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FEO NEWS FOR WINTER
2010:
- FEBRUARY -
The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.
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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. 10
DARIO I MENTION?
Producer Sean Fernald (XOMBIE) writes in to say that director Dario Argento saw his movie, RED VELVET, and wrote Sean to say,
"I enjoy with red velvet is a good work also for you producer. I hope a day to meet you all best dario argento"
FeoNote: Though Amazon.com chose RED VELVET to launch their exclusive release line in feature films, many U.S. distributors took a pass on it. Though the 3Mac Studios team is probably too kind and diplomatic to say it, I can imagine that this blessing from Dario Argento (INFERNO, TENEBRE, PHENOMENA, OPERA, THE CHURCH, TRAUMA, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK?) must feel like a triumphant "In Your Face!" moment.*
And hey, they advertise with me as well! I'm glad I made the right choice too (I really didn't feel that "Talk to Emo Girls For Free" ad was going anywhere).
*Then again, maybe I'm just a ridiculous fanboy.
Visit Sean's other project, XOMBIE. |
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QUICK BITE
Nope, it’s not another installment in the Universal Monsters reboot, but a new online series that will debut “around March 15th,” according to screenwriter (and first and longest running feoamante.com alumni) Kelly Parks, whom I “spoke” to via Facebook last night.
Continued at Flick Fhilosopher.
Co-covered at imdb.com. |
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer James Cheetham (FADE TO PALE, THE BEEKEEPER, SEASONS OF THE BRITTLE HARVEST) is 39.
Visit him at MySpace.com/ JamesCheetham.
VERY young actor has been in Horror Thriller feature films practically since she started. Happy Birthday to
Actor Chloe Moretz (THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], WICKED LITTLE THINGS, ROOM 6, HALLOWED GROUND, THE EYE [2008], NOT FORGOTTEN) is 13.
Look for Chloe in the upcoming 2010 releases of KICK-ASS and LET ME IN.
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 57.
Writer and feoamante alumni, Mark Worthen (VICIOUS SHIVERS, OPEN GRAVES, THICKER THAN WATER) is 48. |
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FEB. 9
QUICK BITES
Author Colleen Gleason writes in to say,
I can't believe it's already the release week for Embrace the Night Eternal, the second book in my new post-apocalyptic paranormal romance series!
As you know, with this new series, I'm writing as Joss Ware, and you can find out more on my website--including sneak peeks, excerpts, and a bit of information on how I came to be writing a post-apocalyptic paranormal romance series with zombies!
Continued at JossWareBooks.
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Is 'Saw VII' The Final Installment Of The Horror Franchise? Maybe, But Probably Not!
Is Jigsaw finally going to die? I mean, really really die? No more flashbacks, no more traps, no more gangly bear trap masks? Well, probably not, but the screenwriter behind the upcoming "Saw VII" seems to think that the end of the franchise is nigh.
Continued at MTV.
PLUS
Sequels to 'Dead Space,' 'Dragon Age' slated for 2011
Electronic Arts says sequels to horror game Dead Space and role-playing adventure Dragon Age: Origins are tentatively scheduled to arrive in early 2011.
Continued at USAToday.
ALSO
Kevin Smith May Try Crowdfunding Horror Film, Red State, After Fans Offer To Do So
We've already pointed out how director/writer/filmmaker/entertainer Kevin Smith is a great example of a filmmaker embracing the model of connecting with fans and giving them a reason to buy, even to the point of saying that unauthorized file sharing is just a way to get more fans he can "convert." Apparently, he may take things to another level, by following a crowdfunding effort similar to what we've seen with some musicians and authors.
Continued at TechDirt.
WASSMOR
Horror movie terrifies Italian kids, angers politicians
ROME — Low-budget US horror movie "Paranormal Activity", a box office hit in Italy, kicked up a storm among politicians and associations on Monday because it is terrifying teenagers and children across the country.
Continued at AFP Google.
FeoNote: In the U.S. it's become tres chic to piss on PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. But you know what? I don't care what other film makers and actors say or how loud they say it. This movie is scaring audiences world-wide which is exactly what a Horror Thriller movie is supposed to do. Scare the Audience! If your Horror Thriller movie did anything less, then it's not as good. Period. So suck it up and go make something better. |
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Writer Elizabeth Blue (DROWN IN FEAR, TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE HAUNTED MID-ATLANTIC REGION) is 42. Elizabeth is a friend at MySpace.com/ Elizabeth_Blue. |
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FEB. 8
FEO FLICKS
My video pick of the week is Tom's Hardware AMD EYEFINITY EVENT.
What's so special about that? I was part of it.
Sheer hubris is only part of my charm, so enjoy this week's pick for Feo Flicks.
