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Indie Horror ‘Teacher Shortage’ Will School You In A Lesson In Terror

Writer-director Troy Escamilla (Party Night) wants to teach you a new lesson in terror this October with his new indie horror Teacher Shortage. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre, Slavegirls from Beyond Infinity), Debra Lamb (Beverly Hills Vamp, Tales from the Campfire 2) star in the film that pays homage to 80s slashers. “What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.” Teacher Shortage is out on DVD on October 27th, 2020, from Bayview Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2020
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Movie Review: Teacher Shortage (2020)

Ten years ago, a bullied student kills herself in the school bathroom with a lil’ jagged glass to the throat routine… Fast forward a decade, and at said institution, that alliterative muv-fuck Sue Steel (Debra Lamb) is throwing her annual shindig for her peers in Ye Olde English Department at her pad. Things are a bit strained at the soiree for sure… but shit is going to be a tad more tense right quick, as a maniac has crashed the party, and that right bastard is lugging around a yearbook from ten years previous! The main thing Teacher Shortage has going for it is writer/director Troy Escamilla’s love of ’80s slasher flicks (which also provides us with a negative as well, but we’ll get to that shit in due time boils n’ ghouls)… my dude digs on the genre the most, and it shows… it also gives the film a great deal of heart, which goes a loooong way with

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DanXIII
Jan 30, 2020
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Movie Review: Mrs. Claus (2018)

What can be better than a slasher flick that starts with a sorority pledge forced to lap up toilet water and humiliate herself with a pitch black marital aide before she finally snaps and chokes the head of the sorority with said dildo before slicing her up like a prize-winning ham then hanging herself? Honestly, not a hell of a lot I reckon… So after all of that craziness, Mrs. Claus starts in earnest when the sister of the now defunct sorority head, Amber by name, joins the same sorority as some sort of half-assed grief therapy. Well, before you can say ‘blood covered yule log’…wait, why would you ever even say that? Anyway…sorority bros and hoes start gettin’ offed right quick by a sinister slasher dressed as a nightmare version of Mrs. Clause and the body count climbs ever upward. Can ol’ Amber and her pals survive the slashin’s going on six ways to Sunday and figure out who

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DanXIII
Nov 15, 2018
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This November ‘Mrs. Claus’ Is Out For Blood

It’s going to be a very Black Christmas. Scream Queen Brinke Stevens, My Bloody Valentine’s Helene Udy and Kaylee Williams (Model Hunger) star in the stocking stuffer, Mrs. Claus. In the film, a group of college students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house that has a sinister past is stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus in writer/director Troy Escamilla’s award-winning yuletide spookfest. Mrs. Claus premieres on VOD and DVD November 13th from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2018
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‘Mrs. Claus’ Has An Ax To Grind In New Trailer

Time and time again we’ve seen Santa as the killer in holiday horror films, but never Mrs. Claus, until now. From director Troy Escamilla comes Mrs. Claus (previously known as Stirring) about “A group of college students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house that has a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus.” Brinke Stevens, Helene Udy, and Kaylee Williams star in this gruesome indie Christmas flick. Mrs. Claus arrives on November 13, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2018
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Movie Review: Stirring is a Gift for Slasher Fans!

What can be better than a slasher flick that starts with a sorority pledge forced to lap up toilet water and humiliate herself with a pitch black marital aide before she finally snaps and chokes the head of the sorority with said dildo before slicing her up like a prize-winning ham then hanging herself? Honestly, not a hell of a lot I reckon… So after all of that craziness, Stirring starts in earnest when the sister of the now defunct sorority head, Amber by name, joins the same sorority as some sort of half-assed grief therapy. Well, before you can say ‘blood covered yule log’…wait, why would you ever even say that? Anyway…sorority bros and hoes start gettin’ offed right quick by a sinister slasher dressed as a nightmare version of Mrs. Clause and the body count climbs ever upward. Can ol’ Amber and her pals survive the slashin’s going on six ways to Sunday and figure out who is

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DanXIII
Jan 24, 2018
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Things Turn Deadly When Mrs. Claus Crashes A Party In The Teaser For ‘Stirring’

With Christmas approaching, it’s time for new holiday-themed horror films to unveil trailers, and announce release dates. Today, we have the first teaser for Stirring. Stirring is the second film from Fight Meter Films and writer-director-producer Troy Escamilla following his award-winning directorial debut Party Night. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre), Helene Udy (My Bloody Valentine), Mel Heflin (Katherine), and Kaylee Williams (Model Hunger) star. In the film, students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house with a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer dressed as Mrs. Claus.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2017
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Troy Escamilla’s Party Night Pays Homage To The Slasher Flicks Of The 80’s

Troy Escamilla’s first full length feature film, Party Night, is set to premiere this Fall. Produced by Escamilla and Renee K. Smith, in collaboration with Fright Meter Films, Party Night is a throwback to the great slasher film of the 80’s. Timothy Sullins will be making his directorial debut with the film. “This film is truly a love letter to fans of the genre. There are many references in the script that horror fans will grin widely at, but the film is still unique in its own right,” Escamilla states. Party Night centers on six friends who become prey for a sadistic psychopath when they decide to ditch their high school’s after prom party for their own celebration at a secluded house. Escamilla is extremely familiar with the horror genre, he founded the Fright Meter Awards, with an international committee made of genre bloggers, writers, directors, producers, actors and fans, including us here at Horror Fuel. There is currently a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2016

