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From Arachnophobia to Itsy Bitsy, from Tarantula to Abyssal Spider, killer spider movies have always been in style. But there’s something special about the newest eight-legged offering, Sting. Sting is everything that’s amazing about creature features.

Sting is about a young girl named Charlotte (Alyla Browne from the unfortunate Children of the Corn remake) who spends her time drawing comics and creeping into her neighbors’ apartments by crawling through the apartment building’s air ducts. One day while doing the latter, she comes across a cute little spider which she takes home and names Sting – not after the rock star or the wrestler, but after the short sword in The Hobbit. Yes, Charlotte is a dork.

But Sting isn’t a normal, run-of-the-mill spider. It’s an alien spider that crashed on Earth in a meteorite. First,...

Happy Halloweekend, dear readers! The best weekend of the year has finally arrived, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to indulge in all sorts of spooky shenanigans over the next few days. For this Halloween edition of “From Streams to Screams,” I decided to focus on horror movies that have come out in the last few years that would be perfect to enjoy while celebrating the arrival of Halloween.

If you’re anything like me, I tend to focus a lot on my favorite horror movies throughout the month of October to feed my nostalgia. So this year, I’ve been trying to check out some recent horror movies I may have missed in an effort to broaden my horizons a bit. With that in mind, I put together a list of 25 recent horror films that are currently streaming that should either deliver up some thrills and chills,...

In another packed edition of Horror Highlights, we have the lineup for Scream Factory's 31 Nights of Horror, details on Black Mansion Films and their funding campaign, information on Roommate Wanted and its Salem Horror Fest premiere, an announcement on the Guardian Project from Supernatural's Mark Pellegrino, and word of Mr. Mercedes coming to Peacock:

Scream Factory, Shout! Factory TV Host '31 Nights of Horror' Streaming Every Night in October: "This October, Shout! Factory TV and Scream Factory proudly present 31 Nights of Horror. Fans can tune in each evening throughout the entire month for a macabre movie that’s sure to satisfy cravings for all things creepy. Each night of the stream will feature a genre favorite such as Witchboard, Bad Moon, Sleepaway Camp, The Exorcist III, Clive Barker’s Nightbreed: Director’s Cut and many more.

Viewers will also be treated to a deadly double feature every Saturday...

In today's horror highlights: The teaser trailer for Cannibal Comedian, release details for The Voices, Itsy Bitsy is now on Amazon Prime, and a tease of Pixel Elixir's upcoming Terror Kitties 2 release:

Teaser Trailer for Cannibal Comedian: "A psychopathic cannibal, fed up with his lack of ambition, tries his hand at stand-up comedy in an attempt to satisfy his appetite for normalcy."

Cast & Crew:

Charlie Cannibal Comedian - Aaron Prager Austin Judd - Chrystal Robert Dunne - Carrey Keith Kollinicos - Eleanor David Vega - Sheriff Weaver D’Shae Beasley - Vic Eric Alegria - Juan Sean Haitz – writer, director, producer Yoko Haitz - Producer Jacob Geimer - Director of Photography Gregory Lastra - 1st Assistant Director Siena Eyrich - 2nd Assistant Director Andrea Davoren – SFX / Hair/ Makeup/ Props/set dressing Skibz Lucero - SFX assistant Chris Young - Assistant Camera/grip Dan Frederick Pitts - Sound Mixer

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Bucky Pizzarelli, a jazz guitar giant and member of the New Jersey Hall of Fame who played with most of the greats in his decades-long career, has died. He was 94 and had been diagnosed with cornonavirus, but the exact cause of death has not been determined, his daughter said.

Pizzarelli had a smooth style that was in demand for sessions and performances. He performed at the White House for Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, appeared with Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” band, and worked with Frank Sinatra, Les Paul, Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole and many others. .

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His seassion work included Ray Charles’s...

