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FEO NEWS FOR FALL 2008:
- SEPTEMBER -

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SEPTEMBER
These are archived news items, many of them outside of this website, so overtime, the links may not work.

SEP. 30

Del Howison
DEL HOWISON
From Del Howison
DARK DATLOW

If you plan to be in the Los Angeles area this weekend, you may want to know about the following -

At Dark Delicacies Bookstore, this Saturday, October 4 at 2:00pm, Ellen Datlow signs INFERNO (hardback), THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR 2008 (hardback/trade paperback), and THE DEL REY BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY (trade paperback). Joining Ellen to sign Inferno will be Glen Hirshberg, and Jason Stoddard will also be on hand to sign THE DEL REY BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY.

The signing takes place at
Dark Delicacies Bookstore
4213 W. Burbank
Burbank, CA
Loss of Hope
From Scott Goldberg
ALL HOPE IS LOST
LOSS OF HOPE is a 6-minute short film, produced and directed by filmmaker Scott Jared Goldberg. Scott and FRIDAY THE 13th veteran Paul Kratka, wrote the screenplay for the film, based on a short story by Jennifer Baltusis.

Paul plays the character Paul Sanders, a man who loses his wife on a cold winter morning. A nuclear attack blamed on terrorism is what the mainstream news reports as the cause, but is there more to the story than what is told through headlines? That is the question filmmaker Scott Goldberg asked while researching the media:
“We have the opportunity right now, because of the Internet to find out information that we couldn’t find out twenty years ago. The issue with this however is that there is also misinformation within the true information and it's up to the individual to make their mind on what they believe and do not believe.”

The film focuses on Paul's loss of his wife, Claire, as he and his daughter Sara seek refuge in their basement. In a painful recollection, Paul looks back on the days when he was a young man falling in love, a young man drafted to fight in Vietnam, returning home to start a family he would eventually lose.

“Focusing on certain aspects of love was very important in the story because usually an audience feels emotions when they can relate to what they are seeing on screen.”

Visit Scott Goldberg at
ScottGoldbergFilms.com
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MySpace.com/Scott Goldberg
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MySpace.com/Loss of Hope Film
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Trailer Park of Terror
From Scott Essman
TRAILER PARK OF TERROR: A NEW BREED OF HORROR COMEDY

Remember the visceral thrills from Sam Raimi’s EVIL DEAD 2? The horror romp of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s FROM DUSK TILL DAWN? Well, now we have caught that same vibe again, reimagined in one unforgettable new DVD debuting this Halloween 2008 season - TRAILER PARK OF TERROR!

Trailer Park of Terror
Featuring top production values, the film’s special makeup effects were created by the Academy Award winning effects house Drac Studios (Todd Tucker, Harvey Lowry, Greg Cannom), whose numerous film credits include THE HOWLING, THE LOST BOYS, Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, Robert A. Heinline's THE PUPPET MASTERS, BLADE, IDLE HANDS, HANNIBAL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, and the upcoming THE WATCHMEN. Trailer has already become a fan favorite at five film festivals including Slamdance (Park City, UT), Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors (LA) and Fantasia (Montréal).

In TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, six troubled high school students and their chaperon, an optimistic youth ministries Pastor, return from an outdoor character building retreat in the mountains. During a raging storm, their bus crashes, hopelessly stranding them in the middle of the Trucker's Triangle, a forgotten locus of consummate evil in the middle of nowhere. The hapless group seeks shelter for the night in a seemingly abandoned trailer park they find down the road. However, when the sun sets, it's not refuge they find. Instead, terror finds them in the form of Norma, a damned redneck reaper with a killer body who dispenses vengeance and death aided by her cursed companions, a bloodthirsty brood of Undead trailer trash. Starring in the film are Nichole Hiltz (MAY), Tracey Walter (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, IMPOSTOR, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004]), Duane Whittaker (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, FEAST), Priscilla Barnes (TINTORERRA!, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS), Lew Temple (THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN), and country music legend Trace Adkins.

