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In the Spirit of Re-Animator and From Beyond, Watch Andrew Bowser’s Short Film “House Mother”

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If you’re a Nerdist fan you are probably familiar with Andrew Bowser. If not, he’s an incredibly talented filmmaker who’s responsible for some of their funniest and most viewed clips as their in-house art director. He’s also a huge horror fan and House Mother is his latest short film created as a proof of concept for a feature length story written by Bowser. He describes it as “House Mother harkens back to both Clive Barker’s gothic body horror classics like Hellraiser and Nightbreed, and Stuart Gordon’s absurdist Lovecraftian masterpieces Re-Animator and From Beyond. ”

The film stars tars Jessica Parker Kennedy (Black Sails, Colony), Shelby Steel (Powers, Teen Wolf), Emily Rudd (Olive Forever, Sea Change)… oh and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next) in her first role as a monster!

Watch the short right here!

 

House Mother (Short Film) – Written and Directed by Andrew Bowser

“House Mother” features Barbara Crampton’s first time playing a MONSTER! Check out the short film by Andrew Bowser right here!

Posted by Bloody Disgusting on Thursday, September 21, 2017

 

The awesome VHS ART for the short is featured in the Slashback Video art installation.

House Mother tells the story of Sarah Chalmers, a sheltered teenager who was raised in a Mennonite community. She was brought up in a very conservative Church and by parents who don’t want to see her leave home. But Sarah decides to attend College at a LARGE University and get a taste of what life is like outside of her family’s farm.

At the University she meets a group of Sorority sisters who encourage her to pledge to their Sorority PHI KAPPA PHI. Wanting to make new friends, Sarah does so – and the hazing process begins. Sarah soon learns of an Urban Legend that exists amongst the sisters of Phi Kappa Phi. Rumor has it, over 100 years ago when PHI KAPPA PHI was founded – an evil evil woman named Demetria Clemm served as House Mother over the sisters. She was very strict and enforced a strong set of rules over the girls.

In an attempt to keep them “tamed”. If the girls acted out in any way, Demetria would demean them and even physically punish them. She would heap shame on the girls when they were caught in acts she deemed “wicked” and would torture the girls for experimenting with their burgeoning sexuality. Eventually the abuse became too much to bare so the girls banded together and killed their ruling House Mother. Most of the girls were imprisoned or sent to mental institutions – and the spirit of DEMETRIA is said to live on within the walls of the PHI KAPPA PHI house. In present day, Sarah is told that the more bad they do – the stronger Demetria gets, and if you recite a certain passage while looking into a mirror – House Mother will appear to judge you for your wicked ways.

The hazing process at PHI KAPPA PHI takes Sarah to places she never thought she could go…and gives Demetria just enough power…to rise again…to judge the sisters of Phi Kappa Phi with brutal finality.

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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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