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JULY
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JULY 31

F. Paul Wilson

Horror-Asylum.com.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Dean Cain (FUTURESPORT, NO ALIBI, PHASE IV, BOA, DARK DESCENT, DRAGON FIGHTER, OUT OF TIME) is 40.
Writer J. K. Rowling (HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE) is 41. J. K. Rowling shares a July birthday with her filmic Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliff.
Actor Wesley Snipes (THE FAN, U.S. MARSHALS, BLADE, FUTURESPORT, THE ART OF WAR, BLADE II, LIBERTY STANDS STILL, BLADE III) who is 44. Wesley shares a July birthday with fellow THE FAN alumni Michael Beihn and fellow FUTURESPORT alumni Dean Cain.
And on Sunday -
Director Bruno Mattei (S.S. EXTERMINATION LOVE CAMP, SS GIRLS, L' ALTRO INFERNO, PORNO HOLOCAUST, THE TRUE STORY OF THE NUN OF MONZA, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD, CAGED WOMEN, RATS, GLI OCCHI DENTRO, CANNIBAL WORLD, SNUFF TRAP) is 75. Check out his many aliases at imdb.com.
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (CONAN THE BARBARIAN, CONAN THE DESTROYER, THE TERMINATOR movies, PREDATOR, THE RUNNING MAN, TOTAL RECALL, END OF DAYS, THE 6TH DAY) is 58. Arnold shares July birthdays with his fellow actor from TOTAL RECALL, Ronny Cox, and director of the same film, Paul Verhoeven. He also shares a July birthday with his director from END OF DAYS, Peter Hyams, and his producer from PREDATOR Joel Silver.
Actor Hilary Swank (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK...AGAIN, KOUNTERFEIT, THE GIFT, INSOMNIA, THE CORE) is 31.
And on Saturday -
Actor Michael Biehn (THE FAN, THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, THE SEVENTH SIGN, RAMPAGE, THE ABYSS, TIMEBOMB, DEEP RED, JADE, CHERRY FALLS, MEGIDDO: THE OMEGA CODE 2, and more) is 50.
Actor Stephen Dorff (THE GATE, INNOCENT LIES, BLOOD & WINE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, BLADE, CECIL B. DEMENTED, THE LAST MINUTE, FEAR DOT COM, COLD CREEK MANOR, ALONE IN THE DARK) is 33.
This person has been in over 130 movies and shows no sign of stopping. Since 1973, though, he has increasingly turned his sights toward Horror Thrillers
Actor David Warner (FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE OMEN, THE DISAPPEARANCE, NIGHTWING, TIME AFTER TIME, THE ISLAND, THE COMPANY OF WOLVES, WAXWORK, GRAVE SECRETS, CAST A DEADLY SPELL, THE UNNAMEABLE RETURNS, NECRONOMICON, INNER SANCTUM II, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SCREAM 2, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], SUPERSTITION, CORTEX) is 65.

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JULY 27

From Feo Amante
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON BLUNDER PART IV
I'm eating ribs in a Kansas City BBQ place near the Comic-Con with my bud, Jim Smith. The restaurant was celebrating their 20th anniversary since the movie TOP GUN had been filmed there (well, part of it anyway).

Continued at Blog.MySpace.com/FeoAmante.

From Michael Laimo
A DEAD DEEP DARK DESECRATION
My next novel, DEAD SOULS, will be released at the beginning of February, 2007. I'm going to go out on a limb right now and say that this is my best, and most scariest novel to date. A lot of sweat went into this one, and I believe it shows. It's a wait from now, but to whet your appetite, you can check out the cover, which was just recently released to me. See it at my website at laimo.com, or at my MySpace/MichaelLaimo.

On the movie news front, DEEP IN THE DARKNESS is in the development stages and is still on track to begin filming in the Fall of 2007, for a Summer 2008 release. TRIPTYCH, the film anthology of three of my short stories, has been delayed in favor of filming a full-length feature of my short story ANXIETY. ANXIETY was one of the stories originally considered to be included in TRIPTYCH, but the screenplay for it had run too long. Upon further consideration, the crew at Burning Grounds Motion Entertainment decided that ANXIETY would make a more suitable follow-up to their second completed film, LADYBUGS (check out the trailer here) The script is now being lengthened, and casting is under way.

