Blu-Ray & Indie Film Distribution, 4K Coming Soon

A conversation I had today with a filmmaker made me write this blog and it's a question I get asked a lot. Should we go to Blu-Ray & DVD or just DVD with our movie? Blu-Ray is a great format with awesome possibilities, but is a very tough market especially for the indie filmmaker. The manufacturing process to replicate Blu-Ray's in a factory is much more costly than DVD, because of the licensing fees and unlock codes you have to pay to the BDA (Blu-Ray Disc Association). Who's the BDA you ask? Mostly Sony I'm pretty sure...

So you've got much higher startup costs, currently around $2,500.00 per title, then you have the actual manufacturing costs. But it gets worse from there, because the bigger studios have been trying to push Blu-Ray on the consumers, they keep lowering the price of the discs to try and get people to splurge on the expensive HDTV setups. It's tough for an indie movie to enter the marketplace at $24.95, with virtually no advertising supporting them, and compete with a large studio release for $5.99 and national advertising. I was in Fry's a couple of weeks ago and saw a kiosk on Blu-Ray discs for $5.99 each. They weren't brand new releases, but studio catalog titles from about five years ago.

The Blu-Ray market is also much smaller than DVDs. Last I read Blu-Ray was doing about 18% of the business DVDs are doing as a whole.

There was an indie retro-label that launched and was planning to do nothing but Blu-Ray's with fully restored transfers of old cult horror films. They folded after their initial release.

So I say enter the Blu-Ray market with trepidation. I always suggest selling direct to customers with BD-R's if you want to offer Blu-Ray's of a small indie movie.

Interestingly enough as slow as Blu-Ray has been growing, but it is growing, Sony & LG announced the arrival of 4K resolution Blu-Ray Discs.

"Sony and LG are gearing up for new Blu-Ray discs that offer 'Ultra HD' definitions far higher than normal Full HD, such as 4K - four times higher than normal HD, and near the resolutions offered in Imax theatres.

'We're expecting the arrival of 4K Blu-rays in 2013,' said John Taylor, LG's Vice President of Communications told website Pocket-Lint."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2084665/New-Blu-Ray-discs-offering-times-hi-def-2013.html#ixzz2F63TrlGh

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Service Deal or No Deal?

First off let me apologize for the fact I haven't written a blog post in the last two weeks, we got wrapped up in Holiday affairs. But we're back on schedule now, at least until Christmas...

Let's talk about service deals. If you don't know what a service deal it's where you press and ship your own product and pay a distributor to place the film in their catalog, stores, theaters, digital outlets etc. www.FilmBaby.com is probably the most well known and reputable service deal distributor in the home video world. Where www.FreeStyleReleasing.com is probably the most famous service deal distributor in the theatrical business. The little known secret is most labels and studios handle service deals, but they just don't advertise it. We've offered service deals in the past.

Now a lot of people say "I'm not going to pay for distribution!" My question is why not, you paid to make your indie film or borrowed the money to do so. So why the refusal to pay for distribution? Think about it for just a second, if you are pressing your own product and shipping it for the distributor, you have a lot more control then someone who licensed a film to a distributor. If the distributor owes you money and is late on payment, you have some leverage, you can stop shipping product.

Service deals are a great option especially if you have been turned down by the traditional distributors. That's how we launched our distribution label. We had taken our catalog out to the larger wholesalers and labels and couldn't get any deals we liked. So we signed (or paid) for two different service deals, one worked out very well and was quite lucrative and one did absolutely nothing for us. But the thing is we believed in our titles, as I'm sure you believe in your film, and if no one is willing to distribute your film you should be willing to put the cash into your film to get it to the market. Let's face it, no one can predict what film is going to sell or big studios would never have hundred million dollar flops.

The other thing about service deals is you'll learn exactly how the distribution machine works first hand. Plus some of the contacts we made through our service deals were invaluable. Many we still keep in contact with today.

So next time you put together a budget for an upcoming project, set a side a chunk for service deal distribution, it's always a great contingency plan if nothing else.

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The Hi-Speed of Digital Distribution for Indie Films

Everyone is talking about how digital distribution (online streaming/downloads) is the future of independent film distribution and revenue streams. It is true that it is becoming a major force in the world of revenue streams for indie filmmakers, but it is one s-l-o-w machine.

