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Bloody Disgusting and Fangoria Join Forces on Horror Film ‘The Sisters of Samhain’!
Update (May 22, 2020 @ 6:15 pm pst): Bloody Disgusting is withdrawing their involvement from the project.
Bloody Disgusting is gearing up for our next production, this time teaming with Texas-based movie studio Cinestate and Fangoria on the Halloween-set horror The Sisters of Samhain.
In the film, a group of friends must team up with a witch on Halloween night to prevent a rogue coven from bringing about the end of the world.
There’s an incredibly exciting team in place for The Sisters of Samhain, which was penned by Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski, the duo behind our V/H/S spinoff, SiREN, as well as the phenomenal coming-of-age thriller Super Dark Times. Collins and Piotrowski also saw their The Night House, directed by David Bruckner, sell for $12mm to Searchlight at the ongoing Sundance Film Festival.
The duo reteams with director Gregg Bishop, who helmed SiREN, as well as the micro-indie The Other Side and the awesome Dance of the Dead.
Dallas Sonnier (Bone Tomahawk, VFW, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, Satanic Panic, Puppet Master: Littlest Reich) & Amanda Presmyk (VFW, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, Satanic Panic) are producing for Cinestate and Fangoria, with Final Destination‘s Craig Perry & Sheila Hanahan Taylor of Practical Pictures also producing with Andy Cohen (Gifted) of Grade A Entertainment.
Tom Owen & Brad Miska (V/H/S, V/H/S/2, Southbound, SiREN) are also producing with Bloody Disgusting’s Editor in chief John Squires co-producing.
Phil Nobile Jr (Horror Noire) and Danielle Cox (The Standoff at Sparrow Creek) are executive producing. David Guglielmo is casting.
Update (May 14, 2020 @ 1:15 pm pst): Bloody Disgusting has decided to put their involvement in this project on indefinite hiatus.
Update (May 14, 2020 @ 8:38 am pst): Cinestate executive producer Adam Donaghey’s name has been removed from this article to reflect that he is no longer working on this production nor for Cinestate. “He’s no longer working on any of the CINE / FANGO projects, including this one, and no longer working with us in any capacity,” said Dallas Sonnier in a statement. “He has resigned from all of the movie projects.”
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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