Morton is an 8-year-old boy who believes he will die young. If not, he knows he will grow up to become a mortician and is more than happy with both those ideas. In the delightfully morbid short film Dead Hearts, Morton has a life-changing experience, a brush with true love that is absolutely sweet. In the words of the official description: "A young mortician learns that not even death can stand in the way of true love. A whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love, loss, taxidermy, Kung Fu, and biker werewolves." Written and directed by Stephen W. Martin (no relation to yours truly), Dead Hearts has played at more than 150 film festivals and won 45 awards so far. it's easy to see why;...
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- 12/7/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Last week, we hopefully introduced you to an awesome little short called Night of the Slasher. Today, to cure your Halloween hangover and let you know that the spirit is still alive is another great genre short called Dead Hearts. Like Night of the Slasher, Dead Hearts played at the St. Louis International Film Festival last year. However, Dead Hearts won the award of Best Live Action Short Film. Therefore, I’m super stoked to share this gem with you and hopefully encourage some of our local folk to check out the film festival’s short film block – for which I’m on the jury. Sometime this week, we will post some of the genre highlights of the film festival to make it easy on you.
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- 11/1/2016
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
"Milton Mulberry Jr. was going to die. Now, you're probably thinking: 'what a morbid way to start a story...'" Looking for something fun to watch this Halloween? Check out this amusing new short film Dead Hearts, a "gothic bedtime story" about two young lovers that is filled with "taxidermy, Kung Fu, and biker werewolves". Valin Shinyei stars as a young unfazed-by-death mortician along with Dalila Bela as the taxidermy-loving blind girl he falls for, and they make for an adorable couple. I shouldn't make the obvious comparison but this definitely has the "if Wes Anderson made a horror movie" vibe, though it's really quite charming and enjoyable. I appreciate the way the story shifts in the second half, bringing the film full-circle. Description from Vimeo: "A young mortician learns that not even death can stand in the way of true love. A whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love,...
- 10/31/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Dead Hearts" is a great short film that follows the story a young mortician who learns that “not even death can stand in the way of true love.” It’s described as a “whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love, loss, taxidermy, Kung Fu, and biker werewolves.” Because every film needs biker werewolves!
Sound like something you’d be interested in? Then you should probably watch it because it is incredibly entertaining! Who would have thought that death could be so much fun!? I saw "Dead Hearts" for the first time at the FilmQuest film festival last year, and I’ve eagerly been waiting for it to be released online. The short was directed by Stephen Martin, and now you get a chance to see it for yourself! Enjoy!
Sound like something you’d be interested in? Then you should probably watch it because it is incredibly entertaining! Who would have thought that death could be so much fun!? I saw "Dead Hearts" for the first time at the FilmQuest film festival last year, and I’ve eagerly been waiting for it to be released online. The short was directed by Stephen Martin, and now you get a chance to see it for yourself! Enjoy!
- 10/31/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Continuing to make sure that October remains the scariest month of the year, the Spooky Movie International Horror Movie Festival returns for its ninth annual edition on Oct. 9-18 at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Opening Night: It’s a double slam bang on Oct. 9 with two exciting new entries in insanely popular horror franchises. First up is V/H/S Viral, where the gruesome series goes online with startling Internet videos directed by Todd Lincoln, Nacho Vigalondo and more. Then, that’s followed by The Dead 2: India, another tale of international zombie madness once again directed by Howard J. Ford and Jon Ford.
Closing Night: It’s retro massacre time on Oct. 18 when local horror legend Count Gore De Vol hosts a special screening of Wes Craven’s classic mutant thriller The Hills Have Eyes. This special screening will be presented just like Count...
Opening Night: It’s a double slam bang on Oct. 9 with two exciting new entries in insanely popular horror franchises. First up is V/H/S Viral, where the gruesome series goes online with startling Internet videos directed by Todd Lincoln, Nacho Vigalondo and more. Then, that’s followed by The Dead 2: India, another tale of international zombie madness once again directed by Howard J. Ford and Jon Ford.
Closing Night: It’s retro massacre time on Oct. 18 when local horror legend Count Gore De Vol hosts a special screening of Wes Craven’s classic mutant thriller The Hills Have Eyes. This special screening will be presented just like Count...
