The Cordyceps Principle in Short Script competition

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the cordyceps principleDateline: Atlanta
Mike Lyddon’s screenplay for “The Cordyceps Principle” is an official selection in the screenplay competition at the 2020 Days of the Dead – Reels of the Dead film festival, February 7 – 9 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The original 25 minute short film is part of Lyddon’s HORROR ANTHOLOGY MOVIE VOL. 1 available on DVD.

The story revolves around an amateur photographer who fantasizes about killing his harping, bitch of a wife.  One day while in the swamps doing a photo shoot, he discovers something that just might do the trick.

“I plan on having many copies of the movie available for sale at the convention.”  Lyddon said.  “I had great luck at the Charlotte DOTD event where I was able to sell a few dozen copies and I discovered that there are a lot of real indie horror movie fans who attend the Days of the Dead shows!”

First Review for New Horror Anthology Movie Witch Tales

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witch tales reviewAfter the screening at this year’s Horror On Sea Film Festival in the UK, a few film critics are now posting their reviews of WITCH TALES aka CUENTOS DE LA BRUJA, the new horror anthology movie from filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon.

The first review comes from Joseph Perry of Ghastly Grinning, and is overall a very good take on the indie film.

“Lyddon knows how to tell a fright-fare story well, and he paces the proceedings nicely.”
“Fans of vintage horror comics and horror anthologies…should find this film well worth seeking out.”
“The special effects led by Nanistronix Crimson are impressive, and the film doesn’t hold off on either splatter or grue.”

WITCH TALES will go into distribution in the Spring of 2020, so keep checking back for more info.

Peru Horror Anthology Nominated for Best Foreign Film

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peru horror film nominatedFilmmaker Mike T. Lyddon’s new horror anthology feature film made in Peru, CUENTOS DE LA BRUJA aka WITCH TALES has been nominated for Best Foreign Feature Film of 2019 at the 2020 Atlanta Days of the Dead – Reels of the Dead convention and film festival to be held February 7, 8, and 9.
The movie starring well known Peruvian actress Mayella Lloclla was an official selection at Days of the Dead last January 2019 and shown at the Atlanta film festival at that time.
Cuentos de la Bruja contains three stories based upon lesser-known pre-code horror comic books of the 1950s in the vein of Tales from the Crypt, etc.

For more information on the Days of the Dead event in Atlanta, please click HERE.

New Horror Story from Mike Lyddon Being Published

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mike lyddon horror story the house on greenville streetDateline: California
Sacramento based Black Bed Sheet Books has picked up Mike Lyddon’s latest short horror story called “The House on Greenville Street” for publication in a new anthology being produced by Days of the Dead.  This new horror anthology series will see books published from all cities DOTD has conventions in.
The first city is Atlanta with a convention coming up February 7 – 9, 2020.
The project, headed up by horror personality Joe Moe and the publishers at Black Bed Sheet Books, is a perfect way to introduce indie horror writers to a convention which is otherwise more concentrated on genre movies and the celebrities who attend them to sign autographs and do photo-ops.
Celeb guests attending Atlanta include Richard Dreyfuss and John Cusack.

Visit Days of the Dead Atlanta here.

Thing in the Shed Official Selection at 2020 Days of the Dead

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thing in the shed at days of the deadDateline: Atlanta
Mike Lyddon’s short science-fiction – horror film THING IN THE SHED is an official selection of the 2020 Days of the Dead – Reels of the Dead film festival coming up February 7 – 9 in Atlanta, Ga.
The indie film was originally released in 2013 as part of the HORROR ANTHOLOGY MOVIE VOL. 1 movie.
Last October, Lyddon sold the short story he adapted from the film to Deadman’s Tome Publications and it is now part of the MONSTER PARTY collection available at several outlets including Amazon and Indiebound Books.

For more information on the Days of the Dead convention, click HERE.

MONSTER PARTY Horror Anthology Color Edition

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monster party horror anthologyThe new horror anthology book released on Halloween, 2019 gets a full color cover.  MONSTER PARTY featuring stories by Jessica Bayliss, Carlton Herzog, Andy Rausch, and others is now available in this full color cover edition from Amazon, both in paperback and on Kindle.
You will also find Mike Lyddon’s adaptation of his own film THING IN THE SHED in this collection.
In a reversal of the normal process, Lyddon adapted the movie to a short story which now resides in the pages of MONSTER PARTY from Deadman’s Tome publications.

Click here for the MONSTER PARTY color cover edition.

Note: MONSTER PARTY is also available on Kindle.

Mike Lyddon added to Goodreads

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Mike Lyddon on Goodreads

Indie filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon has a new author’s page on Goodreads.com featuring several editions of MONSTER! magazine with non-fiction articles about films by Lyddon as well as a new horror anthology book called MONSTER PARTY which contains the short story THING IN THE SHED, the first short story Lyddon sold to indie publisher Deadman’s Tome.
There is also a teaser video from the original THING IN THE SHED film which is currently available as part of an indie DVD produced by Lyddon called HORROR ANTHOLOGY MOVIE VOL. 1.
Check out the MONSTER PARTY book now for sale on AMAZON.

 

First Man on Mars on Movies and Mania

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Retro write-up for First Man on Mars.
Nice little article from Movies and Mania highlighting some news and reviews on Mike Lyddon’s sci-fi comedy indie feature film FIRST MAN ON MARS (2016), with quotes from a variety of revew sites.
“The script is chock full of sly pop culture and sci-fi references which actually make it better. There are a lot of great one-liners and clever dialogue.”  UK Horror Scene
“The over the top gore, silly dialogue, and ridiculous plot will definitely remind you of Troma’s best films.” Anything Horror
The FIRST MAN ON MARS DVD is available on Amazon.
Streaming on GOOGLE PLAY.
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Mike Lyddon Launches Amazon Author’s Page

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Filmmaker writer Mike T. LyddonIndie filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon has recently launched his author’s page at Amazon.com.
There are several of the volumes of MONSTER! which contain film and filmmaking articles written by Lyddon.  MONSTER PARTY is a brand new horror anthology book that features his short story THING IN THE SHED.
Thing in the Shed was originally written as a screenplay by Lyddon and developed into a short film which was part of HORROR ANTHOLOGY VOLUME ONE (2013).  The reception for the short film was very good with several critics calling it “very creepy” and “unique” in the indie horror genre.  Bolstered by the critical acclaim, Lyddon did something rather unusual.  He took the original story and screenplay he wrote and adapted it into prose, the exact opposite of what is usually done.
MONSTER PARTY is available in paperback or on Kindle, and free on Kindle Unlimited, so please visit Mike Lyddon’s Amazon Author’s page for more info.

Experiment in Terror at Krampus Festival

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Dateline: Boise, Idaho.
Saturday, November 30th, the Idaho Krampus Con and Film Festival will be showing Mike Lyddon’s short film EXPERIMENT IN TERROR followed by the 2015 feature film, KRAMPUS.  Starring Raul Chamorro, Experiment in Terror is a segment from CUENTOS DE LA BRUJA which has seen great success during the 2019 film festival season.
The story revolves around a couple who are searching for an apartment to rent during the holiday season.  They think they’ve found the perfect cheap place to rent, but sometimes “cheap” comes with a very steep price!
The film starts at 8pm at the Lounge at the End of the Universe in Boise, Idaho.
Please check out the Idaho Krampus Con official Twitter page.
Experiment in Terror at Idaho Krampus Con and Film Festival

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Raul Chamorro stars as Dr. Chadwick in Experiment in Terror.