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Denise Gossett has been an actress in television and feature films for over 20 years. Denise can be seen in the feature films I Saw the Light, starring Tom Hiddleston, Get the Gringo, starring Mel Gibson, and the Morris Chestnut feature, When the Bough Breaks. Most recently, Denise worked on the romance feature, Gabriel's Rapture, the thriller, 9 Windows, and a Hallmark movie, Baked with a Kiss.In addition to her acting career, in 2001, Denise founded the extremely popular Shriekfest Film Festival in Los Angeles.  Shriekfest is now in its 22nd year. For the record, a movie that Steve directed and co-produced, Lucky, won the awards for Best Feature and Fan Favorite at the 2003 edition of Shriekfest. 

Anne Johnstonbrown interviews Hollywood actor and Shriekfest founder Denise Gossett:Denise has been an actress in Television & Feature Films for over 20 years! She can most recently be seen in the Tom Hiddleston movie "I Saw the Light", the Mel Gibson starring Feature Film "Get The Gringo" and the Morris Chestnut movie "When the Bough Breaks". In addition to her acting career, Denise founded Shriekfest film festival in 2001!Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Denise Gossett came to Los Angeles after moving from Harrisburg, Illinois, to Wassau, Wisconsin, and living for a time in Orlando, Florida, with her parents and younger brother. Although Denise has always expressed an interest in acting, it wasn't until her senior year in high school that her interest truly piqued. After performing in the "Female Odd Couple", she auditioned for a scholarship towards schooling at SCC, which she was awarded. Denise immersed herself in theater, working behind the scenes as well as onstage. After receiving her Associate's Degree, Denise transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, also having received a scholarship towards her studies.Such dedication to the theater not only led to the furthering of Denise's education, but to other opportunities that would build upon her interest in acting. In 1991, she played the role of Lena Luthor during the fourth season of "The Adventures of Superboy". Upon moving to Los Angeles, a year after receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater, she immersed herself with Improv (taking classes at the famed Groundlings), acting classes and auditions, which led to working on commercials for Wal-Mart, Boeing, United Health Care, Secret Deodorant and Quicken Loans. Denise soon found herself working on Television in a variety of roles, appearing on such shows as "The Office", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Samantha Who?", "Veronica Mars", "The Right Stuff", and "Drake & Josh." Denise also has recurring and series regular roles on television series such as Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" as Tipper Rivers, "HBO/Deadwood Mysteries", "The Great Imposter" (TV Pilot), "Fashion House" as well as the "M.O.W.'s: The Last Ride" (starring with Dennis Hopper) and "The Life of Tonya Harding."After starring in the Horror Feature Film "Chain of Souls", Denise founded the Shriekfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. With over two decades of success, the festival has given Denise the opportunity to help numerous filmmakers and screenwriters who work with an ethic of hard work and dedication, one that she has held to the whole of her career. The success of Shriekfest has led to such accolades as it being called: "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" by LA Weekly, 2021 MovieMaker Magazine top 50 best genres festivals!, 2021 Dread Central Voted 1 of the Best Horror Festivals in the World! LA WEEKLY Declared "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" 2017 Denise Gossett was voted Most Influential Horror Film Festival Director Voted 2016's Most Influential Women In Genre! 2010 Movie Maker Magazine top 25 Film Festivals worth the entry fee, 2011 Movie Maker Magazine top 13 film festivals to die for and Denise was "Voted Number 5 out of 13 Most Influential Women In Horror History." & SyFy Wire "Voted 2016's Most Influential Woman in Genre". She has been interviewed, and is featured, in the books "Hot and Horrifying: The First Ladies of Horror", The Filmmaker's Book of the Dead", and "Horror Film Festivals and Awards", and has been hosting Shriekfest Radio for over 7 years! Additional films in the Horror genre Denise has acted in include: The Sci-Fi Film "Decaying Orbit", "La Llorona", "Carnies", "M" and "Fright Club."Host: Anne Johnstonbrown (Anne (ajbprods.com))Guest: Denise Gossett (Denise Gossett - IMDb)

Anne Johnstonbrown interviews Hollywood actor and Shriekfest founder Denise Gossett.Host: Anne Johnstonbrown (Anne (ajbprods.com))Guest: Denise Gossett (Denise Gossett - IMDb)

