The film fest was kicked off with Teddy, a short
by Steve Goltz and Kevin Sommerfield. Teddy is an 80's style camping slasher with a
hint of I Know What You Did Last Summer. So if you know me at all,
you know I loved it. I hope to screen it at Slaughter!
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| still from Teddy |
The films were judged by Bill Moseley,
Sybill Danning, and Joe Bob Briggs. The winners of the Best Short
and Best Feature were flown out to LA on Thursday, the 13th,
for a premier screening of both films hosted by the Mistress of the
Dark herself, Elvira, presented by Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo. The
winners were Found (feature) and Other (short)! Found also won Best
Actor and Best Director (Feature). I can not wait to watch.
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| Peaches Christ, Elvira, Scott Schirmer (director), and the cast of Found |
I did have a chance to see Other and
wow. This is unlike anything I have ever seen. The synopsis:
“Patrick is a brilliant doctor in an
obsessive race to alter his own grim prognosis. During a series of
unconventional experiments, he discovers a scientific loophole unlike
anything he had ever imagined. In pursuit of this dark prize, Patrick
will risk everything to ensure he sees his experiment to the
end...even if it means accepting the sinister results.” Having
lost someone to a disease I understand the want to go to ridiculous
lengths to buy time and although this film takes it to a place that
is more fantasy then reality, I could connect to it. And in
hindsight, I realize it is so much more than that. Other swept the
entire show: Best Short, Best Director (Short), Best Screenplay, and
Best Score.
Check out the trailer HERE.
Nailbiter: Best Cinematography and Best
Creature.
Dear God NO!: Best Body Count and
Midnight Monster Movie.
Dead Weight: Best Editing.
Baby-Sitting, a short by Lucas Masson
from France, won Best Gore. I am very excited to check this out.
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