In a Foreign Town Wins at Final Frame We are very proud to share that IN A FOREIGN TOWN has placed as 2nd Runner Up at the 2020 FINAL FRAME horror short film competition. Final Frame is sponsored by The Horror Writer’s Association and StokerCon, home of the Bram Stoker Read more…
Udda Ting Podcast talks “In A Foreign Town” with Michael Shlain Henrik Möller: filmmaker, dapper dresser and connoisseur of weird fiction and cinema has a podcast on creativity based in Sweden. Michael Shlain was honored to be a part of it today to talk about the “In a Foreign Town” Read more…
IN A FOREIGN TOWN Premieres Internationally and Drops a TRAILER! We are delighted to announce (or as we say in French, “Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer”) that IN A FOREIGN TOWN, our short horror film based on the works Thomas Ligotti, will be having its International Premiere at the Brussels International Read more…
IN A FOREIGN TOWN goes to Cannes We are deliriously elated to announce that IN A FOREIGN TOWN has been officially selected as one of 6 projects to participate in the 2019 In Development creative forum in Cannes, co-organized by MIPTV and CANNESERIES. Created by Michael Shlain and based on Read more…
Thomas Ligotti’s In A Foreign Town wraps production We’re excited to announce completion of principal photography on IN A FOREIGN TOWN, a short film based on the works of acclaimed horror author Thomas Ligotti. Adapted and directed by Michael Shlain, the short is a proof-of-concept for a television series currently Read more…
Better Off Zed Begins Shooting Butcher Bird Studios announces the start of principal photography for its zombie-themed dark comedy BETTER OFF ZED. Helmed by director Travis Stevens (Linked; Shelf Life) and with a script penned by 2015 Nicholl Fellowship-winner Amy Tofte, Better Off Zed stars Graham Sibley (Sully; Nanking; Zombie Read more…
Murderous Artistry Butcher Bird’s Steven Calcote directed this creepy short for Seraph Films as part of their Horror Haiku series. Here it is, just in time for Halloween.
Lakes and Copters https://vimeo.com/74163919 We have continued to experiment with the DJI Phantom Quadcopter mounted with a GoPro Hero 3 on a Zenmuse H3-2D gimbal (I’m glad I typed that and didn’t have to say it out loud). A few weeks ago, the four of us spent the weekend backpacking Read more…