Nothing much to say about this time of the year that I hate. It’s so hard to dig when the ground is frozen !! The Gravedigger Blog will be back on Monday January 4th !
If you didn’t see any of the 9th Under the Scares teaser, visit the website
Archive for December, 2009
Dec
21
2009
Under the Scares 9th teaser featuring Trent Haaga
What a perfect way to finish 2009 with another Under the Scares teaser. I hope that we didn’t “spam” you too much with the 9 teaser the we put online since october.
The 9th one is featuring Trent Haaga. Trent is a movie director, producer and actor. We met him at the Twisted Nightmare convention (RIP) back in 2006. He agree to gave us a really nice in interesting interview about the buisness.
You can visit Trent’s Blog but for now you must check out the Under the Scares Teaser.
Under the Scares is a documentary that we are doing on the independent horror business. We went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal to film people such as Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Tony Timpone, Rodrigo Gudino, Debbie Rochon, Courtney Solomon, Herschel Gordon Lewis, Gary Jones, Brinke Stevens, Maurice Devereaux, Sv Bell and many more.
Visit the Under the Scares Website.
Dec
18
2009
Dead Pussy at Killer 63 year IV
Last year, we had the chance to present The Hit, the Dinner, The Last Day and Getting Even at the 3rd edition of Killer 63. For the fourth edition, Killer 63 decided to screen our latest short film Dead Pussy.
Killer 63 is a One Night festival that happen one time a year at the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa Canada.. This year it will possible to see 16 projects from 11 filmmakers. Ranging from under 60 seconds in length to a whopping 22 minutes! Featuring local Ottawa talent, & shorts from the far off lands of Calgary and Montreal! Vampires, Zombies, …
Show starts at 9h15pm tonight at the Mayfair Theatre. 1074 Bank Street, Ottawa, Canada
For more information about the Mayfair Theatre visit the Website.
Built in 1932 in the depths of the Great Depression, the Mayfair Theatre is one of Ottawa’s last two neighborhood cinemas, and one of the oldest surviving independent movie houses in all of Canada. It has the distinction of never having been owned by, or affiliated with, any of the major cinema chains. (more info…..)
Dec
18
2009
Fx Makeup Artist Brian Spears
A couple of years ago, I met at a Chiller Convention a guy name Brian Spears. At first I didn’t know much about him except the fact that he was wasted at 10 in the morning, but hey, I told myself that was like everyone looks at convention at 10 in the morning 
So we had a beer together, not at 10h01 but at night after the convention was close and I did discover that he was a Special FX guy with a lot of talent. Brian works on a lot of indie film but since a couple of time he starts to works on some bigger projects like Return to Sleepaway Camp, Plague Town, and I Sell the Dead which look awesome.
I Sell the Dead is starring Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Dominic Monaghan (X-Men & Lord of the Ring)
So if you’re a producer in the US and you want to work with a great Fx guy, just drop a line at Brian !
Check out is IMDB page. You can also take at look at Under the Scares went it will be available. Brian give a great interview about the buisness in it.
Also take a look at the I Sell the Dead official website.
Dec
17
2009
freak
Today I decided to go back in time to talk about a movie that Shock-O-Rama release in 1999. Again, thanks to Facebook , I fell on the Fan page of the film.
So I went to the imdb page of the movie director Tyley Tharpe to discover that after winning two awards with Freak, Tharpe took a break from the industry for 8 years. In 2007 he did another film called Return in Red.
I’m wondering why a guy who won two awards and got distribution back in time waits 8 years to do another one and why, since 2007, he did not do another one. Hey Tyler, when you will read this, drop me a line and help me understand
For now, you can visit the Facebook page.
You can also visite the IMDB Page.
Dec
16
2009
Under the Scares 8th teaser featuring Gary Jones
Last October we were invited to the movie premiere of “The Dead Matter” and while we where there, we took some time to do an interview with one of the two producers of the film Gary Jones.
Gary Jones starts is career as an special effects technicien. In 1987, he works on Evid Dead II, Army of Darkness in 1992 and Hard Target in 1993. He after starts is director career in 1996 with the Xena : Warrior Princess series.