What I didn't realize and I'm sure most indie filmmakers/start-up labels don't realize is that there is a huge bottleneck in the digital distribution pipeline. If you're working deals directly with digital distribution outlets like Itunes, Netflix, Hulu, etc. Then you have to deliver different files to each outlet and here's the big bottleneck, they have to be approved by each outlet's Quality Control department. Since your film is a small indie film you get pushed to the bottom of the pile, because the big studios need to have their films hit their release dates on time. If everything goes well, it can take up to 90 days or longer for your film to go live on a given digital platform, but if there was a problem with your film in the quality control department, you're back to square one.

There are literally hundreds of digital platforms out there, with new one's opening up and going out of business on a daily basis. So dealing with digital outlets on an individual basis for most filmmakers or smaller distribution labels is almost an impossible task. There is a solution, there are digital aggregators out there like Craze Digital, The Orchard and many more who deal with all the platforms for indie labels and then take a cut. Most of all the major wholesale distributors these days are dealing with a lot of the digital outlets as well.  The other nice thing about dealing with aggregators is that you only have to deliver one file to them and they in-turn deliver to the other outlets.

The downside to aggregators is they take a decent percentage of the revenue coming in and just like the platforms they will have priority titles that will be put ahead of yours. So you end up at the bottom of two piles, not just one. The other benefit to aggregators is since they move so much content through the digital platforms you usually will get a break on encoding costs. Yep, even if Itunes accepts your movie there is an encoding fee of around $450 for Itunes to encode your film to their specs.

With every indie filmmaker, distribution label, major studio and aggregator out there submitting titles to the major digital platforms at the same time, you bet there is a big bottleneck in the quality control and encoding departments. It's a slow process, that can be very beneficial for an indie film, but don't plan on hitting your planned release date. Currently I have heard that Roku Streaming has literally hundreds of new channels in que waiting to go live at any given time. That's channels, each with over 100 titles, not just individual films.



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Retail is Dead? Indie Film Distribution in 2012

My name is Jonathan Morken, for those of you who don't often read my blog, and I run Apprehensive Films an indie distribution label/production company. My blog generally consists of posts about what Apprehensive Films is up to, our new releases, fundraisers, merchandise, new projects etc. But I've decided that on Fridays I'm going to be writing a post about the different distribution questions I get and the current state of indie film distribution as I see it.

I got into distribution six years ago after making many short films, music videos and a feature length documentary. My reason for starting the distribution label was to control my films and be able to work backwards. If I knew what a release could actually make, what it would take to get a release onto cable and into major retailers, then I could plan the films we produce in-house around that and we would have a really good shot at turning a profit and making another film. Six years later the plan is working. Apprehensive Films now has full blown North American distribution. We get our projects out to major retail, cable, all the major digital outlets, all the major online retailers and we have international representation. As of last week we just wrapped principal photography on our first in-house produced project that is based on our current level of distribution.

Now that we're through with the introductions I want to talk about an issue I hear coming up all the time. Distributors and Filmmakers complaining about how retail is dead and there is no money to be made through traditional home video distribution. I'll be the first to admit that retail has taken a big hit, but it's definitely not dead. Sure Hollywood Video is gone, Blockbuster lost some stores, Best Buy shrunk their DVD selection, but there is still a lot of open market out there.

There are 33,000 redboxes in the US, there are 4,700 Walmart Stores, 600+ Barnes & Nobles stores, tons of small indie record store chains across the country, thousands of comic book stores. The list goes on and on.

We just had a Halloween themed release that sold over 4,000 copies last month. But only 180 of those went through Amazon.com, the largest internet retailer, 3,000 of those sold units went to a major retailer in Canada. Our release was an indie release with no major talent and no major marketing campaign. But it still was able to catch the eye of major retailers, how? It was timed with a major holiday, had great cover artwork and quality content.

The market is flooded with too many indie films, but you can set yourself apart by making a quality project and coming up with a way to market the project so you don't have to have major stars or marketing campaigns. One of our most successful releases, that continues to sell is Hardware Wars, simply because it was the first parody of the most popular film ever made. Hardware Wars has never had a multi-million dollar ad campaign, but it is arguably the most successful short film of all time.

