From venue changes and the pandemic to political backlash and the threat of litigation, Salem Horror Fest founder and director Kay Lynch has never been one to back down. The festival’s seventh annual event, which kicked off last night at Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum, was further proof of her resilience.
After its original headliner, Hocus Pocus star Kathy Najimy, canceled with less than 48 hours notice, the festival’s entire opening night ceremony was restructured. On lieu of the original $50 ticket charge, the program was made free (with the option to make a donation), costing the festival an untold amount of money.
But the show must go on — and it did so in spectacular fashion with horror icon Linnea Quigley sitting down for a live interview, while the Hocus Pocus screening was replaced by The People’s Joker, previously scheduled to be the festival’s closing film.
Kay Lynch
Following...
After its original headliner, Hocus Pocus star Kathy Najimy, canceled with less than 48 hours notice, the festival’s entire opening night ceremony was restructured. On lieu of the original $50 ticket charge, the program was made free (with the option to make a donation), costing the festival an untold amount of money.
But the show must go on — and it did so in spectacular fashion with horror icon Linnea Quigley sitting down for a live interview, while the Hocus Pocus screening was replaced by The People’s Joker, previously scheduled to be the festival’s closing film.
Kay Lynch
Following...
- 4/26/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Key highlights this February on the essential, alternative streaming service Arrow include a second season of films from the legendary Brazilian director José Mojica Marins, a devilish double-bill from Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia, a season of wonderfully weird short films, Valentine’s Day done Arrow-style, and much more.
In February, Arrow presents a season of bite-sized shocks in the form of the very best wild and weird short films, including Smile, the extraordinarily imaginative and disturbing award-winning short from director Joanna Tsanis; as well as The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras, a Welsh language folk horror film about modern Wales, rooted in the country’s rich mythology, shot on 16mm and featuring a score by Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan from The Super Furry Animals; and ab adaptation of the famous short story by W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey’s Paw, produced by the newly revived Hammer Films, and...
In February, Arrow presents a season of bite-sized shocks in the form of the very best wild and weird short films, including Smile, the extraordinarily imaginative and disturbing award-winning short from director Joanna Tsanis; as well as The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras, a Welsh language folk horror film about modern Wales, rooted in the country’s rich mythology, shot on 16mm and featuring a score by Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan from The Super Furry Animals; and ab adaptation of the famous short story by W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey’s Paw, produced by the newly revived Hammer Films, and...
- 2/12/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
We hope that everyone's '24 got off to a rip-roaring start, or, at the very least a two-four was involved in ringing in your '24. With a few days left in the first month of the new year our attention turns to the month of February. Our friends at Arrow want to help you 'get into the mood'. They say the course of true love never runs smooth, and that's something of an understatement here on Arrow where the course of true love often features seductive witchcraft, torture, madness, murder, extreme violence and a gorilla. Ah, l'amore! There are two Selects programs next month, a second volume of titles from Jill Gevargizian (The Stylist) and Brazlilian illustrator Billy Butcher. Speaking of Brazil, there...
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- 1/23/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Writer/director John Pata’s feature debut Black Mold won Best Indie Feature when it screened at the Panic Fest film festival earlier this year, and now a wider audience will have the chance to see just how it good it is, as the film has been released through the Tubi streaming service. To help you decide whether or not this is something you’d like to watch on Tubi, we have the film’s trailer embedded above.
Said to be a hallucinogenic urban exploration horror story, Black Mold has the following synopsis: Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there,...
Said to be a hallucinogenic urban exploration horror story, Black Mold has the following synopsis: Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Billed as a “hallucinogenic urban exploring horror movie,” John Pata’s Black Mold won Best Indie Feature at this year’s Panic Fest in the US, and it’s coming to Tubi this week.
Black Mold will exclusively debut on Tubi Thursday, December 7.
In the film, “Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive.
“The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place as dangers surface at the intersection of artistic pursuits and internal sabotage.”
This one comes from the producers of Brooklyn 45 and The Stylist.
Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in...
Black Mold will exclusively debut on Tubi Thursday, December 7.
In the film, “Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive.
“The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place as dangers surface at the intersection of artistic pursuits and internal sabotage.”
This one comes from the producers of Brooklyn 45 and The Stylist.
Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in...
- 12/4/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
We Have Such Sights To Show You!
Hellraiser Returns To The Big Screen
The original 1987 horror classic returns to UK cinemas this week
This time in 4K…
It is time to re-experience the sublime agony of Hellraiser, as Clive Barker’s outrageously gruesome and influential horror masterwork returns to UK cinemas in a brand new 4K restoration – Hell has never looked so good!
In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas of terror and beauty – and with Hellraiser, his first feature film as director, he did the same for cinema. The film was a smash hit at the box office, making fifteen times its budget, and went on to garner even more fans on home video. It became a hugely popular horror franchise, securing Pinhead and the Cenobites a place in the Horror Hall of fame.
Don’t miss this chance to see Hellraiser,...
Hellraiser Returns To The Big Screen
The original 1987 horror classic returns to UK cinemas this week
This time in 4K…
It is time to re-experience the sublime agony of Hellraiser, as Clive Barker’s outrageously gruesome and influential horror masterwork returns to UK cinemas in a brand new 4K restoration – Hell has never looked so good!
In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas of terror and beauty – and with Hellraiser, his first feature film as director, he did the same for cinema. The film was a smash hit at the box office, making fifteen times its budget, and went on to garner even more fans on home video. It became a hugely popular horror franchise, securing Pinhead and the Cenobites a place in the Horror Hall of fame.
Don’t miss this chance to see Hellraiser,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Urban Exploring Horror Black Mold Reveals Trailer: "Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail - Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place as dangers surface at the intersection of artistic pursuits and internal sabotage
The film won Best Indie Feature at this year’s Panic Fest in the US and Agnes Albright was also named Best Actress.
Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in association with The Line Film Co. and Shatterglass Films. It was produced by Sarah Sharp, Jen Shelby, Robert Patrick Stern, and Iman Sharabash, with Jill Gevargizian,...
The film won Best Indie Feature at this year’s Panic Fest in the US and Agnes Albright was also named Best Actress.
Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in association with The Line Film Co. and Shatterglass Films. It was produced by Sarah Sharp, Jen Shelby, Robert Patrick Stern, and Iman Sharabash, with Jill Gevargizian,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Ahead of its International Premiere at UK’s FrightFest, Raven Banner has released the trailer to John Pata’s Black Mold, billed as a “hallucinogenic urban exploring horror movie.”
The film won Best Indie Feature at this year’s Panic Fest in the US and star Agnes Albright was also named Best Actress. Preview Black Mold with the official trailer below.
In the film, “Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive.
“The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place as dangers surface at the intersection of artistic pursuits and internal sabotage.”
This...
The film won Best Indie Feature at this year’s Panic Fest in the US and star Agnes Albright was also named Best Actress. Preview Black Mold with the official trailer below.
In the film, “Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive.
“The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place as dangers surface at the intersection of artistic pursuits and internal sabotage.”
This...
- 8/24/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Etheria Film Festival, a showcase of new horror, science fiction, and fantasy films directed by women, turns 10 this year, and they’re celebrating accordingly. And Bloody Disgusting can exclusively unveil what’s in store for this year’s fest, along with a sneak peek trailer.
The annual festivities will kick off with a live event in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Screenland Armour Theater with filmmakers and special guests in person for an onstage Q and A followed by an official afterparty. If you’re not able to attend in person, don’t worry; Etheria reteams with Shudder this year, and the official festival lineup will stream exclusively on the streaming service from July 2 through July 31, 2023.
Horror actress and director Brinke Stevens will receive the 2023 Etheria Inspiration Award from special guest presenters in person at the event.
“These films are so good your eyes will melt out of your brain,...
The annual festivities will kick off with a live event in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Screenland Armour Theater with filmmakers and special guests in person for an onstage Q and A followed by an official afterparty. If you’re not able to attend in person, don’t worry; Etheria reteams with Shudder this year, and the official festival lineup will stream exclusively on the streaming service from July 2 through July 31, 2023.
Horror actress and director Brinke Stevens will receive the 2023 Etheria Inspiration Award from special guest presenters in person at the event.
“These films are so good your eyes will melt out of your brain,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of the films celebrating its world premiere at Panic Fest 2023 this week is Black Mold, which will premiere Saturday, April 15th, at Panic Fest in Kansas City, Mo.
Check out a first-look sneak peek at director John Pata’s Black Mold via the clip below.
In the film, “Photographers Brooke Konrad (Agnes Albright) and Tanner Behlman (Andrew Bailes) travel to rural, abandoned buildings to capture the inherent beauty of long-forgotten locations, but far from forgotten are the traumatic memories that surface in Brooke when they meet The Man Upstairs, an unsuspecting squatter (Jeremy Holm).
“As tensions and uncertainties arise, Brooke must determine if this mysterious stranger will provide her the closure she so desperately seeks or let the fears of the past consume her.”
Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in association with The Line Film Co. and Shatterglass Pictures. It is produced by Sarah Sharp, Jen Shelby,...
Check out a first-look sneak peek at director John Pata’s Black Mold via the clip below.
In the film, “Photographers Brooke Konrad (Agnes Albright) and Tanner Behlman (Andrew Bailes) travel to rural, abandoned buildings to capture the inherent beauty of long-forgotten locations, but far from forgotten are the traumatic memories that surface in Brooke when they meet The Man Upstairs, an unsuspecting squatter (Jeremy Holm).
“As tensions and uncertainties arise, Brooke must determine if this mysterious stranger will provide her the closure she so desperately seeks or let the fears of the past consume her.”
Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in association with The Line Film Co. and Shatterglass Pictures. It is produced by Sarah Sharp, Jen Shelby,...
- 4/13/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
After the 2000s seemingly kickstarted a new wave of independent horror, the 2010s (and beyond) were an exceptional time for new and emerging, as well as established, filmmakers to leave their own mark on the landscape of genre storytelling. One of the most notable aspects, or even trends, that I noticed while doing research for this entire series of retrospectives is how out of all of the decades, it feels like the 2010s was one of the best times for female filmmakers to get the opportunity to take the helm in comparison to other decades. The 1980s had a handful of women directors working in independent horror, but during both the ’90s and ’00s, it felt like the industry as a whole had taken a few steps backwards in providing female filmmakers the opportunity to tell the stories they wanted to tell.
Thankfully, though, the door swung back open in...
Thankfully, though, the door swung back open in...
- 4/30/2022
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
It's that frightfully delightful time of year again for Fangoria's highly anticipated Chainsaw Awards, with this year's nominees including Nia DaCosta's Candyman, Don Mancini's Chucky series, Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist, and many more!
You can check out the full list of nominees below, and to cast your votes, visit:
https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/
In their most recent magazine issue, Fangoria officially announced the nominations for its 2022 Chainsaw Awards, and horror fans everywhere can currently cast their votes at https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/ for their favorite films, television series, directors, artists, and more that kept us all thrilled, chilled and entertained throughout the course of 2021. Winners will be celebrated later this year during a yet-to-be-revealed Chainsaw Awards event.
The 2022 Chainsaw Awards Nominees include fan favorite films such as James Wan’s Malignant, Candyman from Nia DaCosta, and Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho,...
You can check out the full list of nominees below, and to cast your votes, visit:
https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/
In their most recent magazine issue, Fangoria officially announced the nominations for its 2022 Chainsaw Awards, and horror fans everywhere can currently cast their votes at https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/ for their favorite films, television series, directors, artists, and more that kept us all thrilled, chilled and entertained throughout the course of 2021. Winners will be celebrated later this year during a yet-to-be-revealed Chainsaw Awards event.
