WiHM Massive Blood Drive "Donor" by Atropa Films

A new video from WiHM Massive Blood Drive, and this one is especially gruesome and gory! Read about it and see it below:

From the Twisted Twins official press release: 

February rages on celebrating Women In Horror Month, now in its 9th year and with it returns the WiHM MASSIVE Blood Drive! Every year we gather filmmakers from all around the world to create public service announcements encouraging horror fans (aka the coolest, kindest people on the planet) to roll up their sleeves and Be A Hero by donating blood. This year we are very happy to have 30 filmmaking teams contributing making this easily our biggest year yet.


DISCLAIMER: This IS Horror, boys and grrls, so SOME of these do have VERY naughty content. Blood. Gore. EXTREME gore. Disturbing situations. Nudity. Sexual situations. Violence. Language.

If you are SENSITIVE to this kind of content, be a mature human being and just don't watch. No need to spoil the fun for us fellow weirdos. We're not hurting anyone. It just REALLY looks like we are ;)

Seriously, do not watch this if you are sensitive. You'll have nightmares.

ALL PSAs GO LIVE AT MIDNIGHT PST

Let's get it on!

Up Next: "Donor" by Atropa Films

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Atropa Films is a an Edmonton-based independent filmmaking collective putting a queer gaze on genre films. With a shared lifelong love of horror movies and backgrounds in various artistic disciplines, our team brings queer visibility, narratives, and representation to all of our films both on and off screen. We aim to bring a voice and narrative focus that has been glaringly absent from many subgenres of horror, blending what we love about genre cinema with queer perspectives and storytelling.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtropaFilms/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atropafilms/
twitter: https://twitter.com/AtropaFilms
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCss_Wg-rX6einAH6G1NPHFQ

ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

We are so excited to be involved in this year’s blood drive because horror and blood donation are two things we are very passionate about – a number of our crew members are actually students of or currently working in health sciences. Some of us can’t donate blood at this time due to various restrictions and ineligibilities, so we hope that taking part in this project will help bring awareness to those who can. We also want to use this platform as an opportunity to remind everyone that Canada still has incredibly archaic laws around blood donation that prevent many people we love from donating. Men, as well as trans women, who have sex with men are not allowed to donate blood without first meeting strict requirements that are not feasible for many. During the last Canadian federal election campaign, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party stated that they “will bring an end to the discriminatory ban” as “this policy ignores scientific evidence.” Please get in touch with your MP and encourage them to push for an end to the stigmatizing blood donation ban so that more of our friends and community members can be heroes as well.

(Source: https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/ending-msm-blood-donation-ban/)

Look for a NEW WiHM Massive Blood Drive PSA every day with the last one appearing on March 1st.

For more on Women In Horror Month check out the official site at: http://www.womeninhorrormonth.com/

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WiHM Massive Blood Drive "Got Blood?" by Aislinn Clarke

Pictures courtesy of the Twisted Twins.

Here is another fun, and bloody, WiHM (Women in Horror Month) Massive Blood Drive video! See and read about it below:

From the Twisted Twins official press release: 

The party continues as Women In Horror Month's MASSIVE Blood Drive rages on! This year we had TOO MUCH TALENT to put into a single day so we have 30 filmmaking teams from across the globe each with their own featured day! 


DISCLAIMER: This IS Horror, boys and grrls, so SOME of these do have VERY naughty content. Blood. Gore. EXTREME gore. Disturbing situations. Nudity. Sexual situations. Violence. Language.

If you are SENSITIVE to this kind of content, be a mature human being and just don't watch. No need to spoil the fun for us fellow weirdos. We're not hurting anyone. It just REALLY looks like we are ;)


Now that THAT'S out of the way, onto the show....

All links go LIVE at midnight PST!!!


