
Emily Bennett’s THE CRYING MAN & more set to premiere at Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2026
Glass Eye pals are coming to Nitehawk!
Premiering at the 2026 Brooklyn Horror Film Fest this October:
Part of the HOME INVASION 1 Block
THE CRYING MAN; directed by Emily Bennett, starring Fessenden and Toby Poser.
VIEWFINDER; directed by GEP Pal Clay von Carlowitz, starring Emily Bennett and Nick Fondulis.
WALTER WUZ HERE; directed by GEP Alumn Ben Duff; featuring GEP’s Rigo Garay.
And be sure to catch THE GLORIOUS DEAD; directed by Glass Eye pals John Adams and Toby Poser.
And the NYC premiere of Fessenden’s TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL.
Variety has the scoop on the full lineup:
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026 Unveils Lineup
Premieres Include Parisian Vampires,
Body Horror and More Wild Genre Tales
Come cheer Fessenden up at Brooklyn Horror, Saturday Oct 17, 11:15AM
TRAUMA to unspool at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
From Variety.com
This year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is back and spookier than ever!
Variety can exclusively reveal this year’s stacked lineup, which is set to run from Oct. 15—22, with all screenings taking place at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg.

TRAUMA, OR MONSTERS ALL
New York Premiere
USA | 2026 | 118 Min. | Dir. Larry Fessenden
Larry Fessenden’s down-and-dirty, blue-collar universe of Universal-Monster-inspired films (HABIT, DEPRAVED, BLACK OUT) comes to its masterful conclusion in this clash of nightmarish titans set in a small town harboring its own dark past.
many Glass Eye Pals will be showing their latest as well!
Denver Roundup: A few pix from a warm reception







Fessenden Screens the 4 Monsterverse Films at Denver’s Sie Film Center, a hub for enthusiastic cinephiles bonded by the enthusiasm of Scream Screen host and curator Theresa Mercado and Sie Film programmer Kieth Garcia. DEPRAVED, BLACKOUT and HABIT Discs sell out at the VS table.
Monsterverse heads to Denver CO, Sept 12 & 13

HABIT
“ONE OF THE 13 BEST HORROR FILMS OF THE 90s!“
FANGORIA
DEPRAVED
“While ’90s American cinema tends to play up the legacies of auteur superpowers
like Tarantino and PTA, Larry Fessenden deserves just as much appreciation.”
—Eric Kohn, INDIEWIRE
BLACKOUT
“the idiosyncratic earnestness of an experienced horrormeister
playing with the classics still makes for a substantial midnight snack.”
—Robert Abele, LOS ANGELES TIMES
TRAUMA
“heartbreaking by itself, but taken with the three earlier films, it looks very much like a masterpiece.
Fessenden is at the stage of his career now where he’s the elder statesman:
the dispenser of advice, the creator of a body of work he’s stitched together here into a sad monster, shambling, sentient, alive…and beautiful. So beautiful. And brutal. Life is like that.
—Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
Come Watch the Flicks
and visit Fessenden at
Vinegar Syndrome BRICK & MORTAR!!!!

Celebrating Labor Day with GEP Minidoc from 2020: BTS
Glass Eye Pix tributes essential workers of film with an edit of the
Behind The Scenes
movies created over the last 35 years.
Edit: Chris Skotchdopole Music: Will Bates
EIN: FIVE AUDIO DRAMAS FOR YOUR LABOR DAY ROAD TRIP

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — With Labor Day weekend here and millions of Americans hitting the road, Nocturne Hall, the studio behind the Washington occult-noir audio drama Dupont Investigations, is marking its Season 2 premiere by sharing five audio dramas worth queuing up for the long drive. Whether you are behind the wheel or strapped into a plane seat, these scripted series turn a travel day into an escape.
#4. Tales from Beyond the Pale
Filmmakers Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid (Glass Eye Pix) curate lavishly produced, half-hour horror tales written and directed by genre auteurs. Inspired by the vintage radio shows of yesteryear and now in its sixth season. Find it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
And visit
TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE
to choose from 60 Original Tales by today’s top horror makers
Elements of Madness: Chris Skotchdopole on “CRUMB CATCHER” two years later

Episode 96 of EoM Presents finds EoM Contributor Andrew Eisenman sitting down with Crumb Catcher writer/director Chris Skotchdopole.
In this 12-minute conversation, the pair discuss a myriad of elements in the two years since the film originally released in theaters. They touch on Skotchdopole’s own feelings of being like character John, the journey to creating Crumb Catcher, and the evolution from the first draft to final cut – and more.

Official Synopsis:
At a remote estate in upstate New York, newlyweds Leah (Ella Rae Peck) and Shane (Rigo Garay) celebrate their honeymoon, but a pall hangs over their union. She works for the publisher who will be releasing his debut novel, a lightly autobiographical examination of family trauma, alcoholism, and the immigrant experience. Barely suppressed tensions over family trauma would be enough kindling for a blowup, but Leah and Shane’s marriage is truly tested by the appearance of two weirdos with entrepreneurial zeal and a half-baked blackmail plot: John (John Speredakos) and Rose (Lorraine Farris). They’re looking for investors for John’s latest invention, a culinary breakthrough called the Crumb Catcher — and they won’t take no for an answer. A gonzo home invasion thriller from Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix that pummels the American Dream into just desserts, Crumb Catcher is a striking directorial debut from Chris Skotchdopole.
Available on VOD and digital August 24th, 2024.
Available on Blu-ray from Arrow Video July 15th, 2025.
For more information, head to the official Music Box Films Crumb Catcher webpage.




























































































