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FEO NEWS FOR SUMMER
2010:
- JUNE -
The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.
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JUNE
These are archived news items, many of them outside
of this website, so overtime, the links may not work.
JUNE 10
DARK DOUG
Del Howison of Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank, California, celebrates the Grand Re-Opening of his bigger, better store tomorrow evening with Special guest actor Doug Jones (HELLBOY & HELLBOY 2, PAN'S LABYRINTH, and UNIVERSAL DEAD). It all takes place Friday, June 11, at 7:00pm.
Doug will be signing his DVDS (bought IN Dark Delicacies) ,HELLBOY & HELLBOY 2 as well as the Oscar Winning PAN'S LABYRINTH.
Then, the very NEXT day on Saturday, June 12th at 2:00pm, Writers/Directors Mick Garris (MASTERS OF HORROR) and Tom McLoughlin, writers of the "Bogman" episode Anthony and Christina Adams, writer Abbie Bernstein ("Nice Girls Don't" episode) and actor Neil Dickson (Dr. Ian Matheson) signing the TV series She-Wolf of London (DVD complete series).
Check out Del's new digs at
3512 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA |
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Splicing Dren Together
Bob Munroe adds some splice to the new horror film about the evils of genetic engineering.
In Splice, two scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) cross the ethical cloning line with terrifying results by combining human and animal DNA. It's director Vincenzo Natali's Frankenstein, which took him a decade to make. Longtime Natali collaborator, Bob Munroe, the visual effects supervisor (formerly with the now defunct C.O.R.E. Digital), was on the project from the very beginning.
Continued at AWN.
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Production wraps for RI horror movie
"Inkubus" filmed at old Cranston Police station
CRANSTON, R.I. (FOX Providence) - Production just wrapped on a horror movie filmed in Rhode Island. Producers Chad Verdi and Michael Corrente teamed up for their first feature film together entitled “Inkubus,” a horror movie that was shot at the Cranston police station.
Continued at WPRI.
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Tour Revisits Horror Of Downtown L.A.
LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash - FlashNews) – There’s a dark and seedy history beneath the glamoroure veneer of downtown Los Angeles.
Though a large part of the city has been restored with modern, commercialized flair, there’s still a layer of grime below the surface, and Esotouric Tours share every sordid tale with their Hotel Horrors And Main Street Vice tour.
Continued at FlashNews.
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The new wave of British horror films
Low-key concepts and limited budgets have given British horror films a gritty realism that is the envy of the industry – but can they ever really compete with their US rivals?
Unlike the western or the musical, the horror movie never seems to be under threat of extinction. The occasional phenomenon – a Blair Witch Project or a Paranormal Activity – helps to fortify its commercial appeal, as do hits like Scream or Hostel, which refresh the familiar conventions.
Continued at Guardian. |
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HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Actor Frankie Faison (CAT PEOPLE, EXTERMINATOR 2, C.H.U.D., MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, MANHUNTER, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, FREEJACK, THE LANGOLIERS, PREY, HANNIBAL, RED DRAGON, HIGHWAYMEN, MESSENGERS, FOR SALE BY OWNER, CIRQUE DU FREAK) is 60. Look for Frankie's upcoming Horror Thriller
Actor Jurgen Prochnow (ZÄRTLICHKEIT DER WÖLFE, EINER VON UNS BEIDEN, THE KEEP, DUNE, KILLING CARS, THE SEVENTH SIGN, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, DNA, DARK ASYLUM, HOUSE OF THE DEAD, THE POET, CHAIN REACTION, THE DA VINCI CODE, PRIMEVAL, OKO, SINNERS & SAINTS, 24 [TV]) is 68.
Look for Jurgen's upcoming Thriller for 2010, SIGNED IN BLOOD.
When people think of the quality we've come to expect from Scifi Channel movies, we think of this guy.
Producer, Director, Writer Phillip J. Roth (VELOCITY TRAP, DEEP CORE, PYTHON, MINDSTORM, PYTHON 2, DARK DESCENT, BOA, DARK WATERS, BOA VS. PYTHON, MANTICORE, S.S. DOOM PATROL, LAKE PLACID 2, BATS: HUMAN HARVEST, GENESIS CODE, TERMINATION SHOCK, THE GRUDGE 3, THE MESSENGERS 2, WRONG TURN 3, GHOST TOWN, ANNIHILATION EARTH) is 51.
