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Martha Stewart‘s Netflix documentary premieres on October 30, where she will open up about her life and career, including her former marriage to Andy Stewart, whom she says she hasn’t talked to in “over 20 years.” Speaking to People at the New York premiere of the upcoming Netflix doc Martha on Monday, October 21, the media mogul revealed she hasn’t spoken to her ex-husband in over two decades. When asked if Andy had seen the documentary, Martha told the outlet, “The ex-husband? I have no idea. I haven’t talked to him for over 20 years. Sadly.” Martha and Andy married in 1961 after a year of dating. They had a daughter together, Alexis, in 1965. The former couple spent nearly three decades together before separating and then divorcing in 1990. The lifestyle guru’s latest comments come after her jaw-dropping revelation that she cheated on Andy during their marriage. In the trailer for the upcoming doc,...

Writer/director/tattooist Andy Stewart talks through the body horror short films he’s produced with Remo Catani: Split, Ink, Remnant, Sanguinis Domini (for the Soska Sisters Women in Horror Blood Drive compilation) and Dysmorphia and She Lay At His Feet (for Crypt TV.)

Dare to watch a couple of his short films:

Dysmorphia (2012) (80k views on Crypt TV)

vimeo.com/64143010 Split (2013/2014)

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What makes you afraid? The masterminds behind Fear, Inc. probably know. The new poster for the upcoming film tops this Horror Highlights. Also: world premiere details for Jennifer Blanc-Biehn's The Girl and Destination America's Paranormal Lockdown Halloween special, info on the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival lineup, and details on the Indiegogo campaign for the short film Mannequins.

New Official Poster for Fear Inc.: "What if there was a company you could call that, for a premium, will bring your fears to life. You don’t have to leave your house, your office, or your vacation; the scares are customized to your tastes and arrive at your doorstep when you least expect it. But like texting an ex at 2 a.m., what sounds like a great idea at the time, can end up getting you killed.

When horror movie enthusiast Joe Foster (Lucas Neff) and his girlfriend, Lindsey Gains...

Katie Bonham’s fourth horror short, Mindless, starring Nicholas Vince (Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Nightbreed), has been selected to screen its world premiere at this years Film 4′s Frightfest Glasgow at 3:40pm on 26th February in the Glasgow Film Theatre. Mindless tells the story of Peter (Nicholas Vince) – a senile, middle-aged man whose house is mysteriously torn apart day after day. Is Peter a risk to himself or is something more sinister about to be unleashed?

This is the second year in a row Bonham has held a world premiere at Film 4′s Fightfest Glasgow; with her previous short film, The Paper Round, screened to great success as one of only two shorts selected in 2015.

Mindless was mostly self-funded by Bonham and shot over 2 days on location in Kent, England with a crew of eight and cast of four. Joining forces, for the first time, with prolific producer,...

The moors of Yorkshire turned red with blood this weekend as the first ever HorrorCon took place at the Magna Science Adventure Centre this weekend in Rotherham.

Guests in attendance – signing autographs and giving talks – included Leatherface himself, Gunnar Hansen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre); Dacre Stoker (great-grand nephew of Bram Stoker); Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead); artist Tom Hodge, aka The Dude Designs; Hammer Horror stars Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick; Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2) and the legend that is SFX god Tom Savini (The Burning, Night of the Living Dead)

But HorrorCon was not just about the guests – there were plenty of activities taking place over the weekend too. Including the likes of The Pit – a “walk through event” that scared the bejesus out of all those that dare take part; the Cabinet of Curiosity, a display of weird and wonderful delights the was billed as “not...

The 17th annual Boston Underground Film Festival is set to explode all over the Brattle Theater in Harvard Square on March 25-29.

Opening Night: The fun kicks off on the 25th at 7:30 p.m. with the exciting new flick from the always amazing Astron-6 collective, The Editor, an homage to the brutal Giallo movies of the ’70s and ’80s directed by Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy. This will be followed by the restored version of the legendary cult classic Gone With the Pope by the notorious Duke Mitchell.

Closing Night: Goodnight Mommy the debut feature film by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, will screen at 8:30 p.m. on the 29th and is a nightmarish vision of familial dread when twin brothers believe their cosmetically altered mother is literally not the woman she used to be.

Other features include a mix of horror, like Matt O’Mahoney’s...