We're going to be pitching our Halloween release from this year to Spirit Halloween Stores (700 nation-wide) and Halloween City (400 nation-wide) for next year.

We also have been handling a documentary on fly fishing for a number of years and we sold a ton of DVDs to fly fishing shops.

I don't think retail is dead, it's sure not what it was in the hey day of VHS sales, but it is still a very large market I think a lot of filmmakers and labels alike are tending to count out prematurely.

- Jonathan Morken

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All Night Halloween Party is Getting Killer Reviews!!

We've been busy here at Apprehensive Films shooting a new Halloween release for next year so I haven't been able to update about the success of our current Halloween release as much as I would like to have. But here is a re-cap of some of the great reviews we've been getting for the All Night Halloween Party.

"A Nice Surprise... Perfect for Parties"  
—Dave Kosanke, Liquid Cheese Issue 33

"The All Night Halloween Party DVD is sure to get you in the holiday spirit!" 
 —Jason Carter, Writer's Journey

"This is a great DVD for a kids Halloween party (and adults as well)."
—Bill Wolford, MoviesMadeMe.Com

"A Must Have DVD For Any Fan of Halloween"
—Hayes Hudson, Hayes Hudson's House of Horror


You can read the full review from Hayes Hudson here: http://hayeshudsonshouseofhorror.blogspot.com/2012/10/dvd-review-all-night-halloween-party.html

So if you haven't picked up a copy of the All Night Halloween Party on DVD yet, hurry to www.TheGrindHouse.Net and order your copy today!!

Happy Halloween!!

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The Fog Returns to Murder Mansion on DVD from Apprehensive Films

What awaits within the fog laden Murder Mansion?

A thick fog covers the countryside as a couple drives through the zero visibility conditions and ends up lost in a creepy old cemetery. They decide to take refuge in a nearby abandoned mansion, only to find they're not the only inhabitants. Soon the murders begin. Dripping with creepy atmosphere, great suspense, beautiful women and graphic homicides. You won't want to miss it when The Fog Returns to Murder Mansion!

Limited Edition To Just 500 Units!! Each Unit is Hand Numbered.

Coming to DVD on 12-11-12

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420 Triple Feature Vol. 2 Contact High is Coming!!

It's coming 3-26-13!! Just in time for 4/20!!

The 420 Triple Feature is back with three more wildly absurd classic “educational” films on marijuana use. Does ganja really come from the garden of Satan? Does smoking pot lead to harder drugs? Does blowing grass make the user have violent hallucinations? Does puffing on a marijuana cigarette turn you into a non-functioning weed head? Find out the answers to these burning questions within the 420 Triple Feature Volume 2: Contact High. Featured Films are: The Terrible Truth (1951), The Devil's Weed (1949) and The Devil's Harvest (1942).

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All Night Halloween Party is Number 1!!

It's official. Our All Night Halloween Party DVD is Apprehensive Films best selling DVD title of 2012.

All the online retail outlets have it, all the indie record stores and on October 9th you'll be able to pick it up at any WalMart store in Canada!

Happy Halloween everyone and be sure to grab one of the few remaining limited edition DVDs we have exclusively at www.TheGrindHouse.Net

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All Night Halloween Party Limited Edition DVD

Retro, spooky, Halloween fun for the entire family!

This DVD is limited to just 113 copies! It comes in a deluxe Halloween Orange DVD Case, it includes a package of Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin seeds (ready to grow) or a random piece of Halloween Candy (individually wrapped). Each unit is hand numbered. Order now, these will go fast!!

The All Night Halloween Party is retro, spooky fun for the entire family. This compilation of old-school cartoons, stop-motion animations and vintage horror trailers creates the perfect ambiance for any Halloween party. Plus it's an ever-looping DVD so it doesn't stop until your party does! With so many unique short subjects, the All Night Halloween Party can be enjoyed over and over again. Some of the classic titles included are: Balloon Land, Cobweb Hotel, Wot a Night, Magic Mummy, Devil's Ball and many, many more! Get ready for a Halloween you won't soon forget! 

This is a pre-order. Ships 09-25-12.

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Fundraising Continues at ZombiFest & Days of Terror

Apprehensive Films will have booth's at both ZombiFest on September 21st and Miss Misery's Days of Terror on September 28th & 29th. 50% of all merchandise sold at our booth during both events will go towards our new film "And The Blood Drains Down"!