This Writer, Director, Producer, and Actor, has been making largely Horror & Thriller movies for over 25 years. Here are just some of his combined credits
Actor/Producer Andrew Stevens (THE WEREWOLF OF WOODSTOCK, DAY OF THE ANIMALS, THE FURY, DEATH HUNT, THE SEDUCTION, SCARED STIFF, THE TERROR WITHIN, THE TERROR WITHIN II, NIGHT EYES, VENOMOUS, BATTLEFIELD EARTH, FEAR DOT COM, DEEP EVIL, BLESSED, GLASS TRAP, HALF PAST DEAD 2, MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM) is 54. |
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JUNE 9
TRON ABOUT
Disney to Print TRON: LEGACY Prequel Graphic Novel
The promotional material for Disney’s holiday tenpole TRON: Legacy will not be relegated to the “viral” and “billboard” categories, with a prequel graphic novel titled TRON: The Betrayal in the works.
Continued at Collider.
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'Tron Legacy' Role A Dream Come True For Michael Sheen
Not much longer now. In six more months we'll finally get to see the awe-inducing glory of Disney's "Tron Legacy." I have no reservations about expressing my unabashed excitement for this movie. The original is a childhood favorite and this new one, based on the trailer and everything else that I've seen, has me totally sold. Now I know there's someone else who shares my excitement: "Twilight" star Michael Sheen.
Continued at MTV.
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Tron Evolution Game Trailer
The digital world of TRON is awaiting a new participant. Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of TRON: Evolution, the video game.
Continued at ZergWatch.
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The Art of Tron Legacy Makes Us Derez
An arcade of imagery that looks like it cost far more than 25 cents.
While we wait patiently for any glimpse of Tron Legacy (very, very, very patiently...), the interwebs continue to tease us with renderings of what we might see come December. It may not be the final product, but we aren't art snobs. We'll take what we can get!
Continued at UGO.
Go to my TRON: LEGACY NEWS page for more. |
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Robert Pattinson: Eclipse "Like a Horror Film!"
T minus 21 days until the release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and RPattz provided a little taste of what to expect saying the movie is "different," "kind of serious," and "like a horror film!"
Continued at Reelz Channel.
FeoNote: yeah, I figured that with director David Slade (HARD CANDY, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT) onboard, this third TWILIGHT wouldn't be your typical TWILIGHT prepub' girly flick.
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IFC Films lines up for SXSW film fest entry ‘Wake’
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to the thriller “Wake,” written and directed by Chad Feehan. The indie distributor will roll it out under its new genre-centric IFC Midnight video-on-demand platform.
Continued at HollywoodReporter.
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An ex-Time Lord and a wannabe superhero to take on vampires
David Tennant, the former Doctor from hit sci-fi TV show Doctor Who; and current go-to guy for anything requiring a comic-voiced geek Christopher Mintz-Plasse have joined the remake of the vampire-next-door comedy-horror, Fright Night.
Continued at IndieMoviesOnline.
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Film crew uses Cabarrus settings for independent action thriller
For nearly a month, there's been a serial killer loose in Concord.
As Uptone Pictures wraps up a month of filming this week, so too concludes a murder mystery that has unfolded inside the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office, outside the old Cabarrus County Courthouse and about 70 other businesses and locations.
Continued at iStockAnalyst.
WASSMOR
Predators Comics Boot Up Film’s Sci-Fi Mercenaries
Dark Horse Comics’ Predators titles clear the killing floor for the film of the same name, due in July. But can the franchise that Arnold Schwarzenegger fired up in the ’80s regain its heat in a new millennium with a mercenary mind?
“There can be a million Predator stories, but the creation will always endure,” said David Lapham, co-writer of Dark Horse’s Predators prequel series, the first issue of which launches Wednesday. “It’s bigger than even that first film.”
Continued at Wired. |
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Actor Johnny Depp (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, FREDDY'S DEAD: The Final Nightmare, ED WOOD, DEAD MAN, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, THE NINTH GATE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, FROM HELL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], SECRET WINDOW, THE CORPSE BRIDE, Tim Buton's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND) is 46. Look for Depp in the upcoming 2011 Thrillers, THE PRIATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, and THE TOURIST (Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck!). SIN CITY 3, to be released in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. Johnny shares a June birthday with his NIGHTMARE co-star, Robert Englund.
