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Ray Winstone’s Head Floats in ‘Red Snow’ Teaser Poster
Ok this one is a bit weird. We caught wind of an official website for a new horror film entitled Red Snow, which is to be directed by Stuart St Paul. The site also writes that the feature, which will star Ray Winstone (The Devil’s Tomb, Darkness Falls), is based on a short film by Adam Mason. This must be a different Adam Mason than the one who directed Blood Rover, The Devil’s Chair and Broken as he has no clue anything about this film. Anyways, below you’ll find a teaser poster and long synopsis. ‘
“Declan likes to hunt. Although he’s learnt most of his hunting skills from watching cable television, he enjoys nothing more than leaving his family behind, taking his light airplane for a spin over Canada’s snowy outdoors, landing at his log cabin high in the mountains and venturing out for a spot of hunting. He takes pride in his sport.
There’s only one problem. Declan likes to hunt a different sort of prey than most outdoorsmen.
Declan hunts women. To the death.
Hand-picking the fittest, most `sporting’ women, Declan kidnaps them from his tourist-haven hometown, sedates them, ties them up, sews their lips together and flies them to his remote retreat. Once they have recovered sufficiently, he lets them loose, gives them a head-start, then sets out with his high-powered rifle, getting his kicks from the thrill of the chase.
He knows what he is doing. “A woman is not like a deer, there is no silence. No stillness in the last moments. They scream and shout. “I could use a bow to hunt a deer but, for a woman, I can’t get that close. For a woman, I prefer a gun.”
Declan has slain plenty of women up in those snowy mountains. And now he has a new, fresh piece of meat that he plans on tasting.
But Lazenby (RAY WINSTONE) and the local police have other ideas. They know they have a serial killer on the loose but they are struggling for leads. With Lazenby, the hotshot `case profiler’ brought in, they might have a chance. If only Lazenby could get on with the local cops – and they could bring themselves to trust the shadowy outsider who never seems to give a straight answer.
As Declan embarks on his latest hunt, so do the police. Hunter becomes prey, and prey can quickly become hunter.
When his latest potential victim proves she is not yet ready to die, Declan has to call on all of his survival skills. When Lazenby proves there is more to him than meets the eye, then the police and Declan are in the biggest danger of all.“
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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