Messages Deleted is a horror thriller about a screenwriter/ screenwriting professor, Joel Brandt (Matthew Lillard), who finds himself twisted up in a small string of murders when he starts to get mysterious messages from strangers pleading for him to come save them, and telling him that the killer will only spare them if he shows […]
Author: Shawn Lachance
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Carnival 13
The Carnival 13 is a very interesting concept. 13 different authors each contribute a chapter while attempting to maintain cohesiveness to the story. The entire idea takes me back to my childhood of telling ghost stories with friends. One of us would start the story and the next person would keep it going. By the […]
It is Sacrament Saturday here at horror-writers and we will be continuing our coverage by including the film’s trailer in our Trailer Talk segment. First, here is the trailer And now my thoughts: The idea of being trapped in a deeply cultish Religious town is an intriguing one. I’ve sounded off before about […]
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Lord Of Tears
LISA Lord of Tears, written by Sarah Daly and directed by Lawrie Brewster is a gorgeous Gothic ghost story. James Findlay (Euan Douglas) has just been given the news of his mother’s passing and, consequently, full ownership of his childhood home, a mansion set in the Scottish Highlands which he has only vague and […]
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Mamiwata Contest
Mamiwata is holding a Film & Photo contest for the next couple of months, giving away prizes up to $1000. Contest entrants have to Film or Photograph aMamiwata “trailer,” get their friends to vote on it, and be original. Voters will decide the 15 finalists for each contest by popular vote. The Mamiwata Team will then choose three […]
What can you tell us about your role in Sacrament? Shawn tricked me into this project, telling me that my character, Shell, was a beautiful wood-nymph princess, wise beyond her years and troubled by the sorrows of her people. In reality, Shell is a quick, sarcastic punk-rocker with a mouthful to say about everything. This persona is […]
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Mamiwata
Based on true events, Mamiwata is about an American professor and his four students, who travel to the heart of the African jungle in search of Iboga, a potential cure for drug addiction. In the process they unwittingly unleash the wrath of Mamiwata, the African Mermaid who guards the sacred shrub. You can find […]
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Animals
ANIMALS’ is a dark violent thriller centred on a gang of vicious children living deep in the north American wilderness and killing anyone who finds them. They begin hunting one of their own after he agrees to help a missing girl back to the city. Directed by Ryan Braund (BAFTA short & Royal Television […]
“You were talking in your sleep again last night,” Melanie says. I’m still out of it, thick white comforter practically shoved into my drooling mouth. “What did I say?” “You said, ‘Where’s Megan?’ Really loud. Woke me up.” “That’s weird,” I murmur. I know where Megan is. She’s in her crib in the nursery I […]