I will be a featured guest author at the Horrorfind Weekend Convention, August 11th-13th, in Hunt Valley, Maryland. This is a GREAT convention, with tons of celebrities, and thousands of fans. Hope to see some of you there!

I was recently interviewed for APEX digest, and will have a short story in their next issue, to be published in September. Apex will also be publishing GRIM TRIXTER, an anthology of amazing dark poetry by newcomer Brandy Schwan, for which I wrote the introduction for. Brandy is an amazingly talented writer, and will be one to watch in the near future. All Apex info can be found at their website.

My limited edition novella DESECRATION is selling well from Bloodletting Press. This will be a signed and numbered edition of only 400 copies. Get a copy before they're gone!

From Delirium Books
YOU HAVE TO HANG ON! FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 3 YEARS!
Jeff Strand, author of Pressure and Mandibles, has signed a 3-book deal with Delirium Books. Delirium acquires rights to publish his next 3 full-length non-collaborative comedic horror titles in limited edition. The yet-to-be-titled books will be released in 2007, 2008 and 2009.Earlier this year, Strand signed with Delirium for his next novel, The Sinister Mr. Corpse, which will go up for preorder in the next few months. This new book deal will include three titles in addition to Mr. Corpse.Strand has quickly gained a strong readership in the small press due to, in part, his talent of writing well-crafted, imaginative tales mixed with the perfect blend of humor and horror.

Strand's website can be found at jeffstrand.com.

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JULY 26

Lloyd Kaufman, Feo, & Booth Babe

From Feo Amante
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON BLUNDER PART III
Someone said that Kevin Eastman's wife (Julie Strain) had a baby and that he'd left for Los Angeles (on Saturday) to be there for the birth. For some reason, I thought that person said Kevin SMITH.So when I met Kevin Eastman at the Heavy Metal booth and he told me that his son was born the day before, I said, "Whoa! What a coincidence! Kevin Smith's wife had a baby yesterday too!" Eastman was visibly impressed and I'm an idiot.

Continued at Blog.MySpace.com/FeoAmante.

E.C.McMullen Jr.

QUICK BITES
Countdown
You only have six more days to read E.C.McMullen Jr.'s short story, ITS SO COLD, at Horrorworld.org. Horrorworld.org is run by Nanci Kalanta and hosts the messageboards of such writers as Tananarive Due (JOPLIN'S GHOST), Jack Ketchum (THE LOST), Graham Masterton (THE MANITOU), Scott Nicholson (THE FARM), Michael Laimo (THE DEMONOLOGIST), Ed Lee (HEADER), Yvonne Navarro (AFTERAGE), Tom Piccirilli (A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN), Joe Lansdale (CAPTAINS OUTRAGEOUS), Brian Keene (THE CONQUERER WORMS) and many more. On August 1, a new Writer of the Month will appear.

Heavy Metal Baby
(Because leading with "Mutant Ninja Baby" would have just been wrong!) Husband and wife, Kevin Eastman (HEAVY METAL magazine, HEAVY METAL 2000) and Julie Strain (THE UNNAMEABLE II, HEAVY METAL 2000, BATTLE QUEEN 2020, ZOMBIEGEDDON) gave birth to a baby son on Saturday, July 22nd. Kevin had to leave the San Diego Comic-Con to attend be part of the moment up in Los Angeles, before returning for the final day of Comic-Con on Sunday. Congratulations you guys!

Project Corrosion Goes Offline
There is so much and too much going on in Publisher/Writer, Shane Ryan Staley's life right now, so he's shutting down Project Corrosion as an online entity. The project will continue in book form. Reasons are many but the main ones involve the increase in his writing for publication and his family. His decision in no way affects his publishing company, Delirium Books. Shane has a long established reputation of taking great risks and new trajectories. We wish him the best of luck.

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JULY 26

Lance Henrickson

KELLY PARKS INTERVIEWS LANCE HENRICKSON
At the 2005 San Diego Comic Con, our reviewer, Kelly Parks, interviewed Lance Henrickson (ALIENS, NEAR DARK, ALIEN3, ALIEN VS PREDATOR). Lance talked about his artwork, NEAR DARK, Paul W. Anderson, and the upcoming ALIEN VS. PREDATOR sequel. Check out this exclusive video interview at YouTube.com.

