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When Gabrielle Ruiz got the part of T'Lyn on Star Trek: Lower Decks, excitement isn't the right word to describe how she felt. Prior to playing that character, she was also Ensign Lamont, a computer voice, and Castro. Bit parts, but she was still a part of Star Trek, and Ruiz told Star Trek: Explorer's John Kirk that she couldn't say how much she cried when she saw her name in the Star Trek font. And it wasn't just because of her love for Star Trek; her family are huge Trekkies, too. In fact, Ruiz describes herself as a "born and raised Trekkie," calling her mother "a real Trekkie."

So booking the part of T'Lyn, the stoic Vulcan aboard the Cerritos, was a source of great joy for her, especially since she felt she needed to "honor Spock and the generations after." And perhaps its Ruiz's clear happiness at playing...

Filmmaker Travis Greene recently completed a short film entitled Deer Head Valley, and he'd like nothing better than to share it with the twisted readers of Dread Central. Come on in and check out this horrific little number.

Directed by Greene and written by Ronnie Prouty, Deer Head Valley is a 10-minute nightmare scenario enveloped with dark humor. It's nicely shot and walks a fine line between the horrific and the humorous. It's certainly a quality effort well worth the brief investment of your time.

Deer Head Valley stars Ronnie Prouty, James McCabe, Rebecca Lee Reynolds, John Kirk, Galen Howard, Tod Purvis and David Brosky. Give it a look and let us know what you think in the comments section. We think you're gonna love it!

Synopsis

On the county line of Deer Head Valley, a derelict woman and her gentleman friend hold captive an innocent man. With the victim's fate uncertain,...

2010 - 30 mins - Not Rated

D: Travis Greene

C: Ronnie Prouty, Ellana Barksdale, John Kirk, Tod Purvis, Mike Stutz 

A day in the life of a depressed social worker/sociopath as he suffers through interactions with the people who make his life miserable. This includes his obnoxious wife who resents ever marrying him and his vulgar, deranged boss who constantly spews out obscene threats.

Guillermo is a very offbeat film with a dark quirkiness to it that makes it a unique watch. Unfortunately it suffers from the element of... well... not making any sense. It jumps around in time and location so sporadically, never letting viewers catch up on what is going on. The narrative jumps between Billy's fantasies and real life, or at least what is perceived as real life. There's really no way of knowing what is real and what is imagined. Whatever is happening on screen, just...