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[World of Death] March Features Horror Shorts “The Guy” and “Headhunter(s)”
Hola, amigos! Welcome back to the World of Death! It’s been a while since I rapped at ya but there’s been a whole lot of craziness going on.
First up we have The Guy, written, starring, and directed by Jon Fusco. The knee-jerk reaction to The Guy is that it’s slick and dreamlike… as long as you’re the type of person that has really obtuse dreams where your mother (played by Tara Westwood from The Grudge reboot) commands you to touch Jerry’s fish. I’ll be completely honest with you readers, this is your old boy Pat O coming at you with some real talk – dream logic movies can sometimes rub me the wrong way. Forsaking a cohesive narrative, jarring performances, and scattershot dialogue either works or it doesn’t. Thankfully an overabundance of wood paneling in the set design of The Guy made me feel like I was tripping balls in the Midwestern basements of my youth, so I’ll give it a pass. Long story short, The Guy is a trippy, heady, very Lynchian good time, but it could have used more werewolves.
And now for something completely different!
This month’s second film, Headhunter(s), courtesy of Dillon Brown and Horror Nerd Productions, opens with a rather inexpensive sex worker in a pair of fishnets. I don’t know the exact circumstances behind its production, but I’d bet dollars to donuts this is a student film because it reminds me of every student film I ever shot in the parking lot of the community college I went to. Despite the apparent low budget, the practical FX in Headhunter(s) are solid and it’s a fun little 5-minute ride so check it out!
That’s all for this month. Meet us back here in April for another foray into the World of Death. Rock over London, Rock on Chicago!
– Pat O’Sullivan
@Frost2112Jack
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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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