HABIT plays tonight in Montreal at Cinéma Moderne

And is reluctantly reccomended by a College Campus Newspaper:

“Habit” (1995)

An aggressively DIY slacker-vampire film from underground horror legend Larry Fessenden, “Habit” (1995) goes all in on the idea of love as addiction. In the vein of Claire Denis’ “Trouble Every Day” (2001), “Habit” is a film about appetite. It’s not the most positive representation of lovers who can’t stay away from each other since one is a literal vampire, but the film’s textures and vibes are sublime, with stretches of the movie consisting of a sad sack walking around New York before his hungry lover takes a liking to him. Frankly, this film probably pushes the limits of what could and should be watched on Valentine’s Day. “Habit” might be enjoyed best by a guy who tells girls on Hinge to step on him, since he likely doesn’t have Valentine’s Day plans.
Louis Chiasson, Wesleyan Argus

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As a kid, I was fascinated by the urban legend of alligators in the NYC sewer. I looked into the myth, discovering testimonies of people spotting the reptiles in ponds. I even read a story about a guy who flushed an alligator he got at the circus down the toilet back in the 60’s. Owning a prehistoric reptile as a pet is a lot of responsibility, and being responsible isn’t always guaranteed to be a part of human nature.

SUPER! is a satirical take on how the Left views the Right and how the Right views anyone who isn’t them. But more importantly, SUPER! is a celebration of all the different inhabitants of New York City. Lefty, Righty, immigrants, patriots, blue-collar and the unemployed, at the end of the day, we’re all just Gator food. 

There’s a slew of acting gold in current day NYC, you just gotta mine for it. I’m a fan of Bill Sage, he came on to the scene in that era of 90’s New York auteur cinema that I admire. I brought on Lorraine Farris who I acted with in Crumb Catcher. On set I would say to myself “I gotta cast her in something someday”, I’m glad I finally did. It tickles Fessenden when I would mention my favorite Glass Eye movie is Liberty Kid, so naturally I had to cast Kareem Savinon. Actor Dante Fiallo and Cartoonist/Filmmaker/Actor David Cardoza are a filmmaking duo, so I paired them up as the boiler guys, and then there’s Romanichel who is the only cast member to play 2 different roles in 2 different languages.

Matt Rocker Sound Designed the Tale. We used his extensive sound library to really bring out that NYC vibe. For Stevie’s kid voice, we took a page out of South Park and pitched my voice up. Rocker used a fancy program which basically allowed us to speak into the mic and it translated into alligator growl. All the gator noises you hear are Rocker snarling into a mic, it was a fun day at work. 

I grew up going to Hip-Hop and Hardcore shows, so I have a fondness for gritty, live music. That’s what I wanted for the score, a guy shredding on an electric guitar. I approached Jack Fessenden to write a score and record it with Rocker, who both have a history in playing in bands. It was a hell of a jam session, it felt like we were recording a punk album, that’s until Larry, Jack, Matt and I hummed “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” in acapella. 

This one is dedicated to Larry Cohen.

—Rigo Garay

TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE EPISODE 53
“SUPER!”

TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE Season 6 Episode 4

“SUPER!”

A New York City building Superintendent encounters a Super Gator on the night of the Super Bowl.

writer & Director Rigo Garay

Cast:  Bill Sage, Rigo Garay, Lorraine Farris,
Kareem Savinon, Dante Fiallo, David Cardoza, Romanichel, Jessalyn Abbott
Composer: Jack Fessenden 
Sound design and additional music by Matt Rocker
Produced by Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid along with Jordan Gass-Pooré and Rigo Garay. 
Poster by Brian Level.

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Blurb: Celebrate Friday The 13th with the Final Girl Film Club. 🔪 Test your knowledge of the iconic Friday The 13th franchise and support the upcoming podcast series about the life and work of Debra Hill, the co-creator/producer of Halloween and the OG final girl.

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* Producer on new season of TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE

TBT: On Halloween in 2011, TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE Season 1
featured in The Wall Street Journal, by Steve Dollar.

Now in 2026, Tales From Beyond The Pale is in its 6th Season!
With a New episode dropping every month. Go to TalesFromBeyondThePale.com
to keep up with Season 6 and listen to previous seasons!
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Ahead of the UK premiere of his uniquely camp sci-fi horror comedy, THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR at FrightFest Glasgow 2026, director Glenn McQuaid reflects on creating murderous hands, the influence of diva soaps, and tackling the horror of homophobia. 

FrightFest last saw you in Glasgow in 2008 with I Sell the Dead. It’s now 2026 — what has taken you so long to return with The Restoration at Grayson Manor?

I’ve never really thought of it as being away. I’ve been working consistently across film, audio drama, music, and development. The Restoration at Grayson Manor (2025) is the result of a long gestation and a few false starts. We were preparing to go in 2019, then Covid intervened, and when we finally returned to it everything aligned in a way that made the production not just possible, but genuinely joyful.

I was able to assemble a cast I could not have been more excited to work with, and collaborate with my cinematographer Narayan Van Meile, who I had wanted to work with for years. I don’t think this film could have been made as well earlier. Hats off to Brendan McCarthy, John Mc Donnel and Deidre Levins at Fantastic Films for staying the course with me.

How did this project come about, and how did you meet your co-writer Clay McLeod Chapman? Was the inspiration for the central premise drawn from real technology involving amputees and subconscious control of artificial limbs?

Clay and I met through our shared orbit around Larry Fessenden and Glass Eye Pix. Larry and I later invited Clay to write an episode or two for our audio drama series Tales from Beyond the Pale, and there was an immediate creative shorthand. We are both interested in using genre as a Trojan horse for emotional and psychological truths. The original spark came from watching a YouTube video of an amputee controlling a robotic

hand with his mind. That led me into neurological research around phantom limbs and subconscious motor control, particularly the idea that the subconscious never forgets, regardless of what the conscious mind tries to repress. From there, the story moved away from technology and toward questions of inheritance, trauma, control, and what gets passed down whether we want it or not.

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