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FEO NEWS FOR WINTER 2009:
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The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.

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

FEB. 19

apsk3d
From AlterEgoCinema
CHEAPNIS IN 3D

With so many 3D Disney and kids movies coming out this year there is one for adults and horror/parody fans from the underground world of filmmaking which was originally slated for a December 2008 release but has been postponed due to lack of finishing funds and resources.

APSK3D: INSIDE THE HEAD co-stars a talented ensemble cast including; Elissa Dowling (Clive Barker’s DREAD), Jeff Dylan Graham (HOMESICK), Yoshi Ando (MONSTER), Elske McCain (GIMMIE SKELTER), Regan Reese (KILLER BIKER CHICKS), with Kai Lanette (APSK2) and filmmaker Shane Ryan taking the leads.

Despite all that, the trailer for “Amateur Porn Star Killer 3D: Inside the Head” is finally online (in 2D).
YouTube.com/watch?v=9UN09iiCf-w

Expect a mid/late 2009 release.


Dollhouse
From VFXWorld.com
ZOIC'S DOLLHOUSE MIND WIPE
Tara Bennett hears about the secret mind wiping Zoic Studios is doing for Joss Whedon's Zoic's work on Dollhouse is fairly minimal, except for the dramatic "wipe" scenes where characters' memories are wiped clean.

For episodic drama aficionados, Joss Whedon's recent return to the television fray with his new series DOLLHOUSE is a real reason to rejoice. For close to a decade, Whedon was responsible for some of the most unique, genre-defying series to ever appear on broadcast television. With Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and then Firefly, Whedon earned his reputation in the industry as one of the most respected creators of contemporary television drama.

Continued at VFXWorld.com


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
The Captain of the dark ship of Heavy Metal, BLACK SABBATH. Some of the crew struck out on their own, others were left behind, but only one man stayed at the wheel.
Musician Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, MASTER OF REALITY, PARANOID, SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH, SABOTAGE, WE SOLD OUR SOULS FOR ROCK & ROLL, and way more) is 61.

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FEB. 18

Carrie
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Holy crap! Today is a Horror Thriller birthday blow-out!
Writer Denise Dumars
(LOVECRAFT SLEPT HERE, LETTING IN THE DARK) is 49.
Visit her at MySpace.com/ dynaaset
Actor / SFX Artist Gigi Fast Elk (PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION, BUBBA HO-TEP, ZOMBIE HUNTER, DEAD THINGS, SONG OF THE DEAD, THE MANGLER REBORN, LAST RITES, THE RAGE) is 48. Visit her at MySpace.com/ Gigi Fast Elk.
Gigi shares a February Birthday with her PHANTASM and BUBBA HO-TEP boss, Don Coscarelli.
The Captain of the dark ship of Heavy Metal, BLACK SABBATH. Some of the crew struck out on their own, others were left behind, but only one man stayed at the wheel.
Nobody makes more direct to $5.99 DVDs than today's birthday girl. Happy Birthday to
Actor Julie Strain (CARNAL CRIMES, MIRROR IMAGES, WITCHCRAFT IV, EVIL LIVES, THE UNAMEABLE II, PSYCHO COP RETURNS, LOVE BITES, SORCERESS II, GUNS OF EL CHUPACABRA, HEAVY METAL 2000, THE BARE WENCH PROJECT [all], BATTLE QUEEN 2020, 13 EROTIC GHOSTS, ZOMBIEGEDDON, DELTA DELTA DIE!, BLOOD GNOME) who is 47.
Those so inclined remember him for his comedies and musicals, but you can't look at today's birthday boy's career and not see his majority of Horror Thriller movies.
So Happy Birthday to
Actor John Travolta (THE DEVIL'S RAIN, CARRIE, BLOW OUT, BROKEN ARROW, FACE/OFF, MAD CITY, THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER, BATTLEFIELD EARTH, SWORDFISH, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE, BASIC, THE PUNISHER, LONELY HEARTS, and more) is 55. John's upcoming Thriller slated for 2009 is THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123.

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FEB. 17

Breathers
BREATHERS AND WINNERS
Our Valentine's Day Weekend Contest is over and these are the winners of the BREATHERS Contest.