There's more to this story at Toms Hardware/ AMD Eyefinity Event. |
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QUICK BITES
H.R. Giger’s Cyborg Horror Merges Sex, Tech, Legend
Born Feb. 5 in mountainous Chur, Switzerland, in 1940, H.R. Giger lived in an idyllic childhood in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. But it harbored forbidding structures and estranged elements that left an impression on a child subjected to night terrors and panic attacks.
Continued at Wired.
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Everyone Has a Story: Vineland man seeks distribution for horror film
Ron DiPrimio hopes his dream project becomes others' nightmares.
The 38-year-old Vineland resident unveiled his 90-minute horror film, "Sorrow Hill," last week in Pitman, Gloucester County, and he is confident his first full-length movie will receive national and international DVD distribution deals.
Continued at Press of Atlantic City.
PLUS
A horror maestro from Wilmington
Horror film geeks, don't abandon hope: There is a cure for Paranormal Activity-overdose.
His name is Ti West. He hails from Wilmington.
And soon, he'll be your hero too.
West is the writer-director of the far superior minimalist suspenser House of the Devil, a retro-'80s gem that opened in October to rave reviews.
Continued at Philly.
ALSO
Saw Creators Team Up With Paranormal Producers For More Low-Budget Horror
When James Wan and Leigh Whannell kicked off the Saw franchise, they must have been pretty proud of themselves-- making a horror movie for virtual pennies, throwing in a few cool and intellectual tricks, and making themselves millionaires.
Continued at CinemaBlend.
WASSMOR
'Red Riding': Noir Horror In Britain's Grim Gray North
"It's gettin' dead murky, innit?" comments a copper in Red Riding: 1980, the middle — and best — installment in The Red Riding Trilogy. He's referring to a serial-killer case, but he might as well be speaking as an audience surrogate: This serpentine crime procedural, spanning 10 years, three films and multiple, overlapping plotlines, laughs at the expectations of viewers accustomed to Law and Order rhythms and scenes that slam shut. Here, closure is a reward offered to none but the dead.
Continued at NPR. |
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YOU DUG IT
It was inevitable that AVATAR would eventually drop from it's #1 slot. Almost as predictable was that it would fall to a chick flick. Take away the spacechips and guns with the big bad mens and isn't a romantic Pocahontas tale all you have left? Wasn't TITANIC just a chick flick at its core? AVATAR drops to #2 with a still impressive $22 million weekend.
You are also still digging THE BOOK OF ELI, which dropped to #7 in its 4th week. After 4 weeks, ELI has broke even at the box office, though the odds are slim that the big budget movie ($80 million) will break even for the studio.
SHERLOCK HOLMES has been on the studio profit gravy train for weeks now and drops to #10 with a total U.S. box office of over $200 million.
YOU BURIED IT
You are REALLY not liking LEGION, which drops to #9 in only its 3rd week. Because of its small budget, it already broke even at the box office, yet is too far away to break even for the studio.
THE LOVELY BONES dropped from #7 last week to #13 this week, and won't be breaking even at the box office. This dud is the only thing Dreamworks has in theatrical release. |
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From Dark Scribe Magazine.com
THE BLACK QUILL
The 2010 Winners of the 3rd Annual Black Quill Awards
Dark Scribe Magazines presents it's 3rd Annual Award to the following,
Dark Genre Novel of the Year
Editor's Choice:
DARK PLACES by Gillian Flynn
Reader's Choice:
DROOD by Dan Simmons
Best Small Press
Editor's Choice:
KELLAND by Paul G. Bens Jr.
Reader's Choice:
AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT by Michael Louis Calvillo
Best Dark Genre Fiction Collection
Editor's Choice:
THE HAUNTED HEART AND OTHER TALES by James Currier
Reader's Choice:
MONSTROUS AFFECTIONS by David Nickle
Dark Genre Anthology
Editor's Choice:
MIDNIGHT WALK, Edited by Lisa Morton
Reader's Choice:
POE: 19 NEW TALES INSPIRED BY EDGAR ALLAN POE, Edited by Ellen Datlow
Best Dark Genre Book of Non-Fiction
Editor's Choice:
WRITERS WORKSHOP OF HORROR, Edited by Michael Knost
Reader's Choice:
THE STEPHEN KING ILLUSTRATED COMPANION by Bev Vincent
Best Dark Scribble
Editor's Choice:
FLATROCK SUNNERS by Sarah Totton (from Black Static #12 / Print)
Reader's Choice:
THE NIGHT NURSE by Harry Shannon (from Horror Drive-In, July 2009, Virtual)
Best Cover Art and Design (awarded to Cover artist and/or cover designer)
Editors and Readers agree on this one,
AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, Artwork by Peter Mahaichuk, Cover design by Cesar Puch (from the novel by Michael Louis Calvillo, Bad Moon Books)
Best Dark Genre Book Trailer
Editor's Choice:
AUDREY'S DOOR, Video Production by JT Petty (for the book by Sarah Langan)
Reader's Choice
FAR DARK FIELDS, Video production by John Palisano
(for the book by Gary A. Braunbeck)
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
And On Sunday -
Actor James Spader (JACK'S BACK, BAD INFLUENCE,
STORYVILLE, DREAM LOVER, WOLF, CRASH, DRIFTWOOD, SUPERNOVA, THE WATCHER, SLOW BURN, ALIEN HUNTER, SHADOW OF FEAR) is 50.
