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Marcon 45 Sci-Fi Convention to Explore Horror |
05-26-10 8:34am, Absinthe |
 The oldest and largest Ohio convention of science fiction and fantasy is turning toward horror.
Marcon 45, to run Friday through Sunday at the Hyatt Regency and Greater Columbus Convention Center, has selected "Necropolis: A Year of Horror" as its theme.
"Horror is a chance to scare yourself but know you're really safe," said Kim Williams, head of the Marcon organizing committee. "It lets you get that rush of adrenaline, and then you can chuckle with your friends."
As in previous years, Marcon will continue to offer program tracks on science fiction, fantasy, science and other subjects - but the themed talks and panel discussions this year will explore the roots of horror and ways of expressing it.
"Horror and science fiction do tend to go hand in hand, especially in modern movies like Alien and Aliens," said Carrie Franklin, programming chairwoman. "And one of the themes of science fiction is science gone wrong - dramatized by the older, black-and-white Frankenstein movies."
Among the speakers: authors Casey Daniels ( Don of the Dead), Shane Moore ( Death of Kings) and Wen Spencer ( Tinker); artist Billy Tackett ( My Bloody Wedding); and actor Richard Hatch ( Battlestar Galactica).
A haunted house will open at 10 p.m. Saturday, and the annual ZombieWalk Columbus will happen Saturday.
- Michael Grossberg
Columbus Dispatch
Marcon 45 will run from
4 p.m. to midnight Friday,
10 a.m. to midnight Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday
in the Hyatt Regency and
Greater Columbus Convention
Center, Nationwide Boulevard
and N. High Street. Admission
is $50, or $30 for children 8
to 12 - or $10 to $35 a day.
Call 614-890-6104 or 614-
325-1096, or visit www.marcon.org.
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AMITYVILLE HORROR House for Sale |
05-26-10 8:31am, Absinthe |
 AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The house made famous in the 1979 film The Amityville Horror is up for sale in New York — ghosts not included.
The five-bedroom Dutch Colonial went on the market Monday for $1.15 million.
The Oscar-nominated film is based on the story of the Lutz family's brief stay in the house in 1975 after six members of the DeFeo family were shot and killed as they slept in the home. Eldest son Ronald DeFeo Jr. was convicted of the murders.
The crime spawned a book and a series of movies that chronicled various supernatural horrors, including visions of walls oozing slime, moving furniture and a visit from a demonic pig named Jodie. The original film stars James Brolin and Margot Kidder.
Neighbors say gawkers still occasionally come by, mostly on Halloween.
Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com
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GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Season 1 on DVD June 1st |
05-26-10 8:26am, Absinthe |
Image Entertainment is proud to announce the release of SyFy Channel’s GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL– Season 1: Part 1 – on DVD June 1st 2010!
This hit spin-off of the popular Ghost Hunters features a new team of all-real paranormal investigators — Robb Demarest, Dustin Pari, Brandy Green, and Barry FitzGerald — who use scientific techniques to explore the world’s most famous supernatural locations. From England ’s most haunted castles to a cursed Scottish orphanage and even Germany ’s legendary Frankenstein Castle , you’ll accompany the team on a nerve-jangling exploration of the eeriest spots around the globe.
GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL– Season 1: Part 1 – on DVD June 1st 2010
OFFICIAL SITE:
http://www.syfy.com/ghosthuntersinternational/index.php
Purchase here!
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Over 1 hour of deleted scene not scene on SYFY
PRODUCT INFORMATION
3-DVD set contains 11 episodes
•Chillingham Castle•Evil Unearthed•Whispers from Beyond•Haunted Village•Fortress of Fear•Headless Haunting•Frankenstein’s Castle•Larnach Castle•Devil Dogs•Castle of the Damned•Shattered Spirit
DVD Format: Widescreen (1.78:1)
Total Run Time: 481 minutes
ABOUT GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL:
A spin-off of the Ghost Hunters series, Ghost Hunters International features a squad of paranormal investigators who use their principles of scientific techniques, to explore some of the most legendary haunted spots around the world. Each week the team travels to the far corners of the globe, searching for answers to bizarre supernatural mysteries.
