BC Furtney

B.C. Furtney (born December 2, 1972) is an American screenwriter, director, author, lyricist and musician, originally from Pennsylvania.

Early career

In 1998, Furtney wrote, produced, shot, directed and self-distributed Featherbrain, a Super-8 horror hybrid. The film streamed online at alwaysi.com, preceding today's Video-On-Demand template, and Furtney also distributed to video stores by dealing copies from the trunk of his car.

In 2001, Furtney released the romantic thriller, A Gentle Form of [...]. The low-budget feature saw a brief festival run, before following its predecessor as an online rental. The soundtrack contained the film's title song, later released as a single by Heyday Records.

Fangoria Blood Drive I & II

In 2004, Furtney won the Fangoria Blood Drive Best Film award for his short film, Mister Eryams. The DVD was hosted by musician and horror director, Rob Zombie.

In 2005, Disposer was featured on the Fangoria Blood Drive II DVD, making Furtney the only filmmaker showcased on both releases. In the audio commentary, then-Fangoria editor Tony Timpone espoused Furtney as "a great director," telling a tale from that year's Fantasia festival, wherein half the theatre walked out of Disposer in disgust, while the other half cheered raucously. That screening was the deciding factor in including Furtney's work in back-to-back releases.

Music

In 2002, along with guitarist/songwriter John Dissed, Furtney wrote and produced the debut album for L.A.-based punk band, Bull Lee.

In 2003, Heyday Records released the Furtney-produced single, A Gentle Form of [...], on their label compilation of new songs, Forget the Radio.

In 2005, Furtney recorded and toured as bassist of Bull Lee. He also wrote lyrics, sang backup, and conceived the album art for the band's second CD.

On March 8, 2008, Furtney played his final show with Bull Lee, at the Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas, NV.

Writing

In 2007, Furtney opened the New York City Horror Film Festival with the teaser-trailer, Y. Its script took 3rd place in the festival's screenplay category. A second screenplay, The Horrifying Ordeal of Pilar Mallard, drew honorable mention.

In December 2010, Furtney released his debut horror-erotica novel, Scarla, on Amazon Kindle. The book was subsequently picked up for trade paperback and eBook release by publisher Comet Press.

New Terminal Hotel

In 2009, Furtney wrote and directed the feature film, New Terminal Hotel. The new-styled noir featured Stephen Geoffreys, Tiffany Shepis, Ezra Buzzington, and Corey Haim, in one of his final screen appearances. The film was released on DVD and Video-On-Demand through Bull Lee Media, an independent film/music company founded by Furtney and composer Trevin Pinto, to maintain full creative control of their work.

New Terminal Hotel was shot at the historic George Washington Hotel in western Pennsylvania. The entire cast and crew stayed at the hotel during filming.

Furtney and the cast appeared at the 2009 Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in L.A., which turned out to be the final Weekend of Horrors under the classic Fangoria banner.

New Terminal Hotel Police Investigation

On November 14, 2010, firefighters responded to a blaze at the George Washington Hotel, discovering what appeared to be the scene of a grisly [...]. They immediately called police to a blood-splattered room littered with empty liquor bottles, and what appeared to be a human scalp lying on a bed.

The hotel's owner, Kyrk Pyros, was informed of the find by the local coroner. Upon hearing the news, Pyros informed police that the crime scene was Not Real, but actually a film set leftover from New Terminal Hotel, and that the room was being used as a guest attraction. News of this episode spread quickly over the wires and became a featured story on national and international news sites, including AOL News & The Sun UK.

Personal life

Furtney is married and has two dogs. Furtney and his wife were married on October 30, 2010, in an intimate ceremony in front of family and friends.