Cheryll Chance
Kentucky

Chris Erwin
Indiana

Joe Hale
Ohio

Ronald Obringer
Pennsylvania

Steve Swan
Illinois

Your prize, S. G. Browne's new novel, BREATHERS: A ZOMBIE'S LAMENT, is on its way.

And just what is BREATHERS? BREATHERS: A Zombie’s Lament, is a darkly funny and surprisingly touching romantic zombie comedy (or “rom-zom-com”) that will leave you laughing, squirming, and clamoring for more.

In fact, the story is so inspiring that Browne sold the movie rights before publication! BREATHERS is to be produced by Oscar Winning writer Diablo Cody (Juno, JENNIFER'S BODY) and Mason Novick (RED EYE, Juno, JENNIFER'S BODY)

For more on BREATHERS, Check out FirstShowing.net.

Pride & Predator
PRIDE & PREDATOR
Back in September 2006, and again in 2008, those photoshop clowns over at Worth1000.com posted various satirical posters combining different movies into one unique (possibly brain damaged) sequel. They called it Mate A Movie and it became huge news when an artist who calls himself thePEPSIguy came out with PRIDE AND PREDATOR.

Well here we are in 2009 and art imitates inanity. Elton John's Rocket Pictures is REALLY going to make the movie, PRIDE & PREDATOR!

Read all about it at Variety.com.

See the 2008 top 12 Mate A Movie winners at Telegraph.co.uk.

Visit Worth1000.com.

PREDATOR page.
ALIENS vs PREDATOR page.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Oft referred to as an American version of Uwe Bolls, in the last few years this Director and Producer has dedicated himself to Horror Thrillers. He seems to be getting better at it, so I'm wishing
Director / Producer Michael Bay (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [2004], THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], THE ISLAND, THE HITCHER [2007], THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING, TRANSFORMERS, THE UNBORN, FRIDAY THE 13TH [2009]) a Happy 44th.
Writer Michael Laimo (DREGS OF SOCIETY, ATMOSPHERE, DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, THE DEMONOLOGIST, DEAD SOULS) is 43. Visit him at MySpace.com/ Michael Laimo.
Actor Dominic Purcell (SILENT PREDATORS, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II, EQUILIBRIUM, VISITORS, BLADE: TRINITY, THE GRAVEDANCERS, PRIMEVAL, CREEK) is 39.

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FEB. 16

U, U, and U
From Eric S Brown
UNABRIDGED, UNABASHED, AND UNDEAD

Library of the Living Dead Press presents UNABRIDGED, UNABASHED, AND UNDEAD: The Best of Eric S Brown. Eric S Brown has been both an avid supporter of and author in the zombie genre for the last seven years. His short fiction has been published over 300 times in magazines ranging from Dark Wisdom to anthologies like Permuted Press' Undead and Undead: Skin and Bones. Some of Eric's other books include The Queen, Cobble, the critically acclaimed Zombies II: Inhuman (featured in ZOMBIE CSU), as well too many others to list here. Permuted Press will also be releasing a new collection of his novellas later this year entitled Season of Rot.

UNABRIDGED, UNABASHED, AND UNDEAD: The Best of Eric S Brown contains 47 tales of the zombie apocalypse from the master of the zombie short story! 240 pages of the end of the world fiction! The complete, collected best zombie stories of Eric S. Brown's career. This book features everything from zombie animals to zombies in the old west as well as traditional tales of the genre in Brown's trademark style of brillant bleakness. The book contains many rare and out of print tales as well as a few never before published extras for long time fans. If you're someone who loves the flesh eating dead, this book is a MUST HAVE for your own library of zombie horror.

Film Prodigies
FILM PRODIGIES AND LEGENDS
His monker is Iron Dave, but some in the Horror Thriller community know him as David Byron. Dave is just a midwestern boy who also happens to be the founder of NVF Magazine, an online publication that promotes dark fiction, independent film, and small press. Like any writer, Dave has a ton of unpublished work. But NOT like every writer, Byron also has two published short fiction collections, and several non fiction books due out in 2009.

