Comics
NYC Horror Film Festival To Partner With Wizard World For Cross Country Shorts Competition!
It is always an exciting time during the Spring and Summer for horror and comic book fans alike. There is just something about the Convention season that really gets everyone amped up for the rest of the sunny seasons, and thanks to Wizard World and the NYC Horror Film Festival things just got a whole lot more exciting! Inside you can read all the details on how YOU can have your short horror film played nationwide to the hundreds of thousands hordes of comic book fans, and also find the dates for the conventions that will be participating!
Here Is The Official Press Release…
“The Killer Shorts Sudden Death Film Competition
Have your short genre film receive a guaranteed screening slot at one of six of the largest genre conventions in America!
Entering this unique film competition gives all participants something no other festival can offer…..a guaranteed screening slot! The New York City Horror Film Festival and FEARSmag have partnered with Wizard World Conventions nationwide and we are bringing the show on the road…here’s how it works:
Simply go to the festival’s “submissions” page, pick your city, and then submit your films. That’s it!
Screen in: Anaheim, Boston, New Jersey, Chicago, New York, or Philadelphia
Rules:
Screening slots are limited and are on a first come, first serve basis. If the city you requested is already filled, filmmakers will be given the option of the next available city or a full refund and materials returned. Films must be 15 minuets or less!!! (We will check running times)
Winners are picked by audience choice ballot in each city with one overall winner at each convention. All five winning films will receive a screening slot during the 2010 New York City Horror Film Festival and a prize pack courtesy of Wizard World.
Films submitted to “The Killer Shorts Sudden Death Film Competition” are not submitted to The 2010 New York City Horror Film Festival. Filmmakers are encouraged to do so through the festival’s regular submission process.
All films must be submitted on DVD (ntsc only!)
Accepting submissions now through Oct. 1st. Each city has it’s own deadline (see forms) Good Luck!
* Wizard Anaheim Comic Con. April 16th – 18th
* Wizard Philadelphia Comic Con. June 11th – 13th
* Wizard Chicago Comic Con August 19th – 22nd
* Wizard New England Comic Con October 1st – 3rd
* Big Apple/Wizard Comic Con October 7th – 10th
* Wizard New Jersey Comic Con October 15th – 17th
WIZARD WORLD ADDS HORROR PAVILION TO COMIC CON TOUR SET TO DEBUT AT ANAHEIM
Blood! Knives! Hockey Masks! Ominous Music! Horror fans, get ready for a celebration of all things gory and grisly as Comic Con debuts its year-long “Horror Pavilion” at the Anaheim Comic Con, April 16-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The Horror Pavilion will feature an area dedicated to writers, artists, musicians, and actors the genre fans crave. From the classic to the contemporary, from the independent to corporate & major studios, the Horror Pavilion encompasses comics, video games, music, novels, and much more.
The Horror Pavilion has been created in conjunction with Michael J. Hein, filmmaker and director of the NYC Horror Film Festival, and Joseph B. Mauceri, executive editor of FEARSmag.com and programming director for the NYC Horror Film Festival.”
Comics
‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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