Lee Doll Film Productions’ DANGEROUS DECEPTION (starring Alfred Guy and Paul R. Sieber) gets a Smash or Trash review. You can read about it HERE.  There will also be a giveaway of a DVD and poster from this movie on the site here very soon!

Recent birthdays! We had some late June birthdays and some upcoming July birthdays that deserve a shout out!

 Filmmaker Mitch Klein (Left-June 30th) and actor George Stover (right July 3rd) also have celebrated recent birthdays. Both are super guys and great supporters of Smash or Trash. We wish them the happiest of birthdays!

Special thanks to Leanna Chamish for providing these photos (above). These were taken on location of Wayne Shipley’s new western DAY OF THE GUN.  Some familiar faces could be seen in the crowd and this particular day of shooting revolved around and old-time baseball game. I’m looking forward to more updates about this!

CRAWLER UPDATE: The final timeline is in place and editing is in the works. What does this mean? This means while Mitch Klein concentrates on the visual effects, I have taken it upon myself to work on the credits, the editing, the audio, sound effects, and laying in the soundtrack by Justin Timpane. I showed a very, very rough cut of it to Mitch. We had a good laugh at my animatics (scenes in place for the real visual effects) but I got favorable feedback. Because of this I am tightening up everything. Progress folks – progress!

 The Smash or Trash store now has a TON of new items available!  The only place to get your official Don Dohler and George Stover items. Even better, part of the proceeds go to charity!!! The link to these great grabs is right HERE.

As of this evening, the horror web series MALICE only has 19 more days to reach their Kickstarter goal. YOU can help. Whether it is a dollar to 1000 dollars, you can become a backer to this incredible show. Click on this LINK, check out the show and the cool perks you can get. Then get off your fanny and back them. Remember – support independent productions!

So there is this cool, creepy web series  called MALICE. Now this is an on going program about a family that moves into a haunted house.  As the description says, it is like JUNO meets THE SHINING. They’ve posted six episodes (all professionally done by creator Phil Cook) but they need YOUR help to finish out the other six episodes for the season. Plus, as an on-going webseries -hey – they want to do MORE seasons!!!

The creator Philip Cook has been a staple in the science fiction realm since the 1980s. His movies include, Outerworld, Invader, and Despiser. He brings to the table his considerable talents and has brought on board Brittany Matrz, Rebekkah Johnson, Leanna Chamish, Matthew Gulbranson, and Mark Hyde to the talented cast of this sinister tale.

 The series has started a kickstarter account and have raise $1,500 of their $8000 goal. This is were YOU come in! Check out the Kickstarter page (it has the episodes linked there), see the cool perks you can get in on, and become a backer. Whether you pledge $1 or up to $1000, you – the viewer – are helping to keep a kick ass horror fantasy series alive! Not to mention the more you pledge the cooler the stuff you get – know what I’m saying folks?

For less than one of your Starbucks coffees you can help keep this creativity rolling. Click on the link and support independent productions – we have less than 30 days to reach the goal!

Jon Cross and his incredible podcast talk about the early Timewarp Films HARVESTERS and STAKES, and features the talented Leanna Chamish discussing the various filmmakers she has worked with. Completely awesome and a fantastic listen! Listen to it HERE.

This is an INCREDIBLY cool book by author J. A. Kerswell. I did up a review of it (you can read it HERE) and the good folks at  IPG Distribution gave me two copies to give away in a contest – and I have! The drawing was Friday – June 15th at midnight. The two lucky winners are Annette Sowell of North Hollywood, CA and Shannon Kinney of Queen City, TX. Congrats to you both! The prizes will be going out soon!

Those wild slasher movie guys over at The Hysteria Continues (Erik, Joseph, Nathan and Justin) give a little love to an indie slasher I worked on: Timewarp Films’ DEAD HUNT. Plus they review Joseph’s pick of the week RUSH WEEK, an under appreciated fun slasher from 1989.  Go check out podcast 35 over at iTunes for all fun, insights, and banality. These guys are great!

A new independent thriller is coming our way the Summer of 2012.  Baltimore area independent filmmaker Wes Kotansky, Jr.and his production company WESKO Pictures, LLC. have officially wrapped on a short film called “The Missouri Strain”. The crew are currently in post production and are looking at a summer release around the Baltimore and D.C. area. They plan to submit it to film festivals on the East Coast as well. The theatrical trailer was released on Vimeo (great trailer by the way!) and the WESKO Pictures website. Along with the trailer and teaser, there are promotional posters and photos (found on their website and facebook page). From the trailer it looks to be very well acted, and one of the stars is Frederick Cowie (Sealed Fates, Witch’s Brew, Bounty, and Garden of Hedon) so I am excited to see this film in its completed form! Here are some more links to these talented people! 

