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Random News: ‘Across the Hall’ Trailer, ‘4th Kind Image’ and More!

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This morning there were literally a handful of stories that really don’t deserve their own piece, therefore we’ve compiled a few stories into this one article. Beyond the break you can check out a small image of Milla Jovovich from Gold Circle Films’ The 4th Kind, a trailer for the Brittany Murphy starrer Across the Hall, read about a possible Cabin in the Woods tie-in and check out information on three horror films being sold at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Here’s the trailer for Across the Hall, which follows a brutal standoff between a young man (Mike Vogel), his fiancee and his best friend (Danny Pino). You might remember Vogel from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Cloverfield.

The 4th Kind is a fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, the film stars Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, Hakeem Kae Kazim.

In other news, Joss Whedon continued the Cabin in the Woods hype by telling reporters that he has plans for comics tied to his upcoming horror movie Cabin in the Woods.

Sci Fi Wire reports that In a conference call Thursday to promote the Fox series Dollhouse, Whedon said that the “season eight” arc of Buffy comics is by no means the end of that story. “Oh, we definitely have a season nine in mind,” Whedon said. “We’re slogging our way through season eight. We’ve talked about doing more Serenity comics, and we’ve even talked to Dark Horse about potential for some Cabin [in the Woods] tie-ins.

Much like Cloverfield, which Goddard scripted, the Cabin story line provides a new twist on a classic scenario — in this case the young-people-stranded-in-the-woods horror trope.

The Berlin European Film Market is already underway and there are three films of note that we’ll be keeping a small eye on. First, we caught wind of a film by Richard Dutcher caled Evil Angel, which stars Ving Rhames, Ava Gaudet and Kristopher Shepard. The ancient myth of Lilith is brought to the 21st Century with a murderously sexy and seductive villainess who, as the earth’s first woman, proudly lays claim to being the world’s first serial. Click the image below for the poster and a bunch of stills. Watch the trailer over at BDTV.

Evil Angel

Also, Minerva Picture e-mailed us with talk of two upcoming horror film, one from the director of Ghost House Underground’s Last House in the Woods.

Demons Twilight (Lontano Dalla Luce)
Director: Federico Lagna
Cast: Gabriele Dil Dell’Aiera, Elisa Lombardo, Linda
Messerkilnger
Production: 2009 – Italy
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Turin. A group of university students decides to shoot a documentary about the psychological causes that bring to an apparent demoniac possession. Since they’re not able to find a real case to show, the crew casts in the project a young girl with
the perfect profile to play the role, but they all get trapped in a scary game with unforeseen event.

Human Test (Cavie)
From the directors of Plan 17 and producers of Last House in The Woods
Director: Manetti Bros.
Production: 2008 – Italy
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Six people with nothing in common, wake up handcuffed in the
back of a truck. Dumped in the middle of a wood, without clues or any food, they’ll have only a box filled with weapons and a book: “How to win in war” by Brian Hill. There’s no way out. They’re not alone. Someone is chasing them and the wood is going to ooze with their blood.

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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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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