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FEO NEWS FOR WINTER 2009:
- DECEMBER -

The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.

DECEMBER
These are archived news items, many of them outside of this website, so overtime, the links may not work.

DEC. 31

SAW
QUICK BITES
Today sees the new launch of Universal Pictures' THE WOLFMAN, based on the original screenplay by Curt Siodmak (DONAVAN'S BRAIN).

Check out TheWolfmanMovie.

AND

Lionsgate Survives While Others Thrive
Studio Report Card #7: The "Saw" studio withstood threats to its popular franchise and stayed profitable by reining in costs
In a challenging year for smaller movie companies, Lionsgate did something impossible for visitors to its de facto icon Jigsaw's chamber of horrors -- it survived.

Continued at TheWrap.

PLUS

Horror flick shot at Utah’s Snowbasin ski resort
HUNTSVILLE, Utah — Snowbasin is ready for its close-up.

The Huntsville ski resort plays a major — if uncredited — role in a new feature film called "Frozen," which premieres Jan. 24 at the Sundance Film Festival.

Continued at BostonHerald.

ALSO

Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross
The story of King Charlemagne, First Holy Roman Emperor, acted and sung by the legendary actor Christopher Lee. Sir Christopher is the highest grossing actor of all time, with cinematic milestones such as "Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Dracula", amongst over 280 movies - and still counting!

Continued at CharlemagneProductions.

And Lee's own (real!) MySpace page.
MySpace.com/Charlemagne Musical.


Lethal Kisses
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer/Editor Ellen Datlow (THE DARK, TWISTS OF THE TALE, POE: 19 NEW TALES INSPIRED BY EDGAR ALLEN POE, INFERNO, LOVECRAFT UNBOUND, BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR 1, LETHAL KISSES, and way more) is 60.
Look for Ellen's upcoming Horror anthologies for 2010, DARKNESS: TWO DECADES OF MODERN HORROR and TALES OF WONDER AND IMAGINATION.
Actor Anthony Hopkins (AUDREY ROSE, MAGIC, DESPERATE HOURS, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, FREEJACK, DRACULA [1992], THE EDGE, INSTINCT, TITUS, HANNIBAL, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, RED DRAGON, THE HUMAN STAIN, FRACTURE, BEOWULF) who is 72. Look for Anthony's upcoming Horror Thriller THE WOLF MAN in 2009.
Actor Embeth Davidtz (MUTATOR, SWEET MURDER, ARMY OF DARKNESS, MURDER IN THE FIRST, FALLEN, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, LAST RITES, SIMON MAGUS, THE HOLE, THIR13EN GHOSTS) is 45.
Writer/Artist James O'Barr (THE CROW, THE CROW: SHATTERED LIVES AND BROKEN DREAMS) is 51.
Actor Writer / Director / Producer Sean S. Cunningham (THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, FRIDAY THE 13TH, HOUSE, HOUSE II, DEEPSTAR SIX, MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK, JASON X, FREDDY VS. JASON) is 68.

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DEC. 30

RIP FOR CHAS. BALUN
FANGORIA is heartbroken to report that former Fango/GOREZONE contributor Charlie (Chas.) Balun died on Friday, December 18, after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer.

Continued at Fangoria.
(FeoNote: Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn! O'Bannon and Balun in the same month)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
QUICK BITES
Oh, the Horror!
Why Skeptics Should Embrace the Supernatural on Television
For as long as there have been stories of the supernatural, some who heard them believed that the menacing creatures depicted in them really existed. There have also always been skeptics who doubted the reality of the supernatural monsters.

Continued at Skeptic.

AND

WWII Horror Comic Optioned
We should all be used to seeing countless comic properties finding their way to the big screen. Even some of the smaller stories like Kick-Ass have been plucked from the world of glossy pages and paneled stories and given the Hollywood treatment. And now as we head into the second decade of this new millennium, it looks like nothing is going to change.

Continued at CinemaBlend.

PLUS

Autopsy for Avenged Sevenfold drummer inconclusive
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- An autopsy is inconclusive as to the cause of death for Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan.

Continued at Music.MSN.

ALSO

'Rocky Horror' coming to Circle this weekend
The best things to bring to the showings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” this week at Circle Cinema are friends, a sense of humor and money to pay the admission price.

Continued at TulsaWorld.
(FeoNote: Great Cthulhu! Will this movie NEVER die?)


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Eliza Dushku (SOUL SURVIVORS, WRONG TURN, ANGEL [TV], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], TRU CALLING [TV], THE ALPHABET KILLER, THE THACKER CASE, OPEN GRAVES, THE DOLL HOUSE [TV]) is 29. Look for Dushku's 2010 Thriller release, LOCKED IN.
Writer / Director / Producer / Actor Lloyd Kaufman (SUGAR COOKIES, MOTHER'S DAY, THE TOXIC AVENGER, CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH, SGT. KABUKIMAN N.Y.P.D., HELLINGER, TERROR FIRMER, POULTRYGEIST, SLITHER, and over 100 more) is 64.
Actor Ellen Sandweiss (THE EVIL DEAD, SATAN'S PLAYGROUND, THE DREAD, BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY) is 51. Look for her in the upcoming Horror Thriller, THE RAIN.

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DEC. 28

YOU DUG IT
For the second weekend in a row, you dug James Cameron's AVATAR. AVATAR dropped only an astounding 1.8% from it's opening weekend, bringing it's full total to over $212 million dollars in only two weeks in U.S. theaters alone.
Not far behind at #2 was SHERLOCK HOLMES. Even at #2, this Guy Ritchie movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, brought in an impressive $62 million, making this holiday weekend the biggest for U.S. Christmas box office ever.

TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, finally fell off the top ten, leaving with over $280 million in U.S. boxoffice, which is pretty good for a $50 million dollar movie. This weekend, like last weekend, you're burying nothing!

