About the authors:

Travis S. "Doc" Taylor earned his soubriquet the hard way: a Doctorate in Optical Science and Engineering; three Master's degrees: Physics, Aerospace Engineering, and Astronomy, from the Universities of Alabama and Western Sydney; a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. Dr. Taylor has worked on DoD and NASA programs for 16+ years. He currently works on advanced propulsion and launch concepts, very large space telescopes, and space-based energy systems. Author website: DocTravis.com.

"It's a twisted Lovcraftian, zombie voodoo thriller," says writer/artist Frank Forte, of Undead Evil, "I've always been a Lovecraft fan, and his influence has always creeped into my stories. I wanted to do a tale that had a Lovcraftian tone without redoing what's been done before. So the influence is there, but I'm adding many other scenarios that come from my years of reading and creating horror tales. I did quite a bit of research on Voodoo. I think this is going to be very dark."

Undead Evil #1 (of 4), a 32-page black and white comic book, goes on sale in stores in early October. Retailers can pre-order Undead Evil #1from Diamond Previews August catalog (Asylum Press section - page #249). This title carries a Diamond Code of AUG110860.

Diamond Comic Distributors gave Undead Evil #1 a "Zombieriffic" in its August Previews catalog. It is now featured on Diamond Previews World.

Check out the special 6-Page Preview at AsylumPress.com/titles/undead-evil.

Anchor Bay SVP of Marketing Jennifer Roberts stated: "We couldn't be more thrilled with the picture, and are excited to get "The Howling: Reborn" out as quickly as possible for this Halloween. We truly believe this picture will re-launch the franchise and lead to even bigger and better new chapters ahead."

The creatures for The Howling Rebornwere brought to life by 2010 Academy-Award® nominee Adrian Morot (BATTLEFIELD EARTH, DECOYS, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, 300, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, DEATH RACE), and the score produced by award-winning composer Klaus Badelt (EQUILIBRIUM, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, ULTRAVIOLET, THE SCORPION KING: RISE OF A WARRIOR).

On the eve of his high school graduation, Will Kidman (Liboiron) finally looks up from his books to catch the eye of the girl he's longed for the last four years –the mysterious Eliana Wynter (Shaw). He's always been the shy kid, flying under the radar, but when he discovers a dark secret from his past — that he is heir to a powerful line of werewolves - he finds he has a choice to make between succumbing to his primal nature, or turning against his own, and maintaining his humanity. In order to fight the destiny of his legacy, and save Eliana – as well as himself – he must battle not only his growing blood lust but an army of fearsome beasts bent on killing him, Eliana...and then, us all.

Bonus features on The Howling Reborn Blu-ray™ and DVD will include filmmakers' commentary and a behind-the-scenes featurette.

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Old Globe finds replacement for James Barbour in 'Rocky Horror'
The Old Globe in San Diego has found a replacement for actor James Barbour, who abruptly departed the company's upcoming production of "The Rocky Horror Show" last week. Actor Matt McGrath will take over the role of Frank 'N' Furter — a transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania — in the musical.

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Michigan-made horror film will debut at McMorran
"Mimesis," the story of a group of horror fans who find themselves unwilling participants in a nightmarish role playing game, will debut at McMorran Theater in downtown Port Huron.

The Michigan-made film was written and directed by Douglas Schulze, chief executive of the Motion Picture Institute in Troy.

Schulze's last film, Dark Fields is currently playing on Showtime, which stars David Carradine and Dee Wallace.

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Michael Ealy On Set Interview UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING
Back in early May, I got to visit the set of Underworld: Awakening when the production was filming in Vancouver. While on set, I got to participate in a group interview with Michael Ealy. Here's some of the highlights:

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Home, scary home: Creepiest movie houses
The creepiest thing about my parents' farmhouse? The basement stairs. They're those kind where there's an opening under each step. To a kid heading down to bring up the laundry or feed the cats or just grab something from the pantry, each and every movie monster ever created is lurking below, just waiting to grab your ankle.

The house in the remake of "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opens Aug. 26, has some issues that go well beyond stairway design.

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Kate Beckinsale slips back into black leather for 'Underworld: Awakening'
VANCOUVER, B.C. - After taking a break for "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" (although she provided that film's narration), leather-garbed starlet Kate Beckinsale is back in the lycans-vs-vampires fold with the series' fourth film, the upcoming "Underworld: Awakening."

Continued at HitFix.

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Interview: Kim Bubbs Talks The Thing
Read our exclusive interview with actress Kim Bubbs, who plays geologist Juliette in the upcoming sci-fi horror movie 'The Thing,' which is set to hit theaters on October 14, 2011. The film follows an investigative team as it discovers and studies an alien craft that lands at its research site in Antarctica. The film, which was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr., serves as the prequel to helmer John Carpenter's 1982 movie of the same name. The actress, who has made a name for herself appearing on such television movies as 'A Near Death Experience' and 'Her Only Child,' discusses with us, among other things, why she was attracted to the role of Juliette, and how the prequel is different than the original film.

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FeoNote: The praises for Hammer Horror writer and director, Jimmy Sangster (died AUG! 19), continue to pour in.
Jimmy Sangster obituary
In 1957, Hammer Films revived gothic horror – in abeyance in a decade that offered nuclear or cosmic horrors which made the classic monsters seem tame – with The Curse of Frankenstein, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. To hear him tell it, Jimmy Sangster, who has died aged 83, wrote the script because no one else would, and simply typed it out and turned it in.

Yet Sangster came up with a new story – owing as little to Mary Shelley's novel as to James Whale's earlier film – and a radical depiction of Frankenstein as a determined, charming yet corrupt dandy who could still chill in an era of nuclear proliferation.

Continued at Guardian