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MOVIVUE & FEARS Magazine Present THE FIRST FRIGHT COMPETITION. Submissions Now Open!

MOVIVUE, in association with FEARS Magazine, is conducting a competition in search of a Mind Bending, Spine Tingling, Risk Taking HORROR film to distribute worldwide as the inaugural film for the launch of their new premier Horror streaming service.

MOVIVUE in association with FEARS Magazine (FEARSmag.com), celebrating 25 years of doing the fright thing on the web, is holding this FIRST FRIGHT COMPETITION to find the maiden horror feature length film to launch their streaming platform in August 2024 for worldwide distribution. THE FIRST FRIGHT COMPETITION is seeking exceptional low to medium budget independent cinematic talent and is setting out to elevate visionaries with an original perspective on storytelling in the horror genre.

MOVIVUE, launching August 2024, is positioned to become the pre-eminent Horror streaming platform gathering new worldwide audiences, original storytellers and audiences seeking new voices and fresh perspectives.

THE FIRST FRIGHT COMPETITION is open for submissions beginning June 5th, closing midnight August 4th 2024. The platform is scheduled to launch mid to late August 2024, to herald in the start of the 2024 fright season. The submission fee is $35.00 and is non-refundable. We are looking for submissions that meet the following criteria:

Running times must be a minimum of 85 minutes, and not exceed 120 minutes.

Films must have been completed not earlier than January 1, 2020.

Is NOT currently streaming in the US and her territories

Ready to stream; having all industry standard deliverables in place (for a complete list of required deliverables, rules and guidelines please visit https://filmfreeway.com/FIRSTFRIGHTCOMPETITION ).

Films must be submitted via online screener on Filmfreeway. We are not accepting hardcopies.

To submit your film visit: https://filmfreeway.com/FIRSTFRIGHTCOMPETITION

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FEARSMag.com Partners With NOVA ENTERTAINMENT To Bring THE NY HORROR SHOW To RESORTS WORLD NEW YORK CITY September 9th & 10th, 2023

 NOVA ENTERTAINMENT, the creative minds behind Eternal Con and WinterCon, forms an unholy alliance with the masters of doing the fright thing at FEARS MAGAZINE to reanimate THE NY HORROR SHOW September 9th & 10th, 2023, at RESORTS WORLD NEW YORK CITY, located at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd, Jamaica, NY.

FEARS MAGAZINE’s executive editor Joseph Mauceri brings over thirty-five years of experience working in and covering genre entertainment to help bring to the event exceptional content and programming. Among the highlights FEARS MAGAZINE will be responsible for are:

The New York Horror Show Film Festival: FEARSmag.com is curating a program of fresh and cutting-edge genre feature films by some of the talented filmmakers in the industry. From the dark and horrific, to the insane and hilarious, they plan to showcase some of the most entertaining future releases. Click For Details & Submissions

FEARSmag.com’s Killer Shorts Sudden Death Film Competition: Filmmakers will have a unique opportunity to have their submissions judged by the audience in attendance for each program, sending those winners onto a final viewing where ultimately the audience will pick the best of the The New York Horror Show. The number one audience choice short will earn a slot in the programming of the 2024 Winter Film Awards & Festival in New York City, as well as the runners up being entered into the first round of the festival’s judging. C lick For Details & Submissions.

FEARS MAGAZINE (aka FEARSMag.com) & Joseph Mauceri - Launched in June 1999 at the beginning of the internet, FEARSmag.com has been covering the vast multimedia genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror with news, reviews, interviews, and a variety of promotional sweepstakes, as well as a presence and programming at a variety of pop culture conventions. The executive editor and co-founder Joseph Mauceri has over thirty years working within the genres in addition to being a moderator, panelist and programmer for numerous pop culture events such as Monster Mania, NY Comic Con, Wizard World Cons, Big Apple Comic Con, Eternal Con, and WinterCon, to name just a few. Mauceri has also been a judge for The Hampton Film Festival, NY Horror Film Festival, the Woodstock Film Festival, the NYU Tisch Film School, and currently is on the board for the Winter Film Awards & Film Festival. Joseph has written for numerous pop culture magazines, both domestic and international, and continues to participate as a regular co-host on NiteShift, a weekly radio show on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City, the theme of the show being “life is science fiction.”

NOVA Entertainment - Founded by Frank Patz, Nova Entertainment operates in the Media and Entertainment industry, producing four annual events, the largest pop culture conventions in the NY area. Since their inception in 2012, they have been dedicated to bringing family friendly events. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Eternal Con and WinterCon, and they return this September 2023 with the NY Horror Show, which was first held in 2015. The two day event will feature an eclectic array of vendors, music, entertainment, programming, celebrity guests, movie screenings, contests, and so much more!

