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Following its world premiere in Salem, Ma, April 22 as part of Salem Horror Fest, we have a look at the teaser trailer for Pendulum!

"The creators of Knucklebones and Found Footage 3D present a terrifying new horror anthology.

6 Witches, 6 Directors, 6 Tales of Evil

Teenage Olivia seeks out Miss Rosewood, an infamous local witch, for training. But first, Olivia must join Miss Rosewood’s coven. Miss Rosewood shares the story of each member of her evil sisterhood."

Directors: Mitch Wilson, Troy Hart, Dan Repp & Lindsay Young, Steven DeGennaro, Carlos Ibarra, Sahvannah Rae Writers: Mitch Wilson, Troy Hart, Dan Repp & Lindsay Young, Steven DeGennaro & Scott Weinberg, Carlos Ibarra, Sahvannah Rae Producers: Mitch Wilson, Steven DeGennaro, Laura McQuay

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The creators of Knucklebones and Found Footage 3D present a terrifying new horror anthology with Pendulum, and the official teaser trailer has been unleashed this week.

The upcoming anthology features 6 Witches, 6 Directors, and 6 Tales of Evil.

In the film, “Teenage Olivia seeks out Miss Rosewood, an infamous local witch, for training. But first, Olivia must join Miss Rosewood’s coven.” From there, the anthology begins…

“Miss Rosewood shares the story of each member of her evil sisterhood.”

The filmmakers/filmmaking teams who directed segments include Steven DeGennaro (Found Footage 3D), Mitch Wilson (Knucklebones), Troy Hart (Ghost Note), Dan Repp & Lindsay Young (Cutter), Savannah Rae (Ava), and Carlos Ibarra.

Pendulum will have its World Premiere in Salem, Massachusetts on April 22 at 6pm at Cinema Salem as part of this year’s Salem Horror Fest. Watch the official trailer below.

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Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the “best genre festivals in the world,” Salem Horror Fest returns to the Peabody Essex Museum on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Salem Horror Fest, in partnership with Cinema Salem and Bit Bar, will run Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30 featuring dozens of premieres, filmmakers and special guests including Linnea Quigley, Amelia Kinkade, Geretta Geretta, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, and Stephen Geoffreys with live podcasts Faculty of Horror and Horror Queers.

The event will honor Hollywood legend Tony Todd for his groundbreaking performance originating the iconic role of Candyman from the 1992 film, in addition to countless other roles.

This week, Fangoria has shared the full feature film lineup for the sixth annual Salem Horror Fest, and we’re going to include that below. Head over to Fangoria for more info!

Festival Director Kay Lynch tells Fangoria, “The world is becoming an increasingly scary place, but Salem...

From Executive Producer Jeffrey Reddick, Creator of Final Destination, Comes Social Justice Thriller “Stop”, Which Makes Its Online Debut Today Director Steven DeGennaro continues to surprise, pivoting away from the horror-comedy of his debut feature Found Footage 3D to deliver a pulse-pounding thriller that tackles one of the most important social justice issues of our …

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I’ve been a huge fan of Steven DeGennaro since I saw his feature film, Found Footage 3D, at Screamfest in 2016. In his new short film, Stop, the filmmaker leaves the supernatural in the rearview for an exploration of real-life horrors. Give it a spin embedded at the top of the article. Synopsis:Stop tells the […]

The post Stop: Steven DeGennaro’s New Short Film Explores the Horrors of Driving While Black appeared first on Dread Central.

We’re in the last remaining days of October, meaning many of us will be trying to cram in as many horror movies as possible between now and Halloween. For my last round of Shudder picks this month, I thought I’d go with a much looser theme: there’s nothing that ties these titles together except that they’re really good movies I think you should watch. Some you may recognize, others may be less familiar to you. All of them are worth streaming on Shudder.

