scenes from BED OF NAILS
BAD CLOWN FILMS
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scenes from BED OF NAILS
BAD CLOWN FILMS
IF YOU DARE ?
"Michael Malott achieves a paradisiacal joy for lovers of the horror genre and an unimaginable hell for censorious glances that wonder about the need for this insane film while admiring its performance and effectiveness. Michael Malott's use of the camera depicts the slasher scenes with uncontrollable force, terrifying and intimidating the viewer into a possible victim of his carnage as he unleashes his creative and destructive freedom, allowing him to exceed the implicit limits imposed by Tobe Hooper with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)."
-Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid
"triggered a rage, like I 've never felt before"
- Kay Lynch, Salem Horror Fest
BED OF NAILS is now exclusively represented by the Beverly Hills offices of BLOOD SWEAT HONEY.
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BED OF NAILS
Starring Deanna Marine, Mark Francis (Mutilator II, Killers of the Flower Moon, Judas and the Black Messiah) Wesley Moniaci, Erik Sizemore, Carson Carollo, Erin Pearl, Ken Vathauer, Lauren Michaels
104 mins
FEATURING THE MUSIC OF
LIERS IN WAIT & EMPIRE 44
BED OF NAILS
The intersection of I Spit on your Grave meets House of 1000 Corpses meets U Turn ........
Filmed deep in Central Florida’s Green Swamp, Bed of Nails is the story of three Atlanta Goth kids who cut through rural Florida on their way to the Keys. Camping overnight off road in a secluded woods they are confronted by four good 'ole Florida rednecks who plan to just harass and intimidate the kids. After a gun accidentally goes off and kills one of the kids, the rednecks must kill the remaining two. But unbeknownst to them that one of the kids is a practicing witch and returns from the grave to enact a brutal revenge. Starring Deanna Marine and Mark Francis (Killer of the Flower Moon, Mutilator II, Cherry, Judas and the Black Messiah)
A first time film from writer/producer/director Michael Malott which is bound to be the most controversial independent film of the year.
UNRATED: contains graphic violence, nudity, rape and language
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About Us
Bad Clown Films is a low budget independent horror films and motion picture film production company operating under the direction of Director Michael Malott.
Michael Malott is a decades long music industry veteran. His work in the entertainment field includes managing Grammy Award winning artists and over 30 years working and touring with some of the biggest names in music. He holds a degree in law and in 2004 created the Instruments for the Youth Children's Charity which provides free musical instruments to needy children, arranges celebrity visits to children's hospitals and other charitable work. The charity has enjoyed the support of over 100 top name entertainers including such names as KISS, Keith Richards, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Clive Barker, Christina Aguilera, Bush, No Doubt and on. The charity and its work have received praise worldwide including the Prime Ministers of Canada and Trinidad and even Nelson Mandela. His work over the years has included involvement in 13 gold and platinum award credits, two Grammy and an MTV Award credit. He was the creator and producer of the Peter Tosh Tribute Project featuring Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia, Slash, Sean Paul and others.
In the mid 90's, he was the creator and screenwriter of the Corporate Vacation film project with Bon Jovi's Tico Torres, Frank Bello from Anthrax, Junior Marvin from the Wailers, Emo Philips, Judy Tenuta, Arlo Guthrie and others.
In 1995, Malott was involved in the legalization of medical marijuana while living in San Francisco working for cannabis advocate Dennis Peron at the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club and assisting Dennis with the drafting of California Prop. 215, this countries very first medical marijuana laws. Malott has written several medical marijuana patient guides and medical marijuana law books that are published.
His 2005 benefit album for his Instruments for the Youth Children's Charity featured members of the Police, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Starship, Testament, Steve Vai and others all performing a jazz composition. The track, AFRICA by Pat Martino won a Grammy nomination for "Best Jazz Instrumental".
Malott also authored a 13 volume jazz discography library which is published worldwide as well as other book titles. He is considered an authority on jazz (especially ECM releases) and has amassed a jazz CD collection of several thousand jazz CD's.