ZombiFest is also a fundraiser for the 6th Annual Sacramento Horror Film Festival. Checkout www.SacHorrorFilmFest.com for more info.

Miss Misery's Days of Terror is the premiere Northern California Horror Convention. Some of this years guests include Lynn Lowry, April Burril, CJ Graham and more! Checkout www.DaysofTerror.com for more info.

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Apprehensive Film is Raising Blood Money at The Days of Terror Convention in Sacramento

Apprehensive Films will be raising money for their upcoming 16mm horror film “And The Blood Drains Down” at the Days of Terror Horror Convention. The convention takes place on September 28^th & 29^th at the Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento. Daily tickets to the convention are $20.00 or both days for just $35.00.

Come by the Apprehensive Films booth at the Days of Terror horror convention and 50% of the proceeds for all merchandise purchased at our booth will go towards our new film. We will also be accepting donations for those who don't want to purchase merchandise. “And The Blood Drains Down” will be shot locally in and around the Sacramento area.

Days of Terror is the premiere Northern California Horror Convention. Special guests include Amy Steel from Friday the 13^th Part 2, Lynn Lowry from The Crazies, Scott L. Schwartz from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Chainsaw Sally and many, many more.

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New Exploitation Films at www.TheGrindHouse.Net

We just re-vamped the Exploitation DVDs section of www.TheGrindHouse.Net We've added a bunch of new titles like Black Gestapo, Sheba Baby, Soul Vengeance and more!! Many titles just $5.95. We Have limited quantities of these titles so order fast.

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Apprehensive Films at The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Apprehensive Films will have a booth at the outdoor Midnight screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show on 7/21/12.

Saturday, July 21, 2012
Show Starts at 9pm
Sutter's Landing Park
20 28th St, Sacramento, CA
Admission: Free!

Movies on a Big Screen will start screening all kinds of weirdness at 9pm and a live performance by the Burlesque group Sizzling Sirens.  Rocky Horror starts at Midnight.  

Be sure to stop by the Apprehensive Films booth and  sign up for our mailing list and purchase some of our great DVDs. We'll have tons of locally produced stuff for sale including Secretions CDs, Keith Lowell Jensen CD's, Why Lie? I Need a Drink DVDs, My Sweet Suicide DVDs and tons more. 

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Thanks Everyone!!!

Just wanted to say thanks for everyone who donated to the Indie Go-Go campaign for "And The Blood Drains Down"!! After fees we cleared $300.00, we didn’t quite reach our goal, so we’ll be doing some more fundraising in the near future. But the $300.00 is definitely going to get us started prepping the special FX. Rewards that aren’t dependent on the film being finished will ship out next week.

You can see the campaign at: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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Only 1 Day Left To Donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign!!

All right everybody this is it. There is less than a full day left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"! Please donate what you can to help push us closer to our goal, if you can't donate you can help out by spreading the word. All facebook, pinterest, tweets etc. are appreciated!! 

And The Blood Drains Down Indie Go-Go Campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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Only Two Days Left on Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign!!

We thought it would be fitting to give you a pair of lesbian vampires since there is only two days left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"!  So if you've been holding out on donating, now is your chance!!

And The Blood Drains Down Indie Go-Go Campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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Happy Saturday the 14th From Apprehensive Films!

Happy Saturday the 14th From Apprehensive Films!

Time's almost up! Just three days left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"!  So if you've been holding out on donating, now is your chance!!

And The Blood Drains Down Indie Go-Go Campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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4 Days & Counting For the Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign & Acidic Blood Rain

We're coming down to the wire. Just four days left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"!  So if you've been holding out on donating, now is your chance!!

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Here's another really cool sketch from our FX team  at Alchemy FX. Below is the sketch for the effects shot in scene 4B. The bloody rain has an acidic effect on the girls skin and her face begins to slide off her skull and into a bloody pool of human deterioration.

5 Days Left on Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign, Plus First FX Sketch

All right, it's crunch time. Just five days left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"!  So if you've been holding out on donating, now is your chance!!