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, dir. James Whale) It’s not officially October without the Universal Monsters, so big thanks to Shudder for adding most of the big ones to their expanding library of streaming options. There’s no wrong choice when it comes to the classics, but I’ll make the case that Universal never got better than The Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale...

Last year, Steven DeGennaro’s Found Footage 3D made its world premiere at Chicago’s Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival to a crowd of delighted horror fans. Shudder surprised fans by dropping the film on their streaming service last night, while it will also stream in 3D on October 26th in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip […]...

Last year, Steven DeGennaro’s Found Footage 3D made its world premiere at Chicago’s Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival to a crowd of delighted horror fans. In the film, a group of low-budget filmmakers sets out to make “the first 3D found footage horror film,” but find themselves *in* the first 3D found footage horror film when the evil entity from […]...

Many know him as Jason Voorhees, but you can get to know the real Kane Hodder behind the mask in the upcoming documentary To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. Also in today's Horror Highlights is the trailer for the Wesley Snipes-starring The Recall, a new episode of the fun and frightening series Graves, and details on the Wizard World Horror Fest.

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Update: Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA May 9, 2017- Masterfully Macabre Entertainment (“Mme”) announced today that they have put the final touches on their latest documentary, To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. This in-depth biographical documentary on horror icon, Kane Hodder, features interviews with cinema legends, including Bruce Campbell (Ash vs. Evil Dead), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark).

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story has been submitted to...

Presented by Deadhouse Films, The 10th annual A Night of Horror International Film Festival, and Fantastic Planet: Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival, screen simultaneously at Dendy Cinemas Newtown from November 24 to December 4, 2016. Says festival director Dean Bertram:

The 10th annual festival is going to be our biggest event yet. Featuring over 100 films, several international filmmaker guests, multiple parties and a horror filmmaking master class; Sydney’s genre fans and filmmaking community are going to be treated to eleven days of the best and freshest horror, sci-fi, and fantasy from around the globe.

The festival opens on Thursday November 24, with the Australian premiere of the international festival hit Peelers, plus a Q&A with special international guest: Canadian director Sevé Schelenz. And in keeping with the spirit of the bloody hilarious film, the screening will be followed by a “zombie and strippers” themed after party.

The closing night film,...

Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.

Openers, Closers and Other Additions

– The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the films that will play in the Special Screenings section of AFI Fest 2016 presented by Audi, which includes three World Premieres and four additional highly anticipated films.

The World Premiere of the CG-animated film “Moana” will play in the Special Screenings section, along with “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” and “Toni Erdmann.” Also bowing as Special Screenings will be the World Premieres of “Miss Sloane” and, as previously announced, “The Comedian.”

AFI Fest has also added Pablo Larrain’s lauded “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman, as a Centerpiece Gala.

– The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced that “American Pastoral,” the directorial debut of Perthshire-born Ewan McGregor will have a special Edinburgh International Film Festival Gala at the Filmhouse,...

Steven DeGennaro’s Found Footage 3D made its world premiere at Wizard World Chicago’s Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival to a crowd of delighted horror fans. In the film, a group of low-budget filmmakers sets out to make “the first 3D found footage horror film,” but find themselves *in* the first 3D found footage horror film when the evil entity from their […]...

Waxwork Records recently announced that they will release a vinyl soundtrack of Tobe Hooper's 1979 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, and we have a teaser image of the anticipated release. Today's Horror Highlights also features details about Adrienne Barbeau receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming New York City Horror Film Festival and Breaking Glass Pictures' slate of horror films on Amazon Prime.

Salem's Lot Vinyl Soundtrack Announced by Waxwork Records: From Waxwork Records: "The bat is out the bag. Waxwork Records is releasing, for the very first time on vinyl, the complete 1979 television score to Stephen King's Salem's Lot! Details coming next week. Here's a peek at what will be a jaw dropping, fang gnashing, double LP featuring 84 cues remastered from the 1979 masters, and with new art by Francesco Francavilla! Waxwork will officially terrorize your turntable this Halloween season!"

