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Wow! I had the pleasure of screening this gem at the 2013 New York City Horror Festival this past weekend and all I can say is "AMEN"! Montreal-based filmmakers Geoff Klein & Melissa Mira of BGOI FILMS have welcomed us back to the 'Slasher' genre with Pinup Dolls On Ice - a high voltage feature that delivers real scares, brutal violence, and the toughest bunch of Final Girls who can act the stilettos off the current genre's contemporaries! I have not seen a film of this caliber since Haute Tension, Severance and Wolf Creek. With rich production value, a great tongue-in-cheek script, a taut, nerve racking pace, and lush sound design guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat, Pinup Dolls On Ice is not only a 'welcome back' to a beloved genre, but a re-imagining of where it can (and should) be taken. Yeah...I'm a fan of this one!

They're living right next door! Across the street! Now they're in your home! I saw this dark little beauty this past September at the 2008 Dark Carnival Film Festival in Bloomington, Ill. It scared the living daylights out of me! No blood. No gore. Just good old fashioned 'creeps' by taking the 'average' everyday suburban neighborhood and turning it into a children's game-gone-nightmare. And the old man's wife at the top of the stairs?? Yikes! Chilling! Now I know why I don't deal with my own neighbors! Excellent short film from a very clever director. I can't wait to see what he creates next! This little horror flick is must see- look for it!

What a great little ghost story! Director Bryan Norton has brought so many great elements to PENNY DREADFUL to produce a tight, polished, sophisticated urban spook tale that takes place right in the heart of Manhattan's West Village district. Starring the legendary Betsy Palmer and a cast of horror genre notables like Tina Krause, Peter DuPre, Sebastian Lacause and Warrington Gillette, Norton also utilizies beautiful locations where classic thrillers like WAIT UNTIL DARK were actually shot. Actress Emily Vaughan is a knockout as the career girl investigating strange hauntings in her newly inherited townhouse. Instead of running into the streets screaming like any other actress allowed in stories of similar ilk, Vaughan makes it her mission to investigate these strange occurrences with a smirking awareness only to be found in true New York City gal fashion! SO MUCH FUN! A breath of fresh air - this is what short stories should all look like!