A new female driven horror film about helplessness, paranoia, and the bugs who inspire us to scream.
Magic Dog Productions is working on a horror trilogy titled "Bugs" and the teaser trailer for the first part is now available to watch. But being a small production, they need some help to fully bring their project to fruition.
At Magic Dog Productions, we strive to make women-positive films in realms where women have traditionally been excluded or marginalized, including comedy and horror. Our female power duo of director Simone Kisiel and screenwriter/actress Alexandra Grunberg have teamed together to create a horror trilogy that shows women can be scary too, and women can be the leads in horror films without taking their shirts off.
WHY BUGS?
What makes BUGS different from other horror being produced now is that it focuses not on shock factor, gross out, or (as Scream would call it) the “obligatory titty shot.” Instead, BUGS is based on the premise that horror begins in the mind… a small, terrible thought gets lodged in your subconscious, much like a bug burrowing into the dirt, and what the audience doesn’t see, what the audience chooses to believe, the story that they see off camera and the real-life truths that resonate within the tale are the true trademarks of terror. Women, and men, can watch these three shorts and know that they represent horrors we have to live with every day and fears that are all too real. Fiction is the lens through which we can understand and confront the horrors of our own reality. And too often women depicted in horror have been stripped down to over-sexualized stereotypes, depriving the audience of a story that rings true because, despite the safety of a fictional setting, the most important part of the story, the meaning behind the monsters, is true.
We have successfully raised the funding to produce the first 1/3 of the film, which is in the can and being edited as we speak, and now we need your help to put the 'tri' in 'Trilogy'.
Here is some information on "Bug."
A babysitter with a clever and violent ward. A patient who mistrusts the doctor’s orders. A young woman haunted by a malevolent presence. And the terror that ties them all together: "Bugs." On their own, spiders, parasites, and bedbugs hold their own private horror for those who are beset by the quiet scuttles and slurps of inhuman creatures. But for Diane, Hannah, and Elena, three varied yet eerily similar women, these bugs represent the larger horrors of paranoia, helplessness, and abandonment.
Please visit the films Indiegogo page to learn more about the film, how you can help and what perks you will receive for your generosity.
Here is some information on "Bug."
A babysitter with a clever and violent ward. A patient who mistrusts the doctor’s orders. A young woman haunted by a malevolent presence. And the terror that ties them all together: "Bugs." On their own, spiders, parasites, and bedbugs hold their own private horror for those who are beset by the quiet scuttles and slurps of inhuman creatures. But for Diane, Hannah, and Elena, three varied yet eerily similar women, these bugs represent the larger horrors of paranoia, helplessness, and abandonment.
Please visit the films Indiegogo page to learn more about the film, how you can help and what perks you will receive for your generosity.