http://www.abyssmal.com/blog/index.php http://www.abyssmal.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry090909-070513 Abyssmal Entertainment's "2:22" to Premiere in Spain, Los Angeles and Orlando

ORLANDO, FLA., SEPTEMBER 9 – Abyssmal Entertainment is proud to announce that its latest cinematic creation; the short horror thriller 2:22, will have it's World Premiere at the 42nd Annual SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia where it will compete as a selection of the "Oficial Fantàstic".

Immediately following the film's World Premiere in Spain, 2:22 will have it's North American Premiere--at the legendary Mann's Chinese Theater--as part of the 2009 Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles, California.

Abyssmal Entertainment would also like to announce that 2:22 will have it's Orlando Premiere at the Freak Show Horror Film Festival as part of Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend.

2:22 is the terrifying story of Vickie Palmer who, after an incredible night out with her girlfriends, is wrenched from her peaceful slumber and cast mercilessly into a world spinning out of control. Writhing half naked on the cold porcelain tile of her bathroom floor, Vickie desperately tries to piece together the tragic turn of events that has twisted her once carefree life into a nightmare of pain and suffering. But when she discovers the truth, will it be too late to save her from eternal damnation?

The film, which was written and directed by Steven Shea and produced by Tim Anderson is the culmination of an intense production schedule that saw a three-day whirlwind of principal photography which was then followed up with an extreme three week post-production process, in order to have the film ready for a fall festival run. "I don't think we could have dared ask for a more devoted cast and crew" says producer Tim Anderson. A point that is reiterated by Shea "After being beaten, bloodied and shot at during production, its amazing to see our horrific vision come to life". Discover more at www.222short.com

SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is the number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia. With a solid experience, the Sitges Festival is a stimulating universe of encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings of fantasy films from all over the world.

This 42nd annual festival will run from October 1st - 12th 2009 in the Mediterranean oasis of Sitges, Spain. Just 35 kilometers southwest of Barcelona, the 2008 SITGES Film Festival attracted an audience of over 100,000 in addition to 1000 journalists and media representing some 20 countries and 700 industry professionals.

The Screamfest Horror Film Festival, which will run from October 16th - 25th 2009, was founded in 2001 by film producers Rachel Belofsky (GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM) and Ross Martin in order to give filmmakers and writers in the horror/sci-fi genres a venue to have their work showcased to people in the industry. The festival partnered with the four-time Academy Award winner Stan Winston in 2004 to further broaden its industry reach. Screamfest also boasts an advisory panel made up of some of the biggest names in horror film history, including Wes Craven, Clive Barker, John Carpenter, Eli Roth, John Landis, Tobe Hooper and Sean Cunningham.

The Freak Show Horror Film Festival is part of Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend (October 9th - 11th). The film will screen at 4pm on Saturday, October 10th at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Convention tickets are available at www.spookyempire.com. Writer/Director Steven Shea and Producer Tim Anderson will be in attendance for the screening. The Freak Show Horror Film Festival is the brainchild of FEAR FILM President/CEO Robert J. Massetti. An independent horror filmmaker himself, Robert wanted a film festival that really celebrated the independent horror filmmaker by giving the artist a forum to show his or her work with other horror filmmakers. The festival is really a showcase of some of the most talented, up and coming horror filmmakers in the world and continues to grow by leaps and bounds every year.]]> http://www.abyssmal.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry090805-085942
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We just wrapped on a new short film titled “2:22” that will be used as our calling card for the next year or so, and will be a part of an investor package for a new feature film we are getting off of the ground called “Spook Hill”. Check out more on that short at www.222short.com


We also did a Photo Comic book for the Students of the Unusual, which we will be unveiling at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con.

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"Hoodoo For Voodoo" had another national release this month on Feb 10th, and is now available in almost all online retailers and Netflix! Please put it in your que, even if you’ve seen it!

