Crawling
Dec 27th
By Jon Russell Cring
Creeping Crawling
Creeping Crawling is a Horror Anthology film my wife and I have written together. We have made 14 Feature films but this is the first one that we wrote ourselves. We wanted a movie in the vein of the 70s Horror like The legend of Hellhouse,Burnt Offerings, and Don’t Look Back. We also want to mix a bit of eroticism into the story. Movies are just to fuckin PG13 now. All the stories revolve around People interacting with insects and we have a part for the Entymologist/storyteller that we are raising the money for a great horror character actor to play ala William Forsythe,Brad Dourif,Karen Black,Crispin Glover ect. We figure we need about 10000 for one day with them. Bottom line you need a name to make the jump from micro features to larger filmmaking and distribution. This is my first Kickstarter and I am flying by the seat of my pants. Raine Brown has expressed interest in being involved and she is an extremely cool chick.She would probably be in the story about a lonely guy who has a bug fetish who is online dating.The third tale is about a model with an eating disorder that is swallowing tape worms.We have already shot one of them called RID. It is about a nurse who is taking care of a comatose patient in a gothic Mansion. At night she is attacked by fleas and the sprays that she is using to fight them seem to her to be bringing her patient slowly out of his coma. The character is a little “May” mixed with ‘Misery”. Its a great performance by newcomer Anna Shields. Directing is supposed to be about Acting and that is what I push.I have a Movie review show in Schenectady on Public access so I have alot to say about Cinema lol.If you could allow us the opportunity to be included on your blog it would be truely an honor. The first part of the Anthology should be ready as of the end of January Too many Braindead movies get made and I have never heard of an Anthology concept like this.
I Am ZoZo – based on a real Ouija board experience gone wrong
Dec 18th
I am ZoZo
I Am ZoZo is about five young people who play with a Ouija board and attract the attention of the malevolent Ouija demon ZoZo. The film is based on widely reported real experiences with this ancient and malevolent spirit that attaches itself to people exclusively through Ouija boards. Shot last Halloween on location on San Juan Island, WA, I Am ZoZo was filmed entirely on Super8mm.
Truth – Horror Movie
Dec 11th
truth
An estranged couple on a weekend retreat are pushed further apart when the wife, Becca, becomes romantically fascinated with the journal of the cabin’s long-dead former owner. When the ghost of the old owner appears and reciprocates Becca’s feelings, the web of betrayals and untruths between Becca and her husband begins to unravel.
Director’s Vision:
“Truth’ is a chance to experience true human Horror. As a creative team of filmmakers, writers, and everyday people, we have gone to great lengths to decipher the complexities of Horror and the Terrors within ourselves. These horrors do not fall into the realm of violence or gore. ‘Truth’ will not be littered with the stereotypes of modern Horror; it is not a slasher film, nor is it a zombie or a monster flick. ‘Truth’ will be a benchmark in modern horror, it’s a re-ignition of a fading medium, like Hitchcock, Polanski, or Kubrick; it’s a look into the darkest parts of human beings.”
J.S Johnson, Vancouver May 2010
Rage
Nov 27th
Rage
Rage, Inspired by Steven Spielberg’s film classic, DUEL, tells the story of a man who unintentionally provokes the wrath of a dark, mysterious, homicidal motorcyclist and must fight for his very life.
This past January Rage was honored with a special showcase screening by the Northwest Film Center and the Portland Art Museum, and then earlier this month Rage won top honors at the 2011 Horror Quest Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. This brings to an end an amazing year long run on the festival circuit in which Rage screened in festivals across America and all over the world including the Oldenburg International Film Festival in Oldenburg, Germany and the Cryptshow Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain.
Kids Go To The Woods… Kids Get Dead
Oct 15th
The critically acclaimed feature film “Kids Go To The Woods… Kids Get Dead” will be streaming free online! For the month of October we invite you and your readers to enjoy a limited time free-view exclusively on www.KidsGetDead.com or below.
Written & Directed by Michael Hall
Kids Go To THe Woods... Kids Get Dead
Do you remember staying up late to watch your favorite horror host on local television? With VHS tape in hand to record all the action (and hopefully not tape over anything important – like your home movies) this nearly forgotten ritual was a mainstay of our youth.
“Kids Go To the Woods… Kids Get Dead” brings back the classic slasher flick with horny teenagers, worthless cops, a crazy war vet and a masked killer. Complete with VHS static, fake commercials and featuring vignettes with horror hostess Candy Adams.
It’s Casey’s (Leah Rudick) birthday and to celebrate her and her friends are headed to a cabin in the woods for a wild weekend of sex, drugs and partying. A crazed Killer (Joseph Campellone) has other plans for them and it’s up to Casey’s younger brother Scott (Andrew Waffenschmidt), aided by a mysterious novel that seems to spell out their fate, to find their only hope of survival.
