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FEO NEWS FOR WINTER 2016:
- FEBRUARY -
The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.
These are archived news items, many of them outside
of this website, so overtime the links may not work. |
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO
Writer James Cheetham (FADE TO PALE, THE BEEKEEPER, SEASONS OF THE BRITTLE HARVEST) is 45.
Actor Chloë Grace Moretz (THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], WICKED LITTLE THINGS, ROOM 6, HALLOWED GROUND, THE EYE [2008], NOT FORGOTTEN, KICK-ASS, LET ME IN, HUGO CABARET, DARK SHADOWS, KICK-ASS 2, CARRIE, DARK PLACES, THE 5TH WAVE) is 19.
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 63.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO
Writer, Director Fede Alvarez (PANIC ATTACK!, EVIL DEAD [2013]) is 37.
Writer Elizabeth Blue (DROWN IN FEAR, TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE HAUNTED MID-ATLANTIC REGION) is 48.
Artist John Gallagher (GINGER SNAPS: UNLEASHED, GINGER SNAPS BACK, SANTA'S SLAY, FEAR ITSELF [TV], V [TV], APOLLO 18, THE GREY, ONCE UPON A TIME [TV], FALLING SKIES [TV], TASMANIAN DEVILS, THE TOMORROW PEOPLE) is 55 or something.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO
Actor Brooke Adams (WHO IS THE BLACK DAHLIA?, SONG OF THE SUCCUBUS, SHOCK WAVES, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS [1978], THE DEAD ZONE, THE STUFF, MAN ON FIRE [1987], THE UNBORN [1991], SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK, THE LAST HIT, PROBABLE CAUSE, THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES, GUNS FOR HIRE) is 67.
Writer John Grisham (A TIME TO KILL, THE FIRM, THE PELICAN BRIEF, THE CLIENT, THE CHAMBER, THE RAINMAKER, THE RUNAWAY JURY, THE PARTNER, THE STREET LAWYER, THE TESTAMENT, THE BRETHREN, A PAINTED HOUSE, SKIPPING CHRISTMAS, THE SUMMONS, THE KING OF TORTS, BLEACHERS, THE LAST JUROR, THE BROKER, THE INNOCENT MAN, THE APPEAL, THE ASSOCIATE, FORD COUNTY, THE CONFESSION, THE LITIGATORS, THE RACKETEER, THE FIRM [TV]) is 61.
Composer John Williams (KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATER [TV], THE KILLERS, LOST IN SPACE [TV], THE TIME TUNNEL [TV], LAND OF THE GIANTS [TV], GHOSTBREAKERS, THE SCREAMING WOMAN, IMAGES, DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING, THE POSEIDEN ADVENTURE [1972], THE LONG GOODBYE, THE TOWERING INFERNO, JAWS, FAMILY PLOT, BLACK SUNDAY, THE FURY, DRACULA [1979], RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, INDIANA JONES [all], THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, PRESUMED INNOCENT, JURASSIC PARK [all], SLEEPERS, MINORITY REPORT, HARRY POTTER [all], Stephen Speilberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE FEAR [2006]) is 84.
And On Sunday -
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, THE COURIER, FOUR ASSASSINS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES [TV], IRON MAN 3, TWIN PEAKS: THE MISSING PIECES) is 61.
Writer, Director, Actor Alejandro Jodorowsky (Comics: L'INCAL Trilogy, BORGIA
Movies:
EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, TUSK, SANTA SANGRE, RITUAL: A PSYCHOMAGIC STORY) is 87.
Actor James Spader (A KILLER IN THE FAMILY, STAR CROSSED, THE NEW KIDS, JACK'S BACK, DREAM LOVER, STARGATE, BAD INFLUENCE,
STORYVILLE, WOLF, CRASH, DRIFTWOOD, KEYS TO TULSA, THE PRACTICE [TV], SUPERNOVA, THE WATCHER, SLOW BURN, THE STICKUP, ALIEN HUNTER, I WITNESS, THE PENTAGON PAPERS, SHADOW OF FEAR, THE BLACKLIST [TV], THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON) is 56.
Actor Victor Webster (WISHMASTER 4, MUTANT X [TV], CHARMED [TV], SANDS OF OBLIVION, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], KILLER HAIR, HOSTILE MAKEOVER, SURROGATES, BURNING PALMS, CASTLE [TV], THE SCORPION KING 3, CONTINUUM [TV], RAGIN CAJUN REDNECK GATORS, EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE, THE SCORPION KING: LOST THRONE, CONTINUUM [TV]) is 43.
Actor Cerina Vincent (POWER RANGERS [TV], FEAR RUNS SILENT, CABIN FEVER, MURDER-SET-PIECES, INTERMEDIO, IT WAITS, SEVEN MUMMIES, SASQUATCH MOUNTAIN, RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, FASHION VICTIM, TOXIC, MoniKa, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, FREAKS OF NATURE) is 37.
Look for Cerina's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2014, 2015 KITCHEN SINK.
Also look for Cerina's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 BRING ME THE HEAD OF LANCE HENRIKSEN.