Actor Miguel Ferrer (ROBOCOP, DEEPSTAR SIX, REVENGE, THE GUARDIAN,
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, THE HARVEST, Stephen King's: THE STAND
[TV], Stephen King's: THE SHINING [1997 - TV], Stephen
King's: THE NIGHT FLIER, WHERE'S MARLOWE?, THE
MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], WRONG TURN AT TAHOE) is 55.
And On Saturday -
Actor Gayle Hunnicutt (EYE
OF THE CAT, MARLOWE, FRAGMENT OF FEAR, RUNNING SCARED [1972], VOICES,
SCORPIO, THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, K IS FOR KILLING, SHADOWMAN, THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, L' HOMMES SANS VISAGE [TV], FANTOMAS [TV], TARGET, DREAMLOVER)
is 66. Gayle shares a February birthday with her THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
alumni, Pamela Franklin. |
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FEB. 5
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Without him, there'd be no ALIEN. His work was the best thing in SPECIES
and the only thing that has kept that franchise alive. Because of him,
all Horror movie creatures have lips that move, complete bodies. Just
as he was inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, so this artist has inspired thousands
of writers, musicians, artists, and movie going generations with his fantastic
art. Hail and Happy birthday to
Artist H. R. Giger (Books: NECRONOMICON,
NECRONOMICON II, BIOMECHANICS, SPECIES DESIGN, FILM DESIGN, THE MYSTERY
OF SAN GOTTARDO. Film: ALIEN [all], POLTERGIEST II, TEITO TAISEN, SPECIES [all], KILLER KONDOM, ALIEN
VS PREDATOR [all]) is 70.
Where features are concerned, this actor is largely turning out Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense. And his future roster continues that trend. Happy Birthday too
Actor Michael Sheen (MARY REILLY, DOOMWATCH: WINTER ANGEL, UNDERWORLD [all], THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN'S APOCALYPSE, TWILIGHT: NEW MOON, UNTHINKABLE) is 41.
Look for Michael upcoming 2010 features, ALICE IN WONDERLAND and TRON LEGACY. |
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FEB. 4
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Few people thought today's birthday boy would get to be this old, least of all him! Happy Birthday to
Musician / Actor Alice Cooper (Music: WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE, POISON, DRAGONTOWN, Movies: PRINCE OF DARKNESS, FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS) who is 62. Alice has a cameo in the upcoming Horror comedy, HORRORWEEN. Look for his upcoming 2010 release, SUCK.
The man who brought Zombies to the fore of monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein (and without Universal's humongo budgets!). Happy Birthday to
Writer/Director George Romero (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE CRAZIES, SEASON OF THE WITCH, MARTIN, DAWN OF THE DEAD, CREEPSHOW, DAY OF THE DEAD, MONKEY SHINES, THE DARK HALF, BRUISER, LAND OF THE DEAD, DIARY OF THE DEAD) who is 70.
George is currently shooting his latest opus, ...OF THE DEAD. |
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FEB. 3
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Yeah, all of you fantasy fans think of him as that cute little adorable Willow. But we Horror Thriller fans know him as The evil little bastard of Horror movies,
Actor Warwick Davis (LEPRECHAUN [all], HARRY
POTTER [all], SKINNED DEEP) and he is 40 today.
She hasn't made a movie since 1976, but she left quite the Horror Thriller
career behind her all the same.
Actor Pamela Franklin (THE INNOCENTS, OUR
MOTHER'S HOUSE, AND SOON THE DARKNESS, THE WITCHING, THE LEGEND OF HELL
HOUSE, SATAN'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, SCREAMER, WON'T WRITE HOME MOM I'M DEAD,
THE FOOD OF THE GODS) is 60. |
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FEB. 2
QUICK BITES
It's 'Avatar' vs. 'Hurt Locker,' and a Bunch of Surprises
“Avatar” showed off its muscle at the Oscar nominations, but “The Hurt Locker” stood toe-to-toe with its biggest competitor and held its own.
As expected, James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster landed the most nominations, with nine – but in a slightly unexpected show of strength, Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq drama landed the same number of nods from Academy voters, cementing the fact that this year’s Oscar race has come down to a two-film competition between former spouses.
Continued at TheWrap.