Something else Dave does that few do, and that's interviews by The Freaking Ton! Byron has interviewed almost 160 people, including Horror Thriller fiction legends Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale, and Anne Rice. And that's where I'm going with all of this, because Dave's latest book is FILM PRODIGIES & LEGENDS, a collection of interviews with celebrities that features Herschell Gordon Lewis, Simon Bamford, Ingrid Pitt, Adam Rifkin, Gregory Lamberson, and Robert Steven Rhine among others. Not simply a collection of the celebrity du jour who walked through a Horror Thriller movie on their way to a television series, but interviews with people who've spent the better part of their lives choosing Horror Thrillers over everything else! People's whose names are legends in Horror Thriller movies. FILM PRODIGIES & LEGENDS hits the streets this Spring. You may want to pick it up.

Visit Iron Dave.


Us Sinners
From Kenny Athelstan
US SINNERS IS AT THE HOUR

Iselin, NJ Us Sinners has been lauded by numerous critics as a Micro-Budget movie for "True Horror Fans". Us Sinners is now available for digital rent or purchase, and DVD purchase at Amazon.com. Autographed copies by Writer/Director George Snow are available exclusively at UsSinners.com.

US SINNERS is the study of a painfully shy young man Tim Connelly, who garners no respect from his co-workers or his religious zealot mother. When new employee Louise O'Connor reports to work, Tim feels he's found a fellow lost soul. When his advances are spurned, he goes on a killing spree only one person can stop.

Brandon Schraml's performance as Tim has been described as Picture Perfect, Masterful, Excellent and Brilliant.

The bold cover art boasts "The Carnal Climax Is So Disturbing It Will Leave You Breathless". The majority or reviewers have all agreed, for once the cover statement is true. As one reviewer wrote "The ending goes beyond disturbing and quickly finds itself in "that's just fucked up" territory. Or as a viewer from England recently wrote on a discussion board "The best ending I've seen for a long long long time is from the new film US SINNERS, it is seriously twisted."

Us Sinners is an Athelstan Productions DV. Written and Directed by George Snow. Produced by Kenny Athelstan.


Witchblade 125
From Filip Sablik
WITCHBLADE 125

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 16th, 2009 – Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that the company's flagship title, WITCHBLADE, will reach issue #125 in March 2009, and the publisher will celebrate this landmark event with an oversized issue including a bonus story.

Witchblade #125 brings the series' critically acclaimed team of writer Ron Marz and artist Stjepan Sejic together to begin the six-part story arc "War of the Witchblades" which the publishers note is the biggest and most ambitious plot they've attempted with their flagship character. Following the events of 2007's First Born, the Witchblade was split into two halves and the responsibilities split between long time bearer Sara Pezzini and newcomer Danielle Baptiste. Up to this point, Sara and Dani have worked together and developed a sisterly relationship, but that will all change beginning in issue #125.

Witchblade Covers A & B
MAN, HOW DO YOU FLY WITH BONY FINGER-WINGS LIKE THAT? AND WHY WOULD A DEMON COVER ITS NIPPLES?

Witchblade #125, which will wrap up long standing plot conflicts Ron Marz has been adding to Witchblade since he first took over writing duties for the series in 2004 with issue #80, will begin a new era for the comic that the publisher aims to refresh the series for long-standing readers as well as make an attractive jump-on point for new readers unfamiliar with Witchblade. Sejic and Marz have committed themselves to working on Witchblade as the core creative team through issue #150. Sejic has been the regular artist for Witchblade since issue #116.

Artist Chris Bachalo (Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man) joins Marz and Sejic for Witchblade #125 to contribute a two-part cover variant featuring protagonists Pezzini and Baptiste. A third cover by Sejic will also be offered.

Witchblade, which has been translated to TV as TNT's #1 original film of 2000 and its subsequently successful TV series, has been Top Cow's longest-running series. "Writer Ron Marz continues to plow up so much new ground on Witchblade that I'm beginning to suspect that rather than using a keyboard to pound out his scripts, he might actually be utilizing a 40-ton earthmover instead," attests comic book talent Terry Austin (Uncanny X-Men).

Jim Cheung, artist of Young Avengers and New Avengers comments, "With compelling stories by one of my favorite writers, and astonishing artwork that makes me want to tuck myself into a corner and cry, I can't think why Witchblade shouldn't be on everyone's reading list."

Witchblade #125 will also feature a bonus story written by Rob Levin (Darkness: Butcher) and Marco Castiello (Secret Invasion: Frontline).


