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Happy Life

House of Gorey Productions has optioned the award-winning screenplay Happy Life from screenwriter Kelly Karam. Happy Life is now in post-production. VFX by Wiliam Reliford, Editing by Evan Langston, Sound Design by Trevor Hilton and Music by Chris Wirsig.

#happylifeshortfilm #stopmotionanimation 

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The Knocker

In 1830s Manchester, a young mother must confront the malevolent presence of the mysterious ‘knocker upper’ to protect her family, amid the relentless struggles of urban cotton mill workers. 

Best SciFi/Fantasy, Tarzana International Film Festival. Check out our trailer! 

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Farmers Market

In a dystopian future in which aliens treat humans like farm animals, 10-year-old Grace manages to escape and finds sanctuary where she least expected it. This stop-motion short film is now in film festivals. Editor Evan Langston; Sound Designer Jon Amador; VFX artist William Reliford; Composer Chris Wirsig.

Best Animation, Short Stop International Film Festival

Best Animation, California Women's Film Festival

#farmersmarketshortfilm #stopmotionanimation 

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The Ghost Under My Bed

The Ghost Under My Bed is a stop motion animation set in the 1850s. A lonely little girl moves to a southern plantation. She befriends a ghost under her bed, only to discover there are much greater human horrors in store. 

  • Best Stop Motion Short, Santa Clarita International Film Festival

  • Best Stop Motion Film, Madrid international Film Festival

  • Winner, International Motion Picture Awards

  • Best Stop Motion Animation, Feedback Animation Film & Screenplay Festival

  • Best Stop Motion Animator, Los Angeles Short Film Festival

  • Special Jury Award, Brazil International Film Festival

  • Best Animation & VFX, 2023 ARFF Paris International Awards

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Boarding House

A pregnant young woman from the 1930s depression era who seeks refuge in a remote boarding house. She thinks she’s safe until the inhabitants and events become increasingly bizarre, transcending reality and time and putting her unborn child in danger.

Winner: Best Retro Short Film, 2023 Tarzana International Film Festival

Scissor Man

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Two young girls left alone in a motel room conjure up their worst fear – the notorious Scissor Man who cuts off the fingers of thumb-sucking children. But is he real, or just a figment of their imagination?

Blocked

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After a night of partying, a self-centered young woman’s past resurfaces with a vengeance. 

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Glitch

During COVID, a single mom takes on a new assignment that has chilling consequences (View Trailer)

Set in the depression era, a young migrant boy is terrorized by a dangerous Shadow Man.

Shadow Man

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