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FEBRUARY
These are archived news items, many of them outside
of this website, so overtime, the links may not work.
FEB. 20
GET THE CRAZY
Last year I saw this exceptionally cool Science Fiction Horror Thriller movie called THE SIGNAL. It was everything WHITE NOISE wanted to be but wasn't. It was everything THE PULSE wanted to be but failed. Watching THE SIGNAL I experienced one of those special theater moments where I was practically jumping out of my seat to cheer the film. As I said in my review, THE SIGNAL stands on par with movies like John Carpenter's THE THING, David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME or, for that matter, Cronenberg's THE FLY. In fact, I'm afraid to tell you much more about it because I don't want to oversell it.
Actor Anessa Ramsey (Mya Denton in the movie) wrote in to say,
"Cross your fingers for us, and know that it costs very little to enter your film into Sundance. We never dreamed *any* of this would happen!"
Anessa Ramsey
Anessa will be in Chicago this weekend along with co-star A. J. Bowen for a Fangoria Weekend of Horrors Q&A panel about THE SIGNAL.
Actor Scott Poythress (Clark in the movie) wrote in to say,
"Yo Feo!! Thanks for the kind words man, we're incredibly excited and nervous about this weekend. Opening weekend is gonna play a huge role in the distribution of prints for us, so if you'd like to urge your readers to get out and see the movie THIS weekend, it would be incredibly cool. I'm very thankful for your support and kudos brother. Thanks again,
take care,"
Scott "Clark" Poythress
HE LIKES THE NIGHTLIFE SINCE THE DAY THAT HE DIED
An interview with 496-year-old undead Smokesylvanian multi-instrumentalist Count Smokula.
Count Smokula is a 496-year-old undead Smokesylvanian musician and member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He has appeared in a promo for America's Got Talent and also appeared on Who Wants to Be a Superhero. He has been featured on The Tom Green webcast and pictured in the USA Today. He regularly hosts burlesque events and he can write songs about people he just met. I asked him about all of these things and he responded in his thick Smokesylvanian accent.
Continued at Broowaha.com.
From Eric J
ERIC'S GETTING GRIMM
I have learned that this coming Wednesday is the day that you all can expect to see my issue of Grimm Fairy Tales, #21, The Sorcerer's Apprentice on sale at your local comic shop! Now, I take it that some of you may have been able to get it last week, I have heard from my inside source ;) that it is on lists to ship in the Chicago area this week, so, hopefully that means that you'll all have access to it this week. AICN did a really complementary review of the issue. You can find it here it's in the 'Indy Jones' section. Zenescope has a discussion thread about it on their boards for those of you that would like to chime in. You can find the thread here. So far the book seems to be getting some very nice feedback, so thanks to those of you that have shared with us. :) And, don't forget, you can check out some preview pages in the SA gallery. Now if you want to see them come to life with Nei's amazing color work, you'll have to pick up the book, but the pages in the gallery are a nice little taster for you.
Continued at EricJ.
Eric J is the co-creator of the Thriller Mystery comic, REX MUNDI, which will soon be a motion picture starring Johnny Depp in the title role.
GETCHER ACCURATE PREDICTIONS HERE
Back on January 8, of this year, I predicted that BLU-RAY would win hands down and that was that.
I made this prediction despite the fact that sales of HD and BLU-RAY were pretty much neck and neck during the Christmas Holidays. What did I base my prediction on? The fact that sales of the plwyers weren't the only factor to consider. Read my blaag at MySpace for the full story: BLINDED BY SCIENCE.
Then check out this news story at VFXWorld.com, though the headline says it all.
Toshiba To Phase Out HD DVD.
For my part and on the behalf of yall, I won't be posting any new HD-DVD affiliate purchase links on the site and I'll start taking out the old ones as time permits.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Television shows are a mixed bag when it comes to Horror, Thriller,
Mystery, and Suspense. There are those writers who have made them fascinating,
intriguing, interesting, and entertaining. But there is only one writer
who made television consistently SCARY! Happy Birthday to
Writer Richard Matheson (Novels: THE INCREDIBLE
SHRINKING MAN, I AM LEGEND, HELL HOUSE, A
STIR OF ECHOES, NIGHTMARE
AT 20,000 FEET, HUNGER
AND THIRST. TV Screenwriter: THE TWILIGHT ZONE, THRILLER, THE ALFRED
HITCHCOCK HOUR, JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN, DUEL, THE
NIGHT STALKER, THE NIGHT STRANGLER, TRILOGY OF TERROR. Movies: HOUSE OF USHER, PIT AND THE PENDULUM, BURN WITCH BURN!, THE RAVEN, THE COMEDY
OF TERRORS, THE LAST MAN ON
EARTH, DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!, THE
OMEGA MAN, THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, DEAD OF NIGHT, I AM LEGEND, and way, way more) is 80.
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FEB. 19
From Michael Laimo
LAIMO RISING
My fifth Leisure Books horror novel, FIRES RISING, has been released and is now available wherever books are sold.