"Got Blood?" by Aislinn Clarke

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Aislinn Clarke is a film-maker and writer/director, whose work has been professionally produced for film, stage, and radio. She has an academic background in Film and Scriptwriting up to Master's degree level and has worked in film, TV, theatre, and radio, locally and internationally, for fifteen years. She is the first woman in Northern Ireland to write and direct a produced feature film, The Devil's Doorway, which was invited to showcase at BAFTA in London, later screened at the Cannes Film Festival and has secured international distribution. Aislinn is also contracted to write and direct feature film The Crossing for Boudica Films (who produced the BAFTA nominated films Iona, The Falling) and another feature film Touched for BAFTA nominated company Rocliffe. Her radio work has been broadcast on BBC radio nationally, as well as in the USA, Canada, and Germany. She has been profiled as a theatre director in The Stage magazine, and her theatre work has toured extensively across the UK and Ireland.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

"As a film-maker with an interest in horror, I see lots of blood and I'm always thinking of new ways to spill more. In fact, there are more ways than I can imagine - everyday we're at risk of accident or emergency and our medical services are always in need of more blood. My husband has a rare blood type and, as much as I would sometimes be tempted to spill it, it is precious stuff and he donates it regularly. I bake him cookies for after - I'm not a monster! Blood donation is not something that many of us think of until the need is right in front of us. It's important to be prepared and who better to remind an audience of that than us film-makers with blood on the brain! It's an honour to be asked to contribute to this year's Massive Blood Drive by utterly heroic Jen and Sylvia Soska, who for me have already shown what it means to "Be A Hero".


Look for a NEW WiHM Massive Blood Drive PSA every day with the last one appearing on March 1st.

For more on Women In Horror Month check out the official site at: http://www.womeninhorrormonth.com/a

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WiHM Massive Blood Drive "Sanguino" by Dayna Noffke

Picture courtesy of the Twisted Twins.

Another awesome short for Women in Horror Month 2018, this one is a lot of fun. It shows a whole ton of love for golden age horror and sandwiches, as such it bought a big smile to my face. Read and see it, below for yourself.

From the Twisted Twins official press release: 

 It's time to unleash that latest offering for our Women In Horror Month MASSIVE Blood Drive! This year we have a killer 30 filmmaking teams who have come together to bring awareness to blood donation. And a NEW PSA being released every single day!

DISCLAIMER: This IS Horror, boys and grrls, so SOME of these do have VERY naughty content. Blood. Gore. EXTREME gore. Disturbing situations. Nudity. Sexual situations. Violence. Language.

If you are SENSITIVE to this kind of content, be a mature human being and just don't watch. No need to spoil the fun for us fellow weirdos. We're not hurting anyone. It just REALLY looks like we are ;)



Here's our next: "Sanguino" by Dayna Noffke.

Sanguino Credits

Written by Anthony Taylor (http://taylorcosm.com)

Directed by Dayna Noffke (http://www.daynanoffke.com)

Starring:

Madeline Brumby (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3906344/)

Viva Tolar (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6185413/?ref_=nv_sr_1)

Joe Hart

Director of Cinematography:Bryan Redding (http://www.bryanredding.com)

Gaffer: Chase Yarbrough

Production Designer: Jessica Britton Parker

Digital FX Supervisor: Stacey Palmer

1st AD: Gabriela McNicoll

On Set Dresser: Derek Haygood

Key Beauty Makeup Artist: Beverly Ever Hegmon (http://www.everaftermakeupartistry.com)

Key SFX Makeup Artist: Luke Godfrey (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4918272/)

Script Supervisor: Nahika Blanchet

Camera PA: Scott Mitchell

Set PA: Gilbert Moreno

Editor: Stacey Palmer

Colorist: John Petersen (https://www.moonshinepost.com/about/)

Sound Design: Krista Berutti

Music Composer: Benjamin S. Hernandez and Paul Nassar

Re-Recording Engineer: Benjamin S. Hernandez

Special Thanks to:

Shane Morton of Silver Scream FX Lab (http://www.silverscreamfxlab.com)

Jen and Sylvia Soska

Lynne Hansen

Chris Ethridge

DIRECTOR’S BIO

Dayna Noffke is a screenwriter and director, who has brought her unique brand of storytelling,

dark humor, fangirl-infused enthusiasm and obsessive work ethic to Atlanta, Georgia.