The 2022 Chainsaw Awards Nominees include fan favorite films such as James Wan’s Malignant, Candyman from Nia DaCosta, and Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
2021 was another chaotic up and down year, but at least we had movies! Somehow as I look back on this past year, it’s more of a fog than 2020 was. Or maybe they just merge together into one big extended fog. Either way, the high points were where I could lose myself in stories, connect with my friends in the horror community and celebrate something new and exciting that we could all enjoy. Here are a few of my favorites:
Saint Maud
This film was one of my favorites out of Fantastic Fest 2019. It was supposed to come out at Easter 2020 but got bumped, like a lot of things did, and finally finally hit VOD in early 2021. Not really the journey it deserved, but I was thrilled to finally have the chance to see it again. The story of a young woman’s twisted relationship with her religion and with...
Saint Maud
This film was one of my favorites out of Fantastic Fest 2019. It was supposed to come out at Easter 2020 but got bumped, like a lot of things did, and finally finally hit VOD in early 2021. Not really the journey it deserved, but I was thrilled to finally have the chance to see it again. The story of a young woman’s twisted relationship with her religion and with...
- 1/10/2022
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
After a number of years in which it maybe wasn’t the case, it seems like we horror fans are continually spoiled year after year. Every December or January when it comes time to make my list of favorites for Daily Dead, I’m blown away as I look back and see just how many incredible books, films, TV shows, conventions, streaming offerings, DVDs, boutique Blu-rays – you name it – are released in a given year. Though it may have been a challenging disaster in so many other ways, 2021 was no exception when it came to horror. Here are just some of my favorites.
Chucky
As a huge fan of the Child’s Play film series – particularly some of the latter Dtv entries that have taken the franchise into bizarre and exciting new directions – I was out of my mind excited about the new Chucky TV show, which aired on both USA and SyFy.
Chucky
As a huge fan of the Child’s Play film series – particularly some of the latter Dtv entries that have taken the franchise into bizarre and exciting new directions – I was out of my mind excited about the new Chucky TV show, which aired on both USA and SyFy.
- 1/5/2022
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Bailey-Bond wins the award for feature debut ’Censor’.
UK director Prano Bailey-Bond has won the Screen FrightFest Genre Rising Star award for 2021 for her debut feature Censor.
Bailey-Bond received the award in person on Monday, August 30 at the Cineworld Leicester Square in London. The psychological horror is set in 1985 and follows a film censor who, after viewing a familiar video nasty, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister’s disappearance.
The film had its world premiere this year at the Sundance Film Festival and screened at the Berlinale 2021 as well as at the Sarajevo Film Festival earlier this month,...
UK director Prano Bailey-Bond has won the Screen FrightFest Genre Rising Star award for 2021 for her debut feature Censor.
Bailey-Bond received the award in person on Monday, August 30 at the Cineworld Leicester Square in London. The psychological horror is set in 1985 and follows a film censor who, after viewing a familiar video nasty, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister’s disappearance.
The film had its world premiere this year at the Sundance Film Festival and screened at the Berlinale 2021 as well as at the Sarajevo Film Festival earlier this month,...
- 8/31/2021
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Nominees include ‘Censor’ director Prano Bailey-Bond.
UK genre festival FrightFest has chosen three directors and two actors on the shortlist for its 2021 Genre Rising Star award, presented by Screen.
This year’s shortlist includes writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond for her debut feature Censor, about a film censor who gets lost between fiction and reality. Bailey-Bond was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2018, and met fellow Star Niamh Algar at an event for the selection, going on to cast her as the lead in Censor.
Also nominated for the FrightFest award is Leroy Kincaide for debut feature The Last Rite, which he wrote,...
UK genre festival FrightFest has chosen three directors and two actors on the shortlist for its 2021 Genre Rising Star award, presented by Screen.
This year’s shortlist includes writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond for her debut feature Censor, about a film censor who gets lost between fiction and reality. Bailey-Bond was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2018, and met fellow Star Niamh Algar at an event for the selection, going on to cast her as the lead in Censor.
Also nominated for the FrightFest award is Leroy Kincaide for debut feature The Last Rite, which he wrote,...
- 8/9/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Hello again, dear readers! We’re back with another batch of Blu-ray and DVD releases for you this week, which includes one of my favorite festival films of 2020, The Stylist from Jill Gevargizian. Other titles being released on Tuesday, June 8th include The Howl of the Devil and Hunting Ground from Mondo Macabro, Scream (1981), Lover of the Monster, Deadly Delivery, Baphomet, The Devil’s Child, Snuff Kill, and Grand Guignol Madness.
The Howl of the Devil
Spanish horror star Paul Naschy plays a multitude of roles in a tour-de-force performance in one of his last great films. He plays Hector Doriani, a stage and screen actor who feels himself living in the shadow of his dead twin brother, Alex Doriani, the latter once a famous star of horror movies. Alex's young son, Adrian, now lives with Hector in his brother's isolated mansion in the countryside. To keep alive the memory of his father,...
The Howl of the Devil
Spanish horror star Paul Naschy plays a multitude of roles in a tour-de-force performance in one of his last great films. He plays Hector Doriani, a stage and screen actor who feels himself living in the shadow of his dead twin brother, Alex Doriani, the latter once a famous star of horror movies. Alex's young son, Adrian, now lives with Hector in his brother's isolated mansion in the countryside. To keep alive the memory of his father,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The Gory Thriller The Stylist (2020) will be available on Blu-ray June 8th From Arrow Video
Obsession gets a makeover in The Stylist, a deliciously twisted slice of female-led psychological horror, nominated for the New Visions Award for Best Motion Picture at the 2020 Sitges International Film Festival and based on co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian’s award-winning short film of the same name. We all dream of being someone else… but for Claire, that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire’s lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia, asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia’s seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good – only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done…...
Obsession gets a makeover in The Stylist, a deliciously twisted slice of female-led psychological horror, nominated for the New Visions Award for Best Motion Picture at the 2020 Sitges International Film Festival and based on co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian’s award-winning short film of the same name. We all dream of being someone else… but for Claire, that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire’s lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia, asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia’s seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good – only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done…...
