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WORLD OF DEATH Ep. 78 – INVADERS

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Hellooooo WOD Watchers!!

Who’s ready for another big premiere today?  It is time to serve you the main course of this week’s cinematic buffet.  The big pay off.  INVADERS is here!  We are super proud to be able to present you this quality flick from director Jason Kupfer.  Playing off the “home invasion” sub-genre of horror, Kupfer cashes in on the trend by bringing us a worthy addition with a comedic twist. 

What if you took The Strangers, Funny Games, and You’re Next and mated them with The Three Stooges and young Peter Jackson was the surrogate mother?  I’ll give you a minute to think about it.  Got it?  Alright, enough of Peter Jackson’s theoretical uterus.  This film is about two criminals-in-the-making on the verge of disrupting a lovely family during Thanksgiving dinner.  These two maestros of mishap have seen one too many movies and they think it’s going to be a pretty easy score.  Once they decide on their face-pieces, they approach the house armed with handheld weapons incognito.  However, the homeowner has other plans.  Maybe they should’ve practiced on an orphanage or did a dry run on a convent first.  Something a shade easier than your typical white collar patriarch getting ready to carve a turkey for his family.
Kupfer creates a unique take on this slice of the genre.  Mixing horror with comedy is something I am fully behind.  I think every horror film needs a little lightheartedness, even if it’s just through some dark sarcasm.  That juxtaposition with all the blood, guts, and gloom is what makes a horror film hit you right in the fears.  This film leans more heavily toward the comedy end of the spectrum, but has extreme horror elements.  It’s reminiscent of the Edgar Wright trilogy and has strong characters to anchor the story.  The two morons of mayhem bickering in the car is great banter and some innovative camerawork is displayed throughout the movie.  It’s comprised mostly of static shots, which gives all of the chaos a calming feeling.  The music reminds me of Bad Santa with the soft piano over pure madness.  The special effects and gags are way over-the-top and excessive and that’s the joy of this one.
So here we are, at episode 78, giving you another big World of Death Premiere.  We hope you enjoy this film and hopefully have second thoughts about your planned home invasions this coming weekend.  We know the summer is approaching and people get crazy when the weather gets hot.  Let this film be a reminder to all you wannabe criminals out there.  That shit doesn’t pay.  And you might end up bleeding out on someone’s front lawn.  Sit back and relax.  It’s time for…
INVADERS!!!    
– Dominick DeLuca

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“Bite Size Short: Her House of Horrors” Announce Short Grant Program!

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Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.

The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:

“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.

“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.

“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.

“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”

Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.

WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.

To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.

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