Fantasm, a new documentary about horror conventions and the tight-knit
community of fans who attend them, is currently in production under the
direction of Kyle Kuchta.
Kyle Kuchta has a self-proclaimed obsession
with horror films. Upon discovering the phenomenon of horror conventions, the
young genre fanatic finally felt like a part of a community. He connected with
like-minded individuals with whom he shares his love for the genre. Now he's
traveling to conventions all across America to find out why horror brings people
together.
In addition to legions of devoted fans, the documentary will
feature insight from iconic actors and filmmakers. Interview subjects who have
already participated in Fantasm include Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm
Street, New Nightmare), Tom Atkins (Halloween III, Escape from New York), Joe
Lynch (Chillerama, Wrong Turn 2), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and
more.
Fantasm began as aspiring filmmaker Kyle Kuchta's thesis in pursuit
of his film degree from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing
Arts. "I wanted to do a documentary on horror conventions," he explains,
"because I didn't feel as if a lot of people knew about them or the loving
community that they are a part of."
The documentary was partially funded
via Kickstarter. Further proving the enthusiastic support of the horror
community, the project reached its goal in just eleven days. The 21-year-old
Kuchta is currently working as a one-man film crew, serving as director, camera
operator, interviewer and editor, among other duties.
Production will
continue in March at the upcoming Monster-Mania in Cherry Hill, NJ and
HorrorHound Weekend in Cincinnati, OH. Filming has previously taken place at
such fan-favorite conventions as Monster-Mania (Hunt Valley, MD), Rock and Shock
(Worcester, MA), Spooky Empire (Orlando, FL) and HorrorHound Weekend
(Indianapolis, IL).
The documentary is expected to be completed in May 2013.
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