Final Destination 3

 On February 10th, 2006, Final Destination was released in US theaters. 

Final Destination 3

Written and directed by James Wong and co-written by Glen Morgan. Based on characters created by Jeffrey Reddick. 

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, which is always nice. She also starred in the Wong/Morgan remake of Black Christmas the same year  

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Tony Todd did some voice work, which is alway nice as well.  

Tony Todd

Finley (2019) - A Short Comedy Horror Film

I had the privilege of seeing this highly entertaining short at the first annual iHorror Film Festival held at the notoriously haunted Cuban Club in Ybor City, Tampa on Saturday October 5th, 2019. 

The festival is coordinated through a partnership of St. Petersburg based iHorror.com and Ybor based production company, The Power Station. The company, co-founded by Dan Myrick (Director of The Blair Witch Project) and Jeffrey Reddick (Creator of The Final Destination franchise) will primarily focus on producing horror in the Tampa Bay area.

It was a grueling 12 hour day of 2 hour blocks of short horror (both local and worldwide), an awards presentation and an industry talk with Dan and Jeffrey. I was also lucky enough to squeeze in a ghost tour of the building and learn of the dark history of the Cuban Club. I did witness some weird shit involving a flashlight and a bouncy ball in the basement. The festival was a great experience for those in the industry and fans alike and I look forward to attending in the future.

Finley is the story of an evil ventriloquists dummy struggling at his craft who eventually gets his opportunity to shine. It is written, directed, filmed and edited by J. Zachary Thurman and co-written with Maddison Stroud. It stars Alexa Leigh Fletcher, Brooke Wallace and Keith Dowsett as college roommates who get a little more than they bargained for in a new living arrangement and Chase Anderson and Mike Pearson as a pair of unfortunate burglars. There is also what I believe to be an uncredited child worked in for hilariously edited motion shots.

Finley is a highly entertaining short that has a nice balance between humor and brutality. It has taken home quite a few festival awards including best production design at the iHorror Film Festival. I would highly recommend any fan of horror/comedy spend 25 minutes of your life watching Finley.