Tourist Trap
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Denzel Washington (A SOLDIER'S STORY, THE MIGHTY QUINN, RICOCHET, THE PELICAN BRIEF, CRIMSON TIDE, VIRTUOSITY, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, FALLEN, THE SIEGE, THE BONE COLLECTOR, MAN ON FIRE, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], INSIDE MAN, DEJA VU) is 54.
Look for Denzel in the upcoming 2010 Horror Thriller release, THE BOOK OF ELI.
And On Sunday -
Actor Barbara Crampton (FROM BEYOND, RE-ANIMATOR, BODY DOUBLE, CHOPPING MALL, PUPPET MASTER, CASTLE FREAK, THE SISTERHOOD) is 46.
Barbara Shares a December birthday with her oft-time collaborator,
Writer / Director / Producer Charles Band (LASERBLAST, TOURIST TRAP, PARASITE, TERRORVISION, DOLLS, FROM BEYOND, PUPPET MASTER, DEMONIC TOYS, NETHERWORLD, and that's as far as I'll go because the man has been involved with over 230 freaking Horror Thriller movies already!) is 58.
Today's birthday girl has been involved in Horror Thrillers and dark fantasy since, well since the start! Happy Birthday to
Actor Emilie de Ravin (BEASTMASTER [TV], ROSWELL [TV], CARRIE [2002], SANTA'S SLAY, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], LOST [TV]) is 27.
And On Saturday -
Musician Lars Ulrich (METALLICA: RIDE THE LIGHTENING, MASTER OF PUPPETS, ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, S&M) is 46.

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DEC. 25

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
If it's a Horror classic, this guy has been in it. Happy Horror Thriller birthday to
Actor Richard 'Dick' Miller (IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, NOT OF THIS EARTH [1957], THE UNDEAD [1957], A BUCKET OF BLOOD, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS [1960], THE PREMATURE BURIAL, THE TERROR, NIGHT CALL NURSES, THE YOUNG NURSES, PIRANHA, THE HOWLING, WHITE DOG, TWILIGHT ZONE: The Movie, GREMLINS, THE TERMINATOR, CHOPPING MALL, GREMLINS 2, EVIL TOONS, DEMON KNIGHT, and way more) is 81.

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DEC. 24

QUICK BITE
MASTER OF THE MAJICKS
I am thrilled to welcome to Cinephobia Radio, legendary visual effects genius and the man responsible for igniting the imaginations of kids all over the world, Mr. Ray Harryhausen.

Continued at Cinephobia-Radio.


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Horror writer Robert Dunbar (THE PINES, TEMPLES OF JAGNNATH PURI, THE SHORE) is gettin' purty old, but he's still purty!

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DEC. 22

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer/ Actor Trent Haaga (TERROR FIRMER, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, MULVA: ZOMBIE ASS KICKER!, KILLJOY 2, HELL ASYLUM, ZOMBIEGEDDON, THE GHOULS, DEVIL'S MOON, TALES FROM THE CRAPPER, DR. HORROR'S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS, GAG, THE DEVIL'S MUSE, GIMMIE SKELTER, DEAD GIRL, PSYCHO HOLOCAUST, and way more) is 38.
Writer Charles De Lint (THE ONION GIRL, MOONHEART, THE BLUE GIRL, LITTLE (GRRL) LOST, THE MYSTERY OF GRACE, MUSE AND REVERIE) is 58.
Actor Dina Meyer (JOHNNY MNEMONIC, STARSHIP TROOPERS, NOWHERE LAND, BATS, STRANGER THAN FICTION, TIME LAPSE, D-TOX, UNSPEAKABLE, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, SAW, SAW II, SAW III, SAW IV, CRAZY EIGHTS, DECOYS 2, THE LOST) is 41.

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DEC. 21

House of the Devil
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor AJ Bowen (CREEPSHOW III, THE SIGNAL, MAIDENHEAD, THE SEASON, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL) is 32.
Look for AJ's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2010, HATCHET 2.
Editor and publisher Richard Chizmar (CEMETERY DANCE Magazine, SHIVERS anthologies) is 44.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson (THE EXORCIST III, JURASSIC PARK, SPHERE, DEEP BLUE SEA, UNBREAKABLE, KILL BILL Vol. 2, THE INCREDIBLES, SNAKES ON A PLANE, 1408, JUMPER, LAKEVIEW TERRACE, THE SPIRIT) is 61. Look for his 2010 Thrillers, UNTHINKABLE (not a sequel to UNBREAKABLE) and IRON MAN 2. VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY, enters its second year of pre-production. BLOWN is in production with an expected 2011 release.
And On Sunday -
The Catman of KISS. Or at least he was from 1973 to 1980. Then he wasn't. Then, 15 years later he was again from 1995 to 2000. Then he wasn't. Then he was yet again from 2003 to 2004. Then he wasn't. What is he doing now? I dunno. Big band music maybe? But Happy Birthday to
Musician Peter Criss (KISS: PSYCHO CIRCUS. As Actor: KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK) who is 62.
There are very few who are more of a staple of Horror Thriller from Hong Kong than,
Director Ricky Lau (MR. VAMPIRE [all], PI LI DA LA BA, YOUNG MASTER VAMPIRE, JIANG SHI ZHOU YAO, GUI YAO GUI, DEMON INTRUDER, ROMANCE OF THE VAMPIRES and way more) is 59.
And On Saturday -
Actor Jennifer Beals (THE BRIDE, VAMPIRE'S KISS, DOCTEUR M., TERROR STALKS THE CLASS REUNION [TV], INDECENCY, NIGHT OWL, DEAD ON SIGHT, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, THE PROHECY II, THE SPREE, WITHOUT MALICE, AFTER THE STORM, RUNAWAY JURY, TROUBLED WATERS, THE GRUDGE 2) is 46.
Look for Jennifer in the expected 2010 release of THE BOOK OF ELI.
Writer S.D. Hintz (THE OFFERING) is 34. Visit him at MySpace.com/sdhintz.
Actor Alyssa Milano (DOUBLE DRAGON, EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE, DEADLY SINS, POISON IVY II, FEAR, BODY COUNT, CHARMED [TV], PATHOLOGY) is 37.
The first deadly friend! The first Flower in the Attic! The original Buffy! Happy birthday to
Actor Kristy Swanson (DEADLY FRIEND, FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC, HIGHWAY TO HELL, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SOUL ASSASSIN, ZEBRA LOUNGE, SILENCE, FORBIDDEN SECRETS, THE BLACK HOLE [2006], LIVING DEATH) is 40.

