I’ve emerged from an intensive writing sanctuary just in time.  The fests are beckoning once more.  I wonder if this is what it feels like to be a parent -  little time for a personal life, but our children are keeping the long hours of work mighty  interesting.  Regardless, it looks like we’ve got 2 exciting months ahead…

I’ve just knocked out three new feature drafts and am trying to readjust to the non-fictional world once more as I head back out on the road.  LAST SEEN ON DOLORES STREET is off to a fun start, venturing out to all new fests for our Deviant team.  We have our world premiere at the Nevermore Film Festival in North Carolina, which is extra exciting as it’s the first time we’ve made their highly selective cut (they only accept 15 shorts.).

Meanwhile across the pond, both DOLORES and I SPIT ON ELI ROTH will screen in London at the super exciting Bird’s Eye Film Fest.  SPIT will screen amid some other super cool looking female-directed horror shorts to be followed by a moderated panel of prestigious women in horror experts and DOLORES will open for a special screening of Ms. Bigelow’s fabulous NEAR DARK. Needless to say, we are honored and humbled.

SPIT will also screen at the Pretty-Scary Bloodbath Fest and even DEATH IN CHARGE continues to forge new ground – first at the Taos Film Fest in New Mexico and then across the pond at a special screening with the Lund Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland!  tRIPPIN’ will screen (along with DEATH IN CHARGE) at the Saint Regis Club in Warsaw, Indiana as part of a special screening series.

Finally, DOLORES has carved yet another 2 new notches in our festival belt.  It’s been selected to screen at both the Phoenix Film Festival and the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival, which now run concurrently.  Congrats, Team!

I’m currently in snowy, but sunny Indiana getting ready for an evening of hot toddy with old friends. Finals and grades from last semester turned in. I’ve got 10 days ahead to focus on nothing but fests, film financing and our upcoming shoot as we march toward our next big production.

Congrats, Team!  Both Death in Charge and trippin’ will screen at the Traildance Film Festival in January!  I’m so bummed to have to miss this one – I’ve heard great things from numerous friends who’ve participated and we had a total blast in nearby Tulsa at the Oklahoma Horror Festival a couple months back (about which I SWEAR I’m finally gonna blog this week, but not just yet.  It’s midterms and somebody has some serious grading to attend to alas.)  Until then, cheerio!

Congrats, Team Death in Charge and actress Marina Benedict for winning Best Dramatic Short and Best Actress at the annual Tabloid Witch Awards!  We’ll be screening Halloween weekend.  Death will also screen at Carnival of Darkness the same weekend which promises to be a rockin’ good time.

Okay, I just love the alliteration in a Killingboxx review as sampled above.  Kudos, Guys, and thanks for their fabulous new review found HERE.  They also kindly highlighted Death in Charge in their feature on the Oklahoma Horror Film Festival to which we’re headed this weekend.  Reports on our Tulsa adventures to come.  Meanwhile, in other news…

Last Seen on Dolores Street is in very fine sound designing hands (hands that won an Oscar for their amazing work on Hurt Locker, no less – more news on that soon.)  Death also just got into fest #95 – will we make it to the big 100, Team?  That would be be sweet, though admittedly I’m not submitting it to more fests these days – we rely on the kindness of invites at this stage.  Similarly, Confederate Zombie Massacre! and I Spit on Eli Roth will screen as part of the Viscera screenings at the International Sci-Fi & horror Film Festival in Phoenix. Plus, stay tuned for an account of my entrance through the Lion’s Gate, but now it’s time to make the zombies.  Happy Sunday!

I just got an e-mail from Scott at AnythingHorror that made my day.  He wrote of Death in Charge, “The only thing I hated was the fact it was only 15 minutes long!!!  I was ready to sit back and enjoy a 2 hour long anthology flick!!!”  Fortunately, we’re one step closer to said anthology.  More details soon.  In the meantime, check out his great review of Death in Charge HERE.  And don’t forget to check out his grisly picture of the week and keep up with breaking horror news.  Thanks, Anything Horror!