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The folks over at Last Doorway Productions will be giving you A
NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER! The crew is putting together a Horror film
festival. That's right, it's their first annual fest which is being
sponsored by Horror-Fanatics and fellow sister site Fatally-Yours.com.
HF will be donating some prizes for attendees as well. The Festival will
take place in San Francisco California. For this film fest we're giving
film makers the opportunity of having their work shown to the public.
Do you have a short film? Want the horror community to see it? Then
you should really consider the following option. If you are interested in
getting involved and submitting your Horror short you must read the
following guidelines:


Deadline: May 9th

1. Horror only (accepting on dvd) 10 minute and under shorts.

2. Along with Director(s) Name, Bio, Address, and a brief detail about
your Film Short.

3. Please send DVD to:

Last Doorway Productions

2936 Acton St. Apt. B

Berkeley Ca, 94702


Complete the following tasks and if your short is chosen you will then
be notified asap. Reyna Young and the Last Doorway crew will let you
know what is going on from there. Last Doorway productions will be
having a 1st, 2nd, and third place winner who will be announced at the
Film Festival. Further details and prizes to be announced. For more info
on the festival visit the official Last Doorway myspace page.

New review up from Scream TV!

Written by Theron Neel
Click here to read!

Scream Queens / Then and Now
http://www.freewebs.com/nvhmag1/screamqueens.htm

Shannon Lark

NVH Magazine Scream Queen Interview

1. Doc:

Hello, Shannon! How are you today? Good I hope.

I'm doing fantastic! Thanks for asking.







2. Doc:

Let me start off by saying how beautiful I think you are! {And yes, I am trying to butter you up so you will come back and see us again}! I think your resume is very impressive! First off, The Living Dead Girlz dance troupe? A zombie dance troupe? Please......describe in detail!!

Ummm. WOW. Thank you!





The Living Dead Girlz is the very first zombie dance troupe in history. We are zombies, and we specialize in commercial jazz, sock hop, cha cha, tango, waltz, chair dancing, line dancing-you name it. All of our shows revolve around a theme which usually highlights on women having deep respect for themselves.



We also eat brains, rip out hearts, disembowel, throw blood on the crowd, and dance to a lot of really bad pop music. We are complete satire, making fun of ourselves while rotating the show around a story.



We are based in San Francisco and hit the 2007 Fangoria Convention circuit and released BRAINS, a parody of the SHOES video by Kelly (available on youtube.com).



We are completely self produced and work our dead little butts off to bring zombie love to the masses.:)



2008 is bringing us a tour to many major cities in the USA. More information coming soon on that!











3. Doc:

So you are called ''Sanfrancisco's Gore-Gore-Girl? '' What an honor! How does it feel?





It feels great! It's a huge honor that was given to me by Cheryl Eddy from the Guardian, a free newspaper in San Francisco.



You can check out the story here-



http://www.sfbg.com/40/03/art_film_gore.html















4. Doc:

I see you also direct and produce films as well as act in them. Jeez....is there anything you can't do?





I can't cook, sow, or fix cars.









5. Doc:

What type of film would you rather be in: horror or non-horror? I have always felt as though a person shouldn't be afraid to experiment with different things, but, should otherwise stick to what they're best at.

Hand down, I am really only into making and acting in horror films. I would be open to a black comedy or a drama with a horrific situation, or playing a character who is tormented.



I guess I would rather beg for my life than beg for some sort of romantic situation in a typical chick flick.









6. Doc:

What else do you do? Sing? Write? Are you into art?





Yes! I am currently writing a feature that I plan to shoot very soon as my directorial debut.



I don't sing, but I rap, in a band called Aural Fixation. Our first single is up on itunes called House Party. Please go check it out!

I work with several horror photographers in the bay area and have recently opened a call through the Chainsaw Mafia, my horror production company, for artwork by women in the horror genre. That includes paintings, photography, collages, and even finger puppets!