Without Your Head Horror podcast with the cast and crew of "Terror Eyes" screening at Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Delaney Bishop (director) Felix Brenner (producer) Richie Briglia (DP) Barnett O'Hara (actor 'Joey') Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Gordon Shoemaker director of "Ten Shots" See "Ten Shots" by screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Neil Stevens director of "Face Your Fears" See "Face Your Fears" by screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Charles De Lauzirika director of "Love Bite" See "Love Bite" by screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Jonathan Degrelle director of "Transfert" See "Transfert" by screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with filmmaker Niels Bourgonje talking his new short horror "Swipe"! See "Swipe" screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with director Tim Earnhard and star Joe Downing of "Nemesis"! See "Nemesis" screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with director Nick Parlin and director Damian Alpizar of "The Other Side"! See "The Other Side" screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones and "Treacherous" Trista Robinson Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with filmmaker Jonny Zeller talking his new short horror/sci fi film "Scars"! See "Scars" screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com http://www.jonnyzeller.com/ Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones and "Treacherous" Trista Robinson! Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with filmmaker Titus Paar talking his new short horror "Fear of the Woods", working in the snow, Vernon Wells, giant bears, passion for making films, "Legend of Dark Rider", crazy Steven Seagal stories, "The Perfect Weapon" and more! See "Fear of the Woods" screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com See "The Perfect Weapon" with Steven Seagal on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3Cngucb Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones and "Treacherous" Trista Robinson! Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Matthew Berg & Rocky Ramsey "Accomplice"! See "Accomplice" screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Bruno Du Bois director of "Zealandia" See "Zealandia"" screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Colin G. Cooper genre music video director See "Forever Ting" by Tasha The Amazon screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with Rami Kahlon writer and director of "Odd Girl" The horror comedy Rami was thinking of is "Witness Infection" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCZxdM_NS7g https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8000646/ See "Odd Girl"screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Without Your Head Horror Videocast with editor and filmmaker Aaron Barrocas! We discuss film editing, "Sitting Duck", "Half-Cocked", "The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins", "The Once and Future Smash" and more including #HalfCocked's screening at the upcoming Shriekfest Horror Film Festival! https://shriekfest.com http://aaronbarrocas.com Hosted by "Nasty" Neal Jones and "Treacherous" Trista Robinson! Thanks to FANGORIA for supporting Without Your Head subscribe to Fangoria today - https://tinyurl.com/WYHFangoria Subscribe to the Without Your Head newsletter to receive weekly updates on our schedule, guests and more! Watch us live Thursdays on www.withoutyourhead.com/live Get your WYH gear: www.withoutyourhead.com/tees Watch us live every Thursday with an interactive chat www.withoutyourhead.com/live Zoom in live on video with us www.withoutyourhead.com/zoom Please subscribe for more interviews! www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmwH7xVAhD-OOAqFWyTYTA?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Without Your Head community! www.FaceBook.com/Groups/WithoutYourHeadHorror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withoutyourhead/support

Denise has been an actress in Television & Feature Films for over 20 years! She can most recently be seen in the Tom Hiddleston movie "I Saw the Light", the Mel Gibson starring Feature Film "Get The Gringo" and the Morris Chestnut movie "When the Bough Breaks". In addition to her acting career, Denise founded Shriekfest film festival in 2001!   Denise Gossett Festival Founder/Director Shriekfest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition (our 20th year in L.A and 4th year in Orlando!!) 2021 MovieMaker Magazine top 50 best genres festivals! 2021 Dread Central Voted 1 of the Best Horror Festivals in the World! LA WEEKLY Declared "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival"   2017 Denise Gossett was voted Most Influential Horror Film Festival Director  Voted 2016's Most Influential Women In Genre! 2013 Movie Maker Magazine voted one of the Coolest Film Festivals in the WORLD! and in the Top 5 Coolest Horror/SciFi Film Festivals in the WORLD! 2011 Movie Maker Magazine top 13 film festivals to die for! 2010 Movie Maker Magazine top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee! Founder Denise Gossett voted number 5 out of 13 Most Influential Women In Horror History  www.shriekfest.com www.imdb.me/denisegossett www.facebook.com/shriekfest

Timothy Vandenberg has served as writer, director, cinematographer, editor and technical director on a number of projects for his production company Swirl Films. Born and raised in Clearwater, Florida, Timothy attended Western Carolina University where he studied television production. After graduating, he interned with Late Night with Conan O'Brien for a year before backpacking through Europe. Afterwards, he moved to Wilmington, NC and worked as a news cameraman for the local NBC affiliate. Timothy's first film, Quattelbaum, was a collection of 15 short films linked together and was followed by the television travel pilot Hostel Heaven. His first feature film, 4th and Long, won best comedy at the Red Wasp Film Festival and went on to play the Asheville Film festival and Denver's Festivus Film Festival. He has produced over 20 short films and one feature, Song of a Fifth Grade Samurai, which premiered at San Diego's Comic Con in 2016 and continues to travel to all the major Cons across the country. Other film credits include Church Girl and the short film A-Block. Timothy's TV credits include Daddy's Home, The Love Letter, Between Sisters, JD Lawrence's Community Service, To Love and to Cherish, In Sickness and in Health, From This Day Forward, For Richer or Poorer, If You Really Love Me, The Love You Save, She's Not Our Sister, The Ideal Husband, Love Me or Leave Me and P:ort City P.D. Vandenberg will helm the suspense thriller Tower early next year. 

