Review: ‘You’re Gonna Die Tonight’ (Short – 2016)

Posted on June 24, 2016February 4, 2020 by indiemacuser

Review by Jay Kay

Blended with a twisted sense of justice and a wicked narrative style that makes you change your stance on who is just and who is scum, comes the cat and mouse thriller short film from filmmaker Sergio Morceillo entitled “You’re Gonna Die Tonight” written by Alvaro Fuentes. Opening with little to no exposition to help the viewer understand a woman (Mónica Aragón) arriving at a home from a long night of wild, naughty and nasty fun. Barely standing, she is a product of lust, boozes and attitude by her own rules. With flashes of a sex/fetish club engulfing her pleasuring activities in the bathtub, her climax is disturbed by cell phone calls from a stranger who has eyes on what she is doing and how her threats are hollow as they pronounce to her “You’re Gonna Die Tonight”. As she emerges from the bathroom, the game intensifies with the killer who has entered her house and now is on the hunt for her. With each moment that goes by, the woman must defend her life and also understand the nature of the killer and his motive on why she has been targeted. Are they there to kill her or is there something more to their invasion? Continue reading →

Review: Lovesick (Short – 2015)

Posted on May 19, 2016June 1, 2016 by indiemacuser

Review by Jay Kay

Lovesick is Written & Directed by Brian Weaver.
The line of reality and fantasy truly can get lost within horror. There are very few short films and stories that really get under my skin and make me look away. Why I know what I see is not real, the tale of “Lovesick” no doubt came from the inspiration of the modern day sick monsters in the dark corners as well as the raw exploitation films of yesteryear. Knowing Weaver somewhat, the innate fear and creation of the elder man came from him being a father. Continue reading →

Interview: Kristine Sutherland (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Posted on May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 by indiemacuser

We spoke with actress Kristine Sutherland; best known for her time on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

I loved playing Joyce. My mom was a single mom at a time when it wasn’t so very common. Having watched my mother struggle in that role, it was very rich for me to play a single mom and put myself in her shoes.

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Interview with Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Posted on May 1, 2016March 21, 2026 by indiemacuser

We spoke with actor/writer Nicholas Brendon; best known for his time on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

The biggest project is … project of life. Right now, I am really focusing on myself. I am getting back to me and that’s a project in itself. In the midst of all my successes, have been many challenges, and I am not afraid to admit that. I am human and the project right now is me.

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Interview – Naomi Grossman (Pepper – American Horror Story)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by indiemacuser

We spoke with actress Naomi Grossman; known for playing the iconic character of Pepper who appeared in the second series ‘Asylum’ before later reprising the role for the fourth series ‘Freak Show’.

“I want my own show! Like a ‘Carol Burnett Show/ or ‘Tracy Ullman Show’ or ‘Dave Kroll Show’.”

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‘CyberPunkzzz’ Interview

Posted on March 19, 2016March 19, 2016 by indiemacuser

By Jay Kay (Host of Horror Happens Radio Show)

We spoke to filmmakers Turner Stewart and Dionne Copeland about their first feature //CYBERPUNKZZ//!

“//CYBERPUNKZZ//” is a brave feature from a very talented group of filmmakers. After working on more than five short films including some very powerful and visual projects like “Computer Hearts” and “S.I.D.S.”, this seems like the natural progression. What made “//CYBERPUNKZZ//” the right first feature and where did this story idea come from of gangs, the internet, and freedom?

Turner: Making Punkzz as our first feature just makes sense. Actually, Computer Hearts was originally going to be feature-length but we cut it way down into the 20-minute version that everyone knows now, so going into our first feature this year feels like a natural and necessary progression. In a way Punkzz is sort of a conceptual sequel to Computer Hearts, with all the themes and style I explored in that film taken to the next level. I’ve been describing Punkzz as The Warriors meets Altered States, with a story and aesthetic filtered through the techno-body horror style seen in our previous work.