For its first round of investigations, the International crew took on some of Europe's most haunted locales, including Chillingham Castle in England and the forgotten underground city of Mary King 's Close in Scotland . The new episodes will take the team to countries such as Peru , Singapore , Sweden , the Philippines and many others.
Veteran investigators Robb Demarest, Dustin Pari, Brandy Green and Barry FitzGerald, are joined by newcomer Angela Alderman on their trip to Peru . TAPS member Joe Chin also makes the move from Ghost Hunters to Ghost Hunters International.
Ghost Hunters International is produced in association with Craig Piligian's, Pilgrim Films and Television which has produced American Chopper, Dirty Jobs and Ultimate Fighter. Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers. New Ghost Hunters International episodes return Summer 2010.
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Sigourney Weaver to Star in RED LIGHTS |
05-26-10 8:22am, Absinthe |
Off the Sundance Film Festival success of Buried, it's no shock that Cortés is moving quickly on his next feature film, Red Lights, which he told B-D is "about how the brain does not give a true picture of reality."
Bloody Disgusting got the exclusive tip today (and confirmed) that Sigourney Weaver has been secured for the role of "Margaret Matheson" in the film that follows a para-psychologist who attempts to debunk a very reputable psychic who has just returned to the limelight after 30 years.
Source: Bloody-Disgusting
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KING KONG 3-D Coming to Universal Theme Park |
05-26-10 8:19am, Absinthe |
“King Kong 360 3-D” Created by Peter Jackson,
The World’s Largest Most Intense 3-D Experience,
Emerges as a Next-Generation Theme Park Experience
At Universal Studios Hollywood , The Entertainment Capital of L.A.SM
Universal City, California --King Kong, among the screen’s most powerful and enduring icons, will re-emerge in Summer 2010 as a new signature attraction created under the direction of Peter Jackson on the famed Universal Studios HollywoodSM Studio Tour.
“King Kong 360 3-D” Created by Peter Jackson will be the world's largest most intense 3D experience on the planet, combining thrilling visceral effects to create a next-generation theme park experience.
Peter Jackson, director of the Oscar®-winning 2005 Universal Pictures film upon which the attraction is based, said: “The new King Kong at Universal Studios Hollywood will be an incredible amount of fun and a chance to really push film and theme park technology. Aboard the Universal tram, you'll get a wrap-around view of the action through a process involving eight 3-D images shot and projected at 60 frames per second. The film and tram will be tied into a motion simulator that will allow you to physically experience this pulse-pounding spectacle, which includes a fight between Kong and a group of V-Rex, the larger cousins of the T-Rex. You’ll find yourself right in the middle of the action."
“King Kong 360 3-D” Created by Peter Jackson will be the first theme park attraction to be directed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.
Larry Kurzweil, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Studios Hollywood, said: “King Kong has been an integral part of Universal Studios Hollywood for decades and, after the 2008 fire, we knew he had to be reintroduced as a new, groundbreaking, thoroughly over-the-top experience that will thrill new generations of Studio Tour guests. King Kong 360 will be the most exhilarating feature of our world-famous Studio Tour, setting the bar at a new level for immersive theme park experiences.”
In the new attraction, guests will be given special 3-D glasses as they enter a darkened soundstage aboard the Studio Tour trams and will be transported— via the magic of Surround Digital 3D projection —deep into a tangled jungle location. They’ll survive a close encounter with a swarm of hungry raptors, only to be confronted by the terrifying presence of 35' tall dinosaur behemoths, intent on attacking the tram and Studio Tour guests.
Suddenly, a 25' tall gorilla appears - Kong himself! The trams jolt and shudder as the guests find themselves caught in the middle of a titanic struggle between these colossal prehistoric foes - the great ape and carnivorous reptiles - action which sends the packed trams sliding ever closer to the edge of a bottomless chasm.