Stars: Bruce Davison, Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo, Chloe Perrin | Written by Micah Gallo, Bryan Dick, Jason Alvino | Directed by Micah Gallo

Based on a story by Micah Gallo, who also directs and co-writes the screenplay here alongside Bryan Dick and Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy is Gallo’s feature debut, having only worked previously on shorts, as well as a part of visual effects teams on dozens of movies, from the Hatchet trilogy to The Innkeepers.

Now, I’m a fan of the ole “creature feature” but it’s fair to say films in this specific sub-genre are few and far between these days. Spiders are always a good choice for a creature feature horror film, because spiders, after-all, are a widely spread fear around the world. They have eight legs, they can walk on your ceilings, and you never know where the buggers are lurking, so… that’s some solid horror right there,...

Kew Media Distribution have announced they will be releasing the new horror feature Itsy Bitsy on UK digital platforms from 14th October. Directed and produced by Micah Gallo (Wick) alongside special effects master Dan Rebert (True Blood), Itsy Bitsy stars Bruce Davison, Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo and Chloe Perrin.

Itsy Bitsy weaves a character-driven story of responsibility, love and loss set against a terrifying backdrop of chilling scares and monstrous legends. When Kara (Elizabeth Roberts) a single mother struggling to raise two children in New York City, receives a job offer to work as a private nurse in the mid-West, it’s an opportunity she can’t refuse. So, she uproots her family, moving them to the remote farm owned by Walter (Golden Globe®-winner Bruce Davison), a semi-retired antiquities appraiser who has multiple sclerosis. At first, things seem normal enough. But what Kara doesn’t know is...

Arachnophobes, consider yourselves warned! The creepy-crawly creature feature Itsy Bitsy is slated to cawl onto Blu-ray/DVD beginning October 1st via Scream Factory. Check out the trailer embedded at the top of the article. You can read the synopsis and bonus features below. A creepy-crawly creature feature based on the centuries-old poem, Itsy Bitsy weaves a sinister web […]

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If you're even slightly scared of spiders, there's no doubt that the new horror movie Itsy Bitsy (co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino) will give you enough nightmare fuel to last the rest of the year. Following its well-received world premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival, Itsy Bitsy will crawl into homes on Blu-ray and DVD beginning October 1st, giving you plenty of time to add it to your Halloween movie marathons.

Read the official press release from Scream Factory for the full release details on the Itsy Bitsy Blu-ray and DVD, which will include two new audio commentaries:

Press Release: A creepy-crawly creature feature based on the centuries-old poem, Itsy Bitsy weaves a sinister web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. When a family moves into a secluded mansion, they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant...

Itsy Bitsy is a horror film with lots of spiders. Developed by first time feature film director Micah Gallo, this title involves a single mother and a move to small guesthouse. Inside the new home, Kara must look after an aging antiquities collector, Walter. Once an ancient artifact is found, this family is put in jeopardy. Itsy Bitsy centrally stars Elizabeth Roberts as Kara, along with Bruce Davison (Along Came the Devil), Chloe Perrin and Treva Etienne. The film is out now and the latest release details are hosted here. Recently, director Gallo has been interviewed on this title. Developed from a Kickstarter campaign, Gallo also mentions his influences for the film: "[its] something like Jaws with edgy character drama. Kind of like The Exorcist. But really, if you're familiar with something like Q the Winged Serpent or Of Unknown Origin (Movieweb)." This filmmaker knows his horror films. Gallo also studied...

Itsy Bitsy will creep you out if you're deathly afraid of spiders, but you're still bound to have a good time watching it. From director Micah Gallo, the movie follows a young, single mother of two and her struggles with parenting, drug addiction, and taking up a new job in the country as a private nurse to an antique appraiser. Oh, and all the while, the family is stalked and terrorized by an ancient evil entity taking the form of a giant, carnivorous spider. Certainly, that sounds a bit extreme on paper, but Itsy Bitsy can in fact be a pleasant surprise for those who associate giant spider movies with cheese-fests like Eight Legged Freaks and Spiders 3D, offering viewers a different kind of killer spider movie.

