Stuart Gordon lists Fessenden’s “N is for Nexus” as one of his top ABCs OF DEATH 2 segments. From TheTalkhouse.com:

“This is the sequel to The ABCs of Death, in which filmmakers from around the world were encouraged to make short horror films incorporating titles beginning with a particular letter of the alphabet. The directors vary from established pros to first-timers and the results are definitely a mixed bag.

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Directing a short film can be even more difficult than making a feature. You don’t have time to ease into your story but instead have to grab the viewer by the throat from the first second and not let go. I must admit that I ended up being pleasantly surprised as nine of the 26 films knocked my socks off. Not a bad average by any means. And as a sampler it’s an excellent way to discover filmmakers whose work you may never have experienced. Here are my favorites:

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N is for Nexus” directed by Larry Fessenden
This story, set on Halloween in New York City, builds up quite a head of steam in its short running time. Mr. Fessenden again proves himself to be one of our best working horror directors by delivering the most suspenseful and effectively disturbing episode in this series.”

Check out the full article here.

From Randall Colburn at AVClub.com:

“If you’ve seen Larry Fessenden onscreen, you’ve probably seen him die. “I think people cast you to kill you,” quips one of Killer POV‘s hosts as they interview the indie journeyman, whose influence as a director, actor, writer, and producer (he runs “micro-studio” Glass Eye Pix) has quietly pervaded the modern indie horror scene. In addition to helming cult films like The Wendigo and Habit, Fessenden is responsible for cultivating the careers of young visionaries like Jim Mickle (Stake Land, We Are What We Are) and Ti West (The House Of The Devil, The Innkeepers), who is probably the breakout star of the mumblegore movement. This makes him a perfect fit for Killer POV, an exhaustive, oft-brilliant horror movie podcast that, with every new guest or discussion, weaves together a tapestry of the horror landscape that draws string between trends, innovations, and talent both classic and contemporary. Hosts Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry, and Rob Galluzzo, all accomplished horror journalists, share a bottomless well of genre knowledge, as does Fessenden, as adaptable on the mic as he is behind the camera. His anecdotes about West’s early career, in particular, are funny, fatherly, and likely to inspire budding horror auteurs everywhere.”

Listen to Killer POV here.

Read the whole AV Club article here.

The KILLER POV Podcast is now live on iTunes and GeekNation. Fessenden and McQuaid chat with Rob G., Rebekah McKendry, and Elric Kane about all things horror, and Fessenden also narrates the backs of creepy vinyl covers! Listen below.

Did you miss TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE Live from The Stanley Film Festival? Well what better day to listen to it than on Halloween!

To celebrate our favorite holiday, we’re now offering this chilling tale for free at the Tales From Beyond The Pale Listening Room

Written by Fessenden, McQuaid, and Chapman, these tales of terror are inspired by Colorado’s Stanley Hotel and its surroundings, which also served as the muse for Stephen King’s THE SHINING. Featuring the voice talents of Fessenden, Martin Starr, AJ Bowen, Ana Asensio, Jocelyn DeBoer, Martha Harmon Pardee and Sam Zimmerman.

Listen now

GEP geared up for Halloween this year on the west coast. Take a look at pics from our LA events–

HABIT in 16mm at Jumpcut Cafe

Fessenden intros the film

Q&A hosted by Killer POV’s Rob G.

Q&A

Fessenden sits on Habit. A successful night in deed.

Killer POV Podcast

Horror talk over beer– Fessenden and McQuaid’s favorite type of conversation.

Narrating vinyl.

Fessenden and Killer POV’s Elric Kane

TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE at Cinefamily

Featuring Fringe’s Lance Reddick, Silicon Valley’s Martin Starr, The Office’s Kate Flannery, Bitter Feast’s Joshua Leonard, The Innkeepers’s Pat Healy, The Sacrament’s AJ Bowen, Cooties’s Cooper Roth, and V/H/S’s Roxanne Benjamin. Music by Chrome Canyon, Gregory Burkart and Graham Reznick, with live sound design by John Moros, live foley by Chris Skotchdopole and Tessa Price, and live mix by Lee Nussbaum. Tales by Fessenden, McQuaid, and Clay McLeod Chapman. Produced by Fessenden, McQuaid, and Jenn Wexler. Special thanks to SpectreVision and Cinefamily!

Team Tales

Glenn a little overworked before the big show.

Lance Reddick, McQuaid, Chapman pre-show.

TALES rehearsal. Pictured: Greg Burkart, Fessenden, AJ Bowen, Pat Healy, Graham Reznick, Clay McLeod Chapman

Gettin ready…

Pictured: McQuaid, Fessenden, Joshua Leonard, AJ Bowen, Pat Healy, Lance Reddick, Graham Reznick

Thanks for the fun, LA!

HABIT heads back east.