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We also just got some great sketches coming in from our FX team  at Alchemy FX. Below is the sketch for the effects shot in scene 2U. Our heroine is being tortured by ear piercing sounds emanating from the woods and begins bleeding at the ears! As you can see, this is going to be a pretty graphic film.

Only Six Days Left to Help Make Horror Movie History!!

We're coming down to the final days here. Just six days left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"! 

And The Blood Drains Down Indie Go-Go Campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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Just 7 Days Left to Become Part of The Devil's Army!!

Just seven days donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"! 

Another donation came in yesterday, a big thanks goes out to our newest "Devil's Servant!" 

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8 Days Left and Counting to Contribute to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign!!

Just one day over a week left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"! We're over 10% of our goal raised already and have a long ways to go, but help us get even closer!!

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Only 9 Days Left to Contribute to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign!!

Just 9 days left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"! Don't forget we're doing all practical FX in this movie and shooting on real film!!! These things aren't cheap, help out if you can. 

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Let The Countdown Begin!!

Just 10 days left to donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our short 16mm horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"! Be a part of horror movie history, check out the campaign and if you can't donate, please help spread the word. Post it to your facebook, twitter, pinterest or wherever you keep in touch with your people.

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More Money for Evil Causes!!

More contributions have come in for Apprehensive Films Indie-Go-Go fundraiser for our new film "And The Blood Drains Down".

All right big thanks to David Zemke for coming in as a Devil's Chamber Maid!! He also snagged the Apprehensive Films t-shirt. Also a big thanks goes out to our anonymous Devil's Servant contributor!! We're on our way.

Check out our campaign at: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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Sexy Devil Girl's Everywhere Are Asking You To Donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign!!!

Sexy Devil Girl's Everywhere Are Asking You To Donate to Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign!!!

Yes we're still in need of funds to make our upcoming short horror film "And The Blood Drains Down". You've only got 11 days left to help make horror movie history. http://igg.me/p/122348

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Free Apprehensive Films T-shirt, Bonus for our Indie Go-Go Campaign

Okay everyone, we’ve hit a bit of a flat-spot for the Indie Go-Go campaign. So we’re upping the ante a bit. The next person who donates (no matter how much) gets a free Apprehensive Films T-shirt on top of their regular perk! Available in sizes M or XL. We choose the color.

Checkout our Indie Go-Go campaign for our upcoming short horror film "And The Blood Drains Down" and if you're the next person to donate you get a free Apprehensive Films T-shirt!!

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Crippled Masters 2 & 3 Double Disc DVD Coming 7-24-12

Apprehensive Films is proud to present the Crippled Masters 2 & 3 double disc edition. Streets: 7-24-12

The Crippled Masters 2: Two masters, one without arms, one without legs, together they will conquer all! Pure crippled kung-fu exploitation amusements that could have only come out of Hong Kong in the 1980s. Frank Shum and Jack Conn are back in deadly action. This time, along with a chimpanzee, they are protecting a beautiful girl who is on the run from local gangsters and who has become temporarily blinded. The cripples struggle for the young girl's affection while trying to hide the fact that they are handicapped. The two crippled heroes break out all kinds of kung-fu action including a skateboard like apparatus with hooks, spinning spider kicks and foot operated throwing knives. This DVD includes the bonus short film Pagoda Hell. From director Ernie, Hardware Wars, Fosselius comes an inspired short film that uncovers the ancient secret kung-fu style Cur-Lee. A truly unique DVD that will keep you coming back to watch in awe again and again.

The Crippled Masters 3: Two brothers, one without arms, one without legs, together they will persevere! More crippled Kung-Fu action in this incredible exploitation export from 1980's Hong Kong. Frank Shum and Jack Conn are back in the third installment in this incredible franchise. This time they're moving from their rural home into the city of Taipei in search of employment. Searching for work in the city is tough, especially while training for the Kung-Fu Championship. City life isn't easy for our two crippled heroes while fighting off local gangsters, struggling to make rent and even foiling would be thieves. This film doesn't skimp on insane kung-fu action either. One of the brothers can even fly! This DVD includes the bonus short film "A Farewell to Arm" from the Snyder Brothers, who brought you Reaper Madness. A Hemingway-esque spoof of manhood via a father-son arm wrestling challenge. This DVD packs in more arm-less action than you can handle!