Writer / Director / Actor Caleb Emerson (RED'S BREAKFAST 2: DAWN OF THE RED, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, RAVING MANIACS, PRETTY DEAD THINGS, DIE YOU ZOMBIE BASTARDS, POULTRYGIEST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD, TORTURE ROOM, THE UNFORTUNATE, SPLATTER DISCO, THE TREK, CRUSTACEAN) is like 50 or something.
Look for Caleb in the upcoming THE GRUESOME DEATH OF TOMMY PISTOL.
Writer David Koepp (APARTMENT ZERO, BAD INFLUENCE, DEATH BECOMES HER, JURASSIC PARK, THE SHADOW, THE TRIGGER EFFECT, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, STIR OF ECHOES, PANIC ROOM, SPIDER-MAN, SECRET WINDOW, WAR OF THE WORLDS [2005], INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, ANGELS & DEMONS) is 47.
David shares his birthday with SECRET WINDOW alumni, Johnny Depp. Known in Hollywood as Koepp and Depp. |
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JUNE 8
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Lexa Doig (JUNGLEGROUND, WHILE MY PRETTY ONE SLEEPS [TV], TEEN SORCERY, CODE NAME PHOENIX, NO ALIBI, JASON X, THE 4400 [TV], STARGATE SG-1 [TV], BA'AL, FIREBALL, V) is 37.
Writer Daniel G Keohane (CHRISTMAS TREES AND MONKEYS: COLLECTED HORROR STORIES, SOLOMON'S GRAVE) is 50 or something. |
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JUNE 7
DOING IT DARK
In this awful economy, Del Howison of Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank, California, had to do SOMETHING!
So he moved to a better and bigger location in a better part of Burbank (lots of shops, restaurants, & foot traffic)!
This Friday night, June 11 at 7:00pm, join Del as he welcomes actor Doug Jones (UNIVERSAL DEAD) to his store for signings and all around good times. Doug will be autographing HELLBOY & HELLBOY 2, PAN'S LABYRINTH, and FANTASTIC FOUR: Rise of the Silver Surfer - all must be purchases made IN Dark Delicacies.
Check out Del's new digs at
3512 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA |
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Adrien Brody Has Seen PREDATORS; Says it is “Fucking Epic”
FeoNote: Adrien has good things to say about the movie he stars in.
Continued at Collider.
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Horror legend John Carpenter to direct 'Fangland'
Horror legend John Carpenter will direct the feature film adaptation of John Marks' novel "Fangland," an updated version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Variety reports that Carpenter, who has been absent from the filmmaking scene since 2001's "Ghosts of Mars," will helm the project to be produced by Sriram Das, Jason Blum and Tracy Underwood.
Continued at Examiner.
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George Romero's legacy refuses to die
Here's how to freak out George A. Romero: Tell the horror icon and grandfather of all zombie films that there's a guy waiting for him with a blank slate of arm skin for Romero's autograph so it can be turned into a tattoo.
Continued at USAToday.
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Horror film Carnies starring Doug Jones picked up for release
NORTH AMERICAN distribution rights for new horror film Carnies have been picked up by R-Squared Film, it's been announced.
The movie, directed by Brian Corder and presented by T.R. Productions, has an official DVD release date of October 12, 2010.
Continued at Coventry Telegraph. |
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YOU DUG IT
Slowly slipping from #4 to #7 on the top ten after 5 weeks at the box office, you continue to dig IRON MAN 2 despite a very anemic box office weekend. In fact a number of big budget movies have been crashing and burning at the box office these last three weeks. speaking of which...
YOU BURIED IT
Opening at #8 this weekend, you are showing no love at all for SPLICE, which matches the attitude shown by distributor Warner Bros. for this movie. The advertising, movie posters and trailers are all a disjointed mumbling mess that gives us no idea of what SPLICE is supposed to be about beyond Ooo! Another realistic cgi SFX maquette like AVATAR! Except just one instead of thousands.
And everything seems to happen in one room.
And... uh... is this supposed to be a genetically warped tale of family or is the creature character, Dren (spelled backwards is Nerd), supposed to be a threat? She seems to have a scorpion stinger in her tail (was that really a good idea, splicing in DNA that makes a poisonous stinger tail?). Maybe Dren is supposed to be less like AVATAR and more like SPECIES? Then again, with every muddled thing Warner Bros. did to pitch this flick, maybe a bouquet of flowers pops out of her tail when she's happy. Or like AVATAR she sticks it in your ear or up your ass and you connect minds. Like many of you, I have no idea where SPLICE is trying to go, and so had no interest in wasting my time and money to see it. |
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor, Producer Colleen Camp (BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, DEATH GAME, CAT IN A CAGE, APOCALYPSE NOW, DEADLY GAMES, TRIAL BY TERROR, CLUE, TRACK 29, SLIVER, DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE, SHE CREATURE, THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, EARTH vs. THE SPIDER, TEENAGE CAVEMAN, TRAPPED, DEAD AND DEADER, CIRQUE DU FREAK) is 57. Look for Colleen in the 2010 release of PSYCHE 9.