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DEC. 18

JAWS
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Katie Holmes (DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, THE GIFT, PHONE BOOTH, ABANDON, BATMAN BEGINS) is 31.
Katie's Horror Thriller, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK has an expected 2010 release date. Katie shares a December Birthday with her fellow DISTURBING BEHAVIOR alumni, Nick Stahl.
Writer / Director / Producer Steven Spielberg (NIGHT GALLERY [TV], DUEL [TV], SOMETHING EVIL [TV], SAVAGE [TV], JAWS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK [all], POLTERGEIST, TWILIGHT ZONE: The Movie, JURASSIC PARK [all], SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, MINORITY REPORT, WAR OF THE WORLDS, MONSTER HOUSE, TRANSFORMERS, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, and more) is 63. Steven shares a December birthday with his WAR OF THE WORLDS actor, Miranda Otto. 2010 will see the expected release of JURASSIC PARK IV: NEDRY'S REVENGE. WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE enters its third year of pre-production.

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DEC. 17

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Since 2002, four of her last six movies have been Horror Thrillers, so welcome
Actor Milla Jovovich (RESIDENT EVIL [all], HOUSE ON TURK STREET, ULTRAVIOLET, A PERFECT GETAWAY, THE FOURTH KIND) who is 34.
For 2010 look for Milla in AZAZEL.
Actor Bill Pullman (THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, BRAIN DEAD [1990], LIEBESTRAUM, MALICE, CASPER, LOST HIGHWAY, THE END OF VIOLENCE, ZERO EFFECT, LAKE PLACID, THE GUILTY, 29 PALMS, THE GRUDGE [USA - 2004], REVELATIONS [TV], ALIEN AUTOPSY, SCARY MOVIE 4, SURVEILLANCE) is 55. Look for Bill in the 2009 Thriller, PEACOCK.
Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (COURAGE UNDER FIRE, CONSPIRACY THEORY, CRUEL INTENTIONS, DRACULA 2000, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, BATMAN: MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN, THE BURROWERS [2007 - TV], THE BURROWERS) is 38.

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DEC. 16

Creature From The Black Lagoon
QUICK BITES
'Creature From the Black Lagoon' emerges
When director Breck Eisner parted ways with Universal's remake of "Creature From the Black Lagoon" earlier this year, fans of the 1950s camp classic wondered if and when the new film would ever see the light of day.

Continued at LATimes.

AND

Crazies Director Breck Eisner’s Next Horror Remake? David Cronenberg’s Incredible The Brood
What the world needs now is another insta-forgettable remake of a bona fide horror classic like I need a stake through the heart.

When the Crazies remake rolls out in the new year, I’m going to be crossing the fingers on both hands and hoping for it to be a corker.

Continued at SlashFilm.

PLUS

Kings paying way home for Maine troops
Brewer-based unit mustered for service in Afghanistan
BANGOR, Maine — Stephen and Tabitha King had no problem donating money to ensure that the 150 members of Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Unit could come home for the holidays.

Continued at BangorDailyNews.

ALSO

Back in Black: Horror Manga Master Kazuo Umezu Talks
As most movie connoisseurs know, Japanese horror is simply a breed apart from the rest.

Continued at Manga.About.

WASSMOR

Classic horror frightens audiences at Irvine
Irvine High School's rendition of "Frankenstein 1930" gives the audience a glimpse inside the classic horror story that has frightened audiences for decades. Dr. Frankenstein becomes obsessed with his new and inclusive experiment, and soon brings it to life, with the help of his ever-so-strange minion, Gorgo. The creature he creates wreaks havoc on everyone in the town, seeking revenge on his creators and killing anyone who angers him.

Continued at OCRegister.


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Ben Cross (THE UNHOLY [1988], PAPERHOUSE, EYE OF THE WIDOW, NIGHTLIFE, DARK SHADOWS [TV - 1990], LIVE WIRE, LES AUDACIEUX, COLD SWEAT, THE HOUSE THAT MARY BOUGHT, HELLFIRE, TEMPTRESS, TURBULENCE, THE INVADER, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, ICON, S.S. DOOMTROOPER, WICKED LITTLE THINGS, SPECIES: THE AWAKENING, STAR TREK [2009], HELLHOUNDS) is 62.
Actor Miranda Otto (THE 13TH FLOOR [1988], WHAT LIES BENEATH, CLOSE YOUR EYES, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING, IN MY FATHER'S DEN, WAR OF THE WORLDS [2005], IN HER SKIN) is 42.
Writer James L. Tamarin (various short stories) is 37.
Visit him at MySpace.com/DavidLTamarin.

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DEC. 15

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer and Film maker Todd Tjersland (DEATHBREED, FEAR WITHOUT FRONTIERS, SEX SHOCK AND SADISM) is 39. Visit Todd at ZombieNovel.com.
Actor Brendan Fletcher (CONTAGIOUS [TV], THE UNSAID, DE GROT, FREDDY VS. JASON, GINGER SNAPS: UNLEASHED, THE FINAL CUT, GINGER SNAPS BACK, MOJAVE, ALONE IN THE DARK, MASTERS OF HORROR: THE DAMNED THING [TV], BLOODRAYNE II, OGRE, and way more) is 28.

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DEC. 14

The Crazies
HAVE YOU GOT THE CRAZY?
Back in August I caught, what the studio folks called, a rough cut of THE CRAZIES. If this was their idea of rough, then Give It to Me Rough! The movie did nothing short of blow the audience right out of their seats with plenty of scenes to shock us one minute and have us cheering the next. There were a few slight misteps - but what movie doesn't have those? Besides which, one person's slight misstep is another person's…

The only major problem was the cut-and-paste-tedious-Hollywood-template of "Let's have the ending setup the potential sequel!" ploy. The final one minute post-it-note end completely screwed the movie (as really bad endings can do) by betraying all of the movie logic the story and characters created and followed up to that point. It had the effect of us going, "Whoa! Hey, wait a minute…" before we even rose from our seats.

