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FEO NEWS FOR FALL
2008:
- SEPTEMBER -
The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.
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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. 15
From LatinoReview
EXCLUSIVE: NEWS ON THE 1982 REMAKE OF THE THING
By George 'El Guapo' Roush
Today to I spoke to director Marc Abraham whose new movie, “Flash of Genius” is coming out soon. But he's not known for directing. he's know for producing. One of his future projects is a remake of the 1982 horror classic “John Carpenter's The Thing.”
I asked Marc how can you possibly top the 1982 version and whether or not it is a remake or a sequel. This was his reply:
Continued at Latino Review.
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HAPPY THRILLER THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Tommy Lee Jones (EYES OF LAURA MARS,
BLACK MOON RISING, THE PACKAGE, UNDER SIEGE, THE FUGITIVE, BLOWN AWAY, THE
CLIENT, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, VOLCANO, MEN
IN BLACK, U.S. MARSHALLS, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, MEN IN BLACK II, THE HUNTED, THE MISSING) who is 62.
Tommy's Supernatural Thriller, IN THE ELECTRIC MIST has an expected release date of 2009. |
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SEP. 11
QUICK BITE
Artist Scott Keating came across came across my review of CHOPPER ZOMBIE and his work in it. Now he has a few things to say on what I had to say about CHOPPER ZOMBIE. Check out the review.
PLUS
Free Speech Dept.
See, this is why so many entertainers come to the U.S. before they start trash talking, and only trash talk the U.S. - because you can say whatever you want in America. There is no free speech throughout much of Europe, especially Italy. Why just cracking a joke about the Pope can land you in prison.
Check out the UK Times Online report on Sabina
Guzzanti.
And should you find any of your work getting published in Italy, remember this word: Deportation!
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RELEASE THE BOOKS!
FeoNote: If you plan to be in the Los Angeles area this weekend, you may want to know about the following -
Ink Pen Mutations Book Release Party is celebrating the arrival of their three newest books including the illustrated and haunting, WILL NOT R.I.P. and the post-apocalyptic S.F. thriller, VAN WYCK.
The release party takes place on Saturday September 13th 2008 and runs from 7:30pm to midnight Readings will begin at 8:30pm.
Free admission (suggested donation only 3$)
Free wine and coffee!!! BYOB!!!
DJ Tamrah will be spinning downtempo breakbeats and experimental hip hop.
Park in the Lot just west of the E. 15th Street and Santa Clara Street intersection LA 90021. The Loft is directly in front of the parking lot. Signs will be posted. There will be poets, artist, and the models from the Living Dolls book! For more information, visit, InkPenMutations.com.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Are there really stuntmen who make their careers largely in Horror Thrillers? Yep. Here's a Happy Birthday to
Stuntman Zach Hudson (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], CHARMED [TV], ANGEL [TV], SPIDER-MAN, MEN IN BLACK II, SPIDER-MAN 2, THE ISLAND, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN: AT WORLD'S END) is 36.
Writer James Newman (HOLY ROLLERS, THE WICKED) is 35.
Director Brian De Palma (SISTERS, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, OBSESSION, CARRIE, THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT, BODY DOUBLE, RAISING CAIN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, SNAKE EYES, MISSION TO MARS, FEMME FATALE, THE BLACK DAHLIA) is 67.
Remember that cute little girl in JURASSIC PARK? Well, she's nearly 30! Happy Birthday to
Actor Ariana Richards (TREMORS, GRAND TOUR: DISASTER IN TIME, JURASSIC PARK, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, TREMORS 3) who is 29.
Actor Tiffany Shepis (TROMEO AND JULIET, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, SCARECROW, DEATH FACTORY, TED BUNDY, DELTA DELTA DIE!, ABOMINABLE, CORPSES, and way more) is 29. |
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SEP. 10
From Alan Grosheider
HORROR MOVIE HYBRID
Louisville, Kentucky, September 4, 2008 - Anubis Digital Studios is creating a hybrid of traditional movie production, modern webisode production, and the audience creativity of YouTube. Winners of the Anubis Digital Quick Bites Horror Film Contest will become partners with Anubis: writing, filming, editing, and producing the sequel series to the successful full-length zombie comedy, DEAD MOON RISING.
Anubis released Dead Moon Rising in early 2008. In less than 30 days, the movie was Fangoria Magazine’s Video of the Month. The movie has won multiple film festivals, and its North American distribution has proven more successful than the company ever dreamed it would be.
The sequel to Dead Moon Rising will be released as a free online web video series, and advertisements will pay for the production. Anubis is creating the main storyline and episodes involving the original characters from the first movie. The company will select 5 winners of their Quick Bites Horror Film Contest from locations around the world. Contest entries will be screened at the Anubis Digital World’s Largest Zombie Gathering on Halloween weekend. The contest winners will write, film, edit, and produce parallel threads of the series within a framework of rules related to the original movie. These “remote” producers will also share the profits with Anubis.
