Haunted Reels is the newest anthology in the 'Dark Matter Presents' series. In April 2020, the world faced imminent lock-down, so a group of film-makers started a virtual support group. Once a week, these diverse voices would assemble to do what they do best: tell each other stories. Campfire horror tales, emotional cosmic mysteries, and anything else that either made them take their minds off what was happening to the world, or help them understand it. Haunted Reels is the best of those stories. Curated by film producer, David Lawson Jr., this collection features 29 brand new stories written by some of the biggest and most creative names in film, TV, and video games, including C. Robert Cargill (Sinister, Dr. Strange, The Black Phone), Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson (Something in the Dirt, Moon Knight, Loki), and Janina Gavankar (The Morning Show, God of War: Ragnarök, Horizon Zero Dawn, Tales of the Jedi). The book covers a wide range of genre fiction, from science fiction and horror, to alternate history and new weird, so there is sure to be something in here for every kind of reader and fan.
Authors
Named as one of A.V. Club's 10 female filmmakers to hire, Izzy Lee is a director and author on the rise. Lee has directed more than two dozen shorts and shadowed director Adam Egypt Mortimer on the SpectreVision film Archenemy. She’s about to unleash a long-awaited feature film, House of Ashes. Several of her short stories have found publication, including The Beginning in Dark Matter Ink’s Haunted Reels anthology, curated by Rustic Film’s David Lawson, Jr. Released on 2/13/24, I Can See Your Lies is her first book, also from Dark Matter Ink. Lee’s award-winning films, including the Fangoria Chainsaw Award-nominated Meat Friend, have screened at major international genre festivals, such as Fantasia, Overlook, Morbido, FrightFest, Fantaspoa, Brooklyn Horror, Boston Sci-Fi, Boston Underground, Chattanooga, and more. From 2022-2023, Lee earned five Certificates of Completion from Sundance Collab’s directing, producing, and visual storytelling courses.