King Kong, known as “the eighth wonder of the world,” has been called “the experience for which movies were invented.” Since first appearing on the screen in the 1933 original classic, “King Kong” has been re-made twice, each time on a tremendous scale, earning a total of seven Oscar® and three Golden Globe® nominations. Most recently, Peter Jackson’s 2005 version took classic elements of the original “King Kong” story and adrenalized them with up-to-the-minute effects magic and the alchemic talents of a superlative group of filmmakers, cast and crew. Released to critical acclaim in late 2005, “King Kong” was a worldwide hit.
The arrival of the new “King Kong 360 3-D” Created by Peter Jackson experience coincides with major enhancements to the iconic Studio Tour. The most extensive backlot construction ever in the history of Universal Studios, which includes re-creations of legendary Hollywood sets and the introduction of brand-new shooting locations, will make the renowned Studio buzz with star-studded film and television production as never before. Studio trams were recently equipped as "mobile movie theaters" with state-of-the-art flat-screen high-definition monitors and digital playback systems. The new high-definition monitors feature commentary from filmmakers, actors and personalities. Clips from numerous movie and television productions, corresponding to sites visited along the Tour route, add a new dimension to the tour of backlot attractions, sets and facades.
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Jeffrey Combs, Dario Argento & Robert Englund at Weekend of Horrors |
05-20-10 9:48pm, Absinthe |
The Terror Returns to Los Angeles! Creation Entertainment's "Weekend of Horrors" is slashing its way towards L.A. this weekend, Friday-Sunday, May 21-23, 2010 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel, and they have a terrific line-up of guests continuing their 30 years or producing horror events.
JEFFREY COMBS (best known as RE-ANIMATOR's Herbert West) joins DARIO ARGENTO and ROBERT ENGLUND as the head-liners.
Friday May 21, 2010
4 pm to 5 pm: Pre-Registration for Gold Patrons
5 pm to 10 pm: Registration, Vendors/Stage/Film Room Open to the Public
Saturday May 22, 2010
11 am to 7 pm: Registration, Vendors/Stage/Film Room Open to the Public
Sunday May 23, 2010
11 am to 7 pm: Registration, Vendors/Stage/Film Room Open to the Public
More infp here!
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Godkiller Team Joins Creation Weekend of Horrors in LA |
05-20-10 9:43pm, Absinthe |
Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Brian Giberson, Matt Pizzolo to speak on panel Sat 5/22
Los Angeles, CA, May 19, 2010 - Godkiller stars Danielle Harris and Bill Moseley will join writer-director Matt Pizzolo and producer-animator Brian Giberson at this weekend's Creation Weekend of Horrors to discuss their experimental, animated indie-horror film that has beaten all expectations. The panel discussion comes just days before Godkiller is launched on a cross-country theatrical release and piped on VOD into over 75 million homes.
The twisted, sci-fi/horror adventure about a teenage boy's
odyssey to find a new heart for his dying sister in a post-nuke wasteland of fallen gods, organ-stealing hookers, and sex-addicted technowizards, Godkiller was directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo (Threat) with illustrations by Anna Muckcracker and music by Alec Empire and Atari Teenage Riot, starring genre-heroes Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, 5, I, II), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects), Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica), Tiffany Shepis (Night of the Demons), alt-culture icon Lydia Lunch (Hardcore), and rockstars Justin Pierre (singer of Motion City Soundtrack) and Davey Havok (singer of AFI).
The upcoming leg of Godkiller's You-Demand-It Theatrical Tour includes:
- May 28: Providence, RI @ Cable Car Cinema
- May 30: Knoxville, TN @ The Ciderhouse
- June 4: Indianapolis, IN @ Cinema Grill
- June 4: Grand Rapids, MI @ Wealthy Theatre
- June 11: Milwaukee, WI @ Rosebud Cinema
- July 2: San Antonio, TX @ Bijou Cinema Bistro
- July 2: Albuquerque, NM @ The Guild Cinema
- July 3: Tomball, TX @ Silverado IMAX
Additional cities to be announced shortly.