Actor Karl Urban (HEAVEN, THE IRREFUTABLE TRUTH ABOUT DEMONS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, GHOST SHIP, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, DOOM, STAR TREK) is 37. Look for Karl's upcoming 2010 Horror Thriller, AND SOON THE DARKNESS. Karl's PRIEST has an expected 2011 release date. Karl shares a June birthday with fellow CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK alumni Keith David.
And On Sunday -
Actor Robert Englund (SLASHED DREAMS, EATEN ALIVE, THE FIFTH FLOOR, DEAD & BURIED, GALAXY OF TERROR, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET [original series], THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, C.H.U.D. II, NIGHT TERRORS, THE MANGLER, WISHMASTER, URBAN LEGEND, STRANGELAND, PYTHON, JASON VS. FREDDY, 2001 MANIACS, HATCHET, DANCE OF THE DEAD, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER, RED, ZOMBIE STRIPPERS!, NIGHT OF THE SINNER, FEAR CLINIC [TV], and so much more!) is 61.
Look for Robert's upcoming Horror Thrillers for 2010, GOOD DAY FOR IT, THE MOLE MAN OF BELMONT AVENUE, and INKUBUS.
Actor Jason Isaacs (DANGEROUS LADY, DRAGONHEART, EVENT HORIZON, RESIDENT EVIL, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, GRINDHOUSE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, SKELETONS) is 47. Jason shares a June birthday with fellow "Dangerous Lady" alumni, Susan Lynch.
Look for Jason in the upcoming 2010 Thrillers, BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 1. Look for Jason in the upcoming 2011 Thriller, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 2.
She's only been in two movies so far, but they were both Horror / Thriller, so an encouraging birthday wish to Actor Heather Peace (BASKET CASE 3, THE DEVIL'S TATTOO) who is 35.
Hollywood everything Chris Stavrakis (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD [1990], DIABOLIQUE, CHILDREN OF THE LIVING DEAD, DOGMA, REIGN OF THE DEAD, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES) who is 39.
And On Saturday -
Writer Judi Rohrig (Feoamante.com alumni, former Editor of Hellnotes, Horror gadfly, various short stories) who is mumble something years old today.
Musician Niko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN [drummer]) is 58.
Actor Tomoko Nakajima (FUTARI, PARASITE EVE, MPD PSYCHO) is 39.
SFX Artist Jordu Schell (PREDATOR 2, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, GUYVER, PUPPET MASTER II, NEMESIS, SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK...AGAIN, HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE, ALIEN: RESURRECTION, STARSHIP TROOPERS,
X-FILES: THE MOVIE, HOLLOW MAN, EVOLUTION, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], HULK, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], HELLBOY, SCARY MOVIE 3, BLADE: TRINITY, REEKER, FEAST, 300, THE MIST, ALIENS VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, CLOVERFIELD, CREATURE OF DARKNESS, AVATAR) is 43.
Actor Mark Wahlberg (FEAR, THE BIG HIT, THE CORRUPTOR, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE, THE HAPPENING, MAX PAYNE, THE LOVELY BONES) is 39. |
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JUNE 4
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Kieth David (THE THING [1982], THEY LIVE, LADY KILLERS [TV], FINAL ANALYSIS, NAILS [TV], THE PUPPET MASTERS, GARGOYLES [voice], THE GRAVE, SPAWN [TV], PRINCESS MONOKE [voice], PITCH BLACK, FINAL FANTASY [voice], 29 PALMS, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, DIRTY, SPAWN: The Animation, CHAIN LETTER) is 54.
Look for Keith's upcomnig 2010 Horror Thriller, MY PLACE IN THE HORROR. Look for Keith's 2011 Thriller SAMUEL BLEAK.
Actor Angelina Jolie (CYBORG 2, HACKERS, THE BONE COLLECTOR, Laura Croft: TOMB RAIDER, ORIGINAL SIN, LAURA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: The Cradle of Life, TAKING LIVES, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, CHANGELING, WANTED) is 35.