Her work in the horror genre is informed by her experiences and her lifelong love of film. Her

travels have taken her from a childhood in St. Louis to stints in New York, Boston, New Orleans and even Branson, Missouri. Along the way, she picked up a degree in physical anthropology/primatology, logged time on a research project on mantled howler monkeys in Ometepe, Nicaragua, spent a few years as a high school special education teacher, and earned herself a roller derby name.

Dayna fell into filmmaking after a chance encounter brought her to the set of Rob Zombie’s

Halloween 2. Within two months, she had written and directed her first short film with a cast and crew full of friends, including Andrew Shearer of Gonzoriffic films. She had caught the bug and directed 9 more short films between 2009 and 2017. 

Her film catalog runs the gamut from “backyard” no budget fare - such as the well-received 2011 film, MOUSE, praised for its naturalistic acting - to recent projects such as late 2017’s Teaser, a lush burlesque-inspired period piece that is hitting the festival circuit in 2018.

Dayna’s films have been screened at numerous festivals including Women in Horror events,

Rome International Film Festival, Spooky Empire’s Film Festival, Buried Alive, VHS, Florida

Film Festival among many others. Her screenplays have been chosen as official selections and finalists in screenplay competitions and showcases such as Oaxaca Film Festival, Stranger With My Face and Filmquest. 

Dayna is currently in development for a horror feature inspired by a classic Victorian short horror story, along with working on new short films and logging lots of time traveling with her family, visiting historical and haunted sites, riding roller coasters and forging friendships all along the way.

Website: www.daynanoffke.com

Twitter: @daynadirector

Instagram: @thrillridepictures\

And her daughter, Viva Noffke, the LITTLEST Monster Maker's Instagram is: @littlestmonstermaker. Not only a talented young actor, but a KILLER FX artist!

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Jessica Cameron Stars in New Short Film "The Tour"

All pictures come courtesy of the pres release of THE TOUR.

The lovely and mulch-talented Jessica Cameron stars along with her Truth or Dare co-star the gorgeous Heather Dorff in a new and upcoming short horror flick The Tour.
 
From the press release:

A new haunted house short film, called The Tour just finished filming. Alex Mathieson and Damon Rickard are directing from a script that they co­wrote together. Jessica Cameron (Mr. Hush, Camel Spiders) and Heather Dorff (What They Say, Dry Spell) star in the film along with Tom Gordon who is primarily known for stage productions in Europe including Julius Caesar and Dealer’s Choice. This movie marks the third collaboration of Cameron and Dorff, the first being Intrusive Behavior, and the second being Cameron’s award winning directorial debut, Truth or Dare.

The plot of The Tour is as follows: Two American tourists (Cameron & Dorff) visit the grounds of the haunted Darkmoor Manor but are unable to gain admittance. Later that day they are met by a handsome and charming local (Gordon) who tells them how he can get inside the infamous house. Upon entering the manor, they are met with untold horrors.

Filming took place in London, UK during the beginning of March of 2014 and they shot the short film at the infamous Wymering Manor which is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in all of England. The film was shot on the Arri Alexa camera.

When asked about the project, Cameron had this to say:
“Directors Damon and Alex brought such a wonderfully scary vision to life and assembled one hell of a crew! I have never been so genuinely creeped out on a film set! Horror fans will love this one!”

Dorff added:
“It was an honor to not only visit London for the first time, but work with the talented, amazing, and professional cast and crew of The Tour. I will cherish this experience forever.”

Rickard had this to say:
“Filming The Tour was an experience that will last a lifetime. The cast and crew we had couldn't have given us more and it was more like a family having a blast than a film set. I can't wait for people to see it!”

Expect the short film to be available for viewing later this year. Until then, please check out the teaser image below along with links to The Tour’s social media profiles for active updates!


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetour2014
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTourMovie 
 

 

 

 
As I get more information, I promise to keep you updated on this project (which I cannot wait to see!), here and/ or my Twitter and/ or FB biz/ fan page. Stayed tuned!

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Chainsaw Kiss- June 27, 2009

My report on Chainsaw Kiss from June 27, 2009 is up on the Gorezone. net, now. You will find it under the date of July 13, 2009. It will eventually move to the archives, where it will stay for about three months, under the aforementioned date. Check it out here: http://www.gorezone.net/news.html

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