Godkiller will also be available on VOD starting May 25th via Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Charter, Verizon, Cablevision, DirecTV, Dish, RCN, Insight, Mediacom, Bresnan, Suddenlink, Rogers, Videotron, Sasktel, Cogeco, Shaw, Telus, and more; as well as digital carriers Amazon, Apple iTunes, Playstation Network, and Xbox Live.
The DVD/Blu-ray release is currently scheduled for July 20.
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Lohan starring in 3D Slasher Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura |
05-20-10 9:41pm, Absinthe |
According to sources at Cannes, Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura will be getting behind the camera for Black Friday 3D, with (ahem) Lindsay Lohan (Machete, I Know Who Killed Me) attached to star. The film is said to follow a couple that's viciously assaulted. A brother and friends seek out the murderer and come face to face with the infamous serial killer known as Tyler Hillburg!
Kitamura is best known for his genre-blending Versus, along with Godzilla Final Wars and the adaptation of Clive Barker's The Midnight Meat Train.
Source: Bloody-Disgusting
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Hidden Agenda Kicks Off E-1 Deal With CUT THROATS NINE |
05-20-10 9:38pm, Absinthe |
A remakes of the classic horror flick, starring Harvey Keitel has sold to new outfit Hidden Agenda.
The remake of classic 1972 horror Cut Throats Nine has been sold to Hidden Agenda for Canada. The film will be released through its output deal with E1 Entertainment.
The new $6 million film, due to shoot early next year, will star Mads Mikkelsen, Harvey Keitel and Roy Dupuis. It will be directed Rodrigo Gudiño. The plot is about convicts who attacked en route to prison by murderous bandits.
Hidden Agenda’s John Hamilton will executive produce the film with RueMorgue Cinema’s Marco Pecota, Rodar Y Rodar’s Joaquín Padró and Mar Targarona producing.
“We are very excited to be working with Rodrigo and Marco on Cut Throats Nine. It’s a brilliant script and has attracted a first rate star cast.” said Hidden Agenda’s Hamilton.
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Black Sabbath's Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67 |
05-17-10 8:52pm, Absinthe |
One of heavy metal's best known rock heroes, Ronnie James Dio, passed away the morning of May 16th at 67. Known as the man who popularized the "sign of the horns," Ronnie James Dio was in Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and his lyrics were always loaded with references to black magic, devil-themes, evil tomes, witches, wizards and the underworld. He had been battling stomach cancer.
His wife Wendy released this statement: "Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever." www.
RonnieJamesDio.com
Thanks to Examiner.com
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Trent Reznor's New Band Debut Gory Video! |
05-17-10 7:51pm, Absinthe |
 When it comes to blood and gore, Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig's new band, How To Destroy Angels, are giving M.I.A's genocidal new video some fierce competition.
The band just released their new clip for "The Space in Between," from their self-titled six-track EP, out this summer, and it's a total horror show: the newly-wed couple are found murdered, laying face-down in a pool of their own blood in a hotel room, where they're soon set ablaze. Yowsa. Watch below.
The song, a NIN-esque affair with brooding electro beats, buzz saw guitars, and atmospheric flourishes, only expounds on the video's ominous vibe. In the clip, ex-West Indian Girl frontwoman Maandig, whose corpse is propped up on a blood-soaked bed, next to her hubby, sings the frightening ballad: "All the blood lying on the floor… / Arms entwined in a final pose / Narrative drawing to a close." The flames soon engulf her, melting the skin off her gorgeous face, while a man and woman (presumably the perpetrators) sit on a couch, smoking cigarettes and watching their victims burn.
Watch the video over at Spin.com
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Marilyn Manson and Rachael Wood to Star in SPLATTER SISTERS |
05-17-10 7:39pm, Absinthe |
Marilyn Manson and his 22-year-old fiancée, actress Evan Rachel Wood, will star in an upcoming horror-slasher movie called Splatter Sisters, which is the epitome of art imitating life: last year, Manson -- who had yet to reconcile with his on-again, off-again girlfriend -- told SPIN.com, "I have fantasies every day about smashing [Wood's] skull in with a sledgehammer."