Trailer Park of Terror is directed by Steven Goldmann (over 200 music videos, including for artists such as METALLICA, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Alan Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Brooks and Dunn).

Visit the official website, Trailer Park of Terror.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
As she gained greater control over her career, today's birthday girl has flexed it toward Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense. Welcome to feoamante.com,
Actor Monica Bellucci (DRACULA [1992], L'APPARTEMENT, LE PACTE DES LOUPS, IRREVERSIBLE, THE MATRIX: RELOADED, THE MATRIX: REVOLUTIONS, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, SHEITAN, LE DEUXIÈME SOUFFLE, and much more) is 44.

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SEP. 29

American horrors
From Hart D. Fisher
AMERICAN HORRORS SPONSORS LA SHRIEKFEST!

Competition begins for a broadcast slot on American Horrors LOS ANGELES, CA- Crime Pays, Inc. founder and president, Hart D. Fisher, has announced that his American Horrors television show will be awarding broadcast slots on it’s program as part of the LA Shriekfest Horror film festival. The winners of the Best Feature, Best Short, and Best Super Short will be offered broadcast slots on the new show, and show host Hart D. Fisher will be on hand to cover the Film Festival.

“Joining forces with the LA Shriekfest is a perfect match for what I’m seeking to do with American Horrors.” Said producer Hart D. Fisher. “And that’s for me to use American Horrors as a platform to showcase and develop breaking new talent in the American horror filmmaking field. I'm very excited to be a part of the LA Shriekfest team.”

Mr. Fisher is currently seeking out more indie filmmakers, feature films, shorts and horror themed music videos for broadcast on American Horrors. Anyone interested in seeking out more information or wishes to submit their work for review, please contact us at: submissions@americanhorrors.com.

For more information about American Horrors check us out on the web: AmericanHorrors.com.
Warlash: Dark Noir
From Frank Forte
ASYLUM RELEASES WARLASH: DARK NOIR #2 TRAILER AND PREVIEW

Sept 29, 2008 (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, creator of The Vampire Verses, Insidious Tales and The Asylum Of Horrors, is releasing the first issue of a new character, Warlash, through his company Asylum Press. Five stories, 48 pages, and one low price allow every reader to get a serious value for their comic book dollar.

Action Packed second issue! Warlash, armored warrior of the apocalyptic future, returns. This issue continues the “Phlegm Fatale” storyline (by Frank Forte) wherein Warlash battles a biogenic beast in the sewers below Pittsburgh.

In "Enter: The Bladeviper, Warlash "fights a sexy blade wielding villainess. J.C. Wong's art is stunning. In the final chapter of “Grubbs” where Warlash battles a shape-shifting maniac. Art by Steve Mannion.

In Wormwar part 2, a Warlash must find out who is building giant worms by Szymon Kudranski.

In “The Demon” , Warlash is confronted with a satanic rite and hellspawned beast they have released. And finally "Tentacles", where an injection transforms a bum into something... more, by Nenad Gucunja.
Cover by Bruno Werneck.

Watch the Warlash Trailer.

Preview of Warlash.
Horror & SciFi Film Festival
From International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
ZOMBIE MASQUERADE SCAVENGER HUNT!

FeoNote: If you plan to be in the Phoenix, Arizona area this October 3rd, you may want to know about the following -

Gather your team for the first ever Zombie Masquerade Scavenger Hunt at First Friday 10-03-08.

Zombie groups of up to 4 will compete in a list of zany tasks at various First Friday locations between 8pm and 10pm this Friday in a chance to win VIP passes and other prizes to the Horror & Sci Fi Film Festival.

The Specifics: RULES

If you are in a Zombie Costume you will receive extra points!

Anything not expressly prohibited or illegal is ok.

A list of the items to be found and their point values can be picked up at any time between 7:30pm and 10:00pm. Registration begins at 7.30pm, Scavenger Hunt starts at 8:00pm. Look for our booth on Garfield (the Block Party) between 4th and 6th Street.

