From the heart and hands that brought you Creepy Christmas advent calendar and film fest
here is another sweet treat for the really really young at heart.
Beck Underwood created Starship Nine: the Ornite Mission,
a sci-fi themed short for Disney Jr.’s newest show:
Lights Camera Lexi about a little girl film buff.

check it out – safe for all audiences

if you’ve actually got little ones- check out the game based on the short
available for free on the Disney Jr. app.

The war between humans and vampires continues in Stake Land II exclusive trailer

Actors Nick Damici and Connor Paolo reunite for horror sequel

The 2010 horror film Stake Land showcased the rather nifty idea of a vampire-caused apocalypse. It also showcased the talents of writer-director Jim Mickle and writer-actor Nick Damici, whose subsequent collaborations have included 2014’s absolutely terrific thriller Cold in July and SundanceTV’s Hap and Leonard, the first season of which screened earlier this year. Now, Damici has returned to both write and reprise his role of the vamp-slaying “Mister” in Stake Land II, which debuts on digital platforms Feb. 7 and will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD from Feb. 14. And, really, what better Valentine’s Day gift?

Set several years after the events of Stake Land, the film stars another returning actor, Connor Paolo, as the character of Martin who, following the destruction of his home, finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor, the legendary vampire hunter Mister, to guide him. Roaming the wilderness of a steadily decaying country, Martin searches for the one man who can help him exact revenge. Once reunited, Mister and Martin prepare to confront the ravenous Brotherhood…and its monstrous overlord!

Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, with Mickle serving as executive producer, Stakeland II costars Laura Abramsen, A.C. Peterson, Bonnie Dennison, Kristina Hughes, and Steven Williams.

You can exclusively watch the trailer for Stakeland II, above.

Read full Entertainment Weekly article. 

GEP spawn Jack Fessenden featured in Mike Gingold’s Rue Morgue Magazine article “YOUNG BLOOD” exploring teenage genre filmmakers, now on sale wherever fine periodicals are sold!

Horror journalist Mike Gingold hosts a discussion of HORROR in New York City with guest Larry Fessenden,
who will be presenting clips from Glass Eye Pix favorites
HABIT, I SELL THE DEAD, BITTER FEAST, and ABC’S OF DEATH “NEXUS”.

Event runs from 7PM to 10PM at the Morbid Anatomy Museum, 424-A 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

STAKE LAND ranks in at #87 on AudienceEverywhere’s Netflix Gem list.  

“Stake Land has achieved cult status for good reason, becoming a fan-favourite for its heart and effort alone. Not only do we get a brutal wasteland to traverse, but one filled with vampires instead of zombies”

Read full article HERE

Stake Land set a new standard in vampire apocalypse thrillers in 2011, and now the eagerly awaited sequel arrives to push the story and its characters to the next shocking level. STAKE LAND II, again starring Nick Damici and Connor Paolo, will be available across digital platforms on February 7, 2017. The film will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD beginning February 14, 2017.

STAKE LAND II, a Dark Sky Films presentation of a Glass Eye Pix production in association with Berserker Entertainment and Last Pictures, is a new adventure set several years after the events in Stake Land, in which mankind must struggle to survive in the wake of a vampire apocalypse. When his home in 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, the legendary vampire hunter Mister, to guide him. Roaming the wilderness of a steadily decaying country, Martin searches for the one man who can help him exact revenge.

Once reunited, Mister and Martin prepare to confront the ravenous Brotherhood and its monstrous overlord. But it’ll take more than the two of them to battle this terrifying new threat, and with the future of humanity hanging in the balance, the stakes are higher than ever before.

Reuniting one of horror cinema’s most memorable heroic teams, STAKE LAND II is an epic exploration of a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by blood-thirsty vamps and social collapse, where only the strongest survive.

The film brings back some of the key cast and creative team behind the post-apocalyptic hit Stake Land. Nick Damici (“Hap and Leonard”) reprises his role as Mister and is also the screenwriter, while Connor Paolo (“Gossip Girl,” “Revenge”) is back as Martin, and director Jim Mickle (We Are What We Are, Cold in July) is back as executive producer. Peter Phok and horror icon Larry Fessenden of Glass Eye Pix produce, along with Dark Sky’s Greg Newman. It is the second film from directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, following their gripping debut, Body. Also starring in STAKE LAND II are Laura Abramsen (Basic Human Needs), A.C. Peterson (Shooter), Bonnie Dennison (Beneath), Kristina Hughes (Green River), and Steven Williams (TV’s “Supernatural”).

The original Stake Land received prestigious international festival play and won the Midnight Madness Audience Award at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It was a commercial and critical success around the world, praised as “the American horror film of the year” (Twitchfilm), “terrific” (New York magazine), “bold and memorable” (San Francisco Chronicle), and “nothing short of epic” (Dread Central).

Praise for STAKE LAND II has been equally enthusiastic since its world premiere at the 49th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival (2016). Horror Society called it “the perfect sequel, the perfect continuation of the story… the vampiric sequel we’ve all been dying for.” Amy Seidman of Fangoria opined: “Olsen and Berk’s direction is as strong as Matt Mitchell’s cinematography, which is beautiful and, at times, reminiscent of Robert Altman’s westerns.”

“My god Damici and Paolo are so good..so intense.
There’s a scene near the end of the film where the two express their affection towards one another
and I almost lost it – their onscreen chemistry is spectacular…
Damici wrote a really stellar sequel to a film that didn’t need expanding upon,
but I’m glad he did because in the process he also opened up Stake Land into a potential horror franchise
which I didn’t know I needed, but now I do.”
—foxforcefivenews

Glass Eye Pix invites you to count down 25 Days till Christmas with this creepy Advent Calendar. What better way to celebrate the Holiday season than with a daily peek behind the doors and windows, nooks and crannies of this mysterious doll village assembled by artist and stop-motion animator Beck Underwood? See vintage dolls and Santas, stuffed critters and misfit toys, all to delight and tease in this merry celebration of Christmas mischief. Buy Now!

And check out Beck Underwood’s Creepy Christmas Film Festival: 25 Films in 25 Days
with films by Sara Driver, Beck Underwood, Jim Mickle, Ti West, Brahm Revel,
Graham Reznick, Glenn McQuaid, James McKenney, Fessenden, and many others!

GEP pal James Siewert discusses The Past Inside the Present’s epic two and half year production journey. Along with the interview is the official trailer and a production time-lapse video.

FULL INTERVIEW