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Here are some upcoming movies that might be hard to track down, but are well worth the effort of doing so...

Den of Geek, last month, attended the London FrightFest film festival to indulge in five days of genre films and social anxiety (our favourites).

You can only see so much of the line-up, due to the boring constraints of time, physics and human biology, but we saw a lot of films, a few of which we really need to tip you off about. Partly because you won’t want to miss them when they do get a general release in the UK, but also because they’re probably going to need your support.

Here are six upcoming genre films to keep an eye out for.

The Master Cleanse

Written and directed by Bobby Miller

Former app designer Paul (John Gallecki) is listless. His life has gotten...

UK fans have been enjoying five days of nailbiting action with the 2016 edition of the Horror Channel FrightFest, which has just come to a close at Shepherd's Bush, London, and we have been chronicling the event with the official FrightFest TV daily highlights packages. Day Five's subjects? Director Steven DeGennaro, Actor Scott Allen Perry and Producer Charles Mulford discuss Found Footage 3D; Director Tricia Lee and Actor Peter Blankenstein discuss Blood Hunters, Directors Michael Borowiec and Sam Marine discuss Man Underground; Director Nick Jongerius and Actor Charlotte Beaumont discuss The Windmill Massacre; Director Ivan Silvestrini discusses Monolith; and Director Babak Anvari discusses Under The Shadow....

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There is no shortage of bad found footage movies that have plagued the horror genre since The Blair Witch Project exploded onto the scene in 1999. Thanks to that film’s massive success and subsequent redefining of the genre, anyone with two friends and a camcorder suddenly became a director of feature-length horror films, most of which consisted of 90 minutes of aimless picking around and bickering in the name of “conflict” until the camera shook and cut to black in the final moments. This is a fact not lost upon writer/director Steven DeGennaro in his debut feature, Found Footage 3D, a film that is a brilliant sendup of the subgenre, a loving tribute to found footage, and one of the best surprises in horror this year.

Having recently made its world premiere at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, Found Footage 3D follows a small group of filmmakers, who, intent...

Steven DeGennaro’s Found Footage 3D is set to make its World Premiere at the upcoming Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival this coming Saturday, August 20th @10Pm. In the film, a group of low-budget filmmakers sets out to make “the first 3D found footage horror film,” but find themselves *in* the first 3D found footage horror film when the evil […]...

A while back we shared an Indiegogo campaign for a movie promising to do for found footage movies what Scream did for slashers. It was called Found Footage 3D and it is still one of the smartest pitch videos we've seen from any movie on Indiegogo. Now the first trailer is online and boy does it deliver on that pitch. Written and directed by Steven DeGennaro, Found Footage 3D is, as the name implies, a deconstruction of your standard found footage horror movie. It's about some filmmakers who set out to make the world's first 3D found footage horror movie, only to end up becoming the unwitting participants in their own found footage horror movie. The meta aspect may seem initially confusing, but just press play and you'll instantly understand. Found Footage 3D...

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There’s been a glut of found-footage horror films ever since the original The Blair Witch Project back in 1999. Now, on the cusp of a new Blair Witch film and no sign of indie horror filmmakers slowing down production of these (usually less than stellar) flicks, comes a new meta-narrative film that pokes fun while hopefully delivering some fresh scares of its own. Found Footage 3D is a mockumentary about the making of a fake found-footage horror film called Spectre Of Death, and appears to mock the tropes of the subgenre and the glibness with which people approach these projects before delving into some scarier (and bloodier) fare.

Found Footage 3D is, of course, an absurd concept. Why would some random filmmakers be shooting in 3D in the first place? Luckily, the film, directed by Steven DeGennaro, is well aware of this absurdity, and seems to be a meta-deconstruction ...

