GAVE UP THE GHOST Scores a Rondo Nomination

I was pleasantly surprised to discover yesterday that GAVE UP THE GHOST, the short film I produced and directed for the CREEPERS anthology, from a script and story by Jeff Strand, was nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award in the category of (you gessed it!) Best Short Film.  The Rondos are a fan based award named after the classic B-movie actor with the same name, and I know of them primarily because of the "Vote for me!" campaigns waged by nominees each year.  As far as I know, none of my books or films have been nominated before, and I only found out about this one because I checked the list of nominees to see if any of my friends were nominated.  Low and behold, there it was!  And on a morning when my ego needed a little stroking.  Anyway, I'm happy and honored with the nomination, and don't expect it to go any farther than that.  These awards tend to be a reflection of who campaigns the hardest, and begs the most friends to email a ballot.  A lot of people voting for a project may be totally unfamiliar with that project.  But it's fun to see films, books, magazines, collectibles, etc. all one one ballot, and the Rando statue is damn cool.

Here is the trailer for GAVE UP THE GHOST:


 And here is the link to the Rondo ballot, which you must copy and paste into the body of an email, with your name in the subject line.  You do not have to vote in every category.

http://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/?p=168

Congratulationsto all of the nominees!