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AUG! 14
DARKNESS OF THE SAUL
FeoNote: If you plan to be in the Los Angeles area this weekend, you may want to know about the following -
Horror writer John Saul (BLACKSTONE CHRONICLES, FACES OF FEAR, THE DEVIL'S LABYRINTH) will be signing his novels at Dark Delicacies on Friday, August 15, at 7:30pm.
Then, on Saturday, August 16, at 2:00pm, it's a day of superhero composers! BATMAN: Gotham Knight (CD) signed by Kevin Manthei, Christopher Drake, & Robert J. Kral;
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (CD) signed by Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter & Michael McCuiston;
SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY (CD) signed by Robert J. Kral; and
Justice League: New Frontier (CD) signed by Kevin Manthei.
Dark Delicacies is located at
4213 W. Burbank
Burbank, CA
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From Joe Konrath
JAK ON RATH SPEAKS!
I recently overhauled JAKonrath.com, and invite you to stop by for a chance to win twenty million dollars! (Void where prohibited, which is where you live.)
It was designed by Jack Passarella at www.authorpromo.com. Besides a new look and easier navigation, JAKonrath.com also sports brand new content:
*New Videos, including the extremely expensive book trailer for my latest Jack Daniels thriller, Fuzzy Navel!
*Lengthy excerpts from all of my novels, including my latest Jack Daniels thriller, Fuzzy Navel!
*An Author Spoiler and Poll about the surprise ending to my latest Jack Daniels thriller, Fuzzy Navel!
*New Embarrassing Pictures that have nothing to do with my latest Jack Daniels thriller, Fuzzy Navel!
*Contests and Free Stuff!
*A Guestbook! (Okay, that probably didn't deserve an exclamation point.)
*Live Chat! Talk with me live!
*An all new Message Board, where fans can interact with each other and with me in an interactive forum that encourages interaction through interacting, especially about my latest Jack Daniels thriller, Fuzzy Navel!
*An excerpt from Afraid, my upcoming Jack Kilborn novel!
*And even more, maybe!
So please visit JAKonrath.com, and be sure to tell your friends. All the cool kids are doing it.
Thanks!
Joe
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HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Halle Berry (X-MEN,
SWORDFISH, DIE ANOTHER DAY, X2, GOTHIKA, X3, PERFECT STRANGER) is 42. |
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AUG! 13
From Suzy Thomas 'HALO 3' SERIES 3 COMING TO STORES IN SEPTEMBER
Next month, HALO 3, Series 3 will be coming to a retail store near you; six new figures with awesome articulation and insane detail to add to your collection.
McFarlane Toys’ Halo 3 is quickly becoming one of the most successful licensed lines ever produced by McFarlane Toys. Ever since the March release of our first series of Halo 3 action figures, it seems that everything's coming up Halo - and people just can't get enough. Vendors coast to coast have been reporting quick sell-through; the figures are disappearing almost as soon as they reach store shelves.
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From Matt Cowal
MAGNET LAUNCHES SIX SHOOTER FILM SERIES NEW YORK
– August 13, 2008 – Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today the launch of the SIX SHOOTER FILM SERIES, a theatrical release of six films from the vanguard of quality worldwide genre cinema. With each film hailing from a different country, the series aims to bring fans of horror, sci-fi, alternative comedy and Asian cinema a mix of the most intelligent, genre-bending titles available from around the globe. The film series is a labor of love for Magnet/Magnolia, who have been committed for some time now to bringing this kind of high-quality fare to theaters, releasing such beloved titles as Bong Joon-ho’s THE HOST and ONG BAK with Tony Jaa.
The inaugural film in the series will be Tomas Alfredson’s critically acclaimed LET THE RIGHT ONE IN from Sweden, winner of such film festival honors as “Best Narrative Feature” at the Tribeca Film Festival, the “Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award” at Edinburgh, “Best Film and Best Cinematography” at Göteborg, and “Best Film, Best Director, Best Photography, Best European, North or South American Film” at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN will open in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, October 24th with a regional expansion the following week. The film, based on a internationally bestselling Swedish novel, tells the story of an introverted and bullied 12-year-old boy whose wish for a friend is answered when a young girl moves into the apartment next door. However, the girl’s arrival coincides with a series of grisly murders, and their relationship is understandably complicated when the boy learns that his new friend is a vampire. Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a haunting and darkly atmospheric, yet poetic and unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence which manages to breath fresh life into the vampire genre.