Now that's quality casting.
According to Variety, Splatter Sisters -- described as a "sexploitation-serial-killer-slasher-road-movie circa 1989" -- will be produced by Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green and film vet Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho, Bad Lieutenant). Adam Bhala Lough, the man behind the 2008 Lil Wayne documentary The Carter, will direct.
"This is a role Marilyn Manson was born to play, and with Evan Rachel Wood bringing dramatic gravity to the ensemble, I have no doubt this will take the horror genre to a new level," Green said at the Cannes International Film Festival, where Splatter Sisters was announced.
Added Pressman: "Lough's unique talent and energy will make Splatter Sisters a very special and markedly commercial film. I've always been attracted to smart movies about killers made by directors with a real vision."
No word yet on a release date, but Variety reports that Splatter Sisters is the first film a new franchise.
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Rue Morgue's CUT THROATS NINE |
05-17-10 7:26pm, Absinthe |
Toronto, CANADA – Spain’s Rodar Y Rodar and Canada’s Rue Morgue Cinema are proud to announce their production partnership in the feature film CUT THROATS NINE, a high action remake of the 1972 Spanish/Italian western Condenados a vivir. CUT THROATS NINE will star Danish superstar MADS MIKKELSEN (Casino Royale, Clash of the Titans) along with veteran Hollywood actor HARVEY KEITEL (Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant) and Canadian luminary ROY DUPUIS (The Rocket, La Femme Nikita).
The project will be helmed by award-winning director Rodrigo Gudiño (The Facts In the Case of Mister Hollow) from a script by Gudiño and Joseph O’Brien (RoboCop: Prime Directives) based on a story by Joaquin Romero Marchent and Santiago Moncada. Award winning cinematographer Derek Rogers C.S.C. (Cube, Resident Evil: Apocalypse) is slated to lens the picture, with Kyle Glencross (300, Dawn of the Dead) handling the film’s special effects. Producing will be Rue Morgue’s Marco Pecota and Rodar Y Rodar’s Joaquín Padró and Mar Targarona.
“We are very happy to have found partners who we feel are a great fit for the project,” remarked Pecota.
CUT THROATS NINE follows a wagonload of convicts as they travel the northern mountains to carry out their death sentences. Following a surprise attack from a gang of bandits, only the sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and seven of the most sadistic, murderous men alive survive the assault. CUT THROATS NINE in an original crowd pleasing experience that pushes the relatively subdued excesses of both the western and the horror movie into creative new territory.
CUT THROATS NINE is slated to go into production in Toronto in early 2011.
In 2007 Rodar y Rodar developed and produced “The Orphanage”, directed by J.A. Bayona and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro which went on to become the biggest international box-office hit ever for a Spanish-language film. This year, Rodar Y Rodar are premiering “Julia’s Eyes”, directed by Guillem Morales and produced by Guillermo del Toro, at the Cannes Film Festival.
Rue Morgue Cinema in association with Someone At The Door Productions has two other films in development, including the animated feature “Weaver Island” and the caustic drama “Grown Up Suzanne”.
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TRUE BLOOD Convention in the UK |
05-17-10 7:22pm, Absinthe |
True Blood fans rejoice. Thanks to Chiller Chucky at Examiner.com we found out that fans of True Blood will be able to sate their blood lust at a nearby convention -- if you're in the U.K., that is. For Brit Trubies, the fan event will be held this summer on Friday-Sunday, August 6-8, 2010.
From guest talks to late-night parties, fans will have the chance to meet and mingle with a few of their favorite stars. Confirmed guests currently include Sam Trammell, who plays the sweet and sexy shapeshifting bar owner Sam Merlotte, and Kristen Bauer, known for her role as the devious vampire diva Pam.