Henrickson Interview 1

Henrickson Interview 2

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Today, two blast from the past Susie stars who hit their body beautiful stride in the 1960s and 70s. Happy Birthdays to
Actor Susan George (BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, THE SORCERERS, DRACULA [1968], EYEWITNESS, DIE SCREAMING MARIANNE, STRAW DOGS, FRIGHT, TINTORERA, VENOM, THE HOUSE WHERE EVIL DWELLS. THE JIGSAW MAN) is 56.
Actor Suzanna Leigh (THE DEADLY BEES, DEADLIER THAN THE MALE, THE LOST CONTINENT, SUBTERFUGE, LUST FOR A VAMPIRE, THE FIEND, SON OF DRACULA) is 61.
Director Peter Hyams (CAPRICORN ONE, OUTLAND, NARROW MARGIN, TIMECOP, THE RELIC, END OF DAYS, A SOUND OF THUNDER) is 63.

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JULY 25

From Feo Amante
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON BLUNDER PART II
I hadn't seen my bud, Bob Burden (FLAMING CARROT, MYSTERY MEN) in years and I accidentally mistook another guy in his booth for him.

In my defense, both wore the same type of glasses, have mops of brown hair turning grey fading into very short back and sides. But Bob doesn't have a beard or mustache. Hey, but he COULD have grown one after all of this time!

From Angela Quan
NOT AN ECLIPSE BUT ...
iklipz is a new social media site that is video centric and is the bridge between aspiring filmmakers, audiences and the film industry.

What truly separates this site is that users can view full length horror films such as Vampires Anonymous and many more for free in a incredible high quality streaming player, which is fantastic because there’s no wait time for the video to load.

One of the standout features of iklipz.com is the amazing amount of entertainment industry support offered by the advisory panel. This exclusive board includes Magnolia Pictures’ Eamonn Bowles, ThinkFILM’s Mark Urman, IFP’s Michelle Byrd, Feature Shorts Program UK’s Fabien Riggall, First Look’s Ruth Vitale, renowned publicist Fredell Pogodin, the Gersh Agency’s Arianna Bocco, as well as filmmaking talent such as producer Jon Landau, and multi-hyphenate filmmakers Julian Schnabel and Ed Burns.

From Tempe Video
DAWN OF THE ANKLE BITERS
There have been many movies about vampires, but very few about vampire children! Fat Cat DVD (distributed by Tempe Video) is out to change all that on August 15 with the release of writer/director Jay Reel's excellent DAWN.

Dawn is a special little girl with special needs. Born from a human father and a vampire mother who died while giving birth, Dawn requires blood to survive. She and her father travel across the country, assuming new identities and never staying in one place for very long - until a small-town detective with psychic abilities pays extra attention to the murder of one of his townsfolk. DAWN is a fresh take on the vampire mythos, expertly written & directed by Jay Reel with stirring performances by a cast of newcomers you won't soon forget!

DAWN is a 2006 production which marks its DVD debut with an audio commentary from director Jay Reel, stars Ray Boucher & Kacie Young and cinematographer Mark Sawyer, a 17-minute gag reel and Tempe DVD trailers.

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JULY 24

From Feo Amante
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON BLUNDER PART I
I haven't seen updated photos of Simon Bisely or Kevin Eastman in years. I mistook Kevin Eastman FOR Simon Bisely and addressed him as such. He participated in the charade for a bit, or perhaps the con was so nosiy he was only catching every other word and trying to be kind. I'm a moron.

From William Gagliani
WOLF'S TRAP 2nd PRINTING!
That's right, my Bram Stoker Award-nominated novel, WOLF'S TRAP (Leisure Books), is slated to go to a second printing in August. Needless to say, I'm thrilled to know it sold well enough to warrant going back to press, and I thank you all for your support and encouragement. If you haven't given this horror/thriller/noir crime hybrid novel of suspense a try yet, don't fret because the major distributors should still have some, and soon they'll have even more.

