Link to us!
If you would like to use the graphic above, just save the icon image to your server and link it back to feoamante.com! |
|
OPTIMIZED FOR 1024x768 RESOLUTION
FEO NEWS FOR SUMMER
2010:
- AUGUST -
The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.
|
AUGUST
These are archived news items, many of them outside
of this website, so overtime, the links may not work.
AUG! 30
QUICK BITES
Writer and Director David Cronenberg (SHIVERS, RABID, SCANNERS, VIDEODROME, THE FLY [1986], eXistenZ), turned his back on Horror in the 1990s, even saying that he didn't consider any of his movies Horror movies. Now he is turning his back, back.
Full story at Toronto Sun.
AND
Horror Filmmaker Eli Roth Talks Exorcisms in New Movie
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Since coming on to the horror film scene eight years ago with "Cabin Fever," filmmaker Eli Roth made a name for himself in the genre with the "Hostel" franchise. An occasional actor, he got a chance to shine last year as the infamous "The Bear Jew" in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."
Continued at ABCNews. |
|
YOU DUG IT
$20.4 million isn't a big, wide U.S. theatrical release opening weekend in anyone's book. Unless your movie only cost $1.8 million, then you've pretty much paid for half of your distribution costs right there (approx. $10 million per thousand screens). A second weekend might cover it all. A third weekend might cover the advertising, and if your movie is still in theaters in its 4th weekend, its all gravy, baby! This weekend, THE LAST EXORCISM dished up the taters by claiming the #2 spot. You might just be digging it!
You're still digging THE EXPENDABLES. In its third week, it has past its box office break-even point, while dipping to only #3. We'll see if it can break its budget break even.
Bad news for recent releases meant good news for INCEPTION. In its 7th week, you continue to dig it, giving it a bounce from #9 last week, back up to #7 this week, even though its ticket sales were down by 37%.
YOU BURIED IT
VAMPIRES SUCK dropped a breath-stopping 57.2% and fell from #2 to #6. While it has broke its box office break even, it's highly unlikely that this will break even in the U.S. for 20th Century Fox.
Even worse news for PIRANHA 3D. If Facebook and Twitter chatter are any indication, people are staying away in droves from PIRANHA 3D instead of paying a premium price for a 3D movie that wasn't shot in 3D. I can personally attest that the 3D glasses they handed out in the Pacific theaters had tiny, awful lenses that pracitcally made you feel like you were looking through binoculars the whole time. What may account for much of PIRANHA 3D's loss and the modicum of VAMPIRE'S SUCK's gain, is that people come to the theater to watch the 2D version of PIRANHA, find there is no 2D version, so instead of paying the premium price, and since they are already there, buy a ticket for V.S. instead. That's just a guess on my part though.
Next Week's Plot:
Robert Rodriguez' exploitation Thriller, MACHETE! We've been waiting a long time for this one, amigos! |
|
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
And On Sunday -
Director William Friedkin (Alfred Hitchcock Presents [TV], Alfred Hitchcock Hour [TV], THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE EXORCIST, SORCERER, CRUISING, RAMPAGE, THE GUARDIAN, JADE, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, THE HUNTED, BUG) who is 75.
Writer Nancy Holder (SPELLBOUND, Various books in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", and "Highlander" series) who is 57.
Writer / Director Joel Schumacher (FLATLINERS, FALLING DOWN, THE CLIENT, 8MM, GOSSIP, PHONE BOOTH, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE NUMBER 23, BLOOD CREEK, TWELVE) who is 71.
Writer Glenn Walker (Horror Thriller and general Comic Book Gadabout) is 46. Look for Glenn's upcoming project which is ... everything.
And On Saturday -
Actor Billy Boyd (URBAN GHOST STORY, LORD OF THE RINGS, SEED OF CHUCKY, DOMINATOR X, GLENN) who is 41.
Director David Fincher (ALIEN3, SE7EN, THE GAME, FIGHT CLUB, PANIC ROOM, ZODIAC) is 47.
Writer Brandon Ford (CRYSTAL BAY) is 29. Visit him at MySpace.com/ writer brandon ford. |
RETURN TO TOP
AUG! 27
UNIVERSAL DEAD
Universal Dead Takes on Zombies, Gets a Feature Deal
(gigaom.com) -- Oh, zombies. No matter how many times people say that the genre is dead, it comes back to life again. (Sorry.) But tales of the undead keep coming, not because of some virus-like infection, but because people keep finding new approaches to telling these stories: storytelling innovation that transcends medium.
The independently created web series Universal Dead, created by Kelly Parks, Vernon Mortensen and Neil Trusso, is just one example of this.