1-18-2018  "Trevor Dillon and Ian Hock are a SoCal based team of writer/directors. After meeting in college, they formed a filmmaking partnership under the title of Ghost Party Pictures. Through the self-funding and creation of multiple shorts, they've experimented with stories and styles across multiple genres, most particularly horror. Their latest project, Foxwood, is a horror comedy where a blind date takes a monstrous turn as a young couple meets on a cold Christmas night. Currently on the festival circuit, the short is a selection at Shriekfest Los Angeles and Orlando, Horrible Imaginings, Idaho Horror, Sacramento Horror, and is in final consideration with many more. Stay tuned as Dillon and Hock expand the Foxwood story while developing exciting new projects they have up their sleeves."  For More Info Visit: Ghostpartypictures.com Follow on Instagram: @ghostpartypictures Like on Facebook: Ghost Party Pictures Follow on Twitter: @TrevorDills  and @Ian_Hock_ #foxwoodthefilm

Judson has been directing and screenwriting since 2012, 'Trigger' his first feature screenplay was optioned and also the winner of a number of awards including the 'Richard Vetere' Screenplay Award at the Long Island Film Festival. Directing since late 2012, 'The Moment' was his first short film, a comedy-drama, picking up Best Short film Under 5 Minutes at the Rob Knox Film Festival and Nominated Best Editing at the Laugh or Die Comedy Film Festival, it also scooped Best Direction at Real Teal Film Festival. He has since written and directed a number of short films, 'Pedro' (distributed with CryptTv) and 'Soul Breaker' (itself, winner of over 15 awards) and is also co-writing a sci-fi tv series called 'Emergence' (Pilot episode now ready) as well as a high-concept horror feature called 'It's Here' and has now finished his next film 'Burn'.  Having written a few shorts and another tv spec/treatment outline for another high-concept fantasy drama (this one, being certainly in need of a team of writers to develop) his first feature film (non-fiction) a documentary called 'Mexican Wave' (featuring Jeremy Corbyn and Dr. John M. Ackerman) is also due. He's also an actor, some 14 years now, currently having worked last on The Spiritualist and currently working on the indie thriller 'Dragon Flies Only Live for 24 Hours'. He's signed to DCH Management in London, UK.  

Edward Martin III is a writer and filmmaker scrabbling together a semblance of home in the Pacific Northwest. He's surrounded by looming evergreens with sullen boughs, mountains that ponder the nature of death, and a relentless sea that dissolves everything it touches. Also, there's a cat, primarily to offset all that rich delicious goodness. Edward's second book "Through the Night" is being adapted to a feature film, and he is currently in production on several new films. His most recent movies are "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" (an animated adaptation of the Lovecraft novel), "Flesh of my Flesh" (a bizarre zombie horror set in the too-near future), and "The Dead," a drama set at a wake. Several other film projects are in development at this time.  He has also written and directed two web series "Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse" and "Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse for Zombies" and is working on two more. Because sleep, apparently, is an option. Find him online at HellbenderMedia.com Edward was a Shriekfest Quarter Finalist in 2015 and a Finalist and Winner in 2017 with his short screenplay "Dark Hour".  

Sara is an award-winning director whose work contains positive ulterior motives of helping others, with a strong focus on activism, feminism, gender and sexuality. She received her B.A. in English, with concentrations in Performance and Social Activism, Theatre and Writing from Monmouth University. Upon graduation Werner interned with NewFest and later with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in NYC where she learned first-hand of films's power to change hearts and minds. She received her M.F.A. in Motion Picture Production from the University of Miami after making her award-winning debut as a Writer/Director with her first short film AURORA. AURORA has screened at various venues around the world from Paramount Studios to Istanbul. She has had the fortune of directing various music videos, web series and award-winning short films since, including a short with the University of Miami and the Stephen King Foundation called The Things They Left Behind.  Originally from Cape May, New Jersey she currently resides in Los Angeles, California. The Things They Left Behind won Best SciFi Short film at Shriekfest 2017!

  "Kevin McMahon is a native Nebraskan and a World Champion Athlete who knew he wanted to make films since he was four years old.  A national award winning broadcast student from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, McMahon jumped into the film business immediately after retiring from his athletic career by directing his first short film entitled The Bag, a horror about a young couple on a road trip who pick up a creepy old woman with a large carpet bag.  Always a writer and director, McMahon worked in the industry in any way he could and found himself as a camera operator on several television shows in the early 2000s.  Quickly he became a Director of Photography and over the course of 14 years worked on over 250 TV series and dozens of films.   As a director McMahon has helmed several short films, TV episodes and music videos.  His video for Latin Grammy winner Beto Quevas for his song Quiero Creer featuring Flo Rida was the number one video in Mexico and Latin America for an astounding 10 straight weeks.  Currently he is working to get his feature Military Action / Paranormal Thriller film, Classified, financed.  The short version of Classified based on the feature recently won Best Super Short Film at Shriekfest LA.  Both Classified and his other short film Military Husband are currently making the festival rounds.  Military Husband is a drama about a man who's wife is sent to the war in Iraq and examines what men go through when their loved ones are in harms way.   With favorite films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Thing, Star Wars, The Shining, Edge of Tomorrow and more, McMahon looks to write and create more and more while making the final transition away from camera and back into his first love of directing."

