Dawna Lee Heising Covers 2012 Shriekfest Film Festival for MoreHorror

Shriekfest is an international festival and screenplay competition that receives submissions from all over the world. It is a festival dedicated to getting horror/thriller/sci-fi/fantasy filmmakers and screenwriters the recognition they deserve. Congratulations to all of the 2012 Shriekfest winners:

Best Horror Feature Film: Nailbiter

Best SciFi Feature Film: Found in Time

Best Thriller Feature Film: It's in the Blood

Best Super Short Film: The Sleepover

Best Horror Short Film: Blackout

Best SciFi Short Film: A Light in the Darkness

Best Horror Feature Screenplay: Nevermore

Best SciFi Feature Screenplay: When the Sleeper Wakes

Best Short Screenplay: The Last Rung

Best Original Song: Push 'em Down

        Screenplay that passes The Bechdel Test: With Child

Denise Gossett is the founder and CEO of Shriekfest, which is in its 12th year.  Gossett moved to Los Angeles from Orlando, FL. Denise has been in the entertainment business for more than 20 years primarily as an actress. She can be seen in the latest Mel Gibson movie "How I Spent My Summer Vacation", "The Last Ride" with Dennis Hopper and on such tv shows as "The Office", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Samantha Who?", "Veronica Mars","Fashion House", "Believers Among Us", "Superboy","Guilty Or Innocent", "The Life of Tonya Harding", "What Should You Do?", a recurring role on "Zoey 101", "Drake & Josh", "Born on a Bad Day", "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant", "Untold Stories of the E.R", The Michael Jackson Trial on E!", "Scene of the Crime", and "The Great Imposter". Denise has also had lead roles in many feature films. Denise started this film festival after starring in the horror film "Chain of Souls". She can also be seen in the SciFi film "Decaying Orbit" and the horror films "La Llorona", "Carnies", "M", "Fright Club, and in the upcoming "The Cellar Door 2: Preymate."