SPLATTERFEST ANNOUNCES 2013 SHORT FILM COMPETITION DATES

We are excited to announce this year's "Weekend of Mayhem" short film competition will take place Sept. 20-22, 2013. Filmmakers will compete for prizes and must write, shoot and edit and original horror short film during the competition time frame.

Mark your calendars, registration will open soon!

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JUAN OF THE DEAD: HOUSTON SCREENING!

Don't miss this screening of Cuba's first Zombie film Juan of the Dead, Friday May 3rd at 11pm, with an encore screening Saturday May 4th at 9pm at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. 

Part of the LATIN WAVE film festival, which includes 9 films from 9 countries, Juan of the Dead will be screening from a beautiful 35mm print. The 8th edition of the festival kicks off Thursday May 2 and runs through Sunday May 5th.

This is a must see for Zombie fans!

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'MORE THAN HUMAN' - 'HEROS' FOR TEENS

More Than Human is a web-isodic supernatural thriller, which focuses on a group of teens that acquire special abilities after drinking a stolen serum. "It's Heros for the teen set,"says director Carlos Tovar.

The series stars a cast of talented newcomers,  Alexandra Mauro, Xavier Price, Sadie Brook, Scott Chase and Rowland Sauls, and their new found powers bring them into conflict with inter-dimensional beings and government agents, to name a few. 

Filmed in Texas and shot by cinematographer Jeffery Fountain, in a joint partnership with ShootonRED.com, the series has wrapped production on the first 5 episodes.

Created and produced by Tovar, the creative team includes co-producers Courtney Sandifer and Stephen Wolfe, along with associate producers Ray Khan, Joe Grisaffi and Tricia Mauro.

Episodes 6-10 are slated for summer 2013 production. To watch the series visit the Fanboy Filmmaker Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/fanboyfilmmaker 

For more info visit Fanboy Filmmaker

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CASTING: PICK-AXE MURDERS III

SplatterFest Alum Jeremy Sumrall is now casting for his feature length horror film Pick-Axe Murders III! Visit Southwest Casting for details.

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2012 SPLATTERFEST WINNERS

MOST IMPROVED

Team ThreeZo- (Alive)

Team Zombie Village- (The Loving Dead)

Death Kittens- (Vivisection)

BEST CHILD ACTRESS

Sadie Brook- Daddy's Girl

Katelyn Merricks- The Family Secret

Paris Kudini- Haunting Caroline

Anisah Khan- The Family Secret

Finley Bell- The Family Secret

BEST CHILD ACTOR

Landon Brooks- Daddy's Girl

Gareth Bell- The Family Secret

Brandon Thomas- Trinity of Horror

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

The Family Secret (child ensemble)

Bloodline

The Loving Dead

Deflated

BEST SET

Murderdor 3D

Harvestor of Terror 2: Redneck’s Revenge

Alive

BEST TWIST ENDING

7 Minutes to Mayhem

Haunting Caroline

Resolution

Sold As Is

BEST SCORE

The Film Project

Daddy's Girl

The Loving Dead

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Murderdor 3D

Deflated

Stay With Me

BEST SFX

Dark Side Debut

Deflated

Paradise

BEST COSTUMES

Stay With Me

Murderdor 3D

The Loving Dead

BEST STUNTS/ FIGHT SCENE

Paradise

Alive

Deflated

BEST SCARE

Last Night

Stockholm

Vivisection

BEST GROSS OUT

Trinity of Horror- eyeball removal

Stay With Me- heart removal

Paradise- intestine removal

BEST MIND FREAK

Sold As Is

Daddy's Girl

Haunting Caroline

MOST AWKWARD MOMENT

Stay With Me "Call Me Daddy"

Deflated- "Just 3 Dudes and Blowup doll"

Vivisection- cat death scene

BEST KILL

Vivisection- iron

Paradise- strangulation by intestines

Stockholm- shovel

Deflated - fire extinguisher

Harvestor of Terror- Dildo through the head

BEST ARTISTIC VISUALS

Daddy's Girl

7 Minutes to Mayhem

Murderdor 3D

BEST SPLATTER

Paradise

Stay With Me

Harvestor of Terror

Daddy's Girl

Stockholm

BEST SFX MAKEUP

Harvestor of Terror 2: Redneck's Revenge

The Loving Dead

Stockholm

BEST USE OF CHARACTER

Vivisection- Vet

Resolution- Politician

Harvestor of Terror- Cop

BEST USE OF PROP

Deflated- Fire Extingusiher

Vivisection- iron

The Film Project- Electricity

Harvestor of Terror- Wrench

BEST USE OF THEME

Deflated- super natural power

7 Minutes to Mayhem- surprise ending

Stay With Me- a character grows to love one they hate or vice versa

Daddy's Girl- supernatural power

BEST USE OF LINE OF DIALOGUE

The Loving Dead

Haunting Caroline

Deflated

Darkside Debut

BEST SCREAM

Keefer Barlow- Harvestor of Terror

Sarah Wycoff- Haunting Caroline

Cynthia Leal- Sold As Is

Lyndsey Case- 7 Minutes to Mayhem

BEST EDITING

Stockholm

Deflated

The Loving Dead

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Loving Dead

Daddy's Girl

Resolution

Stockholm

BEST WRITING

The Loving Dead

Deflated

Bloodline

BEST ACTOR

Patrick Sane- Stockholm

Brian Heaton- The Loving Dead

Marc Isaacs- Trinity of Horror

Scott Frank- The Family Secret

Peyton Cotrell- Trinity of Horror

BEST ACTRESS

Meredith Zaritski- The Loving Dead

Sheree Nelson- Bloodline

Roxy Vandiver- Stay With Me

Zulema Nall- Trinity of Horror

Asian Blow up Doll- Deflated

BEST DIRECTOR

The Loving Dead

Deflated

Stay With Me

3rd RUNNER UP BEST FILM

Resolution

2nd RUNNER UP BEST FILM

Stockholm

1st RUNNER UP BEST FILM

The Loving Dead

BEST FILM

Deflated

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GHOSTSHIP: INDIE GAMING HORROR!

At SplatterFest, we love all things horror... and all things independent. Check out this awesome teaser trailer for the upcoming First Person Shooter GHOSTSHIP! It's a survival horror game with aliens and zombies, reminiscent of the glory days of FPS.  Much like the original DOOM, there's lots to shoot, and lots of surprises waiting in the shadows. Can you escape?

The most astounding part? It's created by one person. ONE PERSON! Shaun Williams has created this world, the models, the coding, the design and game play all by himself with no funding.

Scheduled for a 2013 release, this is a must for any FPS gamer. You can support the project with a pre-order or donation at www.cdfghostship.com

We can't wait for the release!

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WONDERING WHAT SPLATTERFEST IS ALL ABOUT?

Check out this exclusive look from Ikan... the 2012 sponsor!

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