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The Devil Inside Possesses Trailer Park Tuesday!

This past weekend, horror returned to the box office as The Devil Inside took in over $16 million which was the best horror genre opening weekend behind Paranormal Activity 3.  In case you haven’t seen the movie or the trailer yet and want to know what the fuss is about – here’s the trailer!  Check it out now and then go and see The Devil Inside this weekend.

Christopher G. Moore’s Bursters explode on Trailer Park Tuesday.

We’re all recovering from our holiday festivities here on the Mutantville Mothership so we thought we would keep things in the holiday spirit by featuring the work of one of our fellow North Carolinian filmmakers Christopher G. Moore.  We first met Christopher at ConCarolinas in 2010 where his movie Bursters played alongside Devil Comes Down.  Needless to say we were very impressed with the quality of Christopher’s work as well as the dark humor that was present in his movie.

MVP would encounter Christopher again when Scarecrow At Midnight played alongside Bursters at the Nevermore Film Festival earlier this year.  Since then, Christopher has gone on to make more shorts including the Lovecraftian black comedy Flush With Fear which went on to win “Best Horror Short” at the NYC International Film Festival.  Christopher is currently involved in post-production on his latest work – Foodie. 

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Galidor, More Brains, & The Human Centipede 2 on Fridays with MVP!

The Mutantville Players are in a bit of downtime as we quietly put the finishing touches on G.H.O.S.T. to get it ready for the theaters and the eventual DVD release.  In between the work we’re trying to relax as Brento is off to play gigs this weekend, Geo is tangoing to a studio near you and Streebo is playing Alan Wake on XBOX 360.  We’ve collected a few cool vids for you to check out for fun, reviews and more – only on Fridays with MVP!

(Take a break with MVP after the leap!)
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“Deviling” Trailer Takes Over Trailer Park Tuesday!

This time out on Trailer Park Tuesday – we’re featuring one of the local indie horror directors – Michael Sharpe. Many of you will know Michael from his time in front of the camera in such genre favorites as Devil’s Crossing and MVP’s own Scarecrow At Midnight but for Deviling – he stayed behind the camera.  Michael Sharpe wrote and directed Deviling which stars Robert Haulbrook, Jodi Essex, and Tommy Allen Taylor in a dark and disturbing character study.

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Robert W. Filion chosen as Inspirational Filmmaker of the Week!

Mutantville Productions first learned of Robert W. Filion during our epic adventure to take Devil Comes Down to George A. Romero’s American Zombie Film Contest in 2009. During said contest Robert’s movie, See The Dead, went on to sweep his competitors into the grave including MVP’s own Devil Comes Down. Robert reaped the rewards of the contest and MVP was left rubbing our collective bruised egos and has been plotting revenge ever since.

Over the years, MVP has come to know and respect Robert as a man of many talents.  Robert follows MVP’s filmmaking philosophy in that he is always ready to do whatever needs to be done to get his movies made whether it’s working as the writer, director, producer, director of photography, editing or doing his own digital FX.  Robert is a filmmaker with twenty years of experience and any time he brings his considerable talents to bear it is always worth taking notice. Most recently, See The Dead played at the prestigious Nevermore Film Festival at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC.

Robert’s company Image Impact Group has been responsible for countless shorts and films over the years including Lot 66, Chekov’s Children, The Promise Jar and The Parcel.  Robert never seems content to create run of the mill horror, instead he always tries to push the boundaries of the art-form technically as well as through the narrative.  His films may feature undead, zombies and other sorted beasts of mayhem – but there is always an attempt to marry the surreal or psychological to the narrative.

In a recent interview with Fangoria magazine, Filion states that “I find the scariest place to navigate is my own head.  I was raised in a military family and never had longterm friends, so I never really fit in, since we moved around a bunch. Though very outgoing, I found the cruelty of children a bit much to take. Even back then, I wrote stories of a fantastical nature and retreated into my own world.”  Filion comments that “people are emotionally fragile, and the question I come up with time and again is, what if you push the right buttons?”

Years later, the stars would align as MVP and Filion no longer found themselves at odds, instead teaming to create a new horror anthology entitled Tales From Mutantville. This past October, Robert teamed with Mutantville Productions to shoot three short films back to back.  Producer J.T.McRoberts commented on working with Filion by saying that “Robert is an inspiration to work with.  He is very professional and possesses a drive and determination to create something new and exciting.  He may know how to do everything that needs to be done on a film set from production manager to gaffing and beyond but he never lets work get in the way of having a good time on the set.  Working with him was a real blast and I look forward to future collaborations.”

Never one to rest on his laurels, Robert has been keeping busy with projects such as Seeing and is still currently in post-production on Indigo Child for Tales From Mutantville.  This weekend he is hosting a private screening of his latest project Ghost Trek. Ghost Trek was developed by writer/co-director Michael Plumides and stars Michael Melendez, Johnny “Fairplay” Dalton, Mikey B. Bartone, Gia Allemonde, Christy Johnson, and Addy Miller (of The Walking Dead).

For his dedication and professionalism to the art and craft of filmmaking, MVP is proud to chose Robert W. Filion as the inspirational filmmaker of the week.