I'm a huge believer that you can be a productive artist supporting the genre and not have to be a filmmaker.







7. Doc:

I can't resist asking this: what was the film ''Retardead'' about? it sounds fairly obvious, but you never know!

Retardead (current working title) is a great b-flick co-directed by Rick Popko and Dan West. The story is about retarded zombies and an evil scientist...doing evil scientist things.





The Living Dead Girlz made an appearance where we danced, ripped a guy's face off, and ate a lot of nasty shit off the floor. It was awesome!









8. Doc:

Okay, now for the questions I ask everybody; What is your favorite horror film? Book? magazine? Oh, wait, let me guess.......mine, right?! Just kidding!

Favorite horror film is a toss up between The Shining, Dead Alive, and Santa Sangre. I know. I cheated.:)

Favorite Book is Men, Women, and Chainsaws. In it you'll find out how every man just wants to see a woman with whom they can identify with in all their manliness. Really interesting stuff!

Magazine? Fango is probably my favorite, they are great people to work with too! Cadaver Girls being a close second, which is a mag promoting women in horror.





As for your book...I'm getting to that. Totally looking forward to it!









9. Doc:

Do you have any projects in the works right now? Any future projects you wanna tell us about?



Of course! I am writing a feature length script about a female serial killer which I plan to shoot sometime in the year.



I am booking a tour for the Living Dead Girlz, and opening a retail store for horror lovers and filmmakers on thechainsawmafia.com. The store should be open in the next month! We are really excited!





TCM will also be coming out with a DVD of the 2007 festival winners of VISCERA, a women directed/produced film festival I direct.





Well, I wanna thank you for being here, and I sincerely hope you will come back again. Okay?



Yes. Yes. And yes! Love the magazine and seeing people supporting the horror genre. I will most certainly be back.





--

Shannon Lark

Manager and Gore Wrangler for the Living Dead Girlz

www.thelivingdeadgirlz.com

San Francisco - CA. The 2007 Viscera Film Festival is pleased to announce that OUT OF PRINT, written and directed by Reyna Young is the recipient of this year‘s Viscera Series Award. The award, which carries a $200 cash award to the writer/director provided by The Chainsaw Mafia, is presented to this outstanding short film specifically designed for women only productions

Out of Print can currently be viewed online at Last Doorway Productions and will also be available through The Chainsaw Mafia website along with the other festival selections.

Viscera promotes women lead productions by giving awards, promotion, and distribution.

The mission of Viscera is to give promotion through participating sponsors, awards, and distribution for today's female filmmakers making a difference in the genre.

We are pleased to present to you the 2007 Viscera Series Official Selections!



* Out of Print - Reyna Young
* Snake Pit- Brandy Rainey and Kris Phipps
* BRAINS - Shannon Lark and Amber Steele
* Wretched - Heidi Martinuzzi and Leslie Delano
* Movie Monster Insurance - Paula Heyflea
* The Cleaner - Michelle Fatale
* It's My Birthday - Shannon Lark
* I'm a Little Teapot - Sallie Smith

Thank you to everyone who submitted! The Visera Film Festival will allow you to view all of the selected films online, so stay tuned! A Viscera Series 2007 DVD will also be available to purchase online in the near future. Thank you for continuing to support women in horror!

We here at The Chainsaw Mafia have decided to upgrade a bit for your pleasure.

New forums such as Reviews and Interviews are here:

http://www.thechainsawmafia.com/viewforum.php?f=22


And Recent News in Horror goes here:

http://www.thechainsawmafia.com/viewforum.php?f=21


AND we also have a nice little category called CONTESTS:

http://www.thechainsawmafia.com/viewforum.php?f=20


If you grab something from another site, please make a point to announce its reposted, with the original url from where you nabbed it.

TCM is about bringing the horror filmmaking community together, so give the writers and creators props for thier work!

HAPPY POSTING!

-Shannon Lark

The film review site, Obscure Horror, is your one stop shop for obscure horror film reviews.