The convention will take place at the Park Inn in Northhampton, England (rooms are £65 per room per night including breakfast).
Over-the-weekend guests of the "Bitten" convention will be able to partake of the following events:
• Opening and closing ceremonies
• Exclusive wine reception
• Autograph sessions
• Professional photo-shoot sessions
• 2 themed parties
• 1 Sunday night "chill out" party
• Guest talks and panels
• Souvenir programme
• Dealers room
For more information on "Bitten" visit: massiveevents.co.uk/bitten/index.php
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GODKILLER You-Demand-It Theatrical Tour Adds 8 Cities |
05-17-10 7:19pm, Absinthe |
Indie sci-fi/horror animated film Godkiller (which Bloody-Disgusting called "an instant hit") has added eight cities to its You-Demand-It Theatrical Tour, while word has come down from VOD partner Gravitas Ventures that 19 of the 20 major cable-VOD providers have selected Godkiller for their summer programming, insuring the film will be available in over 75 million homes starting May 25th.
"Now that's just ridiculous," said writer-director Matt Pizzolo. "I set out to make a movie for misfits, lunatics, and sociopaths... based on the response, I can only say it's refreshing to see so many crazy people are in positions of influence. Our weird little mind-bomb will be invading a lot of homes this summer."
The next set of theatrical cities are:
- May 28: Providence, RI @ Cable Car Cinema
- May 30: Knoxville, TN @ The Ciderhouse
- June 4: Indianapolis, IN @ Cinema Grill
- June 4: Grand Rapids, MI @ Wealthy Theatre
- June 11: Milwaukee, WI @ Rosebud Cinema
- July 2: San Antonio, TX @ Bijou Cinema Bistro
- July 2: Albuquerque, NM @ The Guild Cinema
- July 3: Tomball, TX @ Silverado IMAX
The VOD carriers supporting Godkiller include Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Charter, Verizon, Cablevision, DirecTV, Dish, RCN, Insight, Mediacom, Bresnan, Suddenlink, Rogers, Videotron, Sasktel, Cogeco, Shaw, Telus, and more; as well as digital carriers Amazon, Apple iTunes, Playstation Network, and Xbox Live.
To make room for the ongoing You-Demand-It tour (which continues to book additional cities), Godkiller's DVD/Blu-ray street date has been pushed to July 20, 2010 (coinciding with Godkiller events at the San Diego Comic Con).
"Theatrical events offer a shared experience for the core audience and VOD makes it super accessible and inexpensive for casual viewers, so that makes DVD & Blu-ray more of collectibles... with that in mind we're going to use the extra time to make the DVD & Blu-ray extra awesome," explained Pizzolo.
The twisted, sci-fi/horror adventure about a teenage boy's
odyssey to find a new heart for his dying sister in a post-nuke wasteland of fallen gods, organ-stealing hookers, and sex-addicted technowizards, Godkiller was directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo (Threat) with illustrations by Anna Muckcracker and music by Alec Empire and Atari Teenage Riot, starring genre-heroes Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, 5, I, II), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects), Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica), Tiffany Shepis (Night of the Demons), alt-culture icon Lydia Lunch (Hardcore), and rockstars Justin Pierre (singer of Motion City Soundtrack) and Davey Havok (singer of AFI).
"An instant hit." (--Theo Scheresky, Bloody Disgusting)
"A horrific yarn of apocalypse, quantum physics, culture jamming & conspiracy theory." (--Scott Thill, Wired)
"Intriguing... mixes dark visuals, graphic violence, profanity and a speed metal soundtrack into an oddly alluring post-nuclear holocaust." (--John DeNardo, SF Signal)
"An adventure through a frightening, violent post-apocalyptic landscape." (--Michael Gingold, Fangoria)
Godkiller: Walk Among Us is the epic story of a boy on a quest to save his dying sister. Based on the comic book Pizzolo created with Anna Muckcracker, Godkiller takes place in a dark-future after economic collapse, after nuclear holy war, and after Earth is colonized by alien races. Tommy and his kid sister Lucy live in an orphanage in one of the few remaining city-states, but Lucy is critically ill and desperately in need of a new heart. Tommy's odyssey to find a new heart for his sister begins when he follows an organ-stealing prostitute named Halfpipe out of the city-state and into the savage borderland known as Outer City. "A horrific yarn of apocalypse, quantum physics, culture jamming & conspiracy theory." (--Wired)
Watch the trailer here!