And On Saturday -
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, David Hayter (GUYVER: DARK HERO, DRIVE [1997], SPIDER-MAN [TV], BURN, X-MEN, THE SCORPION KING, X-MEN 2, WATCHMEN, THE DEVIL'S MILE, WOLVES) is 39.
As a Writer, Director, and Producer, look for David's upcoming project announced for 2015, 2016 his TV mini-series, WORLD WAR III. Look for David in the 2014 Horror, DEVIL'S MILE.
As Writer and Director, look for the announced BLACK WIDOW for 2016 or 2017.
BLACK WIDOW is written by David, Stan Lee, and Hollywood script doctor, Nicole Perlman (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY).
BLACK WIDOW will be produced by Kevin Feige (IRON MAN [all], THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THOR [all], CAPTAIN AMERICA [all], GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) and Avi Arad (DAREDEVIL, HULK, SPIDER-MAN 2, ELEKTRA, MAN-THING [2005], FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, SPIDER-MAN 3, FANTASTIC-4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, ROBOSAPIEN: REBOOTED, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2).
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 70.
Gayle shares a February birthday with her THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
alumni, Pamela Franklin.
Actor Kim Poirier (DANGER BENEATH THE SEA, PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER, AMERICAN PSYCHO II, THE RATS, DECOYS, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], DECOYS 2, SILENT BUT DEADLY, HOLLYWOOD'S INSIDER SECRETS: HORROR TECHNIQUES AND SPECIAL FX) is 36.
Actor Josh Stewart (JEKYLL, THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY, THE COLLECTOR, BENEATH THE DARK, REHAB, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE COLLECTION, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], EVENT 15, THE HUNTED, TRANSCENDENCE, INTERSTELLAR) is 39.
Look for Josh in the 2015, 2016 Mystery Thriller, COLD MOON. Also look for Josh's 2016 Thriller, DISCARNATE.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO
Actor Jennifer Jason Leigh (EYES OF A STRANGER, WRONG IS RIGHT, THE HITCHER [1986], SISTER, SISTER [1987], HEART OF MIDNIGHT, BURIED ALIVE [1990], SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, eXistenZ, ROAD TO PERDITION, IN THE CUT, THE MACHINIST, THE JACKET, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, REVENGE [TV], THE MOMENT, ANOMALISA, THE HATEFUL EIGHT) is 54.
Look for Jennifer in her upcoming 2016 Horror Thriller, AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING.
Actor Michael Sheen (MARY REILLY, DOOMWATCH: WINTER ANGEL, UNDERWORLD [all], THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN'S APOCALYPSE, TWILIGHT: NEW MOON, UNTHINKABLE, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, TRON: LEGACY, RESISTANCE, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Part 1, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Part 2) is 45.
Look for Michael in the 2016 Thrillers, OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIES, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, and PASSENGERS. |
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO
Musician / Actor Alice Cooper (Music: KILLER, BILLION DOLLAR BABIES, SCHOOL'S OUT, WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE, POISON, DRAGONTOWN, WELCOME 2 MY NIGHTMARE. Movies: PRINCE OF DARKNESS, FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, SUCK, DARK SHADOWS) is 67.
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, SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD) who is 74. |
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO
Actor Terry Chen (AFTERSHOCK: EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK, ROMEO MUST DIE, TRIXIE, SOLE SURVIVOR [2000], PARANORMAL GIRL, BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, I, ROBOT, DA VINCI'S INQUEST, SNAKES ON A PLANE, MEMORY, THEY WAIT [2007], HARDWIRED, STORM SEEKERS, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, BOREALIS, CONTINUUM [TV], BATES MOTEL [TV], TIME OF DEATH, ELYSIUM, EVIL FEED) is 41.
Actor Warwick Davis (LEPRECHAUN [all], HARRY
POTTER [all], SKINNED DEEP, THE UNBROKEN, THE DAY THEY CAME TO SUCK OUR BRAINS! [TV]) is 46 today.
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 65.
Actor Fredric Lehne (AMITYVILLE: THE EVIL ESCAPES, TERROR ON HIGHWAY 91, DEADLY GAME, DREAM LOVER, MEN IN BLACK, INFERNO, FORTRESS 2, TERROR TRACT, SUBMERGED, DYNAMITE, SUPERNOVA [2005], LOST [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE DARK NIGHT RISES, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM [TV], SPLIT) is 57.
Actor Stephen McHattie (THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR, LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ROSEMARY'S BABY, GRAY LADY DOWN, DEATH VALLEY, CARIBE, ONE MAN OUT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [TV], TERROR ON TRACK 9, THE DARK, DEADLOCKED: ESCAPE FROM ZONE 14, DEADLY LOVE, REMEMBER ME, VISITORS OF THE NIGHT, THE HIGHWAY MAN [2000], COLD SQUAD [TV], A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, JESSE STONE [TV - all], SOLAR ATTACK, THE FOUNTAIN, THE COVENANT [2006], 300, THE DARK ROOM, KAW, PONTYPOOL, XIII: THE CONSPIRACY, WATCHMEN, SUMMER'S BLOOD, 2012, DIE, HAPPY TOWN [TV], RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER, KILLER WAVE, EXIT HUMANITY, THE ENTITLED, HAVEN [TV], IMMORTALS, A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE, THE TALL MAN, EDDIE: THE SLEEPWALKING CANNIBAL, XIII: THE SERIES, THE STRAIN [TV], WOLVES, HAUNTER, HELLMOUTH, THE DARK STRANGER) is 69.