FIRES RISING is a true horror novel, in every respect of the word. From the prologue to the final chapter, this book bleeds horror. It’s a visceral romp of terror that takes place in the streets of Manhattan, at the onset of apocalypse. There's something here for every horror fan: demons and zombies and religious desecration. It is the most visceral book I've ever written. It's a horror novel, in every sense of the word, with monsters and action in nearly every chapter.
For those of you familiar with my past works, FIRES RISING has the claustrophobic intensity of DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, the in-your-face extremes of THE DEMONOLOGIST, and the dark religious elements of DEAD SOULS.
As well, I’ve written a sequel to my bestselling Stoker nominated novel DEEP IN THE DARKNESS. I truly want this book in your hands. But the only way this will happen is if you put FIRES RISING in your hands.
Soon I’ll be announcing a contest testing you on the contents of FIRES RISING. So get your copy now, read it, and get ready to win.
As always, I appreciate your support. It means as much to me now as it did with my very first novel ATMOSPHERE. As long as you keep reading, I'll be able to keep writing.
I am VERY pleased with FIRES RISING. I think it is my best work to date. My editor, and the few critics who've read it agree, which allows me to say this with conviction.
TOP TEN TUESDAY: MYSTERY
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 Mystery, and these are the top ten returns that appear on these book sites.
MYSTERY
amazon.com
1. THE MYSTERY METHOD: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed - by Mystery, Lovedrop, and Neil Strauss (unchanged from January)
2. THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2007 (The Best American Series) - by Carl Hiaasen and Otto Penzler (unchanged from January)
3. ON WHAT GROUNDS (Coffeehouse Mysteries) - by Cleo Coyle (unchanged from January)
4. MYSTERY OF 2012: PREDICTIONS, PROPHECIES, AND POSSIBILITIES - by Gregg Braden, Peter Russell, and Daniel Pinchbeck (up from #7 in January)
5. THE MYSTERY OF CAPITAL - by Hernando De Soto (unchanged from January)
6. THE MYSTERIES OF HARRIS BURDICK (Portfolio Edition) - by Chris Van Allsburg (up from #10 in January)
7. DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY - by Chris Roerden (up from #8 in January)
8. CAPITAL MYSTERIES #8 - by Ron Roy and Timothy Bush (new to the Top 10)
9. MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH - by Michael Chabon (unchanged from January)
10. KNITTING INTO THE MYSTERY - by Susan S. Izard and Susan S. Jorgensen (new to the Top 10)
Mystery
bn.com
This week it's nothing but new Mysteries to the list at Barnes & Noble.
1. MONEY SHOT- by Christa Faust (new to the top ten)
2. THE REDBREAST - by Jo Nesbo (down from #1 in January)
3. LA OUTLAWS - by T. Jefferson Parker (new to the top ten)
4. PYRES - by Derek Nikitas (down from #2 in January)
5. CHINA TOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL - by Paul Malmont (new to the top ten)
6. THE APPEAL - by John Grisham (up from #10 in January)
7. 7th HEAVEN - by James Patterson (returns to the top ten)
8. STRANGER IN PARADISE - by Robert B. Parker (new to the top ten)
9. PLUM LUCKY - by Janet Evanovich (unchanged from January)
10. STRANGERS IN DEATH - by Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb (new to the top 10)
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Benicio Del Toro (LICENCE TO KILL, CHINA MOON, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, THE FAN, SNATCH, THE WAY OF THE GUN, TRAFFIC, THE HUNTED, SIN CITY and more) who is 41. His upcoming Horror Thriller movie, THE WOLFMAN, is scheduled for a 2008 release.
The Captain of the dark ship of Heavy Metal, BLACK SABBATH. Some of the crew struck out on their own, others were left behind, but only one man stayed at the wheel.
Musician Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, MASTER
OF REALITY, PARANOID, SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH, SABOTAGE, WE SOLD OUR SOULS
FOR ROCK & ROLL, and way more) is 60.
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FEB. 18
From Weston Ochse
SCARECROW GODS
in paperback!!! Pass it on!
In May, Delirium Books wil re-release SCARECROW GODS in trade paperback. Originally published in 2005 in limited and deluxe editions only, the book sold out and readership was severely limited. Since then there has been a call for this novel to become available to the masses. Everywhere I go I'm asked when will Scarecrow Gods be out in paperback. Everyone wants to read it and find out if the buzz is true. Not only did Scarecrow Gods win the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel, but it has been on many people's Top Ten Lists for not only the year it was published or the decade, but for all time.
I'm both humbled and excited about the reaction so far. But if that's what people thought about it when only a few read it, then how will the book be received when it hits stores everywhere? I can't wait. The publisher is still working on the new cover. When he finishes, I'll let everyone know. The initial print run will be high, but probably not high enough based on the interest.
Weston Ochse (SCARY REDNECKS and other INBRED HORRORS w/David Whitman, NATURAL SELECTION) is a feoamante.com alumni.
FAMOUS FEOS
I'm the most popular freaking Feo on the Internet, according to search engines. Thanks for helping to make me number one at some damn thing! I owe it all to the 115,000+ of you, world wide, who visit every month, as well as all the folks who write reviews and news for this site.
Still, I'm by no means the only Feo out there. Here is a another -
There is an entire International group of orthdontists called Foederatio Europea Orthdontica, or FEO. Many proud members of Feo by gum! Hell, you should check these folks out! Go to Feo-Online.com.