“Some of the most exciting, forward-thinking cinema today falls under the genre label and deserves a showcase,” said Magnolia Pictures President Eamonn Bowles. “In the tradition of ‘The Shooting Gallery Film Series,’ we're putting together a group of films whose quality far outweighs most of what’s on offer from Hollywood. And what better way to kick things off than with LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, which is one of the best films of the year—period.”
"It's hard enough finding one film, let alone two that are benchmarks within any genre,” added Tom Quinn, SVP at Magnolia/Magnet. “We're extremely fortunate to have six stellar films—future classics, in my opinion—that will appeal to critics and audiences alike, and make great additions to discerning DVD collections."
The SIX SHOOTER FILM SERIES will continue the following month with Hal Halberman and Jeremy Passmore’s SPECIAL (U.S.A.), opening theatrically on November 21st after premiering earlier in month on November 7th as a VOD title as part of HDNet’s ULTRA VOD program. SPECIAL is an offbeat and lovable action/comedy starring Michael Rapaport as a meter-maid whose psychotic reaction to medication given to him at a clinical trial convinces him that he has super powers.
Next up in December is Nacho Vigalondo’s TIMECRIMES (Spain), a mind-bending time-travel caper, Sundance Film Festival favorite and Austin Fantastic Fest winner that has already been optioned by United Artists for an English-language remake with David Cronenberg slated to direct. In January is Franck Vestiel’s EDEN LOG (France), a dark and visually stunning sci-fi thriller which will be featured in the “Midnight Madness” section of the Toronto Film Festival next month. Ollie Blackburn’s gleefully twisted and sexually charged Sundance thriller DONKEY PUNCH (UK) with Jaime Winstone will bow in February, riding the wave of notoriety that it generated from its UK release last month. Wrapping up the series in March is Hitoshi Matsumoto’s wonderfully bizarre superhero/mockumentary hybrid, BIG MAN JAPAN (Japan), another Toronto “Midnight Madness” and Cannes Director’s Fortnight alum that re-imagines the iconic giant defender of Tokyo as a 40 year old loser who manages to incur the population’s wrath as he battles some of the strangest monsters ever committed to celluloid.
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From Tim Gledhill
AMATUER PORN STAR KILLER 3D
The first trailer for the end of the faux snuff film APSK trilogy is now online along with the official page: alteregocinema.com/ Features/ AMATEURPART3.html.
Director Shane Ryan announced earlier this summer that “Amateur Porn Star Killer Part 3” will be the end of the APSK Trilogy, but not without releasing “Amateur Porn Star Killer The Movie 3D” simultaneously. However, Ryan insists the 3D flick is entirely different from the dark and disturbing APSK Trilogy, as one might be able to tell based on the cover art alone.
APSK Part 3 Cover Art
alteregocinema.com/apskpart3_posst.jpg
Amateur Porn Star Killer the movie cover art alteregocinema.com/apsk3d_poster.JPG
Ryan already broke film records and pushed boundaries with the first APSK when he shot the film in one night, unscripted, with no crew and just 45 bucks. The film was picked up for distribution, released in November of last year, and turned into an underground hit. So, Ryan shot Part 2, again in one night and no crew, and this time with just 20 bucks. He also chose to amp up the explicit sex acts already fairly explicit in the first. Now, with Part 3, Ryan probably has broken every record possible by shooting the film in just 1 hour, with 10 bucks, no crew, almost entirely in a car, and this time cast a real porn star; Regan Reese. (now, what’s the one hour deal? Well, you’ll see when the film comes out).
The 3D version, however, has set budget records (on the high end this time) for Alter Ego Cinema, who are accepting donations for credit in the film (check the site for details).
APSK The Movie 3D will also be re-edited for its 2D version. The film costars Elissa Dowling (PSYCHOSOMATIKA, BLACK DAHLIA), Jeff Dylan Graham (ZOMBIEGEDDON, HOME SICK), Luke Y. Thompson (WICKED LAKE, MAD COWGIRL), Kai Lanette (APSK2), Shane Ryan and Regan Reese. The film is currently shooting, casting details on the site as well.