AND
Hammer Films Options Rights to Famous Horror Novel THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Hammer Films has sent over a press release announcing they’ve optioned the film rights to Susan Hill’s best selling, ghost story horror novel, The Woman in Black, and will produce a feature film adaptation with Talisman Films. Jane Goldman (Stardust, Kick-Ass) is writing the screenplay and James Watkins (Eden Lake, Methuselah) will direct.
Continued at Collider.
PLUS
Freddy Krueger named ultimate horror villain
Freddy Krueger has been named the ultimate horror villain in a poll conducted by SFX magazine.
Continued at DigitalSpy.
Freddy Krueger Brings Nightmare on 'Bones'
For more than two decades, Freddy Krueger has terrorized children and teenagers by stalking them in their dreams with his burned, disfigured face and razor gloved arms. Soon, however, he'll be bringing horror on Bones.
Continued at BuddyTV.
ALSO
Frostbite: An Interview with the Cast and Director of 'Frozen'
It was a surprisingly sunny day following a snow-drowned weekend as I walked from the Village Cinemas to Park City's Main Street to interview Emma Bell about her Sundance Festival Film "Frozen." The Bing Bar and its gathering of paparazzi pushed our scheduled street-side interview into the upper room of a nearby club. As I arrive the principal cast and director Adam Green are outside on the club's back porch being interviewed by a television crew. The film's publicist asks if I'd like to interview the whole group.
Continued at InThisWeek.
FINALLY
Pure horror — and no escape in Glasgow
From the films of David Cronenberg to those of Ridley Scott, there is a recurring motif in horror cinema: a small troublesome fiend that hides in its host, then bursts out in ways requiring much effort to sponge from the furniture.
Continued at TimesOnline. |
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FEB. 1
FEO FLICKS
My video pick of the week is AARON MATTHEW KAISER and the FORD FIESTA MOVEMENT, Chapter 2.
Why you may ask? What does it have to do with Horror, Thriller, Mystery, or Suspense? Well the main thing is, I'm IN it! And EVERYTHING goes better with me!
Enjoy this week's pick for FEO FLICKS. |
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YOU DUG IT
No surprise here. AVATAR remains the reigning champ after 7 weeks!
You might be digging EDGE OF DARKNESS, which came in a distant second, but is actually doing pretty well for a January opening weekend during Sundance.
You are definitely digging THE BOOK OF ELI, which has stayed in the top 5 for three weeks straight. Not an easy thing for any movie that opened under the shadow of AVATAR, but especially when ELI came out in a week where most of the country's major cities were socked in by annual bad weather.
Of course, you continue to dig SHERLOCK HOLMES, now in its 6th week and still riding the profit gravy train at #8. This could be the next big franchise for
Robert Downey Jr., and who doesn't love an underdog like that?
YOU BURIED IT
LEGION dropped like a stone from #2 to #6 in just one week. A fall of over 60% in ticket sales sealed LEGION's fate. At the relatively modest budget of $26 million, LEGION has broke even at the box office. It's unlikely that it will break even for the studio though. It is said that Screen Gems spent nearly as much in advertising LEGION as it spent in making it. Angels fighting with magic, light saber-style fiery swords (with the "Woom!" "Woom!" Woom!" sound) would have been wicked cool. Angels shooting at each other with un magical sidearms and semi-automatics is just pathetic.
THE LOVELY BONES, which spent its first five weeks on only 3 screens nation wide. It went wide release on Jan. 15, scooping out third place. Dropped to 5th place in it's second week of wide release, and is now at 7th on the third. 8 weeks in all, but a very poor performer, and nowhere close to even making box office break even, let alone studio break even. |
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TOMORROW'S DVDS TODAY
MIn the U.S., DVDs are generally released on Tuesday and these are the movies hitting home video tomorrow.
HOUSE OF THE DEVIL - on DVD & BLU-RAY
ZOMBIELAND - on DVD & BLU-RAY |
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor / Producer Michael C. Hall (PAYCHECK, 6 FEET UNDER [TV], DEXTER [TV], GAMER) is 39.
Actor Brian Krause (SLEEPWALKERS, MIND GAMES, NAKED SOULS, TIES THAT BIND, CHARMED [TV], DEVIL'S DIARY, LOCH NESS TERROR, WARBIRDS, JACK RIO, TRILOQUIST, NOWHERE TO HIDE, GROWTH, 2012 SUPERNOVA, CYRUS) is 41. Look for Brian's expected 2010 releases of BUS STOP CONSPIRACY, RAIN FROM STARS, and TBK: THE TOOLBOX MURDERS. THE LODGER has an expected 2011 release date.
And On Saturday -
Actor Christian Bale (AMERICAN PSYCHO, REIGN OF FIRE, EQUILIBRIUM, THE MACHINIST, BATMAN BEGINS, THE PRESTIGE, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT, TERMINATOR: SALVATION) is 35. |
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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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