I've been busy this summer with drive-by signings, some mail campaigns, and lining up a few events with local booksellers. In early June, I signed copies of WOLF'S TRAP as a guest in the Twilight Tales booth at Chicago's Printers Row Book Fair. The event was a rousing success and I thank my friends at Twilight Tales for inviting me (See pictures from this event at my website, williamdgagliani.com).

Stay tuned for a Barnes & Noble author event coming this Halloween, and a few other surprises in between.

I'll be an Author Guest of Honor at JVL-CON in late August! I'll be doing two readings, some Q&As, and various panels.

I can now announce that the story "Mood Elevator," which is a joint effort with my friend Dave Benton, will appear in the anthology HOT BLOOD 13 (Kensington)! The book will be published October 2007.

Harry Shannnon

From Harry Shannon
HORROR DAY
There is a new MySpace page determined to designate Friday the 13th of October, 2006 as HORROR DAY. It's at http://www.myspace.com/horrorday.

What can you do? First, sign up, if you're on MySpace. Talk it up, and write about the idea if you blog. Tell your friends and family. Instruct folks to plan to buy a horror novel, rent a horror film, attend the book signing of a horror author, support a local indie store and generally raise Hell on Friday the 13th of October. Hey, and why not contact newspapers, television stations, friends and neighbors? Just talk about your love for the genre and let them know about FRIDAY THE 13th, HORROR DAY. Plan something cool, and SPREAD THE WORD! If everyone does a little something, an awful lot can happen.

William Gagliani

W.D. GAGLIANI IS NEW AUTHOR GUEST OF HONOR AT JANESVILLE SCI-FI CONVENTION
JANESVILLE, Wisconsin Janesville's annual science-fiction/fantasy and gaming convention, JVL-CON has announced its new dates and two new guests for 2006. JVL-CON VIII will be August 25-27 at the Ramada Inn Janesville, 3431 Milton Avenue.

Last year, JVL-CON VII made local, national and international headlines when a passerby mistakenly interpreted an attendee in a Star Wars Stormtrooper costume for an armed robber.

The other guest will be Williams Bay-based fantasy author/editor Janet Deaver-Pack. She has published over 25 short stories in such books as Gateways, A Constellation of Cats, The Mutant Files, and Historical Hauntings. Deaver-Pack has co-authored two role-playing game sourcebooks, and has co-edited fantasy anthologies, including Magic Tails, which was released in 2005 by DAW Books. Her non-fiction has appeared in various publications, including Scrye Magazine and At The Lake Magazine. Her website is janetpack.com.

Returning to JVL-CON will be members of the Southern Wisconsin Paranormal Research Group with programs on real-life paranormal activity. The group was featured last year in the documentary film, Ghost Hunting. Also returning will be the sci-fi comedy/music of The Great Luke Ski (also known as the Uber-Geek) and appearing for the first time is fellow comic-musician Eric Coleman. Both have been aired on the Dr. Demento Show.

Activities include panel discussions, writers' panels, role-playing games and game tournaments, and more. There will be a dealer's room, an art show, a video room, raffles and door prizes, a Saturday night costume contest and a charity auction to support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. JVL-CON will continue its annual food drive: bring a canned food item and receive $1 off admission. Items will be donated to ECHO, a Janesville food pantry.

Weekend admission to JVL-CON VIII is $25 for adults, $12.50 for children 7-10 years old until August 1. Tickets will be $30 and $15 at the door. Children under six admitted free. Single-day, reduced-tickets are available. For room reservations, call the Ramada Inn at 608-756-2341 or 1-800-433-7787 and ask for the special JVL-CON VIII room block.

For more information and updates about the convention, visit JVL-CON VIII online at si-fi-nut.com.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
And on Sunday -
One of the luckiest kids in the world
Actor Daniel Radcliffe (THE TAILOR OF PANAMA, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE) is 17.
Actor Charisma Carpenter (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV]) is 36.
Actor Eriq LaSalle (INFERNO INDIRETTA, JACOB'S LADDER, COLOR OF NIGHT, ONE HOUR PHOTO, CRAZY AS HELL) is 44. Eriq Lasalle has shared many movies as well as a birthday with
Actor Ronny Cox (THE HAPPINESS CAGE, DELIVERANCE, THE CAR, GRAY LADY DOWN, THE BEAST WITHIN, ROBOCOP, TOTAL RECALL, SCISSORS, SPAWN [TV], DEEP BLUE SEA, Y2K, CRAZY AS HELL) is 68. Ronny shares a July birthday with his TOTAL RECALL director, Paul Verhoeven.

