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Contest Announcement – Delayed ’till Monday Evening

Apologies to All,

Our 2014 winner announcement is delayed as I am waiting for the results from two of the judges. As soon as I receive their forms, I will compile and make the announcement.

I will email all of you, your scores and comments, (if any), from the judges. For those of you waiting on the hardcopies of your participation certificates, (with signature and seal), a few were mailed yesterday and the remaining are going out on Monday.

A reminder that if you want certificates, (enough for you and your production crew and cast), please email me, (tenscaryminutes@gmail.com), your mailing address.

Again, I do apologize for the delay…

’till next time… No nightmares..

Rick

2014 Judging for Ten Scary Minutes

Hello All,

The judging panel for Ten Scary Minutes, the online horror movie contest, is working the the entries and we expect to be able to make the announcements on Oct 31! Any comments made by the judging panel will be sent to the respective participants.

All participants should be receiving an email copy of their participation certificate this morning. If there are any errors or accidental omissions, please let us know and we will correct.

If you want a signed copy with the corporate seal affixed, please let us know and send us a mailing address.

I want to again thank you for entering this year’s contest and I do encourage you to continue making movies! I also hope you will continue your interest in Ten Scary Minutes and would consider entering again next year.
Stay tuned for the results!

’till next time, no nightmares!

Rick

Submission Deadline Extended to October 5, 2014!

Notice: Sept 30, 2014 – 08:00 MST With several participants explaining they are having up load issues as a result of our September 27 maintenance, we have extended the submission period to Sunday October 5. If you are having trouble loading your video to our site, please go to Vimeo, create and account and upload your video there, then, send us the link and all your credit information and your email address to allow us to contact you. For any questions or concerns, please contact us at:  tenscaryminutes@gmail.com.

Nearing the close for accepting 2014 entries!

Hello All! We are nearing the close of the submission period for the 2014 Ten Scary Minutes online horror movie contest. All the entries have are awesome and we look forward to the remaining entries.

I am working on creating your participation certificates and I will be emailing them out in the first week of October. If you want a hard copy, please email me your mailing address. I will print, affix the Ten Scary Minutes corporate seal and sign hard copy certificates.

In our efforts to showcase all the entries, (past and present), on an ongoing basis, we are planning a Roku channel and are hopeful to display your works in more public venues. I hope everyone had an awesome experience and through digital media, you have found a new voice to express your creativity and make yourself heard!

Stay tuned on the status of our Roku channel and tell all your Facebook and Twitter fans about your videos and Ten Scary Minutes!

‘Till next time, no nightmares!

Rick

The Possession of Michael King: Movie Review

The story centers on a videographer who doesn’t believe in God or the devil. After the sudden death of his wife, he decides to make his next film about his search for proof of the supernatural. He begins to film his participation in occult rituals hoping to disprove the existence of angels or demons. He then finds that some evil force has taken over him and he cannot get free.

If you like a good scare, download this video! I wimped out and watched this on a sunny Saturday afternoon as a good evil spirit movie can really creep me out- this one would have done just that. OK, all the technical was good and there were some plot holes but these were acceptable to keep the pace of the movie. With a focus on a more “Hitchcockian” approach, a story line not built around special effects or gratuitous gore, the movie is both suspenseful and dramatic making it a great scare.

Believe it or not, it was the sound track that disappointed me. With the awesome photography work and story, I thought the soundtrack could have been more effective in enhancing the movie – just sayin’… Don’t let my criticism stop you though, this is defiantly a must see.

‘till next time, no nightmares!”

The Conjuring: Movie Review

The story is about paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

The movie starts by introducing us to a malevolent spirit who inhabits a doll as the two investigators relate a story of one of their cases in a lecture. This sets up the remainder of the story and the tone of the movie.

The movie is centered around a family looking for a fresh start, who move into an idyllic farm home, unaware of it’s horrific legacy. As the story unfolds, the resident demons manifest themselves into an awesome tale of demonic terror. Without the reliance on CGI or fancy special effects, the movie uses suspense to tell a great story and yes, there were many “gotcha” moments. When I first saw it last summer, there were a few times that got screams from the audience. As the story unfolded, I found myself easily drawn in and set up for the next scary moment.

I am writing this after having purchased the DVD and watching it a year later. Yes, I still got drawn into the movie and did get a good scare from the, “gotcha moments”. For that, it is very easy for me to give this movie a 10 out 10.

‘till next time, no nightmares!

Rick

Deliver Us from Evil : Movie Review

A hot summer Friday night, a perfect time for a scary movie! (No spoilers…)

The movie is based on the real life events of Ralph Sarchie, from his book, 2001 non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool.

He is a New York cop who meets a Castilian priest and is pulled into a case which the priest convinces him, against the his religious beliefs, is demonically related. With help from the priest, Ralph puts down a demon, (through exorcism), that has possessed a man who unleashed terror on the street of New York. After this event, he leaves the police force to join the priest in a quest to combat demonic evil.

I am being careful to not give you too much here. I think this scary movie is a must see. Instead of relying on gore and shock, the movie is carefully crafted to use suspense. The special effects were great to climax the moments and yes, there were at least five good “gotacha” moments that made me jump. The actors were good in they conveyed the story well, but the real gem is the direction and editing that created the suspense. A very well put together scary movie, great story telling and awesome suspense. I would give this an 8 out of 10.

‘till next time, no nightmares!

Rick