August 9, 2021
Share:
“Tales From Beyond the Pale” coming to Fear 2000 — 9/10/21
Fear 2000, a conference series dedicated to twenty-first century horror media convened by Craig Ian Mann and Chris Cooke and hosted by the Department of Media Arts and Communication at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Their fifth conference, Fear 2000: Horror Unbound, will take place on 10-12 September 2021. TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE joins the lineup, details below:
Riding the Scarewaves: A Celebration of Tales from Beyond the Pale with Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid
Larry Fessenden is a writer, director, producer and actor – the founder of the fiercely independent production house Glass Eye Pix. Glenn McQuaid is the filmmaker behind festival favourite I Sell the Dead (2008). Together they are the Pale Men: the creative minds behind a series of macabre “radio plays for the digital age” titled Tales from Beyond the Pale. Since 2010, Tales has been offering one of the finest auditory horror experiences money can buy in digital and lavishly produced physical formats, and since 2019 has been available to listen to as a free podcast.
In addition to Fessenden and McQuaid, contributing writers to Tales have included Simon Barrett, Jeff Buhler, Clay McLeod Chapman, Stuart Gordon, Eric Red, JT Petty, Graham Reznick and April Snellings, while genre stalwarts such as Ana Asensio, AJ Bowen, Lauren Ashley Carter, Barbara Crampton, Nick Damici, Jeremy Gardner, Pat Healy, Ron Perlman, John Speredakos, Tony Todd and the late Angus Scrimm have all leant their voices to episodes.
We are delighted to welcome Fessenden and McQuaid to Fear 2000: Horror Unbound to celebrate Tales from Beyond the Pale. In a conversation moderated by conference co-convener Craig Ian Mann, they will discuss the origins of the series, its overarching themes, the art of inciting fear through sound alone and their dedication to keeping horror radio alive in the twenty-first century.
You can visit the Tales from Beyond the Pale website here, listen to the podcast here, and follow the Pale Men on Twitter.
This event will take place on Friday 10 September at 19:00 in Stream C
August 8, 2021
Share:
JAKOB’S WIFE holds at 85% on Rotten Tomatoes with new reviews cropping up
The complex relationship between Anne and Jakob anchors Jakob’s Wife
… It would be easy for the movie to paint Anne’s husband Jakob as an antagonist and root for her to kill him by the end. He ignores her, constantly interrupts her, and consistently belittles her throughout the first part of the film. But where Jakob’s Wife really thrives is how it treats this relationship after Anne has “turned” into a predator.
Obviously, I don’t want to spoil what happens, but it was fascinating to see Jakob actually try to save his wife from becoming a monster rather than just abandoning her altogether. The movie takes a unique approach to their relationship that grounds the story and adds to many of the comedic moments …
read full review at 1428Elm.com
Jakob’s Wife Offers Convincing Proof That Horror Is the Ultimate Glow-Up
… Married to Pastor Jakob Fedder (Larry Fessenden, whose acting credits include You’re Next alongside Crampton and The Dead Don’t Die, and whose directing credits include The Last Winter and a segment in ABCs of Death 2), Anne’s played the role of a dutiful minister’s wife for 30 years, cooking, cleaning, sitting through her husband’s sermons, enduring his repulsive grooming habits, and holding her tongue every time he interrupts her or talks over her, which is often.
… Jakob’s Wife doesn’t take the easy way out with the Jakob character; he could have been just a closed-minded, misogynistic small-town minister type, and while there are some elements of that, he’s more a guy who’s just become so used to his comfortable routine that it doesn’t occur to him to ever want to change it. Fessenden is very good as this oblivious, mildly boorish (but not monstrous) man who’s stunned to realize that his wife’s long been deeply unhappy in their marriage.
August 5, 2021
Share:
TBT: West n’ Speredakos
TBT 2004, Ti West and John Speredakos at THE ROOST wrap party.
July 30, 2021
Share:
Chad Crawford Kinkle’s DEMENTER and JUG FACE out on Arrow Video (UK) in October
Fessenden featured in both films by the director of a unique brand of Southern Gothic Horror
July 25, 2021
Share:
ArtsHelp: Climate Horror and Culture Wars: An Interview with Director Larry Fessenden
Director Larry Fessenden is no propagandist.
What is the scariest thing in the world to you right now?
Obviously, it’s climate change. And another thing that’s scary is that we’ve proved, at least in America, that we no longer believe in cooperation and getting along to solve problems. We’ve spiralled into a narcissistic death spiral of tribalism and I think stems from the commercialization of capitalism leading to identity obsession.
This all came from the power of commercials. After the 60s, people realized they could sell their sense of identity so you’d start to become more and more oriented with the products that you bought – they became your identity.
And I’m speaking very generally to your question because I think this is a trend in human history that has happened for the last century and has led us to an intractable ability to solve problems together and there’s no greater problem than climate change.
July 21, 2021
Share:
Fessenden featured in Christian Nilsson’s DASHCAM, premiering at Popcorn Frights FF
Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns August 12-19, 2021.
Dashcam
World Premiere
United States | 2021 | 81 Min. | Dir. Christian Nilsson
This stunning psychological thriller follows a video editor at a local news channel who is inadvertently sent secret dashcam video evidence that points to a possible conspiracy and government coverup.
read full announcement at FANGORIA
July 13, 2021
Share:
JAKOB’S WIFE coming to Shudder August 19th
JAKOB’S WIFE: Shudder Will Premiere Horror Flick, Starring Barbara Crampton Larry Fessenden, on August 19th
News this morning that Shudder will premiere Travis Stevens’ news horror flick Jakob’s Wife, starring Barbara Crampton and Larrey Fessenden, starting August 19th. Subscribers in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will be able to stream to watch it.
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced that JAKOB’S WIFE will be available exclusively to stream on the platform starting on August 19, 2021. As a Shudder exclusive, the platform will be the only subscription service that will carry the film in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
