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‘The Dare’ Trailer: Richard Brake Tortures the Evil Out of His Victims [Popcorn Frights Exclusive]
Bloody Disgusting has the world trailer premiere for Millennium Films’ new horror movie The Dare, which has its world premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival on August 9th.
We also have a new still from Giles Alderson’s latest feature film in which a rare family night takes a brutal twist when Jay, a workaholic father, awakens in a dank basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family’s future.
The Dare is a psychological horror taking aim at consequences from the past. This dark and twisted tale stars Richard Brake (3 From Hell, “Game of Thrones”), Bart Edwards (UnREAL, Fantastic Beasts), Richard Short (Mary Kills People), Robert Maaser (Mission Impossible 5), and Alexandra Evans (Redistributors).
“With The Dare, I am playing with the minds of the audience,” said Alderson. “I want them to think about who they are rooting for, where their sympathy lies and why. This horror film has feelings, deeply hurt emotions and hidden secrets that I can’t wait for the audience to experience”.
Alderson co-wrote The Dare with Jonny Grant.
Producers include Julian Kostov (Leatherface) Yariv Lerner (Hellboy) and Alexander Kenanov (Loving Pablo) for B2Y Productions. Shot in Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria. Sales Millennium Films (Hellboy, Day of The Dead, Rambo, Last Blood).
The Dare will World Premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival on August 9th in Fort Lauderdale with a Q&A from its director and writers.
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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