While this may be the end of the APSK films the character of the killer Brandon lives on in other films. Ryan has already been cast to portray Brandon in two films; “The Ritual” by Anthony Spadaccini and co-starring Brinke Stevens, as well as Gregory Hatanaka’s (UNTIL THE NIGHT, MAD COWGIRL) new flick.
The APSK films are produced by Alter Ego Cinema and distributed through Cinema Epoch. Also check out: "TEN NIGHTS OF DREAMS" Theatrical Premiere August 22 at ImaginAsian Center in Los Angeles! |
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AUG! 12
TOP TEN TUESDAY: THRILLER
I search the top 10 books on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com under the search words, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, or Suspense. This week's search word is Thriller, and these are the top ten returns that appear on these book sites.
THRILLER
amazon.com
1. THRILLER: STORIES TO KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT - The paperback version edited by James Patterson (unchanged since March)
2. THE UNQUIET: A THRILLER - by John Connolly (unchanged since July)
3. THE LAST PATRIOT: A THRILLER - by Brad Thor (up from #5 in July)
4. THE SINAI SECRET - by Gregg Loomis (up from #8 in July)
5. TORPEDO - by Jeff Edwards (new to the top 10)
6. WILDTRACK - by Bernard Cornwell (new to the top 10)
7. MICROBE - by Bill Clem (new to the top 10)
8. HIT AND RUN - by Casey Moreton (new to the top 10)
9. SLEEP TIGHT - by Anne Frasier (new to the top 10)
10. BITE - by Nick Louth (new to the top 10)
THRILLER
bn.com
1. PALACE COUNCIL - by Stephen L. Carter (unchanged since July)
2. THE GUN SELLER - by Hugh Laurie (new to the top ten)
3. MOSCOW RULES - by Daniel Silva (up from #8 in July)
4. ROUGH JUSTICE - by Jack Higgins (new to the top 10)
5. DARK CURSE - by Christine Feehan (new to the top 10)
6. ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE BOURNE SANCTION - by Eric Van Lustbader (new to the top 10)
7. THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIAL X - by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (down from #6 in July)
8. SMOKE SCREEN - by Sandra Brown (new to the top 10)
9. NOAH - by Jacquelyn Frank (new to the top 10)
10. THE LAST PATRIOT: A THRILLER - by Brad Thor (down from #3 in July)
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Rebecca Gayheart (Robin Cook's INVASION, SCREAM 2, URBAN LEGEND, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 3, SANTA'S SLAY, VANISHED [TV]) who is 37.
Actor Andras Jones (SORORITY BABES IN THE
SLIME BOWL-O-RAMA, A
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, EVERY BREATH, THE DEMOLITIONIST, THE ATTIC
EXPEDITIONS) is 39. Visit him at MySpace.com/ Previous.
Writer / Director Stefan Avalos (THE GAME, THE LAST BROADCAST, THE
TRUE LEGEND OF THE NEW JERSEY DEVIL, THE GHOSTS OF EDENDALE) is 38. |
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AUG! 11
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GREGG BISHOP
Seeming to come from out of nowhere, Director Gregg Bishop made his mark on film festivals in 2006 with his unusual zombie movie, THE OTHER SIDE. The few who got the chance to see it on the big screen went ape, but despite being a hit at the Slamdance film festival, it wound up getting a limited run in New York City and Los Angeles before hitting DVD. No worries for Gregg though: despite the movie being shot on Super 16mm film (same as Robert Rodriguez' EL MARIACHI), and having some breathtaking SFX, the entire feature budget was only $15,000.
Continued at /Interview: Gregg Bishop.
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COMICMONSTERS.COM TALKS TOUGH TIMES WITH HART D. FISHER
ComicMonsters.com's Big BadWolf talks to burgeoning new television producer and THE LIVING WEAPON Hart D. Fisher about his brutal beginnings in comics during BoneyardPress' heyday, including a stunning list of creators who got their start with the influential independent company. Check out this insane interview with the most controversial figure in comics since William M. Gaines testified before Congress. Hart D. Fisher lays it all bare with true tales of murder, depression, working with rock legends, the talk shows, the conventions and what lies ahead for his new venture, AMERICAN HORRORS.