To boot, Itsy Bitsy is definitely not a horror movie in the traditional sense. Gorehounds may be left eager anticipating the movie's death scenes,...

Spiders are one of the things we, as humans, are commonly terrified of. I count myself in that category. And yet, I adore horror movies focused on the creepy, crawly creatures. Arachnophobia, Eight Legged Freaks. I eat it up. And thanks to effects guru turned director Micah Gallo, the new generation has a scary spider flick of their own to enjoy in the form of Itsy Bitsy.

The upcoming creature feature includes a cast featuring Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo, Chloe Perrin and character actor extraordinaire, Bruce Davison. It also features some incredible practical creature effects, especially for something that started life as a Kickstarter-funded movie. I recently had the chance to speak with Micah Gallo about directing his first feature, his history with the business and much more. So, without further adieu, here's our chat.

Congratulations. As I understand, this is your first full feature. And the...

A creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, Itsy Bitsy (co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino) made its world premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, giving attendees with arachnophobia (myself included) enough nightmare fuel to keep them awake for days on end. While at Popcorn Frights, Daily Dead had the pleasure of speaking with director/co-writer Micah Gallo about the multi-year journey to getting Itsy Bitsy made, using as many practical effects as possible to bring the film's big spider to life, and working with a talented cast that includes Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, and Bruce Davison.

Keep an eye out for Itsy Bitsy when it crawls into theaters and on digital and VOD platforms beginning August 30th from Shout! Studios.

Thanks for taking the time to chat, Micah. I know we talked about years ago in 2017, and you had the Kickstarter video and you got...

There are no two ways about it: Spiders are freaky and scary and nightmare-inducing. So it’s no wonder that fear practitioners have been utilizing the buggers to induce terror in horror fans for decades. Coming down the pike from Scream Factory is Itsy Bitsy, a film certain to make your skin crawl. Check out our exclusive […]

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As the calendar creeps closer towards the Halloween season, we have a brand new month of VOD and Digital releases coming our way throughout the month of August. Things kick off on the 2nd with the latest installment of Blumhouse’s Into the Dark series, School Spirit, and the directorial debut of Jason Mewes, Method in the Madness, also hits various platforms the same day.

August 6th is a very busy day for digital releases, as we have 10 different films coming out that day, including Brightburn, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Night Sitter, and Perception. Nekrotronic, featuring Monica Bellucci, arrives on the 9th, and just a few days later, The Banana Splits Movie hits digital on the 13th, and I’m still not sure what to make of it, but I will definitely be watching that night to see just what on earth they’ve done with these classic TV characters.

Popcorn Frights just announce the second wave of programming for their 5th annual celebration of the latest and greatest in genre cinema from around the world! Highlights include the world premiere of Itsy Bitsy, Artik, and The Gravedigger, the North American premiere of Queen of Spades: The Looking Glass, and the Us premiere of Infeccion. […] The post Trailer: 5th Annual Popcorn Frights Film Festival Announces 2nd Wave! appeared first on Dread Central.

It's hot. It's sticky. And it promises to scare. Yes, it's this year's edition of the Popcorn Frights Film Festival, which is headed to Florida in August with a full head of frightening steam. The second wave of titles has just been announced, and it looks frightfully good. (Somebody get me a thesaurus.) Highlights include world premieres, North American and Us premieres and more good stuff that will keep you glued to your seat. More on those individual titles from the official festival descriptions: Itsy Bitsy (pictured above): "Building a relentless sense of menace and creepiness, Itsy Bitsy is a straight-out scarefest that will leave you a squirming mass with its...

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From a frightening fixer-upper to a home haunted by an eight-legged terror, Popcorn Frights Film Festival is bringing a wide range of horror movies to life on the big screen in Fort Lauderdale this August. Daily Dead is thrilled to attend and be one of the media sponsors of this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and following the festival's exciting first wave of programming, the second wave of films has now been announced, including Travis Stevens' Girl on the Third Floor, Blumhouse's Bloodline, and the world premiere of Itsy Bitsy (co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino).