Look for Angelina's upcoming 2010 Thriller, SALT, and her 2011 Thriller THE TOURIST.
Actor Sean Pertwee (EVENT HORIZON, TALE OF THE MUMMY, FIVE SECONDS TO SPARE, SEVEN SECONDS TO LIVE, DOG SOLDIERS, EQUILIBRIUM, THE PROPHECY: Uprising, RENAISSANCE, WILDERNESS, DOOMSDAY, MUTANT CHRONICLES) is 45.
Look for Sean's upcoming 2010 Horror Thrillers, DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND and FOUR. Look for the possible 2011 Horror Thriller release of THE 4th REICH.
Actor Bruce Dern (MARNIE, "HUSH ... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE", THE INCREDIBLE TWO-HEADED TRANSPLANT, FAMILY PLOT, BLACK SUNDAY, "AFTER DARK, MY SWEET", THE HAUNTING [1999], THE GLASS HOUSE, SWAMP DEVIL, THE HOLE) is 74 and the only living actor who can claim roles in 2 Alfred Hitchcock movies.
Look for Bruce's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2010, CHOOSE. |
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JUNE 3
From Sandy Stuhlfire
FRANK HENENLOTTER TO APPEAR AT HORROR REALM
Horror film director completes “Basket Case” reunion
Pittsburgh, PA – Cult horror film director Frank Henenlotter will be making a rare convention appearance at Horror Realm in Pittsburgh on September 17-19, 2010.
Henenlotter, a native of Long Island, New York, has provided horror fans some of the most memorable movies in the last 30 years. His work includes three Basket Case movies, Brain Damage, Frankenhooker, Son of Psycho, Lurid Women and most recently Bad Biology. Henenlotter joins actors Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith and Beverly Bonner for a Basket Case reunion.
Henenlotter, a native of Long Island, New York, has provided horror fans some of the most memorable movies in the last 30 years. His work includes three Basket Case movies, Brain Damage, Frankenhooker, Son of Psycho, Lurid Women and most recently Bad Biology. Henenlotter joins actors Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith and Beverly Bonner for a Basket Case reunion.
In other Horror Realm news:
The convention also welcomes back Dawn of the Dead alumnus Frank Serrao as a guest in 2010.
Magic Hat Brewing Company has just signed on as sponsor of Horror Realm’s monster costume ball, which will be on Saturday, September 18 after show hours. Magic Hat will be the exclusive beer served at the ball as well as the convention foyer bar. Details on the costume ball will be coming soon.
Horror Realm is pleased to announce that the 2011 convention will be held on September 16-18, once again at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South.
Horror Realm will be held from September 17 to 19, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South, located five miles south of downtown Pittsburgh. The convention includes a dealer room with horror themed vendors, celebrity guests for panel discussions and autograph signings, horror author discussion panels, film program including the Pittsburgh Film Workers Association Short Film Contest & Awards show, monster costume ball and contests.
For more information, visit HorrorRealmCon.com. |
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Great job, Internet! Vintage Michael Stipe, all dressed up for Rocky Horror
We sit in front of our computers most of the day, connected to our friends and co-workers by the series of pipes, strings, and nimbostratus zackets called the Internet. Many times per day, things flash before our eyes—videos, photos, songs, sites—that are funny or strange enough to warrant sharing with other people. We salute them with a hearty "Great job, Internet!"
Continued at AVClub.
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Horror Fans Excited Over Walking Dead Photos
Horror and zombie fans’ are tight in the pants over a zombie slideshow AMC posted on their blog yesterday. The awesome zombie snapshots are for their highly anticipated live-action adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic book. Check them out below with a behind-the-scenes teaser for the series.
Continued at HorrorYearBook.
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Writer and Director Roger Scheck (NOBODY LOVES ALICE) writes in to say,
Hey everyone!
Check out the info on my new short film "Sprinkles" starring Brooke Lewis and Don Danielson. Stay tuned for Festival info!
Synopsis:
Sprinkles is a short psychological drama/thriller written and directed by Roger A. Scheck (NOBODY LOVES ALICE) and stars Brooke Lewis (iMURDERS) and Don Danielson (BOXES). High-priced call girl, Maura (Brooke Lewis), has a seemingly chance encounter with a client, Gary (Don Danielson), while on a business trip. When Gary turns violent in the midst of their exchange, Maura's fear slips away as she realizes that Gary has a dirty little secret fetish.
Watch the trailer at YouTube.