Check em out on myspace!

http://www.myspace.com/obscurehorror

Due to the overwhelming interest from Female Directed/Produced films, The Chainsaw Mafia has changed the rules for the Viscera Film Festival and extended it's deadline.




The Viscera Film Festival is an online festival for films directed and produced by women.

Viscera promotes women lead productions by giving awards, promotion, and distribution.

The Viscera Series Award, a monetary prize specifically designed for women only productions will be given to one filmmaker.

Deadline is October 15th, 2007.

The mission of Viscera is to give promotion through participating sponsors, awards, and distribution for today's female filmmakers making a difference in the genre.

*Please note that the Chainsaw Mafia is not sexist, whatsoever. Transgendered women or those who identify strongly with the female gender are encouraged to apply.TCM also holds annual Chainsaw Mafia Film Festivals in which men and women are encouraged to enter!

AWARDS

* Distribution: All winners of Viscera will have their work placed on the Viscera Series DVD which will be distributed through TCM via internet.

* Festival Screening: Various film festivals are teaming up with the Chainsaw Mafia, picking the Viscera film of their choice to play at their next festival.

* Marketing/Promotion: Production companies, horror based websites, magazines, and forums are marketing Viscera through cross promotion.

Each Artist will be highlighted as a Viscera Women, with a bio, pic, and contact information on The Chainsaw Mafia. Artist’s films and info will be featured on thechainsawmafia.com indefinitely.

* Prizes: The Viscera Series Award of $200 will go to one winner wherein the production consisted completely of the female gender. Various Sponsors are donating prizes to winners of Viscera. Prizes will be announced continuously.



SPONSORS

These sponsors support Viscera and the Chainsaw Mafia's mission. Check out these fantastic vendors, writers, and artists!

* Pretty-Scary
* Ghost-Droppings
* Bump In The Night Productions
* Cadaver Girls
* Haunted Report
* Fatally Yours
* The Chopping Block
* Living Dead Girlz
* Izabel Grondin
* Hollywood Investigator
* 4321 Films
* NyQ Goodtrip
* Horror Movies
* Urban Chillers
* Zompire


FESTIVALS

These Festivals will review the winning films for a potential screening of the Viscera film of their choice.

* Chainsaw Mafia Film Festival
* Pretty-Scary Film Festival
* Tabloid Witch Awards
* Dead Channels
* South African Horrorfest
* It Came From Lake Michigan
* Shriekfest
* Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival
* San Francisco Independent Film Festival
* ShockerFest International Film Festival
* A Night of Horror

Australia is very lucky to have Sydney's very own horror film festival, A Night of Horror.




These people believe in what they are doing, and seem to be making an amazing Festival where people can come together and get down to what's really important-creating. My heart feels warm and gushy towards these folks.

Just their website makes me want to cross the water and hold a big sign on the street for them.

On top of this, they are now an official sponsor for Viscera and might do a potential screening of one of the winners.



They are still accepting submissions Filmmakers!

ShockerFest has become one of the many supporting Festivals for Viscera. They are currently accepting submissions!



http://www.shockerfest.com/

The San Francisco Independent Film Festival has become an official sponsor for the Viscera Film Festival.


http://www.sfindie.com/

Currently they are doing SF DocFest, and they continue to carry on many different genres of film for the pleasure of the viewer.

For the horror audience, they do Another Hole in the Head, a division of the SF Indie Fest which should give the audience enough satisfaction for the whole year. Keep checking back on thier site for news!

Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival has become a sponsor for Viscera!

Check this Festival out, as of right now they are still taking submissions!



http://www.myspace.com/rihorror

Shriekfest Film Festival, which is directed by Denise Gossett, has become and official sponsor for the Viscera Film Festival!

The DVD(which will be made available to Festivals in October) will be sent to Shriekfest for a potential viewing (if accepted) of one of the Viscera Films.

http://www.shriekfest.com/