Press Release: Fort Lauderdale, Fl – Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns bigger, bolder, bloodier with its second wave of programming that promises more thrills than ever before. In its fifth year, Popcorn Frights will premiere 73 films (including 10 world premieres), embracing 16 countries, and bringing together established filmmakers and emerging new voices to its annual...

Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the psychologically harrowing creature feature Itsy Bitsy pits a single mother against an eight-legged critter big enough to cause nightmares for life... if you're lucky enough to survive. Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy was recently acquired by Shout! Studios for North American distribution, and now the unsettling trailer has been revealed, offering plenty of nightmare fuel to anyone who has even a hint of arachnophobia.

Following its premiere on Bloody Disgusting, you can watch the official Itsy Bitsy trailer below.

Directed and produced by Micah Gallo from a screenplay by Gallo, J. Bryan Dick, and Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy stars Elizabeth Roberts, Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo, and Chloe Perrin. Keep an eye out for Itsy Bitsy when Shout! Studios releases it in select theaters and...

There are no two ways about it: Spiders are freaky and scary and nightmare-inducing. So it’s no wonder that fear practitioners have been utilizing the buggers to induce terror in horror fans for decades. Coming down the pike from Scream Factory is Itsy Bitsy, a film certain to make your skin crawl. Check out the […] The post Trailer: Your Skin Will Crawl When Itsy Bitsy Hits Select Theaters and VOD This August appeared first on Dread Central.

I’ve got a super fun trailer for you to watch today for a new horror thriller called Itsy Bitsy, and it’s going to be especially fun for those of you who hate spiders! You see, the movie centers around a giant spider who terrorizes a family!

Here’s the synopsis that has been released for the movie that offers us some insight into the story and where it came from:

A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster.

Based on the centuries-old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant spider.

Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big city to the quiet countryside with her two children, 13-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Cambria, to live with and take care of...

I don't know about you, but if there is one thing on this great green Earth that scares the hell out of me it's... snakes! But spiders are pretty creepy too. And if you're left running for the door by classic movies such as Arachnophobia and Kingdom of the Spiders then you're really going to want to go ahead and find another article to read today as the poster and, especially, the trailer for Itsy Bitsy is bound to give even spider-lovers a solid dose of the heeby-jeebies.

Personally, I think the filmmakers behind this movie have managed to nail how to make a perfect spider-nightmare on-screen. I mean movies such as the above-mentioned Arachnophobia are fun as hell, but a bunch of small spiders running around is only so scary to this guy. Then on the other end of the spectrum, we have movies such as the aptly titled...

"Went up the water spout..." This looks scary as all hell. Scream Factory has debuted the first teaser trailer for a new indie horror feature titled Itsy Bitsy, from filmmaker Micah Gallo (a VFX producer making his feature directorial debut). As the title hints at, this is a new horror movie about a giant spider but this time it's actually, seriously scary - not some fake looking bug. This one looks real, and giant, and the shots in this will give you the creeps. Don't watch if you hate spiders (like me) - it'll ruin your day/week/year/life. "A creepy-crawly creature feature based on the centuries-old poem, Itsy Bitsy weaves a sinister web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster." It stars Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby, Elizabeth Roberts, Arman Darbo, Chloe Perrin, Treva Etienne, and Eileen Dietz. Tread carefully, my friends. Here's the teaser trailer (+ two...

Kew Media Distribution Signs Six New Features Heading To Cannes Films Include “Deus,” “The Quiet One,” “2067,” “Itsy Bitsy” and Docs on “Ghostbusters” and “The Amazing Johnathan” Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has secured international sales rights to a raft of new films that the company will be headlining in Cannes including the …

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More interesting news surrounding the wonderful world of Ghostbusters has recently been released ― as the film turns 35 this year. A new documentary called Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters is set to premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Also: Hola Mexico Film Festival lineup, and details on both In the Blink of an Eye anthology series and Gunpowder & Sky and Justin Lin's student short film competition.

