STACK #123 Jan 2015

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• Available January 14 Scream queen Danielle Harris ( Halloween 4 , See No Evil 2 ) makes her directorial debut with Among Friends . How to Host a Murder meets an ‘80s prom night theme at a Hollywood dinner party, which descends into mayhem when the host

• As seen at Monster Fest 2014 The lovechild of Zach Galifianakis and Larry David best describes the writer-director of Summer of Blood ,

The inaugural Monster Fest Awards recognised the best of the fest from 2014. There were many worthy contenders among the feature films in competition, all fighting

for the coveted green and crystal trophies. And after much agonising, debating and bloodletting, the Monster Jury made their final decisions. Congratulations to all the winners. Crystal Monster for Best Film 2014 – Starry Eyes Crystal Monster for Best Film 2013 – Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla Best Australian Feature Film – Under a Kaleidoscope Best Feature Film Director – Leigh Janiak, Honeymoon Best Female Lead – Ashley C. Williams, Julia Best Male Lead – Adam Brooks, The Editor Best Feature Screenplay – Onur Tukel, Summer of Blood Best Special Effects in a Feature Film – Charlie’s Farm Best Sound in a Feature Film – The Editor Monster JuryAward – Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s The Island of Dr. Moreau

takes things too seriously and begins torturing the guests. Look out for cameos by genre icons Kane Hodder and Michael Biehn. There’s extreme tourism, and now there’s ‘grief tourism’ – visiting places where tragedy has struck. That’s the unhealthy hobby of Dark Tourist Jim Tahana (Michael Cudlitz, The Walking Dead ), who begins to suffer the inevitable psychological side effects during his latest trip to the rural haunt of a serial killer.

Onur Tukel, who also stars as a misanthropic loser in this sharply written and hilarious mash-up of a Woody Allen comedy and a vampire film. Winner of the Best Feature Screenplay at last year’s Monster Fest, this is an absolute must-see for fans of both horror and comedy. Throwback is a local entry in the recent revival of Bigfoot movies, featuring our own ape- like legend the Yowie, and a crazy cameo by former Mad Max 2 made a comeback of late. The Mirror is a found footage flick in the, er, spirit of Paranormal Activity and Oculus , in which a trio of flatmates purchase an evil antique on eBay. Disco can drive you crazy! That’s the premise of Discopath , a gruesome homage to the slasher films of the ‘70s and ‘80s with a grimy Driller Killer vibe. Fans of grindhouse-style movies are advised to check this one out. mohawker Vernon Wells. Haunted mirrors have also

Melanie Griffith co-stars in this grim character study in the tradition of Henry: Portrait of Serial Killer and Taxi Driver . Raven’s Cabin is a homegrown horror set in a youth behaviour modification facility deep

in the woods, where the dead don’t talk...

unless they can find somebody who can hear them! Luke Ledger follows in cousin Heath’s footsteps as one of the teens consigned to this boot camp from hell. Like The Battery , Argentinian apocalypse movie The Desert offers an intimate look at a zombie outbreak from the POV of three survivors trapped in a love triangle.

Starry Eyes

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