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WORLD OF DEATH Ep. 117 – Partiality / Mental Image

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Hello, my spooky WOD watchers!

October is almost upon us and you know what that means… everyone’s favorite holiday is right around the corner. As you know, it’s Halloween here at WORLD OF DEATH, but now it’s time for the freaks to shine. You can always come to us to help bring the creepiness out of you. Today’s shorts are all about unexpected surprises. I guess you could call them scares. Isn’t that why we’re all here? To be scared. We understand that with modern audiences it’s a tall task these days. However, a couple jumps are always welcome and easier to achieve. We hope we can provide you with 4 minutes of scares and jumps out of your 24 hours of hell we all call Mondays.

First up, we have a film called PARTIALITY by director Tim Evans. The actual word “partiality” suggests there is some sort of bias or a favoring of one side or another. I guess that fits well with this film because it starts out with your classic cliche “woman tied up in a chair about to brutally massacred by a deranged psychopath in a mask with a sharp object.” Will the tables turn? Will this damsel in distress survive her seemingly inevitable fate presented before her? I guess you’ll have to watch and find out. This one is called a short film for a reason. It’s super short, but also super effective. In the small running time of the movie, they were able to build enough tension with slow moving cameras, deliberate lighting schemes, and eerie music cues. I also dig the Australian accents. This one is a bit of a thinker and you’ll have to adjust your brains accordingly, but the fun part about these types of movies is that you get to use your OWN imagination. Let’s see what you got!

Next, on today’s lineup, we have MENTAL IMAGE, from director Rubel Rafael Ahmed. This one is interesting right off the bat because we have a J-horror style film coming from our film family across the pond in the UK. In this flick, we’re introduced to a young man just trying to get some sleep. He seems to be haunted by the memory of his former wife as he begins to get phone calls and texts from her… from beyond the grave! He anxiously waits for his new companion in bed and has a hard time telling what’s real and what’s not. Everything about this screams J-horror, besides the Asian actors of course. It has that drab, cold camera filter making it feel sterile and uncomfortable. Creepy monochromatic imagery that is almost black and white. The quick edits and jump-scares, reminiscent of your favorites from THE GRUDGE or THE RING stand out as your main source of fright. These go along with some skillful computer-generated imagery laid over our antagonist’s face. This one doesn’t disappoint if you’re a fan of the sub-genre, so please feel free to dig right in!

I hope everyone enjoys the beginning of fall 2017 and make sure you give yourself a little bit of terror every night in the coming month. We’ll still be here every Monday and Thursday to inject it right into your veins.

Roll it!

– Dominick DeLuca

World of Death is the web series that fans of independent horror have been waiting for.  Featuring short horror films from all over the globe created by the largest variety of talent that a collection has ever been able to boast, WOD provides plenty of blood, guts, screams and laughs for all fans of the macabre.  And with episodes averaging around eight minutes in length, WOD is the perfect entertainment for a fan base constantly on the go.  Watch it anywhere, at any time, for FREE! New episodes premiere every Monday and Thursday at 10am CST.

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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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