Malott left actively touring in the music industry in 2005 to be a full time single parent to his autistic son, Zachary. His son is a well known child celebrity working to raise money for St Jude Children's Hospital through a children's book series called, The Let's Explore Children's Book Series. Zachary also produces segments for his Kidsworld TV series. His child's efforts have been commended by two U.S. Presidents and he even did a homework project with President Obama who declared his son "An inspiration for special needs children and families everywhere".
As a film director he credits inspiration from such films as Rob Zombie's 31, the 1981 release, Southern Comfort and in particular the 1980's film release, Cruising, a lesser known dark film starring Al Pacino centered on the hardcore gay S&M scene.
OFFICE
BAD CLOWN FILMS
a division of
Michael Malott Films
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite A-2314
Los Angeles, CA 90048
EMAIL: badclownfilms@Outlook.com
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DEANNA MARINE AS SKY
INTRODUCING OUR AMAZING LEADING ACTRESS DEANNA MARINE.....
Deanna is an exciting and very versatile new talent who nailed her first leading feature film role in Bed of Nails bringing an amazing performance to life. Her performance is stunning and her character role made Bed of Nails what it is. There was no doubt that Deanna was the perfect actress to portray this extremely challenging role. Deanna currently resides in Colorado
Meet the Principle Supporting Cast of BED OF NAILS
Erik Sizemore as Leroy
Mark Francis as Bobby Lee
Mark Francis as Bobby Lee
Another member of our cast who comes from a long and storied past in the music industry. Erik's award winning music is featured throughout this film and was a vital part to the overall presentation of the visions of the creator and screenwriter. Erik will be making his debut appearance in film in addition to taking on the role of the film's music director.
Mark Francis as Bobby Lee
Mark Francis as Bobby Lee
Mark Francis as Bobby Lee
Mark is credited as appearing in the Academy Award winning, Judas & the Black Messiah, and Florida Shuffle, Killers of the Flower Moon and recently Mutilator II. He loves to talk about his days as the guitarist for the rock bands Alice Cooper & Whitesnake.
Wesley Moniaci as Skeeter
Mark Francis as Bobby Lee
Wesley Moniaci as Skeeter
Wesley Moniaci brings the role of the character Skeeter to life. A Michigan based actor who like many other characters in this film comes from a music background. Wes was a last minute replacement in the role of Skeeter and despite the fact that he never saw the script until the day before shooting started, his performance was remarkable!
Ken Vathauer as Beaufort
Ken Vathauer as Beaufort
Wesley Moniaci as Skeeter
In addition to being a fine actor, Ken was also a promising young filmmaker. His prior work included such movies as Polk County, The Estate and The Unexpected Truth. Without Ken's input and assistance in the production end, as well as his great acting performance we would not have the film we have today.
Erin Pearl as Lisa
Ken Vathauer as Beaufort
Carson Carollo as Jason
Erin Pearl portrays the role of Lisa in her first feature film role. Her straight forward acting performance brought life to her character. Erin also worked in the capacity of co-producer and handled all of the wardrobe responsibilities. Erin is the mother of two beautiful children and resides in Colorado with her husband.
Carson Carollo as Jason
Ken Vathauer as Beaufort
Carson Carollo as Jason
This is Carson's first feature film appearance in a horror film as the character, Jason. Carson along with his brother are very active in filmmaking themselves. Carson portrayed his character role with perfection and we are excited to have him as a member of the cast. But check out his independent work, he is an incredibly talented filmmaker.
In Florida's Green Swamp filming BED OF NAILS
Three Weeks in a Swamp
Three Weeks in a Swamp
Three Weeks in a Swamp
Principle filming of BED OF NAILS Commenced on September 29, 2021 and completed October 18, 2021.
One Big Happy Family
Three Weeks in a Swamp
Three Weeks in a Swamp
The cast and crew stayed on location as the location was once the site of a children's camp.
14 hour nights
Three Weeks in a Swamp
Bad Guy's Ready to Shoot
All but one day of filming was done during the night. The cast would work 12-15 hour days and a total of 185 hours was spent on the set
Bad Guy's Ready to Shoot
A Location for Nightmares
Bad Guy's Ready to Shoot
Pictured are Mark Francis (L) and Erik Sizemore, two of our four bad guy's in BED OF NAILS
A Location for Nightmares
A Location for Nightmares
A Location for Nightmares
Our primary filming location was in the Green Swamp a half mile back off the roadway and extremely secluded, but made a great location for a horror movie.