Our award winning comic book “The Vandyls” gets into print just in time for the Megacon Convention in Orlando on Feb 27-March 1st. Come by our booth and grab a copy. Myself and the artist will be on hand signing autographs as well!

Our short film “Guitar God” is completed and will be premiering at the Orlando Museum of Art on March 5th. It is part of a larger project called “The Happiness Experiment” and will be screening at festivals through the summer.

“Doomsday County” is over halfway wrapped, and we will actually be premiering the Xenombies segment tomorrow night (Feb 23rd) at The Haven Lounge!

We will be helping produce a new short film directed by Rob Reider called “Pedestal”. Production is scheduled for this next week.

We are winding down production on the “Untitled Stainboy Documentary”. We have a few more shoots and interviews scheduled over the next couple months.

Our next official project is going to be our short film “2:22” that has been in pre-production for a while. We are going to create this short as part of the investor package for our next Feature “Spook Hill”.

Lots going on. I will try to blog more real soon!

-Steven.
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Just a couple of updates!

I was recently awarded a “Filmmaker of Distinction” award at the 2008 Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival, due to the contributions to the festival and the Florida film industry. I wanted to throw a shoutout to 3 Boys Productions for supplying me with this honor.

Our comic concept “The Vandyls” took home 1st prize in the Students Of The Unusual comic contest! We will get a cash prize and published in the next Students Of The Unusual horror comic compilation. A special edition of the “Stubborn” tale as to which I was on the team of writers for will be released in February, and “The Vandyls” book is scheduled to be released in April.

We wrapped post production on the Guitar God short, just in time to edit it into the “Happiness Project” timeline and get it over to the Florida Film Festival committee. We will take December and January to sweeten the audio and look to have a final cut by Feb 1st.

Photography on the “Vampire Academy” segment of Doomsday County begins this Saturday, in Orlando.

We have also started on our next journey on my next feature film directing project. At the moment the only details we have released are that it will be titled “Spook Hill” and will be written by Horror Author Owl Goingback. Stay tuned for more updates after the New Year!
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Hoodoo For Voodoo has been released on DVD in the U.S. as of October 14th. We had some great orders come in from all over the world. We also spent the weekend at Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend in Orlando. At the convention, we screened “The Curse Of Dr Mongoo” Segment of Doomsday County in the film festival, and won *Best Florida Horror Film*!

This past week we also completed production on our newest short Guitar God, Directed by myself, and written by Owl Goingback. It was completed for the “Happiness Project” in conjunction with the Orlando Professional Filmmakers Meetup Group. Look for more updates with that short soon!

I also had my first National Print shoot released in Hails & Horns Magazine (Available in Barnes & Nobels and Hot Topics all across the U.S.) We did a two page spread for Evil Needles Clothing, featuring the model Mandy Murphy.


We have been continuing on the path of gathering footage from our “Stainboy Documentary”. Just this past week we interviewed the great southern rock group Nashville Pussy at a show in Jacksonville.

November brings us a Thanksgiving trip to Louisiana, and the production of “Vampire Academy”, the next segment in Doomsday County.

-Steven.
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ORLANDO, FLA., SEPTEMBER 30 – Abyssmal Entertainment releases Hoodoo For Voodoo: Unrated Director’s Cut to DVD October 14, 2008. Written & Directed by Steven Shea (The Night Owl), Hoodoo For Voodoo is a horror comedy featuring Linnea Quigley (Return Of The Living Dead, Silent Night Deadly Night), Tiffany Shepis (The Hazing, Die Delta Die), Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Team), Debbie Rochon (Bleed, American Nightmare) and Hollie Winnard (Zombies Zombies Zombies, Beauty & The Geek).

When a group of college kids win a trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, they soon find themselves on a rollercoaster ride of survival as bodies start piling up around them. After the workers at a local Voodoo tourist trap suddenly begin turning up dead, the group must band together and try to stay alive long enough to figure out who’s behind this wicked plot…or maybe not! Because, hey, who can be inconvenienced at the biggest party of the year?

