Respected author and filmmaker Philip Nutman – seen by many as the authority on Amicus Horror – has chosen Carrion Film terror triptych ( Scayrecrow, The Screaming Skull & The Hairy Hands) to be part of his special prime-time “Philip Nutman’s Nightmares: My Favorite Horror Shorts” at Atlanta’s ‘Buried Alive‘ Horror festival’s opening night. There is also a suggestion that the three films may also be screened a second time the following night as part of the competition. This marks the first time that all three films have been selected to be screened at a single festival. Philip Nutman explained some of the reasons for his decision:
“I believe he (Director Ashley Thorpe) has a unique
vision and a distinctive talent, that his works deserve to be considered alongside those of The Brothers Quay and David Lynch (especially the early works). They also contain flashes of the arcane poetry of early Kenneth Anger — at least in my eyes — but when all is said and done, they are pure Thorpe… it’s clear the blood of Hammer and Amicus run through his veins, and as a fellow Englishman I know all the influences and passions only too well. Remarkable. Superb — and very creepy. I can’t wait to see what dark delights you gentlemen will surprise us with next.” – Philip Nutman.
Philip Nutman is a multiple award nominated novelist, critically acclaimed screenwriter and producer who has published over 2000 feature articles, essays and profiles over the last 3 decades. He is Fangoria magazines longest serving reporter (writing his first article at the tender age of 18), and covered many of the top horror movies of the 1980’s. As president of RPM Filmworks Inc, he is currently developing a number of projects for the big screen.
Full details on the ‘Buried Alive‘ screening will be posted as soon as they are officially released.
All three films have also subsequently been requested for inclusion at the Blacklist Art and Film Festival in San Diego and the Telluride Horror Show Colorado (this year guest hosted by ‘Fangoria‘ Editor in Chief Chris Alexander). More details on these festivals will follow shortly.
THE SCREAMING SKULL AT SALT LAKE CITY…
Carrion Film animation ‘The Screaming Skull‘ has also been selected to be screened at this years ‘Salt Lake City Film Festival‘. Led by a creative team of artists and event coordinators, the Salt Lake City Film Festival was designed to provide exposure and commercial avenues for independent films.
From the official site: “In 2010, the Salt Lake City Film Festival has grown in numerous ways. In addition to our usual home base of the Tower Theater, we’ll be showing films at The Post Theater at the University of Utah on Saturday and Sunday, the Broadway Theater (for our opening night film only) and Brewvies Cinema Pub for late night showings on Friday and Saturday.”
‘The Screaming Skull‘ will be screening at 07:00 pm, Friday 13th August at the Tower Theatre, Salt Lake City.
HAIRY HANDS IN THE PARK!
Exeter’s Big Screen in the Park, wherein Northernhay Gardens is turned into an outdoor cinema, will be supporting the Devon and Cornwall movie scene by showing local shorts before the main feature. Included in this years schedule is ‘The Hairy Hands‘ which will be the supporting B – movie for Guy Ritchies ‘reinvention’ of legendary Victorian sleuth ‘Sherlock Holmes‘.
Screenings, which take place from Wednesday to Saturday August 11 to 14, start at 9pm, but gates open at 7pm, giving plenty of time to settle in and nosh down on your picnic or other refreshments.
Other local shorts that will be showing are Andy Oxley and David Williams’ ‘Day of Rest‘, ‘La Legend-Dali‘ by Tom Austin, and Jerri Hart’s ‘Plan B‘, all made with support from the Exeter Phoenix Digital team.
Venue: Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, UK. Entry is £2. Visit the Exeter Phoenix site for full details of each of the screenings.
SCAYRECROW RIDES IN SAN DIEGO!
The phantom Highwayman rides stateside this month as Carrion Film favourite ‘Scayrecrow‘ plays the ‘Blacklist Art & Film Festival’.
Taken from the Festival site: “The Blacklist Art & Film Festival: champions of gore and advocates of fearless creativity invade San Diego to deliver you from mainstream culture damnation. Rinse your mind of formulaic conventions by joining us in a unique multi-media blitzkrieg of unapologetic creativity and exploits. Award winning horror film atrocities, mind-bending artwork and a night of rock n’ roll mayhem await your depraved souls. The Blacklist Art & Film Festival is a celebration of the World’s emerging talents and unknown innovators of Art, Film & Rock n’ Roll in an effort to inspire the next wave of artists with original and unconventional content.”
The festival takes place August 28th, 5-10pm at the Birch North Park Theatre.
‘Scayrecrow‘ will be riding stateside again very shortly so watch this site for details!