Continued at ComicMonsters.com.
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TOMORROW'S DVDS TODAY!
In the USA, DVDs are released on Tuesday, and these are the movies coming out for August 12, 2008
BLU-RAY
SUPERNOVA
And these are the movies -
3A.M. - Michael thinks he's going to see a ghost, instead he has a supernatural experience that he can't explain, and the number 3 (not 23, this was a low budget movie and they could only afford a single digit), starts following him around. Michael MUST discover what 3 means before its too late!
BRAND UPON THE BRAIN - Quixotic Canadian Thriller movie from Guy Maddin and 2006. Despite its relative "newness", this film wound up as part of the Criterion Collection! So could be worth a look.
THE KILLING GENE - Part of Dimension Films, Extreme series. Stars Stellan Skarsgård (DEEP BLUE SEA, THE EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END), Selma Blair (HELLBOY, THE FOG [2005], HELLBOY 2), and Mellissa George (DARK CITY, MULHOLLAND DR., THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005]). Also known as W DELTA Z.
RESURRECTION MARY - This film from 2005 is based on the popular Illinois myth of a young woman who had a one night stand at a dance hall and died in her sins before she could make amends. Now she spiritually hangs out at Resurrection Blvd. and Archer Ave. in Chicago, which is no place for a ghost to chill eternity. Ahh, but she's there to collect souls, you see: Almost, but not quite like, a succubus. Stars Joe Estevez (DARK UNIVERSE). Written, Directed, and Produced by Michael Lansu.
THE SECRET - From 2006 comes this supernatural incest mystery starring David Duchovny. How come you've never heard of it? That's one of the secrets!
SURVIVAL - A wholly original concept! A group of college students go camping in the backwoods and get preyed upon by psychotic rednecks! Did I say original? Yes. I was being sarcastic you see.
TRAIL OF A SERIAL KILLER - Returns from 1998. Stars Chris Penn and Michael Madsen (SPECIES, SPECIES 2, KILL BILL, SIN CITY, SCARY MOVIE 4)
WARLORDS - Fred Olen Ray brings you a Sid Haig movie from 1988. What more do you need to know? Or ask?
WIDE AWAKE - When a little boy winds up wide awake but physically sedated during his surgery, the painful trauma makes him want to go and murder a little girl the first chance he gets. Ahem!
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Embeth Davidtz (MUTATOR, SWEET MURDER, ARMY OF DARKNESS, LAST RITES, FALLEN, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, THE HOLE, THIR13EN GHOSTS, FRACTURE) is 43.
Musician Richard Reinhardt aka Richie Ramone (THE
RAMONES, of course!) is 51.
Musician Erik Braunn (IRON BUTTERFLY)
is 58.
And On Saturday -
Actor Gillian Anderson (THE X-FILES [TV],
X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, STRAIGHTHEADS, X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE) who is 40. Look for Gillian in the upcoming 2007 thriller, STRAIGHTHEADS.
Gillian shares an August birthday with her X-Files partner, David Duchovney.
Actor Rhona Mitra (BEOWULF [1999], HOLLOWMAN, HIGHWAYMEN, THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE, THE NUMBER 23, SKINWALKERS, DOOMSDAY) is 32. Look for Mitra's upcoming 2009 Horror Thriller, UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS. |
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AUG! 8
QUICK BITE
Author John Palisano writes in to let us know that his short story, The Outlaws Of Hill County, will be published in the upcoming Graveside Tales anthology, HARVEST HILL. HARVEST HILL is edited by Michael Hultquist and Douglas Hutcheson.
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ON TOP OF THE TEN
August is the end of one year and the beginning of the next at feoamante.com. It was in August of 1999 that I officially launched feoamante.com. I say officially because though it went online in February of that year, it took me a while to get the hang of HTML coding, and decent page design. Seriously! Check out archive.org and see some of the early pages of feoamante.com. It was as ugly as its name.
Like most people, in addition to my website I have a community presence. That community is Myspace.com. Well, for now anyway. Back in 1999 when I started this website, the reigning community presence was between geocities and tripod. The reigning search engine was altavista.com and the top browser was Netscape! So I write my blaags there (not the blog but the blaag), and the following is a list, for all of you folks who never visit my MySpace presence, to get an idea of what is most popular thing I say at MySpace. Each one got a total of ten or more responses (some of those are my responses to other folks - sometimes you gotta).