Alien Raiders
TOMORROW'S DVDS TODAY!
In the U.S., DVDs are generally released on every Tuesday. This is what hits the shelves tomorrow.

Television -

DEAD LIKE ME: LIFE AFTER DEATH (TV movie)

MURDER SHE WROTE: The Complete Ninth Season

Movies -

ALIEN RAIDERS - Please read my review.

CHANGELING - Based on the true story of a Los Angeles woman's effort to find her kidnapped son, and her journey through the dark heart of a twisted Los Angeles Police Department. Stars Angelina Jolie (LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER).

DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE - Come for the tittilation! Stay for the stupidity! Another classic from Dimension Extreme!

FEAST III: THE HAPPY FINISH (UNRATED) - We loved FEAST. And as for FEAST II, well... we really Loved FEAST!

FREDDY VS. JASON - Now on BLU-RAY

MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN - Fans and even the author, Clive Barker, fought to get this movie into wide theatrical release. But you make a deal with Lionsgate, you're only hurting yourself. Lionsgate wanted to send SAW direct to video, and now it's one of only two things that are keeping the company and their pen of "experts" employed (the other is Tyler Perry, who they also fought to keep out of theaters). On the other hand, those Lionsgate experts saw fit to release THE EYE, PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, THE SPIRIT, and MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D to wide theatrical release. Does that give you a idea of how smart the Lionsgate folks are? The producers of SAW and Tyler Perry had to fight a lot harder for their films than anyone fought for MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN. So here it is direct to DVD and BLU-RAY. The Lionsgate pen of experts sincerely hope that you'll have more regard for this movie than they did.

QUARANTINE - So they made this really cool movie in Italy called REC (for RECORD) and everyone who saw it, really loved it. But, it wasn't a Merchant Ivory costume drama so the powers that pee over at Sony Pictures felt that had to remake it. How well did the American remake QUARANTINE do? It made Lionsgate boxoffice. Still, Sony has a far better track record than Lionsagate.

SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING - Back in 1995, SCREAMERS starring Peter Weller (ROBOCOP, LEVIATHAN) and Roy Dupuis (BLEEDERS) tanked horribly and never recovered on video even after 10+ years. So hey! Let's have a sequel!

SEED OF CHUCKY - Now on BLU-RAY.

Near Dark
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Christopher Eccleston (DEATH AND THE COMPASS, SHALLOW GRAVE, eXistenZ, HEART, THE OTHERS, 28 DAYS LATER) is 45.
Writer / Director Eric Red (THE HITCHER, NEAR DARK, COHEN AND TATE, BLUE STEEL, BODY PARTS, BAD MOON, UNDERTOW, THE HITCHER II, THE HITCHER [2007], 100 FEET) is 48.
And On Sunday -
For 19 years and counting he's brought us fresh Halloween specials every year! That's more holiday specials than even Charles Schulz! Happy Birthday to
Writer/Cartoonist Matt Groening (SIMPSON'S HALLOWEEN SPECIAL [TV]. Comics: SIMPSON'S TREEHOUSE OF HORROR. Video Games: BART vs. THE SPACE MUTANTS, BART'S NIGHTMARE) is 55.
Horror Writer Paul Kane (ALONE, TOUCHING THE FLAME, FUNNY BONES, SIGNS OF LIFE, SHADOW WRITERS) is 36. Visit Paul at MySpace.com/ Paul_Kane.
Actor Ashley Cafagna-Tesoro (LORD OF ILLUSIONS, DEMON IN THE BOTTLE, MYSTERY MONSTERS, THE WEREWOLF REBORN!, Dean Koontz MR. MURDER, FRANKENSTEIN & THE WEREWOLF REBORN!) is 26.
Writer / Director / Producer Hark Tsui (DIE BIAN, DIYU WU MEN,DI YI LEI XING WEI XIAN, SUK SAN: SUN SUK SAN GEEN HAP, ROBOFORCE, SINNUI YAUWAN III: DO DO DO, A CHINESE GHOST STORY, WICKED CITY, TIME AND TIDE, ZU WARRIORS, THE ERA OF VAMPIRES and way more) is 59.
Actor Sarah Wynter (SPECIES II, LOST SOULS, THE 6TH DAY, FAREWELL MY LOVE, 24 [TV], THE DEAD ZONE [TV], CIRCADIAN RHYTHM) is 36.
And On Saturday -
Actor Simon Pegg (DANGER! 50,000 ZOMBIES!, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, LAND OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ, GRINDHOUSE, DIARY OF THE DEAD) is 39.
Today's birthday girl shy's away from movies these days. But her past career has its share of some of the most memorable Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense. Happy birthday to a personal favorite,
Actor Meg Tilly (PSYCHO II, ONE DARK NIGHT, IMPULSE, AGNES OF GOD, MASQUERADE, CARMILLA, BODY SNATCHERS) is 49.

