Larry Fessenden (Lt Col. Clive Hockstatter in Brooklyn 45)
I really enjoyed Ted Geogahn’s World War II chamber piece because its ensemble of characters pulled the tale in all sorts of fascinating directions, but its catalyst is undoubtedly Lt. Col. Clive Hockstatter played by genre stalwart Larry Fessenden.
Fessenden’s manic, heartbroken turn as a grieving army man sets the supernatural events of Brooklyn 45 in motion, and he continues to play a disturbing part of proceedings throughout.
First up at 8pm ET is Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix classic, WENDIGO! (FYI: This would make a great appetizer before Larry’s newest, BLACKOUT, hits screens!)
Next, we head north for the adventures of Officer Lou Garou in the Candian creature/cop camp classic, WOLFCOP!
You’re not out of the woods yet – we wrap up our creature triple feature with the found footage (Bigfootage?) Eduardo Sánchez film, EXISTS!
BLACKOUT written, directed, produced, edited by Fessenden premiers at Fantasia Film Festival and lands distribution. Wins 3 awards during its festival run. (best actor x 2, Alex Hurt; best makeup Gerner & Spears)
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by Martin Scorsese features Fessenden in the cast.
BROOKLYN 45 (Ted Geoghegan) featuring award-winning performance by Fessenden lands on top “Best Horror Movies of 2023” lists
WHAT DOESN’T FLOAT (Luca Balser) opens in select theaters with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (okay, just 6 reviews). Features Fessenden in the cast.
CRUMB CATCHER by Chris Skotchdopole premieres at Fantastic Fest and picks up 2 awards (audience award, best ensemble) at Brooklyn Horror Fest. a Glass Eye Pix production presented by Gigantic Pictures.
PRETTY UGLY The Story of the Lunachicks (Ilya Chaiken) premiers at DocNYC. a Glass Eye Pix co-production
BLISS by Joe Maggio is premiering at Slamdance in 2024. a Glass Eye Pix co-production
Also in 2023: Jack Fessenden’s FOXHOLE out on Blu-Ray Wharton Tiers Ensemble releases album “23” featuring Fessenden on sax
Thanks to all the fans and supporters and collaborators that make this work possible. In a brutal world unravelling, ART MATTERS
On the cover: Fessenden’s BLACKOUT with makeup by Gerner and Spears; GEP alumn Jenn Wexler’s THE SACRIFICE GAME
From Fango:
After decades of game-changing work in horror, both as a writer/director and as the godfather of an entire indie genre movement, Larry Fessenden (Habit, Depraved) takes his rightful place on the cover of FANGORIA with his new werewolf thriller Blackout. Larry’s lycanthropic lead Alex Hurt (son of the late William Hurt) wolfs out for our newsstand cover, which hits shelves January 17.
To celebrate this genre legend’s macabre milestone (and a film we think audiences will love), we’ve sent Michael Gingold to the set of Blackout for an exclusive report. We’ve also got a moving tribute to Larry from his colleagues, via Fessenden’s friend and collaborator Barbara Crampton.
Elsewhere in the mag: Fessenden protege Jenn Wexler unleashes her sophomore feature The Sacrifice Game (starring Aladdin’s Mena Massoud); Fango faves the Adams Family deliver their Depression-era horror Where the Devil Roams; the regional slasher film (that bygone staple of the horror genre) returns in the form of Erik Bloomquist’s Founders Day; and we visit the set of the recently controversial It’s A Wonderful Knife.
It’s a packed issue, and 2024 is off to a grotesquely great start with 100 pages of horror’s best and bloodiest! FANGORIA #22 will be on sale at Barnes & Noble, specialty shops, or right here in Fango’s online shop.
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