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JULY 21

From Simon Wood
SIMON WOOD - MAN OF LEISURE
Simon Wood has become a man of Leisure having signed a book contract with New York publisher, Dorchester/Leisure. They will be publishing his suspense thriller ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN under their Leisure Thriller imprint. The book will be released in Canada and the US next March in mass paperback.

ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN contends that criminals arent the only ones with prices on their heads. Everyone is worth more dead than alive. The novels hero, Josh Michaels discovers that hes simply a dollar figure when his car is forced into the Sacramento River. The person who caused the accident doesnt help, but flashes him a thumbs down gesture instead. Josh discovers he isnt alone. Other people are dying in bizarre accidents all over the US and not one of these events holds up as an accident under intense scrutiny. In a desperate race to stay alive, he must discover why people want him dead.

There are a number of contests and giveaways planned. To stay in the loop, join Simon's Newsletter.

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JULY 20

From Scott Goldberg
HORROR SHORTS
I am proud to announce some interesting and exciting news over here at ScottGoldbergFilms.com. We are in official pre-production for two short horror films, shooting this August and October 2006, The Forest Hills, and All I Want For Halloween.

The Forest Hills is a short horror film which follows two horror journalists who travel to the Kentucky woods to document an urban legend about murders that took place deep in The Forest Hills. The screenplay was written by Scott W. Perry (Unadulterated) and we will be shooting late August 2006.

All I Want For Halloween is the second episode in the All I Want For Christmas Series, which follows a demented rapist, Santa Cruz (Chiko Mendez) as runs into very "sticky" situations. The first episode, All I Want For Christmas, which was shot in early 2006 will be playing in a few horror film festivals this fall and is available to watch online over at: youtube.com/watch?v=DycmluQaE8I.

Idea's for the All I Want For Christmas feature length are currently being written, based off of the first two episodes and is planned to start production in early 2008.

A new, more interactive website of ScottGoldbergFilms.com will be online, September 2006.

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JULY 19

From Weston Ochse
RECALLED TO LIFE
Weston Ochse (SCARY REDNECKS AND OTHER INBRED HORRORS w/David Whitman, NATURAL SELECTION) returns with the follow-up novel to his Bram Stoker Award winning first novel, SCARECROW GODS!

Adventure with an ex-Special Forces, Hawaiian bouncer, a former NCAA football player turned cryptozoologist, a club girl whose desire to please is intertwined with her desire for pain, and a ...

Adventure with an ex-Special Forces, Hawaiian bouncer, a former NCAA football player turned cryptozoologist, a club girl whose desire to please is intertwined with her desire for pain, and a messianic Bastion whose need to understand the true nature of love means life or death for an entire world. RECALLED TO LIFE has been hailed as the post-modern love child of Heinlein, Stephenson, Bradbury, Gaiman and Julie Newmar with Doc Savage and Captain America as proud nurse maids (and is the long awaited expansion of his chapbook, NATURAL SELECTION - Feo).

RECALLED TO LIFE is being produced by Delirium Books in 2 states:
250-copy limited edition hardcover
26-copy deluxe leather-bound hardcover (sold out)

Tentative release date: Nov. 2006.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Musician Jay Jay French (TWISTED SISTER) is 52 and shares a July birthday with TWISTED SISTER bandmate Mark Mendoza.
Did today's birthday boy get bit by the Horror bug? Since 2005, he's been all over Horror. Happy birthday to
Actor Jared Padalecki (HOUSE OF WAX, CRY WOLF, SUPERNATURAL [TV]) who is 24.

I guess I'll have to review those movies now. Sigh ... It won't be pretty.

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JULY 18

QUICK BITE
Spawn at the Con
If you're attending San Diego Comic-Con July 20-23 (and last year over 120,000 of you did) there are a handful of McFarlane-related events and giveaways you do NOT want to miss.