Order it now at www.TheGrindHouse.Net only $11.95


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Happy 4th of July From Apprehensive Films!

Happy 4th of July From Apprehensive Films!

FREE DVD of "Why Lie? I Need a Drink" With All Orders of $25.00 or More!!

Yes that's right we're giving away copies of our hit film "Why Lie? I Need a Drink (God Bless America Edition)" between now and 7-4-12. All you have to do is place an order at www.TheGrindHouse.Net worth $25.00 or more (shipping not included) and we'll throw in a free copy of our film. No need to ad "Why Lie? I Need a Drink" to your cart during checkout, we'll throw it in automatically when we process the order. Happy 4th of July everyone!!

Why Lie? I Need a Drink (God Bless America Edition) DVD:

Searching For The Easy Life on a Freeway Off-Ramp!

You've heard the urban legend of the panhandler hopping in his nice car and going home to a nice house after a day of begging on the street. Comedian Keith Lowell Jensen decided to find out how hard it really is to make money as a panhandler. Jensen tries everything from panhandling dressed like a mime, a regular homeless person and even Uncle Sam. Not only is this a great film it's also a way to boost the economy. *$1.00 (or 10% of the wholesale price paid to Apprehensive Films) for each DVD sold will be donated to the SBA or similar organization to help small businesses rebuild America! Get it now at www.TheGrindHouse.Net

And The Blood Drains Down Fundraiser: 

We're raising money for our new short 16mm film "And The Blood Drains Down" on Indie Go-Go, please stop by and make a donation, we've got great perks: http://igg.me/p/122348

And The Blood Drains Down: Judgment Day has arrived and Satan has unleashed his fury upon the world. A girl has survived and she is alone in the woods. Satan brings the forest to life to destroy this final survivor. The girl must battle killer tree roots, branches, tendrils and other various implements at the Devil's hands.

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All Night Halloween Party DVD Available for Pre-Order at www.TheGrindHouse.Net

Retro, spooky, Halloween fun for the entire family! 

The All Night Halloween Party is retro, spooky fun for the entire family. This compilation of old-school cartoons, stop-motion animations and vintage horror trailers creates the perfect ambiance for any Halloween party. Plus it's an ever-looping DVD so it doesn't stop until your party does! With so many unique short subjects, the All Night Halloween Party can be enjoyed over and over again. Some of the classic titles included are: Balloon Land, Cobweb Hotel, Wot a Night, Magic Mummy, Devil's Ball and many, many more! Get ready for a Halloween you won't soon forget! Only from Apprehensive Films.

This is available for pre-order. Ships 09-25-12.

Pre-Order at: www.TheGrindHouse.Net 

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Be sure to check out our Indie Go-Go campaign for "And the Blood Drains Down" our new 16mm horror masterpiece. http://igg.me/p/122348

 

Sublime Depravity - Super8mm Short Horror Film - Apprehensive Films

A gut wrenching depiction of a young girl's journey into the world of "snuff" cinema. Shot on Super-8mm film. Written and Directed by: Jonathan Morken. Be warned this film is not for the squeamish. If you enjoy this film, help us make a new one, donate to our Indie Go-Go campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348

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The Devil Adds Another Servant!!

Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go campaign for our upcoming film, And The Blood Drains Down, is doing well.

Thanks to our most recent Devil’s Servant, Rick Kuebler, for coming in with a donation today!! That puts us at $180.00 with the mailed in donation. We’re almost at 10% of our goal!! Everything is going well, this is going to be a great little horror film!

Check it out at:  http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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Apprehensive Films is Doing it's Part to Help Boost The Economy

The new edition of our film, Why Lie? I Need a Drink, is helping to boost the economy. Sales are doing well, check it out and you can help too!

You've heard the urban legend of the panhandler hopping in his nice car and going home to a nice house after a day of begging on the street. Comedian Keith Lowell Jensen decided to find out how hard it really is to make money as a panhandler. Jensen tries everything from panhandling dressed like a mime, a regular homeless person and even Uncle Sam.

Not only is this a great film it's also a way to boost the economy. *$1.00 (or 10% of the wholesale price paid to Apprehensive Films) for each DVD sold will be donated to the SBA or similar organization to help small businesses rebuild America!