Still, it was the proverbial rough cut and what I saw won't necessarily be what folks see in 2010. I hope they end the movie where it's supposed to end, and not tack on that cheeseball sequelitis crap.


The House of the Devil
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer Azrael Paul Damien (CONVICT GRADE) is 30.
Writer Mike Korn (CONFESSIONS OF A GHOUL, SKIMMING THE NUCLEAR GUMBO, ALL THE MUTANT TRASH IN ALL THE GALAXIES, RACHMANINOFF'S GHOST) is 51.
Actor Ted Raimi (THE EVIL DEAD, BLOOD RAGE, STRYKER'S WAR, EVIL DEAD II, DARKMAN, CANDYMAN, ARMY OF DARKNESS, WISHMASTER, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN 2, THE GRUDGE) is 44.
SFX Artist Kevin Quattro (THE JACKYL, ROUGHNECKS: THE STARSHIP TROOPER CHRONICLES [TV], ANGEL [TV], FIREFLY [TV], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [TV-2003], SERENITY, THE INVASION, TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNER CHRONICLES [TV]) is 36.
Actor Tia Texada (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, SHADOW OF DOUBT, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR, BAIT, CRAZY AS HELL, PHONE BOOTH, SPARTAN) is 38.
Today's birthday girl is a true queen of Horror on par with Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee. Happy Birthday to -
Actor Dee Wallace (THE STEPFORD WIVES, THE HILLS HAVE EYES, THE HOWLING, CUJO, CRITTERS, SHADOW PLAY, POPCORN, ALLIGATOR II, TEMPTRESS, THE FRIGHTENERS, KILLER INSTINCT, DEADLY DELUSIONS, KILLER INSTINCT, OUT OF THE BLACK, DEAD END ROAD, BOO!, SCAR, ABOMINABLE, VOODOO MOON, THE PLAGUE, THE LOST, LITTLE RED DEVIL, THE STALKER WITHIN, THE OCEAN, THE I SCREAM MAN, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, and way more) is 60.
Busy Dee has an expected release of 4 Horror Thrillers for 2010: RAIN, POUND OF FLESH, CAGE FREE, and SEBASTIAN. Watch for her expected 2011 releases of DEATH KEEPS COMING and SOUPERNATURAL.
And On Sunday -
Writer Brett McBean (THE LAST MOTEL, THE MOTHER) is 31.
Jinkies! This birthday girl has been the voice of Daphne since 1970!
Actor Heather North (SCOOBY-DOO - WHERE ARE YOU?, THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES, THE SCOOBY-DOO / DYNOMUTT HOUR, THE SCOOBY AND SCRAPPY-DOO SHOW, SCOOBY-DOO AND THE LEGEND OF THE VAMPIRE, SCOOBY-DOO AND THE MONSTER OF MEXICO) is 59.
And On Saturday -

Actor Jennifer Connelly (PHENOMENA, LABYRINTH, MULHOLLAND FALLS, DARK CITY, WAKING THE DEAD, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, HULK, DARK WATER, RESERVATION ROAD, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], 9) is 39.
In pre-production and scheduled for a 2008 release is Jennifer's upcoming SF/Thriller remake of the 1951 original movie, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.
Writer Howard Hopkins (NIGHT DEMONS, GRIMM, THE DARK RIDERS, PISTOLERO) is 46. Visit him at MySpace.com/ yingko2.
He's been acting since 1977, but it wasn't until 2003 that his career took a turn for Horror Thriller. Happy Birthday to -
Actor Bill Nighy (THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1989], UNDERWORLD [all], SHAUN OF THE DEAD, ENDURING LOVE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, HOT FUZZ, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, VALKYRIE) is 60.
Look for Bill in the scheduled 2010 release of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS I, the 2011 release of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS II, and a rumored UNDERWORLD 4 for 2012.
Writer Jeff Strand (SINGLE WHITE PSYCHOPATH SEEKS SAME, GRAVEROBBERS WANTED, THE SINISTER MR. CORPSE, PRESSURE, BENJAMIN'S PARASITE, and more) is 38.

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DEC. 11

Death Race
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Lynda Day George (FEAR NO EVIL, DEATH AMONG FRIENDS, DAY OF THE ANIMALS, ANTS, CRUISE INTO TERROR, BEYOND EVIL, PIECES, MORTUARY) is 65.
Composer Paul Haslinger (NEAR DARK, MIRACLE MILE, SPAWN, PITCH BLACK, RED PLANET, LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, UNDERWORLD, CRANK, TURISTAS, VACANCY, PROM NIGHT, DEATH RACE) is 47. Look for Paul's work in the expected 2009 release of UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS.
Writer Marcy Italiano (Novel: PAIN MACHINE, various short stories) is 35. Visit her at MarciItaliano.com.
Writer Lisa Morton (various short stories found in anthologies like DARK DELICACIES, MIDNIGHT PREMIER, HOT BLOOD XIII. Reported to be a used bookstore owner of some note) is a whopping 103 years old if her MySpace page is to be believed. Visit her at MySpace.com/cinriter.

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DEC. 10

The Pressure of Darkness
QUICK BITES
My webhost, Aplus.net, after 6 days of lost service (they apparently do not feel obliged by their "uptime guarantee" to credit me for their ineptitude) are back online and making it possible for me to update this website. Seriously, what kind of webhost provider is so incompetent that updating your own website isn't considered part of the service?

This is the second time in about four weeks that Aplus.net has been unable to provide the basic webhost service of allowing an ftp update. So I'm open to serious offers from webhosts that are less impotent.

Meanwhile -

Novelist and feoamante.com alumni, Harry Shannon will be the next victim - er guest - at the venerable Funky Werepig Broadcast next Sunday the 13th at 6PM EST. Of course we have no clue what will transpire within this 90 minute so-called "show," assuming that is the appropriate word, excedpt for a loose discussion of horror novels and films and music. Nudity is possible. Even fart jokes. Rest assured that our host Greg Hall is funny as hell. Come join the frivolity next Sunday. Listen. Call in and heckle. Send dark prayers.

