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WINK – An Emoji Horror Halloween Slasher Film!

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WINK is a story about a girl alone on Halloween night, standing by to pass out candy to trick-or-treaters. Eventually, she is stalked by Emojis’ and must try to stay alive!

WINK is a fun short film that gives fans a Halloween 1978 vibe with the opening Jack-O-Lantern scene! With the growing popularity of Emojis’ in our culture, I found this to be very entertaining and fun, especially since Halloween is just days away. Actress Danielle Victoria delivered a fantastic performance and fit the part just right; I would not mind seeing more of her in the future.

You can watch WINK in its entirety below and after that check out our interview with Writer and Director Alex J. Mann!

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WINK – Emoji Horror Halloween Slasher Film 

 

Written and Directed by: Alex J. Mann
Co-written by: K. Adam Bloom
Produced by: Alex J. Mann, K. Adam Bloom
Starring: Danielle Victoria
Director of Photography: Carlos Medina
Edited by: Nelson Ramm
Score, Sound Design and Mixing by: Tristan Clopet
Visual Effects by: Harrison Wieting
Casting by: Emily Lallouz
Propmaker: Alex Potter

Interview With Writer & Director Alex J. Mann

iHorror: Can you tell us about yourself and your career as a filmmaker?

Alex J. Mann: I got my start writing and performing comedy in NYC at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater, which led to TV writing, which led to directing. Last year, I started Space Oddity Films, a production company exploring tech & culture across TV, film and digital, with my co-producer K. Adam Bloom. We became particularly excited about the tech/horror genre, and have had some success producing content in that vein.
iH: Emojis’ have become essential and very much a functioning component of our growing society. What were the influences in creating WINK?

AJM: Our last two shorts (3 SECONDS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxmTRa6xCZ8) and ME2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6CfyKnvGOc) did well, so we knew we wanted to do something for Halloween. We try to explore a “truth” about technology in each film – in this case, it’s that emojis are creepy, have cold, dead eyes and are a strange shade of yellow. What better way to get this across than to pay homage to the slasher genre? The influences were HALLOWEEN and PSYCHO.
iH: Where did you shoot Wink and how many days were spent filming?
 
AJM: We shot at Adam’s sister-in-law’s house in LA. The shoot was one day at the end of August, with a month of pre-production, and a month of post.
iH: Did you face any challenges while shooting WINK?
 
AJM: Shoot went smoothly, although a lot of the footage was empty shots of rooms and hallways because the emoji animations were all done in post. It was sometimes tricky to envision where they’d be and how they’d move.

iH: Do you have any other projects coming up in the near future?

AJM: We’re currently pitching a TV show adapted from our short films, and plan to make our first feature next year.

iH: Where can fans watch your other films and receive information on upcoming projects?

AJM: We’d love for fans to subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/spaceoddityfilms) and like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/spaceoddityfilms).

 

 

 

 

-ABOUT THE AUTHOR-

Ryan T. Cusick is a writer for ihorror.com and very much enjoys conversation and writing about anything within the horror genre. Horror first sparked his interest after watching the original, The Amityville Horror when he was the tender age of three. Ryan lives in California with his wife and Eleven-year-old daughter, who is also expressing interest in the horror genre. Ryan recently received his Master’s Degree in Psychology and has aspirations to write a novel. Ryan can be followed on Twitter @Nytmare112

 

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

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The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

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Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

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