- 10/6/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer for The Devil’s Hand and Motivational Growth, screening details from Cub, the short film lineup from Screamfest, first details on The Nightmare, and more:
The Devil’s Hand Trailer and Release Date Announced: “When six girls are born on the sixth day of the sixth month to different mothers in the small, devout village of New Bethlehem an ancient prophecy is set in motion — on their 18th birthday one of the girls will become the Devil’s Hand. As the day approaches and one by one the young women begin to disappear, terror overtakes the quiet community and those remaining girls band together to uncover who or what is behind these treacherous acts.
The Devil’s Hand will be available OnDemand and open in theaters...
The Devil’s Hand Trailer and Release Date Announced: “When six girls are born on the sixth day of the sixth month to different mothers in the small, devout village of New Bethlehem an ancient prophecy is set in motion — on their 18th birthday one of the girls will become the Devil’s Hand. As the day approaches and one by one the young women begin to disappear, terror overtakes the quiet community and those remaining girls band together to uncover who or what is behind these treacherous acts.
The Devil’s Hand will be available OnDemand and open in theaters...
- 9/7/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The fifth annual Telluride Horror Show is getting set to kick off in Telluride, Colorado, next month, and right now we have the first batch of announced films for your perusal.
From the Press Release
The Telluride Horror Show is excited to announce the first batch of films for its 5th annual festival, scheduled for October 10-12, 2014, in beautiful Telluride, Colorado.
Features
Backwater
USA | 2013 | 94 min | Director: Christopher Schrack
Followed by a Q&A with director Christopher Schrack.
A couple camping in the woods believe they are in tremendous danger even though they can't explain what is causing their terror.
Bag Boy Lover Boy
USA | 2014 | 77 min | Director: Andres Torres
Bag Boy Lover Boy follows the lowly life of Albert, an oddball hotdog vendor who is shocked to find himself suddenly becoming the bizarre muse of enigmatic NYC photographer Ivan Worthington. But shocks come his way even more so when, amidst his...
From the Press Release
The Telluride Horror Show is excited to announce the first batch of films for its 5th annual festival, scheduled for October 10-12, 2014, in beautiful Telluride, Colorado.
Features
Backwater
USA | 2013 | 94 min | Director: Christopher Schrack
Followed by a Q&A with director Christopher Schrack.
A couple camping in the woods believe they are in tremendous danger even though they can't explain what is causing their terror.
Bag Boy Lover Boy
USA | 2014 | 77 min | Director: Andres Torres
Bag Boy Lover Boy follows the lowly life of Albert, an oddball hotdog vendor who is shocked to find himself suddenly becoming the bizarre muse of enigmatic NYC photographer Ivan Worthington. But shocks come his way even more so when, amidst his...
- 9/5/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
The 14th annual Screamfest La film festival kicks off on October 14th, and they've now announced their "Shorts to Die For" lineup of 40 short films from all across the globe. Read on for the details!
Screamfest 2014 takes place in Los Angeles on October 14-23 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028.
For more info visit the Screamfest website, "like" Screamfest on Facebook, and follow Screamfest on Twitter.
Alone (Seule) (France) - Directed by Didier Philippe - Claire, a young woman, lives alone in a large apartment. Her fear of the outside world stops her from going out and letting people in. One day, she discovers evidence revealing that a man lives in her home. The presence of that man becomes more and more apparent and eventually threatening…
3 Versos (Us) - Directed by Antonio Yee - After a violent encounter with an abusive spirit, two sisters seek the help...
Screamfest 2014 takes place in Los Angeles on October 14-23 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028.
For more info visit the Screamfest website, "like" Screamfest on Facebook, and follow Screamfest on Twitter.
Alone (Seule) (France) - Directed by Didier Philippe - Claire, a young woman, lives alone in a large apartment. Her fear of the outside world stops her from going out and letting people in. One day, she discovers evidence revealing that a man lives in her home. The presence of that man becomes more and more apparent and eventually threatening…
3 Versos (Us) - Directed by Antonio Yee - After a violent encounter with an abusive spirit, two sisters seek the help...
- 9/4/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Ah, to be young, a mortician and in love. Such is the case in writer-director Stephen W. Martin's short film Dead Hearts and it would appear he's got quite the charmer on his hands.Dead Hearts is a whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love, loss, taxidermy, kung fu, and biker werewolves.Taxidermy, kung fu and biker werewolves? All in one place? Yes, please! The trailer for this one is an awful lot of fun, take a look below....
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- 7/29/2014
- Screen Anarchy
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