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Hammer Horror Goes 3-D |
05-13-10 7:54pm, Absinthe |
The reactivated Hammer Films will get into the 3-D arena with an upcoming horror film called The Woman in Black, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake), the movie follows a lawyer who begins seeing an eerie woman dressed all in black around a recently deceased client's house while he's there to settle the client's affairs.
Sounds spooky already, but executive producer Guy East told the Reporter that "the recent decision to shoot the film in 3-D will create a genuinely immersive experience for the audience." Filming the movie with 3-D cameras instead of converting it in post-production is likely to make the visual experience much higher quality, if more expensive to produce (you hear that, Clash of the Titans?).
Scheduled to go into production this fall, The Woman in Black is based on a 1983 novel by Susan Hill which has already been adapted previously in the U.K. as a 1987 stage play (which is still running) and a 1989 TV movie for the ITV network. The script for the new film is being written by Jane Goldman, who co-adapted Kick-Ass with director Matthew Vaughn and is currently working with Vaughn on the screenplay for X-Men: First Class.
Hammer, of course, is the legendary British studio that was famous in the '50s, '60s and '70s for its classic series of movies based around Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and other monsters, mostly starring horror icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. The studio was also home to a number of very cool sci-fi flicks, such as the Quatermass series, One Million Years B.C. and These Are the Damned. The Quatermass movies were, in a way, a more Earthbound predecessor to Doctor Who, while One Million Years B.C. featured Raquel Welch in a furry bikini.
The studio went under in the early '80s, but several comebacks have been attempted. The latest, with the backing of a Dutch conglomerate and $100 million in funding, has actually managed to get movies into production under the Hammer banner for the first time in more than 30 years. Among those are Let Me In, the English-language remake of the brilliant Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, and The Resident, a thriller starring Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and, in a nice touch, Christopher Lee.
Source: SciFi.com
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Horror Film BABYSITTER WANTED |
05-13-10 7:51pm, Absinthe |
Big Screen Entertainment Group's (Pinksheets:BSEG - News) international award winning horror/thriller, "Babysitter Wanted," will premiere with a special edition DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States on May 25th through BSEG's new label through WB/WEA/ADA.
Called one of the Top Ten Horror films of 2009 by film critics the world-over, "Babysitter Wanted" was co-directed by Michael Manasseri and Jonas Barnes and produced by Kimberley Kates, CEO of BSEG, David Zappone and Stephen Eckelberry also of BSEG.
"Babysitter Wanted," has garnered critical acclaim worldwide and won numerous awards. It's been touted as "One of the best interpretations of the urban legend since Halloween," (Slasherpool.com). "One of the best horror scripts of 2009," (Snacktimemovie.com). "Without a doubt, one of the best films I have seen in the past ten years," (Horror_movies.ca). "It's worth 100 Saw sequels," (Denofgeek.com).
Advance orders for the 2 Disk DVD and Blu-Ray can be found here:
Netflix:
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Babysitter_Wanted/70135971?strackid=1bc23dd37b420b93_0_srl&strkid=436017661_0_0&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&trkid=222336
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_11?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=babysitter+wanted&sprefix=babysitter
The film stars MATT DALLAS (Kyle XY), SARAH THOMPSON (Cruel Intentions 2, Angel, 7th Heaven), BRUCE THOMAS (Legally Blonde), KRISTEN DALTON (The Departed) horror icon BILL MOSELEY (The Devil's Rejects, House of a Thousand Corpses), NANA VISITOR (Star Trek: Deep Space, Halloween) and MONTY BANE (Sleepwalkers).
