John Murdy, creative director of Halloween Horror Nights, actually helped pick the winner of the short film contest. He said, “I was really impressed with the quality [of the film entries.] And I’m happy, because the one I voted to be number one was the winning short film. [The winning film] was a really simple idea, but executed flawlessly. And the main character scared me and that’s not easy to do.”
The winner was Drew Daywalt, who submitted “Bedfellows.” He was honored at the Chiller Eyegore Awards. Drew came with his wife, Marichelle, whose film “Mockingbird” was also in the top ten.
On the red carpet, Drew revealed, “‘Bedfellows,’ which is what I’m here for tonight, was actually the physical carnation of my childhood worse nightmare. I was terrified. I lived in a huge old house and I had this guy in my head always there. Everyone has a bogeyman. Bedfellows is actually mine.”
Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009) actress Danielle Harris presented the next award, happy she was keeping it “in the family.” The “Master of Mayhem Award” went to Director/Writer Rob Zombie. Rob received an Eyegore Award 10 years ago.
Tanedra Howard, who will be in the next Saw movie, presented the next award. She’s a very social and sweet girl. The award she was presenting was the “Repeat Offender Award” or the best villain in a film series. The winner was Tobin Bell, who plays Jigsaw in the Saw franchise.
The Chiller Eyegore Awards airs later this month on the television station Chiller. In the meantime, catch up on your horror movies by watching Chiller or buy tickets to Halloween Horror Nights.
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