TOMORROW'S DVDS TODAY!
These are the movies and shows coming out tomorrow, Tuesday, February 19, 2008, on DVD.
Television - Nope, nothing.
HIGH DEFINITION -
HD-DVD -
THE INVASION
These are the movies -
BLACK WATER - Based on true events (Ha! Yeah! Anyway...) comes this tale of a tourist boat which wrecks and leaves its survivors stranded up in a tree, while a huge crocodile waits below for one of them to lose their grip. The three tourists were up there for over three days before rescue came. Note I said rescue came and not, rescue saved them. To find out what happened, you'll have to watch this flick.
CATACOMBS - From the producers of SAW comes this 2006 Unrated Director's Cut finally available on DVD. It tells the tale of a bunch of crazy French kids and one American (so we'll have at least one person to feel sorry for) who go caterwalling in the French catacombs. This movie continues the interest in underground beasties started in 2004 with the German Horror Thriller CREEPS and the 2005 English Horror Thriller, DESCENT.
EYES FRONT - Tormented serial killer on the hunt for another victim meets tormented newbie killer who would love to blame someone else for his crime. Stars Michael Madsen (SPECIES, KILL BILL, SIN CITY).
FOREST PRIMEVAL - Okay, so we have this freakish earthquake, right? And it unleashes evil demons into the forest, and ... awa-ay we go! Hot damn we got a movie!
FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY NIGHTMARE - Shot on Super-8 film no less (where the hell did he find Super 8 film?), John R. Hand wrote, directed, produced, and even starred as the lead in this cinematic something.
GABRIEL - A dark goth style drama about a weightlifting angel named Gabriel. Gabriel is an Arc Angel, come to bring the light. But there are also Fallen Angels, come to bring the darkness. The Fallen Angels are led by Lucifer, the Angel of ... er... light, who lives in hell, by a lake of fire, which is rather bright and well lit. I mean, being fire and all and the size of a pretty damn big lake considering. In between Heaven and Hell is Purgatory, which should be, but isn't quite, earth. Anyway, that's what the angels are fighting over. I know its all very confusing, but what do you expect when a story is based on the Bible?
THE HANDS OF ORLAC - This is a pretty far sighted film when you consider that it was made in 1924. Orlac is a concert pianist whose hands are amputated in a train accident. A surgeon does a hand transplant for Orlac, and while that would appear all nice and neat, this is a gory, grand guignol Thriller. So the new hands came from a murderer. Based on the book by the late Maurice Renard, the transplanted members get busy murdering (you'd think that Orlac's arms, legs, as well as the rest of his body would have a say in what the hands do, but you'd be WRONG!). This movie proved so inspiring that it launched a whole new sub-genre of Transplant Horror books (THE ORGAN DONOR) and movies (THE EYE). This was the original.
NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE - from 2006 and Dimension Films "Extreme" brand, comes this Unrated Asian Horror Thriller about a guy who gets into people's dreams and makes them kill themselves in real life. Watch for the inevitable American remake which WON'T be titled, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.
THE PERFECT WITNESS - Think of MR. BROOKS only pretty much the same thing plus a camera.
REVAMPED - So there you are. You work hard, your company has noticed, you're finally on the fast track to success, and some damn vampire comes along and bites you, leaving you to exist as one of the undead. Talk about making some serious life changes! Then, as if things couldn't get any worse, there are a bunch of underground vampires who've just about had enough of all of these newbie vampires stumbling around and are out to do something about it! What's more, there is also this group of humans who are all gung-ho militaristic and want to kill all vampires. Stars Reggie Bannister (PHANTASM).
SECRETS OF A SOUL - From 1926: A scientist has a lot on his brain pan as he deals with his irrational fear of knives, the obssesive desire to murder his wife, and fantastic nightmares that are driving him mad, MAD I tell you! Like the HANDS OF ORLAC, this is another of the early German Expressionist movies that were far ahead of their time.
SPIRAL - From Adam Green, the guy who brought you HATCHET, comes SPIRAL, the story of a disturbed telemarketer.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Holy crap! This weekend was a Horror Thriller birthday blow-out!
Writer Denise Dumars (LOVECRAFT SLEPT HERE, LETTING IN THE DARK) is 46.
Actor / SFX Artist Gigi Fast Elk (PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION, BUBBA HO-TEP, ZOMBIE HUNTER, DEAD THINGS, SONG OF THE DEAD, THE MANGLER REBORN, LAST RITES, THE RAGE) is 47. Visit her at MySpace.com/ Gigi Fast Elk.
Look for her work on the upcoming Horror movies, SPRING BREAK MASSACRE, FALLEN ANGELS, and NECRONAUT, all set for a 2007 release.
Gigi shares a February Birthday with her PHANTASM and BUBBA HO-TEP boss, Don Coscarelli.
Writer Michael Laimo (DREGS OF SOCIETY, ATMOSPHERE, DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, THE DEMONOLOGIST, DEAD SOULS) is 42. Visit him at MySpace.com/ Michael Laimo.