Look for Stephen in the upcoming 2016 Mystery, BIRDLAND.
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QUICK BITES
Another damn DEAD POOL trailer.
I'm sorry. I can't help myself.
DEAD POOL goes wide release in the U.S. this February 12.
AND
Psychiatrists studied 400 movies to find the most realistic psychopath
By Chris Weller
The unassuming Norman Bates might creep you out, and the flesh-hungry Hannibal Lecter might make your skin crawl.
But according to one group of psychiatrists, these men aren't Hollywood's most realistic psychopaths.
In fact, they may not be psychopaths at all.
Continued at Business Insider.
PLUS
Mary Elizabeth Winstead teases secretive 10 Cloverfield Lane
By Jessica Derschowitz
J.J. Abrams' projects are known for their high levels of secrecy, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead says the filmmaker's upcoming Cloverfield follow-up, 10 Cloverfield Lane, was no different.
Continued at EW.
ALSO
Noomi Rapace Won't Be Returning To Space With Alien: Covenant
By Andrew Liptak
After changing its name again, having a new lead cast and having the number of sequels go from one to three, Ridley Scott's upcoming Alien: Covenant has another change in store: Prometheus actress Noomi Rapace isn't returning for more Xenomorph adventures.
Continued at io9.
WASSMOR
See Disney Classics Reimagined in the Style of Tim Burton
By Nick Romano
Ever wonder what your favorite Disney animated movies would look like if given the Tim Burton touch? Thanks to Moscow-based artist and animator Andrew Tarusov, we have an idea.
Tarusov designed movie posters reimagining the likes of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Bambi in the style of the director, who's created such spooky works as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride.
Continued at Time.
FINALLY
Zombie Bees Are Real, and They're Stalking North America
By John Metcalfe
A few years ago, John Hafernik detected in the walls of his house a thrumming hive of honeybees. He didn't place a frantic call to the exterminator—he's a bug-loving biologist at San Francisco State University—but grabbed some traps to experiment.
What he found was astonishing.
Continued at Citylab. |
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor / Producer Michael C. Hall (PAYCHECK, 6 FEET UNDER [TV], DEXTER [TV], GAMER) is 45.
Look for Michael's upcoming 2014 Thriller, COLD IN JULY.
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, RAIN FROM STARS, PLAN 9, CAMEL SPIDERS, SNITCH, ABEO PHARISEE, RETRIBUTION, COFFIN BABY, ALIEN RISING [previously GEMINI RISING], RAIN FROM STARS, POSIEDON REX, LIMBO, HAUNTED MAZE, BORROWED MOMENTS, WITHIN THE DARK) is 47.
Actor Rachelle Lefevre (BIG WOLF ON CAMPUS [TV], THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV - 1999], DEAD AWAKE, ABANDON, DECEPTION, GHOST WRITER [2007], TWILIGHT, DO YOU KNOW ME, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, THE SUMMIT [TV], THE CALLER [2011], A GIFTED MAN [TV], OMERTA, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - Part 2, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, HOMEFRONT, UNDER THE DOME [TV], RECLAIM) is 36.
And On Saturday -
Actor Christian Bale (AMERICAN PSYCHO, REIGN OF FIRE, EQUILIBRIUM, THE MACHINIST, BATMAN BEGINS, THE PRESTIGE, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT, TERMINATOR: SALVATION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, OUT OF THE FURNACE) is 41. |
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Haunted
Links: |
The Chancery House |
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. |
Halloween
Midis - Music - and Wavs |
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 Mash
Dancing monsters. This time with lyrics. |
The Moonlit
Road |
MustDie
A Russian Metal music site. Now in English too! |
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. |
LINK TO ME, BABY!
Use the graphic above and link it back to feoamante.com! |
FROM
E.C. McMullen Jr.
WILLOW BLUE
KINDLE
"'Willow Blue' will burrow under your skin and stay there long after you've put the book down."
- Jeffrey Reddick, Creator of FINAL DESTINATION
PERPETUAL BULLET
PAPERBACK
"'Some People' ... may be the standout story in the book."
- John Grant, 2 time Hugo Winner and creator of Infinityplus
ALSO
E.C. McMullen Jr.'s
short story
CEDO LOOKED LIKE PEOPLE
in the anthology
FEAR THE REAPER
PAPERBACK
"This Ray Bradbury-esque is one of the most memorable and one of the more original stories I've read in a long time."
- Reviewer, Amazon
HORROR 201: The Silver Scream
A tome of interviews and essays by
RAY BRADBURY,
JOHN CARPENTER,
WES CRAVEN,
TOM HOLLAND,
E.C. McMULLEN Jr., GEORGE A. ROMERO, and many more. |
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