Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Feb 1, 2012, 11:37 pm
Tell us about your film, what’s it all about? The title of my film is "Rage". Rage, tells the story of Dennis Twist, a suburban 30-something whom unintentionally provokes the wrath of a homicidal motorcycle rider. If you don’t mind us asking, what was the budget for the film a...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 30, 2012, 10:33 pm
If you've got a finished film and you're looking for a good festival enter, look no further than the New York City Horror Film Festival!  Back after a one year hiatus, they are NOW accepting submissions.  Just click HERE to go to their site...   here's the note that was sent to me: 2012 CAL...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 24, 2012, 12:47 am
We received this press release from Geno McGahee about his latest film, a horror anthology called "Scary Tales".  I figured that I would just share the whole thing, so you can check out how he put it all together and, of course, read all about the film.  I would like to mention...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 20, 2012, 12:26 pm
      Here's an interview with Xu Razer, the co-director and co-star of the upcoming indie horror, "House of Mirrors".  If you'd like more information on the film, you can check out it's IMDB page here.  Otherwise, Xu offers up a great interview!         Tell&...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 16, 2012, 9:58 pm
Do any of you guys give a shit about CES?  If you don't, you really should...  and if you don't know what it is, it's the Consumer Electronics Show and it was in Las Vegas last week. Lots of celebrities hit it up and all the major technology and media companies make big announcements t...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 5, 2012, 1:27 pm
A couple days ago, we took a look at how 2011 ended up.  Now, let's look forward to horror films that are slated for 2012.  Truth be told, there isn't much that's going to blow up your skirt.  Having said that, this is just what's slated for theatrical releases in 2012 now.  More wi...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 3, 2012, 12:02 pm
2011 has come and gone and I'm betting that most of us are looking forward to a better 2012...  I know I am, anyhow.  It better be good, especially if The Mayans are right.  If they are, we've got less than a year to go because it all ends on Dec 21, 2012.  So, if you were ever going...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 21, 2011, 12:52 pm
Troma's Lloyd Kaufman is, if anything, a huge proponent of independent film.  All of his films are, in one way or the other, independent and he's done more for the indie film scene than anyone I can think of off the top of my head.  He's launched an indie film festival, he makes, produ...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 20, 2011, 1:13 pm
It looks like there's only a couple of notable horror films coming out this week, the big one being the 2011 "Straw Dogs" remake of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah classic film of the same name...  This one is written, produced and directed by Rod Lurie and, well, I haven't seen it yet, so I'll...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 15, 2011, 11:39 am
I'm sure most of you know who Louis CK is...  if not, you should look into him.  He's a comedian that started out as a writer, he wrote, directed and produced a few projects, eventually broke out as a comedian, he has his own show on FX, which he created, writes, directs and edits and he's a big d...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 13, 2011, 12:35 am
Things must be getting back to normal...  I've got Old Milwaukee empties scattered around my monitor, I've got a small stack of indie horror DVD's lined up to watch and we've got an interview with an indie filmmaker ready to go.  The best part is, the interview is with one of our favor...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 8, 2011, 9:09 pm
If you're into the indie horror scene, especially if you live in the New York City area, you should be familiar with The New York City Horror Film Festival.  You may also be aware that the festival was cancelled last year due to the untimely passing of the founder of the fest, Michael J...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 5, 2011, 11:34 am
Alright, I'm going to admit that it's going to take more than a few days for me to get properly up to speed.  I haven't even started on my inbox, which is going to take a while...  However, I do want to get in the habit of posting new things regularly.  In the next day or two, I'll po...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 1, 2011, 11:21 am
It's almost been a full year since we last wrote a post on the site...  we meant to take a bit of time off to work on some projects, get caught up and then make a rejuvinated return.  Instead, one project is all but dead and we're still working on all the others.  Oh well, thus goes micro-cinema ...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Feb 22, 2011, 12:28 am
If you're a regular reader of Dead Harvey, I apologize for the lack of new information. To be honest, for the next little while, chances are that new posts will be infrequent at the best of times. Having said that, I AM going to do my best to keep the horror film festival and indie horror distributo...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 26, 2011, 11:12 pm
I'm not going to lie to you, life's been busy lately... and because of that, there's been a recent lack of regular posts. What can I say? New job, new responsibilities and I'm just trying to figure out how to rebalance my life. It happens every now and again. Because of that, I'm struggling with the...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 21, 2011, 11:35 am
I totally forgot to put the Amazon links in with my last post... if you've been scrambling around for the last few days, desperate to find links to those two films... you can relax, I've added them. Now, since we're talking about my last post, I'd like to mention Apprehensive Films, which distribute...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 17, 2011, 10:53 pm