More from Troy Escamilla

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Indie Horror ‘Teacher Shortage’ Will School You In A Lesson In Terror

Writer-director Troy Escamilla (Party Night) wants to teach you a new lesson in terror this October with his new indie horror Teacher Shortage. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre, Slavegirls from Beyond Infinity), Debra Lamb (Beverly Hills Vamp, Tales from the Campfire 2) star in the film that pays homage to 80s slashers. “What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.” Teacher Shortage is out on DVD on October 27th, 2020, from Bayview Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Teacher Shortage (2020)

Ten years ago, a bullied student kills herself in the school bathroom with a lil’ jagged glass to the throat routine… Fast forward a decade, and at said institution, that alliterative muv-fuck Sue Steel (Debra Lamb) is throwing her annual shindig for her peers in Ye Olde English Department at her pad. Things are a bit strained at the soiree for sure… but shit is going to be a tad more tense right quick, as a maniac has crashed the party, and that right bastard is lugging around a yearbook from ten years previous! The main thing Teacher Shortage has going for it is writer/director Troy Escamilla’s love of ’80s slasher flicks (which also provides us with a negative as well, but we’ll get to that shit in due time boils n’ ghouls)… my dude digs on the genre the most, and it shows… it also gives the film a great deal of heart, which goes a loooong way with

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Mrs. Claus (2018)

What can be better than a slasher flick that starts with a sorority pledge forced to lap up toilet water and humiliate herself with a pitch black marital aide before she finally snaps and chokes the head of the sorority with said dildo before slicing her up like a prize-winning ham then hanging herself? Honestly, not a hell of a lot I reckon… So after all of that craziness, Mrs. Claus starts in earnest when the sister of the now defunct sorority head, Amber by name, joins the same sorority as some sort of half-assed grief therapy. Well, before you can say ‘blood covered yule log’…wait, why would you ever even say that? Anyway…sorority bros and hoes start gettin’ offed right quick by a sinister slasher dressed as a nightmare version of Mrs. Clause and the body count climbs ever upward. Can ol’ Amber and her pals survive the slashin’s going on six ways to Sunday and figure out who

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 15, 2018
Horror Fuel

This November ‘Mrs. Claus’ Is Out For Blood

It’s going to be a very Black Christmas. Scream Queen Brinke Stevens, My Bloody Valentine’s Helene Udy and Kaylee Williams (Model Hunger) star in the stocking stuffer, Mrs. Claus. In the film, a group of college students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house that has a sinister past is stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus in writer/director Troy Escamilla’s award-winning yuletide spookfest. Mrs. Claus premieres on VOD and DVD November 13th from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘Mrs. Claus’ Has An Ax To Grind In New Trailer

Time and time again we’ve seen Santa as the killer in holiday horror films, but never Mrs. Claus, until now. From director Troy Escamilla comes Mrs. Claus (previously known as Stirring) about “A group of college students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house that has a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus.” Brinke Stevens, Helene Udy, and Kaylee Williams star in this gruesome indie Christmas flick. Mrs. Claus arrives on November 13, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Stirring is a Gift for Slasher Fans!

What can be better than a slasher flick that starts with a sorority pledge forced to lap up toilet water and humiliate herself with a pitch black marital aide before she finally snaps and chokes the head of the sorority with said dildo before slicing her up like a prize-winning ham then hanging herself? Honestly, not a hell of a lot I reckon… So after all of that craziness, Stirring starts in earnest when the sister of the now defunct sorority head, Amber by name, joins the same sorority as some sort of half-assed grief therapy. Well, before you can say ‘blood covered yule log’…wait, why would you ever even say that? Anyway…sorority bros and hoes start gettin’ offed right quick by a sinister slasher dressed as a nightmare version of Mrs. Clause and the body count climbs ever upward. Can ol’ Amber and her pals survive the slashin’s going on six ways to Sunday and figure out who is

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 24, 2018
Horror Fuel

Things Turn Deadly When Mrs. Claus Crashes A Party In The Teaser For ‘Stirring’

With Christmas approaching, it’s time for new holiday-themed horror films to unveil trailers, and announce release dates. Today, we have the first teaser for Stirring. Stirring is the second film from Fight Meter Films and writer-director-producer Troy Escamilla following his award-winning directorial debut Party Night. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre), Helene Udy (My Bloody Valentine), Mel Heflin (Katherine), and Kaylee Williams (Model Hunger) star. In the film, students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house with a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer dressed as Mrs. Claus.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Troy Escamilla’s Party Night Pays Homage To The Slasher Flicks Of The 80’s

Troy Escamilla’s first full length feature film, Party Night, is set to premiere this Fall. Produced by Escamilla and Renee K. Smith, in collaboration with Fright Meter Films, Party Night is a throwback to the great slasher film of the 80’s. Timothy Sullins will be making his directorial debut with the film. “This film is truly a love letter to fans of the genre. There are many references in the script that horror fans will grin widely at, but the film is still unique in its own right,” Escamilla states. Party Night centers on six friends who become prey for a sadistic psychopath when they decide to ditch their high school’s after prom party for their own celebration at a secluded house. Escamilla is extremely familiar with the horror genre, he founded the Fright Meter Awards, with an international committee made of genre bloggers, writers, directors, producers, actors and fans, including us here at Horror Fuel. There is currently a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2016