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Bad Samaritan is a terrifying cautionary tale of two thieves uncovering more than what they bargained for when breaking into a house they thought would be an easy score. After making a shocking discovery, they must choose to run and hide, or face the killer whose dark secrets they have exposed.

Bad Samaritan is based on an original screenplay by Brandon Boyce and is directed & produced by Dean Devlin. The film stars  David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero, and Tony Doupe.

An acclaimed writer, producer and director of blockbuster films and highly-rated television projects, Dean Devlin serves as chairman and CEO of Electric Entertainment, the full-service film, television, worldwide sales & distribution company, and studio he founded in May 2001, which also houses Electric Post, a state-of-the-art digital effects and post production facility.

Over the last twenty-five years, Devlin has been a prolific provider of crowd pleasing film and television fare, including producing and co-writing some of the most successful feature films of all time -- Stargate, Godzilla and Independence Day -- which grossed more than $800 million worldwide. Devlin recently completed production as Executive Producer and Showrunner on the fourth season of TNT's The Librarians”, which premiered in 2014 and stars Noah Wyle, Rebecca Romijn and John Larroquette.

Also under the Electric banner, Devlin produced Flyboys, Eight-Legged Freaks, Cellular and the critically acclaimed documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Just prior to forming Electric Entertainment, Devlin produced the Mel Gibson period drama, The Patriot, which was nominated for three Academy Awards® and earned Gibson a People’s Choice Award for Best Actor.

In television, Devlin executive-produced five seasons of the fan favorite “Leverage”, the action-packed TNT series starring Oscar®-winner Timothy Hutton. Devlin also executive-produced three Librarian movies of the week for TNT, starring Noah Wyle, the success of which led to the “Librarians” series. In 2005, along with Bryan Singer, he executive produced the Emmy-winning SyFy project ”The Triangle.”

Electric has recently entered the domestic distribution space and has released Rob Reiner’s historical biopic LBJ starring Woody Harrelson as well as The Book of Love starring Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Biel and Maisie Williams.

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AMERICAN GODS is the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker and Locus awards, novel by New York Times bestselling author of books, short stories, films, and graphic novels for readers of all ages, Neil Gaiman. The novel was published in 2001 by Headline in the United Kingdom and by William Morrow in the United States, and sold half a million copies in the UK alone. A series based on the novel will debut on STARZ April 30th, 2017.

Some of Gaiman’s other notable titles include the novels The Graveyard Book (the first book to ever win both the Newbery and Carnegie medals), and The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which was named the UK's National Book Award 2013 Book of the Year. 

Gaiman is also the creator of the hugely popular Sandman comics series, which was the first comic book to ever receive literary recognition when it won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story.  The latest installment of the series, Sandman Overture, was named Amazon Best Graphic novel of 2015. 

In AMERICAN GODS we meet  Shadow Moon. When he is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, and suddenly hired as Mr. Wednesday’s bodyguard, Shadow finds himself in the center of a world that he struggles to understand. It’s a hidden world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear both irrelevance and the growing power of the New Gods, like Technology and Media. Mr. Wednesday seeks to build a coalition of Old Gods to defend their existence in this new America, and reclaim some of the influence that they’ve lost. As Shadow travels across the country with Mr. Wednesday, he struggles to accept this new reality, and his place in it.  

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Review: THE TRANSFIGURATION

Distributor: Strand Releasing

Synopsis: Milo (RUFFIN) is a troubled teen who hides behind his fascination with vampire lore. When he meets the equally alienated Sophie (LEVINE), the two form a bond that begins to challenge Milo’s dark obsession, blurring his fantasy into reality. Set against the grit of the New York City housing projects and urban strief, THE TRANSFIGURATION is an atmospheric thriller transformed by haunting overtones of vampire mythology.

Review: Michael O'Shea’s THE TRANSFIGURATION is a quiet urban horror thriller that is mesmerizing. The narrative is an exceptional blending of the main character’s, Milo’s, tragedy and his search for an explanation of his place in the world within vampire lore. It is a slow burn that builds, drawing the viewer in, and delivers a devastating climax.

The film’s use of the vampire mythology reminds one of George Romero’s Martin or Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, while skillfully combing that with the urban landscapes and themes of New York City reminiscent of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing or Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream. At the center of all this tragedy is Milo, nowhere near as loquacious as a Shakespearean character, but as tragic as Hamlet or Macbeth. Through his journals, limited dialogue, flashes of this thoughts, the viewer comes to know this character that is older than his years. It is a skillfully crafted character study. Milo’s course is diverted by the appearance of Sophie. There is violence in her own life and she attempts to find some normalcy with Milo, unaware of his dark secrets he keeps hidden from her. As their relations develops it causes Milo to call into question everything in his life and what his future path must be. As the narrative moves towards its resolution the viewer is left to struggle with the emotional impact of Milo’s choices. O'Shea’s screenplay is a wonderful blending of themes in an urban setting that is a powerful drama with adolescent characters at it’s core, a contemporary Romeo and Juliet.

