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Dean M Drinkel
@deanmdrinkel.bsky.social
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Author/Writer/Director/Producer
DEMAIN Publishing
Co-founder of DrAx Productions
"Black Time" - producer (2025)
"The Devil Is In The Detail" - writer/director (2025)
"The Dead Next Door" - advanced development (filming 2026)

www.deanmdrinkel.org
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Exciting that Black Time and The Devil Is In The Detail will be on the 'big screen' at the Ramsgate International Film and TV Fest on Saturday 28th March...schedule below.

#writer #director #producer #shortfilms #film #movie #filmfestival

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SCHEDULE - Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival
View IXth RAMSGATE INTERNATIONAL FILM & TV FESTIVAL schedule.
ramsgateiftvfest.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
deanmdrinkel.bsky.social
If you're interested in watching CURSED ENCOUNTERS (including my own The Devil Is The Detail) you can catch it here:

#writer #director #producer #creator #horrorfilm #anthologyfilm #shortfilm #movie #film

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Filmzie - Cursed Encounters (2025)
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February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
deanmdrinkel.bsky.social
If you're interested in watching POSTHUMAN (including our own Black Time) you can catch it here:

#writer #producer #creator #director #shortfilm #anthologyfilm #sciencefiction

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PostHuman
Six visions of a near future, reshaped by technology, where the line between human and machine blurs and where progress comes at the cost of our humanity.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Well done to Sharon Axcell and the VERY talented team who made 'Black Time' which will be screening at the Ramsgate International Film and Television Festival in March - produced by me.

#writer #director #film #movie #shortfilm #producer #creator #filmfestival #ramsgate

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February 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Well done to @deanmdrinkel and the VERY talented team who made 'The Devil Is In The Detail' which will be screening at the Ramsgate International Film and Television Festival in March.

#writer #director #film #movie #shortfilm #producer #creator #filmfestival #ramsgate

@ramsiftvfest.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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My "Devil" short film will be screening at the upcoming Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival. Really excited about this because "Black Time" - the short I produced is also screening there. More details when I have them.

#writer #director #producer #creator #horror #scifi #shortfilm #movie
January 18, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Loved sitting down with Chris for this interview - bit of a long one but that's the way great chats go...

#writer #director #producer #creator #horror #interview

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From Shower Stories to Crypts: Dean M. Drinkel on Crafting Fear
Some horror announces itself with screams. Others just wait. Dean M. Drinkel thrives in that quiet terror — from shower inspirations to crypts, indie horror filmmaking has never sounded this thrill…
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January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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First short film script of the year completed - really really happy with this one, a historical horror set on the day of the Battle of Waterloo...enjoyed writing it a great deal...

#writer #director #produdcer #creator #horror #perioddrama #historical #movie #film #shortfilm
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Great start to the year: two (small but perfectly formed) articles by me appearing in this amazing tome...Happy New Year one and all...

#writer #author #creator #director #drwho #daleks #scifi

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January 1, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Happy New Year one and all - let's try and make 2026 a GREAT one !
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Excellent ! The producer LOVES the new short script (French period drama) so now it's about speaking to the two actors again and obviously raising the money...I'll take the win for now.

#france #historical #perioddrama #shortfilm #movie #investment #ukinvestment #filminvestment #writer #director
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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SO happy that 'The Devil Is In the Detail' picked up its first distribution deal and is now part of this brilliant anthology film...

#writer #director #producer #creator #horror #shortfilm #film #movie

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Cursed Encounters (2025) ⭐ 10 | Horror
1h 10m
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December 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Really happy we published this ebook via DEMAIN; paperback to follow SOON. Well done @marieoregan.bsky.social and thanks to Adrian Baldwin for the cover.

#shortstories #horror #author #ukauthor #writer #indiewriter #collection #storyteller #indiepublisher #amazon

www.amazon.co.uk/Bleed-Me-Mar...
Bleed For Me
Bleed For Me eBook : O'Regan, Marie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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We'll soon be heading towards the end of the financial year (don't worry I'm not wishing my life away) that DrAx are always happy to talk investment opportunities....if interested, hit us up at: hello@drax-productions.com

#horror #scifi #film #invest #money

www.drax-productions.com/how-to-invest
How to Invest in DrAx Productions Ltd - developing and producing quality Sci-Fi and Horror Genre films
www.drax-productions.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Going to try a different way this time of raising funds for the next film "The Dead Next Door". Will I/we be successful - let's wait and see hahaha....

#writer #director #producer #creator #makingmovies #shortfilm #movie #film

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Dean M Drinkel is Building funds for my next film "The Dead Next Door" - THANK YOU !!!!!
Writer, Director, Producer of horror short movies ("The Devil Is In The Detail" - DrAx Productions, 2025) who is gearing up for the next one: "The Dead Next Door".More about me can be found at: www.de
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November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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"The Devil Is In The Detail" is currently screening on the 'Cannes Indies' website/on-line festival. It's free to sign up and we're on Program 8. Check it out !!!
#writer #director #producer #horror #shortfilm

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November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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On a personal basis really happy to be working with @marieoregan.bsky.social again, this time through my DEMAIN Publishing. We'll be publishing Marie's 'Bleed For Me' as an ebook on the 30th. Cover by Adrian Baldwin.

#writer #author #shortstory #collection #horror

www.amazon.co.uk/Bleed-Me-Mar...
Bleed For Me eBook : O'Regan, Marie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Bleed For Me eBook : O'Regan, Marie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Great to see the short film I produced 'Black Time' is now on the British Council movie database...

#movie #shortfilm #writer #director #producer #database

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British Council UK Films Database: Black Time
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November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Lovely...

#writer #director #producer #creator #entrepeneur #horror #britishcouncil #filmdatabase

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British Council UK Films Database: The Devil is in the Detail
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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A little shout out for me in 'the loglines' newsletter this week...

#writer #director #producer #creator #entrepreneur #horror #perioddrama #historical

www.theloglines.com/p/dean-m-dri...
Dean M. Drinkel
Meet Dean: A UK filmmaker blending horror and history while championing creators behind the scenes.
www.theloglines.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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For those that may see my "The Devil Is In The Detail" at the Unrestricted View Horror Film Fest this afternoon - enjoy ! And good luck to Fred Fournier tonight at the awards where he's up for 'Best Editing' !!!

#horror #shortfilm #editor #editing #uvhff #award #movie #writer #director #producer
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Buzzing to hear that my 'Devil' is up for another award - this time 'Best Editing' at the upcoming Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival - well done to Fred Fournier our AMAZING editor - everything crossed for him/us this coming Sunday !!!!

#writer #director #editing #horror #shortfilm #shortmovie
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Best of luck to all the nominees this evening at the European Shorts Awards...I'm up for 'Best Horror Director'...

#writer #director #producer #creator #horror #shortfilm #movie #film #ukwriter #ukwriter
October 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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First distribution deal in the can for 'The Devil Is In The Detail' (starring the exceptional @exkevinmcnally.bsky.social) - more when everything is officially announced but great end to the week.

#writer #director #producer #creator #horror #film #movie #shortfilm #distribution
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Really happy to announce that I've been nominated as 'Best Horror Director' at the upcoming European Shorts Awards. I'm beyond honoured. Thanks so much to the talented cast and crew. Really really happy. Onwards to the next one (finances allowing hahaha).

#writer #director #producer #creator #film
September 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM