From Dread Central: In the years since Larry Fessenden’s eco-horror cautionary tale The Last Winter was released in 2006, there may be more cause for alarm now that global warming has become a larger threat. This January has been the warmest on record for eight countries across Europe that have all experienced record-breaking heat. Maybe that’s an anomaly, or maybe Mother Earth is trying to tell us something. Fessenden’s anti-corporate genre film rails against Big Oil and its environmental message is clear. But it’s also an incredibly well-acted, self-contained bit of horror that uses its icy setting to reveal the darkest aspects of human nature.
January 31, 2023
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Dread Central: THE LAST WINTER “Still Serves as a Chilling Warning”
January 31, 2023
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Bloodfest Podcast – A Habit of Depravity: A Conversation With Larry Fessenden
From Bloodfest:
This week Nate had to be heavily medicated so he wouldn’t have a breakdown meeting one of his heroes. The Bloodfest gang somehow tricked the great Larry Fessenden into sitting down with us for a conversation. He filled us in on his upcoming film, Blackout, which is his werewolf movie. We talked about him making his own version of the Universal Monsters Universe and how that fits into his career. Larry talked about recreating the Jaws boat, The Orca, and trying to have it attacked by a paper mache shark, then showed us his toys. We talked about the struggles of independent film making, how financing is still a problem for him and what comes next.
He told us about working with Martin Scorsese. We talked about his mentorship of Ti West and Kelly Reichardt. He discussed having The Last Winter entered into the permanent collection of the MoMA and the awards he has won. The conversation was far reaching and revelatory. Larry is a funny, intelligent, kind man as well as being a giant in horror.
Watch the interview on YOUTUBE
January 30, 2023
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Start your Love ADVENTure with GEP: Order your Fortnight Of Love Calendar TODAY!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, order your Fortnight of Love Advent Calendar TODAY!
This year countdown to Valentine’s Day with 14 nights of love and romance in this naughty peekaboo calendar! You will be feeling the love each day as you open a die cut window displaying a couple engaged in amour.
A selection of some of the most enjoyable positions from the Karma Sutra come to life in this happy house of pleasure. Make Valentine’s day last a fortnight, or bring two weeks of pizzazz to your relationship any time of year! All brought to you with love by artist Brahm Revel and Glass Eye Pix!
Warning: This product is recommended for ADULTS ONLY!
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January 19, 2023
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Happy Birthday Mr. Edgar Allan Poe (born 1809)
In celebration of the Maestro,
please enjoy a Tale from Beyond the Pale reading featuring
long-time Glass Eye thespian and Poe enthusiast John Speredakos
with Fessenden providing sax orchestrations
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January 17, 2023
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DEPRAVED featured on “Game-Changing Retellings Of Frankenstein” list
Fessenden’s DEPRAVED: “A Tough Tale Of Trauma Focuses
On The Grim World That Its Prometheus Awakens In”
From CBR: Larry Fessenden has become a major name in independent horror and 2019’s Depraved is one of his strongest endeavors. Depraved repurposes the Frankenstein myth into an uncomfortable tale of PTSD. Henry, a former army medic, remains haunted by the deaths that he saw in the war. He tries to cope with this through the creation of new life.
Henry’s creation of Adam turns into a successful therapeutic exercise, but Adam’s cognizance becomes a growing concern. Henry worries if it’s right to bring new life into such a broken world. Depraved is a thought-provoking film that teases the idea that living may ultimately be more torture than death.
January 16, 2023
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Jeremy Pope from Jenn Wexler’s THE RANGER part of Oscar Season’s Edition of THR’s Actor Roundtable
Jeremy Pope in good company with Austin Butler, Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, Ke Huy Quan and Adam Sandler at The Hollywood Reporter Roundtable, promoting his new film THE INSPECTION, from A24.
We knew him when he played Jerk, in Jenn Wexler’s punk-rock slasher THE RANGER.
Star-making GEP casting agent Lois Drabkin (BENEATH, THE RANGER, FOXHOLE and upcoming BLACKOUT) knows how to pick ‘em. Bringing to the Glass Eye canon an array of talents such as Jeremy Pope, Alex Hurt, Daniel Zovatto, Andi Matichak, Cody Kostro, Angus O’Brien, Joseph Castillo-Midyett, and Jonny Orsini…
Pope says: “I didn’t see a lot of representation of Black, openly gay, queer individuals in media, so I didn’t know what my way in would be. When I graduated college, went to art school, and everyone was about to audition, it was like, “Don’t let people know you’re gay. You’ve got to be this version of a Black man to be successful as an actor.” So I spent many years doing that and abandoning my truth and trying to be what they wanted me to be in the room. It was the moment when I started to love on myself, and love the evolved version of who I am, and be around collaborators and creators that are doing that, when all these things started to happen. It began in 2019, when Tarell McCraney — whom I’d met years before and who won the Oscar for Moonlight — brought his show to Broadway, which happened to be my Broadway debut. The Inspection is just an affirmation to myself of what’s possible. I think about little Jeremy, just trying to find a way in, watching George of the Jungle. You just never know. But I’m grateful that I tried and kept trying and ultimately found self-love and self-worth.”
January 13, 2023
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CINETALK.COM: “HABIT” one of 20 Must-Watch 90s Horror Movies
The 1990s was a golden age for horror films, with a wide range of titles that continue to be beloved by fans today. From psychological thrillers to slasher flicks, the 1990s had something for every type of horror enthusiast. Here are the top 20 must-see horror films of the 1990s.
HABIT: A broken-hearted New Yorker named Sam (Larry Fessenden) is lost in an alcoholic haze as he mourns the loss of his father and has ended his relationship with his girlfriend. He meets Anna (Meredith Snaider), a charming woman, at a party and is instantly captivated by her. Sam soon finds himself in an irregular connection with the mystery woman, and as their encounters result in more blood being spilled, Sam’s belief that he might be dating a vampire grows stronger.