Continued at Spawn.com/News.

EYES EVERYWHERE 1 & 2
Let me come clean about a couple of things regarding the Eyes Everywhere Website Scavenger Hunt: Yes, I have the "eye" on one of my pages. No, it's not part of any other eyes you might see on a page; it's not hidden in a way that you'd have to pass your mouse over anything to make it appear. That would be cheating.

The page is archived, alphabetically indexed, and online - it always was.

Finally, I'm not giving any reviewers past or present any information (But I wrote reviews for you!) - so stop asking. But since I apparently made it SO hard (that fiendish laughter you hear is Matt and me) I will give you this hint:

It is at the very bottom of whatever page it is on and once you see it, you will likely say, "Oh, NOW I get it! Of course!"

Then again, maybe you'll just say, "Huh?"

From Matthew Warner
Huge news!The prestigious trade magazine Publishers Weekly has reviewed EYES EVERYWHERE in its July 17 issue, giving it four of my favorite adjectives: "disturbing . . . realistic . . . compelling and insightful."

Here's where you can read the whole review online: Publisher's Weekly.

The lovely and talented Deena Warner has created a short online film to advertise EYES EVERYWHERE.

Go to MatthewWarner.com and click on the red box to watch

More great reviews have been coming in, including one from the G-Pop website and Horror Fiction Review. You can read them all on my website, MatthewWarner.com.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Since her TeeVee show, this birthday girl has been driving her career deeper into Horror, Thriller, Mystery and Suspense. Happy Birthday to
Actor Kristine Bell (DEEPWATER, VERONICA MARS) who is 26. Look for Christine in the August 11 (or September 8 - the website says both) 2006 Horror Thriller movie, PULSE - yet another American remake of a Japanese Horror film. Following that, the Thriller, ROMAN.
Actor Vin Diesel (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, BOILER ROOM, PITCH BLACK, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK) is 39.
Director Paul Verhoeven (THE 4TH MAN, ROBOCOP, TOTAL RECALL, BASIC INSTINCT, STARSHIP TROOPERS, HOLLOW MAN) is 68.

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JULY 17

WELL PRESERVED
Last year, Patrick Lestewka's limited edition, THE PRESERVE sold out in an amazingly short time. This year, Publisher David Barnett, of Necro Publications, is selling an unlimited trade paperback edition of Lestewka's hard-core horror novel.

In the summer of 1967, seven men, members of an elite combat unit, embarked on a covert operation in the jungles of Vietnam. Two died. The survivors were forever changed.

Twenty years later, the remaining unit members receive a letter from an anonymous benefactor, along with a check for $50,000 and a promise of more to follow—if they agree to one final mission. Their task is simple: journey to the wilds of northern Canada to track down and kill three escaped convicts. The convicts are starving and unarmed. Easy money. A cakewalk.

But they have no idea what lays in wait on the snow-topped tundras and in the dark forests of the frozen north. Waiting with sharp teeth and slitted eyes and an old score to settle.

They have no idea.

But they will.

Soon.

They have entered...

THE PRESERVE

Visit Patrick at CraigDavidson.net.

For those of you who still don't know, Patrick Lestewka tis but a mere pseudonym for author Craig Davidson (RUST AND BONE), a writer who counts among his fans Brett Ellis Easton (AMERICAN PSYCHO) and Chuck Palahniuk (FIGHT CLUB). - Thus the reason for his website's domain name.

From Gris Grimly
GRIM CONVENTIONS
Van Eaton Galleries and Mad Creator Productions will once again be joined together in the same spot as last year at BOOTH #501. We have limited supply of the NEW book "Santa Claws", NEW t-shirts, tote bags, patches, stickers, buttons and more. Gris Grimly will be signing at 2pm everyday for a limited time. Stop by and say HELLO!

Gris Grimly and Faeries? You ask... Why not? Baby Tattoo Books and Gris Grimly invite you to join them for Gris' first appearance in Oregon for a weekend festival of music, art and imagination. Gris Grimly will be signing for a limited time on Saturday, July 29th. Baby Tattoo Books will be sponsering Gris' signing this year, therefore, the Gris Grimly books that will be for sale are the Wicked Nursery Rhymes Series and "Little Jordan Ray's Muddy Spud". We will NOT have the other books or our merchandise with us. But, please feel free to bring other previously purchased books to have signed. Check our website for more details and signing times as they are yet to be announced.

