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ANNOTATED

SYNOPSIS

A rare book dealer receives a strange book with a small note that reads only, “The world must know.” As he attempts to decipher the contents, he finds himself faced with deeper and darker levels of occult knowledge that chips at his sanity.

“Annotated”, a short film of Lovecraftian horror adapted from an original story, is the first film by a dedicated collection of first-time film makers. Calling themselves “the TerrorScribe Mafia,” the group is made up of writer/director Joe Lopez, cinematographer Keith Bates, makeup effects artist Tammy Dupal and producer Stacia Langenheder.

“Annotated” premiered as an official selection of the 2011 Unnameable Blood Bath Film Festival which was held August 20th and the Blood Bath 3 Film festival which will be held in November.

Here is what the press are saying about it:

“Annotated” nails Lovecraft’s sense of dread, then hammers you over the head in the end!

— Craig Mullins, Unfilmable.com

“Annotated” is quite a well directed film, and even though there is no dialogue, the suspense of what will happen next keeps you captivated throughout…

— Monique Snyman, KillerAphrodite.com

Drawing inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft, “Annotated” is an engaging and suspenseful short.

— Scott Shoyer, AnythingHorror.com

and other film makers:

“Annotated” captures more Lovecraftian dread and unnameable weirdness in its nine quiet minutes than most bombastic, bloated, feature-length films that purport to do the same! I was genuinely creeped out, which is rare these days.

— Mel House, director of “Closet Space” and the upcoming Lionsgate release, “Psychic Experiment”

“Annotated” is a fantastic representation of an intelligent filmmaker in-the-making simply getting his feet wet and blowing most long-term directors out of the water. Stylistically, it will intrigue any fan of Horror, Experimental, and the French New Wave. If David Lynch would have had access to digital technology in the 80’s, he would have made “Annotated”.

— Shannon Lark, actress, former Fangoria spokesmodel, founder of the Viscera Film Festival

“Annotated” is a mysterious gem that leaves you, like its protagonist, wanting to know more.

— Lori Bowen, director of “aftershock” and “JustUs”

“Very nice work. Loved it!”

— Drew Daywalt, Daywalt Fear Factory, MTV’s “Death Valley”