Hoodoo for Voodoo special features include: Behind the Scenes, Blooper Reel, Auditions, Music Video, Making of the Theme Song and Trailers.

Hoodoo for Voodoo can be purchased on www.abyssmal.com, www.hoodooforvoodoo.com and www.myspace.com/hoodooforvoodoo and other online retailers including Amazon.com. Pre-orders are currently available.

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We wrapped principle photography on the "Xenombies" segment of Doomsday County this past week. The shoot went fairly smoothly over the course of 4 days at Full Sail University's Soundstages. We ran into a little trouble towards the end, but hopefully no one gets fired or expelled. You can check out the Myspace for new pictures, and the new Official Website will launch soon.

A couple of weeks back, I got the opportunity to shoot an editorial for "Hails & Horns Magazine" a national publication from the owners of "Amp Magazine" that focuses on Heavy Metal Music. The spread was for local clothing designers Evil Needles Clothing. Look for it on newsstands nationally in October!

I have spent the last day coloring a new line of Cartoon styled horror shirts that Evil Needles Clothing is designing, with out awesome Comic Book illustrator Luandra Whitehurst. I'll have some examples soon.

I just wrote a new script for a short film called "Shimmer" that will be directed by Jon Sawyer that will take part in our Orlando Film Industry Professionals Group Project.

I've been helping the amazing band T13C! for their trek for a record contract. This past month we shot a promo for Fox Sports (because they were named the official band of the Florida Gators) and just yesterday performed live on the Johnny & Jayde Morning Show on XL106.7 (One of the largest radio stations in Central Florida)

I also just shot the new September cover of aXis magazine. See below:


We are gearing up for Halloween, and expect to hear some pretty exciting Hoodoo For Voodoo news... October's going to be a crazy month!

-Steven.]]> http://www.abyssmal.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080819-053445 (AVAILABLE IN THE ABYSSMAL SHOP!) and the next earlier this year in a 50 pack titled "Tomb Of Terrors". Today marks the release of the 100 movie pack titled "Bloody Nightmares". The pack also includes Jason Liquori's Werewolf extravaganza "The Lunar Pack". If you haven't seen "The Night Owl" you can grab a copy in the Shop!

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HOODOO FOR VOODOO � Putting the final thoughts on Distribution. We should have a final decision in the next week or so on who we are going to go with.

DOOMSDAY COUNTY � is a new feature film that we are producing, and is currently in production. The film is split up into 4 segments, one is completed and the others will be shot over the rest of the year.

FLORIDA�S SLASH MASTERS � is a DVD series of some new short films from some of the best Independent Horror Directors in Florida. We are looking to shoot all of the projects by early 2009.

THE SOUND OF SCREAMING � is a Horror/Musical that I have been writing on and off for the past 2 years. No plans on shooting this anytime soon.

2:22 � is a short horror film that we are looking to direct and produce very soon. We are just waiting on getting access to the technology we need.

GUITAR GOD � is a short film that I will be directing of an Owl Goingback script. It is in participation of the Orlando Filmmakers Professional Meetup Group. We will be shooting in early September.

THE VANDYLS � is a 5 page comic book that we created for a contest with Students Of The Unusual. We will be using the art to pitch around for a potential distribution deal. We hope to turn it into an annual graphic novel.

STRATASAURUS REX � is still in production. We are modeling the characters and will have a finished pitch pilot soon.

UNTITLED STAINBOY DOCUMENTARY � We are in production of a Greg �Stainboy� Reinel Documentary about the famous rock poster artist�s life. We will be shooting different events and interviews over the next year.

We are also in different writing stages of a few other horror scripts for a few other projects. I�ve been really busy with photography too. I recently shot the August cover for aXis Magazine and also a Fashion spread of the Evil Needles Clothing for Hails & Horns Magazine�s September issue. Lots more coming soon!
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