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Stars: Gavin Brown, Ethan Philbeck, Phyllis Munro, Louie Lawless, Alex Kogin, Andy Alphonse, Shane Beasley, Angela Denton, Kitsie Duncan, Kate Braun, Edward Jackson, Adrian Cox-Thurmond | Written and Directed by Scott Schirmer

When a serial killer is caught one of the questions that is often asked is why didn’t the family realise? For many the answer probably is that they never thought that the person was capable of it, love is blind. In Found though this questions is examined through the eyes of a young boy.

When Marty (Gavin Brown) discovers a human head in his brother’s closet at first he is unsure of what to do. Being a horror fan he watches events unfold with interest, as if it is one of his movies, even checking out the different heads that appear from time to time. As his brother’s psychopathic tendencies escalate though Marty begins to realise...

by Ghost, Morehorror.com

Marty is the ideal fifth grader. He gets good grades, listens to his teachers, and doesn’t start trouble in class. But darkness is beginning to fall over Marty’s life. The kids at school won’t stop picking on him, his parents just don’t seem to understand him, and now Marty must grapple with a terrible secret that threatens to destroy life as he knows it – his big brother is a serial killer! Brotherly love is put to the ultimate test in this emotional coming-of-age story that descends into full-blown horror.

I have been dying to see Found for over a year now and I can honestly say it was worth the wait. I do wish I could have seen it first on the big screen instead of screening it on my computer, but I just couldn't wait any longer. First of all I'd...

Indie filmmaker Jason Horton (Monsters in the Woods) is hard at work on his next feature, Eat, and he just sent over a new teaser trailer and poster for the flick. Check 'em out!

Horton tells of the project, "The rest of production will be split between November in Los Angeles and January to allow an actor a drastic change in appearance. We already have some offers for distribution and are looking at a spring 2013 release."

In addition, actress Ashton Blanchard, who stars in Eat as Maxie McCarthy, is currently writing a blog in character for the movie. Lee Perkins, Annemarie Pazmino, Allen Perada, and Kitsie Duncan co-star.

Eat is written and directed by Horton (who has his own blog here) and produced by Robert Bravo. The film is described as a kick-ass 70's style zombie thriller, and it has a Kickstarter campaign that began today which the producers are...

We've all got our demons and fears, and the dark has always been a big one for many people... at least that's what I hear. Filmmaker Bryan Wolford taps right into that vein with his new film Myctophobia. Check out the teaser, and leave the lights on.

Myctophobia was shot over Feburary 25 and 26 and stars Kitsie Duncan, Steve Christopher, and Eric Shellito. It will be part of The Collective Volume 4, which brings together filmmakers to create ten 10-minute short films with a theme and will combine them. The project will premiere at this year's Days of the Dead in Indianapolis on July 7th.

"This collection's theme is emotions, and the emotion I was given was fear. I came up with Myctophobia after looking through a list of phobias and settled on this one due to the wording of 'the fear of darkness,'" Wolford said. "I thought the way it...

Plenty of films deal with serial killers, alien invasions and marauding monsters - all fun stuff and great fodder for horror. The upcoming short Words Like Knives takes a more psychological approach, working in topics like bullying and mental cruelty. These are things that many individuals deal with on a daily basis, and they make great subjects for a horror film.

Words Like Knives was written by and stars Kelsey Zukowski and directed by Travis Legge. It costars Jeff Scaduto, Valerie Meachum, Myke Wilson, Melissa Revels, and Aley Kreinz.

Shooting is scheduled for April, 2012 in Rockford, Illinois, and you can follow its progress on the Words Like Knives Facebook page and the Words Like Knives Twitter feed (@RumorsCanKill).

From the Press Release

Travis Legge and Kelsey Zukowski first worked together in March of 2011 on a Grindhouse trailer entitled Monster Mash, which also starred Melissa Revels and Kitsie Duncan. Legge was...

Having wrapped production in May, the psychological thriller What They Say is ready to hit theaters and cut into the minds of viewers everywhere. With a premiere scheduled for the Chicago Horror Film Festival on September 25 the film has already been nominated for Best Short and Best Actress (Heather Dorff) for the festival. Looks like what they'll be saying is only good things. *rimshot*

What They Say is based on a short story written by film star Heather Dorff. It co-stars Kelsey Zukowski (who is also the screenwriter), Kitsie Duncan and Tina Renee Grace. It was directed by Justin Romine.

From the Press Release

They thought she had the perfect life; wealthy and privileged, an honor student with her whole life mapped out. What they didn’t know was what lay inside of her; pain and anguish; tearing at her until there was nothing left. Lost and alone, the young...

Here is a new Mother's Blood. The cast includes Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, Austin Dossey, Jacqueline Zediker, Jessica Cameron and more. Curtis McManus penned the script for the film directed by Chris Jay. 