Ghostbusters Documentary's Cannes Premiere Details: "Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has secured international sales rights to a raft of new films that the company will be headlining in Cannes including the stunning and mysterious sci-fi film Deus, rock’n’roll documentary The Quiet One, the retrospective documentary Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, the bizarre and deceptive documentary The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, the dystopian sci-fi film 2067, and the thriller Itsy Bitsy.

Kew Media Distribution’s Evp of Sales Jonathan Ford...

For most people, spiders tap into a primal fear, even when they’re tiny. Of course, the creepy crawler in Itsy Bitsy is anything but! Look for the homage to 1980s era creature features sometime in 2019 via Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory. Written by Micah Gallo, J. […] The post Giant Spider Chiller Itsy Bitsy Will Make Your Skin Crawl appeared first on Dread Central.

Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has acquired North American rights to the chilling horror thriller Itsy Bitsy, written by Micah Gallo, J. Bryan Dick, Jason Alvino, and directed by Micah Gallo (The Innkeepers). Itsy Bitsy stars Academy Award&#174 nominee Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby, Elizabeth Roberts, and up-and-comer Chloe Perrin. The announcement was made today by Shout's founders and CEOs Bob Emmer and Garson Foos, Throughline Films' founders John W. Bosher and Chris Charles, and Jordan Fields, Vice President of Acquisitions at Shout! Studios.

A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. Based on the centuries-old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant spider. Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big...

Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the psychologically harrowing creature feature Itsy Bitsy pits a single mother against an eight-legged critter big enough to cause nightmares for life... if you're lucky enough to survive. Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy has now been acquired by Shout! Studios for North American distribution.

The team at Shout! Studios is planning a theatrical release for Itsy Bitsy this year. We have the full press release below with more details, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with director Gallo for insights into the making of the film.

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – April 8, 2019 - Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has acquired North American rights to the chilling horror thriller Itsy Bitsy, written by Micah Gallo, J.

In today’s film news roundup, Orlando Jones will play a horror director, Boyd Holbrook will play a pathologist, four Batman movies will get a re-release and a spider movie gets a release.

Castings

Orlando Jones will star in Lexicon’s horror movie “Dark Forces” with Anthony O’Brien (“The Timber”) directing, Variety has learned exclusively.

O’Brien will direct from a screenplay by Lexicon producers Mark Mathias Sayre and Justin Foia. Production is expected to take place this summer in Romania.

Jones will portray a monster movie director who becomes haunted by creatures from his own films while recovering from brain surgery.

“Orlando’s multi-talented and intellectually stimulating performances speak for themselves; his turn as ‘Mr. Nancy’ on Starz ‘American Gods’ provides a perfect example of this,” O’Brien said. “His contribution to ‘Dark Forces’ will allow the audience to experience a thoughtful energy and voice that old (and...

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Sales agent Kew Media Distribution has added four titles to its slate ahead of the upcoming European Film Market.

The new additions include Rock documentary Suzi Q, which recounts the life of the rock musician, with testimony from contemporaries including Alice Cooper, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett. Liam Firmager directs.

Also new is documentary Glitch In The Matrix from Rodney Ascher, exploring Simulation Theory through the stories of real people questioning if they are living in the real world or a computer simulation.

Writer-director Julius Amendume’s Rattlesnakes is a neo-noir psychological thriller adapted from...

Julius Amedume’s neo-noir psychological thriller “Rattlesnakes,” rock documentary “Suzi Q” and the elevated horror thriller “Itsy Bitsy” are among the new titles that Kew Media Distribution will be introducing to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market, which kicks off Thursday.

They join a slate that includes three buzz-worthy documentaries: Rodney Ascher’s “Glitch in the Matrix, Michael Jackson expose “Leaving Neverland,” one of the talking points at Sundance, and Nick Broomfield’s “Marianne & Leonard – Words of Love,” also a hot title in Park City.