Michael Sharpe Interviewed on Creepture Feature Horrorshow

Michael Sharpe, star of Devil’s Crossing, Split and Scarecrow At Midnight, was recently interviewed on the Creepture Feature Horrorshow podcast. Michael has had an exciting start to his career in the Charlotte Film Community over the past year starring in a wide range of productions from Split to Devil’s Crossing to MVP’s own Scarecrow At Midnight. Not only did Michael win “Best Actor” award from the CFC for his performance in Knowing, but he somehow found time to write and direct two independent short films over the past year entitled Monomaniacal and Deviling.

Head on over to thecreepturefeaturehorrorshow.com and join the fun as Gregamortis, Dr.Shock and the Pumpkin King discuss the Scream series and the upcoming Scream 4. Michael Sharpe joins the show at approximately 1 hr 15 min.  They discuss his career acting in in such indie horror flicks as Devil’s Crossing and Scarecrow At Midnight as well as his career behind the camera directing his own scripts for Monomaniacal and Deviling.

Download the podcast directly from the Creepture Feature Horrorshow by visiting their website here.

Scary Movie Saturdays comes to Stellarcon 35 with Respawner!

Scary Movie Saturdays comes to Stellarcon 35 with Respawner! The Mutantville Players were live and in living color this weekend at the Stellarcon 35 convention in High Point, North Carolina. MVP was on hand to spread the good word of horror to the fans in attendance.

The Mutantville Players screened a fantastic selection of independent horror films including Milton, Bursters, Devil Comes Down, The Promise Jar, and the trailers for Be There In Ten and G.H.O.S.T. There was a short Q&A session between films and it all led up to the special sneak preview screening of Respawner: The Web Series Pilot. Fans in attendance said the experience was just “awesome.”

Mutantville Productions would like to thank everyone that came out to support the screening as well as to Davey and his volunteers hosting the Stellarcon 35 convention.

Included on the evening’s playlist was Robert W. Filion’s The Promise Jar. It’s a very Lovecraftian short film with a tightly packed three minute run time. It is available for viewing right now on Vimeo! Wait are you waiting for? It’s Stellarcon 35 weekend! The movie is scary. And most of all – it’s free! It’s Scary Movie Saturday!

The Promise Jar ©2010 from Robert W. Filion on Vimeo.

Nevermore Film Festival Filmmaker’s Q&A on Youtube!

Last week, the 12th annual Nevermore Film Festival played host to the world premiere of Scarecrow At Midnight. Mutantville Productions was proud to be on hand as the first installment of the Tales from Mutantville anthology collection was shown to horror fans from across the state.  Writer/director J.T.McRoberts was on hand to participate in a Q&A session following the screening.

“When the Stars Begin to Fall” featured a wide variety of short films from across the country.  Also featured on the program was The Devil’s Toy, Davis, Written By, Last Seen On Delores Street, See The Dead and Murderabilia.  Mutantville Productions was proud to share the screen with so many fantastic short films. 

MVP was on hand to captire the event live.  We are proud to present the “When the Stars Begin to Fall” Q&A session in it’s entirety.  Enjoy.

Stellarcon 35 to host special preview of Respawner The Web Series!

It’s your friend Johnny Brento bringing you the latest with the greatest in the world of Mutantville Productions. It’s very auspicious that today kicks off this weekly article because there is actually a LOT of big news.
MVP was honored to accept an invitation to screen our SCi Fi short film Respawner at the longest running Sci Fi con in the Nortth Carolina, Stellarcon 35! That’s right Mutants, we’ll be unleashing the hell of Respawner on the crowd in attendance at Stellarcon in Highpoint North Carolina, this Saturday, March 5th at 11PM. We’ll be in suite Victorian A at 11PM rocking the crowed with a series of short films, behind the scenes footage and finally Respawner until well past midnight. In addition to Respawner, we’ll be screening Devil Comes Down to warm the crowd up. The word around the Mothership is that several of the characters from the film, including the Repsawner herself might be dropping by for an in person appearance.
There will be a wide array of door prizes and this may very well be the only way to see Respawner prior to the release of our anthology DVD, Tales from Mutantville, so don’t miss it.

In other news, the Respawner official website has been launched. Check it out at Mutantville.com/Respawner to Respawn your soul!

Until next Monday, peace out,
Johnny Brento

Nevermore 2011 Comes to Scary Movie Saturdays with Robert W. Filion’s See The Dead.

This weekend, Robert W. Filion’s award winning See the Dead is playing at the 12th Annual Nevermore Film Festival in Durham. Longtime MVP Players will remember Robert from George A. Romero’s American Zombie Film Contest in 2009 where See The Dead knocked Devil Comes Down out of contention and took home the grand prize.  Robert W. Filion would go on to direct several other shorts including Lot 66, Chekov’s Children and The Promise Jar and in 2010 served as the director of photography on the Tales From Mutantville anthology in a joint venture with Mutantville Productions.

Sarah awakens to a dead world. As she struggles with an emotional trauma, she must survive the advance of nightmarish ghouls.

The Nevermore Film Festival is in full swing.  See The Dead is playing to a packed theater right now.  Here’s the movie.

It’s free.  Join the fun.  It’s Scary Movie Saturdays.

See the Dead ©2009 from Robert W. Filion on Vimeo.