Plot Outline:

"When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to her must lose theirs....much to her horror that "someone" happens to be her daughter. After years of locking her daughter away, much too ashamed for the world to see her, Vivian is once again visited by the mysterious gypsy who offers a grisly "solution" to restore her daughter's beauty as well....a solution that includes murder, mutilation and cannibalism and causes Vivian's life to spiral horribly out of control.....The...

Here’s a little tease from Mother’s Blood, which is currently in post.

When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a “deal” with a mysterious gypsy who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to her must lose theirs. Much to her horror that “someone” happens to be her daughter.

After years of locking her daughter away, much too ashamed for the world to see her, Vivian is once again visited by the mysterious gypsy, who offers a grisly “solution” to restore her daughter’s beauty as well. A solution that includes murder, mutilation and cannibalism and causes Vivian’s life to spiral horribly out of control. The cost of staying beautiful will be paid in the flesh and blood by those around her!

Find the film on Facebook.

So you say you've been in a horrendous car accident? Your beauty and overall good nature have been viciously wrenched away from you? This is exactly the situation an attractive socialite, Vivian, finds herself facing in the upcoming film Mother's Blood. But that's nothing a little deal with a mysterious gypsy can't fix ... right?

Filmmakers for Mother's Blood are now teasing us with just a tiny peek of what they have in store. Starring Kitsie Duncan, Marv Bluvelt, Heather Dorff, and Rodney Horn. and directed by Chris Jay, this film is about loss, shame and revenge, with a hefty side order of gratuitous blood-letting. Sounds like a good time had by all.

Mother's Blood is in full-blown post-production mode and looking for distribution. All the up-to-date info is available on the Mother's Blood Facebook page.

Synopsis

When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty,...

I've been following What They Say since the beginning and the cool people behind the flick have sent over a cool new teaser trailer for all of us to check out. Dig on the exclusive images up top and the wild new teaser and let us know what you think!

Synopsis:

They thought she had the perfect life; wealthy and privileged, an honor student with her whole life mapped out. What they didn’t know was what lied inside of her; pain and anguish; tearing at her until there was nothing left. Lost and alone, the young women (Heather Dorff), finds solace in the form of a glistening blade, splitting her skin deeply. Her obnoxious sister (Kelsey Zukowski) and her self-indulgent mother (Kitsie Duncan) are completely oblivious to her inner-turmoil. She has long since become numb to the world around her, getting that sensual release as the razor cuts deeper,...

Director Joshua Hull's new teaser poster for his next horror flick Idiot Gore has arrived for your viewing pleasure. The tease has been going on for a while now but checking out the poster it looks pretty creepy and cool and I, Brian Shirley get to work on this project so you'll probably be hearing a lot about this flick!

Written and Directed by Hull (Named "Best Emerging Filmmaker" in the 2011 Golden Cobs for his directorial debut Beverly Lane.) The film stars Jim O'Rear, Shawn C. Phillips, Kaylee Williams, Jim Dougherty, Raymond Kester, Noah East, Bryan Wilson, Morgan Shepard, Kitsie Duncan, Angela Steele, Julie Anne, DJ Mincy, Martin Stapleton, Mark A. Nash, Tommy Martin and more!

Synopsis:

Gus Pruitt is a survivor. In high school, he survived a brutal massacre and went on to write numerous books on the experience and star in a reality show. Years later, Gus...

Over the last few months we’ve been closely following indie filmmaker Joshua Hull’s next genre project, the horror comedy Idiot Gore, and now we’ve got something special to share with you dear readers- an exclusive look at the brand new teaser trailer for the project!

Written by Hull, Idiot Gore stars Jim O'Rear, Shawn C. Phillips, Kaylee Williams, Jim Dougherty, Raymond Kester, Noah East, Bryan Wilson, Morgan Shepard, Kitsie Duncan, Angela Steele, Julie Anne, DJ Mincy, Martin Stapleton, Mark A. Nash, and Tommy Martin.

Read on for the official plot crunch, and then dig on the teaser trailer below! Look for more on Idiot Gore soon.

Synopsis:

Gus Pruitt (Jim O'Rear) is a survivor. In high school he survived a brutal massacre and went on to write numerous books on the experience and star in a reality show. Years later Gus has fallen from bestselling author to out of work writer.

More legends of horror than you can shake a gore-stained machete at!

I had the supreme honor this weekend to have had a place secured on the Red Carpet for the opening of Texas Frightmare Weekend 2011.  The opportunity to meet and greet some of the biggest names in cinema and horror was amazing as the photos below will show.

Each of them a legend, the stars came out to celebrate not only the genre they love so dearly, but the genre some of them helped to create.

A gentleman and a scholar, iconic German actor Dieter Laser was friendly and fun to hang out with despite what The Human Centipede made you think of him.

