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FEARnet.com expands shorts film library with fan reviews!
By April MacIntyre Jul 17, 2012, 20:21 GMT
FEARnet’s triple-play strategy curates the best films and specialized programming for the desired viewing platform, whether that be TV, VOD or web.
FEARnet.com, our favorite web destination for horror, thriller and suspense content, is bolstering their short-form film vault, adding over 75 new rarely seen videos to its already extensive online library this year, launching with 15, and adding 3-4 each week.
FEARnet’s triple-play strategy curates the best films and specialized programming for the desired viewing platform, whether that be TV, VOD or web.
“Shorts are important to the film community at large,” said Sarah Shannon, FEARnet’s director of programming. “Some are funny, some are creepy, and some are scary. It doesn’t matter how long it is, as a horror fan, you can still get what you want from it. And the acquisitions FEARnet has made are long-term, ensuring that these shorts will be available to be viewed for years to come.”
The wide variety of shorts will offer fans an exciting opportunity to see work by established genre stars, such as “Jack Chop,” “The TiVo” and “The Tiffany Problem” by Adam Green; “Seasons Greetings,” by Trick R’ Treat scribe Michael Dougherty; and Paul Solet’s “Grace,” which spawned the 2006 cult hit of the same name. In addition, fans will be able to enjoy “30-Second Bunnies Theatre” parodies of genre favorites like Alien, The Exorcist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, among others, as well as the viral video sensation “Zombie American,” starring Ed Helms of “The Office.”
Ranging from 30 seconds to 20 minutes in length, all short films featured on the site are handpicked by genre stars and FEARnet staff, including FEARnet’s own president and general manager, Peter Block, so viewers will always get the cream of the horror crop every time they visit FEARnet.com.
This initiative also marks the first time that FEARnet.com fans will be able to directly rate and critique short films on the site. Said Lawrence Raffel, FEARnet’s vice president of digital content: “This new social networking aspect basically recreates the feel of a neighborhood video store where employees used to recommend videos for patrons. But, now, the fans themselves have the power to weigh in and present their thoughts about a short film, while building their reputations on the site as citizen film critics.”
FEARnet, a partnership among Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate Entertainment and Comcast Corporation, features a robust lineup of popular titles from major film studios and independents, encompassing 300 plus movie titles a year, including 27 world television and 11 theatrical broadcast premieres.