- 5/18/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jill Gevargizian’s Debut Feature The Stylist Heads to Arrow A Lonely Hairdresser Takes a Deadly Interest in Her Clients Streaming March 1 in the US, Canada & the UK Full March Lineup To Be Announced “one of the more sophisticated depictions of a burgeoning serial killer” — Bloody Disgusting “a stellar debut from Gevargizian” — …
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- 4/24/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Last month, filmmaker Jill Gevargizian celebrated the release of her feature film, The Stylist, exclusively on the Arrow streaming platform, after enjoying a brief festival run that kicked off last fall at the virtual edition of Fantastic Fest. Now, as she’s gearing up for the home media release of The Stylist that’s coming up in June, Daily Dead thought this made for the perfect time to speak with Gevargizian about her experiences making both the short film and feature film versions of this story about a lonely hair stylist (played by Najarra Townsend) whose obsession with her clients goes too far.
During our interview with Gevargizian, she discussed the five-year journey she embarked on with The Stylist, her decision to launch a Kickstarter in support of the feature film version, her experiences collaborating with Townsend on her character over the years, and what she’s taken away from...
During our interview with Gevargizian, she discussed the five-year journey she embarked on with The Stylist, her decision to launch a Kickstarter in support of the feature film version, her experiences collaborating with Townsend on her character over the years, and what she’s taken away from...
- 4/7/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Dario Argento's stunning debut, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, flies onto 4K Uhd for the first time through Arrow Video, and that's only the beginning! Also coming this summer is an incredible box set of Italian crime films called Years of Lead featuring Like Rabid Dogs, Savage Three, No, The Case is Happily Resolved, Colt 38: Special Squad, and Highway Racer. Add to those a limited edition Blu-ray set of Sam Peckinpah's Major Dundee, and Masumura Yasuzo's Irezumi, and The Stylist, director Jill Gevargizian's gorgeous debut, it's going to be an expensive month for collectors. Thankfully, the entirety of the June slate is going to be available in the US, Canada, and UK, so no importing necessary in those territories! Check out the details...
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- 3/26/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #210: How to turn your short film into an award winning feature with Jill Gevargizian,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #210: How to turn your short film into an award winning feature with Jill Gevargizian,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: The largest genre film festival in South America, Fantaspoa, has unveiled the first half of its program for its seventeenth edition, running April 9-18. Scroll down for the full list.
Like last year, the fest has been forced to run online due to the ongoing pandemic. It will be held completely free of charge with films available to stream in Brazil via a renewed partnership with Brazilian horror streaming service Darkflix. Last year’s event attracted more than 67,000 viewers. While the films are geo-locked, and limited to 3,000 viewers per screening, Q&As and workshops will be available to view anywhere in the world.
There are 25 feature films confirmed to date, including three world premieres, five international premieres, and 10 Latin American premieres. Titles arrive from previous fests including San Sebastian, Rotterdam and Toronto.
This year’s fest has been supported by a special grant from the Brazilian government, which is...
Like last year, the fest has been forced to run online due to the ongoing pandemic. It will be held completely free of charge with films available to stream in Brazil via a renewed partnership with Brazilian horror streaming service Darkflix. Last year’s event attracted more than 67,000 viewers. While the films are geo-locked, and limited to 3,000 viewers per screening, Q&As and workshops will be available to view anywhere in the world.
There are 25 feature films confirmed to date, including three world premieres, five international premieres, and 10 Latin American premieres. Titles arrive from previous fests including San Sebastian, Rotterdam and Toronto.
This year’s fest has been supported by a special grant from the Brazilian government, which is...
- 3/8/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Campbell introduces Rushed, The Boy Behind The Door, Superhost, The Stylist to market buyers.
LA-based Octane Entertainment has kicked off talks at the virtual EFM on a slate of four new sales titles led by thrillers Rushed and The Boy Behind The Door, and horror titles Superhost and genre festival darling The Stylist.
Vibeke Muasya directed Rushed from a screenplay by Siobhan Fallon Hogan, who stars alongside Robert Patrick on the Emerald Caz Productions and Zentropa Entertainments 5 ApS production that centres on a woman who seeks vengeance after her son is killed at a party.
David Charbonier and Justin Powell...
LA-based Octane Entertainment has kicked off talks at the virtual EFM on a slate of four new sales titles led by thrillers Rushed and The Boy Behind The Door, and horror titles Superhost and genre festival darling The Stylist.
Vibeke Muasya directed Rushed from a screenplay by Siobhan Fallon Hogan, who stars alongside Robert Patrick on the Emerald Caz Productions and Zentropa Entertainments 5 ApS production that centres on a woman who seeks vengeance after her son is killed at a party.
David Charbonier and Justin Powell...
- 3/3/2021
- ScreenDaily
Arrow Offers Classic and Cutting Edge Cult Cinema March Blooms with a Lonely Killer in The Stylist Streaming March 1 Alongside The Invisible Man Appears & The Invisible Man Vs. The Human Fly London, UK – Arrow Video is excited to announce the March 2021 lineup of their new subscription-based Arrow platform, now also available …
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- 3/2/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Alice Eve Boards The Queen Mary To Be Directed By Gary Shore: "Alice Eve has signed to star in ‘The Queen Mary’, the first in a trilogy of highly anticipated feature horror films inspired by the hauntings on-board the infamous ocean liner. Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) will direct off of a screenplay written by Stephen Oliver, Tom Vaughan, and Gary Shore. Developed and produced by Brett Tomberlin of Imagination Design Works, along with Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures, Thorsten Schumacher and Lars Sylvest for Rocket Science (Resistance) and Jason Newmark and Laurie Cook of Newscope.
Eve most recently starred in Julian Fellowes Downtown Abbey follow up ‘Belgravia’ and is currently shooting ‘The Power’ for Amazon.
Located in dock at Long Beach, Calif, the multi-storied ocean liner, named Time Magazine’s most haunted place in the world, receives two million visitors each year, drawn by its amazing history and legend.
Eve most recently starred in Julian Fellowes Downtown Abbey follow up ‘Belgravia’ and is currently shooting ‘The Power’ for Amazon.
Located in dock at Long Beach, Calif, the multi-storied ocean liner, named Time Magazine’s most haunted place in the world, receives two million visitors each year, drawn by its amazing history and legend.
