Dante Tomaselli
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Dante Tomaselli, writer/director/score composer, studied filmmaking at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute, then transferred to the New York School of Visual Arts, receiving a B.F.A. degree there. His first film was a 23-minute short called, Desecration, which was screened at a variety of horror and mainstream film festivals and venues.

Tomaselli expanded Desecration, which he also wrote, to feature length. And in 1999, the film received its world premiere to a standing-room-only audience at the prestigious Fantafestival in Rome. The release of  "Desecration" (1999) on DVD by Image Entertainment resulted in laudatory notices unique for an independent horror production. Made on the minuscule budget of $150,000, Desecration received instantaneous acclaim for its dreamlike visuals.

The supernatural chiller quickly established itself as a modern horror cult favorite and became an Amazon.com Top 10 Best Seller under the category of Horror & Suspense. Tomaselli has been a lifelong supernatural/horror aficionado and is also the cousin of film director Alfred Sole, whose "Alice, Sweet Alice" (1978), made its own mark in the world of Catholic-themed horror films 28 years ago.

 Tomaselli's second feature film, "Horror" (2002), began principle photography January 15, 2001, in Warwick, upstate New York. Final cost of production and post production: $250,000. Horror, a visually arresting chiller, had a group of runaway teens escape from a drug rehab and encounter demonic forces in a rural farmhouse. In a bizarre casting twist, the film starred celebrity mentalist/magician, Kreskin. "Horror is about uncovering secrets buried in the subconscious mind," said the 33-year-old director. Dante Tomaselli's Horror was released on DVD in the United States and Canada by Elite Entertainment May 27th, 2003. The film garnered raves in the horror and cult press and was even favorably reviewed in Variety Magazine.

It was also an Amazon.com Top 10 Best Seller under numerous horror categories. Most surprisingly, with a surge of online articles and a devoted cult following, it charted # 7 out of all movies on the IMDb for the week of September 21, 2003. Tomaselli just completed his third feature, "Satan's Playground" (2005). The director states, "The viewer should taste color. And touch sound. I want Satan's Playground to be one of the most nightmarish and atmospheric horror movies ever made." Satan's Playground stars 70s & early 80s cult-horror icons Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Ellen Sandweiss (The Evil Dead), and Edwin Neal (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre).

Tomaselli is now looking ahead towards the creation of a fourth feature, "The Ocean" (2006), an occult shocker about mysterious and deadly riptides. Continuing in his tradition of casting leads from horror greats of yesteryear, Judith O' Dea (Night of the Living Dead) is slated to star. For more info on the surreal horror films of Dante Tomaselli visit http://www.horrorthemovie.com

Filmography: Horror, Satans Playground, The Ocean,

Latest Dante Tomaselli News, Opinion & Discussion:

Tomaselli's Ocean making Waves with Kindred
The Kindred Media Group announced that Jeffrey D. Erb and Joe Nicolo have signed on to produce "The Ocean" written and to be directed by Dante...

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Today a scooper called "Big Daddy" sent us a nice little email. It contained the new poster for Dante Tomaselli's "Satan's Playground". For those... Satans Playground Movie Review
This is Agustín Ignacio Agudo and I am Spanish horror fan. I had the  pleasure to watch SATAN´S PLAYGROUND at the Malaga Film Festival in Spain... Dante Tomaselli gets Respect from FANGORIA
Dante dropped me a line to let me know that the new FANGORIA magazine is out and they had some good things to say about him. Is there bad things to sa... Park Chan-wook NOT directing Evil Dead Remake
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B-Movie sweetheart, Felissa Rose recently dropped a line over at Fangoria saying that she is set to star in a new horror movie titled "Sludge."  ... Exclusive : Ellen Sandweiss Satans Playground Interview
Ellen Sandweiss well known for her role in Evil Dead and the upcoming Satans Playground took time to answer some questions from Scott (deadmanwalkin).... Contest : Win Dante Tomaselli's HORROR on DVD
All you horror fans rejoice! Courtesy of Dante we have a copy of his movie HORROR for you all to enjoy. Its another one of those really tough contests... Updated: Satans Playground Gets Some Fan Art
One of the best parts about working at Movies Online is being able to see some of the fan art that may come in for a particular movie - and ... Exclusive: Dante Tomaselli wants a piece of Evil Dead !
Got an interesting tidbit for all you Dante Tomaselli and Evil Dead Fans. Was talking to the director about various things including his film Satans P... Exclusive: Satans Playground Gallery Updates!
Dante Tomaselli director of Satans Plaground has filled our galleries to the brim with photos from the upcoming film. Satan's Playground is a supernat... Exclusive: The Ocean Casting/Location Update!
One of our favorite directors dropped us a line today to let us know how things are going on The Ocean. If you have not been following this movie you ... Exclusive Interview: Ed Neal, Talented Fiend!
Deadmanwalkin had a chance to toss some gooey good question at Edwin Neal who is in Dante Tomaselli's Satans Playground. To say that it is a great rea... Dante Fishing for a Stellar Cast for The Ocean
Dante Tomaselli is a busy guy these days and is steadily feeding us tidbits, dare I say daily tidbits? His latest is a scoop that he is working on his... Updated: Correction from Dante on the Ocean Posters!
Dante Tomaselli dropped me a line again this evening and I wanted to run a quick correction. As you know he sent us a really nice first look of h... Exclusive: The Ocean Poster Gets a New Look
Dante Tomaselli was cool enough to email us an updated look for the poster to his newest movie "The Ocean".  His other poster is blue and ca... Exclusive Interview: Dante Tomaselli Director
Dante Tomaselli took a minute to answer a few questions from Scott (DMW) our evil interviewing fiend with 3 arms. Ok so no he doesnt have 3 arms, but ... Dante Tomaselli emails us to share some Feedback!
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Dante Tomaselli has just sent us a great new pic from Satans Playground of Ellen Sandweiss. Satan's Playground is a supernatural shocker chronicl... Satans Playground Gets A Poster
The poster art for Dante Tomaselli's 3rd film, "Satan's Playground" has been released.  For me, this is the first time I've heard anything a... The Ocean - the new movie from Dante Tomaselli
Dante Tomaselli, the director of "Satan's Playground", revealed his new project. Speaking to Creature Corner, he said that he plans to film his n... Desecration Movie Review
Next time someone tells you that horror films are unimaginative exercises in throwing as much gore as possible at the screen, sit them down, produce y... Satans Plaground Interview
Talk about your stupid questions! Dante Tomaselli asked me if I’d like him to send me a copy of the trailer for his upcoming film "Satan’s Playgro...