Antonio “Tyger” Olivas, born and raised in Boyle Heights, an Army Veteran, has been a Film Festival Programmer (Fear Fiesta, Reel Rasquache), and Screenwriting Teacher (Beginning and Genre Screenwriting) for Casa 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights.  He studied at UCLA (Theater Arts) and LACC (Cinema).   An award winning filmmaker, Best Short Film Awards at the Black & Brown Film Festival for “Little Red Riding in the Hood”, and Hollywood Horror Film Festival for “Shockumentary”; other Short Films he has directed include “The Last Laugh” (a Project Greenlight submission), “The Late Shift”, and most recently ”The Case of Doreen Hackett” (for the ‘Annabelle: Creation' contest). His produced Screenplays include “Miner's Massacre”, “Brothers in Arms”, “Fright Club”, “ReVamped”, “Corporate Cutthroat Massacre”, “Super Shark”.   His coming of age drama, “Forrest from the Trees” was a Finalist at the New York International Film Festival Screenplay competiton, and his comedic-fantasy script, “Maureen's Daydreams” was a Finalist at the Shriekfest Film Festival.    A two-time participant in the National Hispanic Media Coalition's Television Writer's program, as well as a two-time Scriptapalooza Finalist/ Semi-Finalist.  Recently he completed the Writer's Guild Foundation Veteran's Television Writing Program.  Contact: cinetiger@sbcglobal.net       website: www.tygertorrez.com Facebook:/TyGrr   Twitter: @MrTyGrr  

Avishai is a graduate of the NYU Tisch undergrad film program. His script WOLFSBANE was a Shriekfest 2016 finalist, and he recently wrote, directed, and edited the short horror-romance film THIRD DATE. He is a practicing Jew currently living in New York City, but LA is pretty spiffy and he might move there someday, why not.   His script "Woflsbane" was a Finalist in Shriekfest 2016!

Nathan is an award-winning writer and short filmmaker living in Richmond, VA. Recently, he has co-written a segment for the upcoming horror anthology Cryptids and is currently writing the graphic novel spin-off to Jonathan Straiton's splatter horror cult hit Night of Something Strange. He has two scripts currently under option and inching closer to production as well as preparing to shoot two of his own scripts as co-direct along with longtime collaborator Chad Farmer. He is also the director and lead programmer of the international indie genre showcase GenreBlast Film Fest at the Alamo Drafthouse in Wincehster, VA. 

Taylor Lawrence (aka Jennifer Taylor Lawrence), an Australian-born actress, voice-over artist and producer, began her career as a classical ballet dancer. Taylor moved to London, where she pursued her career as an actress. Then her journey continued to LA in 2011.  West End credits, include roles opposite Woody Harrelson in "Night of the Iguana", "National Hero" alongside Timothy West and Nichola McAuliffe (National Tour), “Nevemore, and as Estelle in Jean Paul Sartre's "In Camera”. Film and television credits include Det. Sarah Harper in "Shrinking Violet", Lilith in "Devil Came Near", Dr Baker in "Abyss of Being", Angela in "Excess Baggage", forthcoming roles in feature films "After Tuesday" and Western Credence. Taylor is known to video game fans as the voice of Shadow Marshall Luger in Sony's "Killzone" amongst other titles, including BioWare's "Dragonage", "SOCOM Confrontation", “LEGO's Lord of the Rings” and Legends of Chima” and "Brave" for Disney Pixar.  Founder of Thorny Devil Productions, Taylor has been the driving force behind the team. "Somniloquy" screened at Shriekfest 2016 and is currently in development as a feature.  More recently, Jennifer produced the winner of the commercial competition at Shriekfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Vin has been working steadily since he graduated from The Actors Studio Drama School.  He made his professional theatrical debut at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the World Premiere of The White Snake adapted and directed by Tony Winner Mary Zimmerman, which went on to play around the country, including the Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China. He made his second international debut in Bangkok, playing Jonathan Harker in Dracula, and directed by West End director Joe Harmston. Most recently, Vin understudied Vietgone at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York. Vin's first producing short "Eveless" has played at Fantasia International Film Festival, Shriekfest, Hollyshorts, and Monsterfest in Australia, among others. It is now part of the anthology "Galaxy of Horrors" now available online and DVD/Blu-Ray.  Vin is currently developing his first feature film shooting in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sevé Schelenz likes brownies, baseball, beer and making movies (damn, it should have been another “b” word). He began creating films at 15 with a VHS camera. Now considered an adult, Sevé has made two horror feature films. The first was entitled Skew and some people liked it. The second is Peelers. It's awesome. Sevé likes his brownies with nuts. Peelers played Shriekfest in 2016!  In 2001, Sevé created his own production company called Sleep Apnea Productions Inc. His first project was a six-episode comedy series entitled Great Scott!! …television that bothers you. The series was sold to national station The Comedy Network and the local affiliate CTV station. After this sale, Sevé created several pilot episodes for television. He also went on to complete a 13-episode comedy series entitled Stand Up on Whistler Mountain.   Lisa DeVita was born and raised in “Hollywood North,” aka Vancouver, BC.  Having decided to fully immerse herself into the role of writer, Lisa took two courses within the field to see which one appealed: Copywriting and Screenwriting. The former, while fun, didn't hold the engaging storytelling she longed for, while the latter,unequivocally captured her interest forever. She immediately enrolled in the Writing for Film and Television Program at Vancouver Film School, whose alumni include Kevin Smith and Neill Blomkamp. Upon graduation from film school, Lisa moved to Las Vegas to launch her filmmaking career. She worked as a freelance writer and amateur poker player to make ends meet.   After four years in Vegas and no significant developments in her writing and film career Lisa moved back to Vancouver, BC.  She recently wrote and produced the full-length feature film, Peelers.

