'Right now - All I want from Christmas is to live.' Howard Phillips (a winning Adam Conger) is having a tough morning in The Living Want Me Dead. After submitting himself as a subject at a medical testing facility to earn some quick holiday cash, he finds that everyone he encounters after the experiment behaves strangely towards him. Strange in the sense that they fly into a rage, begin to foam at the mouth, and have an irrepressible urge to kill... him! Forced to defend himself against the bloodthirsty hordes, Howard embarks on a quest to find shelter. Against the backdrop of a neighborhood full of cheery Christmas decorations, Howard seeks refuge at the home of his stoner friend Teddy (Tony Nunes, hilarious) but gets more than he bargains for. From the safety of Teddy's backyard, Howard recounts his blood-drenched tale as Teddy tries to organize ...
- 11/12/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
The 9th annual New York City Horror Film Festival concluded last night, and the final order of business was the handing out of awards. The prizes wound up being widely distributed among the independent fright features shown over the five-day event.
The selections of the judges were as follows:
Best Feature: Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland’s YellowBrickRoad
Best Director: Stevan Mena, Bereavement
Best Actor: James Nesbitt, Outcast
Best Actress: Emilie Dequenne, The Pack (La Meute)
Best Screenplay: Franck Richard, The Pack (La Meute)
Best Cinematography: Marco Cappetta, Bereavement
Best FX: Jenn Rose, Kiss the Abyss
Best Short Film: Dennison Ramalho’s Ninjas
Audience Choice Award: Bill Palmer’s The Living Want Me Dead
Wizard World Award: Karni Baghdikian’s Written By
Congrats to all the winners; you can find more info on the festival at its website.
The selections of the judges were as follows:
Best Feature: Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland’s YellowBrickRoad
Best Director: Stevan Mena, Bereavement
Best Actor: James Nesbitt, Outcast
Best Actress: Emilie Dequenne, The Pack (La Meute)
Best Screenplay: Franck Richard, The Pack (La Meute)
Best Cinematography: Marco Cappetta, Bereavement
Best FX: Jenn Rose, Kiss the Abyss
Best Short Film: Dennison Ramalho’s Ninjas
Audience Choice Award: Bill Palmer’s The Living Want Me Dead
Wizard World Award: Karni Baghdikian’s Written By
Congrats to all the winners; you can find more info on the festival at its website.
- 11/16/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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