Mad Creator Productions is going to be at Wizard World in Chicago!! This will be our first time attending this convention and we are very excited. We will have all of our NEW merchandise and all of Gris Grimly's books including a limited number of the NEW book, "Santa Claws". Visit our BOOTH # 939.

Gris Grimly will be signing every day at 2pm.

Can't make it out to any conventions this summer? Don't worry! All of our NEW Merch is available on our website right NOW. We finally have NEW Mad Creator shirts with the "evolved" MCP Logo, NEW patches, buttons, sticker decals, work shirts, tote bags, and more. We are only doing one printing of our new shirts- so once they are gone... they are gone. We are going to print more designs with smaller quantities. So if you see something you like... Buy now while supplies last.

Mad Creator Productions has been busy the past month gearing up for all of these conventions but we are still working hard to complete "Cannibal Flesh Riot!" Our sound engineers and Peter are working hard to have all of the music composed and dialogue perfected by the Screamfest LA Film Festival deadline. This will be our first film festival entry and we are working hard to meet our goal. We are planning on having a public screening in November. Gris also just completed, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" which will be available next year. He is now beginning to work on the long anticipated book with Neil Gaiman. We hope you are as excited as we are about this project.

Visit MadCreator.com.

From Angela Quan
FOR THE FAN'S SNAKES
Think you're a King Cobra? Are you the biggest and baddest SNAKES ON A PLANE fan around? Prove it! And if you can .. we'll help you flaunt it!

The most supreme SNAKES ON A PLANE fan on the net will win their own private screening of SNAKES ON A PLANE for 100 friends. We're also gonna toss in over 100 "snake kits" (poster, books, and more), free soda and popcorn to really put some bite in the party. You'll also get 1-year supply of SoBe Adrenaline Rush to unleash your venom. AND, if that's not enough you'll also receive a one-of-a-kind BIGGEST SNAKES ON A PLANE FAN personalized plaque to show the world your snake status. Only one fan can be the #1 fan. Will it be you? Here's how it works:
1) Register as a fan
2) Get your friends to vote for you to make you the #1 fan. Each friend can vote for you a maximum of 1 time per day throughout the duration of the contest.
3) The person with the most votes wins!

Take the bite and visit the official website for more information and entry at: SnakesOnAPlane.com.

SCREW THIS
Artist and writer Mike Mignola (HELLBOY), won the 2003 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication with his most bizarre character called Screw-On Head. Screw-On Head is a ... well I'm not sure if he's a robot or what, but he serves President Lincoln during the Civil War; fights the supernatural enemies of the infant U.S. (as if we didn't have enough problems with then Superpowers, the French, the British, and the Spanish) with his faithful manservant, Mr. Groin, and his faithful dog, Mr. Dog. The comic is now the animated show and the first episode, with the vocal talents of David Hyde Pierce (ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, WOLF, HELLBOY), Paul Giametti (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], PAYCHECK), and Molly Shannon (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LAWNMOWER MAN 2, SCARY MOVIE 4), is at scifi.com.

Check out THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD.

SPIDERMAN 3
Sony Pictures has now released the first series of posters for the 2007 release of SPIDERMAN 3. Horror fan favorite, Sam Raimi (EVIL DEAD, EVIL DEAD 2, ARMY OF DARKNESS, DARK MAN, THE GIFT, SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN 2) will be directing as usual as Sony Pictures isn't keen on stumbling like 20th Century Fox did by hiring Brett Ratner (RED DRAGON, X-MEN 3) to direct the first theatrically unprofitable XMEN in the franchise (the movie has yet to break even in the U.S., despite a huge May 26 release).

True, that Bryan Singer (APT PUPIL, X-MEN, X2) isn't doing so well with his butt-blistering-bladder-busting 154 freaking minute SUPERMAN RETURNS, but that may be due to the fact that Singer is such a well established fan of Marvel comics - not DC comics.