Our Leading Lady
A Location for Nightmares
A Location for Nightmares
Deanna Marine did an amazing job portraying the lead character, Sky. There is nobody who could have done a better job in this role.
- THE AWARD MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK OF BED OF NAILS -
LIERS IN WAIT
LIERS IN WAIT
LIERS IN WAIT
LIERS IN WAIT
SPEAR OF DESTINY
Blood & Family
Morning Star
Torture Chamber
Einsatzkommando
The Grave
Realm of Shadows
Empire
The Whore of Babylon
released by
RAILROAD RECORDS
EMPIRE 44
LIERS IN WAIT
LIERS IN WAIT
EMPIRE 44
SHOCKWAVES
Epic of Creation
Wake Up
Falling
My Stand
Shockwaves
Shadowland
Seed
Hidden (alt. Version)
Enter Night
It Might Have Been
The Great Forever
God Of
Getting Right
Crash & Bleed
Burning World
Nepenthe
EMPIRE 44
LIERS IN WAIT
EMPIRE 44
EMPIRE 44
Debut (EP)
Veins IN Time
Reflections
To Check Messages
Burning World
Message One
House of Glass
Hidden
End of Messages
EMPIRE 44
Where do I find music from LIW and Empire 44?
EMPIRE 44
EMPIRE 44
RISE
I Don't
My Beautiful
Underwater
Sunshine
Traitor
Falling
Why You Gonna Do Me
Root of Pain
I See
Bought and Sold
Hidden
Intuition
Like Me
Terms
Poof
ATLANTA ROCK HISTORY
Where do I find music from LIW and Empire 44?
Where do I find music from LIW and Empire 44?
Liers In Wait lit the industrial rock music scene on fire in Atlanta during the 90's. Opening for some of the biggest alternative and rock bands touring the circuit. They were considered the house band at the famous Metroplex rock club in Atlanta, and put on shows that were absolutely legendary. The band released their first album Spear of Destiny on the Railroad Records label headed by legendary Southeast music veteran and cannabis activist Paul Cornwell. LIW later evolved into the band Empire 44. As Empire 44 they released several highly respected albums which were well received by the media and continue to be one of the top Atlanta bands winning reader award after reader award and performing to sold out venues. The producer and this artist have a long history together spanning decades.
Where do I find music from LIW and Empire 44?
Where do I find music from LIW and Empire 44?
Where do I find music from LIW and Empire 44?
WHERE TO FIND MUSIC FEATURED IN THE BED OF NAILS FILM
Discogs
Apple Music
Pandora
i tunes
Visit the Empire 44 Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/empire44/
BED OF NAILS MOVIE TRIVIA
The character of Leroy, is played by
Empire 44 and Liers in Wait guitarist,
ERIK SIZEMORE !
"Liers in Wait is to music what Giger is to art and Lovecraft is to literature"
- Fred Berger, Propaganda Magazine
Director Michael Malott shares insight on the film which most inspired him
Director Michael Malott shares insight on the film which most inspired him
Director Michael Malott shares insight on the film which most inspired him
Q: What film has inspired you the most in your creative visions?