O'Shea’s tale is supported by two young and extremely talent actors. Eric Ruffin’s organic and compelling performance allows the viewer to feel both sympathetic and horrified for this flawed anti-hero. He provides the viewer with an emotional hook. He is a gifted performer who unquestionably delivers a tour de force that firmly places him on viewers’ radars for his upcoming work. His co-star Chloe Levine does an exceptional job of complementing his performance and creating an equally strong character. She portrays innocence, balanced with an inner strength, while exposing a vulnerability. You can feel the space that she opens up that allows Milo to drop his guard and expose his own innocence. Again, an actress whose performance should place her on your radar.

As the director, Michael O'Shea takes these amazing performance and surrounds them with some breathtaking and horrifying visuals. He instills a Grimm and Shakespearean tone to the film while capturing that barren landscape an urban environment can be. He balances hot tones with cool night sequences creates a captivating visual style that enhances the narrative and supports performances. He sparingly uses visual effects to enhance the visuals and allows the physical effects to shock the viewer. All the elements come together to deliver a haunting cinematic experience.

THE TRANSFIGURATION is a rare independent film that is simply more than a showcase of exceptional talent both in front of and behind the camera. It is a rare cinematic experience that deserves to be experienced in the theater as it will undoubtedly lead viewers into a variety of discussions about the film they’ve just experienced. I’m sure many viewers will want to include this film in their personal cinema libraries.THE TRANSFIGURATION is sure to be the springboard for several amazing careers. 

Cast: Eric Ruffin, Chloe Levine, Aaron Clifton Moten, Carter Redwood, Danny Flaherty, Larry Fessenden, and Lloyd Kaufman. Crew: Director - Michael O'Shea, Screenplay - Michael O'Shea; Producer - Susan Leber; Cinematographer - Sung Rae Cho; Score - Margaret Chardiet; Editor - Kathryn J. Schubert; Production Designer - Danica Pantic; Costume Designer - Samantha Hawkins; Special Effects Supervisor - Brian Schuley; Visual Effects Supervisor - Chris Haney. Official: thetransfigurationfilm.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thetransfigurationfilm Twitter: twitter.com/TransfigMovie  |  @TransfigMovie Release Date: Friday, April 7th, 2017 Trailer: youtu.be/sLXiyMbLR30

**Based on $15.99, a prime-time Manhattan Ticket Price at time of release. Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri

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FEARSmag.com & The Winter Film Awards Invite You to Come to JUDGING WITH JOE!

Join Executive Editor and Curator of The Winter FEARS Awards Tuesday, September 26th 8:00 PM at The Flying Fox Tavern (678 Woodward Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385 / flyingfoxtavern.com) as he presents the first round of short film submission for the 2024 festival's horror awards. You’ll be able to help him review by casting your vote and pick a winner for the evening to go onto the second round of the festival.

While we take no responsibility for what you might see, there will be some prizes and surprises during the course of the evening to help even out the viewing experience, so make sure you arrive early for the best seats.

The Winter Film Awards will take place in Feb. & Mar. 2024. Visit winterfilmawards.com for updates and screening announcements.

Details & Join The Party CLICK HERE

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The new horror podcast DARK SANCTUM is a collection of 7 horror/thriller/fantasy fiction tales in the tradition of the Twilight Zone with dash of Creepshow and the EC Comic tradition of horror, steeped in haunting radio storytelling legends of shows like Lights Out and The Inner Sanctum. The tales are enhanced by state of the art audio technology and sound design by Jeff Schmidt, and he creates and produces audio content in immersive 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos.

DARK SANCTUM features the acting talents of Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Clive Standen (Vikings, Doctor Who), and Michael O’Neill (Jack Ryan, Dallas Buyers Club).

Overseeing and weaving these captivating, twisted and memorable audio thrill rides is producer Mark Ramsey. Mark is a veteran audio storyteller and architect of great podcasts. He produced Aftershock, a full cast thriller that featured David Harbour, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. He created, wrote, and narrated Inside Psycho, Inside The Exorcist, Inside Star Wars, and Inside Jaws. He has written two books on the radio industry, sits on the board for several professional organizations, is an adept interviewer, and founded the first-ever audio future festival, hivio.

You can find more information about Mark Ramsey https://www.markramsey.tv/.

You can listen to Dark Sanctum ad-free exclusively with Wondery+. You can find Wondery+ in the Wondery app, Apple Podcasts, and http://wondery.com/dark-sanctum.

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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...

Joe Mauceri, Ed Flynn, and Richard Brindisi launched FEARSmag.com (aka FEARS Magazine) at pop culture convention Brindisi organized at Madison Square Garden.

From frames and html, to every incarnation of web authoring platform, we were there at the beginning and are still here, covering science fiction, fantasy, and horror, in all it's forms.