Ian is a writer, producer and director, who has brought numerous projects from concept to sales and distribution. His latest film Teleios, an official selection at Shriekfest 2016, has won numerous awards internationally, including New York Science Fiction Film Festival, The Forrest J Ackerman, Fantastic Planet, Los Angeles Movie Awards, Galactic Film Festival and Milan International Film Festival. After opening in the UK, Japan, German and Korea, Teleios is slated for broad release in the U.S. later in 2017.  Where Ian's other work has screened and/or won awards: Cannes Film Festival, Milan International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, SXSW Eco, Telly Awards, Telluride Indiefest and Sarasota International Film Festival. His work experience includes Warner Bros. Pictures Theatrical Marketing, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Spike TV, The Weinstein Company, GRB Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. He is also Co-founder of RANDIAN, an innovative media/tech company based in Los Angeles. Ian holds an MBA from Penn State University and a BA in Theater (cum laude) from the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the DGA (director) and BMI.

A writer inspired by the conflicting impulses just under the surface in all of us, Greg Chandler is known for his vision of a gothic, neo-noir suburbia.  He creates a dark world, violent yet funny, familiar yet hypnotically exotic.  A rough, tough world, that surprises with its compassion and lack of cynicism.    Chandler's first feature script, Leather, about a sexually ambiguous sandal-maker living in modern upstate New York, was directed by Patrick McGuinn.  A cult following has grown around Leather.     His second feature script, A Night of Nightmares, a female-centered, character-driven horror film directed by Buddy Giovinazzo, garnered excellent reviews at the 2013 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal and at London's FrightFest.    His script Marrow won 1st Runner Up at the 2015 Independent Filmmakers Showcase in Los Angeles.  His script, Rancho Mirage, about a cult-like trio of criminals deep in the California desert who storm into the life of an aging Hollywood star, has also earned awards at film festivals.      Chandler's passion for Los Angeles history, punk rock of the 70s and 80s, romantic crooners of the 40s, true crime, the occult, and people with a loose grip on reality, finds its way into everything he creates.   Currently, he is working on Tynee, a horror script to be directed by David Jacobson.  Tynee was a feature screenplay finalist at the 2016 Shriekfest and at the 2016 Williamsburg International Film Festival.   Chandler was born in Santa Monica and raised in the LA suburb of Arcadia before earning degrees at USC and Columbia University.  He lives in Pasadena, CA.

  Lucas James Culshaw is a Los Angeles based director and writer.   His first film was the internationally distributed post-apocalyptic western 'Wasteland' which he wrote and produced. He then directed the horror short '408', the comedy web series 'ROOMIES!', the neo noir 'Whiskey Sour' Starring Gigi Edgley (FARSCAPE), and recently the sci-fi fantasy short 'The Amazing Mr. Moji' that was an official selection of the Shriekfest film festival in 2016!   Currently he's in post production on his feature film 'Continue 9,8,7..' starring Yousef Abu-Taleb.

David Osorio was born in Boston, MA. His parents are from Colombia, and because of his mother's career with Dole Fresh Fruit, he grew up in many countries from Costa Rica to the Philippines. David studied Creative Writing with a Film minor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. He went on to get his Master's degree in Film at Florida State University, where he first met Kieran Shea, his current writing partner. After graduating, he co-wrote a horror screenplay titled SYMBIOSIS, which was sold to Miramax/Dimension. David later optioned another horror script called KAKUY to Cecil Chambers of Triumphant Pictures, also with Miramax/Dimension. Wanting to do something other than horror, he partnered up with Kieran. Their first script, a dark comedy called THE OUTCAST, was the Grand Prize winner of the American Screenwriting Competition in 2004. They've written many screenplays since.    Kieran Shea is a California native who's lived on both coasts, in addition to having spent six years in Paraguay. Before film, he started off in genetics. After three years of science and a prestigious internship at the Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital in Washington, D.C., Kieran made a U-turn toward filmmaking. This took him to the Film School at Florida State University. The thesis film, THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE, which he produced and edited, has been screened at various film festivals and received several awards, including Best Comedy at the Flicker Film Festival. Kieran then moved to Los Angeles, where he dove into production. He worked as a professional assistant director on many independent features. He then met up with former FSU classmate, David Osorio, and began writing full time. BORDERLINE is their latest and most personal endeavor.  

