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On January 1, 2024, the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse – seen in the animated shorts Plane Crazy, The Gallopin’ Gaucho, and most famously Steamboat Willie – became public domain… which, of course, means we’re now going to get multiple horror movies that feature characters inspired by Mickey Mouse. Within the first three days of the year, we saw the short film The Vanishing of S.S. Willie, a trailer for the slasher movie Mickey’s Mouse Trap, and an announcement that Terrifier 2 producers Steven Della Salla and Michael Leavy and director Steven Lamorte, who previously made the Grinch-inspired horror movie The Mean One, were teaming up for a Steamboat Willie-inspired horror flick that we now know as Screamboat. And there’s more: Mouseboat Massacre, I Heart Willie, The Dark Domain: Mvw Mickey-vs-Winnie. If you’ve been wondering why Minnie Mouse has been left out of the action – well, writer/director Brett Bentman has been wondering,...

Stars: Matthew Tompkins, Arnold Vosloo, Michael Ironside, Arianne Martin, Damon Carney, Hayden Tweedie, Erin Marie Garrett, John Walpole, Morgana Shaw, Michael Crabtree, Susana Gibb, James Cable, Tom Zembrod, Brandi Price | Written and Directed by Jon Keeyes

I thought I’d try to watch a few more new horror movies by the end of 2018 – December is usually just for Christmas movies for me – but The Harrowing sounded interesting from the few things I’ve read about it so I gave it a go.

The first thing I noticed about The Harrowing is that it looks great. I honestly don’t know its budget but I can assure you this would be what most would call a ‘low budget movie’. And it proves that low budget doesn’t mean that your film should look amateur. Here the picture is the highest of quality, the sound is perfect but also, the one thing...

Highland Myst Entertainment and Wolfclan Productions have announced that they’re in the midst of shooting on The Harrowing in Dallas. Directed by Jon Keeyes and co-starring his Nightmares villainess Debbie Rochon, the movie toplines Matthew Tompkins (1st photo below) as fallen-from-grace vice detective Ryan Calhoun. The synopsis tells us, “After a routine surveillance goes horribly wrong, Calhoun is accused of the ritualistic murder of his best friend and partner, a prostitute and a corrupt Congressman. Unhinged and tormented by demonic dreams, and bent on discovering the truth, Calhoun is admitted to a forensic hospital for observation where, his sanity slowly sipping away, he begins to uncover the darkest, most terrifying truth imaginable.”

Rochon plays Ella, a schizophrenic necrophiliac and the cast also includes Damon Carney, Michael Crabtree, Robert McCollum, Ambre Lowe and Erin Marie Garrett (2nd photo below). The role of Dr. Whitney, the head of the hospital who may be a villain,...

Highland Myst Entertainment and Wolfclan Productions have announced that they’re in the midst of shooting on The Harrowing in Dallas. Directed by Jon Keeyes and co-starring his Nightmares villainess Debbie Rochon, the movie toplines Matthew Tompkins (1st photo below) as fallen-from-grace vice detective Ryan Calhoun. The synopsis tells us, “After a routine surveillance goes horribly wrong, Calhoun is accused of the ritualistic murder of his best friend and partner, a prostitute and a corrupt Congressman. Unhinged and tormented by demonic dreams, and bent on discovering the truth, Calhoun is admitted to a forensic hospital for observation where, his sanity slowly sipping away, he begins to uncover the darkest, most terrifying truth imaginable.”

Rochon plays Ella, a schizophrenic necrophiliac and the cast also includes Damon Carney, Michael Crabtree, Robert McCollum, Ambre Lowe and Erin Marie Garrett (2nd photo below). The role of Dr. Whitney, the head of the hospital who may be a villain,...

Highland Myst Entertainment and Wolfclan Productions have announced that they’re in the midst of shooting on The Harrowing in Dallas. Directed by Jon Keeyes and co-starring his Nightmares villainess Debbie Rochon, the movie toplines Matthew Tompkins (1st photo below) as fallen-from-grace vice detective Ryan Calhoun. The synopsis tells us, “After a routine surveillance goes horribly wrong, Calhoun is accused of the ritualistic murder of his best friend and partner, a prostitute and a corrupt Congressman. Unhinged and tormented by demonic dreams, and bent on discovering the truth, Calhoun is admitted to a forensic hospital for observation where, his sanity slowly sipping away, he begins to uncover the darkest, most terrifying truth imaginable.”

Rochon plays Ella, a schizophrenic necrophiliac and the cast also includes Damon Carney, Michael Crabtree, Robert McCollum, Ambre Lowe and Erin Marie Garrett (2nd photo below). The role of Dr. Whitney, the head of the hospital who may be a villain,...

It was last September when we got the first word on Jon Keeyes' The Mechanical Grave, and now the project is complete and ready for viewing at film festivals and conventions as well as on DVD. Check out the flick's artwork, a photo gallery, and more info on Highland Myst Entertainment and Wolfclan Productions' steampunk-horror extravaganza.

From the Press Release:

The 15-minute short film The Mechanical Grave is already playing at steampunk and comic conventions around the country, and audiences are heralding it as “the best realization of steampunk yet seen in movie format.” DVDs of The Mechanical Grave are now available exclusively through Highland Myst online.

The year is 1895. Steam-powered ships fly through the air. Clockwork robots have replaced servants. And a grisly murder has taken place in the dark night of New York City. Called to the scene of the ritualistic murder, newly appointed police commissioner...