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CRYPTINA!

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      Cryptina is a horror host created by Ryan Twyford-Rigley, portrayed by Steph Twyford-Rigley.
 
Her first appearance was in Cryptina's Spook-Time Variety Show (2017), a horror anthology show written and directed by Ryan, starring + edited by Steph.

       Cryptina made a return in 2020, this time co-written, co-directed, set designed, shot, starring + edited by Steph when The Dreaded Drive-In asked for four Cryptina-hosted feature length episodes. All of the short films in the "Hosted by Cryptina" episodes were curated entirely by Steph + Ryan and all of the host segments were self-shot on a set Steph built and designed in their living room during lockdown.

But what's Cryptina's deal?

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Cryptina is an aspiring and often awkward mistress of the dark...
 
She introduces each film within her horror-comedy anthology series with the unwanted help of her ex-boyfriend Ghoulsby, a vampire cursed to be permanently stuck in the form of a bat.

So far, Cryptina has a pilot and 4 feature length episodes with hopes of becoming a full series on platforms like Adult Swim.
 

The pilot was incredibly well- received and awarded!
 
Most notably, they received an award and recognition from today's biggest horror host, Joe-Bob Briggs of Joe Bob's Last Drive-In.

Check out the full list of Cryptina's screenings, awards, and press!

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AWARDS + SCREENINGS

 

Horror Comedy Film Fest 2018

BEST PICTURE

    

Fear NYC 2019

BEST MAKE-UP

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Joe Bob's Last Drive-In Jamboree

HUBBIE AWARD

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Hollywood Blood Horror 2019

BEST COMEDY

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New Jersey Horror Con 2019

BEST SPECIAL FX

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Panic Fest 2019

FINAL SELECTION

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Frostbiter: Icelandic Horror Fest

FINAL SELECTION

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Third Eye Film Festival

FINAL SELECTION

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Portland Horror Festival

FINAL SELECTION

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Local Haunts: Horror Showcase

FINAL SELECTION​

Cryptina Award

PRESS

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Dread Central

database for horror entertainment news announcing Cryptina's online release

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Bloody Disgusting

"an anthology which we’ve never seen done in short format before"

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Nightmarish Conjurings

glowing review of Cryptina's screening at Panic Fest 2019

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Downright Creepy

promoting the online release of Cryptina's Spook-Time Variety Show

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[trailers for the original pilot + new episodes]

Cryptina's Spook-Time Trailer (2017)

The trailer for the original pilot starring + edited by Steph. This trailer also edited by Steph.

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The Dreaded Drive-In Trailer  (2020)

The trailer for the new episodes co-written, co-directed, co-curated shot, starring, + edited by Steph

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Cryptina's Spook-Time Variety Show Pilot (2017)

The original pilot starring + edited by Steph

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