Good Cops Entertainment is a production company started by Noel Carroll, Clayton Cogswell, Jacob Givens and Derek Haugen. The team came together in 2011 to produce the web series Good Cops, a story about 80's styled detectives who use faulty logic (that turns out to be absolutely correct) and explosions to solve innocuous crimes. The show was an immediate hit and was bought by digital giant Machinima who funded the even more successful second season of the show. The Good Cops team then went on to create the show for which they are best known, Tumbleweed. This fast-paced, comedy takes place in the world of a western video game, where a rotten, teenaged gamer tries to chase skirts and cause trouble, but the video game itself keeps brutally punishing him for doing so. Most recently, The Good Cops completed their first feature film, “I Had a Bloody Good Time at House Harker,” a movie about three idiots who hire a vampire actor to convince a skeptical town that vampires exist. Things get bloody when the hired actor is killed and replaced by an actual vampire. The movie was picked up for distribution by Shoreline Entertainment and made its US premiere at Shriekfest in 2016.

Originally from Chicago, Gregory Veeser graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before moving to Los Angeles. Gregory began his film career as an assistant for writers and directors such as Sacha Gervasi, Michael Bay and the late Tony Scott. Gregory then served as assistant for director Rupert Wainwright (STIGMATA) on the horror remake of John Carpenter's THE FOG. In 2007, Gregory began working for Lucas Foster and his company Warp Film as an assistant on JUMPER and STREET KINGS. Following those projects, Gregory was Associate Producer for Warp's next feature, LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. He currently serves as a Development Executive for the feature film and television production arms of Warp. The company's next movie projects are an adaptation of the William Gibson scifi classic NEUROMANCER, a feature adaptation of the cult horror novel ZOMBIES AND SHIT, and GO LIKE HELL, based on true story of the Ford and Ferrari wars of the 1960s. In 2014, Gregory co-founded “Headcase VR”, a high-end Virtual Reality production company based in Los Angeles and Portland. Headcase uses top Hollywood filmmakers along with the most sophisticated VR camera in the world to create amazing 360-degree immersive experiences for clients such as 20th Century Fox, Chevrolet, Nike and the University of Michigan. With Headcase, Gregory wrote and produced the award-winning immersive VR experience at Comicon for Guillermo Del Toro's television series THE STRAIN. Headcase is currently developing a 360-degree haunted house experience to accompany a major film release in 2018.

Tessa is a New York-based comedy director, writer, and editor. In the past year she's worked on series for IFC, MTV, Seriously.TV, and UCB Comedy. Tessa is also a founding member of the NYC based filmmaking collective, Video Mass (videomass.tv). Previously she served as the Head of Post Production for the Upright Citizens Brigade's digital department. Tessa's work has screened at SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and Shriekfest 2016! The most recurring themes in her work are confetti, pizza, and fart jokes. www.videobytessa.com

Steve is a Chicago native, a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and a working filmmaker living in Los Angeles. His most recent screenplay ORB was voted for inclusion on the 2016 Blacklist, honoring the best screenplays of the year that have not yet gone into production, and was voted # 1 on the Blood List, honoring the best genre screenplays of the year. His most recent short film MONSTERS, has screened in over 65 film festivals worldwide, winning 23 awards including Best Short Film at the Comic-Con International Film Festival, along with being named a Vimeo Staff Pick. Monsters also serves as a proof of concept for Steve's feature screenplay TWISTED AVENUE, which he is attached to direct. Steve is currently co-writing a sci-fi pilot for IM Global Television based on an Image Comic graphic novel, and is adapting a Hugo Award winning short story. Over the years, he's worked on film and television projects with Gran Via Productions, Davis Entertainment, Treehouse Pictures, Lost City, Haven, Imperative, and Imagine Entertainment, among others. Monsters played Shriekfest 2016! Steve is repped by APA and the Gotham Group. For more on his projects, visit DreamingAnts.com

  Hiroshi Katagiri was born in Japan. Enamored by the artistry of film at a young age, he moved to the US at age 18 to pursue a career in special makeup effects. He became a primary artist at Stan Winston Studios, where he was a go-to effects guy for 3 films directed by Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Park, A.I., and War of the Worlds. Over time, he mastered the art of sculpture at the highest level, which led to him being a sought-after character (creature) designer - not only by Spielberg, but Rob Marshal, Guillermo del Toro, Sam Raimi, and others. Though still young, Hiroshi has already amassed 39 film credits in special effects, 11 in makeup effects, still others as a puppeteer and lab tech, and has worked on such titles as Wolverine, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alien v Predator Requiem, Cabin in the Woods, and The Hunger Games. His TV credits include being part of an Emmy winning team for The X-Files. He is a true fan of the horror genre, has written and directed several acclaimed horror shorts, and now pursues his ultimate dream - to produce and direct a full length feature film that will scare the pants off its audience.   

Jackie Kong is a director, producer, and screenwriter known for irreverent comedy and over-the-top horror films. In 1983, she made her feature film debut as director with the low-budget drive-in horror film The Being, which starred Martin Landau and Jose Ferrer. In 1984, she followed up by directing and co-writing the breakout comedy Night Patrol, featuring Linda Blair, about a Los Angeles policeman moonlighting as a stand-up comedian. Kong received a Platinum Video award from the RIAA for Night Patrol, which became a college-party film staple. Night Patrol was a major worldwide theatrical success, setting the stage for Kong to direct the comedic cult horror film Blood Diner, released in 1987. Kong added her comedic flair to Blood Diner, changing the traditional horror film into a gore fest with outrageous effects and comedy, ultimately pioneering a new sub-genre of horror film. It is now one of the most beloved horror films of all time. The fact that Blood Diner was directed by a woman blew audience' and critics' minds. She followed that with another comedy, The Underachievers. Kong's films are always irreverent, inventive, shocking, and funny. Weirdly, she enjoyed making the horror films much more than the comedies. "Making a monster movie was actually more fun than making a comedy," she says. "People watched the comedies and because they're laughing, think it must have been so much fun, when in fact that was harder work than making a monster movie. There's something about getting everyone in makeup and costumes and creating a hyper reality, that's so much more fun. Both are tough crowds to surprise."Writer/director/producer Jackie Kong made a handful of enjoyably low-budget pictures throughout the 80s. She was born on June 14 in Hanford, California and grew up in Benedict Canyon above Beverly Hills.  She was recently awarded in the top 10 Women Horror Directors!

Born in NYC. Went to Pratt Institute in New York and got a degree in photography/filmmaking. Took the Directors Guild of America DGA Assist Directors Training Program test. Was accepted & spent three years being trained at all the major studios & production companies as an assistant director. Graduated & became DGA Second AD. Spent 4 years being a Second AD on features (On Golden Pond, Xanadu, Grease 2, etc) & hit TV shows (Charlies Angels, The Hulk, Bionic Woman,etc). Moved up to First A.D on The Dukes of Hazzard and spent  some time being a First AD/Assoc Producer on endless TV shows and features,  like The X-Files, The Shield, The District, and Veronica Mars. But.. I wanted to write & direct movies. So I quit. I holed up at a lake house in Washington & started writing like crazy. Several scripts later, I came back down to LA & produced & directed a short from a horror script I wrote called ‘Used Body Parts'. Got into some fests including Shriekfest & even won a couple of awards (Best Thriller Atlanta Horror, Best Special Effects Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest). I'm currently working to secure financing for the feature length version. While on the festival route, I produced/directed an indie film called ‘Black Widows'. It's a very dark comedy about three girls out for revenge.  Got a release on DVD and cable and Amazon is releasing DVDs February 21st! On pre-sale now on Amazon. The website is www.blackwidowsthemovie.com. Right now, we're in pre-production on a thriller short called ‘Angel'. The actress in Used Body Parts, Brigitte Graham wrote the script and will direct.We start shooting in March.  

John Fitzpatrick is an award winning independent film director and professional editor best known among horror fans as the writer/director of ”Skypemare” and the “Scary Endings” (2015) series. He holds a bachelors degree in Media and Theater Arts and began his filmmaking career at a young age.  Since moving to Los Angeles in 2001, John has edited numerous TV shows, music videos and promotional material for Warner Bros., NBC, TBS, Bravo, MTV and DC Comics. He served as supervising editor on three cable shows: “10 Items or Less” (TBS) “Unbeatable Banzuke” (G4) and “The Dub Magazine Project” (MTV2).   He currently works on CW's “Supernatural”   John has directed over 20 shorts with numerous accolades and festival screenings, including the viral hit Skypemare starring Cerina Vincent along with the award winning thriller ”Brentwood Strangler (2015) which stars Jordan Ladd and Adam J. Yeend, and an award winning feature “Mercy” (2003). Currently, John directs and produces the popular online series "Scary Endings" and is now in production on its second season.  

