After killing an elderly Chinese chef during a botched robbery, a desperate teenager and her redneck cohorts struggle to stay alive when the chef’s spirit returns from the grave, brutally picking them off one-by-one with fortune cookie-themed deaths. CAST LIST: Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss RUDY RAY: Steve Rizzo DELMER: Geoff Mays GARNELL: Allan Michael Brunet… Continue reading HORROR Festival BEST Scene Reading: Misfortune Cookies, by Don Stroud
Month: December 2021
HORROR Festival BEST Scene Reading: The Devil’s Tide, by John McCoy
Sent by the Vatican, a doubting priest must rediscover his faith and his destiny to defeat a Satanic serial killer at a secluded island monastery surrounded by water. CAST LIST: Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss FATHER THOMAS: Geoff Mays FATHER ARMAND: Allan Michael Brunet AFRICAN BOY: Steve Rizzo ——————
HORROR Festival 1st Scene Reading: The Ampersand Inn, by C.J. Arellano
In 1973, an innkeeper with magical healing abilities must defend his New England town against a killer sea monster, who’s also his boyfriend. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman WENDELL: Sean Ballantyne GARY: Steve Rizzo —–
HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: DECEMBER 2021 HORROR Film Festival
Film Festival Winners: Best Thriller Film: MOON TALK Best Horror Film: THE LAST CHRISTMAS Best Sound & Music: WHEN THEY COME Best Direction: THE LAST SELFIE Best Performances: FIVE POUNDS OF PRESSURE Best Cinematography: AN EYE OF AN EYE Watch the Audience Feedback Videos of each film: THE LAST CHRISTMAS, 12min., Canada, Horror Directed by… Continue reading HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: DECEMBER 2021 HORROR Film Festival
Director BIO: Hunter Collins (WHEN THEY COME)
Montreal-born Hunter Collins is a sophomore director and nationally headlining stand-up comedian in Canada. Though cursed with an impulse to tell horror stories, humor makes its way into all his work. His animated short, “Hawkeye Sucks”, was selected to several North American film festivals and garnered two “best animated short” awards, as well as a… Continue reading Director BIO: Hunter Collins (WHEN THEY COME)
Short Film: WHEN THEY COME, 11min., Canada, Horror
Vanessa learns that a vengeful and superstitious ex has killed himself and now suspects she may have had a hand in pushing him over the edge. As Vanessa gathers the sombre details, suspicion isn’t the only thing that begins to creep into her world. Filmed in a single, continuous shot, this film stares at the… Continue reading Short Film: WHEN THEY COME, 11min., Canada, Horror
Director BIO: Ryan Port (THE LAST CHRISTMAS)
Born in Hitchin, England, Ryan spent his formative years with spells residing in both Canada and the United Kingdom. A graduate of the University of Lincoln’s Film & Television program in 2004, Ryan discovered his love for film at just 8-years-old when some friends introduced him to horror classics, The Lost Boys (1987), The Monster Squad (1987)… Continue reading Director BIO: Ryan Port (THE LAST CHRISTMAS)
Short Film: THE LAST CHRISTMAS, 12min., Canada, Horror
LOGLINEA mischievous 8-year-old girl unleashes a twisted Christmas nightmare, when her plans to capture Santa Claus go horribly wrong. SYNOPSIS‘Tis the night before Christmas and all is peaceful. That is until High School Cheerleader, Kirsten, is awoken in the middle of the night by her mischievous 8-year-old sister, Alice. Teased at school for still believing… Continue reading Short Film: THE LAST CHRISTMAS, 12min., Canada, Horror