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FEB. 13

Breathers
From Ellen Folan
JUST BREATHE

Author S.G. Browne worked in Hollywood for years before escaping to San Francisco to be a writer. He has published horror stories in Night Terrors, Outer Darkness, and feoamante.com alumni, editor Monica J. O'Rourke's ROYAL ASPIRATIONS III, among others.

His latest novel, BREATHERS: A Zombie’s Lament (Broadway Books; March 17, 2009; Trade Paperback Original) is a darkly funny and surprisingly touching romantic zombie comedy (or “rom-zom-com”) that will leave you laughing, squirming, and clamoring for more.

Meet Andy Warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. After reanimating from the car accident that killed his wife, Andy is resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and repellant to strangers. Seeking comfort and camaraderie in Undead Anonymous, a support group for zombies, Andy finds kindred souls in Rita, a recent suicide with a taste for the formaldehyde in cosmetic products (and who Andy happens to find extremely sexy) and Jerry, a 21-year-old car crash victim with an exposed brain and a penchant for Renaissance pornography.

When Andy and his friends meet Ray, a rogue zombie who introduces them to the joys of human flesh and its rejuvenating powers, the group begins to feel unstoppable against the “Breathers” (a.k.a the living) who constantly harass and insult them, just for being different…and undead. Then things start to get messy. With the help of his friends, Andy embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will take him from his own casket to the SPCA (all stray zombies are taken to the SPCA and held for three days, seven days with identification) to a media-driven class action lawsuit for the rights of zombies everywhere.

Visit UnDeadAnonymous.com to learn more about Andy, the Undead Commandments, NecroBufrin (the zombie anti-depressant), and much more.

SURPRISE!

Feo Amante's Horror Thriller is celebrating 10 years on the Internet and you could get the goodies! Enter The Breathers Contest, sponsored by Feo Amante's Horror thriller and The Crown Publishing Group!

5 lucky people in the U.S.A will win a copy of BREATHERS: A Zombie’s Lament!

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Be sure to write
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in the subject line for your chance to win. You must verify that you're at least 18 years of age or older. Winners will be selected at random from among the eligible entrants.

Your personal information will not be sold to anyone but will be given to The Crown Publishing Group, for prize verification and shipping. Void where prohibited or where these simple rules are too difficult to understand.


GPS
From Hallie Shepherd
GPS THE MOVIE

The much anticipated and award-winning film “GPS THE MOVIE” hits DVD on March 31st. The movie is based on GPS treasure hunting (Geocaching) and is a fun suspenseful romp in the woods. The fun cult-classic type film has over two hours of extra bonus features, including a stunt gone wrong, a GPS treasure hunt adventure that was part of a marketing campaign, and much more. Gamers and fans will also enjoy the secret game codes and Easter Eggs hidden throughout the DVD.

TWILIGHT fans might take note of a behind the scenes featurette of the short film “MISTAKEN” which stars Cam Gigandet (THE UNBORN) in his first film role.

GPS THE MOVIE picked up festival accolades including “Best Action Film,” “Best Local Film,” and “Best Visual Effects.” The Seattle Times called it “well-crafted and genuinely tense.”

Storyline: College friends embark on a GPS treasure hunt in the Northwest backwoods. Expecting cash rewards and reawakened flirtations, the line between the game and harsh reality quickly becomes blurred when they find a buried coffin with what appears to be photos of a kidnapped woman and clues to her location. Stars Indie Horror movie icon, DJ Perry (IN THE WOODS, KNIGHT CHILLS, SURVIVE, THE 8TH PLAGUE).