A team must have at least two people and a name (maximum 4 people)
Publicly available transportation (e.g. train, bus, taxi) is fully legal.
Items can be turned in any time before 10 PM.
You may make as many check-in trips as you like.
Items turned in after 10 PM receive 0 points.
Photos of objects are not as good as the object (for object specific challenges)
Partial credit is liberally allowed.
Be creative.

The judges' decisions are very arbitrary and final. Judges will give NO help. Judges will only rule on an item's worthiness when presented with an item; no hypotheticals.

Your team cannot split up into separate vehicles. You can proceed on foot in different directions, but you can use only one vehicle per team. There will be random checkpoints throughout the night, and if your team is not all together at each checkpoint, you will be disqualified.

You cannot complete everything on the list.
Pick and choose a path that maximizes your points.
Some items/photos are off the beaten path.
Evaluate the possible points gained vs. the time it would take to complete before embarking on a long trip.
The point total listed is the maximum.

The judges have discretion to lower the point total if the photo/item checked-in is a stretch or not exactly what we are looking for. Judges also have discretion to provide bonus points for exceptional photos or items.

WHAT TO BRING
Zombie Costume Water
A cell phone
A map of the Downtown Phoenix Area, or better yet an Artlink First Friday Map
A digital camera and it's accompanying USB cable (to connect to the Judge's laptop)
A completed registration form

PRIZES
1st Place team will receive 4 VIP PASSES to the International Horror & Sci Fi Film Festival ($400 Value)
2nd Place team will receive 4 FLEX PASSES to the International Horror & Sci Fi Film Festival ($100 Value)
Bonus, all participants will receive an exclusive coupon for 2 for 1 passes (can be used on VIP & FLEX) to be redeemed at the Festival

We look forward to seeing you undead this Friday!

More information at HorrorScifi.c.topica.com/maamizSabKO5AaB4ZoKb/ or MySpace.com/HorrorScifi or call 602-955-6444

Click here for the registration form HorrorScifi.c.Topica.com.
DOOMSDAY
Over at his MySpace blog, Writer and Director Neill Marshall (DOG SOLDIERS, DESCENT) is talking about the latest successes of his movie, DOOMSDAY. Just this week it fell off the #1 slot in DVD and BLU-RAY sales in the UK, after enjoying a nice three week stay there, since September 1.

And Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida has a DOOMSDAY part of their theme park in celebration of their Halloween Horror Nights festivities. Odd when you consider that it was marketed as a SciFi Action Thriller and all of the many Horror aspects were never mentioned. Hmmm...

Well, best to Neill all the same.
Check out Neill's MySpace.com/Shockmeister.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer and film maker, Terry M. West (Novel: DREG, Comic: BLOOD FOR THE MUSE, Movie: FLESH FOR THE BEAST, SKIN CRAWL, THE BLOODSHED, LAST CALL) is 43.
Terry is also a MySpace friend. In fact, he was a bud before there was a MySpace. Check him out at MySpace.com/FilmBastard.
And On Sunday -
Musician Ginger Fish (MARILYN MANSON: THE LAST TOUR ON EARTH, MECHANICAL ANIMALS and more) is 42.
Musician George Lynch (of 1980s metal band DOKKEN, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM WARRIORS) is 54.

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SEP. 26

QUICK BITE
Writer and film maker, Greg Lamberson (JOHNNY GRUESOME) wrote in to let me know that he has a new book trailer up at YouTube. Check out CHEAP SCARES.
Visit Greg at SlimeGuy.
Brutal
From NunaPunk
GETTING BRUTAL

BRUTAL is the debut film by Milwaukee native Nuna Minch. With a background primarily as a musician and leader of the band NUNA, Minch did whatever was necessary to get his message across. He achieved notoriety for once performing at the world's largest music festival - SUMMERFEST - in a wheelchair with a neckbrace and backbrace on after a serious car accident two days before. Minch has taken this fervor into his role as writer, cinematographer, editor and music supervisor (his brother Mark scored the movie) of BRUTAL.