- 3/1/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a brand new month of streaming! Hard to believe it’s already March, but that just means we have a new slate of VOD and Digital releases to look forward to, and the next few weeks are bringing us a lot of cool entertainment to enjoy at home. Shudder’s March release calendar is chock-full of great films that I heartily recommend genre fans check out, Netflix has a few new offerings that are well worth your time, and Arrow is kicking off March on the right foot with the digital debut of Jill Gevargizian’s The Stylist.
And as if all that wasn’t enough, HBO Max is giving us both Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Godzilla vs. Kong this month as well. We also have a ton of indie horror being released on a variety of platforms throughout March, including Come True,...
And as if all that wasn’t enough, HBO Max is giving us both Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Godzilla vs. Kong this month as well. We also have a ton of indie horror being released on a variety of platforms throughout March, including Come True,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
"I guess we all want what we don't have..." Arrow Video has unveiled an official US trailer for the twisted psychological horror-thriller The Stylist, which originally premiered at last year's Fantastic Fest and Sitges Film Festival in the fall. The film is based on co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian's award-winning short film of the same name. A lonely hair stylist becomes obsessed with the lives of her clients and descends into murderous madness, working as a serial killer by night and collecting their scalps. But one day she tries to leave her deadly side behind, only to "discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done." Starring Najarra Townsend as Claire, with Brea Grant, Laura Kirk, Kyle Ament, Millie Milan, and Sarah McGuire. This looks freaky and similar to the scalper horror Maniac, but reinvented for the times. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist,...
- 2/19/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Writer/director Jill Gevargizian’s assured debut feature The Stylist, is set to premiere on March 1st 2021 exclusively on Arrow, the passion-driven film platform features movies the Arrow Video brand is famous for – and in anticipation of the debut, Arrow have released a new official trailer for the film… Check it out below:
Featuring a truly memorable and unexpectedly moving central performance from Townsend (who won the ‘Best Actress’ award from Total Film magazine at the 2020 Arrow Video FrightFest), with support from the excellent Brea Grant (After Midnight), The Stylist is sharply observed and erm, stylishly made. An astute study of loneliness and obsession, Gevargizian takes everyday situations – grabbing a coffee, sending a text, having a haircut, and a girls night out – and imbues them with a deliciously macabre flavour. Be warned though – there’s quite a lot of red stuff flying around and it’s not hair dye!
We...
Featuring a truly memorable and unexpectedly moving central performance from Townsend (who won the ‘Best Actress’ award from Total Film magazine at the 2020 Arrow Video FrightFest), with support from the excellent Brea Grant (After Midnight), The Stylist is sharply observed and erm, stylishly made. An astute study of loneliness and obsession, Gevargizian takes everyday situations – grabbing a coffee, sending a text, having a haircut, and a girls night out – and imbues them with a deliciously macabre flavour. Be warned though – there’s quite a lot of red stuff flying around and it’s not hair dye!
We...
- 2/19/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Arrow Films shares the first trailer for Jill Gevargizian‘s indie horror festival darling The Stylist, starring Najarra Townsend (Contracted, Dementia Part II) as a hairstylist-turned-slasher, which will stream on Arrow in the U.S., Canada, and UK on March 1, 2021. In the feature take on Gevargizian’s short film, “Everyone dreams of being someone else… but for Claire (Townsend), that dream […]...
- 2/18/2021
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
We're longtime fans of filmmaker Jill Gevargizian here on Daily Dead, with Heather Wixson and Patrick Bromley discussing her work on a previous episode of Corpse Club, in addition to sharing her uniquely haunting short films over the years, so we're especially thrilled that Gevargizian's new film The Stylist (based on her renowned 2016 short film of the same name) will be released on Arrow Video's streaming service following its well-received festival run!
We have the official announcement from Arrow Video below, as well as the film's teaser trailer, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's Fantastic Fest review of The Stylist!
Press Release: London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the March 1 release of Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist, the headliner of the March 2021 lineup of their subscription-based Arrow platform. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries,...
We have the official announcement from Arrow Video below, as well as the film's teaser trailer, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's Fantastic Fest review of The Stylist!
Press Release: London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the March 1 release of Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist, the headliner of the March 2021 lineup of their subscription-based Arrow platform. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Here’s another interview in Nerdly’s socially distanced series of chats with filmmakers and performers as part of the Nerdly Out Loud podcast for Nerdly.co.uk. This time Kevin sits down with Jill Gevargizian talking about the film The Stylist, which is available now on Arrow from March 3rd.
We all dream of being someone else… but for Claire, that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire’s lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia, asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia’s seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good – only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done…
See The Stylist first, on March 1st 2021, exclusively on Arrow,...
We all dream of being someone else… but for Claire, that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire’s lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia, asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia’s seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good – only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done…
See The Stylist first, on March 1st 2021, exclusively on Arrow,...
- 2/16/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Arrow have announced the premier of writer/director Jill Gevargizian assured debut feature The Stylist, a sleek and inventive psychological thriller starring Najarra Townsend (Contracted) as a brilliant but shy hairdresser with an extremely dark secret And debuted brand-new artwork for the film! You can see it first on Arrow – the companies SVOD service – from March 1st 2021.
Featuring a truly memorable and unexpectedly moving central performance from Townsend (who won the ‘Best Actress’ award from Total Film magazine at the 2020 Arrow Video FrightFest), with support from the excellent Brea Grant (After Midnight), The Stylist is sharply observed and erm, stylishly made. An astute study of loneliness and obsession, Gevargizian takes everyday situations – grabbing a coffee, sending a text, having a haircut, and a girls night out – and imbues them with a deliciously macabre flavour. Be warned though – there’s quite a lot of red stuff flying around and it’s not hair dye!
Featuring a truly memorable and unexpectedly moving central performance from Townsend (who won the ‘Best Actress’ award from Total Film magazine at the 2020 Arrow Video FrightFest), with support from the excellent Brea Grant (After Midnight), The Stylist is sharply observed and erm, stylishly made. An astute study of loneliness and obsession, Gevargizian takes everyday situations – grabbing a coffee, sending a text, having a haircut, and a girls night out – and imbues them with a deliciously macabre flavour. Be warned though – there’s quite a lot of red stuff flying around and it’s not hair dye!
