The Golden Rake is an award given from TheBlood-Shed to honor those who have created an exemplary piece of indie horror cinema on a budget of under $100k and at least 60 minutes in length. These films are immortalized here on this page forever, a testament to indie horror.
2014 Winners:
Flowers: Written and directed by Phil Stevens
Faces: Written and directed by Tom Ryan
All Hell Breaks Loose: Written by Jacy Morris and Directed by Jeremy Garner
Pieces of Talent: Written by David Long and Joe Stauffer and Directed by Joe Stauffer
Collar: Written and directed by Ryan Nicholson
Antivirus: Written and directed by Alon Newman
Dorothy Marie and the Unanswered Questions about the Zombie Apocalypse: Written and directed by Benjamin Harris
Legacy of Thorn: Written and Directed by MJ Dixon
Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh: Written and directed by Jakob Bilinski
Bodom: Written and directed by Gergo Elekes and Jozsef Gallai
EDIT 2/23/15: On the eve of the ceremony, 2/20/15, I opened with the tragic news that Ben Woolf, an actor best known for his role in American Horror Story but who had also acted in Golden Rake entry Dead Kansas, was in critical condition after being hit by a car on the evening of 2/19. It is now confirmed that Ben did not pull through. It greatly grieves me to hear of this young, talented actor’s life cut short. As such, I would like to retroactively dedicate the Golden Rake Award 2014 to Ben Woolf.
May you rest in peace.
~John Lepper Owner of theblood-shed.com
2015 Winners
Badoet: Written by Awi Suryadi, Agasyah Karim, Khalid Kashogi, and Daniel Topan and Directed by Awi Suryadi
Insectula!: Written and Directed by Michael Peterson
Holy Hell: Written and Directed by Ryan LaPlante
Lung II: Written and Directed by Phil Stevens
The Slayers: Written and Directed by John Williams
Scrawl: Written and Directed by Peter Hearn
The Spirit Chaser: Written by Federico Alotto and Andrea Zirio and directed by Federico Alotto
All Through the House: Written and Directed by Todd Nunes
Hollower: Written and Directed by MJ Dixon
Camp Killer: Written and Directed by Shawn Jones