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WORLD OF DEATH Ep. 73 – Never To Wake Again / Mastication

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Welcome back, WOD Watchers!

Did everyone enjoy their weekend?  I wish I could tell you today’s episode is going to cheer you up and get your week started off on a fun note, but I’d be lying.  Horror wouldn’t be horror without the down notes.  We, as horror lovers, enjoy when the bad guys win.  We enjoy when things end on a downer.  So in a way, we’re making you happy by being a bummer.  You’re welcome.
First up on today’s lineup is a film called Never To Wake Again by director Ruben Rodriguez.  This story gets inside the head of a girl contemplating suicide.  Through narration, she tells us all her possible methods and outcomes with step by step descriptions.  I’m not going to lie to you, this gets pretty morbid and honestly feels a bit like a graphic version of an ad for the Suicide Prevention Hotline.  Except, there’s no one on the other end telling her not to do it.  It’s hard to say there are some cool things about this, as we know suicide is a serious problem that shouldn’t be taken lightly, but kudos to the director for crafting a thought-provoking vignette of some real-life horror.  Sometimes the monsters we fight are inside us the whole time.
Next in line is Tim Wolak’s Mastication.  No, not that thing your Mom caught you doing in your bedroom that one time you left your door unlocked by accident.  MASTICATION…the act of chewing/eating.  We jump into the story as a girl awakens from some kind (most likely) of drug-induced slumber in a bathtub.  As she scans for a way out, she soon realizes she trapped and she’s being watched by someone or some…thing.  Also, at some point in the process of freaking out, she deems it necessary to cover herself with a towel.  BUT I digress.  She encounters the creature who has kept her there and learns what has happened to all her friends as well.  This one boasts a believable performance from the actress and a cool visual effect from the keyhole.  Kudos to the makeup team on this for giving us the mutated Avatar-like creature for a fraction of the Avatar budget.  James Cameron could’ve taken some advice.
Anyway, enjoy your week and we’ll see you sick shits back here on Thursday.
Roll it!

– 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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