Nobody makes more direct to $5.99 DVDs than today's birthday girl. Happy
Birthday to
Actor Julie Strain (CARNAL CRIMES, MIRROR IMAGES,
WITCHCRAFT IV, EVIL LIVES, THE UNAMEABLE II, PSYCHO COP RETURNS, LOVE BITES,
SORCERESS II, GUNS OF EL CHUPACABRA, HEAVY
METAL 2000, THE BARE WENCH PROJECT [all], BATTLE QUEEN 2020, 13 EROTIC
GHOSTS, ZOMBIEGEDDON, DELTA DELTA DIE!, BLOOD GNOME) is 46.
Those so inclined remember him for his comedies and musicals, but you can't
look at today's birthday boy's career and not see his majority of Horror
Thriller movies.
So Happy Birthday to
Actor John Travolta (THE DEVIL'S RAIN, CARRIE,
BLOW OUT, BROKEN ARROW, FACE/OFF, MAD CITY, THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER, BATTLEFIELD
EARTH, SWORDFISH, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE, BASIC, THE PUNISHER, LONELY HEARTS, and more) is 54. John's upcoming Thriller slated for 2009 is THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123.
And On Sunday -
Director / Producer Michael Bay (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [2003], THE ISLAND [2005], THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING, THE HITCHER [2007], TRANSFORMERS [2007]) is 43. Bay is making remakes of Daphne Du Maurier's THE BIRDS, FRIDAY THE 13th, and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.
When it comes to rabid devoted cult followings, you don't get more cultified
than the master of nightmarish cinema,
Writer/Director Don Coscarelli (PHANTASM [all], BEASTMASTER [television series], BUBBA HO-TEP, Masters of Horror: INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD) is
54.
This guy must love Horror Thrillers because it's all he ever does!
Actor Dominic Purcell (SILENT PREDATORS [TV],
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II, INVINCIBLE, BEASTMASTER [TV series], EQUILIBRIUM, JOHN DOE [TV series], VISITORS, BLADE:
TRINITY, THE GRAVEDANCERS, PRIMEVAL) is 38. Look for Dominic's upcoming Horror Thriller, TOWN CREEK.
And On Saturday -
I've had a chance over the past few years to catch a number of this actor's movies. Even when they are dramas, they are borderline Horror Thriller or just plain weird. And with the advent of his last two television series where he played Doctor Who and in his new series as Claude in HEROES, its time to wish a Happy Birthday to
Actor Christopher Eccleston (DEATH AND THE COMPASS, SHALLOW GRAVE, eXistenZ, HEART, THE OTHERS, 28 DAYS LATER) is 44.
Writer / Director Eric Red (THE HITCHER, NEAR
DARK, COHEN AND TATE, BLUE STEEL, BODY PARTS, BAD MOON, UNDERTOW, THE HITCHER II, THE HITCHER [2007])
is 47. Eric has three upcoming Horror Thrillers. 100 FEET, starring Famke Janssen (THE FACULTY, XMEN [all]), has an expected 2008 release and STOPPING POWER has been re-scheduled from last year to a projected 2009 release. Eric's Horror Thriller currently in production is NIGHTLIFE.
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FEB. 15
From Angela Quan
GET THE CRAZY
Magnolia will be hosting a very special poster signing event in NY for THE SIGNAL.
We're doing an in-store FREE poster signing appearance at Forbidden Planet with the directors of The Signal on Sunday, Feb. 17th from 1-2pm.
840 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 473-1576
In addition to the poster signing event we have a FREE screening of THE SIGNAL at the Sunshine Landmark at 7pm on Monday the 18th.
143 East Houston Street on the Lower East Side.
EXCLUSIVE: SHIA LABEOUF TALKS TRANSFORMERS 2
It's bigger, better, faster, stronger
Michael Bay (TRANSFORMERS) said recently that he’d written an outline of the story for Transformers 2 and it seems that his leading man, Shia LaBeouf has been shown that story already. We caught up with the Transformers and Indiana Jones star earlier this week and he told us about what to expect.
Continued at EmpireOnline.com.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
For 18 years and counting he's brought us fresh Halloween specials
every year! That's more holiday specials than even Charles Schulz! Happy
Birthday to
Writer/Cartoonist Matt Groening (SIMPSON'S
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL [TV]. Comics: SIMPSON'S TREEHOUSE OF HORROR. Video Games:
BART vs. THE SPACE MUTANTS, BART'S NIGHTMARE) is 54.
Horror Writer Paul Kane (ALONE, TOUCHING THE FLAME, FUNNY BONES, SIGNS OF LIFE, SHADOW WRITERS) is 35. Visit Paul at MySpace.com/ Paul_Kane.
Actor Ashley Cafagna-Tesoro (LORD OF ILLUSIONS, DEMON IN THE BOTTLE, MYSTERY MONSTERS, THE WEREWOLF REBORN!, Dean Koontz MR. MURDER, FRANKENSTEIN & THE WEREWOLF REBORN!) is 25.
Writer / Director / Producer Hark Tsui (DIE BIAN, DIYU WU MEN,DI YI LEI XING WEI XIAN, SUK SAN: SUN SUK SAN GEEN HAP, ROBOFORCE, SINNUI YAUWAN III: DO DO DO, A CHINESE GHOST STORY, WICKED CITY, TIME AND TIDE, ZU WARRIORS, THE ERA OF VAMPIRES and way more) is 58.
