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As someone who hasn't been shy about sharing my undying love for the 2008 zombie horror comedy Dance of the Dead over the years, (I even had the pleasure of helping host 10th anniversary screenings for the film back in 2018), I'm always stoked to see what director Gregg Bishop is working on, so I'm especially thrilled and chilled that Bishop's new short film, Howl at the Dead, will have its Canadian premiere tonight at the Fantasia International Film Festival!

A haunted house short film told from the unique perspective of family pets, Howl at the Dead will screen tonight at Montreal's De Sève Theatre as part of the “Are You Afraid of Fantasia?” program at 9:30pm.

Below, we have the official press release with additional details, and to celebrate the short film's Canadian premiere, we also have a look at images from Howl at the Dead (and eagle-eyed Dance of the Dead...

Stars: Emmy Argo, Amanda Baker, Rim Basma, Nick Blanco, Dan Caudill, Stephen Caudill, Greyson Chadwick, Lindsay Clift, Jawed El Berni, Laura Eschmann, Natalia Ferreiro, Michael Flores, Angela Garcia | Written and Directed by Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Aaron Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, Nacho Vigalondo

As the third film in the series, V/H/S: Viral runs the risk of taking a good thing too far. Featuring stories that feel like they’ve forced camera footage in them to stick to the over-arcing theme, is it time to end the franchise now? The returning horror anthology this time has a connecting story that features a car chase, with a camera obsessed boyfriend chasing an ice cream van which appears to have stolen the love of his life. As we get a few minutes of this story at a time, we then skip off to some other stories that tend to make a little more sense.

Stars: Emmy Argo, Amanda Baker, Rim Basma, Nick Blanco, Dan Caudill, Stephen Caudill, Greyson Chadwick, Lindsay Clift, Jawed El Berni, Laura Eschmann, Natalia Ferreiro, Michael Flores, Angela Garcia | Written and Directed by Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Aaron Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, Nacho Vigalondo

The V/H/S franchise’s overarching idea is the concept that like David Cronenberg’s Videodrome posits, the video image can corrupt on a biological level, the grainy images and muffled sound can somehow change a person. This isn’t just something which happens in the world of these films though, as in the majority of cases, it also affects the filmmakers involved, allowing them to wallow in the more tired tropes of cinematic horror, along with its fixation on objectifying women, and as a result, make some of the worst stuff of their careers. Ti West and Adam Wingard are just two of the new breed...

Titled You're Still Stuck No Matter What, here's episode #9 of Donnie Leapheart's 10-episode sci-fi/action/thriller web series, Osiris - winner of the first ever Webisode Challenge at the 2012 American Black Film Festival, and an official selection at the 2012 New York Television Festival's Independent Pilot Competition, taking place in October. Starring Brad James in the title role, the series centers on the trials of the title character, Osiris - a man who, when killed, is resurrected after exactly 37 minutes. Nicky Buggs, Stephen Caudill, Charmin Lee, and Rico Ball round out the cast. ...

Titled The Date May Change But People Don't, here's episode #8 of Donnie Leapheart's 10-episode sci-fi/action/thriller web series, Osiris - winner of the first ever Webisode Challenge at the2012 American Black Film Festival, and is an official selection at the 2012 New York Television Festival's Independent Pilot Competition, taking place in October. Starring Brad James in the title role, the series centers on the trials of the title character, Osiris - a man who, when killed, is resurrected after exactly 37 minutes. Nicky Buggs, Stephen Caudill, Charmin Lee, and Rico Ball round out the cast. Check out the...