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Stars: Dave Parker, Haley Jay Madison, Alison Egan, Erin R. Ryan, Joni Durian, Josh Miller, Brandon Salkil | Written and Directed by Dustin Mills

If there’s one thing you can say about director Dustin Mills, it’s that he never ceases to surprise… From the puppet-based terrors of Easter Casket, Puppet Monster Massacre and Snuffet, to the living-dead horrors of Bath Salt Zombies and Zombie A-Hole; to his foray into Grindhouse-esque exploitation via his Crumpleshack Films shingle – of which Applecart is the latest release – the man crosses genres, bends stereotypes and mixes tropes unlike any other filmmaker I can think of working today.

His work, despite the independent ethos behind it, is – at its core – the very antithesis of the auteur theory. Which means you never truly know what to expect from his movies; and I certainly never expected this!

Applecart is a strange beast. A portmanteau film connected by ideas of love,...

Zach Shildwachter is a guy who has paid his dues in the film business, over the years amassing nearly 30 credits as both a production assistant and second unit director. After working on I Sell the Dead and "Fringe," to name just a couple of his credits...

Zach is now devoting his time to movies of his own, making his directorial debut with last year's short Thrill Kill.

The young filmmaker's latest short, Scum, a project that he both wrote and directed, has just been made available for free viewing. The 12-minute film is a sort of retro-inspired mix of Falling Down and Maniac, with the most interesting aspect being the fact that the voice-over dialogue is comprised entirely of real quotes from actual serial killers.

Starring Josh Miller, Scum explores the horrifying capabilities of a man pushed too far, brutally exposing how close we all are to becoming monsters in the blink of an eye.