Joining Dieter Laser, the man behind the sickness that was The Human Centipede, rock star director Tom Six was an awesome addition to the Red Carpet.

He made us laugh, cry, and piss our pants as the nefarious Captain Spaulding,...

Here's the thing ... when a gypsy approaches you with some kind of deal that would grant you something that you want badly it maybe a good idea to send her packing (in the nicest possible of ways of course lest you be cursed). These things just never work out for the better.

Still if they did we wouldn't have any movies to watch. Below you'll find the trailer, a featurette and some teaser art for Chris Jay's Mother's Blood starring Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, Austin Dossey, Jacqueline Zediker, and Jessica Cameron.

For more visit the official Mother's Blood website and Mother's Blood Facebook page.

Synopsis

When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to...

Joshua Hull is an Indiana based filmmaker who has a few cool projects called Beverly Lane and the upcoming Idiot Gore. With a name like Idiot Gore it just sounds like something fun to check out. Hull has a cool sense of humor that shones through with his films and is a good thing when working in the horror industry. Check out my latest Versus with director, writer, producer Joshua Hull.

Brian S- First off, how’d you get into filmmaking?

Joshua Hull- I wasn’t one of those kids who would shoot movies in the backyard. I come from a big family so I never had a camera to do that. I had the imagination & the goal to one day make movies but never had the resources. So I would just write scripts. Once in high school, my friends & I wanted to actually try & make movies but everything...

Kelsey Zukowski is a talented young screenwriter/actress based in the Chicago area. In the past year the DePaul University graduate has made a name for herself in the indie film scene, especially in horror. I predict big things from Miss Zukowski! Check out my latest Versus with Kelsey Zukowski to learn more about her, some current projects and advice she has for you, oh and this thing called bacon.

Brian S- First off, who are you and where did you come from?

Kz- Hello, I’m Kelsey. I’m from Eastlake, Oh, a suburb outside if Cleveland. I’m extremely passionate about the horror genre and am a huge film fanatic. I really love writing and acting in interesting films that question the dynamics in human nature and societal norms. I tend to be attracted to the darker side of this, it’s just very enthralling for me to examine.

Hey peeps! Here's your first look at Joshua Hull's upcoming slasher/comedy Idiot Gore. This one looks like it's going to be a lot of fun so we'll keep a close eye on it for you.

Plot:

Gus Pruitt (Jim O'Rear) is a survivor. In high school, he survived a brutal massacre & went on to write numerous books on the experience & star in a reality show. Years later, Gus has fallen from best selling

author to out of work writer. His once popular show has now become a trainwreck. He hits rock bottom when his show is replaced by a new, popular reality show dealing with slashers.

When the new show has a bloody run in with someone from Gus’s past, the survivors seek Gus & his crew out for help. As both crews unite & discover a masked slasher hunting them down, it’s up to Gus Pruitt to save the day!

                        

One film I'm totally looking forward to is the upcoming horror film Mother's Blood, one of many reasons is because Brian Shirley (hey,that's me!) is a part of the film!  Director Chris Jay is hard at work on production and will  contune shooting all through April.  The film's cast includes  Kitsie Duncan, Heather Dorff, Marv Blauvelt, Erica Soto, Austin Dossey, Jared Degado,  Jacqueline Zediker, Jessica Cameron and  Eligha Whipker. and was penned by Curtis McManus. The film is produced by Chris Jay, Marv Blauvelt, Jason Hignite, Larry McAtee and Kitsie Duncan.  Special thanks goes out to Christy DeBruler!

Plot:

When attractive socialite Vivian (Kitsie Duncan) is involved in a horrible accident that destroys her beauty, she seeks to restore it by making a "deal" with a mysterious gypsy who warns her that by gaining her beauty and losing her deformity, someone close to her must lose theirs....much to...

HorrorHound Weekend 2011, Indy was the most postive and fun I've experienced to date and I've hit quite a few film fests and conventions in my day. I know one thing, they expected 14,000 horror fans and there were more than that. I don't know if there's a final head count yet. Like always, I thought I'd share a few pictures with you and let you a know a little of what went down. I'm proud to say GeekTyrant had a huge presence at this HorrorHound! I want to personally thank Nathan from HorrorHound for letting me be a part of this and Jason Hignite for putting this together and helping to make it happen!

First up, I can' t think of a better way to say "Welcome to HorrorHound Weekend" then have actress and friend Erica Soto standing in front of one of the Hh banners!

                    

Here's the cool Scream 4...

                                                                                                                                                     

Hey peeps! Here's a sneak peak at Travis Legge's upcoming horror/action/comedy short called Monster Mash, sounds familair doesn't it!  I'm totally looking forward to this one becasue it includes several good friends of mine including Legge. The cool cast includes Kitsie Duncan (Frankie the monster), Kelsey Zukowski (Victoria the vampire), Tim Stolz (Doc), Alex Rodriguez (El Diablo)and Melissa Revels (Lynn the werewolf). Dig on the cool pics and let us know what you think! I can't wait to see this thing myself! Plot: In order to fight the evil minions of the villainous El Diablo, Doc and his lab assistant Henry assemble a very special team of operatives.

