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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Live Event Scares Fans Senseless
Freddy Fazbear has actually jumped off the screen this time, much to the chagrin of anyone who’s ever been knocked out of her computer with fright. At a live event in Cardiff, Wales, fans of Five Nights at Freddy’s and just generally masochists of all kinds subjected themselves to the live torture of enduring a FNAF game-like experience.
“Players” seated themselves at a desk modeled after the security station from the first game while “animatronic” versions of Freddy Fazbear and the rest of the gang cavorted around, waiting for an opportunity to leap out and terrify the, well, suspecting audience member. The process, all told, lasted about 10 minutes for each person.
It took plenty of volunteers and impassioned devotees to bring this project to fruition, and the people at Nightmares from the Discotheque can be thanked for the surprisingly amazing set-up featured in the video posted below.
The video, which features uber-FNAF-streamer Dawko, goes into depth about how the set-up was erected and just how it worked. There’s no word from Cawthon himself, but judging by the video, the event was a complete success. Unfortunately for you US-based fans of the series, FNAF live is currently limited to the UK, but Nightmares from the Discotheque plans on bringing them to other areas, popularity-pending.
If you’re feeling the absence of your favorite animatronic demon-beasts, rest easy: Five Nights at Freddy’s World, a Freddy’s-themed RPG, is set to be released sometime in the near future.
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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