STAKE LAND 2 premieres on Syfy channel TONIGHT at 9/8c!

Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, written by Nick Damici, produced by Peter Phok and Fessenden for GEP, Greg Newman of Dark Sky Films and co-produced by the Syfy Channel.  Damici returns as Mister and Connor Paolo as Martin.

“When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him. Roaming the wilderness of a steadily decaying country, Martin goes in search of the one man who can help him get revenge. Once reunited, Mister and Martin prepare to battle a now-ravenous Brotherhood and its monstrous overlord. But it’ll take more than the two of them to take down this terrifying new threat, and with more than just their lives now at risk, the stakes are higher than ever before.”

The film saw its world premiere last night at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival with Berk, Olsen, Phok, and associate producer Chadd Harbold in attendance.

Jack Fessenden’s feature debut starring Asa Spurlock, Jack Fessenden, James Le Gros, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden, and Kevin Corrigan, will hold its U.S. premiere at the festival that has supported Fessenden’s work for several years with screenings of his shorts RIDING SHOTGUN and THE ADULTS. Join us if you are in the Hudson Valley! Q&A with director and members of the cast to follow the screening. Tickets on sale here.

Step out and support indie cinema this weekend!
Kelley Reichardt’s latest film opens in select cinemas! Check local listings.

“When a quiet film is set outside of the big cities, it’s often called a “slice of life.” But that’s ultimately a condescending designation; to the millions of people residing on the prairies and in the small towns dotting the throughways, it is simply life, with a capital L. In the subtle and affecting Certain Women (based on stories by Maile Meloy), and following Meek’s Cutoff and Night Moves, Kelly Reichardt — with her usual attention to the humanity amid the mundane and the absurd — again gives due credit to those who are too busy just getting on to care about big-city trivialities. Certain Women is a kind, loving, and deeply moving portrait of bighearted small-town people.”
—The Village Voice

The Egg and the Hatchet, a short film directed and penned by Chris Skotchdopole and produced by GEP will be playing at the Festival Du Nouveau Cinema tonight in Montreal! Get your tickets here!

Check out the festival teaser:

The director of STRAY BULLETS is featured in the art mag Chronogram. Story is not quite accurate (Stray Bullets is not a sequel to Jack’s early work), but the Teen program that played his short films in prior years is a vital part of the festival, celebrating new voices in film.

An excerpt:

“When the seventeenth annual Woodstock Film Festival returns the weekend of October 13-16, 2016, a feature film that was originally premiered as a short in the 2015 Teen Film Program will be included in the schedule. Expanded into a feature narrative just this year, Stray Bullets pits slacker teens against career criminals, starring local youth actor Asa Ryder Spurlock, in the film written and directed by Jack Fessenden.

As part of its mission as an educational not-for-profit arts organization, the Woodstock Film Festival presents an annual Youth Films event to encourage young filmmakers and showcase some of the best young talent from the local region and around the world. This year’s lineup includes nine shorts which tackle topics like bullying, race, and gender, through traditional and experimental film techniques. And as with Fessenden’s film, it can spur more opportunities in filmmaking.”

Read the full article at Chronograph

meteoritic has the skinny on Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, out on Thursday, 13 October!

“Until Dawn: Rush of Blood may be a brief and silly spin-off, something far removed from 2015’s fantastic adventure game, but it’s the most fun I’ve had with a virtual reality game to date, and it’s just a brilliantly entertaining pop horror experience with enjoyable shooty-bang-bang combat.”
—The Jimquisition

Written by Graham Reznick and Larry Fessenden for Supermassive Games, RUSH OF BLOOD features Fessenden as the mad Carnival barker in this crazy thrill-ride shoot ’em up. Take the ride if you dare.

A great time was had by all at GEP’s Comic Con booth this weekend, with highlights including a Comic-Con-exclusive VR experience and a Reinventing Horror panel with Fessenden. Check out pics from the weekend below.

TALES will be presenting a short episode LIVE at WNYC’s Greene Space TONIGHT, Friday 7 October at 7PM as part of 44 Charlton: A Variety Show, with your host Craig Marsden.

Tonight’s episode: THE MASK by Larry Fessenden featuring Fessenden and John Speredakos (THE ROOST, THE MIND’S EYE, STRAY BULLETS). Live foley by Chris Skotchdopole and Tessa Price and music by Dr. Glenn McQuaid.

Can’t make the show? Catch it Streaming LIVE at 7PM EST!

Tickets are now on sale for the October 20th show of

TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE Live at Lincoln Center! 

From filmlinc.org:

For one night only, the acclaimed audio series Tales from Beyond the Pale, created, curated, and hosted by Glass Eye Pix’s Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid, will take over the Walter Reade Theater with two brand-new audio dramas—“Who Killed Johnny Bernard?” by Fessenden and “Game Night,” by McQuaid—written especially for the occasion. On-stage participants include performers James Le Gros (Drugstore Cowboy, Phantasm II, The Last Winter), Noah Le Gros, John Speredakos (The Mind’s Eye, I Sell the Dead, Stray Bullets), Larry Fessenden (You’re Next, We Are Still Here, Habit), Lauren Ashley Carter (Darling, Jug Face, The Woman), and Matthew Stephen Huffman (Caper, The Stranger, The Crush); Foley artists Chris Skotchdopole and Tessa Price; and musician Jack Fessenden. This award-winning series, established with the goal of making audio drama a vital, contemporary medium, presents twisted stories that will chill and delight fans of the macabre and promises a night as fun to watch as it is to listen to.

Live Foley by Chris Skotchdopole and Tessa Price
Live Sound Mix and Tech by Lee Nussbaum
Produced by Larry Fessenden, Glenn McQuaid, and Jenn Wexler

WHO KILLED JOHNNY BERNARD?
Written & Directed by Larry Fessenden
With the voice talents of James Le Gros, Noah Le Gros, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden,
Matthew Stephen Huffman, Lauren Ashley Carter
Live Sound Design and Music by Glenn McQuaid & Larry Fessenden
Music by Glenn McQuaid and Jack Fessenden

GAME NIGHT
Written & Directed by Glenn McQuaid
With the voice talents of James Le Gros, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden,
Matthew Stephen Huffman, Lauren Ashley Carter
Live Sound Design and Music by Glenn McQuaid

Entertainment Weekly has details on the show, as well as
McQuaid’s pick for the top movie to watch this Halloween season, THE OTHER.   Check it!

Poster by Trevor Denham