Glass Eye Pix heads to SpectreFest at Cinefamily in LA this Wednesday, Oct 29, for a live show of TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE, with three new stories from Fessenden, McQuaid and Chapman!

Get a look at the special edition poster art by Trevor Denham below.

Doors open at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Cinefamily website.

Cast announcements coming soon!

From CraveOnline.com:

Larry Fessenden defends his pick for the best death in movie history. Plus: Watch a supercut of all the ‘ABCs of Death 2′ directors’ favorite kills!

“When I got this assignment, I thought of the scene in (the original) THE STEPFATHER where the daughter’s shrink is killed by the Stepfather by a 2×4. It struck me because the shrink is in over his head, he doesn’t understand the insanity he’s going up against. He thought he was helping a troubled girl. Because his death has that tragic dimension, it is more poignant.

There is the death in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN where the Nazi slowly kills Private Mellish with a knife to the chest while Mellish says “don’t, don’t.” Very intimate and scary. It’s the same Nazi that the Americans had freed earlier, in a sanctimonious move to “do the right thing”. And so the horrific death mocks the generosity and kindness of their earlier actions.

How about Jennifer Jason Leigh pulled apart between two trucks by Rutger Hauer in THE HITCHER? She is an innocent swept up in the mad rivalry between the Hitcher and the kid. She’s nothing but collateral damage.

How about everyone in the car at the end of THE MIST? I know some people hate that ending, but I loved it because it is so futile.

All death is tragic, but when kindness, idealism, innocence or heroism dies too, it is even more resonant.

– Larry Fessenden (“N is for Nexus”)”

Check out the full post at Crave Online, and get a look at the ABCs OF DEATH 2 directors’ favorite movie deaths of all time below.

Check out some of what GEP has planned for the days leading up to All Hallow’s Eve!

Glass Eye Pix Presents THE ROOST at VIDEOLOGY in Brooklyn

This Saturday night, 11:30pm, check out a screening of Ti West’s THE ROOST with Producer Peter Phok in attendance! Plus GEP giveaways!
Attend

HABIT at JUMPCUT CAFE in Los Angeles

Monday night, 7pm! Fessenden in attendance, screening his personal 16mm film print with an extra couple of minutes never seen before!
Attend

TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE LIVE! at CINEFAMILY in Los Angeles

Wednesday the 29th, 7:30pm, doors 7pm! Three macabre tales from Fessenden, Glenn McQuaid and Clay McLeod Chapman, performed before a live audience. A totally immersive audio experience, with live music and foley effects.
Attend

Bloodsucking Freaks Double Feature: HABIT at Dryden Theatre in Rochester, NY

Thursday Oct 30th, 8pm! HABIT 35mm print! Playing alongside Abel Ferrara’s THE ADDICTION
Attend

And stay tuned for even MORE spooktacular announcements…

EW’s got the scoop and the trailer for LATE PHASES!

From EW.com:

“In the new horror movie Late Phases, actor and excellent cook Nick Damici (Cold in July) plays a blind war veteran who discovers that something is badly wrong in the seemingly idyllic retirement community of Crescent Bay—and it isn’t excessive bingo fees.

Directed by much-tipped terror auteur Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Here Comes the Devil, Penumbra), the film costars Ethan Embry, Lance Guest, Erin Cummings, the great Tom Noonan, and indie-horror godfather Larry Fessenden, among others. Late Phases stalks its hairy way into select cinemas on Nov. 21.”

Check out the trailer HERE.

From TribecaFilmInstitute.org:

“With Halloween quickly approaching we decided this episode to focus on horror and all the juicy things that come along with it. We couldn’t think of two better folks to sit with then Glenn McQuaid (I Sell The Dead), who, you may recall, talked to us last Halloween, and Larry Fessenden (Wendigo, The Last Winter), one of the icons in indie horror.

Like some major names in today’s horror scene—Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Sacrament), Jim Mickle (Stake Land, We Are What We Are)—McQuaid is another who got his break thanks to Fessenden and his company, Glass Eye Pix. The two have continued to collaborate with the spooky audio plays Tales From Beyond The Pale.

Chatting about a range of topics including:

-Their love of anthology films
-Larry on the ethos of Glass Eye Pix
-The struggles of the indie horror maker (and why Kickstarter isn’t for them)
-Glenn’s bisexual severed hand project
-Larry’s attempt to remake The Orphanage w/ Guillermo del Toro
-Glenn and Larry’s experiences working with Sean Young
-The best horror movies to watch this Halloween

Larry and Glenn were also nice enough to give us two excerpts from Tales From Beyond The Pale stories for your enjoyment, along with a tease of what they have in store for Season 3 of the show.

Sit back and enjoy the conversation. And if you’re in L.A., check out Tales From Beyond The Pale LIVE at Spectrefest on Oct 29”

Listen HERE!