AND

Tonight at 9:15 - 10:00 PM (EST) Horror Thriller writer, Brian Moreland (SHADOWS IN THE MIST) will be interviewed on a radio show for writers called "VoicesAndVibes".

Brian says: Feel free to listen to the show the show by visiting BlogTalkRadio.com/VoicesAndVibes.

Click the "Click To Listen" button in order to hear the show live. If you would like to call in to the show, you can dial (646) 595-4107 at any time during the show.

You can submit any questions/concerns in writing; just email them to info@urbanechoes.net or join Marcus in the chat room, which you can log onto via the show's homepage, BlogTalkRadio.com/VoicesAndVibes.

If you miss the live show, you can always download the full show at any later date by visiting either the show's homepage or UrbanEchoes.net.

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Royal Oak director Ryan Meade to show latest cult/horror film, 'You Can't Rent Here Anymore,' at Main Art Theatre
Imagine something like Kevin Smith's cult classic "Clerks," mix in a little of (metro Detroit native) Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" trilogy and set the whole thing in an iconic Royal Oak video store.

Continued at Mlive.

ALSO

Texas Frightmare Weekend proudly welcomes Rodrigo Gudiño to our guest list April 30-May 2, 2010 in Dallas. Rodrigo is founder and president of the Rue Morgue horror empire, which extends beyond its monthly magazine to its own film label, popular radio show, yearly "Festival of Fear" convention and monthly movie screenings. Additionally, Rue Morgue is co-presenting Texas Frightmare Weekend in association with Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Continued at /TexasFrightmareWeekend.

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DEC. 9

Dawn of the Dead
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE ZOMBIES
Monroeville, PA – You can’t keep zombies down after Halloween. Back by popular demand, Time and Space Toys presents its annual Monroeville Mall Zombie Holiday Party on Sunday, December 13 from 6 PM to 10 PM.

Admission is free and the party will feature:

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Photos with Zombie Santa

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Tours of the Monroeville Zombies themed attraction

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Living Dead Experience motion simulator ride

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Appearance by Leonard Lies – “Machete Zombie” in the original Dawn of the Dead

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Zombie movie trivia contest

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Prize drawings

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Refreshments

Machete Zombie Leonard Lies
MACHETE ZOMBIE, LEONARD LIES

Zombie party goers will have an opportunity to check out the store’s newly remodeled Monroeville Zombies exhibit, which is a celebration of Zombies in Pop Culture. Located in the historic Monroeville Mall, site of the original film, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the themed attraction takes fans through a visual history of zombies in cinema.

Displays of movie props and memorabilia are woven into a presentation featuring interactive experiences and zombie gift shopping. The exhibit includes a Zombie Gallery, a model exhibit of Monroeville Mall circa 1978 and a walkthrough of a boiler room mock-up complete with life-sized zombies.

Leonard Lies, who played the iconic “Machete Zombie” in the original DAWN OF THE DEAD which was filmed at the mall in 1978, will be inducted into the new “Maul of Fame” during the party. The Maul of Fame is where zombie film celebrities are immortalized in the tradition of Hollywood Boulevard, but with a zombie twist by leaving "bloody" handprints on the Maul of Fame wall.

The store also carries a wide variety of unique toys and collectibles rooted in pop culture, from classic television shows to modern hits.

Both zombies and humans are welcome to attend. The event is open to all ages, although some of the zombie exhibits (in a separate location in the back of the store) may not be suitable for young children.

For more information, please visit MonroevilleZombies.com or contact Time and Space Toys at (412) 373-4303. Mention feoamante.com.


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
And you thought he was all about Star Trek. With his decade plus time in the realm of Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspenseof course I'm going to give a Happy Birthday to
Actor Michael Dorn (DEMON SEED, GARGOYLES [TV], STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, THE PROPHET'S GAME, SHADOW HOURS, SHADE, DESCENT [TV], DANNY PHANTOM [TV], A.I. ASSAULT, FALLEN ANGELS, NIGHT SKIES, THE DEEP BELOW) is 57.
Actor Jesse Metcalf (INSANITARIUM, BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT) is 31 and has a Horror Thriller scheduled for a 2010 release:THE TORTURED.

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DEC. 8

The Howling
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Make-up Artist Rick Baker (IT'S ALIVE, SQUIRM, KING KONG [1976], THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN, THE FURY, THE HOWLING, THE FUNHOUSE, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, VIDEODROME, WOLF, ED WOOD, THE FRIGHTENERS, MEN IN BLACK, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG [1998], PLANET OF THE APES [2001], MEN IN BLACK II, THE RING, HELLBOY, CURSED, THE RING II, X-MEN III: THE LAST BRETT RATNER MOVIE I'LL PAY TO SEE, and way more) who is 59.
2009 saw the death of this birthday boy, and so we say goodbye with our last birthday wish to
Actor David Carradine (THE RAGE, DEATH RACE 2000, LIGHT SPEED, SUBLET, CHILDREN OF THE CORN V, PUZZLE IN THE AIR, ZOO, KNOCKING ON DEATH'S DOOR, NATURAL SELECTION, KILL BILL VOL. 1, DEAD & BREAKFAST, KILL BILL VOL. 2, THE LAST SECT) would have been 72..
Actor Dominic Monaghan (HOSTILE WATERS [TV], THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], LOST [TV], I SELL THE DEAD) is 33.
Actor Mary Woronov (KEMEK, SUGAR COOKIES, "SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT", SEIZURE, DEATH RACE 2000, JACKSON COUNTY JAIL, EATING RAOUL, NIGHT OF THE COMET, THE MOVIE HOUSE MASSACRE, HELLHOLE, TERRORVISION, CHOPPING MALL, WARLOCK, THE HALFWAY HOUSE, FROG-G-G!, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, and far more) is 66.

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DEC. 7

The Gentling Box
QUICK BITES
The following bites on this day that wll live in infamy!