1. March 3, 2007: WILL I BE YOUR MYSPACE FRIEND?
2.
March 13, 2007: HOW TO WIN AN ARGUMENT
3.
April 11, 2007: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE DUMBER THAN BUSH?
4.
May 28, 2007: NANCI "SEES" GLOBAL WARMING
5.
August 13, 2007: WE SHOT A SHORT!
6.
November 26, 2007: WHY DO YOU MURDER MY CHILDREN? (Go Vegan)
7.
December 5, 2007: 2007 - COLDEST WINTER ON RECORD
8.
December 20, 2007: THIS MAN DOES NOT REPRESENT US
9.
January 8, 2008: THE CANDIDATE OF INEVITABILITY
10.
Janurary 20, 2008: ARE YOU A WRITER?
11.
January 27, 2008: ANOTHER DREAM
12.
February 19, 2008: SOMEONE WANTS A FLAME WAR
13.
June 26, 2008: YOUR MYSPACE PAGE IS KILLING YOU
14.
July 7, 2008: ARE YOU A REAL WRITER?
So what is the most popular blaag I write? Well in the final talley:
1 and 13 (2) are about the experience of being on MySpace.
2 and 3 (2) are about politics.
4, 7, and 9 (3) are about science.
5 (1) is about my shooting a short film.
6 and 12 (2) are rebuttals to people who took exception to me.
8, 10, 11, and 14 (4) are about writing.
But there were many blaags in between these that covered these areas. So what formula can I draw from all of this? Not a damn thing! That's MySpace for ya!
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Horror Host Ormon Grimsby (Monster Creature Feature on WCTV, RTN Channel 10, Raleigh, NC. Also in Chapel Hill, NC and Long Island, NY) is 52. Visit him at MySpace.com/ Monster Creature Feature. |
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Contributors to Feo Amante are going places! Check it out below!
Starring Adrian Paul
(THE HIGHLANDER),
Bokeem Woodbine, and Ling Bai (THE CROW), This Alternate History
movie is part Horror, Part crime, part S.F. and all Vampires.
From the screenplay by alumni
Christos N. Gage
and
Ruth Fletcher Gage.
Brian Keene was one of the first reviewers at feoamante.com and has gone on to become one of the fastest growing Horror writers in publishing.
Harry Shannon began writing for us in the new millennium and has gone on to write mass market novels and pen the motion picture,
DEAD AND GONE
Scott Nicholson had a career before us, but he wanted to contribute anyway! |
Haunted
Links:
| The
Chancery House |
Dancing Skeletons
Sure, why not? |
Evil
On A
Budget
Every Evil Overlord has to start somewhere. |
Evil Overlord,
Inc.
Valuable advice for setting up your own world dominating empire. |
GoreLets
Once this site buries its hook in you, you won't want to pull
it out.
Flash Enabled. |
Halloween
Midis - Music - and Wavs |
| The
Haunted Graveyard |
| The
Haunted Playhouse |
Hell2U
Hell, Michigan. It's a beautiful little place that's a helluva lot of fun to visit. |
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
I've never met a soul who remembers this whacked out show, yet Canadians
Bill Strutt and Ben Kane have created this excellent tribute site. |
The
Monster Dance
Sigh... for those of you who really crave kitsch. |
The
Monster Mash
More dancing monsters. This time with lyrics. |
The
Moonlit
Road |
MustDie
A Russian site. I don't know what they are saying, but it looks so COOL! |
Necropsy
A fledgling Horror site hosted on the Louisiana State University
servers. Not much there so far, but the roster of reviewers, including
S.T. Joshi, is impressive. |
Rather Good
Not Haunted or Horror but being this twisted, where else would he
have a link? |
The
Ossuary In Sedlac
A massive and ornate building made of human bones. |
Screams From The Abyss
Few images, mostly text. It's a 24 hour, 7 day a week Geoff Cooper
Bitch-Fest! |
Spectrum
Of Fantasy
Is back online! A Russian site, with pages in English and/or Russian.
Uses Shockwave! |
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