Scripted and directed by Amedume, “Rattlesnakes” tells the story of California life guru and family man Robert McQueen. What begins as a typical day of therapy sessions with his clients takes a turn for the worse… He’s expecting to meet a regular client in a rented apartment, but instead he’s ambushed by three masked men and held hostage.

McQueen is accused of...

He created some of the most iconic horror genre images from the 1980s with his work on the Nightmare on Elm Street posters, and now artist Matthew Peak has channeled his creativity into the key art for a new thriller, Itsy Bitsy.

Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy has surpassed its $40,000 goal, but you still have until October 11th if you want to add your name to the list of supporters behind the Kickstarter for the character-centric creature feature. You can view the new key art below, and in case you missed it, check out our in-depth interview with Gallo.

From the Press Release: "To increase awareness and help fund the film before its upcoming crowd funding deadline, the producers are unveiling the official original key art, created by Matthew Peak of Nightmare on Elm Street fame...

From the look of the trailer, Itsy Bitsy is a return to solid character acting (Denise Crosby! Bruce Davison!) and practical creature special effects with its animatronic spiders. Director Micah Gallo has put together a pretty slick-looking genre film outside of the Hollywood system, and he's close to finishing his film Itsy Bitsy, but he needs help. He's almost there --- just shy of $5,000 to reach his goal in the next few days. Of course, you can score the usual signed blu-rays and DVDs, but you if you have a bit more cash to spare, you can also get props, credits, a sweet poster signed by genre film illustrator Matthew Joseph Peak (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and tickets to the film's Los Angeles premiere and after...

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A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. We told you last month that Cory Neal (producer of the Hatchet films) and Micah Gallo launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the screen. The film, described as a “classic creature feature and family drama,” has raised over $22,000 so far, […]...

A round of cast images, including Denise Crosby and Bruce Davison, has arrived for Itsy Bitsy, and we have each and every one of them right here for you… arachnid free. Micah Gallo wrote the film alongside Jason Alvino and… Continue Reading →

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If you have arachnophobia, you might need to take a deep pull from an inhaler after watching the trailer for Itsy Bitsy, an upcoming horror film in which a single mother and her children are stalked by a spider that's large enough to haunt your dreams for life, but still compact enough to fit in your bathtub or under your bed... As impressive as the trailer for Itsy Bitsy is, the film still needs help from horror fans to make it across the cinematic finish line in post-production, and director Micah Gallo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring his creature feature to the big screen.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Gallo about his new character-centric thriller, and he discussed teaming up with Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino and Bryan Dick to write the screenplay, filming the movie in sections, depicting the spider through painstaking practical effects,...

Filmmaker Micah Gallo is looking to make them even scarier with his new film Itsy Bitsy and to further show that he means business comes the announcement that The Exorcist‘s most infamous face of evil, Eileen Dietz, has officially joined… Continue Reading →

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"You believe in something long enough, it becomes reality." Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the official trailer for Itsy Bitsy has been released in conjunction with a Kickstarter campaign for the new horror film directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino. The trailer for Itsy Bitsy teases a sinister spider that's big enough to bypass any water spout in favor of crawling through your bedroom window...

Press Release: Hollywood, CA---September 6, 2017—Filmmakers Cory Neal and Micah Gallo have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the silver screen. Gallo hopes die-hard horror fans are excited to help make a new horror classic, and to resurrect this genre of suspense films that become a film event cult phenomena.

Their overall goal is to raise $40,000 from fan support via the Kickstarter campaign https://www.

Spiders. While we love looking at them, we generally don’t want them anywhere near us… something about those eyes… those legs… those fangs! Filmmaker Micah Gallo is looking to make them even scarier with his new film Itsy Bitsy. Gallo… Continue Reading →

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Fans of Eight-legged Freaks and Arachnophobia – get ready for the next crazy arachnid-themed horror movie. Filmmakers Cory Neal (producer of the Hatchet films) and Micah Gallo have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the silver screen. Itsy Bitsy marries the high concept fun of a film reminiscent of Jaws […]...