I'm writing this on Sunday, a few hours before the Golden Globes start, and that means we're at that point of the year that horror fans dread - the start of awards season. So, we get a lot of artsy shit, but there are some good flicks in the mix, too, including "Black Swan", "The Fighter" and "The S...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 12, 2011, 11:24 am
It's been a while since we added a new distributor to our list, but we recently added Breaking Glass Pictures... To be honest, I'm not sure how new they are, but they came to my attention after checking out "Hanger", which is a pretty good indie horror flick. So, they were named after David Bowie's ...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 10, 2011, 10:10 pm
Okay, things are slowly getting back to normal around here. Well, the new normal, anyhow. We here at Dead Harvey are working on a few projects and we're going to be spending some more time on those. Of course, we're going to continue to post new things on the site, it may just be at different times ...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Jan 4, 2011, 11:53 pm
Wow, it's been a good two or three weeks since I've posted anything. Sorry... lots of family in town and Christmas was hectic. Truth be told, things are still hectic. Hopefully I can get back in a groove soon and be posting on a regular basis again. Anyhow, let's get right to the new horror DVD's th...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 21, 2010, 12:44 pm
I know, I know... it's been a week since I've posted anything. And without explanation. Well, I foolishly thought that while I have new responsibilities at work, my family was coming to town and Christmas was around the corner, I would still be able to keep up on all my Dead Harvey chores. I was wro...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 15, 2010, 12:09 am
Well, it was a very uninspiring weekend at the box office... so, sorry if I didn't jump on reporting on it right away. The top spot went to "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and the number two spot went to "The Tourist", both were new this last weekend and both drastically u...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 10, 2010, 12:53 pm
I have some thoughts as to where the indie horror scene is heading... I mean, I always have thoughts, but recently something is becoming evidently clear. Over the last five to ten years, the cost of producing an indie film has plummeted. You can now make a good looking film for $5K - $10K. Seriously...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 7, 2010, 11:00 am
I can't even come up with anything to say about the box office, we're right in the apres-Thanksgiving, en route to Christmas period where everything is family oriented. "Tangled" pulled in over $20Million, jettisoning it past "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1". The next "Chronicles of Nar...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Dec 2, 2010, 11:17 am
If you're wondering why I didn't post anything about new horror DVD's on Tuesday, it's because... amazingly... only 1 new horror DVD came out - "Voodoo Cowboys" - and it's currently out of stock. "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" also came out, but I don't really need and/or want to talk about it. "Voodo...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 29, 2010, 11:34 am
Before we talk about the Box Office, I'd like to take a moment to remember the late-great Leslie Nielsen, who passed away yesterday. There's a lot that you can take away from him... and I'm serious. The guy was in his 50's when "Airplane!" came out and it completely rejuvenated his career... prior t...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 25, 2010, 11:19 am
We've now spoken with Jason Horton three times. Once for his awesome horror anthology, "Edges of Darkness", once for "Trap" and, now, for his upcoming film, "Monsters in the Woods". So, what can I say about Horton, aside from the fact that I've been overly impressed with everything of his that I've ...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 24, 2010, 11:00 am
Sorry folks, there was some work being done at my place and I was cut off my computer. So, no posts over the last two days. I now have access again and I'm going to get caught up in one post... just watch. Last weekend at the Box Office... no surprise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" o...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 19, 2010, 11:00 am
Okay, finally... let's get to the new horror that came out on DVD this week. It may not seem like a good week because there's only 9 releases, but there is some good shit coming out. I'll quickly mention the rereleases, as there's only 3 of them... there's the Criterion edition of the classic "The N...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 16, 2010, 10:56 am
The horror DVD's of the week are going to have to wait until tomorrow, as we wanted to make sure we posted this today - Jacob Cooney's fantastic short film, "The Frolic", is now available via online download. Dead Harvey had the opportunity to interview Cooney about the film and you can access that ...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 15, 2010, 11:32 am
So, the genre film, "Skyline", didn't exactly light anything on fire. "Megamind", the 3D animated film from Dreamworks stayed in the number one spot and the new Denzel Washington, 'train-out-of-control' film, "Unstoppable", came in second. "Due Date" slipped to third and the afore mentioned sci-fi f...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 12, 2010, 11:13 am
It's been a while since we spoke with Max Perrier, the producer, cinematographer and director of the indie film, "The Ante". We spoke with him in early 2009 and the film actually came out in 2006. It's a great indie film and if you want to read our interview with Perrier, you can click here and if y...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 9, 2010, 11:35 am
I'll warn you, there's lots of rereleases, double packs and special editions this week and only a few of them are notable, but I'm diligent. I'll go through them. First up, there are rereleases of a few so-called classics, including: "Coma", "Haunting" and "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" and, real...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 8, 2010, 11:20 am