Log onto GPSthemovie.com for more information, including the film’s trailer.


Pan's Labyrinth
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Today's birthday girl has a long history of TV shows, but when she makes it to the big screen she is usually in Horror Thrillers. Happy Birthday to
Actor Kelly Hu (FRIDAY THE 13th PART VIII, SURF NINJAS, STRANGE DAYS, THE SCORPION KING, X2, DEVIL'S DEN, SUCCUBUS: HELL BENT) is 41. Look for her upcoming 2008 Thriller release STILETTO and her expected 2008 Horror Thriller release, FARMHOUSE.
She had her heyday in the 1960s and 70s, but even now, this birthday girl peaks her head out of retirement from time to time and racks up another Horror Thriller movie. Happy Birthday to
Actor Carol Lynley (BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING, THE SHUTTERED ROOM, THE NIGHT STALKER, SON OF BLOB, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE CAT AND THE CANARY, DARK TOWER, BLACKOUT, HOWLING IV: THE FREAKS, SPIRITS and much more) is 67.
Oscar winning SFX Artist David Marti (THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, DAGON, ROMASANTA, DARKNESS, LA MONJA, FRAGILE, DOOM, PAN'S LABYRINTH, EL ORFANATO) is 38.
David is also a MySpace friend, so check him out at MySpace.com/ DavidMarti.

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FEB. 12

Benjamin's Parasite
From Shane Ryan Staley
WHAT'S EATING YOU?

The new cover and trailer has been finished for Jeff Strand’s forthcoming novel, Benjamin’s Parasite. This will be Delirium’s featured title in May.

At any given moment, the human body contains millions of parasites.

This is the story of just one.

A really, really nasty one.

Benjamin Wilson was having a lousy month even before the stomach pains began. He was about to turn forty. One of his students had been shot while on a homicidal meat cleaver rampage. And shortly after the funeral, Benjamin didn’t feel so good…

Now everything is changing. His body is being affected in some very unpleasant ways. His personality is developing a few “quirks.” But the biggest change is that he has a bunch of evil and/or psychotic people trying to hunt him down to acquire the parasite. His only hope is Julie, a gorgeous bounty hunter who may or may not have Benjamin’s best interests in mind, and who may or may not be competent enough to help him anyway.

Jeff Strand, author of The Sinister Mr. Corpse, Gleefully Macabre Tales, and Pressure, delivers his most outrageous adventure yet—an over-the-top mix of gruesome body horror and a wacky road trip comedy.

You’ll laugh until your intestines scramble.

Visit Delirium Books.


Frankenstein 1994
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
The first Horror novel ever written was also the first Science Fiction novel ever written, and a woman is the Mother of all Science Fiction and Horror novels! But if Mary Shelley is the Mother of all Horror and Science Fiction novels (and she is!), then the father of same would have to be the man she chose to be her science advisor for her novel THE MODERN PROMETHEUS - which came to be known to Horror Thriller movie fans as FRANKENSTEIN. That man was the most famous scientist of his day and possibly of all time - and today, is his birthday!