The full-length feature film was shot with a single digital camera and tracks a group of ghost hunters/documentarians as they search for a reported haunted site along a river bank in Caledonia, Wisconsin. While looking for the spot where the young boy who disappeared is rumored to appear, the group runs into the wrong person. BRUTAL is an indie/art house style that falls into the Horror/Terror category. It is sure to push buttons and generate some controversy as most films that strive to go past the usual do. The cast is new and fresh and much of the action is "real".

For more info, check out MySpace.com/BrutalMovie.
Zombie Fest
From Miss Dee
ZOMBIE FIGHTER FACES THE UNDEAD AT ZOMBIE FEST

Ken Foree heads Zombie Fest guest list
Pittsburgh, PA – Thirty years ago, Monroeville Mall was overrun by zombies. Only two humans survived the ordeal – and one of them is returning to the site of Dawn of the Dead next month.

Ken Foree (FROM BEYOND, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], BRUTAL MASSACRE), who played Peter in the original DAWN OF THE DEAD film, will headline the guest list for The It’s Alive 2008 Zombie Fest™ - a free fan festival that will take place at Monroeville Mall outside Pittsburgh, PA on October 25 and 26. The show is open to the public and all ages are welcome*.

In addition to Foree, who has also appeared in director Rob Zombie’s THE DEVIL'S REJECTS and HALLOWEEN, other guests scheduled to appear are:

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Dawn of the Dead “zombies” Sharon Ceccatti Hill, Clayton Hill, Leonard Lies, Joe Shelby and Frank Serrao


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Sam Nicotero, whose film credits include The Crazies and Children of the Living Dead


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Horror writers contributing to discussion panels sponsored by Permuted Press:


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Travis Adkins

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Michael Arnzen (FREAKCIDENTS, 100 JOLTS)

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JL Bourne

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Tim Gross

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Bowie Ibarra

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Scott A. Johnson

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Glenn Kay

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Jonathan Maberry

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Steven North

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Kim Paffenroth

Additional guests will be announced soon. Complete guest bios will be provided on our web site.

Zombie Fest is part of Pittsburgh’s Zombie Weekend, kicking off with a Zombie Masquerade Ball sponsored by Straub Beer on Friday, October 24. The Ball is open to ages 21 and older; tickets are available for $20 in advance or $22 at the door. The fun continues on Saturday and Sunday as zombies and zombie fans invade Monroeville Mall for the second annual Zombie Fest featuring specialty vendors, celebrity guests, bands, author panels, films, games and contests.

The highlight of the weekend will be the annual zombie walk on Sunday morning, which drew more than 1,000 people in 2007 and earned a Guinness World Record™ and Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award. The walk is the hub of World Zombie Day with 50 cities participating worldwide. All cities are holding food drives in conjunction with their walks – Pittsburgh zombies are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Activities taking place at Monroeville Mall are free this year. “In honor of the 30th anniversary of Dawn of the Dead, we wanted to give all zombie enthusiasts an opportunity to enjoy a fan fest where the movie was filmed. And given the current economic climate with rising gas and food prices, we thought that free admission would make it easier for fans to come out and enjoy the festivities”, says organizer Mark Menold, producer and host of The It’s Alive Show.

Zombie Weekend is sponsored in part by Straub Beer, Rue Morgue, Permuted Press, Pittsburgh East Nissan, Zombie Friends and Scars magazine.

Details for all Zombie Weekend events can be found at TheItsAliveShow.com.

*Film screenings open to ages 17 and over only.
THE MUMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
THE MAKING OF THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
FeoNote: If you plan to be in the Los Angeles area next week (Oct. 2) you may want to know about the following -
Join Gnomon School of Visual Effects, the VES and the Maya User Group for this exceptionally full evening with special guests from Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues Studios showing how they created the stunning effects and imagery in THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR using Maya and other tools.

The event will be at Gnomon from 6-9 p.m. on October 2.

