The Horror Film. No matter what you think of them, it is a powerful movie genre that makes a lot of money for the studios. It has a large fan base which seems to be getting more popular every year thanks in large part to the internet and countless blogs written about them. Other than perhaps Comic Book/Action movies, no other genre is talked about more online than the horror genre.

Recently, on my personal blog, I talked about this genre while promoting the Top 100 Horror Films of All-Time List:
http://matthewtoffolo.com/2014/11/12/top-100-horror-movies/

There is a large debate about how they impact people. Are they just harmless entertainment, or can they linger in a negative way in our dreams and subconscious? And is there a line that shouldn’t be crossed in terms of violence and abuse of women? Is some of it really just “torture porn?”

Either way, horror films are…

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Watch this month’s winners:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/14/watch-the-august-2015-winning-novel-readings-and-movies-submit-your-own-novel-by-august-15th/

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WATCH the Recent Winning Short Story/1st Chapter Readings:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html

Watch HAUNTED HEART TV Pilot Performance Reading:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
NIGEL – Robert Notman
ANNABELLE – Maya Woloszyn
LENORE – Rochelle Burke
EDGAR – Aieron Munro
SARAH – Antosia Fiedur
WILLIAM JAMES – Charles Gordon
CORPORAL – Paul Falkowski

Get to know writer Robert Herold:

1. What is your TV PILOT screenplay about?

Haunted Heart is about Nigel Pickford, a former Confederate officer, tortured by visions, who is recruited by a group of paranormal investigators and taken deep into a world of ghosts and supernatural beings threatening the life of the woman he loves.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a television show?

Frankly, there is not enough good horror on television. Horror objectifies our nightmares and allows us to deal with them. When done right, we want to cover our eyes, but peer through our fingers. Haunted Heart is a horror television series set…

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Watch the Performance Reading of LOOKING INTO THE SUN:

Synopsis:

A journalist works to free Syrian children from the violence of the Syrian conflict.

Read interview with the writer Todd Tavolazzi:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/04/21/looking-into-the-sun-1st-chapter-reading-by-todd-tavolazzi/

Chapter performed by Dan Cristofori

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DEADLINE: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival. FULL FEEDBACK. Get novel performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

Watch this month’s winners:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/14/watch-the-august-2015-winning-novel-readings-and-movies-submit-your-own-novel-by-august-15th/

Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries.

WATCH the Recent Winning Short Story/1st Chapter Readings:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html

Watch DISTURBED Prologue Transcript Reading:

DISTURBED is about a young man who is being tormented by a malevolent spirit. The spirit is looking for revenge against his family for her untimely death. She uses seduction as a weapon against him and when he tries to resist her and seek help from his friends and family, they think he’s losing his mind. He meets and falls in love with a woman who is a “sensitive” so she believes him, but is unsure how to help.

Read interview with the writer:

Interview with Suzanne Wilson, Winning Novelist (DISTURBED)

Prologue perfromed by Becky Shrimpton

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DEADLINE: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival. FULL FEEDBACK. Get novel performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

Watch this month’s winners:

Watch the August 2015 Winning Novel Readings and Novel Movies Made. Submit your own novel by August 15th

Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK…

Watch TV Show Reading of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM “Uncle Larry”

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Rochelle Burke
LARRY – Charles Gordon
LEON – Aieron Munro
MS. KOTCHERY – Susan Wilson
JEFF – Robert Notman
SPENCER – Paul Falkowski
SUSIE – Maya Woloszyn

Get to know writer Chris Agnew:

1. How would you describe your Curb Your Enthusiasm TV Spec in 1 sentence?

A fun-filled romp for the entire family.

2. Why does this script fit into the context of the TV show?

It’s me venting about things and people that piss me off in my best impersonation of the style Larry invented.

3. This story has a lot going for it. It makes you wish for another season. Do you think Larry David will bring back the show for one more season?

I started writing this with the fantasy, as my motivation, that I could convince Larry to do more, that…

Watch HELLCAT Performance Reading by Alan Hostetter :

Get to know the writer:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/02/12/interview-with-alan-hostetter-february-2015-novel-festival-winner-hellcat/

Novel performed by actress Frances Townend

HELLCAT is a detective story about a blackmail plot gone wrong, where many elements of the investigation lead back to a mysterious woman with a notorious past. (As a teenager, she partially castrated her rapist.) The book explores the cultural effect of her vengeance as well as the effect it had on her life.

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DEADLINE: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival. FULL FEEDBACK. Get novel performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

Watch this month’s winners:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/14/watch-the-august-2015-winning-novel-readings-and-movies-submit-your-own-novel-by-august-15th/

Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries.

WATCH the Recent Winning Short Story/1st Chapter Readings:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html

Watch Chapter 4 and 5 Transcript Novel Reading, by Kirsten Marie Wohlgemuth:

Buy the novel now:
http://www.amazon.ca/Not-Talk-about-Until-Now/dp/1493598414

Reading performed by Val Cole

Read interview with the writer:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/03/19/interview-with-kirsten-marie-wohlgemuth-winning-novelist-not-to-talk-about-until-now/

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DEADLINE: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival. FULL FEEDBACK. Get novel performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

Watch this month’s winners:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/14/watch-the-august-2015-winning-novel-readings-and-movies-submit-your-own-novel-by-august-15th/

Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries.

WATCH the Recent Winning Short Story/1st Chapter Readings:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html

Watch Performance Reading of a Novel by Fayton Hollington

Read interview with the writer:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/08/interview-with-winning-novelist-fayton-hollington-conception-of-a-dialysis-patient/

Novel performed by Mark Sparks

DEADLINE: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival. FULL FEEDBACK. Get novel performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries.

WATCH the Recent Winning Short Story/1st Chapter Readings:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html