- 2/11/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
2020 sucked in so many ways, but nobody told the movies. Here are some of my favorite things from a very, very weird year for all of us.
Color Out of Space (dir. Richard Stanley)
Richard Stanley’s return to directing after too many years away resulted in one of my favorite films of 2020 full stop, containing a great, unhinged performance from my favorite actor Nicolas Cage. It’s a neon-soaked nightmare and features maybe the second most disturbing visual of any movie in 2020; I won’t say what it is except that it involves family bonding. This is a bold, confident film, one that's weird, but never cold and disturbing without the nihilism of, say, Stanley's own Hardware. It's a horror film that's not afraid to go to really big places. It presents us with a true, exciting vision. Richard Stanley is back, and he's brought the best Lovecraft adaptation in 30 years with him.
Color Out of Space (dir. Richard Stanley)
Richard Stanley’s return to directing after too many years away resulted in one of my favorite films of 2020 full stop, containing a great, unhinged performance from my favorite actor Nicolas Cage. It’s a neon-soaked nightmare and features maybe the second most disturbing visual of any movie in 2020; I won’t say what it is except that it involves family bonding. This is a bold, confident film, one that's weird, but never cold and disturbing without the nihilism of, say, Stanley's own Hardware. It's a horror film that's not afraid to go to really big places. It presents us with a true, exciting vision. Richard Stanley is back, and he's brought the best Lovecraft adaptation in 30 years with him.
- 1/8/2021
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Celebrated at many film festivals over the years was Jill Gevargizian‘s exceptional indie horror The Stylist, which featured the wonderful Najarra Townsend (Contracted) as a hairstylist-turned-slasher. After a highly successful festival run, Gevargizian turned to Kickstarter to help finance a feature-length version of her hair care horror story that would not only bring Townsend back as the stylist, Claire, but feature horror […]...
- 11/18/2020
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Jill Gevargizia’s feature was selected for Fantastic Fest, Sitges and FrightFest.
Arrow Films has snapped up all rights in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to Jill Gevargizian’s genre feature The Stylist from XYZ Films.
The UK-based distributor hopes to release the feature theatrically in the UK in the first quarter of 2021.
The psychological horror follows a lonely hair stylist who becomes obsessed with the lives of her clients, with murderous results. The cast is led by Najarra Townsend and also includes Brea Grant and Sarah McGuire.
Based on a short of the same name by Gevargizian,...
Arrow Films has snapped up all rights in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to Jill Gevargizian’s genre feature The Stylist from XYZ Films.
The UK-based distributor hopes to release the feature theatrically in the UK in the first quarter of 2021.
The psychological horror follows a lonely hair stylist who becomes obsessed with the lives of her clients, with murderous results. The cast is led by Najarra Townsend and also includes Brea Grant and Sarah McGuire.
Based on a short of the same name by Gevargizian,...
- 11/18/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Celebrated shorts director Jill Gevargizian steps it up a notch with this sumptuously shot low-rent serial killer drama; a mature, empathetic adaptation of her well-regarded short of the same name, that expands on its eponymous lead in all the right ways.
Surprisingly powerful in its execution, Gevargizian’s full-blooded The Stylist tackles gentle loner Claire (Najarra Townsend); a hair stylist with a murderous secret, who uses her trusted (and largely anonymous) position cutting hair to silently obsess over the lives of her glamorous customers, before ending them for good. But when a particularly friendly new bride-to-be (indie horror legend Brea Grant) gets a little too close for comfort, Claire finds her hyper-repressed exterior slowly starting to break apart at the seams, with the violent killer within sprawling out for all to see.
And despite a fair few grisly moments (played out with some beautifully realised practical effects), it’s this...
Surprisingly powerful in its execution, Gevargizian’s full-blooded The Stylist tackles gentle loner Claire (Najarra Townsend); a hair stylist with a murderous secret, who uses her trusted (and largely anonymous) position cutting hair to silently obsess over the lives of her glamorous customers, before ending them for good. But when a particularly friendly new bride-to-be (indie horror legend Brea Grant) gets a little too close for comfort, Claire finds her hyper-repressed exterior slowly starting to break apart at the seams, with the violent killer within sprawling out for all to see.
And despite a fair few grisly moments (played out with some beautifully realised practical effects), it’s this...
- 10/26/2020
- by Ben Robins
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With the virtual edition of Fantastic Fest 2020 still underway, here’s a look at two more films from this year’s programming slate: The Stylist from Jill Gevargizian and The Boy Behind the Door, which was co-written and co-directed by Justin Powell and David Charbonier.
The Stylist: I was a fan of Jill Gevargizian’s short film The Stylist when it was making the rounds a few years back, so to see her finally have the opportunity to expand upon the initial concept from the short for her feature-length film debut, also entitled The Stylist, is pretty damn great, and I was left absolutely floored by the results. When people talk in the future about filmmakers who took the world by storm with their first movie during this era in horror, I guarantee that Gevargizian and The Stylist will undoubtedly be a part of that conversation for years to come.
The Stylist: I was a fan of Jill Gevargizian’s short film The Stylist when it was making the rounds a few years back, so to see her finally have the opportunity to expand upon the initial concept from the short for her feature-length film debut, also entitled The Stylist, is pretty damn great, and I was left absolutely floored by the results. When people talk in the future about filmmakers who took the world by storm with their first movie during this era in horror, I guarantee that Gevargizian and The Stylist will undoubtedly be a part of that conversation for years to come.
- 9/28/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Celebrated at many film festivals over the years was Jill Gevargizian‘s exceptional indie horror The Stylist, which featured the wonderful Najarra Townsend (Contracted) as a hairstylist-turned-slasher. After a highly successful festival run, Gevargizian turned to Kickstarter to help finance a feature-length version of her hair care horror story that would not only bring Townsend back as the stylist, Claire, but feature […]...
- 9/24/2020
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Genre festival to open with ‘Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula’.
South Korean zombie thriller Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula will open UK genre festival FrightFest on October 22 ahead of its UK release by Studiocanal on November 6.
