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Gerard Lough is an Irish filmmaker who adapted Stephen King's short story, "The Boogeyman," for the screen. Read about how he found his own voice and stayed true to King's vision. http://www.channel-kdk12.com/horror-as-art/2011/indie-horror/gerard-lough-the-boogeyman/

AD Lane is raising money for his "not quite zombie" film entitled "Invasion of the Not Quite Dead." It's 100% fan-funded, directly by Lane. No Kickstarter or Indie GoGo. He's raised over 65,000 dollars to date, and is doing a 60 hour tweetathon this weekend to pick up another 16,000. Have a look...

Hi-- I am working with a group at ASU that is planning a series of short (5-10 min) videos about photovoltaics to be shot over the next several years. They would be shot in cleanrooms, with the primary action being the machinery--production of silicon wafers, etc. I have no real idea how to...

A friend of mine is launching her first feature film, a horror/thriller. She's been given some advice about trailers that contradicts what I've learned, but I'm less than a newbie. The question is: Is there any disadvantage, in terms of distributors, festivals, etc., to releasing a trailer for...

Hi folks-- Been away working at the day job for a while, but I'm back with two new interviews at KDK12. One is with Kevin Kangas, director of "Hunting Humans" : http://www.channel-kdk12.com/horror-as-art/2011/indie-horror/kevin-kangas-hunting-humans/ The other is with an experimental group...

Our interview with Jack Daniel Stanley, creator of French Quarter Films and noted dark fiction filmmaker is up. Jack was an amazing subject, really gave us a great interview. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed working with Jack! http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2367

Hi everyone-- In addition to Steve's great interview, today we are launching a new survey for horror fans, comparing us weirdos to a large national sample. We'd like 500 participants, so please consider doing this, even if you aren't a huge horror fan. The more the merrier...

Steve talks to us about Slices, his latest projects, and what it's like to be an indie director. Have a look! http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2369

Viscera is a horror film festival showcasing the work of women filmmakers. They've just announced their 2011 lineup, and we've got the scoop! http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2475

Ace, also known as director Lee Vervoort, talks about his underground indie hit, Gun Town, in this interview with KDK12: http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2093

Phil Herman is a low-budget, do-it-all-yourself indie horror director. Read about his films and what it's like to work in the low-budget indie world. http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2035

Last month, a bunch of you participated in a survey we ran on KDK12. Though you might be interested in the results. The complete report is here: http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2018 The upshot is that horror fans put characters and story ahead of blood and gore...

Here's a link to an indie short we're featuring as our indie recommendation of the day. The brilliant thing about it is that you never see the monster, yet the suspense remains high. Eerie soundtrack adds to the atmosphere. http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2064

Here's an interview with one of indie-talk's own, William V. Schotten, talking about Dead Life, Silver Cell, and the struggles of shooting an indie flick. Hope you enjoy it! http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=2013

Our page for KDK12 could use some love. If it's not too much trouble, we'd appreciate it if you took a look at the page and "liked" it if you want to see more. It has all our updates to the site, a lot of indie interviews and recommendations. Thanks! I hate to ask, but it seems to have worked...

I don't know how many people have heard of Bouc Astral. It's a 2-person operation, devoted to making horror shorts that have the look and feel of German Expressionist works of the 1920s. Meticulous attention to detail make it a really unique viewing experience. This link leads to two of their...

Jim deVault is working on a new horror flick, Skin Streams. We got a first interview with him, about the film while it's still in pre-production. Thought you folks might be interested. http://midnightdouble.nfshost.com/kdk12/wordpress/?p=1949 Edit: Oh, and we're always looking, so if you've...

Just got curious, thinking about this last night. My day job has taught me a lot of skills that I use to create KDK12, from programming to graphic design to interviewing and writing. Does your day job support your filmmaking in more ways than just paying the bills?

Hi everyone-- I've redesigned KDK12's indie horror showcase, to hopefully provide better exposure and easier access to all the different sections. Critiques, please! http://channel-kdk12.com/indie-showcase.html

Most of the surveys/research that have been done on horror films and horror fans are done by people who aren't fans and don't really get horror. One of the things we're going to try to do at KDK12 is fix that, by starting our own series of surveys, focused on horror fans. You don't have to be a...