The set of a scary movie becomes the site of real-life frights in the first trailer for Found Footage 3D, a self-aware horror movie that will make its world premiere at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival on August 20th in Chicago before enjoying its international premiere at London’s FrightFest on August 29th:

Press Release: Austin, Texas – Wednesday, August 10, 2016 – The terrifying trailer for the upcoming horror film Found Footage 3D was released today. Those with 3D TVs, Vr goggles, Google Cardboard, or red-blue 3D glasses can watch the 3D version of the trailer by signing up for the Found Footage 3D backstage area. The film will celebrate its World Premiere at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival in Chicago on August 20th, and will also have its International Premiere at FrightFest in London on August 29th. Directed by Steven DeGennaro, Found Footage 3D gives found footage a shot in...

Steven DeGennaro’s Found Footage 3D will have its world premiere at the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival in Chicago in August. The horror film is at once a hilarious meta commentary on the absurdity of the found footage genre while also taking it to a new and seemingly terrifying place.

Synopsis:

A group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3D found footage horror movie, but find themselves In the first 3D found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind-the-scenes footage.

The film stars Carter Roy, Alena von Stroheim, Chris O’Brien, Tom Saporito, Scott Allen Perry, Jessica Perrin, and Scott Weinberg.

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Genre festival reveals masterclasses and film programme.

Horror Channel FrightFest (Aug 25-29) has unveiled the line-up of events and movies for its 2016 edition, set to be held at the Vue cinema in London’s Shepherds Bush.

Screen will host a panel on the future of the UK horror film industry, followed by the first Screen International Horror Rising Star Award [click here for the shortlist].

There will also be a horror writing master class with writer-director James Moran; a women in horror symposium; a special effects demo from maestro Dan Martin; and a discussion by filmmaker Paul Davis – who made John Landis approved doc Beware The Moon - marking the 35th anniversary of An American Werewolf In London.

The festival is also set to screen H.G. Lewis’ 1963 gore classic Blood Feast, which is getting a 4K restoration from Arrow.

The FrightFest audience will be the first in the UK to see The Neighbor, directed by Marcus Dunstan (The Collection).

The festival will also...

London-based genre festival to feature 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres.

Horror Channel FrightFest has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 17th edition, taking place at its new home of the Vue Shepherd’s Bush from Aug 25-29.

Sean Brosnan’s revenge thriller My Father Die [pictured] receives its European premiere as the opening film, while the UK premiere of Sang-ho Yeon’s Cannes title Train To Busan closes this year’s festival.

In total, the 62-strong feature line-up includes 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres. Ivan Silvestrini’s Monolith, Tricia Lee’s creepy chiller Blood Hunters and Nick Jongerius’ gory The Windmill Massacre are among the world premieres.

Meanwhile, Adam Wingard’s eagerly anticipated The Woods will receive its European premiere in the Main Screen strand, playing alongside the likes of Stephen King adaptation Cell, Italian box office hit They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out.

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In less than one month, Bruce Campbell’s third annual Horror Film Festival will return to Chicago for its third year of celebrating horror movies both old and new. This year’s lineup includes Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe and Darren Lynn Bousman’s Abattoir, the world premiere of Found Footage 3D, a 30th anniversary screening of Night of the Creeps, and much more:

Press Release: Rosemont, Ill., June 22, 2016— Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, presented by Starz and their hit original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, returns for its third annual festivities on August 18-21, in conjunction with Wizard World Chicago. Today, the Festival announced highlights of the groovy lineup, sponsored by Shudder and Bloody-Disgusting.com, featuring the critically acclaimed opening night nail-biter Don’t Breathe, directed by Fede Alvarez; a salute to genre hero Fred Dekker; an epic event featuring comedian Doug Benson; and a 25th anniversary...

Welcome to Holiday Favorites, a series in which Slackerwood contributors and our friends talk about the movies we watch during the holiday season, holiday-related or otherwise.