Bram Stoker award winning author and feoamante.com alumni, Lisa Manetti (THE GENTLING BOX) is interviewed at Stroud Magazine.

AND

EA, Visceral Games Confirm Dead Space 2
Electronic Arts' Visceral Games has officially announced Dead Space 2, a sequel to the 2008 action-horror title set in space.

It will again star hero Isaac Clarke up against the Necromorphs in space, and promises new tools in the game's signature dismemberment gameplay. It's planned for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, although EA didn't specify a release window for the title.

Continued at Gamasutra.

Avatar
YEAH, ABOUT AVATAR
'Avatar's' True Cost -- and Consequences
Reports of $500M budget are overblown - and the film looks poised for a profit
Not only is “Avatar” not the most expensive movie ever made - its total budget and marketing costs fall somewhere below $400 million, according to Fox - but it looks well-poised to turn a profit.

Continued at The Wrap.

From Feo
No wait. The more I see of AVATAR the more I feel like commenting. I've been witholding comment because I love James Cameron's work on the two best TERMINATOR movies, ALIENS, and I loved (not liked but loved) Titanic (obviously I'm not ashamed to say it, though long time FeoFans will acknowledge that I have no shame).

Continued at /Movies/Avatar.

New Moon
YOU DUG IT
Compared to the past few months, this was a lowball weekend when a $20 million box office (on a 49% drop in ticket sales from last week!) got the #1 position on the top ten.

Audiences continue to dig TWILILGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, as it sits at the #2 position on its third weekend. Twilight sailed effortlessly into profit and everything after this is gravy. What that means of course, is studios are scrambling for the very vampire scripts they rejected enmass- Just! Last! Year! - so they can run a fistful of half-assed teeny tweeny vampire romance movies that all border on pedophilia. This can only be good new for Roman Polanski.
THE ROAD, which made #10 last week on only 111 screens, dropped to #15th place this week, yet actually made more per screen than any movie in the top ten save for #1.

YOU BURIED IT
2012 continues its slide, dropping to #7 and losing over 200 screens.
PLANET 51 drops to #9, losing over 125 screens.
Possibly the biggest loser this weekend was TRANSYLMANIA, while having a low-end opening in wide release (1,007 screens), still only made $272 per screen. Nobody was looking for this highschool bloodsucking flick which appeared to pass itself off as a cross between JENNIFER'S BODY and EPIC MOVIE. Why someone would even attempt to imitate the marketing strategy of box office disasters is anyone's guess, but you have to admit, if that's what they were going for, its working for them!

TOMORROW'S DVDS TODAY
These are some of the DVDs getting a Tuesday release in the good ol' U.S. of A.!

THE ALPHABET KILLER - BLU-RAY

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE - DVD & BLU-RAY

JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER - BLU-RAY

RED MIST - BLU-RAY

SANDS OF OBLIVION - BLU-RAY

The Uninvited
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Emily Browning (GHOST SHIP, DARKNESS FALLS, LEMONY SNICKET'S: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, THE UNINVITED) is 21. Look for her upcoming Thriller film, SUCKER PUNCH, expected in 2010.
I hear people say, "Whatever happened to actor C. Thomas Howell?" and they mean it in one of two ways. For the ones who wonder if he fell off of the map, I have to tell you that he's made over 25 movies in just the last five years of the new millennium. Granted they were nearly all D movies (Howell won't be winning any Oscars soon), but the man keeps busy. For the ones who have seen him and wonder why he aged so fast, according to imdb.com, Howell suffered from a ruptured appendix in 2003 which nearly cost him his life. He was hospitalized for four weeks in a year that still saw him make three movies! What's more, since 2000, Chris (that's the "C".) has turned his career toward Horror Thrillers. So Happy Birthday to
Actor C. Thomas Howell (THE HITCHER, TREACHEROUS, DARK REFLECTION, PAYBACK, KINDRED: THE EMBRACED [TV], PURE DANGER, ASYLUM DAYS, NURSIE, NET GAMES, THE HITCHER II, THE LOST ANGEL, THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER, A KILLER WITHIN, H.G. WELL'S WAR OF THE WORLDS, GLASS TRAP, TOXIC, THE THIRST: BLOOD WAR, and more) who is 43. Howell has made over two movies for every year of his life.
And On Sunday -
Visual Effects Artist Richard Edlund (THE MANITOU, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, POLTERGEIST, GHOSTBUSTERS, FRIGHT NIGHT, POLTERGEIST II, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, THE MONSTER SQUAD, GHOST, ALIEN3, SPECIES, THE STEPFORD WIVES [2004]) who is 68.
And On Saturday -
Today's birthday girl has been missed by fans who loved her small, but pivotal roles, and are hoping to see her again.
Actor Lisa Marie (ED WOOD, MARS ATTACKS!, SLEEPY HOLLOW, PLANET OF THE APES [2001]) is 41.
Our first birthday boy, when he was a kid, made creepy dramas, venturing into Horror Thriller, until 2001, when he has made little else. Happy Birthday to
Actor Nick Stahl (DEAD RUN [TV], DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, TABOO, BOOKIES, TERMINATOR 3, CARNIVÁLE [TV], SIN CITY, QUID PRO QUO) is 30.
Look for Nick's upcoming Thriller, KALAMITY. And for 2010, THE SPEED OF THOUGHT, DYLAN'S WAKE, THE CHAMELEON, and IN NORTHWOOD.

