After only two weeks of public online voting, 315,000 votes were cast to select the winner of Universal Studios Hollywood's first horror short film competition, timed to coincide with the theme park's annual Halloween Horror Nights special event beginning October 3rd and running continuously on weekends through November 1st.
Winner of the competition is William C. Howard of Fort Worth, Texas, who will receive a $1,000 cash prize and an invitation to appear at Universal Studios Hollywood on October 3rd, where his film, The Prank, will be screened at the annual Eyegore Awards ceremony that marks the kickoff of the theme park's Halloween Horror Nights event. The Eyegore Awards, which honor achievement in the world of horror, is attended by celebrities, industry executives and media.
Filmmakers were invited to submit material conforming to the theme "Live Your Worst Nightmare," with a running time of 90-seconds to three minutes. Of the 50 films submitted, 10 were selected as finalists by celebrity judges Don Mancini (Child's Play), Bill Moseley (Repo! The Genetic Opera) and Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys).
The 10 finalist films were posted on Universal's Halloween Horror Nights' official site and voting was open to the public.
The Prank and the other nine finalists films will remain posted for viewing throughout the month of October.
Stay tuned for a full report from Halloween Horror Nights and the Eyegore Awards!
Posted by: Mike_D on September 29, 2008 at 20:07:14
wtf, a youtube scream jumper video won the contest?! LOL
Posted by: joe asylo on September 29, 2008 at 21:03:32
huh?
Posted by: Mike_D on September 30, 2008 at 03:17:25
A scream-jumper-video. They're all over youtube. Its when you think your watching a regular video then a face pops out into frame with a scary sound to make the viewer scream/jump.
Posted by: grendel2225 on September 30, 2008 at 10:25:02
Wow! That was lame. That actually won. I'm seriously doing something wrong with my life.
Posted by: Willhelm on September 30, 2008 at 16:28:22
Wow! That WAS lame. I wonder who voted for that piece of crap! Oh... wait... that was me because its my movie. LOL
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Posted by: Mike_D on September 29, 2008 at 20:07:14
wtf, a youtube scream jumper video won the contest?! LOL
Posted by: joe asylo on September 29, 2008 at 21:03:32
huh?
Posted by: Mike_D on September 30, 2008 at 03:17:25
A scream-jumper-video. They're all over youtube. Its when you think your watching a regular video then a face pops out into frame with a scary sound to make the viewer scream/jump.
Posted by: grendel2225 on September 30, 2008 at 10:25:02
Wow! That was lame. That actually won. I'm seriously doing something wrong with my life.
Posted by: Willhelm on September 30, 2008 at 16:28:22
Wow! That WAS lame. I wonder who voted for that piece of crap! Oh... wait... that was me because its my movie. LOL
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