The Missouri Strain
WESKO Pictures, LLC. 

The very talented Mitch Klein has been busy on Timewarp Film’s CRAWLER, but has also given a little of his time to help do some effects for Midnight Marquee’s Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia. Pictured above is an excellent old school spaceship that he rendered for the film. More information as it develops…

In other news  Producer Lee Doll tells us that the latest Fixer movie DANGEROUS DECEPTION should be coming freshly minted from the DVD works soon. We’ve been assured that this films delves deeper into supernatural sci fi horror – I can’t wait to check it out! The talented Paul R Sieber is in the lead role of the Fixer, with Alfred Guy returning as his partner Yeb-beb. The special guest villain is George Stover, and he does his nastiest turn in a role since he played Rizzo in BLOOD MASSACRE.

NIGHT TERRORS BECOMES IN THE DARK

 The web series, Night Terrors, created by writer/directors David Buchert and Chris St.Croix has changed its name to IN THE DARK and is about to become a full-length feature anthology film.

When the Tales From The Crypt-styled horror anthology series launched in November of 2011, the first episode, “The Keeper” was immediately banned from Youtube and Vimeo for nudity and violence. Soon after, the production teamed with the popular horror website DreadCentral.com and it enjoyed a successful web run with over 80,000 views. In January the second episode, “Dummy” premiered to even larger numbers. Starting on April 24th, the IN THE DARK Indiegogo fundraising campaign begins. With two of the film’s four episodic stories already completed (Fifty minutes of the final ninety minute film) the budget for the remaining two stories will be raised by pre-selling the finished IN THE DARK DVD. As a thank you and to tide supporters over until the film is completed in October, buyers will receive a private link to watch the first two stories now and for the first time in their full HD resolution.

They are also offering some additional one of a kind items to supporters like the actual “Dummy” mask and axe and the full size creature costume from “The Keeper”. “Expect completely different stories, styles and looks for the next two. And we promise, they’ll still be as sexy, bloody and uncensored”, says St.Croix. As David Buchert explains, “We hope that fans of the first two episodes and all fans of indie horror check it out, pre-order the DVD and they’ll get to watch half of the film now! We can’t wait to show them IN THE DARK.”

So head over to www.indiegogo.com/inthedark, watch the brand new trailer, pre-order a DVD and be a part of this new way to support indie horror.

Hello Hello! Well there are a few more things to update this week – let’s get started. First up a sincere congratulations to Joe Ripple and the staff of Scares That Care – a national charity. This past Friday the 13th they we able to raise several thousands of dollars for people in need. Score a 10 out of 10 for this great organization!

     Speaking of Mr. Ripple, what has been going on with Timewarp Films? Well, Mitch Klein and Robert Long have been continually working on CRAWLER and are making progress. What is also very cool to see is that JEBEDIAH has a brand new trailer! I’m really looking forward to seeing a premiere for this.

     Also in the feature news is that the trailer for the next FIXER film is now live! Starring Paul R. Seiber, Alfred Guy and George Stover, this adventure focuses along the lines of the horrific world of H.P. Lovecraft. Be looking for it to hit DVD in the near future from Lee Doll Film Productions.

     A shout out to our friends over at THE AFTER MOVIE DINER for winning the prestigious 2012 TLA CULT AWARDS for best podcast! Richly deserved and our best go out to Jon Cross and company! Be sure to check out these talented folks – stop by their store and buy a coffee mug! Always something cool and zany going on at the diner.

     On the design front I’ve been busy getting merchandise together for the Smash or Trash Independent Filmmaking SHOP. We are almost done with the Don Dohler art, which will go well with the George Stover line we already carry. Stop by the shop and pick up a t-shirt, poster, or coffee mug. Remember that part of the proceeds will go towards Victim’s of Violent Crimes Organization as well as for a cure against cancer.

     Lastly, don’t forget about our current giveaway, the independent-filmed teen mystery “Little Bit of Love” that we are drawing names for the 1st of May. It received a favorable review from Joseph Henson of THE BODYCOUNT CONTINUES and will be reviewed on the AFTER MOVIE DINER podcast. Our thanks to Lee Doll Film Productions for the DVD, and I want to see you indie fans send in your name and address to rembrandt36@earthlink.net for the upcoming drawing.

     Keep supporting independent filmmaking!