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‘Dismembering Christmas’ Slashes Up Horrorhound Weekend This September!
Horror fans typically experience a drought around the holidays. Sure, we’ve got Black Christmas, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Santa’s Slay and uh…Jack Frost, but the holiday season isn’t exactly known for it’s plethora of horror films. Most of the Christmas-themed horror films aren’t of the highest quality, anyway. If you love Black Christmas and Friday the 13th, then Slasher Studios’ upcoming holiday horror film Dismembering Christmas may be the film for you!
Dismembering Christmas is the second slasher feature from Slasher Studios. In 2013, Slasher Studios released their first slasher feature entitled Don’t Go to the Reunion. After playing in over a dozen film festivals and winning several awards (including Best Actress at Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival and Audience Choice at Killer Film Fest). Now, they are ready to deck the halls with lots of bodies (their words, not mine)!
The official synopsis reads:
It was supposed to be a holiday vacation they would never forget, not a holiday vacation they would never survive.
When Mark and his friends go up to his fathers new vacation home for Christmas vacation, they were ready for a fun time. Out in the middle of nowhere, the house is cheerfully decorated for Christmas. But an unknown visitor is there, and one by one they are murdered. Its Christmas and not a creature is stirring except the killer in the house…
Written by Steve Goltz & Kevin Sommerfield, the film is directed by newcomer Austin Bosley. Like their previous film, Dismembering Christmas is a tribute to the glory days or horror (read: the 70s & 80s) and is full of practical effects, which is always a plus for those of us who are tired of cartoonish CGI.
I believe that it is important for everyone in this industry to support each other, but in the interest of full disclosure I should let it be known that I am friends with some of the cast and crew of Dismembering Christmas. We met at Texas Frightmare Weekend back in May, where I got the chance to watch their first feature Don’t Go To The Reunion. I enjoyed that one quite a bit, so I have faith that Dismembering Christmas will be just as good (if not better)!
The Slasher Studios family will be slashing up Horrorhound Weekend September 11-13th in Indianapolis with a special early release of Dismembering Christmas on limited edition blu-ray as well as DVD. Dismembering Christmas is set for public release on October 13th on DVD and limited edition Blu-ray with a special edition clamshell VHS release coming in December.
For updates on Dismembering Christmas, check out its official Facebook page and Website. Here’s a behind-the-scenes clip and a trailer for the film:
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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