The festival will host 34 features in central London from October 22-25 and has secured seven world premieres and two European premieres.
It will close with the world premiere of US horror Held, directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff, the filmmaking duo behind The Gallows franchise.
Further world premieres include Will Jewell’s Concrete Plans; Leroy Kincaide’s The Last Rite; and Dune Drifter from Marc Price,...
South Korean zombie thriller Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula will open UK genre festival FrightFest on October 22 ahead of its UK release by Studiocanal on November 6.
The festival will host 34 features in central London from October 22-25 and has secured seven world premieres and two European premieres.
It will close with the world premiere of US horror Held, directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff, the filmmaking duo behind The Gallows franchise.
Further world premieres include Will Jewell’s Concrete Plans; Leroy Kincaide’s The Last Rite; and Dune Drifter from Marc Price,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The 12th annual Knoxville Horror Film Festival is taking place this October! Those looking for socially distant opportunities this Halloween season can see classic horror films on the big screen at the drive-in, along with special screenings of The Stylist and Grizzly II: Revenge.
From the Press Release: Knoxville, Tennessee — The Knoxville Horror Film Fest will present its twelfth annual weekend of cinematic scares Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, with programming split between Maryville, Tennessee’s Parkway Drive-In, the nearby The Bird & The Book, and the festival’s home base at Central Cinema in Knoxville.
After years hosting key screenings at a local multiplex, Khff’s move to the Parkway is both a Covid-era safety precaution and the fulfillment of a long-term goal, reflected in a dream lineup of drive-in chillers: Friday night features Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 (1987) and J.P. Simon’s Pieces (1982), while Saturday offers a...
From the Press Release: Knoxville, Tennessee — The Knoxville Horror Film Fest will present its twelfth annual weekend of cinematic scares Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, with programming split between Maryville, Tennessee’s Parkway Drive-In, the nearby The Bird & The Book, and the festival’s home base at Central Cinema in Knoxville.
After years hosting key screenings at a local multiplex, Khff’s move to the Parkway is both a Covid-era safety precaution and the fulfillment of a long-term goal, reflected in a dream lineup of drive-in chillers: Friday night features Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 (1987) and J.P. Simon’s Pieces (1982), while Saturday offers a...
- 9/15/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Fantastic Fest will continue to celebrate cinema this fall with a virtual edition that includes the world premiere of Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist (based on her renowned 2016 short film of the same name), the Texas premiere of Brandon Cronenberg's Possessor, an Evil Dead 2 remote escape room, and much more:
Press Release: Austin, TX -- September 10, 2020 -- Fantastic Fest has gone virtual for a celebration of everything we love about the annual event: live online versions of classics like Fantastic Feud and 100 Best Kills, badass repertory rediscoveries, and world premieres of the finest genre cinema 2020 has to offer. To make the party accessible to loyal fans and newbies alike, all new features and live events will be available Free to view on the Alamo On Demand platform for anyone in the United States.
“Despite the many hardships 2020 has thrown our way, the Fantastic Fest team knew we needed...
Press Release: Austin, TX -- September 10, 2020 -- Fantastic Fest has gone virtual for a celebration of everything we love about the annual event: live online versions of classics like Fantastic Feud and 100 Best Kills, badass repertory rediscoveries, and world premieres of the finest genre cinema 2020 has to offer. To make the party accessible to loyal fans and newbies alike, all new features and live events will be available Free to view on the Alamo On Demand platform for anyone in the United States.
“Despite the many hardships 2020 has thrown our way, the Fantastic Fest team knew we needed...
- 9/10/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Happy Friday, readers! Our bi-monthly Salutes Your Shorts series took a bit of a summer vacation over the last few months, but we’re back today with a new batch of killer horror shorts that you should definitely check out just as soon as you can.
First up is The Stylist from Jill Gevargizian, who is currently crowdfunding her first feature film based on this short (you can find out more details about that Here), and without a doubt, she’s a filmmaker who has continued to show great promise as a visual storyteller over the last several years.
Also on tap for today’s installment of Salutes Your Shorts is The Wolf Who Came to Dinner from Jem Garrard and the psychological horrors of Max Silver’s Trunk Space.
Enjoy!
The Stylist (Directed by Jill Gevargizian)
Synopsis: Claire is a lonely hairstylist with an unnerving desire to escape her disappointing reality.
First up is The Stylist from Jill Gevargizian, who is currently crowdfunding her first feature film based on this short (you can find out more details about that Here), and without a doubt, she’s a filmmaker who has continued to show great promise as a visual storyteller over the last several years.
Also on tap for today’s installment of Salutes Your Shorts is The Wolf Who Came to Dinner from Jem Garrard and the psychological horrors of Max Silver’s Trunk Space.
Enjoy!
The Stylist (Directed by Jill Gevargizian)
Synopsis: Claire is a lonely hairstylist with an unnerving desire to escape her disappointing reality.
- 9/6/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
As readers of Daily Dead may know, we've been longtime fans of filmmaker Jill Gevargizian, with Heather Wixson and Patrick Bromley discussing her work on a previous episode of Corpse Club, in addition to sharing her uniquely haunting short films over the years. We're thrilled that Gevargizian is now looking to adapt one of her most popular short films, The Stylist, into a feature-length movie, and she's launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring this Leatherface-inspired tale to life in the feature-length format!
You can watch Gevargizian discuss her approach to The Stylist feature-length film in the video below, and to learn more about the project and donate to help make it a reality, visit the film's official Kickstarter page! Also, if you haven't seen The Stylist or you want to experience it again, you can watch it below.
"Everyone dreams of being someone else… but for Claire that dream...
You can watch Gevargizian discuss her approach to The Stylist feature-length film in the video below, and to learn more about the project and donate to help make it a reality, visit the film's official Kickstarter page! Also, if you haven't seen The Stylist or you want to experience it again, you can watch it below.
"Everyone dreams of being someone else… but for Claire that dream...