The main series will document the adventures of the original characters as a zombie infection continues to plague the Louisville area. The parallel episodes will give the audience a simultaneous view of the experiences of new characters battling the zombie outbreak in 5 other parts of the world. As the video series nears its conclusion, the separate threads will come together into a finale.
Anubis will use this model to create a new kind of entertainment company that will produce many future Internet-based video series where the audience has more interaction with the characters and is more and more involved in the creation of the final product.
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From M. F. Korn
HURRICANE GUSTAV: AFTERMATH
FeoNote: New Orleans has long been
a playground for the wealthy. From the annual Mardi Gras to some of the most famous restaurants and blues clubs in the world. They don't like to live there, but they love to visit there. And who wouldn't? Not just the wealthy love New Orleans. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was the tourist capital of Louisiana.
So 48 hours after Katrina passed, Mayor Nagin opened the flood gates on the failing Lake Ponchartrain dyke and flooded the lower part of New Orleans without warning. There was an awful lot of yellow journalism over that.
2008, Gustav tore through Louisiana. While New Orleans was barely touched, same as it was when Katrina passed through, the rest of Louisiana has been devastated. The U.S. national media doesn't care to report it during this election year.
Louisiana Horror Thriller writer, M.F. Korn, brings us up to date on what's going on.
Continued at
/Hurricane Gustav: Aftermath. |
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SEP. 9
From Bryan Westbrook
CTHULHU EXPANDS
into Seattle, Portland and Atlanta this Friday, September 12th SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY IN SEATTLE: Q&A with Dan Gildark (director) and Grant Cogswell (writer) after the 7:10pm showing at the Landmark Metro (4500 9th Avenue NE.)
Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft. A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.
The film stars Jason Cottle (THE HAUNTING OF HELL HOUSE [1999]), Scott Patrick Green (PARANOID PARK), Cara Buono (HULK [2003], THE DEAD ZONE [TV]) and Tori Spelling (SCREAM 2, SCARY MOVIE 2). CTHULHU marks the debut of director Dan Gildark.
Visit Cthulhu-themovie.com.
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HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Actor Jeffrey Combs (FRIGHTMARE, THE MAN
WITH TWO BRAINS, RE-ANIMATOR [all], FROM BEYOND, CELLAR DWELLER,
DOCTOR MORDRID, NECRONOMICON, CASTLE FREAK, THE
FRIGHTENERS, HOUSE ON HAUNTED
HILL, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, FEAR
DOT COM, VOODOO MOON, ABOMINABLE, RETURN TO THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, and way more!) is 54. Look for Jeffrey's upcoming Horror Thriller movie, PARASOMNIA.
Actor Goran Visnjic (NIGHT WATCH, PUSKA ZA
USPAVLJIVANJE, THE PEACEMAKER, THE DEEP END, DOCTOR SLEEP, ELEKTRA)
is 36.
Comic The Amazing Jonathon is a Horror comic if there ever was
one. He routinely chews up shards of glass, razor blades and string, and
then, bleeding profusely from the mouth, pulls it all out neatly tied
to the string. He is also known for pulling the spines out of volunteers
from the audience. He is 50 today. |
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SEP. 8
QUICK BITES
Halloween started on Sept. 1st as far as I'm concerned. For the second week of Halloween, I link you to HALLOWINDOW!
PLUS
GHOSTBUSTERS released on a Flashdrive. News from Crave.
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From John Everson
EVERSON'S CONVENANT
John Everson's Bram Stoker-award winning novel COVENANT was released from Leisure Books this month, and since then John has been on the road for a whirlwind tour of signings and media interviews, ranging from stops at Borders stores in Nashville and Merrillville, IN to a weekend in Atlanta at Dragon*Con. Follow this link for updates to his full Covenant Tour Schedule or see below.
For those interested in updates on COVENANT, its forthcoming sequel SACRIFICE and his just-finished 3rd novel, THE 13th, you can sign up for his monthly e-mail newsletter (it's free!) where you can also get some free fiction and occasionally, if you're lucky, win stuff. Sign up at JohnEverson.com/list.htm.
For those interested in how Everson came to write the novel, there's a "Covenant Special Feature" online at the Leisure Books site that explains some of the behind-the-scenes genesis of the book.
For those with a prurient con interest, you can see Everson's blog detailing his trip to Dragon*Con to debut the novel at JohnEverson.com/wordplay.
Here's the full list of dates and places as it currently stands for Everson's COVENANT tour.
FALL BOOK SIGNING TOUR FOR COVENANT:
SEPT. 12, 2008: BORDERS 161 N. Weber Road, Bolingbrook, IL 60490 Reading/Signing, 7 p.m.