This man has horrified and terrified billions of people in the last one hundred plus years. People like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Tim F. LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins and so many others, who all both claimed to have studied his work, AND made themselves rich writing bare-faced, fraudulent lies about him, and yet the truth endures. Evolution is a fact, and the theory of evolution explains HOW it works better than any other theory out there.
So Happy Birthday to
Scientist Charles Darwin (Begin amazon.com links - ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWIN 1809-1882 - end amazon.com links) whose remains, what remains of them, is 200.
For extra fun, here are a few SF/Horror movies made by people who have no idea how evolution works: 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH, CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED, EVOLUTION, PLANET OF THE APES, HIDEOUS SUN DEMON, HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP, JURASSIC PARK (Sorry Ian, but no. Yes, life may find a way, but not right after lunch.), A SOUND OF THUNDER, XMEN (Sorry Jean Grey, but the next stage of Evolution isn't based upon a single mutant, but whether or not that mutant can survive long enough to create progeny that can successfully breed to carry their mutation to their own progeny).
This character actor will take anyone's paycheck on a TV show, but when it comes to movies, he seems tpo prefer Horror Thriller no matter who makes them.
Happy Birthday to
Actor Cliff De Young (THE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA, SHOCK TREATMENT, THE HUNGER, THE AWAKENING OF CANDRA, DEADLY INTENTIONS, F/X, FEAR [1988], PULSE [1988], FORBIDDEN SUN, DR. GIGGLES, THE TOMMYKNOCKERS, TERMINAL VOYAGE, REVENGE OF THE RED BARON, CARNOSAUR 2, THE CRAFT, 2012 DOOMSDAY, and way more) is 64.
Normally this actress would never have her birthday celebrated here since only about 8 of her over 38 films have been in our genre. And yet it is those very films she is most remembered for by filmgoers. So Happy Birthday
Actor Christina Ricci (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, CASPER, BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA, SLEEPY HOLLOW, BLESS THE CHILD, MIRANDA, THE GATHERING, CURSED) is 29.
Look for her upcoming Horror Thriller, set for a 2009 release, AFTER.LIFE.
This birthday greeting goes out to cult Horror movie anti-hero,
Actor Michael Ironside (STONE COLD DEAD, DOUBLE NEGATIVE, SCANNERS, VISITING HOURS, AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, THE SURROGATE, HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II, WATCHERS, TOTAL RECALL, THE VAGRANT, KILLER IMAGE, NIGHT TRAP, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE OMEGA CODE, HEAVY METAL 2000, MINDSTORM, THE SHAFT, CHILDREN OF THE CORN: REVELATION, DEEP WATER, Masters of Horror: THE V WORD, and way way more) is 59.
Look for Michael's upcoming role in the 2009 release of TERMINATOR SALVATION.

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FEB. 11

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
"The stupidest song I ever heard!" is how Elvis Presley described it. But there's no question that every Horror fan knows at least the chorus to THE MONSTER MASH. Happy Birthday to
Songwriter/Musician/Actor Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (Song: THE MONSTER MASH. Films: STRANGE INVADERS, SISTER SISTER, FRANKENSTEIN GENERAL HOSPITAL, LOBSTER MAN FROM MARS, MONSTER MASH: THE MOVIE, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD) who is 68.

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Communist Vampires Award
Communist Vampires Award

 



Contributors to Feo Amante are going places! Check it out below!

Starring Adrian Paul
(THE HIGHLANDER),
Bokeem Woodbine, and Ling Bai (THE CROW), This Alternate History movie is part Horror, Part crime, part S.F. and all Vampires.
From the screenplay by alumni
Christos N. Gage
and
Ruth Fletcher Gage.

Brian Keene was one of the first reviewers at feoamante.com and has gone on to become one of the fastest growing Horror writers in publishing.

Harry Shannon began writing for us in the new millennium and has gone on to write mass market novels and pen the motion picture,
DEAD AND GONE

Scott Nicholson had a career before us, but he wanted to contribute anyway!

 

Haunted Links:
The Chancery House
Dancing Skeletons
Sure, why not?
Evil On A
Budget

Every Evil Overlord has to start somewhere.
Evil Overlord,
Inc.

Valuable advice for setting up your own world dominating empire.
GoreLets
Once this site buries its hook in you, you won't want to pull it out.
Flash Enabled.
Halloween
Midis - Music - and Wavs
The Haunted Graveyard
The Haunted Playhouse
Hell2U
Hell, Michigan. It's a beautiful little place that's a helluva lot of fun to visit.
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
I've never met a soul who remembers this whacked out show, yet Canadians Bill Strutt and Ben Kane have created this excellent tribute site
.
The Monster Dance
Sigh... for those of you who really crave kitsch.
The Monster Mash
More dancing monsters. This time with lyrics.
The Moonlit
Road
MustDie
A Russian site. I don't know what they are saying, but it looks so COOL!
Necropsy
A fledgling Horror site hosted on the Louisiana State University servers. Not much there so far, but the roster of reviewers, including S.T. Joshi, is impressive.
Rather Good
Not Haunted or Horror but being this twisted, where else would he have a link?
The Ossuary In Sedlac
A massive and ornate building made of human bones.
Screams From The Abyss
Few images, mostly text. It's a 24 hour, 7 day a week Geoff Cooper Bitch-Fest!
Spectrum Of Fantasy
Is back online! A Russian site, with pages in English and/or Russian. Uses Shockwave!


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