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Horror film casting in the RGV: Blood Moon Films to produce slasher ‘Forest of Toys’
The Industry Oct 20, 2020
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Valley-based horror film production company Blood Moon Films is accepting virtual auditions on their Facebook fan page for ‘Forest of Toys’ until Oct. 26. (Courtesy photos) Valley-based horror film production company Blood Moon Films is accepting virtual auditions on their Facebook fan page for ‘Forest of Toys’ until Oct. 26. (Courtesy photos)
BY SOL GARCIA A new Rio Grande Valley horror production company is asking locals to join them in striking fear and reaping screams from movie watchers. Blood Moon Films was founded by a group of Valley natives, including Monte Alto resident Abel Gonzalez, about four weeks ago because they want to build the Valley’s representation in horror films, beginning with their first slasher movie “Forest of Toys.”
The film’s narrative begins with Cletus Springs who arrives in a Valley city currently facing the problem of children disappearing. The story is set in a sinister forest, which Gonzalez said was inspired by Mexico City’s Island of Dead Dolls, which is littered with toys, but the real horror in the ‘80s-era movie happens when Springs is disfigured, murdered and then brought back for vengeance. Gonzalez, a director and writer for the company, said it is important to him that […]
