Those involved include Joko Anwar, Woo Ming-jin, Noboru Iguchi and Erik Matti.
The hand-picked directors will be crafting eerie tales influenced by urban legends, local ghost stories, and ancient traditions.
Entitled Silent Terror, this special series will have a common thread that creates an interesting obstacle for each director to tell their scary tale: no dialogue.
The YOMYOMF Networks principal founder is Hollywood filmmaker Justin Lin, director of Better Luck Tomorrow and the global box office hit Fast and the Furious film franchise. Mr. Lin is currently shooting the latest installment, Fast Six in Europe.
When I discussed this series with Philip W. Chung (YOMYOMF Networks Creative Director), we came up with this scenario of no dialogue to not only challenge the filmmakers but also to heighten the other components of the film. says Anderson Le, executive producer. Its like how someone loses one of their six senses and the other senses become sharper. This way, tone and mood becomes more prominent and the terror elements become scarier.
Gary King, producer adds, Having been at New Line for 5 years I was able to see firsthand through worldwide box office totals that there is a huge appetite and appreciation for horror material around the globe.”
The commissioned shorts will debut every Thursday in October culminating in the final piece running on Halloween week. In addition to Silent Terror, the Networks ongoing short film series, the entire month of October is Halloween-themed, with ongoing series partaking the horror festivities. The Short List, the ongoing web series on the Network that showcases the best short films from around the world, will present four tales of terror.
Below is the screening schedule:
- October 04 — GRAVE TORTURE directed by Joko Anwar
- October 11 — THE DOUBLE directed by Woo Ming-jin
- October 18 — BAD BUTTS directed by Noboru Iguchi
- October 25 — VESUVIUS directed by Erik Matti
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