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DEC. 4

Day of the Dead
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
SFX Artist Howard S. Berger (DAY OF THE DEAD, EVIL DEAD II, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER, CHILD'S PLAY, PREDATOR, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, TREMORS, ARMY OF DARKNESS, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SCREAM, THE NIGHT FLIER, SPAWN, SCREAM 2, PHANTOMS, THE FACULTY, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2, THE HAUNTING [1999], THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL [1999], THE GREEN MILE, BATS, THE CELL, UNBREAKABLE, MULHOLLAND DR., GHOSTS OF MARS, CABIN FEVER, HULK, LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, KILL BILL 1 & 2, SIN CITY, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], LAND OF THE DEAD, THE ISLAND, SERENITY, HOSTEL, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], Masters of Horror: INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD, DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE, DANCE OF THE DEAD, PICK ME UP, SICK GIRL, THE FAIR HAIRED CHILD, HOMECOMING, VALERIE ON THE STAIRS, THE DAMNED THING, THE V-WORD, PRO-LIFE, THE SCREW FLY SOLUTION, RIGHT TO DIE, PRIMEVAL, DEATH PROOF, PLANET TERROR, TRANSFORMERS, THE MIST, MIRRORS, THE UNBORN, DRAG ME TO HELL, and way, way more!) is 50 or something.
Howard shares a December birthday with fellow KILL BILL alumni, Daryl Hannah and Lucy Lui.
Zombie Model and artist, Raven MaClean (KITTEN KOFFIN ZOMBIES Calendar) is 34. Visit her at MySpace.com/ RavenMaClean.
Writer and feoamante alumni Harry Shannon (BAD SEED, NIGHT OF THE BEAST, NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF, THE PRESSURE OF DARKNESS, and Book and Movie, DEAD AND GONE) is 61.
Harry Shannon was a pal before he became a MySpace friend. Check him out at MySpace.com/HarryShannon.

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DEC. 3

Red Velvet
HOT AS DEL
FeoNote: If you plan to be in the Los Angeles area this weekend, you may want to know about the following -

Dec. 6 at 2:00pm, Dark Delicacies Bookstore in Burbank, California will be having a special autograph signing of the DVDs SILENT SCREAM (from 1980. First time on DVD!) and RED VELVET.

Writer Ken Wheat (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER, THE FLY II, PITCH BLACK) and actress Rebecca Balding (THE BOOGENS, CHARMED [TV]) will be on hand to sign copies of SILENT SCREAM.

Producer Sean Fernald (XOMBIE), co-writer Joe Moe (THE SCIFI BOYS), Actor Carol Ann Susi (KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, DEATH BECOMES HER), Actor Eric Jungman (THE FACULTY, DRIVE IN, MONSTER MAN, NIGHTSTALKER [TV], KILLER PAD), and Producer Johnny Mac signing RED VELVET (DVD/Blu-ray).

For more info, go to DarkDel.

Kill Bill
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Brenden Fraser (THE PASSION OF DARKLY NOON, GODS AND MONSTERS, THE MUMMY [1999], THE MUMMY RETURNS, JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE NIGHT, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR) who is 41.
Actor Darryl Hannah (THE FURY, BLADE RUNNER, THE FINAL TERROR, HIGH SPIRITS, ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN, THE TIE THAT BINDS, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, ADDAMS FAMILY REUNION, REAR WINDOW [1998], HIDE AND SEEK aka CORD, DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA, FIRST TARGET, THE BIG EMPTY, KILL BILL 1 & 2, SILVER CITY, LOVE IS THE DRUG, FINAL DAYS OF PLANET EARTH, VICE, SHARK SWARM, THE CYCLE, DARK HONEYMOON) is 49.
Hannah shares a December birthday with KILL BILL alumni, Lucy Lui.
Look for Darryl's upcoming 2010 Thriller, A CLOSED BOOK, and the 2010 Horror Thriller, ELDORADO.
Actor Julianne Moore (sLAUGHTERHOUSE II, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, CAST A DEADLY SPELL, THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, BODY OF EVIDENCE, THE FUGITIVE, SAFE, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, PSYCHO [1998], HANNIBAL, EVOLUTION, THE FORGOTTEN, FREEDOMLAND, CHILDREN OF MEN, NEXT, BLINDNESS, CHLOE) who is 49.
Look for Julianne in the upcoming 2010 Horror Thriller, SHELTER.
Fear not, metal fans. His real name is not Ozzy so his birth name was never Oswald. Happy Birthday to
Musician Ozzy Osbourne (band BLACK SABBATH: Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath. OZZY: Blizzard of Ozz, Ultimate Sin. Soundtracks: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ZOMBIE JA KUMMITUSJUNA, HELLRAISER III, GHOST RIDER, IRON MAN, Actor: TRICK OR TREAT) is 59.

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DEC. 2

Zombieland
QUICK BITES
Actor Paul Naschy, the “Boris Karloff of Spain,” Dies
MADRID – Actor Paul Naschy, famed for his acting in horror movies of the 1960s and 1970s like “La Marca del Hombre Lobo” (Hell’s Creatures) and “La Noche de Walpurgis” (Walpurgis Night), died in Madrid, his son told Efe. He was 75.

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AND

Murky Depths Sales
Editor Terry Marks says that "Internet sales of MURKY DEPTHS (The Quarterly Anthology of Graphically Dark Speculative Fiction) Issue #10 have already exceeded sales of all but Issues #1,#2 and #3 - but then, they have been on sale for two years, while Issue #10 has been on sale for less than a month."

For more, go to MurkyDepths.

PLUS

James Whale, horror's invisible man
Often film lovers talk about the time, as a child, that the curtain was finally pushed aside and they realized that movies didn’t just exist, but had to be directed into being – that there was a wizard behind everything they saw, pulling all the levers.

Continued at NJ.

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Bloody 3D sequels planned
'Zombieland,' 'Jackass' will be reprised for the format
Move over "Avatar."

Hollywood is moving forward with a pair of unlikely 3D sequels. Sony is in the process of inking deals to bring back the "Zombieland" team for a second installment, but this time the bloody comedy is poised to unspool in 3D. And Paramount has greenlit a third "Jackass," which will also be shot in 3D.

Continued at Variety.

WASSMOR

Virgins, villains and modern women in horror
VICTORIA (CUP) – Even the most cursory glance through the history of horror films shows helpless women fleeing in terror from masked killers and rampaging monsters, fainting helplessly into the arms of the men who save them.

But at a certain point in horror’s history, things changed and, typically, one woman survived in each movie.

Continued at TheSheaf.