Continued at CNN.
AND
Indie Spotlight: Vernon Mortenson (Universal Dead and Unconventional Films)
It's not everyday that you see a totally original idea for a zombie film. Today I had that day! Vernon Mortensen is Director and Producer of Universal Dead. He is also a former U.S Navy SWCC. It is a real pleasure to sit down with an American Hero and one hell of a Director. With only three short webisodes, this film has me wanting more. So without delay, I present an interview on behalf of From Dusk Till Con preformed by yours truly...
Continued at FromDuskTillCon.
More news at /UniversalDead Episode 3. |
|
QUICK BITES
MTV slasher pic gets its own social-media campaign
MTV is looking for a bit of the same magic that corporate sibling Paramount had with Paranormal Activity as it experiments with new distribution and marketing methods in the digital age.
Continued at VancouverSun.
AND
Castle of horror
Ready for joy buzzers, rubber skeletons and things that go bump in the theater?
Then get down to Manhattan's Film Forum for a special program of William Castle films, starting today.
Continued at NJ.
PLUS
Woodstock Film Festival to screen horror flicks
The Woodstock Film Festival Oct. 1 will screen two horror films, "Don't Go in the Woods" and "Bitter Feast," at The Emerson Resort & Spa, Route 28, Mt. Tremper, west of downtown Woodstock.
The 2010 Woodstock Film Festival runs Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in Woodstock, Rhinebeck, Rosendale and Hunter. The complete lineup will be announced Wednesday.
Continued at PoughkeepsieJournal. |
|
INTO THE REALMS!
Horror Realm is Pittsburgh's modern horror convention. Entering its second year in 2010, the convention celebrates the films, art, writing and culture of the modern era of the genre, which began with the release of George Romero's iconic zombie film, Night of the Living Dead, in 1968.
The Pittsburgh area has a rich horror history. Numerous horror movies have been filmed in the region including NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the original DAWN OF THE DEAD, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, INNOCENT BLOOD, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, and MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, to name but a few.
Horror Realm is proudly produced by native Pittsburghers as a hometown convention celebrating the local horror influences as well as to serve as an attraction for horror
aficionados everywhere. The convention hopes to spur tourism interest in the area as well as economic development for the venue and surrounding areas.
For more information, go to HorrorRealm. |
|
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Actor Paul Reubens (PANDEMONIUM, BATMAN RETURNS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE TRIPPER, RE-ANIMATED) is 58.
Actor Alexa Vega (TWISTER, THE GLIMMER MAN, SPYKIDS, SPYKIDS 2, SPYKIDS
3D, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, HELIX) is 22.
Look for her upcoming 2009 2010 Thriller, THE MINE. And for 2010, the remake of MOTHER'S DAY. |
RETURN TO TOP
AUG! 26
From David Byron
CINEMASSACRES!
In David Byron's fifth non-fiction book, CINEMASSACRES, he has assembled a vast array of special guests from the TV, film, and fiction industries, some that knew Forrest Ackerman personally, some who just wish to pay homage to the man known fondly as "Uncle Forry," and some who never met Forry but had always been fans of his work.
Also known as "Mr. Scifi," Forry made a historical breakthrough when he released the first issue of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND back in February of 1958. The magazine's success required a second printing to fill the public demand.
It's success spawned spin-off magazines like Eerie, Creepy, and Vampirella, and such noted publications as Fangoria, Scars, Gorezone, and Rue Morgue.
Within this book you will find personal memoirs and heartfelt farewells from:
Introduction by Ingrid Pitt
Modern Mythmakers author Michael McCarty
Artist Frank Dietz
Multi-Media artist and Forry's "best pal" Joe Moe
Michael Mallory - author of "Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy Of Horror"
John Dimes- actor/artist/author of The Rites of Pretending Tribe
Brian Walker – creator of Brian's Drive-In Theatre
Robert Leininger – producer of The Undying Monsters
Dick Dyszel (Count Gore Devol) host of Creature Feature
Artist Jim McDermott
Lucy Hell of Mystery Island Publications
Rue Morgue Magazine art director "Ghoulish" Gary Pullin
THE FORREY FAMILY
Left to Right
JOE MOE, FRED OLEN RAY, DR. MANGOR, FRANK DEITZ, |
Special Guest Photos Section
Courtlandt Hull – creator of "The Witch's Dungeon" Museum in Bristol, CT.