Bottom line is, when in doubt, go with the Horror director! Check out the official word on SPIDERMAN 3.

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JULY 16

FANGORIA GOES HOME
The world's most famous convention for fans of horror and gore is returning to its original stomping grounds once again! Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors slashes back to town on September 29 to October 1, 2006 at The Crowne Plaza Meadowlands in Secaucus, New Jersey!

And, look at our guest and event list so far ...

JEFFREY COMBS
Horror great from RE-ANIMATOR, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, CASTLE FREAK, NECRONOMICON, THE FRIGHTENERS, new MASTERS OF HORROR

JOHN SAXON
Classic genre actor: BLACK CHRISTMAS, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, NIGHTMARE 3, A NEW NIGHTMARE, TENEBRAE, new TRAPPED ASHES and MASTERS OF HORROR

WILLIAM FINLEY
Classic genre actor: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, SISTERS, EATEN ALIVE, THE FUNHOUSE

DEE SNIDER
Twisted Sister rocker, STRANGELAND, FANGORIA RADIO host

ROBERT JOY
Memorable actor from THE DARK HALF, FALLEN, RESURRECTION, LAND OF THE DEAD, THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006)

MASTERS OF HORROR 2: Panel
Special preview of the new season with incredible guests & clips!

THE GRUDGE 2: Panel
Special preview with cast & crew, plus clips!

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING Panel
Special preview with cast & crew, plus clips!

SAW III Panel
Special preview with cast & crew, plus clips!

MAX BROOKS
Author ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE and new WORLD WAR Z (soon to be a Brad Pitt movie!); SNL writer

LLOYD KAUFMAN
Troma chief! Creator of THE TOXIC AVENGER unveils footage from new epic POULTRYGEIST with special guests!

TIM SULLIVAN
2001 MANIACS director, plus new DRIFTWOOD; co-writer/co-producer of SNOOP DOGG'S HOOD OF HORROR

JACK KETCHUM
Author of OFF SEASON, RED, THE LOST, COVER

JUST BEFORE DAWN: REUNION
With director Jeff (SQUIRM) Lieberman, star Jamie (TIGHTROPE) Rose and others.

HELL ON EARTH Panel
With writer/director Ted (DEADLY SPAWN) Bohus, actor Peter (CEMETERY GATES) Stickles and actress Mary Corinne Miller

JOHN McCARTY
Author: SPLATTER MOVIES, THRILLERS, THE AMAZING HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, FEARMAKERS

AVATAR PRESS PANEL
With editor in chief William Christensen, writer John (RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD) Russo and artist Mike Wolfer (FRIDAY THE 13TH and JASON VS JASON X)

FANGORIA TV: Advance screenings of new shows!

Incredible Film Previews: PAN'S LABYRINTH, THE GRAVEDANCERS, GHOST RIDER, GRIND HOUSE, SKINWALKERS, BLACK CHRISTMAS, WIND CHILL, TRAPPED ASHES, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, WHITE NOISE 2, HELLION, THE HITCHER, THE REAPING, ROGUE, PREMONITION, Ed Lee's HEADER, many more.

Check out the New Jersey WEEKEND OF HORRORS.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Donald Sutherland (CASTLE OF THE LIVING DEAD, DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS, DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!, BLOOD RELATIVES, DON'T LOOK NOW, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, EYE OF THE NEEDLE, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE PUPPET MASTERS, OUTBREAK, VIRUS, FINAL FANTASY, SALEM'S LOT [TV] and way more in mystery and suspense) is 71.
And on Saturday -
Actor Terry O'Quinn (SILVER BULLET, THE STEPFATHER [all], BLACK WIDOW, PIN, THE FORGOTTEN ONE, DELIVER THEM FROM EVIL [TV], AMITYVILLE: A NEW GENERATION, LIPSTICK CAMERA, SHADOW WARRIORS, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, THE X-FILES, MILLENIUM [TV], HARSH REALM [TV], ALIAS [TV], LOST [TV], and way more) is 54. Terry shares a July birthday with his fellow SHADOW CONSPIRACY alumni, Donald Sutherland. O'Quinn also shares a July birthday with the man who actually WROTE the STEPFATHER story, Donald E. Westlake.

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