Speakers from Digital Domain include Hanzhi Tang (Lighting Supervisor), Marten Larsson (Lead Effects Artist), Chad Finnerty (Procedural Character Animation Lead) and Aruna Inversin (compositor). Gee Yeung, Sequence Supervisor from Rhythm & Hues Studio, will also speak.

Continued at VFXWorld.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Linda Hamilton (TAG: The Assassination Game, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, TERMINATOR, BLACK MOON RISING, KING KONG LIVES!, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [TV], TERMINATOR 2, SILENT FALL, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, DANTE'S PEAK, BATMAN BEYOND, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, BROKEN) is 52.

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SEP. 25

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Spencer Treat Clark (ARLINGTON ROAD, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, UNBREAKABLE, MYSTIC RIVER) is 21.
Actor Clea Duvall (LITTLE WITCHES, THE FACULTY, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, GHOSTS OF MARS, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, IDENTITY, THE GRUDGE, CARNIVÀLE [TV], HEROES [TV]) is 31.
Actor Michael Madsen (WARGAMES, RESERVOIR DOGS, DEAD CONNECTION, SPECIES, SPECIES II, VOODOO DAWN, KILL BILL [both], SIN CITY, SCARY MOVIE 4, HOUSE [2007], and way more) is 50. Look for Madsen's upcoming 2008 Horror Thriller releases, TOOTH & NAIL, OUTRAGE, HELL RIDE, THE PORTAL, THE I SCREAM MAN. Madsen's expected 2009 release is SIN CITY 2.
Actor Will Smith (INDEPENDENCE DAY, MEN IN BLACK [both], ENEMY OF THE STATE, I, ROBOT, I AM LEGEND) is 40.

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SEP. 23

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer Brian Keene (NO REST FOR THE WICKED, THE RISING, GHOUL, DARK HOLLOW) is 41. Visit him at MySpace.com/ Brian_Keene.

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SEP. 22

Phantasm
From Gigi Bannister
ARTS FOUNDATION TO HOST “BREW VIEW & BOWL” FUND RAISER

Screening of BUBBA HO-TEP (Rated “R”) Crestline, CA - On Saturday, September 27, 2008, the Crestline Creative Arts Foundation (CCAF) will host a special “Brew View & Bowl” of BUBBA HO-TEP (Rated “R”) at the newly reopened Rim Bowling Lanes on 23991 Lake Drive.

Doors open at 7pm, the film begins at 8pm, admission is a $5 dollar donation (An additional donation of a canned good for the Crest Forest Family Services Food Bank is appreciated.). Bubba Ho-Tep is about “Elvis (Bruce Campbell: EVIL DEAD, ARMY OF DARKNESS, SPIDER-MAN [all]) and JFK (Ossie Davis), both alive and in a Texas rest home, who fight for the souls of their fellow residents as they battle an ancient Egyptian Mummy!” Crestline locals appear in the film. Reggie Bannister (PHANTASM [all], BUBBA HO-TEP), plays the Rest Home Administrator who’s “Just trying to figure out what’s going on to his patients!” and, Gigi “Fast Elk” Bannister (BUBBA HO-TEP, SPRING BREAK MASSACRE) appears as a good ol’ “Trailer Gal.”

The evening is hosted by musician/actor, Reggie Bannister - who will introduce the film - and is preceded by the showing of a 10 minute short film, Charlie, which was locally shot and produced by students of the CCAF Free Film Camp.

The “Brew View & Bowl” event is a fund raiser for a new CCAF Free Film Camp in the coming year. “What we do,” states Reggie Bannister, “is pair mountain students with mentors in the film industry to shoot a short film from start to finish.” The camps are organized and taught by Bannister and his wife/ CCAF president, Gigi “Fast Elk” Bannister (a Special Effects Artist by trade). “We take students from story concept and scripting, to story boarding, and finally to shooting the project. The story idea is all theirs. We shoot on a Canon XL1 donated by Scott Straley from rimoftheworld.net.” The final product is then entered into film festivals around the country. With a copy of their final project in hand, CCAF Alumni have been accepted to formal film school and gone on to working in the film and related industries.