SEPT. 13, 2008: FRUGAL MUSE BOOKS 7511 Lemont Road, Darien, IL 60561 Covenant Book Launch Party! - 1 p.m.
SEPT. 19, 2008: BORDERS 11 S. Meridian St. # 101, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Signing, 12 p.m.
SEPT. 19, 2008: BARNES & NOBLE Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way Suite 2127 Newport, KY 41071 Signing, 7 p.m.
SEPT. 20, 2008: BORDERS 4530 Eastgate Boulevard, Cincinnati, OH 45245 Signing, 2 p.m.
SEPT. 23, 2008: BORDERS 845 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 Signing, 4 p.m.
SEPT. 26-28, 2008: CHICAGO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL Portage Theater 4050 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL Guest
OCT. 1, 2008: BORDERS 1 N. LaGrange Road LaGrange, IL 60525 Discussion & Signing, 7 p.m.
OCT. 2, 2008: ILLINI UNION BOOKSTORE 809 S. Wright Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Reading, Q&A, Signing, 4:30 p.m.
OCT. 4, 2008: BORDERS 4824 West 211th Street, Matteson, IL 60443 Signing, 2 p.m.
OCT. 5, 2008: WRITERS CHATROOM Featured Chatroom Guest, 6 p.m. (CST)
OCT. 6, 2008: TWILIGHT TALES Mystic Celt 3443 North Southport, Chicago, IL Featured Reader, 7 p.m.
OCT. 9, 2008: BORDERS Clark & Diversey (Lincoln Park) Chicago, IL Discussion & Signing, 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 10, 2008: BARNES & NOBLE 8871 Ladue Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 Signing, 7 p.m.
OCT. 11, 2008: BORDERS 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, MO 63144 Signing, 1 p.m.
OCT. 16, 2008: BARNES & NOBLE 47 East Chicago Ave. Suite 132, Naperville, IL 605407 p.m. WITH BRUCE KILSTEIN
OCT. 17, 2008: BORDERS 15260 S. LaGrange Rd., Orland Park, IL 60462 Signing, 7 p.m.
OCT. 18, 2008: BORDERS 336 S. State Route 59, Naperville, IL 60540 Signing, 1 p.m.
OCT. 24, 2008: BARNES & NOBLE 2710 S. Greenbay Road #A, Racine, WI 534067 p.m. WITH JA KONRATH, W.D. GAGLIANI, DAVE BENTON! NOV. 22-23, 2008: XCAPE CON 2 Flint, MI Guest
DEC. 5, 2008: BORDERS 10135 Indianapolis Blvd., Highland, IN 46322 Signing, 7 p.m.
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From Matthew Warner
HORROR IS A SEX LETTER WORD
Matthew Warner, author of the new non-fiction book, HORROR ISN'T A 4-LETTER WORD: ESSAYS ON WRITING & APPRECIATING THE GENRE, will make his theatrical debut in Weyers Cave, VA, on Sept. 25 in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," a stage musical based on the final, unfinished novel of Charles Dickens. He will be playing the role of Bazzard - an author who aspires to be an actor.
Also, the River City Radio Hour in Waynesboro, VA, will begin performing Warner's four-part radio serial, "How the Martians Stole Christmas," at its monthly variety show on Sept. 19.
Catch him on the "Lair of the Yak" video podcast show on Sept. 13, where he'll discuss all these things and answer inappropriate questions from host Nick Yak.
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From Hart D. Fisher
HARRY MANFREDINI BLED DRY ON AMERICAN HORRORS
FRIDAY THE 13TH Horror Maestro spills his guts to Hart D. Fisher LOS ANGELES, CA- As the sun set on Friday August 22nd, horror film music maestro Harry Manfredini sat down with the scariest man in America, Hart D. Fisher, to talk film score composition, the creation of the iconic FRIDAY THE 13th scores, his life long association and friendship with Sean S. Cunningham, and so much more.
"Manfredini created one of the most recognizable horror themes in the world for Friday the 13th," says Fisher. "It's right up there with the Jaws theme, and to have had the opportunity to speak with this man about horror filmmaking, editing, and what makes a horror film score tick, that was a real honor for me."
"I showed up for a little interview at 8'o'clock, but by the time I left it was 1 in the morning." Said the legendary fright film composer. "Between the great wine and the great conversation, I didn't want to leave. I can't wait to see this interview hit the airwaves."
Mr. Fisher is currently seeking out more indie filmmakers, feature films, shorts and horror themed music videos for broadcast on American Horrors. Anyone who wishes more information or interested in submitting their work for review, please contact us at:submissions@americanhorrors.com.