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New mystery, suspense and horror novels
2010 is a great year for mysteries! Several well-known and beloved mystery writers are publishing new series titles: Barbara Cleverly (Joe Sandilands), Frank Tallis (Max Liebermann), Donna Leon (Commissario Guido Brunetti), Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs), Elizabeth George (Thomas Lynley) and Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody), to name a few.
Continued at SeattlePI.
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Mr. Beaks Presents A Lively Little Chat With SPLICE Producer, Guillermo Del Toro!
Here's the almost-full transcript of the conference call interview I participated in last Thursday (May 27th) with Guillermo del Toro. If you're looking for news on THE HOBBIT, I already posted those remarks, and they're already irrelevant, seeing as how it was announced two days later that del Toro was exiting the project.
Continued at AintItCool.
FINALLY
Dallas native puts her literary background to work as screenwriter - with frightening results
Antoinette Terry Bryant grew up in the Park Cities and graduated from Highland Park High School, where she longed to be an actress. She excelled in drama and debate and then came home to a chorus of even more literary voices.
Continued at DallasNews. |
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HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Writer John D. Harvey (THE CLEANSING) is 42. Visit him at MySpace.com/ John D Harvey_com.
Writer and feoamante.com alumni, Kelly Parks (Two award winning Horror Thriller screenplays: HOWARD'S CROSS [3 awards], GHOUL [1 award]. And the Film Festival award winning short, UNIVERSAL DEAD) is 48.
Writer/bookstore owner/Actor Del
Howison (Books: DARK DELICACIES, DARK DELICACIES II, DARK DELICACIES III. Movies: THE VAMPIRE HUNTERS CLUB, HORRORVISION,
SCARLETT COUNTESS, B-MOVIE MONSTER, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, COUNTESS DRACULA'S
ORGY OF BLOOD) is 57.
Horror Artist Mike Soznowski is 53. Visit Mike at MySpace.com/SozStudios or at SozStudios.com.
Actor Robert Z'Dar aka Bunky Z (HELLHOLE, THE
KINDRED, THE NIGHT STALKER, MANIAC COP [I-III], GROTESQUE, SOULTAKER,
DRAGONFIGHT, GUNS OF EL CHUPACABRA, DECAY, ZOMBIEGEDDON, UNAWARE, LOST GIRLS)
is 60. |
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JUNE 2
FEO FLICK PICK
Every week or so I run a different Feo Flick Pick, usually whatever interests me.
This week's Feo Flick Pick is Episode Two of UNIVERSAL DEAD.
UNIVERSAL DEAD was written by long time feoamante.com alumni, Kelly Parks (also my producer on LAST CALL) and Directed by Vernon E. Mortensen (also my editor on LAST CALL), and stars Doug Jones (HELLBOY [all], PAN'S LABYRINTH), D.B. Sweeney (FIRE IN THE SKY), and Gary Graham (ALIEN NATION [TV]).
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From Terrence Kelsey
BARBARA STEPANSKY’S FUGUE
Coming off the heels of her debut film HURT, filmmaker Barbara Stepansky unleashes FUGUE, a Gothic Hitchcockian thriller in the vein of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and ROSEMARY'S BABY, starring newcomer Abigail Mittel and Richard Gunn (LOST VOYAGE, James Cameron's DARK ANGEL). The film is part of the Dances with Films Festival and has its world premiere Sunday, June 6 at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood. The film shows at 9:30pm.
The story centers on a young woman whom moves into a new home with her boyfriend and comes to believe the place is haunted. But when she discovers the last nine months have been erased from her memory, she must unearth what caused the condition … before the past destroys her present.
From the press release:
“FUGUE starts out as a haunted house tale,” says director/producer Barbara Stepansky (HURT), “but a scientific discovery gives the movie an extremely modern and uniquely breathtaking twist. From that point onward, the audience has to ask themselves the same questions about reality as our heroine.”
FUGUE was produced by Hive Mind, an exciting new production company founded by Stepansky and fellow USC alum Matt Harry. Hive Mind specializes in smart, well-made thrillers and is currently developing several feature-length projects.
Stepansky has Master's degrees in Film from both the University of Southern California and the American Film Institute. She's won several awards for her projects, including a Student Emmy, the Grand Jury Prize at the USA Film Festival, and the Directors Guild of America Student Film Award.