Kevin Sean Michaels – director of Vampira: The Movie
Moebius Models creator Frank Winspur
Dr. Mangor – Antimator, photographer, creator of Suicidal Suzi comic
Scifi-Womanthology editor Pam Keesey
Special Guest Interviews:
East Texas Gothic: Joe R. Lansdale
Gandhi At The Bat author Chet Williamson
Don Calfa - star of Return of the Living Dead
Scalps director Fred Olen Ray
NCIS star Muse Watson
Jason Paul Collum – author of Assault of the Killer Bs
Horror Films of the 1980s author John Kenneth Muir
Strangewood author Christopher Golden
Genre actor/stuntman/screenwriter Jim O'Rear
Sara Karloff – daughter of horror icon Boris Karloff
Interview with Cinemassacres author Iron Dave, conducted by Roberta Lannes
Covenant and The 13th author John Everson
The Amazing Kreskin
Count Gregula
Chopping Mall director Jim Wynorksi |
|
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer Drew Silver (THE VAMPIRE WITHIN: THE BEGINNING, THE VAMPIRE WITHIN: LIFE ETERNAL) is 34.
Actor Peter Stormare (FARGO, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, MERCURY RISING, 8MM, BRUISER, MINORITY REPORT, BIRTH, CONSTANTINE, 2001 MANIACS, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, UNKNOWN, PREMONITION, INSANITARIUM, HORSEMEN, THE KILLING ROOM, DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT) is 57. Look for Peter's upcoming Horror Thrillers for 2010, DEAD OF NIGHT and ISOLERAD. And for late 2010, possible 2011, THE FALLEN. |
RETURN TO TOP
AUG! 25
QUICK BITES
First Look: Emily Hagins' My Sucky Teen Romance
I have just been sent the first production photo from Emily Hagins' new movie, My Sucky Teen Romance, which is currently in production in Austin, Texas (wrap is scheduled for the beginning of September). Some of you might remember Emily from the popular filmmaking documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie, which Hagins attempt to film a feature length zombie movie at the age of only twelve years old.
Continued at SlashFilm.
AND
'Star Wars' producer rolls into horror with 'Panzer 88'
Gary Kurtz, the producer of the first two "Star Wars" films and the man who walked away from the franchise in 1980, is not the excitable type. He speaks in even tones and pragmatic terms, but there was a clear tinge of eager energy in his voice when he sat down recently to discuss "Panzer 88," his first foray into effects-heavy feature films since the 1980s.
Continued at LATimes.
PLUS
Gwar Announce Bloody Tour of Horror
Gwar are never ones to rest on their bloodied, scabbed, scarred laurels. So it's no surprise they're heading out on another tour -- dubbed The Bloody Tour of Horror, in support of 'The Bloody Pit of Horror' this fall -- beginning Oct. 2 in Baltimore. Tickets are on sale now.
Continued at NoiseCreep.
ALSO
Amityville House Moving Sale: Hundreds Flock To See Horror House
Amityville House of horrors, once the site of a gruesome family murder and the subject of a series of horror films, had a house sale!
Never mind that at least three families have made their home at Long Island murder site over the past 36 years, and none of the belongings were those of the unfortunate victims, the Defeo family.
Continued at ThePostChronicle. |
|
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer / Director / Producer Tim Burton (BEETLEJUICE, BATMAN, EDWARD
SCISSORHANDS, ED WOOD, MARS ATTACKS!, SLEEPY
HOLLOW, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], THE CORPSE BRIDE, SWEENEY TODD, ALICE IN WONDERLAND) is 51.
Composer Harry Manfredini (THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, THE KIRLIAN WITNESS, FRIDAY THE 13TH [all], THE CHILDREN, THE RETURNING, ZOMBIE ISLAND MASSACRE, HOUSE, HOUSE II, DEEPSTAR SIX, WISHMASTER, HIDDEN AGENDA, THE OMEGA CODE,
ENDANGERED SPECIES, GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM, DEAD AND GONE, and way more) is 67. Visit him at MySpace.com/Composer Harry Manfredini. |
RETURN TO TOP
AUG! 24
From Jean McDowell
ADAM GREEN'S "HATCHET II" KICKING OFF THE 2010 HALLOWEEN HORROR MOVIE SEASON
Orlando Park (IL) (August 24, 2010) - Dark Sky Films, a division ofMPI Media Group, announced today that in anticipation of the upcoming Halloween horror movie season, Adam Green's HATCHET II will be distributed in theaters across the country beginning Oct 1. The film will be released without an MPAA rating, marking the widest release of an unrated genre film in more than 25 years.
Continued at /Movies/Hatchet News. |
|
RETURN TO TOP
|
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! |
Link to us!
If you would like to use the graphic above, just save the icon image
to your server and link it back to feoamante.com!
Also Visit
|
|
|