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From Evelyn Dubocq
MAKE A NOTE
Highly Anticipated Supernatural Action Mystery Based On Popular Manga And Animated Series And Features New English Dialogue Track And Special Bonus Material San Francisco, CA, September 5, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced the highly anticipated DVD release on September 16th of the live-action film, DEATH NOTE, based on the popular manga (graphic novel) and animated series. The DVD features a newly dubbed English soundtrack, along with the original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. Special bonus features include an interview with the film’s director Shusuke Kaneko, an insightful “Making of DEATH NOTE” segment and the original theatrical trailers.
Based on the hit supernatural action mystery manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, DEATH NOTE was released in Japan in 2006 and mirrors the manga’s story of Light Yagami, an ace student with great prospects who is bored out of his mind. All of that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals mysteriously begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to investigate, and he is soon hot on the trail of Light, who must now reevaluate his one noble goal. Both Light and L believe themselves to be on the side of justice, and the two match wits trying to show exactly which of them is "good" and which of them is "evil."
“Fans across the country have eagerly anticipated the release of DEATH NOTE on DVD following a very successful series of nationwide theatrical engagements that VIZ Pictures staged with NCM FATHOM earlier this year,” says Seiji Horibuchi, President and CEO of VIZ Pictures. “Fans now have a brand new way to enjoy this riveting story as a live-action DVD and for those who have yet to witness what the buzz is about, this film serves as an exciting introduction. DEATH NOTE follows a fine tradition of crime thrillers including SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, and SE7EN and we look forward to audiences discovering the thrilling experience that is DEATH NOTE.”
The DEATH NOTE manga and animated series have become extremely popular across North America. A 37-episode animated series is seen by millions each week on cable broadcast and the animated series is also distributed on DVD by VIZ Media (rated T+ for Older Teens). On the print side, DEATH NOTE 13: HOW TO READ, a companion volume to the successful manga series, also published domestically by VIZ Media, was recently ranked in USA Today's Top 150 list of America's best-selling books.
For more information visit DEATH NOTE and VIZ Pictures.
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From Ed Peters
GET THIS STRAIT
BURBANK, Calif. – On October 7th Strait Jacket will transport anime fans into a brand new world where anyone can use magic, and most abuse it. Those who cast too many spells risk becoming murderous, uncontrollable monsters, and all that’s standing between order and chaos are specialized assassins – monsters in their own right –and their protective “Strait Jackets.” Clad in a spectacular holographic “O-card,” Strait Jacket promises a trip into the fantastic like no other!
Created by Ichiro Sakaki (Scrapped Princess), Strait Jacket was a sensation from the moment it aired in Japan earlier this year. In a world where sorcery and science co-exist, the power of magic comes with a price: Humans who do not take proper precautions are transformed into horrific demons. Those who destroy these demons – and run the highest risk of all – are tactical sorcerers known as ‘Strait Jackets’. But when terrorists unleash a plague of demonic carnage, the Sorcery Management Bureau must enlist unlicensed assassin Leiot Steinberg to stop the slaughter. Even if this rogue killer and a mysterious young girl can end the outbreak, will they be able to face their own dark secrets?
Sakaki also wrote the screenplay for the feature, based on his original light novels, which to date have sold more than half a million copies in Japan.
Strait Jacket is produced by Feel (Jinki: Extend TV and Kissxsis OVA) and directed by first-timer Shinji Ushiro. Character designs are by Yoshinori Yumoto (Fullmetal Alchemist, Planetes), and boasts an all-star English dub cast, with Crispin Freeman (HELLSING, GHOST IN THE SHELL 2) and Kari Wahlgren (Samurai Champloo, Steamboy)
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
And On Sunday -
Writer/Director Dario Argento (L' UCCELLO DALLE PIUME DI CRISTALLO, IL GATTO A NOVE CODE, DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA, INFERNO, TENEBRE,
PHENOMENA, OPERA, TWO EVIL EYES, TRAUMA, THE
STENDHAL SYNDROME, THE PHANTOM
OF THE OPERA [1998]) is 68.
This actor usually makes more movies in one year than most actors make in
a decade, and most of them are Horror / Thriller / Mystery movies.
Actor Corbin Bernsen (KING KONG [1976], DEAD
AIM, THE KILLING BOX, SHATTERED, TALES FROM THE HOOD, INHUMANOID, THE DENTIST,
MENNO'S MIND, THE DENTIST II, RAPTOR, FANGS, and way more) is 53.
Writer / Artist Steve Upham (Editor of ESTRONOMICON and SCREAMING DREAMS) who is 36 today.
And On Saturday -
Ever since her breakout role in 2002, today's birthday girl has associated
her career with Horror and Thrillers. Happy Birthday to
Actor Naomi Harris (28 DAYS LATER,
TRAUMA, AFTER THE SUNSET, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END) who is 32. |
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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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