The film was written and produced by Harry, whose writing has received accolades from the Austin Film Festival, the Script PIMP Competition, and the highly acclaimed Nicholl Fellowships. |
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HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Actor Morena Baccarin (FIREFLY [TV], SERENITY, SANDS OF OBLIVION, STOLEN LIVES, V) is 31.
Actor Zachery Quinto (24, HEROES, STAR TREK [2009]) is 33.
Actor Jewel Staite (FIREFLY [TV], SERENITY, THE TRIBE, STARGATE: ATLANTIS, MOTHMAN [2010]) is 28.
Look for Jewel in the upcoming 2011 Horror Thrillers, THE DOOMSDAY SCROLLS, STARGATE: EXTINCTION, and P5Ych. |
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JUNE 1
QUICK BITES
Word thieves II
First, check out this moronic video from some group called questioncopyright.org. It runs only a minute, though it seems longer.
This has helped me understand the file-stealing crowd. I thought they were sociopaths or merely morally bankrupt. But this video makes it clear that they suffer from an incapacity for critical thinking, and these lines from the song (written by someone named Nina Paley) make the case:
Continued at TrueSlant.
FeoNote: This article was written by F. Paul Wilson, who makes a much better real-world case than the crack-smoking cartoon logic of Nina Paley.
AND
On Saturday June 5th at 2:00p.m. Dark Delicacies will host DVD signings for three new releases.
Screenwriters Matt Chernov and David Rosiak will be signing the new release HARD RIDE TO HELL. Writer/Director Chad Ferrin and Timothy Muskatell will be signing EASTER BUNNY, KILL! KILL!. Rounding out the signing are Actors Noah Segan, Ezra Buzzington, Vernon Wells, Lew Temple and Joe Pilato signing SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR.
Dark Delicacies is located at
3512 West Magnolia Blvd,
Burbank, CA
PLUS
Revival Horror: New Ideas in Fear-Making
As the emotional palette of video games expanded in the mid-Nineties, the horror genre flourished. It brought variation on the familiar themes of performance anxiety, adrenaline rush, and achievement that had been the interactive motor behind Mario, Sonic, Madden, DOOM, and Quake.
Flipping the constant-adrenaline-feed model on its head, games like Alone in the Dark, Resident Evil, System Shock, and Silent Hill put players in claustrophobic environments with controls that often made players feel helpless and vulnerable.
Continued at Gamasutra.
ALSO
‘Splice’ draws science-fiction director closer to reality
Vincenzo Natali has developed a career making independent science-fiction films. But his latest effort, Splice, is the first in which the science may have caught up to the fiction.
Continued at DentonRC.
WASSMOR
It's launch day for new science fiction magazine Lightspeed
Indie SF publisher Prime Books is publishing a new online magazine of science fiction and essays called Lightspeed. Edited by John Joseph Adams, formerly of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed aims to "push the envelope." Now you can read it!
Continued at io9.
FINALLY
Frank Miller returns to the '300' battlefield with 'Xerxes': 'I make no apologies whatsoever'
Frank Miller and the filmmakers behind "300" are looking for a return to the battlefields of antiquity -- and, no doubt, to the arenas of pop-culture controversy.
Continued at LATimes. |
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YOU DUG IT
Nothing in our genres came out this week and of the top three of the top ten, all performed far below expectations. You are still digging IRON MAN 2, however. In 4th place in its 4th week and looking for all the world like it might very well bob back up the charts next week, IRON MAN 2 brought in a respectable 4th week talley of $21 million.
YOU BURIED IT
And I don't blame you, amigos! A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010) made a shamefaced exit from the top ten this week, moving from #8 to #11 in its 5th week. That said, it has so far grossed $68 million, nearly half of that ($32 mill) in its opening weekend.
Thank you audience cache from the original and high confidence in actor Jackie Earle Haley as the new Freddy Krueger. |
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
(Beaucoup birthday wishes today)
This writer's work was so profound, that many
a modern day Televangelist has been so befuddled, as to quote from this
writer's works; believing it to be in their Bible! In fact, Dante's interpretation
of what the afterlife must look and feel like, not only contradicts the
Christian bible, but is widely held (by western
Christians who apparently don't even read their bible) as THE
actual view of what happens to a person after death. In essence, more
western Christians believe in Dante's version of the afterlife than they
believe in their Bible's vision (and they probably
never read Dante either!)! So happy birthday to
Writer Dante Alighieri (THE DIVINE COMEDIES,
INFERNO) whose remains - what remain of them - are 744 today.