Buy it here: http://amzn.com/B007PK9MZC

Check out our Indie Go-Go campaign for our new film: http://igg.me/p/122348

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Scalped - Short Horror Film, 16mm Apprehensive Films

Scalped is short 16mm horror film we made about a woman who hunts men and keeps them in her basement. Written and directed by Ben Miller, Produced and Shot by Jonathan Morken. If you like this film, please help up make a new one and donate to our current indie go go campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348

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More Donations to the Dead!!

Apprehensive Films Indie Go-Go Campaign for And The Blood Drains Down continues to grab traction!!

Hey thanks everyone for all the support that has come in today!! Big thanks to Trevor for coming in as the Devil’s Servant and to our anonymous Devil’s Minion early this morning. We’re officially up to $110.00 on the Indie Go-Go counter and up to $130.00 with the mailed in donation!

Check the campaign out at: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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All Night Halloween Party Release Date Bumped Up!

Good news right off the bat for Apprehensive Films upcoming release: All Night Halloween Party DVD. Our wholesale distributor has decided to bump the release date up to 9/25/12, because of expected sales!! So Halloween will be coming early this year!

Check out our Indie Go-Go fundraiser for our new film: http://igg.me/p/122348

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More Funds to Ad to the Coffin Bank!!

All right, we’re moving along. Apprehensive Films received another contribution in the mail last night for our Indie Go Go Campaign!! Big thanks to James Simonelli for that one. More funds to put in the Coffin Bank!

Check out our Indie Go Go fundraiser for our upcoming short film "And The Blood Drains Down".
http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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The Attendant - Short Horror Film by Jonathan Morken

The Attendant is short 16mm horror film about a bathroom attendant who feeds a creature that lives in the urinal. From 2006, written and directed by Jonathan Morken. If you like this film, please help up make a new one and donate to our current indie go go campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348

We also got another donation for our Indie Go Go campaign today! Thanks Stephanie Rector for helping make And The Blood Drains Down possible!!

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Apprehensive Films' Indie Go-Go Campaign Picking Up Steam!

All right, the first donation came in today!! Big thanks to Kenneth Baggott who claimed the Queen of Trash Comic Book Super Pack along with becoming a Devils Minion!

We're on our way people! Please check out the campaign for our upcoming short film, And The Blood Drains Down.

http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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The All Night Halloween Party DVD is Coming 10-23-12

Apprehensive Films is proud to present the All Night Halloween Party on DVD!

The All Night Halloween Party is retro, spooky fun for the entire family. This compilation of old-school cartoons, stop-motion animations and vintage horror trailers creates the perfect ambiance for any Halloween party. Plus it's an ever-looping DVD so it doesn't stop until your party does! With so many unique short subjects, the All Night Halloween Party can be enjoyed over and over again. Some of the classic titles included are: Balloon Land, Cobweb Hotel, Wot a Night, Magic Mummy, Devil's Ball and many, many more! Get ready for a Halloween you won't soon forget!

Coming to DVD on 10-23-12, just in time for Halloween!!

Be a Part of Horror Movie History & Contribute to our New Film: http://igg.me/p/122348

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30 Days & Counting For Our Indie Go-Go Campaign

All right everybody we are 30 days out and counting for our Indie Go-Go fundraising campaign for "And The Blood Drains Down"! We just launched late last night and we're offering a free bonus Queen of Trash Comic Book Super Pack to the first person who donates! Check out the campaign here: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

It doesn't matter if you donate $10 or $1,000 you'll get this awesome Queen of Trash Comic Super Pack (which includes: Queen of Trash Comic Book Issue #1, Buttons, Stickers and an issue of Cadaver Girls Magazine! But to get this rarity you'll have to be the first donate. So don't walk, rush over to our Indie Go-Go campaign: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

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Apprehensive Films Launches it's Indie Go-Go Campaign foer And The Blood Drains Down!

Yes, we have officially launched our Indie Go-Go campaign for our upcoming short horror film "And The Blood Drains Down"! We're trying to raise $2,000 to pay for 16mm film stock/processing and Special FX! Please check out our campaign here: http://igg.me/p/122348?a=62361

The Official Apprehensive Films Store: www.TheGrindHouse.Net

Everything Apprehensive: www.afcinema.net