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Fox 26 Houston covers the premire of "RENFIELD THE UNDEAD", April 16, 2011.

 


 

Print

Indie Slate

Indie Slate-Issue # 62

"Birthing the dark child of madness -or- the making of Renfield: The Undead from concept to distribution, a REEL LIFE story" by Melissa L. Nichols.
Melissa wrote the saga of the making of Renfield with an overview of how the project came about and the five years of development that went into it.
Renfield was also given the cover shot. Available direct from Indie Slate at their website.


C-47 Magazine

coverPhil Nichols, founder and owner of Facades FX, is the cover story for C-47 magazine, January 2009. Phil frankly discusses the state of the industry in Houston, TX, his 20+ year career as Houston's FX man, and putting together and independent production company from the ground up.
C-47 is a locally produced newsletter/magazine that features the film professionals of the Houston area film industry.
 

 

Web News Papers, Magazines & Blogs


Fangoria

fangoria

2013

Exclusive: Rochon, Wilcox join killer teddy bear in “CLINGER”!-Love and a child’s toy go bad in CLINGER, a horror/comedy getting ready to shoot in Houston, TX beginning July 20. We’ve got exclusive word of a couple of genre faves in the cast, comments from the team and a first FX pic to share.

2011

New Poster and updates on Renfield the Undead-The folks behind RENFIELD THE UN-DEAD (see last item here) have a new poster to show us, which you can see below the jump. The Poison Apple Films production has also been chosen by the 44th Annual WorldFest www.worldfest.org as the winner of two prestigious Remi Awards.
First Look at Renfield The Undead's Count Dracula- The independent fright feature RENFIELD THE UNDEAD, a new take on the Dracula saga, is racing toward completion. And now some lobby card-style pictures have come through that give us a peek at Drac himself from the movie; see ’em, along with a new poster, after the jump!
Exclusive Pics from Renfield The Undead-Screenwriter/actor Phil Nichols sent over a batch of exclusive photos from RENFIELD THE UNDEAD, the independent genre feature in which he plays the title role. Shooting just wrapped in Texas on the Champion Entertainment/Poison Apple Films/Renfield LLC production.

 

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2013

Dread Central "First details on SPAVINE and sneak peek at the FX by Facades FX"- Word of a new indie project arrived in our inbox this week along with an early look at some FX sculpture work done by Phil Nicholas for the project. Check out the first details on Spavine {Marked by Damage}.
A Sneak Peek of the Creature Sculpt for Phil Nichols' Stage and Film Frankenstein Projects-We previously told you about Phil Nichols' upcoming stage production of Frankenstein at the Country Playhouse in Houston, Texas, and now we've gotten word that he also has a Frankenstein film project in the pipeline with the working title The Sick and Twisted Tale of Frankenstein.

2012

Dread Central "Take your first look at GOAT MAN" We recently heard from filmmaker Lionell Hilliard, giving us a heads up on his new short film Goat Man. The film is F/X heavy with Phil Nichols (aka The Fiendish Dr. Phil) of Facades FX running the show.

2011

Facades FX Launches Creepy Features Line of Prosthetics-Creepy Features "ROTTEN ZOMBIES" debuts Zombie prosthetics line: Just in time for the 2011 Halloween, haunted house, and zombie walk season, the award-winning effects team of Facades FX is proud to present its signature line of professional grade foam latex prosthetics: Creepy Features. The first style line in the Creepy Features collection focuses entirely on those brain-eating, lurching fiends we all love so much: ZOMBIES!
Dread Central's Heather Wixon Interview with PHIL NICHOLS- INDIE HORROR MONTH

2010

DREAD CENTRAL "First Look inside the Effects for Boggy Creek" Facades FX - The first peek at the creature work and gore SFX done by Facades FX for the motion picture "Boggy Creek" (American World Pictures).

 

 

 

searchMichael Haberfelner Interview with PHIL NICHOLS of FACADES FX Michael Haberfelner interviews Phil Nichols about his career as an SFX Master, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor and his pusuit to be the "man of a thousand faces" for a new millenium.

 

 


 

igor's labIgor's Lab review of BOGGY CREEK mentions FACADES FX- FFX images Igor's Lab owner Anthony Crest gives high praise to Facades FX for the creature suit and makeup FX work on "Boggy Creek."
IGOR'S LAB- New "Boggy Creek" trailer/poster and behind the scenes photos from Facades FX. - "Boggy Creek" new trailer, poster and behind the scenes peek. (Americal World Pictures).
Igor's Lab Interviews PHIL NICHOLS about his Indie Dracula movie RENFIELD THE UN-DEAD

 

The Houston Chronicle (online)

Houston Chronicle Worldfest article mentions FFX- Facades FX and Poison Apple Films were awarded two Gold Remis at the 44th Worldfest Houston for the project "Renfield: The Un-Dead."

 

culturemap

Culturemap Houston Article- April 2011 "Vampire movie with serious fangs in Renfield: The Un-Dead"

 

Podcasts

Gruesome

Gruesome Hertzogg Podcast interview: Phil Nichols- May 2011
Scott Geiter aka Gruesome Hertzogg goes one on one with Phil Nichols about his SFX empire, his career, training and Poison Apple films. Gruesome spoke with Phil for over two hours and covered his career, work, life, training and recent motion picture work in the horror genre.