Actor Producer Morgan Freeman (ELECTRIC COMPANY
[TV show, among his many characters were Count Dracula and The Mad Scientist],
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, OUTBREAK, SE7EN,
KISS THE GIRLS, ALONG CAME A SPIDER, THE
SUM OF ALL FEARS, DREAMCATCHER,
UNLEASHED, BATMAN BEGINS, WAR OF THE WORLDS, GONE BABY GONE, WANTED, THE DARK KNIGHT, CODE) is 73.
Writer Fran Friel, fiction editor at Dark Recesses Press, is another year older today!
Actor Tara Moran (TOUCHING EVIL II [TV],
TOUCHING EVIL III [TV], SPOOKS [TV]) is 39.
Actor Terri Polo (PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [TV], THE ARRIVAL, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1997 [TV], VAN HELSING CHRONICLES [TV],
BRIMSTONE [TV], THE UNSAID, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE, 2:13,THE BEACON) is 41. Look for her upcoming 2010 Horror Thriller THE HOLE. It's directed by Joe Dante (THE HOWLING, GREMLINS) and will be in 3D!
Actor Jonathan Pryce (MURDER IS EASY, SOMETHING
WICKED THIS WAY COMES, BRAZIL, THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS, HAUNTED HONEYMOON,
MAN ON FIRE, DEADLY ADVICE, DARK BLOOD, STIGMATA, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], THE BROTHERS GRIMM), ECHELON CONSPIRACY) is 63.
This next person, is probably one of the most highly recognized voice character actors because, though his appearance credits are few, they have been in high profile television shows.
Actor Rene Auberjonois (ONCE UPON A DEAD
MAN [TV], KING KONG [1976], THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME [TV], EYES OF LAURA MARS, ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT SCARY [TV], MY BEST FRIEND IS A VAMPIRE,
SCOOBY-DOO AND THE GHOUL SCHOOL [Voice], PIRATES OF DARK WATER [Voice],
GABRIEL KNIGHT: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned [Voice, Video
Game], LEGACY OF KAIN: Soul Reaver II [Voice, Video Game], BLOOD OMEN
II: Legacy of Kain [Voice, Video Game]) is 70.
Actor Edward Woodward (INCENSE FOR THE DAMNED,
SITTING TARGET, THE WICKERMAN,
CALLAN, 1990 [TV], HANDS OF A MURDERER [TV], THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT,
DARK REALM [TV], HOT FUZZ) is 79.
And On Sunday -
Since 1995, this porn cougar has turned her sights toward Horror / Thriller
movies. That's not to say that porn isn't still involved, but it's nice
to see a cream queen turn scream queen all the same.
Actor Tammy Parks (ATTACK OF THE 60 FOOT CENTERFOLD,
DAY OF THE WARRIOR, TITANIC 2000, EROTIC GHOST, BLOOD FOR THE MUSE, LITTLE SHOP OF EROTICA)
is 45.
Writer/Producer/Actor Kevin Eastman (TEENAGE
MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, HEAVY METAL magazine, GUNS OF EL CHUPACABRA, RIDE
WITH THE DEVIL, HEAVY METAL 2000,
CITIZEN TOXIE, TALES FROM THE CRAPPER) is 48.
Kevin is in preproduction for a possible release/remake/sequel of HEAVY METAL for 2012.
And On Saturday -
Composer Danny Elfman (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
2, BEETLEJUICE, SCROOGED, GHOSTBUSTERS II, BATMAN, NIGHTBREED, DARKMAN, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE FRIGHTENERS, MEN IN BLACK, MARS ATTACKS!, SLEEPY HOLLOW, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], SPIDER-MAN [all], RED DRAGON, THE HULK, THE CORPSE BRIDE, 9) is 56.
Danny Elfman shares a May birthday with MARS ATTACKS! alumni, Pam Grier.
Writer Derek Gunn (VAMPIRE APOCALYPSE [all three], THE ESTUARY) is 45. Visit him at MySpace.com/HorrorWriter.
Actor Adrian Paul (LAST RITES, MASQUE OF THE
RED DEATH [1989], WAR OF THE WORLDS [TV], DARK SHADOWS [TV], HIGHLANDER
[TV], PREMONITION, HIGHLANDER: Endgame, THE
BREED, THE VOID, NEMESIS GAME, ALIEN TRACKER, THROTTLE, SEANCE, WRAITHS OF ROANOKE, EYEBORGS, NINE MILES DOWN, THE HEAVY) is 51. |
RETURN TO TOP
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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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