Doug is a writer living in Brooklyn, NY. He co-wrote the movie Diminished Capacity, starring Alan Alda and Matthew Broderick, and wrote the short films Policy of Truth and Focus Group, both of which have played at festivals around the country. His short screenplay The Last High has won awards in festivals, and his screenplay The Bride in the Box won Shriekfest's Best Thriller Screenplay in 2016. His short stories have been heard on the Unfictional podcast from KCRW. Doug is a member of Union Signal, writing and producing award-winning radio plays (including the horror play Dead Man's Hole), and also hosts a podcast about comic books, Grown Ass Men. Doug is a member of Steppenwolf Films. 

  Originally from San Francisco, Russ grew up in both Japan and the United States, garnering an international viewpoint of the world throughout his childhood. After graduating from the University of Southern California with degrees in Cinema-Television, International Relations and Japanese, (and gaining more production experience at the UCLA Extension Program), he founded Russem Productions in 2002 in order to promote his short films including "Her Knight" (2003), the award-winning "Girl With Gun" (2006), "The Assassin's Apprentice" (2017) starring Robert Picardo and Marina Sirtis, and the documentary "Restoration of Paradise" (2014). He also produced several shorts including "Mavet" (2004), the zombie-flick "The Diary" (2004), the vampire film "Perfect Red" (2006), as well as "Cult 11" (2010) and "The Meeting" (2013), two popular web series (where he directed two episodes each). His latest feature film, "Occupants" (2015), was the winner of the "Best Sci-Fi Feature Film" Award at Shriekfest and an Official Selection at the San Diego Comicon, being highlighted in the Huffington Post, and marked Russ's fourth foray into feature filmmaking - after having directed "P.J." (2007), "Chasing the Green" (2009), and "The Legends of Nethiah" (2012). He currently resides in Huntington Beach, CA. 

A standout graduate of Stephen F. Austin University's film program, writer-director Phillip Guzman has shined since bursting onto the scene with “The Lawless”, a crime-thriller feature made for just $7,500. His follow-up projects “Desdemona: A Love Story”, “2:22”, and “A Kiss and a Promise” brought numerous festival awards and acclaim.  After seeing the latter, Jeffrey Reddick (creator of "Final Destination") personally endorsed Guzman to helm the author's newest horror franchise, "Dead Awake", Guzman's first take at both the horror genre and another writer's material.  Though born in south Texas, Guzman spent his formative years growing up in Europe, giving him a unique perspective on the world and cinema from an American.   James LaMarr is an award-winning feature film producer with more than a decade of experience in the entertainment industry.  A dedicated Texas A&M University alumnus, he started his career in front of the camera as an actor before transitioning to producing – though he can still be spotted doing the occasional cameo in the projects he produces.  His most recent completed film is the Shriekfest 2017 winner for Best Thriller Feature, “Dead Awake”.   Phillip and James have produced their projects through their Austin-based company Incendiary Features since 2007.  Together they have worked on “The Lawless”, “2:22”, “Desdemona: A Love Story”, and “Dead Awake”, the latter of which was recently picked up for a theatrical release by FilmRise in early 2017.  Their upcoming feature “200 Hours”, a paranormal horror set in the 80s, is currently in post-production.  

Nick McAnulty is an award winning Canadian filmmaker and producer from Toronto. His debut feature Uncle Brian, an absurdly dark dramedy garnered considerable acclaim in the indie and festival circuit. His latest film, Capture Kill Release is currently touring the genre festival circuit and is scheduled for release in 2017.  Capture Kill Release won Shriekfest 2016 for Best Horror Feature Film!   Nick is currently developing several projects alongside his producing partners with Critical Focus Productions.   IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3942948

Nick Spooner directs commercials, short films and other things, which occasionally win awards.  Born in Boston and raised all around New England, he draws his own shooting boards, writes his own treatments and is proudly represented worldwide by The Sweet Shop.  He was President of the Harvard Lampoon, wrote, produced and directed at Comedy Central, and once fronted a hardcore band in New York City. “The Call of Charlie” is his first short film, which was written by Guy Benoit and John Simpson.  He currently lives in Providence, RI with his wife and two kids.

Sean Decker got his start in the industry in 1997 as a horror entertainment journalist, first as news editor at DungeonOfDarkness.com, then at Universal Studios' HorrorOnline.com, before serving as a contributing writer to Fangoria Magazine, FEARnet.com, and DreadCentral. In addition to journalism, as a screenwriter and producer he collaborated on the award-winning short film "Yummy Meat: A Halloween Carol" (season one of the film series Scary Endings) and co-wrote and produced the horror-satire "L.A. Slasher."  "Yummy Meat: A Halloween Carol" was a Shriekfest 2016 Official Selection!

BROADCASTING LIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME FROM THE LOS ANGELES NDB MEDIA HEADQUARTERS WITH DIRECTOR RUSS EMANUELL  Discussion includes - The motion picture “Occupants” and “Occupants 2” along with the success of the Shriekfest win, the upcoming Kansas international film festival on November 6th, and the comic book adaptation that will be canonized into Occupants 2 as well as the “Assassin's Apprentice” motion picture shoot which will be done in early this December. Beam on board The JEFF TREK and hear it here first.