Actor Sarah Wynter (SPECIES II, LOST SOULS, THE 6TH DAY, FAREWELL MY LOVE, 24 [TV], THE DEAD ZONE [TV], CIRCADIAN RHYTHM) is 35.
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FEB. 14
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
I'd like to take this moment to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! And if you are all alone this Valentine's Day, Ha! Ha! Well, better luck NEXT year!
LOL!
From Ed Peters
GET COOKIN'
BURBANK, CA – What happens when you mix low-brow dorm humor, with heaping helpings of nudity, a dash of involuntary cannibalism and simmer for a couple of hours? Anchor Bay Entertainment, the leading gourmands of gore, present their next feast of terror with THE COOK, arriving on DVD April 1st. You’d be a fool to resist such a tasty blend!
It’s a long holiday weekend at the Lambda Epsilon Zeta sorority house, and a handful of girls stay behind to indulge in three days of partying, sex games and strangely delicious meals prepared by the weird new chef. But as the sisters begin to disappear one-by-one, the remaining coeds find themselves trapped in a nightmare of graphic slaughter – as they wonder who will wind up next on the menu! Mark Hengst (UNHOLY PASSION, HAUNTED FOREST), Makinna Ridgway (666: THE BEAST) and Kit Paquin, star with a bounty of beauties in this blood-spattered black comedy that cuts like a knife, tastes like chicken and serves up a scrumptious feast of carnage whipped up by…THE COOK.
After devouring the feature presentation, fans will no doubt enjoy these side dishes:
Widescreen (2.35:1) presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Audio commentary with Executive Producer/Writer/Editor Nicholas Bonomo and Actors Mark Hengst, Makinna Ridgway, Kit Paquin, Nina Fehren and Brooke Lenzi
Behind The Scenes: The Cook
Mark Hengst Audition Footage
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Simon Pegg (DANGER! 50,000 ZOMBIES!, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, LAND OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ, GRINDHOUSE, DIARY OF THE DEAD) is 38.
Today's birthday girl shy's away from movies these days. But her past career
has its share of some of the most memorable Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and
Suspense. Happy birthday to a personal favorite,
Actor Meg Tilly (PSYCHO II, ONE DARK NIGHT, IMPULSE, AGNES OF GOD, MASQUERADE,
CARMILLA, BODY
SNATCHERS) is 48.
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FEB. 13
FeoNote: Hot Variety biz today!
WORTHINGTON TO STAR IN 'TERMINATOR 4'
Cameron recommends 'Avatar' lead to McG
By DIANE GARRETT, MICHAEL FLEMING
Sam Worthington will star in TERMINATOR SALVATION: The Future Begins.
The fact the Australian actor just played the lead in the James Cameron-directed AVATAR is no coincidence. Cameron recommended Worthington to "Terminator Salvation" director McG, indicating that the director of the first two "Terminator" installments might be warming to the new pic.
Continued at Variety.com.
CRAVEN TO DIRECT '25/8' FOR ROGUE
Breck Eisner to remake Romero's 'Crazies'
By Michael Fleming
Rogue Pictures has made deals that put the Focus Features genre arm in business with two horror icons.
Rogue has greenlit "25/8," a thriller that will be directed by Wes Craven and marks the first original horror script he has written since 1994 pic "Wes Craven's New Nightmare."
Continued at Variety.com.
FAMOUS FEOS
I'm every Feo, you'll ever need!
Hey guess what, gang? I'm the most popular freaking Feo on the Internet, according to search engines. Thanks for helping to make me number one at some damn thing! I owe it all to the 115,000+ of you, world-wide, who visit every month, as well as all the folks who write reviews and news for this site.
Still, I'm by no means the only Feo out there. Here is another Famous Feo:
Do you live in Canada? The Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO for short) is held in Canada every year, on my birthday weekend no less - February 20, and going on through Feb. 25. If you live in Canada, you could even become a Feo Member! Hell, you could even win the FEO Award!
How cool would THAT be?
Check out FEO.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Today's birthday girl has a long histpory of TV shows, but when she makes it to the big screen she is usually in Horror Thrillers. Happy Birthday to
Actor Kelly Hu (FRIDAY THE 13th PART VIII, SURF NINJAS, STRANGE DAYS, THE SCORPION KING, X2, DEVIL'S DEN, SUCCUBUS: HELL BENT) is 40. Look for her upcoming 2008 Thriller release STILETTO and her expected 2008 Horror Thriller release, FARMHOUSE.
She had her heyday in the 1960s and 70s, but even now, this birthday girl
peaks her head out of retirement from time to time and racks up another
Horror Thriller movie. Happy Birthday to
Actor Carol Lynley (BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING, THE SHUTTERED ROOM, THE NIGHT STALKER, SON OF BLOB, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE,
THE CAT AND THE CANARY, DARK TOWER, BLACKOUT, HOWLING IV: THE FREAKS, SPIRITS
and much more) is 66.
Oscar winning SFX Artist David Marti (THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, DAGON, ROMASANTA, DARKNESS, LA MONJA, FRAGILE, DOOM, PAN'S LABYRINTH, EL ORFANATO) is 37.
