Posts Tagged ‘Zombie! Vs. Mardi Gras’

Documentary Movie Haunted Thrills To Get Release in 2021

RPLLC and GHOST CLINIC FILMS are pleased to present HAUNTED THRILLS (2021) coming to a variety of platforms in November 2021 after its world premiere in October.
Haunted Thrills is an indie documentary featurette companion to Mike Lyddon’s horror anthology movie WITCH TALES aka CUENTOS DE LA BRUJA (2020). Lyddon lived in New Orleans and on the gulf coast for many years where he made several films including Cut Up, Zombie! Vs. Mardi Gras, First Man on Mars, and Horror Anthology movie vols. 1 and 2. The Haunted Thrills documentary looks at many of the publishers and artists who drew horror comics that were considered so extreme that it led to the Comics Code Authority stamp, one of the largest cases of industrial censorship in U.S. history.
Everyone knows about Stan Lee and Marvel Comics but few know that he was one of the original pre-code horror editors when he worked for ATLAS in the late 1940s.  We interview two artists who worked at Atlas, Joe Sinnott and Vic Carrabotta.
Also, we speak with the great Everett Raymond Kinstler about his days with AVON and ZIFF-DAVIS publishers.
Trailer is now on RUMBLE and YOUTUBE, or watch it here –

New Orleans Filmmaker Has New Peruvian Horror Film

Filmmaker Mike Lyddon has released his latest feature film, a horror anthology titled CUENTOS DE LA BRUJA (WITCH TALES).
Lyddon made several features in New Orleans including Cut Up, Zombie! Vs. Mardi Gras, Horror Anthology Movies Vol. 1 and 2, but this time his filmmaking efforts led him way down south to Peru for this latest fright flick.
On Halloween night, an enchanting witch tells three tales of terror while concocting a very special…and sinister potion of her own.
CUENTOS DE LA BRUJA is now on VIMEO VOD in Spanish language with English subtitles.  You can watch on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast.
During the 2019 movie festival season, CUENTOS DE LA BRUJA was an official entry in 12 festivals and won 6 awards including Best Feature Film, Best B-Movie, and Best Special Make-up Effects.
Click here to watch the trailer.

Mike Lyddon Interview at Halloween International Film Festival

Dateline: Kill Devil Hills, NC. Watch video of the Q&A with filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon after a screening of his new film Cuentos de la Bruja (Witch Tales) at the Halloween International Film Festival in Kill Devil Hills, NC.
The interview was filmed by Festival director Matt Artz and the interview was conducted by co-festival director Sue Artz.
Besides talking about his latest indie horror film, Lyddon also talks about the New Orleans made “Zombie! Vs. Mardi Gras” (1999) as well as his previous feature “First Man on Mars” (2016) which is currently available on Tubi TV.  Parts of First Man on Mars were filmed in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Click HERE to visit Mike’s indie film page, Reel Progress on FB.

New Orleans Films of Mike Lyddon

Mike Lyddon in Lima, Peru with Tomas

Genre filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon has been making no-budget science fiction – horror features for the last 25 years.  Beginning back in 1993 with the New Orleans crime thriller CUT UP (1994) up to his last film FIRST MAN ON MARS (2016), Lyddon has managed to craft a small but enduring legacy in the big easy which culminated in last year’s LOUP GAROU Film Festival which showcased FIRST MAN ON MARS as well as an earlier film ZOMBIE! vs. MARDI GRAS Lyddon co-wrote, produced and directed in addition to a short film which was part of the Lyddon production of HORROR ANTHOLOGY MOVIE VOL. 1.
“I had no connection with the festival, but all three films ended up in it.”  Lyddon said recently.  “It was a real kick seeing three productions of mine at one film festival.”

Click HERE to read the new interview with Mike Lyddon in the January edition of ROGUE CINEMA!

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Loup Garou at Bar Redux

Bar Redux in New Orleans, La., is hosting the Loup Garou Sci-Fi and Horror Film Festival from October 21st through the 23rd.
Included on the three day schedule is First Man on Mars (2016), the latest feature film by indy filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon.
On Saturday, you can catch Zombie! Vs. Mardi Gras (1995) which was co-written, produced and directed by Lyddon.
On Sunday, don’t miss the amazing FEAST trilogy!  FEAST was the first film done through Ben Affleck’s Project Greenlight show, and we highly recommend the first film and the third film from this trilogy.

Find more info on the festival on the Facebook page or from the official Bar Redux website.