“It starts at about $2500 to produce a film camp.” says Gigi Bannister. “The more funds we have to work with, the larger we can make the project for the kids. My husband and I take nothing for fees but, over a weekend or two, we bring other directors, videographers, and editors from down the hill, put them up locally, feed the cast and crew, and make DVD copies of the finished project for the kids and film festivals.” The CCAF Film Camps also bring a trickle down economy to local businesses. “We are able to show students there’s something out there for them beyond flipping burgers. When we bring films to shoot up here, these young people work right along side us, readily trained. Everybody wins by supporting these students.”

Gigi adds, “The pizza places love it when I call up ordering “pizza for 100.”” The Bannisters are heavily assisted by private donors on producing the film camps and doing fund raisers throughout the year. Students are drawn from the Rim High School drama and film/video classes as well as other schools.

“The film camps are FREE because it levels the playing field for all students.” Says Gigi. “Parents and sponsors are allowed to donate funds specifically for food & supplies. In not charging, students from all walks of life can come together for these projects.”

For the “Brew View & Bowl,” attendees can purchase beer, wine, and pizza which they can then bring upstairs into the screening, and younger kids can bowl or play games in the arcade downstairs. Thus the name, “Brew View & Bowl.” (Must show proof of age for purchasing alcohol.) Bubba Ho-tep is Rated “R.” “We’re hoping to do more “Brew Views” in the coming months.” adds Reggie Bannister.
EXCLUSIVE! THE FIRST IMAGES OF TRANSFORMERS 2?
By George 'El Guapo' Roush on September 21, 2008
Since Michael Bay has been keeping everything involving Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen a secret, it's been hard for fans knowing exactly what is up with some of their favorite Decepticons and Autobots.

One of the big questions is, is Megatron returning and if so, what will he look like? If these images are any indication, he appears to be a giant...

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Dark Woods
From Herbert M Brindl
DARK WOODS

Fangoria Chainsaw award winner Tracy Coogan (ZOMBIE HONEYMOON) will star next to James Russo (Dario Argento's TRAUMA, THE NINTH GATE, DEEP CORE, SATANIC, DEAD WATER) in the psychological thriller DARK WOODS.

Dark Woods is a mystery thriller written by John Muscanero, and is based on true events.

The story follows a couple who moves to a secluded cabin in the woods to cope with a terminal illness of the wife (not to be confused with Harry Shanon's DEAD AND GONE). As the wife's condition drags her deeper into dementia and darkness, the husband's friendship with a local teenage girl takes a dangerous and obsessive turn.

The film is said to be similar to the works of David Lynch and Michael Haneke, with the feeling of the 1969 French classic "The Swimming Pool/La Piscine".

Bryan Loves You
From Ed Peters BRYAN LOVES YOU THIS I KNOW...
When: Tuesday evening, September 23rd, 2008.

Where: Dark Delicacies Bookstore 4213 W. Burbank Boulevard Burbank, CA 91505

When: 7:00pm

Who: Tony Todd (CANDYMAN, THE CROW, FINAL DESTINATION)
Scream Queen Brinke Stevens (HYBRID)
Jeff Dylan Graham (HOME SICK, POP SKULL)
Elissa Dowling (featured on BLY’s commentary track)
Chuck Williams (BUBBA HO-TEP)
Daniel Schweiger (BUBBA HO-TEP)
Troma President Lloyd Kaufman (THE TOXIC AVENGER, POULTRYGIEST)
Producer / Writer / Director Seth Landau

