Los Angeles Industrial artists Dawn of Ashes release their new music video Sleep Paralysis. Dawn of Ashes takes a stand in their new music video Sleep Paralysis. While using elements of visual horror reminiscent of HR Giger, Zdzisław Beksiński, and Clive Barker, the music video places a spotlight on corruption, police brutality, and human rights. Sleep Paralysis harkens back to early 90s Industrial …

Filmmaker and actor Shane Ryan is producing and releasing a record number of films since lockdown began last March. First off, he starred in and executive produced the indie thriller Choke, released in May, followed by Heartbeat (co-star/co-executive producer), and co-produced the lockdown inspired thriller Sinful, plus co-starred in and co-produced Quarantine Girl (all released by Cinema Epoch). Last week saw the release of the sci-fi action …

SYNOPSIS: Mecanix tells the story of the last human beings who are forced to be the slaves of the strange creatures that rule this strange world.There is only one thing these beasts fear – the embryo of the universe : the origin of everything. The only hope that the humans have is to free themselves from this mecanic environment before …

SYNOPSIS: Kikuo, a socially inept teenager, has a fascination for carnivorous plants and the minutiae of human waste. He works in a love hotel, cleaning up the filth left behind after every quickie. His isolation is reinforced by the perverse behavior of his workmates, and he soon begins to fixate on an attractive stranger. As he habitually collects her trash, …

SYNOPSIS: A strange man arrives in a small town looking for his wife only to be assaulted and left for dead by a group of local punks. A teenager comes to his aid only to discover that the man isn’t quite what he seems.

SYNOPSIS: Shawn, an automotive designer, enjoys an idyllic life with his new wife Jasmine until it is interrupted by a cryptic message. The message warns of imminent danger and a curse that has afflicted his family for generations. REVIEW: Effects overtake plot in this fantasy action film, Jinn from Ajmal Zaheer Ahmed that is more show reel than it is …

SYNOPSIS: Michael Silna has just gotten custody of his only sister’s son after she was murdered by her husband before his very eyes. To fulfill his sister’s dying wish, Michael takes his nephew and wife and makes the journey home to his only other living relative: his estranged, eccentric (and extremely paranoid) father who is obsessed with building an unassailable …

SYNOPSIS: R. N. Renfield, once the slave of Dracula, is now an insane vampire stalking a modern day metropolis (Bayou City). REVIEW: There was a time when video games had the technology to add real video to the experience but budget constraints were still an issue. Some games, “Command & Conquer” and “Wing Commander” are good examples, have cut scenes …

SYNOPSIS: In an instant, Martin’s teenage world is turned upside down. Before he and his family can escape the ravages of an apocalyptic world overrun by viscous, hungry vampires, Martin’s entire family is slaughtered. The only thing between him and certain death is a mysterious vampire hunter named Mister (Nick Damici) who takes Martin (Connor Paolo) under his wing. Together …

SYNOPSIS: A boy named Harley and his family (brother Austin, mother Beth, and father Mitch) attends a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn — and the body count quickly rises. Can …

SYNOPSIS: The tragic tale of an all-American girl who was transformed into a cold-blooded killer in the summer of 1969. REVIEW: The subject of the Manson/Sharon Tate murders and the Charlie Manson family seem to be a hot subject these days. Now 2 years after Charlie’s death in prison, the stories, tales, and legacy is being discussed more on a …

SYNOPSIS: When two sisters go to an isolated cabin in the woods to film a passion project, family secrets start to get in the way, as do masked strangers filming a passion project of their own.

SYNOPSIS: A group of strangers awaken aboard an alien spacecraft. Divided they will die. Together, they can find a way home. REVIEW: If any film was closer to being a true genre film worthy of being called a syfy enigma, it is 2019’s “Project Ithaca” directed by Nicholas Humphries. The first half of the film begs to ask the rhetorical …

SYNOPSIS: A professional assassin is stalked and hunted by a supernatural serial killer with only one goal- to die. But can this Specialist defeat the psychopath known only as Frenzy, or is he in over his head? REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have FRENZY, written and directed by Chris R. Notarile. This is the second short I’ve gotten …

SYNOPSIS: After responding to an accidental 911 phone call, two police officers meet Bea, visibly shaken woman, who is more than meets the eye. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have SUGAR, written and directed by Chris R. Notarile. His name may seem familiar to some of you. He has an extensive catalogue of work as a director, producer, …

SYNOPSIS: A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles REVIEW: I’ve always said that great movies are identified by the journey’s they take you on and the pay off in the end. “Once Upon a Time … in …