Tell-Tale (A Short Film Adapted from E.A. Poe)
Jul 17th
Tell Tale
Tell-Tale is a short film, based on the original short story A Tell Tale Heart by the wonderful Edgar Allan Poe. Our goal with Tell-Tale is to create the definitive cinematic version of A Tell Tale Heart.The film adaptation takes Poe’s Gothic classic, set in contemporary 1850s Baltimore, Maryland, and brings it to the realm our own contemporary time, turn of the twenty-first century.
The film will have a very strong visual aesthetic in the vein of German expressionist work (Nosferatu, Cab. of Dr. Calagari), which influenced horror and noir as we know it today. This style of visuals will marry with Poe’s focus on the dark fringes of human experience in a strong cinematic way.
The film is not simply an exercise in translating a story to another medium but a chance to show that Poe’s potent narrative about monomania still has relevance in our society. The unique and engaging approach to narrative and point of view in the short story provides us, as filmmakers, with many interesting possibilities for a creative, expressive cinematic aesthetic.
The short story itself leaves a good amount of room for a very calculated and immersive sound design experience as well. The narrator’s “sense of hearing is acute” above all. And of course the famous heart-beneath-the-floorboards scene in the story demands outstanding sound design.
We expect the final short to run between 15-25 minutes, and will be shot digitally with Canon SLRs. We have used this digital work-flow on past projects with great success and flexibility.
Andyfilm
Who Are We?
Andyfilm is a Portland-based production house focusing on independent film projects. We have established a foothold in the guerrilla filmmaking world by utilizing our d-SLR production model to save on overhead. Our main contacts include director/producer A.Z. Chandler, composer/producer Andrew Thomas, and producer/cinematographer Joesph Webb.
Movie Website: www.telltalefilm.com
HOWLAND (Fear The Dead)
Jul 16th
Howland
The story mainly follows Claire (played by Sarah Yenkelun) who is the location manager for a local production company trying to make a film. When she sets her sights on a vintage “warehouse,” the curiosity of the past overpowers her. The discovery of an old newspaper article detailing the murder of two people in the building make her concerned for others safety. Soon she begins to discover the bodies of others and must unravel the truth behind it all. As the body count rises, she is thrown into the world of the dead and must maneuver through time to survive.
Key Cast:
Claire – Sarah Yenkelun
Howland - Drew Cavanaugh
The Keeper – Joseph Del Carmine
Writer and Director – Domenic Del Carmine
With no budget and a limited amount of days to film, Howland became such a journey to make! The cast became close to the story and aided in the creation of the final product. The story was not based on any actual events, however, it was a fictional tale about ghostly apparitions and a girl whose character changes from the beginning to the end of the film – she becomes a strong willed individual. During the filming of Howland, the bulk of us were on the edge of graduating high school, so to create something such as a 26 minute feature was exciting and new! As a writer and director, it’s one of my largest projects that I’ve taken on, and I couldn’t be more happy with the product.
Independent Horror Film Takes Chicago by Storm
Apr 27th
Chicago Ro
Chicago filmmaker and musician Brant McCrea releases the teaser for his acting debut, Chicago Rot.
The indie thriller is chock full of supernatural shock and gore, and is being shot this spring and summer in the Windy City. Featuring the musical talents of Preston Graves of Cupcakes, Local H, and many other notable local rock acts, Chicago Rot also showcases infamous characters of Chicago’s most macabre subcultures, including Ken Melvoin Berg of Weird Chicago Tours and JoJo Baby, famous doll maker and nightclub celebrity.
Part revenge saga and part love story, this independent feature explores the concepts of justice and the duality of good and evil amidst the underbelly of the notorious city.
Now at the tail end of the pre-production phase, Chicago Rot is set to shoot this summer in Chicago. The bloody teaser can be viewed on Kickstarter, a development platform for independent artists.
Those who wish to donate to the film’s production can do so easily on the Kickstarter website, and may choose numerous backer rewards including the opportunity to meet the cast and crew, and even be “killed” in the film.
Chicago Rot stars Brant McCrea and Shira Barber, and was written by Brant McCrea and Dorian Weinzimmer. Dorian Weinzimmer directs the film, with cinematography by Ryan Berena and massive special effects by Kristin LeClair and Crystal Portillo of Cirque du Face FX.
It’s produced by Dakini Productions in association with Jeremy Vranich of Painted Face, assisted by Jake Richards. Sound design is by Sam Fell.
The crew consists of graduates and scholars from Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy in Chicago.
Synopsis
After years of rotting in Joliet, Les, a wrongfully imprisoned street legend known as “The Ghoul,” is released into a mad search through Chicago’s back alleys for the man who slaughtered his mother and robbed him of his soul. Aided by supernatural benefactors, he must delve beneath the city into a modern labyrinth of gutters whose tendrils have grown deep while he was gone. What unfolds is a desperate tale of brute force tragedy set in the supernatural underworld of Chicago, where heroes are reduced to horror-shows, villains dream of their own demise, and good and evil prove to be antiquated concepts.
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