In 2008, he directed a movie produced by Sam Raimi Boogeyman 3.
You can visit is interesting resume on is IMDB page.
You can now watch the 8th teaser of Under the Scares featuring Gary Jones.
Under the Scares is a documentary that we are doing on the independent horror business. We went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal to film people such as Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Tony Timpone, Rodrigo Gudino, Debbie Rochon, Courtney Solomon, Herschel Gordon Lewis, Gary Jones, Brinke Stevens, Maurice Devereaux, Sv Bell and many more.
Visit the Under the Scares Website.
Dec
15
2009
The Final official trailer
Because of the technologies, super young filmmakers are now starting their carrer. But most of the time, the lack of experience make them do bad films. Well it’s not seems to be the case of Joey Stewart. After working on mny projet as Walker Texas Ranger and The Anarchist cook book, Stewart, at the age of 42 is now directing is first feature film called The Final.
“A group of high school outcasts host a costume party and employ an arsenal of physical and psychological torture to avenge the humiliation and torment they faced at the hands of the popular kids.”
When I was looking to know more about the film, I discover that the film have been pick up for distribution by After Dark film (Lion Gates)
An also you can follow the movie on Twitter
Final Trailer – “Deliverance” from AGORA ENTERTAINMENT on Vimeo.
Dec
14
2009
mildew
Writer, Director and producer Tor Hansen put online some teasers of is new film Mildew. Mildew is a 36 minutes short film.
“In 1827, Anton Sukorov and his young daughter were expelled from Fort Ross for their pagan beliefs. All thought they had been committed to slow oblivion within the sky-devouring California redwood groves…but families survive. Present day, Jasmine is a commercial real estate agent scouting unincorporated land for a resort project. Amid the silent decay of the forest she finds Sukorov’s descendants consumed by raging fear and murderous mental-illness. Once inside their universe she may never be able to return home.”
You can check out the Facebook page here. (To see the teasers)
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Dec
11
2009
Shrove Tuesday
Did somebody say short film ? Well here’s one ! didn’t see it but the trailer is kinda of cool. I love horror short film. I think that every filmmaker should do is own short film before going to feature films. So about Shrove Tuesday….
Shrove Tuesday is a 22 minute hell-ride into your darkest fears!
Directed by Lee Andrew Matthews.
Produced by Nina Van Statten
Music by Peter Rutland
Director of Photography Peter Frederick Davies
Edited by Ashwin Wala
Visual FX by Dutch Filmworks UK
Shrove Tuesday is a 22 minute hell-ride into your darkest fears directed by Lee Andrew Matthews.
I don’t know Lee Andrews Matthews, I didn’t see, the only thing I know is that I dig the 2 trailers. Well the first one is more a teaser then a trailer but anyway.
Check out the Official Website.
Trailer 1 (teaser)
Trailer 2
Dec
10
2009
Under the Scares 7th teaser featuring 42nd Street Pete.
Is there somebody in the business who don’t know 42nd Street Pete ? Maybe you know him under the nickname of Grindhouse King ? Well 42nd Street Pete is already a nickname…anyway !
We met Pete at the Genghis Con convention about three years ago. We saw him back at another convention called Cinema Wastland. If you want to grab a beer with 42nd, Cinema Wastland is the place to go. If you want to know anything about the grindhouse movies or wrestling, yes I did say Wrestling, Pete is the one to ask.
So after meeting Pete a couple of time, we ask him to be apart of Under the Scares. We had a really great interview with him.
Under the Scares is a documentary that we are doing on the independent horror business. We went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal to film people such as Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Tony Timpone, Rodrigo Gudino, Debbie Rochon, Courtney Solomon, Herschel Gordon Lewis, Gary Jones, Brinke Stevens, Maurice Devereaux, Sv Bell and many more.
You can now watch the 7th teaser of Under the Scares featuring 42nd Street Pete.
Visit the Under the Scares Website.
Also, don’t forget to visit Pete official Website where you can find is Blog, reviews and some nice Rated R DVD’s