Dionne: Right now Turner and I actually have two feature film scripts that we’re itching to produce, the other one being a feature-length adaption of my recently completed short film, Inferno. The one that gets made first will honestly just come down to whichever one we can get the financing nailed down for. Both projects will make excellent feature films, and we’re just excited to start filming something Continue reading →

Jabb Pictures Presents “The Collective” Volume 3 – “10 Minutes to Live” (2012)

Posted on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by indiemacuser

Written by Jay Kay (Host of Horror Happens Radio Show)

The JABB PICTURES mission statement is a scream that echoes the dark hallways of modern day short filmmaking. Based in the Chicago area, “The Collective” is the series of DVD short horror film collections that gives a diverse platform to all filmmakers who dare take on this challenge. Produced and distributed by one of the rising and influential names in underground filmmaking, Jason Hoover, each DVD of “The Collective” finds a different path of creativity, focus and indie spirit. Focusing on the seventh year of “Women in Horror”, there are men in the genre, who are at the for-front of supporting this great cause and do not get noticed for the work they do supporting “Women in Horror”.

Jason Hoover is one of these men who has for years whether it is positive support and platform for women filmmakers, having the “Etheria Film Night” as a part of the “48 Hour Film Festival” or back in 2012 with volume 3 of “The Collective” series focusing on ten female filmmakers, ten unique stories and “10 Minutes to Live”.

“The one of a kind short film collection that proves it doesn’t take a huge budget to make a great film, it only requires a huge imagination.”
– JABB PICTURES

Filmmakers include Vanessa Romanelli, Kate Chaplin, Robbin Panet, Katie Toomey & Kylee Wall, Amy Carmical, ToeTag, Jamie Thomas & Jason Hoover, Christy DeBruler, Athena Prychadko and Taylor Simmons.

Available for purchase at Jabbpictures.com, this short horror film mix tape opens your eyes to the disturbing, powerful and creative visions that these women filmmakers offer. As mentioned earlier, these projects go beyond a budget, in fact, their one mission is to focus on these powerful narratives that offer complex characters, unimaginable choices and horrific visions during their last ten minutes of life. Showcasing a variety in technology, direction, resources and reasons to kill or fight for life, these female filmmakers come from different walks of life which offers the viewer a personal connection and path to these brilliant minds. Ranging from humorous to dramatic to overwhelming but all thought provoking, the storytelling includes facing personal demons and truth (with special cameos by horror icons Steven Dash and Kevin VanHentenryck), turning the tables on a charming predator, disturbing focus of voyeurism, making a choice of death or… life, special suicide pacts, revenge on a cheating spouse, poetic reflections on the final moments of a life, karma of abuse along with more as part of this collection.

Each vision within “The Collective” Volume 3 offers an intelligent use of resources and a variety of technical strengths in the filmmaking game including editing, cinematography, color, sound, music and more. No matter where the strengths and weaknesses may lie, the filmmakers may have a thread of passion and love that connects each of the ten tales together. That filmmaking thread cultivates and showcases the passion to create films that make you think, connection, and appreciate the filmmaker’s minds and spirits! With unique visions through each lens and a canvas that enters the viewer into each world, the female filmmakers are vast and include such film companies as TOETAG, JABB PICTURES, DEATH HUG FILMS, MYSTERIOUS MANSION PRODUCTIONS, KARMIC COURAGE PRODUCTIONS plus five more.

As we continue to celebrate “Women in Horror”, remember one thing… This partnership of opportunity, talent and storytelling in the end should not matter what gender but the quality each filmmakers brings. Check out this compilation of short horror filmmaking in “The Collective” Volume 3 – “10 Minute to Live” from JABB PICTURES. Pick up your copy right now at http://jabbpictures.com

Women In Horror Month 2016! Your Top 3

Posted on March 1, 2016 by indiemacuser

Throughout the month of February here at Indie Mac User we have been celebrating the 7th annual Women in Horror Month. To help celebrate the great women of the horror genre we have been running a survey to find out who YOUR favourite Women in Horror is !!!!

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New Hellraiser installment filming this month !

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by indiemacuser

Five years since the release of the terrible Hellraiser: Revelations, the most recent installment in the Clive Barker created franchise – many fans of the once beloved franchise were left wondering if they would we ever see the malevolent Cenobites rule the horror genre once again with Clive Barker at the helm.