                             

                            

Finally the Croca has come back to Wonder Con but actually this is the first time! I just always wanted to say that!

The Crocaloctopus One shot comic book debuts this weekend at Wondercon 2011. Crocaloctopus is created and written by yours truly aka Brian Shirley with inside artwork and an "all ages" cover by Richard Zerga, Kristi Zerga, with inks by Noel Serrato and a special "Blood Soaked" cover by Dennis Willman. All of this is to continnue to capture the attention of Syfy and The Asylum to try and get a movie made for Crocky!

Plot:

 A mad scientist that has crossed DNA to create a truly monstrous hybrid and accidentally launches it into society! The comic is part of a marketing campaign to bring ol' Crocky to the Sy-Fy channel! Pencils, inks, colors by Richard Zerga, Kristi 'Batz' Zerga, and Noel Serrato. Two covers will be available. The...

'Legends of Heroes & Villains, Crocaloctopus, Taffy T. Clown, and Hotaru all invade WonderCon this weekend at the Moscone Center in San Francisco!

Legends of Heroes & Villains have 4 different titles making their world premier this weekend!

Crocaloctopus, written by Brian Shirley, is a tale about a mad scientist that has crossed DNA to create a truly monstrous hybrid and accidentally launches it into society! The comic is part of a marketing campaign to bring ol' Crocky to the Sy-Fy channel! Pencils, inks, colors by Richard Zerga, Kristi 'Batz' Zerga, and Noel Serrato. Two covers will be available. The first is a blood soaked cover by Dennis Willman, the second more kid friendly, by Kristi and Richard. The comic book cast includes Jerry Murdock, Brooke Lewis, Marv Blauvelt, Jessica Cameron, Heather Dorff, Suki Peters, Kitsie Duncan and our very own fearless leader Joey Paur aka Dr. Venkman!

Taffy T. Clown returns to...

Sometimes there is no greater horror than that which we harbor inside ourselves. Such is the case with Justin R. Romine's latest indie effort, What They Say. Read on for details!

From the Press Release:

They thought she had the perfect life - wealthy and privileged, an honor student with her whole life mapped out. What they didn’t know was what laid inside of her: pain and anguish, tearing at her until there was nothing left. Lost and alone, the young woman (Heather Dorff) finds solace in the form of a glistening blade, splitting her skin deeply. Her obnoxious sister (Kelsey Zukowski) and her self-indulgent mother (Kitsie Duncan) are completely oblivious to her inner turmoil. She has long since become numb to the world around her, getting that sensual release as the razor cuts deeper; watching the blood drip is all that matters. As soon as the last drop falls,...

The cool peeps over at Darkrider Studios and Muscle Wolf Productions have their holiday horror short ready just in time for Christmas! All of the cool Bts images we posted the other day has led up to this. Check out A Christmas Scream directed by Chris Jay and stars Kitsie Duncan, Marv Blauvelt, and Jared Degado.  A Christmas Scream is a modern day version of 'A Christmas Carol' with one twist, this time it's the woman's turn to witness past, present and future turns and events. Enjoy this twisted Christmas short and ho,ho,ho!               ...

 

Horror+Holiday = Horrorday, that's a word aint it? Well anyway the cool peeps over at Darkrider Studios and Musclewolf productions have sent us some exclusive  Behind the Scenes images from the new horror/holiday short A Christmas Scream that they actually just filmed this weekend.

A Christmas Scream is a modern day version of 'A Christmas Carol' with one twist, this time it's the woman's turn to witness past, present and future turns and events. This short also shows what you can do with last minutes notice.  The two factions had plans to shoot a short in Ohio and when the plans got cancelled they put there evil horror brains together and made a plan. I was told that pre-production took a total of 3 short days.  The Bloomington, Indiana crew polished up a story idea, got some extra parts cast, secured locations, and wrangled in about 15 extras for...

 

Chris Jay; web designer, photographer, writer, director, producer, carpenter, action figure collector, lover of video games. All of these titles Chris Jay carries proudly but the key one is filmmaker.  Jay has a vision and is going after his dream with a focus. His Darkrider Studios is still pushing their indie underground hit Lethal Obsession with a new film called Mother's Blood soon to follow, along with a few other projects also in the plans. Check out my latest "Versus" to find out more about this very cool filmmaker Chris Jay.

 

Brian  S-  First off Chris, you started in web design and photography and got into to film making from there. Can yell me how this happened?

Chris Jay-  Nope, its a secret. Really though, it was a natural progression. We offer a range of services with our "real life" business and part of that is  media content production...