Another wild year for Fearmakers is about to end. 2009 saw the release of Dismal, the premiere of Savage, the start of a new division in Strange Stuff and a glimpse into the future with Lance Steel.
This has to be our most favorite time of the year. It's the season that shaped us as kids and turned us into the scary movie making madmen that we are now. From watching Double Chiller Theater with Fritz the Night Owl to hiding behind the door to literally scare the shit out of our mothers, for us there was no better time than Halloween.
Don't let the innocent eyes fool you. This girl will kick your ass. Meet Christina Rose, star of Strange Stuff Productions' upcoming zombie flick, Death of the Dead. Christina plays Wanda, the awkward geek turned zombie-butt-smashing-bombshell with the help of a little magic.
The industry leading magazine Fangoria did a piece on Savage for their website. It was a really cool piece with exclusive photos and comments from the producers and cast. Unfortunately they misspelled producer Justin Soponis' name wrong, but we'll forgive them. Bigfoot may not, but Fearmakers will.
(Fans gather around to meet the cast of Savage and watch the trailer)
(Tony Becker talks with fans of Savage)
Lots happening this year for Fearmakers. First we release Dismal to the world and everyone knows "You've got Dale's word on it". Then we added a new logo and name (no longer using "Studios"). Now comes the latest for Fearmakers in 2009, the new website. All the movies, all the pictures, the news and even games! I know, it's crazy talk. But that's what we've done. With the help of the fine developers at Mad Hatter Design Studio we have a brand new site with tons of content. A one stop shop if you will. Check it out. And we'll be adding more soon. More games, more swag and of course, more movies.
The man, the myth, the legend, Lance Steel is one badass monster hunter. In the upcoming weeks we'll unveil a short preview of Lance Steel full of menacing monsters, hot women and smoking guns. "This film is going to be a lot of fun," says Producer Bo Buckley. "For everyone else it's going to be a lot of work, but I sleep mostly during production."
(LtoR Joe Stauffer (camera op) Chad Oliver (AC) Shane Callahan (as Det. Robeson) and Nate Panning(as Lance Steel) in a scene for the movie Lance Steel:Monster Hunter teaser. Courtesy Mike Spencer / Star News)
film, it wasn't practical. When we set out to do our first feature, Death4Told, we chose to shoot standard definition digital. High def wasn't even common language at that time. By today's standards, everyone with a few grand can pick up a digital camera that shoots HD and Death4Told looks as antiquated as a B-movie sci-fi feature of the 50s. But as many filmmakers and critics say, a good, entertaining story will outlive the medium on which it was told. As the Red One becomes the norm and indie filmmakers become the first to shoot IMAX features on over-the-counter cameras, it's the story and entertainment of the movie that will set itself apart.
John Hughes died on August 6, 2009 of a heart attack. If you don't recognize the name, you'll certainly recognize his work as a writer, producer, and director. Here are a just a few of his credits:
Fans everywhere have been contacting us this week, telling us they watched Dismal and had a great time. One even sent us a pic from their phone of the On Demand listing in their area. We even heard some disappointment for some who couldn't get the movie in their area or through their provider. All we can say is keep checking. Dismal is rolling out to new areas regularly and will be available to Comcast customers soon. The movie runs On Demand through mid-October so check back often to see if you have it.
(Producer Justin Soponis knows Dismal showed up Right On Time!)
German horror lovers (and we know there are a LOT of you!) are preparing to feast on the indie American horror flick, Dismal. They released their own fine artwork (see above) of a body double for Jack Harrison aka Idiot carrying the severed head double of one of our female cast members (we won't say who). Very classy work, fellows! And they even changed the name of the film! BLEED! Hmm, how do we feel about that? Well, it's not much different from some of the titles we nearly used for the US release like I Bleed On Your Grave, or The Bleedened or If It Bleeds We Feeds, and my favorite Tubs of Blood. Not sure Bleed is as catchy as those titles, but who cares as long as our German horror friends enjoy the movie.
Back in the day, before Justin Soponis was a bigshot feature film producer, he was known as "Supie". As he began his climb to super stardom, he produced a short called Pestilence. As you can see from the above photo, he gave this project the same care and attention as he does with Fearmakers' projects today.
The Fearmakers team would like to wish partner in crime, Julie Jarrett, a happy birthday. Due to our non disclosure agreement with Julie and her company Freezer Locker Films we cannot discuss her age or else she has the legal right to pluck our eyeballs from the sockets, and that really hurts.
Fearmakers is taking its show on the road, back to a familiar stomping ground... HORRORFIND WEEKEND!!!!! Last year we premiered Dismal there to a fantastic crowd. Even though the venue has changed locations, we expect promote like hell and hope we get similar or better numbers than last year. And if you plan to go within the next 15 minutes we'll give you not one screening of the creature feature, SAVAGE, but two, TWO screenings of the film, an indoor event and an outdoor, drive-in screening special. Okay, it's really a walk in, park your ass down and watch a movie outdoors on a huge blowup screen with top of the line surround sound, but it should be a lot of fun.
Tuesday marked the DVD release of Hollywood's remake of the horror classic Friday the 13th. With a budget around $19M this remake had about, oh, $18.5M than the original. But did all this extra coin make it any better? No. Did names like uber producer Michael Bay behind it make it better? Nope. In fact, I'd go so far to say this slick remake isn't any better than our own Dismal. I'm serious! Would I go so far as to come up with that snazzy little artwork above if I didn't think so? Stay with me here.
Seriously, you have a great woman there. We are very happy for you and wish you both the best of luck. And let us know when you're allowed to make a movie with us again. We will miss you.
Back in the day, 2002 to be exact, a couple actors appeared in a segment called 'Folklore', one of a four part anthology in Fearmakers first film, Death4Told. In that segment, Rich Sommer (left) played Donnie, a tough guy jock with a sensitive side and Nar Williams (right) played Travis, a jokester with a penchant for ghost stories. Well not to ruin the ending for all those on their way out the door to find this little unwonted gem of a movie, but both guys die.
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