David is also a MySpace friend, so check him out at MySpace.com/ DavidMarti.
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FEB. 12
From Robert Dunbar
PASSION & WHAT?
On March 9, 2008, at Philadelphia’s Drexel University, author Robert Dunbar will deliver a lecture entitled PASSION & DISCIPLINE.
And, no, it’s not about sex. It’s about writing.
Actually, they’re not that different. Doing it right can be hard work. And if you’re not doing it right … is it worth the effort?
The lecture will take place on Sunday, March 9th at 2PM in the Anthony Drexel Gallery. (You can check out this extraordinary space at
the Drexel Collection) That's in the main building at 3141 Chestnut Street. The event is part of a series of free lectures sponsored by the Philadelphia Writers Conference in conjunction with Drexel University. For more information, visit pwcwriters.org.
From Brian Tuthill
MASSIFY UNDERTAKING
Audiences offered once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to re-imagine the horror genre and launch their careers
Los Angeles, CA (February 11, 2008) – Creative minded people who’ve always wanted a chance to break through and work on a major motion picture now have their chance. After Dark Films and massify.com are challenging raconteurs, horror hounds, filmmakers and regular folk alike to bring their creativity to a full-length horror film through the newly launched online network, massify.com. This venture, the first feature film developed entirely via the internet, will be released by After Dark Films as part of its 8 Films to Die For® in 2008. The initiative, dubbed “Ghosts in the Machine,” will give the massify.com community the tools to create, submit, choose the idea and cast this unique motion picture. One filmmaker will be a producer on the movie, and four actors will have the chance to work on a feature film.
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Aspiring filmmakers will have the opportunity to create a range of content along the way, including pitching ideas, auditioning for roles and creating ancillary materials, like a movie poster or song. The initiative will have a series of laddered rounds. The first, the “pitch phase,” will seek out the best new horror ideas, narrowing them down to one, which the script will be based on. This will mark the beginning of the casting round, in which both aspiring and professional actors are invited to upload audition videos to play the four major roles in the feature film. The community will then vote and elect ten male and ten female semifinalists to fly to Los Angeles for screen tests. Once the idea and the cast are chosen, the movie will move into production – all of which will be documented reality-TV style on massify.com. As the film nears completion, the Massify community will pitch marketing ideas that will be used as keyart during the release of the films well and will have the opportunity to score music to completed scenes.
“The ‘Ghosts in the Machine’ contest will offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring the next generation of horror film to the screen,” stated After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon. “We are confident that in the minds of passionate fans and young filmmakers, the next great horror idea is being dreamt up right now, and eagerly anticipate the opportunity to turn one inspired idea into a feature horror film in a way that has never been done before.”
“This is the perfect launch for our new platform,” stated Massify President and Co-Founder Kenneth Woo. “Our goal is to provide a place where those who passionately make and act in films can collaborate directly with those who passionately watch films. And few communities are as passionate as the horror community.”
Massify.com will be giving updates all the way through the production and post production process so that fans can watch and be participatory in the film they helped create and grow. Audiences can also log onto horrorfestonline.com to catch updates of the production.
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 (up from #2 in January)
2. THRILLER: STORIES TO KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT - The hardcover version edited by James Patterson and David Liss (down from #1 in January)
3. ALL FALL DOWN - by Carlene Thompson (unchanged from January)
4. THE JULIAN SECRET - by Gregg Loomis (new to the top 10)
5. MICROBE - by Bill Clem (down from #4 in January)
6. HIT AND RUN: A THRILLER by Casey Moreton (down from #5 in January)
7. MORTAL REMAINS: A MEDICAL THRILLER - by Peter Clement (up from #8 in January)
8. DEADLY VISION - by Rick R. Reed (new to the top 10)
9. LETHAL AMBITION - by Michael Swiger (new to the top 10)
10. THE OREGON PROJECT - by Natasha Roit (returns to the top 10)
THRILLER
bn.com
1. THE APPEAL - by John Grisham (unchanged from January)
2. THE PILLARS OF EARTH (Trade Paperback) - by Ken Follet (returns to the top 10)
3. THE PILLARS OF EARTH (Mass Market Paperback) - by Ken Follet (unchanged from January)
4. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET - by Brian Selznick (down from #2 in January)
5. FAITHFUL SPY - by Alex Berenson (new to the top 10)
6. THE APPEAL (Paperback - Large Print) - by John Grisham (new to the top 10)
7. THE GIFT OF FEAR - by Gavin De Becker (new to the top 10)
8. WORLD WITHOUT END - by Ken Follet (down from #6 in January)
9. MAXIMUM RIDE: THE FINAL WARNING - by James Patterson (new to the top 10)
10. DOUBLE CROSS - by James Patterson (down from #7 in December)
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
This man has horrified and terrified billions of people in the last one hundred plus years. People like Tim F. LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, who have both claimed to have studied his work, have made themselves rich writing bare-faced and fraudulent lies about him, and yet the truth endures. So Happy Birthday to the late
Scientist Charles Darwin (Begin amazon.com links - ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES , THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWIN 1809-1882 - end amazon.com links) whose remains, what remains of them, is 199. For extra fun, here are a few SF/Horror movies made by people who have no idea how evolution works: 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH, CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED, EVOLUTION, PLANET OF THE APES, HIDEOUS SUN DEMON, HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP, JURASSIC PARK (Sorry Ian, but no. Yes, life will always find a way, but not by 2:00 this afternoon.), A SOUND OF THUNDER, XMEN (Sorry Jean Grey, but no. The next stage of Evolution isn't based upon a single mutant, but whether or not that mutant can survive long enough to create progeny that successfully carry that mutation to their own progeny).