Glasgow-based company Shining Example Films and award-winning writer/director Andy Stewart (Dysmorphia, Split, Ink) are have announced that pre-production has begun on their final short horror film, Redacted. And I’m fucking excited for it. Besides being a Huge fan of Stewart’s three previous shorts, his latest short is set star Laurence R. Harvey (The Human Centipede 2 & 3, The Editor) and Tristan Risk (American Mary, The Editor, The ABC’s of Death) – yes, two of the biggest names in horror right now!

While on an afternoon hike, an unimposing Man stumbles upon a humanoid creature with alluring female qualities. While fearful and in apparent need of assistance, The Creature oozes sexuality and danger but it is unclear where the danger really lies… Redacted is an exploration of the darker side of human nature when confronted with something strange and otherworldly.

Writer/Director Andy Stewart had the following to say:

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The second day at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival was filled with a lot of -- pardon my French -- Wtf moments. It leaves one wondering whether David Cronenberg had anything to do with today's program. It turns out the Canadian director was clearly an influence and thanked in the closing credits of Ink, the short film screened before the first competing film du jour and worth a mention. Written and directed by Glasgow-based horror journalist Andy Stewart, this sinister and horrific story features a young loser in Glasgow who is so desperate for some ink that he's willing to go to extreme lengths to get tatted up and transform himself into an ambulatory work of art.  Instead of going to the local tattoo parlor like a normal person -- well, the shop owner shoos him away -- he has a more, um, unusual method.  He spots a tattoo he likes,...

The line-up for this years Celluloid Screams horror film festival, which takes place at Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema from 24th – 26th October, has today been revealed in full. It includes a number of short films, including two by Andy Stewart – Split and Ink.

As already announced, Astron-6′s latest, eagerly-awaited film, The Editor will open this years Celluloid Screams - with the Astron 6 gang of Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy and Conor Sweeney in attendance. Also in attendance (and one Major reason for horror fans to make sure they make it to the fest this year) is legendary producer/director Brian Yuzna, with screenings of his films Society, Bride of Re-Animator and a rare big-screen showing of the superb Dagon!

The full line-up includes screenings of Housebound, Creep, Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla, Starry Eyes, What We Do In The Shadows, Suburban Gothic, Spring, The ABCs of Death 2, and closing the festival is Dead Snow 2: Red vs.

The guys at Grimm Up North have announced their bloodiest, best, most brilliant Grimmfest line up yet! This year they will be hosting some of the greatest in horror, sci-fi and cult features and short films from around the globe. Says Grimmfest Festival Director Simeon Halligan:

We always try to make each Grimmfest bigger than the last and I think this year has been really strong for independent horror and genre titles, I’m really excited by what were going to screen at Grimmfest, I’m convinced its our best line up yet!

Grimmfest kicks off with opening Gala night: starting the night will be the world premiere of Melanie Light’s ‘Vegan Feminist Horror’ short film The Herd, which will then be sharply followed by the English premiere of Brian O’Malley’s Irish/Scottish Intense Horror Let Us Prey, withdirector and the amazing cast featuring Liam Cunningham...

Last week the opening night events for Grimmfest 2014 were announced, and now we're back with the full lineup, which includes several films we've been keeping our eyes on like Housebound, Zombeavers, WolfCop, Starry Eyes, Coherence, Devil's Mile, Sororal, and Many more!

Grimmfest 2014 takes place in Manchester, England, from the 2nd-5th October.

From the Press Release:

We are proud to announce our bloodiest, best, most brilliant Grimmfest lineup yet! This year we will be hosting some of the greatest in horror, sci-fi, and cult feature and short films from around the globe, playing host to some amazing Q&A’s and appearances from some very, very special guests!

Grimmfest Festival Director Simeon Halligan talks about this year's edition of the annual event being the greatest yet: “We always try to make each Grimmfest bigger than the last, and I think this year has been really strong for independent horror and genre titles.

Stars: Sam Hayman, Austin Hayden, Gordon Holliday, Christopher Muir, Billy Hay, John Harley, Chris Goldie | Written and Directed by Andy Stewart

It’s only been two years since writer-turned-director Andy Stewart unleashed his first short film Dysmorphia on an unsuspecting public. The first in his proposed “Reflections” trilogy, that film was an impressive body-horror short that dealt with loss and mental illness. He followed that up with Split earlier this year; again another superb short film that dealt with one man’s [extreme] reaction to loss – only for his second film Stewart upped the ante in terms of gory special effects thanks to the folks at Grant Mason FX. Well Stewart, his producing partners – Chris Goldie and Gordon Holliday – and Grant Mason FX, return for the third and final film in the trilogy, Ink.