Visit http://www.babysitterwantedfilm.com/ to pre-order your copy of "Babysitter Wanted."
"Babysitter Wanted" will be available in major retail outlets across the US.
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Midnight Syndicate's DARK LEGACY |
05-13-10 7:46pm, Absinthe |
The Gothic Halloween music group Midnight Syndicate just released their first official music video, "Dark Legacy." The video showcases the song ‘Dark Legacy’ from their "Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates" CD as well as clips from the upcoming dark fantasy vampire/zombie film, "The Dead Matter." "The Dead Matter" movie (which stars genre favorites Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter, and Tom Savini) will be released on DVD July 30, 2010.
Produced as a part of Midnight Syndicate’s 13th Anniversary celebration, the video marks the first time band mates Gavin Goszka and Edward Douglas have performed together live. Also featured in the video are fellow Cleveland music icons Jeff Hatrix and Tom 'Schmotz’ from the heavy metal band Mushroomhead.
The video was directed by David ‘House’ Greathouse, whose music videos for Mushroomhead won him MTV2’s ‘Headbangers Ball Best Music Video of 2007’ award and a spot on the new "Saw VI" DVD. Robert Kurtzman (creator of "From Dusk Till Dawn," "Wishmaster") and his company Precinct 13 Entertainment co-produced the video which will also be included as an extra feature on "The Dead Matter" DVD.
"Dark Legacy" was shot at the historic and reputedly haunted Phantasy Theatre in Lakewood Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
Watch the video now at Midnight Syndicate’s official website: www.MidnightSyndicate.com.
"The Dead Matter" official website: www.TheDeadMatter.com.
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NEW Teaser Poster and Still for THE LAST EXORCISM and new Still from THE EXPENDABLES |
05-13-10 7:45pm, Absinthe |
Lionsgate is excited to announce the release of the NEW TEASER POSTER and launch of the official Facebook Page featuring a terrifying new exclusive still for the upcoming horror thriller THE LAST EXORCISM in theaters August 27th!
The teaser poster just premiered on Blood Disgusting! See it here first:
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20195
New Still EXCLUSIVELY on the Facebook; click the tab titled LAST EXORCISM to see it first:
http://www.facebook.com/thelastexorcism
Plus, a brand NEW STILL for THE EXPENDABLES has premiered exclusively on The Expendables’ Facebook Page. You can check it out here:
http://www.facebook.com/expendablesmovie
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Theatre Bizarre Presents |
05-10-10 4:48pm, Absinthe |
Their Halloween Masquerade Balls are horrific nights of mayhem. What will go on this month at their party is anybody's guess, but we can be sure it will be fun, scary and memorable. Coming Saturday, May 22, at 9pm, Theatre Bizarre, 967 W. State Fair in Detroit presents an evening of...of...
well, we're not quite sure, but if we were in Michigan, we would go!
Highlights of the evening should be 3 episodes of "The Ded Dave Show" (Detroit-based skit-com about what Zombies do when they are not eating you), plus live performances. There will be a Zombie fashion show, burlesque + eating contest. And someone named Eduardo Gallagher will be there with his "Mallet of Doom."
In describing a past Theatre Bizarre, a reviewer named Sara wrote, "It isn't often that I am at a lack for words, but after going to Detroit's Theater Bizarre on Saturday I'm, well, speechless. This sort of carnival, playground, for adults is something one needs to experience, as words don't nearly do it the justice it deserves."
If you dress like a Zombie, admission is only $3, $5 to non-Zombies. WARNING: LIVE ACTS AT THIS EVENT INVOLVE THE SPRAYING OF HUMAN BLOOD! DRESS ACCORDINGLY!
Website for Ded Dave: www.thededdaveshow.com
Ded Dave's Facebook: www.facebook.com/DedDave
Theatre Bizarre's Website: http://theatrebizarre.com (no content)
Thanks to Chiller Chucky at Horror Happenings at Examiner.com
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