Normally this actress would never have her birthday celebrated here since
only about 8 of her over 38 films have been in our genre. And yet it is
those very films she is most remembered for by filmgoers. So Happy Birthday
Actor Christina Ricci (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, ADDAMS
FAMILY VALUES, CASPER, BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA, SLEEPY
HOLLOW, BLESS THE CHILD, MIRANDA, THE GATHERING, CURSED) is 28.
This birthday greeting goes out to cult Horror movie anti-hero,
Actor Michael Ironside (STONE COLD DEAD, DOUBLE
NEGATIVE, SCANNERS, VISITING HOURS,
AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, THE SURROGATE, HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II, WATCHERS, TOTAL RECALL, THE VAGRANT, KILLER IMAGE, NIGHT TRAP, STARSHIP
TROOPERS, THE OMEGA
CODE, HEAVY METAL 2000, MINDSTORM, THE SHAFT, CHILDREN OF THE CORN: REVELATION, DEEP WATER, Masters of Horror: THE V WORD, and way way more) is 57.
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FEB. 11
QUICK BITE
The man who is fond of movies starting with the letter "D", Director Neil Marshall (DOG SOLDIERS, DESCENT), delivers the promised pics from his upcoming film, DOOMSMDAY to his blog at MySpace.com.
ROY SCHIEDER HAS LEFT
To fans of Horror Thrillers, Roy will always be remembered as the cinematic Police Chief Brody ("That's one bad hat, Harry!") in Spielberg's breakout movie, JAWS.
Roy spent much of his career making Horror, Thriller, and Mystery movies including THE MARATHON MAN, JAWS 2, LAST EMBRACE,
STILL OF THE NIGHT, BLUE THUNDER, 52 PICK-UP, NIGHT GAME, NAKED LUNCH, THE RUSSIA HOUSE,
WILD JUSTICE, THE RAGE, THE DOORWAY, TIME LAPSE, DRACULA II, and DRACULA III.
Expect to see one more Schieder Thriller for 2008: DARK HONEYMOON.
So long Roy, and thanks for all the fish.
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From Brian Tuthill
FILMS WITHOUT FRONTIER(S)
Los Angeles, CA — After Dark Films has acquired the North American rights to distribute the horror film FRONTIER(S), it was announced today by After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon. Written and directed by Xavier Gens (HITMAN), the film will be released first theatrically on May 9th, in select markets, and then on DVD on May 13th by Lionsgate, through After Dark’s output deal with the studio. After Dark Films formulated the film’s innovative plan for release in keeping with the expressed wishes of horror fans to have the chance to see the mesmerizing film theatrically - where it’s beauty lends itself to the big screen - before releasing it to DVD, when horror aficionados everywhere will have the opportunity to see the film they have eagerly anticipated ever since word leaked out about its acquisition. This release plan allows After Dark to provide movie lovers, especially horror fans, with what they deserve: the absolutely best viewing experience in whichever format they prefer, without having to wait.
Samuel Le Bihan (LE PACTE DE LOUPS - Brotherhood of the Wolf) stars in this horror film set in France and revolves around Yasmine, her ex-boyfriend and his two friends who are entrenched in the Paris riots, and have stolen a large sum of money before they head for the Danish border. On their way, they check into a motel where things appear to be too good to be true. They find that looks are deceiving as this motel rapidly turns into a house of horrors run by a Neo-Nazi family. The film’s additional cast includes Maud Forget, Estelle Lefébure, Patrick Ligardes, David Saracino, Karina Testa and Aurelien Wiik.
“Xavier created a film that’s challenging and provocative, with an emotional impact that horror films don’t always deliver,” stated Solomon. “Given this, we wanted to offer audiences the chance to see it, both communally on a large screen in the theater as well as in the comfort of their homes. We also wanted to present the film the way Xavier imagined it: uncut, unedited, and unaltered in any way to comply with a specific rating. This is a prime example of the type of film we will continue to deliver – a great horror flick that delves far deeper than most films of this genre.”
Gens recently directed Hitman, starring Timothy Olyphant and Dougray Scott. He is repped by Endeavor.
From Ted Dekker
FIND THE BOOK, WIN THE CHEVY
In Christian Horror Mystery writer, Ted Dekker’s latest simultaneous releases, CHOSEN and INFIDEL, four young warriors from another reality are on a quest to find the 7 lost Books of History. Books with the power to create and destroy. Books that control not only the destiny of their world…but ours as well.
In 2008, that quest comes to our world.
Get ready for a nationwide treasure hunt like no other that blurs the line between fiction and reality in a search for the actual Lost Books.