- 8/29/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
I first saw The Stylist short film a couple of years ago and thought it would make a great feature film. Written and directed by the enormously talented Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian, The Stylist is a more glamorous take on Maniac or even The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film tells the story of a lonely hairstylist […]
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- 8/23/2019
- by Michelle Swope
- DreadCentral.com
Director Jill Gevargizian is preparing to make her feature-film debut and she is going back to one of her earlier, award-winning short films The Stylist to do it. The Stylist had a very successful festival circuit run and recently completed a two year streaming residency over at Shudder. You can now watch The Stylist below. Gevargizian always intended for The Stylist to be a feature-length film the time is now to help her make that dream a reality. She has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise funds to cover production costs. The goal is a modest one for a feature-length film, so we should all chip in now and help reach its target ahead of the dealine. The Stylist is a feature-length...
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- 8/22/2019
- Screen Anarchy
From unseen forces to dangerous desires, from the remorseful living to the remorseless dead, from under the earth to creepy closed doors, Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 continues the festival’s fine tradition of showcasing the best in global genre short filmmaking. This year’s five continent selection unleashes the newest creations from both upcoming and established filmmakers and embraces a record fifteen UK films, seven spotlighted selections from Canada and a breakthrough entry from The United Arab Emirates.
Homegrown talent continues to energise the UK film industry, as reflected in this year’s entries. There’s Folk Horror and Body Horror, whilst lethal women lurk around every corner in Sleep Tight, Under The Parasol and Dog Skin. Katie Bonham returns with ticking terror thriller Midnight and Josefa Celestin is back with the darkly apocalyptic Tomorrow Might Be The Day. Another fearsome futuristic tale is Old Beginnings, while unseen danger lurks in...
Homegrown talent continues to energise the UK film industry, as reflected in this year’s entries. There’s Folk Horror and Body Horror, whilst lethal women lurk around every corner in Sleep Tight, Under The Parasol and Dog Skin. Katie Bonham returns with ticking terror thriller Midnight and Josefa Celestin is back with the darkly apocalyptic Tomorrow Might Be The Day. Another fearsome futuristic tale is Old Beginnings, while unseen danger lurks in...
- 8/9/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The incredible producer Gale Anne Hurd will be honored for her many accomplishments in film and television at this year's Etheria Film Night. Also in today's Highlights: Head Count trailer and release details and new casting details for Spirit Reckoning.
Etheria Film Night and Inspiration Award Details: "Etheria Film Night is proud to present the 2019 Official Lineup of Shorts on Saturday, June 29. Eight Short Films will be screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA followed by a Q&A with directors in attendance conducted by Rebekah McKendry (Blumhouse’s Shock Waves Podcast). The 2019 Inspiration Award will be presented to producer Gale Anne Hurd at the live ceremony by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman. The 2019 Stephanie Rothman Fellowship winner will be announced.
Etheria Film Night is the world’s most respected annual showcase of genre films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, showrunners, distributors, and genre fans. Past...
Etheria Film Night and Inspiration Award Details: "Etheria Film Night is proud to present the 2019 Official Lineup of Shorts on Saturday, June 29. Eight Short Films will be screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA followed by a Q&A with directors in attendance conducted by Rebekah McKendry (Blumhouse’s Shock Waves Podcast). The 2019 Inspiration Award will be presented to producer Gale Anne Hurd at the live ceremony by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman. The 2019 Stephanie Rothman Fellowship winner will be announced.
Etheria Film Night is the world’s most respected annual showcase of genre films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, showrunners, distributors, and genre fans. Past...
- 5/8/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Hello, dear readers! With Women in Horror Month in full swing now, I thought it made perfect sense to spend February celebrating a selection of stellar horror shorts all directed by female filmmakers.
For this first installment, we have a wide variety of shorts on tap, including Liz Drives by Australian director Mia'kate Russell, Michelle Hanson’s Gül Girl, Grammy from Jill Gevargizian, and we end today’s shorts with a bit of an unusual pick: Attraction by Emily Scaife.
Enjoy, and Happy Women in Horror Month!
Liz Drives (Directed by Mia'kate Russell)
Synopsis: For estranged sisters Liz and Ellie being a family has never been easy – but there are some horrors you create yourself.
Gül Girl (Directed by Michelle Hanson)
Synopsis: In the 1950s, the unmarried daughter of the town’s wealthiest man gave birth in the barn behind her house. Unbeknownst to her, her father had promised the...
For this first installment, we have a wide variety of shorts on tap, including Liz Drives by Australian director Mia'kate Russell, Michelle Hanson’s Gül Girl, Grammy from Jill Gevargizian, and we end today’s shorts with a bit of an unusual pick: Attraction by Emily Scaife.
Enjoy, and Happy Women in Horror Month!
Liz Drives (Directed by Mia'kate Russell)
Synopsis: For estranged sisters Liz and Ellie being a family has never been easy – but there are some horrors you create yourself.
Gül Girl (Directed by Michelle Hanson)
Synopsis: In the 1950s, the unmarried daughter of the town’s wealthiest man gave birth in the barn behind her house. Unbeknownst to her, her father had promised the...
- 2/8/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
This Sunday marks one year since the passing of filmmaker Tobe Hooper. Last year we celebrated Hooper's legacy on a very special and solemn episode of our podcast, and one of the co-hosts on that episode was of course film journalist Patrick Bromley. Nobody on the planet has celebrated Hooper's work like Bromley has over the years, especially in the months after the director's unexpected passing, and Bromley's celebration of the influential director will continue in its biggest installment yet this Sunday in a live video tribute featuring some very special guests that will pay their respects to one of the horror genre's unsung heroes.
Beginning at 10:00am Cst on Sunday, August 26th on F This Movie! and running throughout the day, Patrick Bromley's live tribute to Tobe Hooper will feature special guests who worked with Hooper, including filmmaker and Post Mortem podcast host Mick Garris and actress Caroline Williams.
Beginning at 10:00am Cst on Sunday, August 26th on F This Movie! and running throughout the day, Patrick Bromley's live tribute to Tobe Hooper will feature special guests who worked with Hooper, including filmmaker and Post Mortem podcast host Mick Garris and actress Caroline Williams.
- 8/23/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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