Mike Malott: Without question, the movie [which most inspired me] Cruising. It's a 1980 release starring Al Pacino and directed by William Friedkin and the story is based on a book by Gerald Walker. It's really not a well known film, and [the movie is] dark as hell. It's filming and release was very controversial at the time and [it]would probably be just as controversial if it were released now. It deals with the gay S&M sub culture and is vividly graphic, but in an ingenious way. I still have no clue how they were able to squeeze an R rating, it's hard core. Every time I see this movie it blows me away and I've seen it well over a dozen times. What really floors me is the soundtrack. They couldn't have created a better soundtrack for this film and it drives the imagery of the film and was a huge inspiration in my thinking. The soundtrack makes a tremendous impact on the film and is a great example of my visions on how a soundtrack can make a film, because the soundtrack to Cruising made the film. Whoever was in charge of that soundtrack is an absolute sheer genius. If you are able to be cool with the film subject matter of the hardcore gay S&M scene than it's a must-see flick. It's subject matter has pretty much kept it a lesser known film and not a commercial blockbuster. Critics tore it apart when it was released and was truly a film well before its time. A young Pacino actually gives one of the best performances of his life in this film.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR CRUISING HERE
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Director Michael Malott shares insight on the film which most inspired him
Director Michael Malott shares insight on the film which most inspired him
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WE'RE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
So, the reality is we make low budget films and that means we have lots of cast and crew that is just starting out in the world of film. If you ever had an interest in getting involved in the film industry or to be part of a creative project, this might just be a great opportunity for you? Whether you've ever wanted to have a character role or ever thought it would be cool to be part of a crew, we have those opportunities. From opportunities to be an extra or even have a lead role, we are always looking for new and promising talent. Our productions allow you to actually get your foot in the door and get a start in an exciting career or maybe you've just always wanted to be in a film, or work on a film?
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NEWS
IN REM: Our legal filings against the Salem Horror Fest
CAN A PUBLIC FILM FESTIVAL DISCRIMINATE AND BAN PARTICIPATION OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF TWO U.S. STATES BASED ON THE FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS OPPOSITION TO THE STATES POLICIES?? A QUESTION FOR THE COURTS
On December 17, 2022, we filed for a mandatory injunction with the United States District Court for Massachusetts on behalf of the filmmakers of Florida & Texas seeking a judge to review whether the events policy of banning submissions from filmmakers in the states of Florida and Texas because of those state's political, racial & LGBT viewpoints was legal. The action was filed against Kevin Lynch, which is the real legal name of festival director Kay Lynch and SalemHorror, LLC.
We were not seeking damages, just an administrative ruling. Pursuant to, and citing the United States Civil Right Act and Massachusetts General Laws 272, section 92a supporting our grounds that such encroachment was illegal. States are considered a class and the law clearly defines that discrimination against a class is illegal and prohibited by law. This both at a state and federal level. This event was openly stating that they are banning the participation of over 50 Million Florida and Texas residents from the event including us. The event organizer instead of being professional and seeing what a judge decided instead decided to attack us as opposed to communicating, understanding and accepting that the law and courts have the power to review policies pertaining to public events, this event is a public event not private. The event organizer, Kevin (Kay) Lynch publicly posts "as a queer survivor of rape, [our film] triggered a rage like I've never felt before". It is an awesome quote for us now, only problem is there was no way this person could have seen the film? It isn't released yet and they even admitted it was never submitted. So, our film is so scary and badass that it can make the organizer of a horror festival state a comment like that without even seeing it!
This is not about the movie and the name of the movie has never been disclosed to the press or in any pleadings filed with the court. This is about right and wrong and punishing over 50 million residents in those two states in a way which violates federal and state law. Clearly people could do this if this were not a "public" event in a public "accommodation". We'll keep you updated on what the court rules on this, but just because somebody lives in Florida doesn't mean they support the "don't say gay" bill. If this organizer of this event would have bothered reading or returning one of our four emails we sent him over a two month period prior to this then they would have found out that this film was done by the same person that did a documentary film on the Florida governor's mishandling of the Covid pandemic, or pursued prior litigation on behalf of LGBT rights and assisted Dennis Peron in drafting California Proposition 215, this countries first medical marijuana laws drafted to benefit AIDS patients in his Castro community and the State of California, we all are on the same page, as lots of residents of Florida and Texas actually are. Florida has 886,000 LGBTQ residents, and also like myself many straight people who stand behind their rights. We assumed the organizer of this event would be professional and mature enough to understand that this was merely a questioning of law and not a personal attack on either him personally or the festival.
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Salem Horror Fest has created a blacklist and thus blacklisted itself.
https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/salem-horror-fest-lgbtqia2s-entries-florida-texas/
Florida Filmmaker Challenges Salem Horror Fest '23 Policy