Horror at the Festival
As evidenced by our Horror Screenplay Competition, we love us some scary here at Slamdance. There are three genre-related pics playing during Slamdance's "Twilight Screening" program this year, and one of our narrative competition films (Paranormal Activity) is also a great chance to get your horror (or homage to horror creators) on. High fives to some of our favorite sites for picking up on the action...
Trailer Park of Terror at Comics2Film.com
Directed by Steven Goldmann
Starring Nichole Hiltz, Lew Temple, Hayley Marie Norman, Ryan Carnes, Priscilla Barnes, Trace Adkins
Six troubled teens become stranded in a ramshackle trailer park where they meet Norma, an undead, trailer-trash babe with a killer body and a cursed brood of Redneck Zombies.
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer at Horror-Movies.ca
Written/Directed by Jon Knautz
Starring Robert Englund
Jack Brooks is an angry young plumber who witnessed his family's brutal murder when he was a child. Unknowingly, he awakens an ancient evil which forces him to confront his past and deal with the monstrous reality of the present.
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story at Bloody-Disgusting.com
Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
Interviews with John Waters, John Landis, Roger Corman, Leonard Maltin, Marcel Marceau, Joe Dante
A chronicle of the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Paranormal Activity at Bloody-Disgusting.com and DreadCentral.com
Written/Directed by Oren Peli
A young couple suspects that their house is haunted by a malevolent entity. They set up video surveillance to capture evidence of what happens at night as they sleep. Their surveillance and home videos have been edited into the 99 minute feature film "Paranormal Activity".