Registration for the game begins in January and the search launches in March. What awaits those who rise to the challenge? An online quest that will test their wits, and plunge them into a world of espionage and ancient secrets where nothing is as it seems and the truth is the most dangerous discovery.
The way will be paved with adventure, but also with great weekly prizes. And the one who solves the ultimate riddle and finds the final Lost Book will drive home in our Grand Prize—a 2008 Chevy Cobalt.
It all begins with Chosen and Infidel, landing in stores before Christmas. Buy your copy now to see the adventure unfold.
Find the Book, Win the Chevy.
Ted Dekker is the author of THR3E and HOUSE, which became movies in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
PAIGE TO STAR IN RAIMI'S HELL
February 9, 2008
By Gregg Kilday
Ellen Page (HARD CANDY), hot off the success of "Juno," will star in the horror film DRAG ME TO HELL, Sam Raimi's first directorial outing since SPIDER-MAN 3.
Universal has acquired domestic and select international rights to "Hell," which Raimi wrote with his brother Ivan Raimi. The picture was developed at Ghost House, the joint venture between Mandate Pictures and Raimi and his producing partner Rob Tapert.
Continued at The Hollywood Reporter.com.
Read a connected piece at FirstShowing.net where one of their reporters says the following: "...what about Evil Dead I or II or Army of Darkness? That is the exact kind of horror we're speaking of when we reference this movie that Ellen Page is in and Sam Raimi is directing. Have you seen either of those? They're hardly horror, at least by today's definition -"
The article: FirstShowing.net.
Then the comment at #5.
FeoNote: HARD CANDY Director David Slade goes on to direct 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. HARD CANDY screenwriter, Brian Nelson goes on to co-write 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT is produced by Sam Raimi and Robert G. Tapert. HARD CANDY Actor Ellen Page goes on to be directed by Sam Raimi. I'm guessing Sam liked the movie.
No word yet on Raimi coordinating for any future projects with HARD CANDY actor Patrick Wilson. Don't cry for Patrick though. He has a Horror Thriller coming out this year (PASSENGERS) and is currently filming WATCHMEN as Night Owl. HARD CANDY was ten pictures ago for Patrick, so he's doing fine.
TOMORROW'S DVDS TODAY!
These are the movies and shows coming out tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12, 2008, on DVD.
Television -
BLADE: THE SERIES - This is the complete series.
THE NIGHT WHEN EVIL FALLS, Vol. 1 - Japanese anime featuring, as usual, the sexually violent subjugation of bug-eyed women with designer colored hair - by mutants.
Collections -
CHARLIE CHAN COLLECTION Vol. 4 - 4 DVD/ 4 movie set.
HIGH DEFINITION -
BLU-RAY -
GONE BABY GONE
These are the movies -
CITY OF ROTT - Zombies! The concept that won't die! This movie is even fully animated!
DOOMSDAY: THE SINKING OF JAPAN - From Tartan Video comes this 2006 movie, which is Japan's most expensive disaster Thriller ever!
GONE BABY GONE - Ben Affleck tries his hand at directing a Mystery, and I have to tell you, maybe he really did help co-write Good Will Hunting after all. Nice to know he's found his niche.
PRIMAL - Hey! You like Lionsgate direct to DVD movies? Well suck this up!
THE RED ROOM - From 1999 Japan comes this fictional brutal flick about the cruelest Japanese TV game show of all (and back in the late 1980s and through the 1990s, they were pretty freaking mean and ugly!).
SOUL'S MIDNIGHT - Armand Assante stars in this movie featuring Vampires! The concept that won't die!
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
"The stupidest song I ever heard!" is how Elvis Presley described
it. But there's no question that every Horror fan knows at least the chorus
to THE MONSTER MASH. Happy Birthday to
Songwriter/Musician/Actor Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (Song:
THE MONSTER MASH. Films: STRANGE INVADERS, SISTER SISTER, FRANKENSTEIN GENERAL
HOSPITAL, LOBSTER MAN FROM MARS, MONSTER MASH: THE MOVIE, BOOGIE WITH THE
UNDEAD) who is 67.
And On Sunday -
Writer James Cheetham (FADE TO PALE, THE BEEKEEPER, SEASONS OF THE BRITTLE HARVEST) is 37.
Visit him at MySpace.com/ JamesCheetham.
Few writers can claim membership in both Cyberpunk and Splatterpunk movements
(granted they were both short lived and really not
movements so much as marketing schemes). All the same, today's
birthday boy is still busy at it and still mentoring the new wave of writers.
So Happy Birthday to
Writer/Musician John Shirley (Books: DEMONS, CRAWLERS,
AND THE ANGEL WITH TELEVISION EYES, DOOM, DARKNESS DIVIDED, Music: Blue
Oyster Cult, Film: THE CROW, TWISTS OF TERROR [TV]) who is 55.
Writer Mark Worthen (VICIOUS SHIVERS, OPEN GRAVES, THICKER THAN WATER) is 46.
And On Saturday -
Writer Elizabeth Blue (DROWN IN FEAR, TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE HAUNTED MID-ATLANTIC REGION) is 40. Elizabeth is a friend at MySpace.com/Elizabeth_Blue.
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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
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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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