Dateline: Glasgow, UK
Mike Lyddon’s new documentary HAUNTED THRILLS is an official selection at FEEL THE REEL International Film Festival.
This festival chooses monthly selections and finalists are screened at the festival held in Romania in 2022.
Haunted Thrills is a love letter to those great pre-code horror comic books of the 1950s and features three exclusive interviews with pre-code artists Joe Sinnott, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Vic Carrabotta.
This is the eighth selection for Haunted Thrills this festival season.
Haunted Thrills is a companion featurette to Lyddon’s previous horror anthology movie WITCH TALES, now available on blu-ray and ON SALE.
HAUNTED THRILLS scores win number four winning Best Short Documentary at the Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival in Orlando, Florida. Due to Covid issues, the festival went online this year screening entries over the October 9th weekend.
From filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon: “Many thanks to the judges and crew, and of course, a sincere deep felt thank you to Joltin’ Joe Sinnott, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Vic Carrabotta, the three pre-code artists I had the honor of interviewing for HAUNTED THRILLS.”
The documentary Haunted Thrills sheds a new light on the artists, publishers, and writers of pre-code horror and science fiction comic books of the 1950s. It is a companion piece to Lyddon’s previous feature film WITCH TALES which features pre-code tales of terror in the vein of Tales from the Crypt, now available on blu-ray on Amazon, Etsy, and ON SALE at the Reel Progress EBAY Store.
W.A.R.G. presents In the Mouth of Monster – S2 E 5 – Part 2 – Haunted Thrills from the Ghost Clinic: an interview with filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon.
Tune in as Donovan, John, and Mike discuss horror comics and magazines like Creepy, Eerie, and Myron Fass’ Eerie Publications. They delve into Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft, Lyddon’s film Witch Tales which was filmed simultaneously in Spanish and English, and HAUNTED THRILLS, his new documentary on pre-code horror comics currently on the film festival circuit. Other topics include writing short horror stories and Lyddon’s new story THE HOGANSBURG HORROR recently published in the special H.P. Lovecraft issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly. Trust us, this is too good to miss!
Dateline: Paris, France.
Mike T. Lyddon’s new film HAUNTED THRILLS has won the award for Best Short Documentary in the September edition of the Argenteuil International Film Festival in Paris, France.
The film now goes onto the final stage for the May 2022 film festival in Paris.
This is the 3rd award received by Haunted Thrills for Best Short Documentary Film.
Haunted Thrills is about the pre-code horror and sci-fi comic books of the late 1940s – early 50s and features interviews with three of the artists who worked in pre-code comics at the time.
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Donovan and John talk to filmmaker – writer Mike T. Lyddon in the latest podcast called IN THE MOUTH OF MONSTER. Because the show was over 2 hours long, it was split into 2 parts. Part 1 is currently available and the guys talk about Mike’s foray into horror flmmaking and his latest film, a documentary called HAUNTED THRILLS. Pre-code horror comic books are discussed along with Lyddon’s previous feature film WITCH TALES that was the basis for the Haunted Thrills documentary. The inspirations for Lyddon’s 2016 horror-comedy FIRST MAN ON MARS are revealed along with an appreciation of original drive-in theater culture.
Don’t miss it! Listen to it HERE.
Dateline: Orlando, Florida
Mike T. Lyddon’s new film, a documentary about 1950s pre-code horror comics called HAUNTED THRILLS, is an official selection at the 2021 SPOOKY EMPIRE Film Festival in Orlando, Florida.
Haunted Thrills features interviews with three of the original 1950s pre-code artists, Joe Sinnott, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Victor Carrabotta.
The festival is part of the Spooky Empire horror convention that draws more than 20,000 people annually and is ranked one of the most popular horror events in the U.S.
In addition to the film fest, Lyddon will also be doing a panel on Horror Comedies for the Creators Track and you can find him selling his films and books at a table in the dealer’s room.
The pre-code horror comic book documentary by Mike T. Lyddon called HAUNTED THRILLS has just won the award for Best Documentary at the 2021 HORROR BOWL MOVIE AWARDS.
“Many thanks to the judges for awarding my film Haunted Thrills for Best Documentary,” Lyddon said. “I’d also like to thank the original pre-code comic book artists I interviewed including Joe Sinnott, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Victor Carrabotta. I hope my humble effort helps to ensure their legacy and the legacy of so many other overlooked artists and writers featured in my film.”
Made as a companion piece to Lyddon’s previous indie horror feature WITCH TALES, HAUNTED THRILLS is currently enjoying success in the film festival circuit with four official selections and one win for best documentary.
Dateline: Jacksonville, Florida
Mike Lyddon’s new documentary film HAUNTED THRILLS is an official selection at the American Golden Picture Internatonal Film Festival which will be held in Jacksonville, Florida in June, 2022.
The festival curates films monthly and the semi-finalists are judged for screening at the June event.
HAUNTED THRILLS is a documentary featurette about the artists, writers, and editors of those amazing pre-code horror, sci-fi, and crime comic books of the early 1950s.
It is a companion film to Lyddon’s previous feature called WITCH TALES, a horror anthology movie shot entirely in Peru that adapts pre-code horror comic book stories to the screen. It is now available on blu-ray.
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Mike Lyddon and his latest indie film, a documentary on pre-code comic books of the 1950s called Haunted Thrills, and official entry in the Horror Bowl Movie Awards.
Dateline: Punjab, India
Filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon’s (Witch Tales, First Man on Mars) latest documentary on 1950s pre-code horror comic books called HAUNTED THRILLS (2021) is an official selection of the HORROR BOWL MOVIE AWARDS in Punjab, India.
The Horror Bowl is a popular event celebrating its fourth year recognizing a wide variety of indie horror and genre films from across the globe.
Lyddon’s film is a companion piece to his previous feature WITCH TALES that made the festival rounds in 2019/2020 as an official entry in 12 festivals worldwide and garnering several awards including Best Feature Film and Best B-Movie. It was released in the summer of 2020 on blu-ray and is available direct on Amazon, Ebay, Etsy, and Lyddon’s own website, horroranthologymovies.com.
For more information, please visit the Ebay page where the film is on sale bundled with Mike Lyddon’s HORROR ANTHOLOGY MOVIE VOL. 1.