Somewhat of a departure for Stewart’s trilogy, Ink does not feature a central character dealing with loss.

Andy Stewart, director of the two fantastic short films Dysmorphia and Split, has just completed shooting on the third film in his body horror trilogy. Entitled Ink, the movie is the story of a man who takes the path of least resistance (and cost) in an attempt to turn his body into a work of art…

Check out the teaser trailer below and expect the full short in late Summer 2014.

Produced by Gordie Holliday & Chris Goldie for Shining Example Films, alongside Austin Hayden for 21st Century Renaissance Man, “Ink” stars Sammy Hayman as “The Man” and features cinematography by BAFTA winner Alan McLaughlin and FX by “Split” make-up designer Grant Mason (Sleepy Hollow, Nightbreed, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Bride of Chucky). “Ink” promises to be the perfect accompaniment to Andy’s previous films. Promotional materials will be designed by the guys at Custom Inc. Tattoo Studio in Glasgow.

Welcome to the fifth edition of our regular monthly feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. This month we’re spotlighting the Indiegogo campaign for Ink, a new horror short from director Andy Stewart (whose last short, Split, is reviewed here) and the Kickstarter campaign for the video game Treachery in Beatdown City.

Ink

The third and final installment of Andy Stewart’s body horror trilogy (following Dysmorphia and Split), Ink is the story of a nameless man who takes the path of least resistance (and cost) in an attempt to turn his body into a work of art. From the campaign page:

A gory examination of a fractured mind, Ink promises to further demonstrate that Andy and Shining Example Films are a team worth keeping an eye on.

Stars: Austin Hayden, Shian Denovan | Written and Directed by Andy Stewart

It was two years ago when I first saw blogger-turned-filmmaker Any Stewart’s short Dysmorphia, his superb take on the body-horror genre pioneered by the likes of David Cronenberg. Since then we’ve had the likes of Éric Falardeau’s Thanatomorphose – a feature length look at the physical breakdown of the human body - and now comes Stewart’s Split.

I was a huge fan of Dysmorphia, so I was eager to see what Andy Stewart would bring to the screen for the second “act” of his three film body-horror trilogy. Even more so considering this was set to be more of a grotesque effects-filled story (perhaps Stewart’s homage to Cronenberg’s The Fly remake?)

Guess what? I wasn’t disappointed.

Now I can’t go further without first mentioning Thanatomorphose. That film totally blew me away – director...

The Bradford International Film Festival is typically an underground-friendly fest. This year appears to be no exception with two very special experimental film retrospectives, as well as a few modern underground-type flicks.

The 19th annual Biff will roll on April 11-21 at several locations around Bradford and Leeds in England, including the National Media Museum, Hebden Bridge Picture House, Hyde Park Picture House and other venues.

Biff is hosting a tribute to Stan Brakhage this year by screening the prolific filmmaker’s magnum opus, Dog Star Man, as well as a selection of his short films, from 1963′s legendary Mothlight to 1994′s Black Ice. There’s also going to be an epic-sized tribute/retrospective of experimental films from Austria, a country with a proud avant-garde filmmaking tradition that’s typically overlooked.

From Austria, Biff is, of course, screening two works from one of the experimental film world’s biggest masters,...

Dysmorphia

Stars: Gordon Holliday | Written and Directed by Andy Stewart

Dysmorphia (noun): a type of mental illness, a somatoform disorder, wherein the affected person is concerned with body image, manifested as excessive concern about and preoccupation with a perceived defect of their physical features.

Frightfest is a wonderful thing. Besides seeing great movies, meeting old friends and chatting with filmmakers and actors in attendance, the event also affords you the opportunity to meet new people; and I did just that this year, introducing myself to Andy Stewart, writer for Scream magazine and owner of horror website AndyErupts.com. Little did I know then that chatting with Andy at Frightfest would lead to me reviewing his short film Dysmorphia – a film that, for the first time in a very long time, actually made me look away from the screen in squeamishness.

It’s a simple set-up: one man, played by actor Gordon Holliday,...