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by Seth Metoyer

MoreHorror.com

A new horror anthology from the twisted mind of Walter Ruether III (Horroram, Death By VHS, Nightmare Alley) has released.

Deadly Indie Entertainment presents Scream Machine, and it looks to be his best Reuther release to date.

If you're a fan of indie low budget horror, and dig some twisted tales with gore to boot, you'll want to give this one a shot. Featuring the acting talents of Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger), Sandra E. Williams (Ted 2), and David C. Hayes (A Man Called Nereus).

Check out all the details and some screen grabs below.

From The Press Release:

Just when you thought it was safe to relax and let out your breath, the evil genius of Scarlet Fry (Walter Ruether III) makes itself known once more in the shape of Scream Machine’s five bloody twisted tales: “Sledgehammer,” “Cannibal Pen Pals,” “April Fool’s Party,...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today's feature includes release details for One Drop, a look at Evil Lurks in Innocence, a teaser trailer from The Church, a Q&A with Amanda Adrienne from the film Avenged, and much more:

Women in Horror Month and One Drop Release Details: "February is Women in Horror Month, and few women are working harder in the genre than Tricia Lee. The director of the award winning films Silent Retreat and Clean Break has been pounding the pavement to secure financing for her next film One Drop.

One Drop tells the story of Ellie, a drug addict who overdoses and wakes up in the basement of a medical facility. Everyone around her is dead, and she is suddenly nine months pregnant.

With a strong creative team including long time partner in crime,...

Scarlet Fry continues his efforts at horror anthology filmmaking after building a mixed reputation amongst genre fans for the microbudget productions Nightmare Alley and Junkfood Horrorfest. Indy horror writerdirector David Sabal joins him (Blown 2005) together with newcomer Jacob ONeal in this latest attempt. Yet even as Indy productions go the cast is pretty thin. Rob Edwards is one of the three in a cast of 32 with even modest filmacting experience. This one was produced on a shoestring budget but so was the original Evil Dead. We shall see how it holds up.

by Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com

An Sov offering from Chemical Burn Entertainment, Junkfood Horrorfest (2007) is a no-budget anthology directed by Brian Crow. Written by Brian Crow and Walter Reuther (Scarlet Fry), the movie opens with a female junkie looking for a fix but instead getting a video cassette from her dealer. In a fit of rage, the junkie goes back to the dealer with a crowbar and beats him to death. The blood-soaked junkie then finds a friend and asks if he wants to watch a movie. The dealer is unforgettable but the junkie is played by Calico Cooper, daughter of shock rocker Alice Cooper. This intro leads the viewer into six horror shorts tied together by quick vignettes involving Scarlet Fry as a redneck cannibal complete with a mask made of skin (a la Ed Gein) and a female victim tied to a tree in the background, awaiting her fate.

Pretorious Productions presents us with Scarlet Fry’s Nightmare Alley, an anthology of seven ghoulish tales filmed in “Grind-o-Scope” and hosted by Scarlet Fry himself (director Walter Ruehter in a wizard costume). This micro budget Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow-inspired anthology starts off with a “Prelude” which has a couple of metal heads talking about concerts who meet up with a homeless man who asks them for a cigarette and gives them a comic book entitled “Nightmare Alley” in return. The homeless man quickly turns out to be a psychopath who pulls out a knife and stabs the one guy to death and the other runs off with the comic until he stops at a dumpster and has his head removed from his shoulders by someone or something inside the dumpster, a scenario similar to a scene in the comic book he was just reading.

For this go around in our Faces of Indie Horror Month, I spoke to director Walter Ruether about his just released Nightmare Alley. I wanted to highlight someone that's just about indie as it gets in the horror field. Here's what he had to say:

For those unfamiliar with you, who are you and what are you all about?

Well my real name is Walter Ruether (aka Scarlet Fry). To date I have done three anthology films, two in which have been distributed. My latest film Nightmare Alley comes out on DVD August 10th. You can pre order it right now on Amazon, Borders, or Walmart just about anywhere.

You've acted and directed, what made you want to get involved with horror?

I've always loved horror. The only reason I ever acted and started to make films was due to my love for the genre. I've acted in several films...