What do you say about a weekend that had no genre fare? I guess I could mention that it was the highest grossing holiday season kick-off ever... that's of note. Really, though, the three films that came out were each big, in their own way, and have such distinct, different audiences that it was goin...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 4, 2010, 11:00 am
What can I say? I like sex and violence... Hey, you all know the saying, it's as old as film itself, "sex sells". Well, so does violence. I'm not just saying that, either. It really does. Truth of the matter is, for the better part, dramatic films, comedies, action movies and musicals all need a maj...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 2, 2010, 10:28 am
It's a slim week, but it's a decent week for horror on DVD this week. Almost everyone should be satisfied... unless you only like big budget flicks. Then, you're just probably on the wrong site. As usual, you can go to our Youtube Page to check out the trailers and you can click on the titles to be ...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Nov 1, 2010, 10:23 am
I thought, for sure, that "Saw 3D" was going to disappoint. With "Paranormal Activity 2" storming into the theaters last week, I was positive that it would win the week again and the entire "Saw" franchise would go out with a pathetic wimper... well, it didn't. It didn't put up Paranormal 2 numbers,...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 28, 2010, 11:15 am
It's the week before Halloween... well, really, it's just a few days before Halloween and it's your last chance to pick up some new horror and guess what? There's not really anything new to report... not that you would get it in time, but whatever. Either way, last week was good, but this week defin...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 25, 2010, 11:19 am
Honestly, I didn't see that coming. In fact, I don't think anyone did. "Paranormal Activity 2" delivered. Not only did it deliver, it won the weekend with ease. Further, it drew North of $40Million, which makes it the highest-grossing opening for a supernatural horror film... ever. "Hereafter" was...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 21, 2010, 7:15 pm
I don't know about you, but I discovered horror in the 80's, more specifically... the mid to late 80's. In 1986, I was in 6th grade - 12 or 13 years old. So, really, if I discovered horror any earlier, my parents may have had child services called on them. In any case, this is when I first discovere...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 19, 2010, 11:00 pm
Here we are, smack dab in the middle of October - horror's wheelhouse. Usually, this means that there's a lot of good horror coming out on DVD and a lot of good horror hitting the theaters. As for this week on DVD, it's not bad. In fact, it's great for low-budget and micro-budget horror. There's cer...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 18, 2010, 11:30 am
I've seen both prior "Jackass" films, the first one in the theater, and I've seen most of the episodes of the show. I'm a fan of the franchise, I'll admit it. Truth is, the whole concept behind "Jackass", which is, basically, just a bunch of guys filming themselves being, well... jackasses, has spaw...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 14, 2010, 6:45 pm
I know, I know, it's Thursday afternoon and I'm just talking about the horror out on DVD now. It's been a busy week and I'm doing my best... I'll try to get things back to normal next week. However, there may have to be a "new normal", as there's been a few changes in my life that are going to effec...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 13, 2010, 11:02 am
I'm going to split things up and make things a bit easier for both you, the reader, and me, the writer. Instead of talking about all the news from the box office AND the new releases on DVD every Monday, I'm just going to talk about the box office on Monday, then the DVD's on Tuesday. However, in th...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 7, 2010, 11:35 am
We've been rolling out a lot of interviews over the last few weeks and I even have a few more on file, which I'll get out in the coming weeks. However, when we do that, my inbox tends to get jammed with news, trailers and event listings... A side note - are any of you subscribers to the "my inbox mu...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Oct 5, 2010, 11:55 am
There's no easy way to put it, horror got pummelled by Facebook over the weekend. A tough pill to swallow. I mean, it wasn't even a contest. Horror brought a good game, but just couldn't even muster a blip on the radar. Actually, who's kidding who? I take that back, horror really didn't bring a goo...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Sep 29, 2010, 11:41 am
Dead Harvey Global Headquarters is in the process of being moved to a new location... which, simply, means that I'm moving. Why do you care? Because my internet connection will be down later tonight and Lord knows when I'll get it back up again. That means that this will, most likely, be my last pos...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Sep 28, 2010, 11:14 am
To be honest, I'm not terribly intrigued by anything that went on at the box office over the weekend. Not only was there nothing related to horror out, there were no real stories emerging. I think we all knew that "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" would win the weekend... the original is a classic a...
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Ted S. posted an article on Dead Harvey - A resource for independent horror filmmakers and fans - Sep 23, 2010, 11:49 am
There are a few sub-genres that I think are prime to explode on the market or are currently under served... like vampire films. What ever happened to them? You see no vampires anymore. I miss them. That and monster films... after "Cloverfield", I was sure that monster films of all sorts were goin...
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