Today's pick is from seasoned sound designer turned writer/director Steven DeGennaro, whose short film First Date premiered during the Afs ShortCase at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. DeGennaro successfully wrapped a crowdfunding campaign and raised over $35,000 for his first feature, Found Footage 3D. Here's his holiday favorite:

There’s only one holiday movie in my family, and that’s 29th Street. The movie tells the sort-of, almost, but not-really "true" story of the first winner of the New York State Lottery, Frank Pesce (who wrote the film and plays a supporting role). Danny Aiello plays the domineering father of the clan, whose son, played by Anthony Lapaglia, is supposedly the luckiest man alive. So lucky, in fact, that it turns out to be a curse.

Every day until Halloween, The Hollywood Reporter will be speaking to a notable horror director. Previously in this series: 'V/H/S: Viral's' Marcel Sarmiento and 'ABCs of Death 2's' Alejandro Brugues. Writer-director Steven DeGennaro is almost ready to unleash what he hopes will do for the found footage genre what Scream did for slasher flicks. The catch? He and his team need a little extra money for what they hope will be an astounding visual effect for Found Footage 3D. They've taken to Indiegogo to raise $35,000 (they've got about $20,000 so far). "I decided if it looks cheesy, if it looks stupid and fake

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes new details on Found Footage 3D and Mania, photos from Refuge and a poster from Fetish Factory, release dates announced for Skypemare, Soulmate, and The Inside, a trailer for When Black Birds Fly and Zombie Hood, and more:

New Details on Found Footage 3D: “…the producers of upcoming horror film Found Footage 3D announced the launch of their Indiegogo campaign to obtain additional funding for post-production and marketing expenses.

Produced by Kim Henkel, co-creator of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Found Footage 3D tells the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make “the first 3D found-footage horror film,” but find themselves in a found-footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind-the-scenes footage.

“What Scream did for slasher films,...

Here's the latest Austin film news (and a very funny video at the end, so keep reading).

Filmmaker Magazine has released its 2014 edition of "25 new Faces of Independent Film." The list includes Austin filmmaker Annie Silverstein, whose short Skunk won the Cannes Cinefondation award this year, and former Houstonite/filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe, whose documentary Evolution of a Criminal played SXSW and Dallas Iff.The Central Texas-shot horror movie Found Footage 3D wrapped shooting recently, and Austin Chronicle contributor Richard Whittaker wrote about his visit to the indie film's set. This will be the feature-film debut for writer/director Steven DeGennaro. Producers include Kim Henkel, who wrote The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and film critic/former Austinite Scott Weinberg.Austin comedy Love & Air Sex (formerly The Bounceback) is trying something different to boost online sales. If you go to BitTorrent, you can download -- no, not the whole film illegally,...

Earlier this year we told you about a film called Found Footage 3D, which is being produced by Texas Chain Saw Massacre co-creator Kim Henkel, and is set to turn the horror genre on its head. Today comes the first casting announcement for the flick, as it nears the start of production.

From the Press Release

A month before rolling camera on the meta horror film Found Footage 3D, the filmmakers are pleased to announce their first cast member: Austin native Jessica Perrin, who will assume the role of Lily, the awestruck production assistant.

FF3D tells the story of a film crew who travel to a remote cabin in the woods to shoot a 3D found footage horror film, but get more than they bargained for when the evil entity they created for their film starts showing up in their behind-the-scenes footage.

Jessica was one of the first people...

The producers of Found Footage 3D announced this week that they are entering pre-production. The independently financed film, produced by Texas Chain Saw Massacre co-creator Kim Henkel, is scheduled to begin shooting mid-May near Austin, TX.

The film tells the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make “the first 3D found footage horror film” and find themselves in the first 3D found footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind-the-scenes footage.

“The time is ripe for this film,” says writer/director Steven DeGennaro. “The 3D aspect isn’t just a marketing ploy—it’s integrated into the story in a very Scream-esque sort of way. There are things that we can do, as a found footage movie shot in 3D, that no found footage movie or 3D movie has ever been able to do before.” He stresses that while the...