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Lucy Lui (CITY OF INDUSTRY, FLYPAPER, PAYBACK, TRUE CRIME, BALLISTIC: Ecks vs. Sever, CYPHER, KILL BILL: Vol. 1, KILL BILL Vol. 2, RISE, AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION) is 41.
Writer Ray Garton (ALL THAT GLITTERS [Sabrina the Teenage Witch Series #12], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: RAVANNA, SEX AND VIOLENCE IN HOLLYWOOD) is 47.

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DEC. 1

Universal Dead
From Feo Amante
ZOMBIE TIME

This coming weekend, we'll be doing the pickup shots for UNIVERSAL DEAD in San Diego. I'll be resuming my role as Art director and makeup SFX supervisor. My SFX makeup partner is Jeremiah Vargo.

Actor Doug Jones (HELLBOY, PAN'S LABYRINTH) is very excited about his role in UNIVERSAL DEAD (written and produced by feoamante.com contributor, Kelly Parks) and had his webmaster setup an unofficial Universal Dead website at his own, The Doug Jones Experience.com. The photos were provided by Kelly but were taken by Luz McMullen.

Oh, and what are those pickup shots we're doing this weekend? In the words of Kelly Parks: "ZOMBIES!"

UNIVERSAL DEAD won't be just another zombie movie. Feofans know what a stickler Kelly is for accurate science in a science fiction movie, and he promises that these zombies will be scientifically accurate.

Yes, that also means Fast Zombies! The way they were originally described in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.

In addition to Doug Jones, UNIVERSAL DEAD stars D.B. Sweeney (Gardens of Stone, Eight Men Out, Fire In The Sky, SPAWN, Miracle At St. Anna), Gary Graham (Hollywood Knights, All The Right Moves, ALIEN NATION [TV], ROBOT JOX, The Crusader), Valerie Perez (TEARS OF THE DRAGON, PAULA PERIL), Michael Broderick (Corpse Run, The Crusader, G.I. Joe: THE RISE OF COBRA), and Cade Courtley.

UNIVERSAL DEAD is directed by Vernon Mortensen, who co-edited my short film, LAST CALL, starring Terry M. West (BLOOD FOR THE MUSE, THE BLOOD SHED), Dean Newbury, Jimmy Diggs (STAR TREK: Deep Space Nine, STAR TREK: Voyager), and Christina Grenard. Soundtrack by Wet Sans Brolly.

LAST CALL was featured at this past weekend's 2009 Tabloid Witch Film Festival, where it was one of only four Official Selections (2 features, 2 shorts) of the fest.

American Horrors
From Hart Fisher
GLEN MATISOFF JOINS THE AMERICAN HORRORS TEAM!
LOS ANGELES, CA- American Horrors CEO and THE GARBAGE MAN writer/director, Hart D. Fisher, has announced the latest entertainment industry veteran to join his corporate team, Glen Matisoff. As a seasoned veteran of the music industry, the film industry and the television industry, Glen Matisoff will be taking over as VP of Operations at American Horrors starting with developing the Boneyard Press comic book universe (Bill the Bull, Babylon Crush) as animation properties and further developing the American Horrors feature film brand.

“Glen Matisoff was an integral part in the launch of fledgling networks FOX Family Network, SITV, and is currently working on the development of American Horrors as it’s own television channel.” said Mr. Fisher "This is a guy who’s always risen to the top of whatever field he’s chosen to work in, a guy who’s worked with all the major networks, all the major film companies, he’s a bull, and now he’s charging down the field for American Horrors.”

Starting his 30 plus year career in the entertainment industry as a musician touring with acts like Captain & Tenille, Juice Newton and Michelle Shocked, Glen Matisoff soon transitioned into a career as a multiple award (Emmy, Cable Ace, Monitor) nominated recording engineer who’s worked with such legendary acts as Fleetwood Mac, Ray Charles, Ronnie James Dio, Survivor, REO Speedwagon, Fishbone, Jeffrey Osborne, Thompson Twins, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Jackie Deshannon. Not content with his successes in the music business, Mr. Matisoff transitioned into film and television when he was named the head of The Post Office Broadcast Service, a full service post-production facility in Los Angeles.

As CEO of The Post Office Broadcast Service Mr. Matisoff was directly responsible for generating over 13 million dollars in revenues for the company and began his many long term business relationships with all of the major networks and film studios, including but not limited to CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, A&E, HGTV, HBO, Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM Entertainment, Dreamworks, Paramount, Discovery Channel, TLC, and The USA Network.

“In today’s entertainment market you constantly have to be out in front of the ball, on top of what’s going to happen next and what’s next is American Horrors. American Horrors is the future of horror.” Said Mr. Matisoff. “I am honored to be a part of this innovative new start up. American Horrors and Hart Fisher are going to go far.”

Hart D. Fisher is the writer/director of the critically acclaimed feature film, THE GARBAGE MAN, and the on camera host of American Horrors, a broadcast television show featuring all things horror, syndicated through out Europe and Scandinavia by The Global Broadcasting Company. Mr. Fisher is also a featured writer at the #1 True Crime site In Cold Blog.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer, Musician, and Feo Amante Alumni, Ryan Harding (PARTNERS IN CHYME w/Ed Lee, Music: YKOF) who is 31. For a taste of Ryan's work, read his Horror tale, BOTTOM FEEDER.
Ryan is an old friend and a new MySpace friend. Visit him at MySpace.com/ ChaosDomination.
Writer Gina Osnovich (SCARS) is 32. Gina is an old pal and a new MySpace friend. Visit her at MySpace.com/GinaOsnovich.
Actor Treat Williams (FLASHPOINT, ECHOES IN THE DARKNESS, DEAD HEAT, VAULT OF HORROR I, IN THE SHADOW OF EVIL, MULHOLLAND FALLS, DEEP RISING, THE CIRCLE, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, VENOMOUS and more) is 58.

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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!

 

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Once this site buries its hook in you, you won't want to pull it out.
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Sigh... for those of you who really crave kitsch.
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More dancing monsters. This time with lyrics.
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A Russian site. I don't know what they are saying, but it looks so COOL!
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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?
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A massive and ornate building made of human bones.
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