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A short horror film based in the North-East has surpassed 10K views in less than two weeks. Triple award winning Film producer Dean Midas released Valentine’s Eve on February 13th.

Valentine’s Eve is about the fictional story of Eve Valentine, a serial killer from the 50’s. Dean wrote the script and produced the film.

Dean said “We are over the moon with how well the film has done. It’s a positive step towards the upcoming films”

The film also features a cameo from Sam Lavery.

Sam Lavery reached the final 7 of the X Factor in 2016, she then performed every night on the 2017 X Factor Live Arena Tour around the UK and Ireland.

In 2019 Sam played the part of Whatsername in Green Days ‘American Idiot’ and toured the UK, Ireland and New Zealand.

Dean, co-produced and acted in 2014’s ‘The Legend of the Chained Oak’. The film won best horror short awards at The Bram Stoker Festival, Portobello Festival and Stoke Your Fires and was shortlisted at numerous other festivals around the world. It has also been shown at numerous Horror Con events around the UK.

In October 2019 he released the acclaimed short film, The Rag Dolly Returns. The first of four films in the franchise.

To keep up to date with Dean’s films follow https://www.facebook.com/DeanMidasFilmProducer

By Dean Midas

Dean Midas is a triple award winning film producer and writer. To date, he has released six short films. Legend Of the Chained Oak (2014), The Rag Dolly Returns (2019), Valentine's Eve (2020), The Rag Dolly (2020), Dolly v Eve (2020) and Valentine's Eve 2 (2021). Dean is also refereed to as a PR & Social Media Guru. He has championed and promoted numerous X Factor, The Voice & BGT winners & successes, including One Direction, Ben Haenow and Louisa Johnson. He also worked with The Chivenor Military Wives, a British choir group of wives, partners and family members of British military personnel and veterans together with service women. They formed in 2011 and went on to have three UK number 1’s and win a Brit award.