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Third Teaser One Sheet For ‘The Graves’
Today we scored a look at the third teaser poster for Brian Pulido’s The Graves, which begins shooting May 12-27 outside of Wickenburg, AZ. Clare Grant (MOH “Valerie on The Stairs”) and Jillian Murray (The Fun Park) play two inseparable sister’s who visit to a remote mine town turns into a mind-bending fight for survival against menaces both human and supernatural. Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses), Tony Todd (Hatchet, Candyman), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dexter), Clare Grant, Cathy Rankin, Patti Tindall, Bill Lippincott, Dean Matthew Ronalds, Brian Ronalds and Shane Stevens also star. Brian Pulido, founder of Chaos! Comics, has created and written Lady Death, Evil Ernie, Purgatori, Chastity, and has written comics based on Nightmare on Elm St, Friday The 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Chucky and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – ReVisioned among many others. The Graves is Pulido’s first feature film.
Teaser Poster #3 of 8:
BECKA CRANE (Patti Tindall)
Becka Crane, born and raised in remote Unity, Arizona is the town historian. If it happened in Unity, Becka knows all about it – and that’s her curse. Saddled with the horrifying truth about Unity, and Skull City Mine, she dreams of escape. But as Reverend Abraham Stockton’s trusted confidante, her only escape may be death.
Patti Tindall (Death of a Ghost Hunter) portrays Becka as a fragile “touched” woman on the verge of exploding. In a town of the insane, she may be the only sane one.
The Graves stars Clare Grant (Masters of Horror), Jillian Murray (The Fun Park), Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre II), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm St., Dexter), D. Randall Blythe (Screamer, Lamb of God), Shane Stevens, Patti Tindall (Death of a Ghost Hunter), Barbara Glover (Red Rock West), Calabrese and Tony Todd (24, Candyman).
The Graves is written and directed by independent comic book legend Brian Pulido (Chaos! Comics, Lady Death, Evil Ernie) and produced by Mischief Maker Studios, Brian and Dean Ronalds of Ronalds Brothers Productions (Netherbeast, Inc.). Production Design by Francisca Pulido. Director of Photography Adam Goldfine.
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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