Dakota Ray
Biography: Dakota Ray (formerly Dakota Bailey) is a Denver based Native American filmmaker/actor/artist known for his gritty and ultra realistic horror/exploitation films that focus primarily on evil, drugs, nihilism, religion, immorality, death, violence, scumbags, and serial killers. Dakota Ray consistently grows as a filmmaker/actor/artist, and explores a new facet of his film making style with each passing film. Ray considers each film he makes to be a serious artistic endeavor and personal statement. At a young age, Dakota Ray developed an interest in cinema and began making films as a child with a battered camcorder. As Ray grew older, he developed his film making craft through experiential learning. Some of Ray's best known works include "Sebastian's Unholy Flesh '(2020), 'American Antichrist' (2018), 'The Acid Sorcerer' (2017), and 'American Scumbags' (2016). To date, Dakota Ray has written, directed, and starred in seven films, including 1: My Master Satan:3 Tales of Drug Fueled Violence (2015) 2: American Scumbags (2016) 3: The Aid Sorcerer (2017) 4: The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag (2017) 5: American Antichrist (2018) 6: The Dark Days of Demetrius (2019) 7: Sebastian's Unholy Flesh (2020) 8: Dante's Shadow of Sin (2021)
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Dante's Shadow of Sin
2021-10-16
Dante's Shadow of Sin
Overview: Dante's Shadow of Sin-the eight film by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray, is a disturbing and hauntingly nihilistic nightmare embossed on to to film, chronicling one man's cataclysmic decent into immortality.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-16
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Faces of Snuff
2016-11-22
Faces of Snuff
Overview: Shane Ryan presents the worlds first snuff anthology, with stomach- turning short films collected from over 20 filmmakers around the world, who all reach deep into the darkest cervices of their humanity to put on a gruesome and unforgettable show of depravity and pain. Some of the filmmakers contributing to this anthology refuse to be named, and some claim their entries are real. Now you can be the judge.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-22
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Prince of the Crimson Void
2022-11-24
Prince of the Crimson Void
Overview: Prince of the Crimson Void the ninth film by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray-is a gothic, Absinthe and drug induced cinematic voyage into evil and decay.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-24
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The Acid Sorcerer
2017-06-10
The Acid Sorcerer
Overview: The Acid Sorcerer is a dark and nihilistic horror film that borders between fiction and reality. The introduces the viewer to a serial killer, a drug addicted couple, a sadistic drug dealer, a cross dressing snuff filmmaker and a prostitute who has HIV. The characters embrace their inner darkness, struggle with morality, come to terms with their mortality and ultimately meet their demise.
Genres: Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-10
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American Antichrist
2018-10-31
American Antichrist
Overview: A bizarre, nihilistic voyage, full of evil, death, drugs, religion and immorality.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-31
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The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag
2017-12-15
The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag
Overview: The Rise and Fall of an American S* is a depraved hardcore punk themed drug film from Denver auteuer filmmaker Dakota Ray (American Antichrist, The Acid Sorcerer) The film documents the rise and eventual self destruction of several murderous, drug addicted bottom dwelling characters and takes the viewer on a dark and nihilistic journey full of drugs and death.
Genres: Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-15
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My Master Satan
2015-12-17
My Master Satan
Overview: My Master Satan is the shot on VHS horror/crime/dark humor anthology film by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray. My Master Satan features three interconnected tales revolving around serial killer/druggie Alister (Dakota Ray) & his equally demented serial killer friends Woody, Charlie, Bubba, Dealin' Dick & takes the viewer deep into a seedy underworld of crime, drugs and murder.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-17
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American Scumbags
2016-12-16
American Scumbags
Overview: American Scumbags is the second full length feature by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray. The film is a punk rock themed crime film that features three interconnected stories revolving around heroin addicted drug dealer/hitman Johnny (Dakota Ray), sadistic psychopath convict Billy (Darrien Fawkes) and drug kingpin Chester (Fred Epstein). The film takes the viewer into a seedy underworld where crime and drugs rule.
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-16
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The Dark Days of Demetrius
2019-09-23
The Dark Days of Demetrius
Overview: The Dark Days of Demetrius is the sixth full length feature from Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray. The film is a disturbing, lo-fi horror film revolving around the exploits of Demetrius (Dakota Ray), an elusive, narcissistic, serial killer who has gained stardom from live streaming the murders of his victims online, with the press dubbing him as "The Live Stream Killer". Conflict arises when Demetrius conducts an anonymous interview with corrupt news reporter Clive. To the dismay of Demetrius, Clive fabricates the interview and begins framing Demetrius for murders that he did not commit. As the body count rises, the viewer is taken on a cinematic decent into evil, violence, death. narcissism, and corruption.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-23
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Sebastian’s Unholy Flesh
2020-10-24
Sebastian’s Unholy Flesh
Overview: Sebastian's Unholy Flesh-the seventh film by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray, is an experimental, horror/fantasy film, chronicling the emergence of a new evil. After a shift in the universe occurs, a demonic being named Sebastian (Dakota Ray) manifests in the flesh to obtain Lucifer's ancient Unholy Book. Any entity capable of conjuring the dark powers from within the book's manuscripts will have the ability to bring about the annihilation of mankind itself. However, a shaman/serial killer named The White Spider (Fred Epstein) learns of the book's existence and has intentions of obtaining it with the assistance of a demon named Nezaah (Nick Benning)-together, they intend to kill Sebastian, and divide his corpse into nine pieces for each of the demonic gods. Sebastian's Unholy Flesh is a malevolent cinematic voyage, leading directly into the heart of evil.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-24
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House of the Wizard's Blackened Soul
2024-11-21
House of the Wizard's Blackened Soul
Overview: House of the Wizard's Blackened Soul-a short by filmmaker Dakota Ray-follows Gideon, an alcoholic psychopath, as he cares for his mute grandfather in a decaying home, spiraling into madness, moral decay and self-destruction.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-21
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