What: Join horror film icons Tony Todd, Brinke Stevens and Troma chief Lloyd Kaufman, along with filmmaker Seth Landau and stars from Landau’s chilling feature film Bryan Loves You for a cast/crew DVD signing Tuesday night – the DVD’s street date - at Burbank’s famed Dark Delicacies bookstore.
Stendhal Syndrome
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Your favorite Uruk and Sauron,
Stunt / Actor Sala Baker (LORD OF THE RINGS [all], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], MONSTER MOUNTAIN) is 32.
Harry's perpetual nemesis,
Actor Tom Felton (HARRY POTTER [all]) is 20.
Musician Nick Cave (Album: NOCTURAMA, Movies: SCREAM everything, HELLBOY) is 51.
Actor Catherine Oxenberg (LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, OVEREXPOSED, THE COLLECTORS, THE OMEGA CODE, SANCTIMONY, PERILOUS, ROAD RAGE, FROZEN IN FEAR, THE VECTOR FILE, PREMONITION) is 47.
And On Sunday -
Writer Stephen King (Books: BLOOD & SMOKE, DREAMCATCHER. Movies: CARRIE, APT PUPIL, THE NIGHTFLIER, THE GREEN MILE, DREAMCATCHER, 1408, THE MIST) is 62.
And On Saturday -
Actress Asia Argento (DEMONI 2, LA CHIESA, TRAUMA, LA SINDROME DI STENDHAL, IL FANTASMA DELL'OPERA, LES MORSURES DE L'AUBE, RED SIREN, THE KEEPER, LAND OF THE DEAD) who is 33.

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SEP. 19

E.C.McMullen Jr.
E.C.McMullen Jr.
WE'RE NUMBER 1!
I say WE because its you, me hearties, who make feoamante.com the No. 1 Horror Thriller website on the world's top search engines. R! Not just the top search engines in the U.S., but in the world!
Google.com
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and
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What's more, this month, feoamante.com debuts as the #1 Horror Thriller website on the search engines,
Google.co.jp
Yahoo.co.jp (We're big in Japan!)
AllTheWeb.com
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For those of you who've noticed, the reason I've slowed down on the updates this year in order to recode this massive mother. I'm streamlining with CSS and full database. Little by little, I'm improving load times and navigation.

As always, thanks for making feoamante.com Number One!


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
R! Avast there ye scurvy dogs! Wish some happy birthdays to
Horror columnist & Gadabout, Spooky Dan (Bloody-Disgusting.com) who is 35. Visit him at MySpace.com/ MacabreSociety.
Writer Tanith Lee (MORTAL SUNS, VIVIA, THE CLADIA JOURNALS, THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED, THE BOOK OF THE MAD, RED AS BLOOD, FACES UNDER WATER and way more) is 62.
Actor Kevin Zegers (IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SPECIMEN, SHADOW BUILDER, KOMODO, FEAR OF THE DARK, WRONG TURN, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], THE HOLLOW) is 24.
Kevin is currently working on the Thriller, LIGHTHOUSE. R!

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SEP. 18

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer Brett Ellen Block (DESTINATION KNOWN, THE GRAVE OF GOD'S DAUGHTER, THE LIGHTENING RULE) is 35. Visit her at MySpace.com/ BrettEllenBlock.
Actor Billy Drago (VAMP, HUNTER'S BLOOD, HERO AND THE TERROR, DARK BEFORE DAWN, CYBORG 2, LUNARCOP, NEVER SAY DIE, A DOLL IN THE DARK, CONVICT 762, THE CIRCUIT, IMPRINT) is 59.

Actor James Marsden (CAMPFIRE TALES, DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, GOSSIP, X-MEN [all], THE 24TH DAY) is 35. James shares a September birthday with his director from
X-MEN, Bryan Singer.

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SEP. 17

HAPPY THRILLER MYSTERY BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer David Bain (various short stories) who is 39.
Director Bryan Singer (PUBLIC ACCESS, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, APT PUPIL, THE X-MEN, X-MEN 2) is 43.
Actor / Horror Host / Gadabout Cassandra Peterson (FRIGHT NIGHT [TV], JEKYLL AND HYDE...TOGETHER AGAIN, ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK, THE ELVIRA SHOW [TV], ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS) is 57. Look for her in the upcoming Thriller, HER MORBID DESIRES.

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SEP. 16

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Writer John Urbancik (5:47, A GAME OF COLORS, SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE [W/Michael Oliveri]) is 37.

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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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