Happy Holidays from Unfilmable.com!

December 30: Re-Animator of the Dead at Fango Con!

The Primitive Screwheads will be performing an excerpt from their show, Re-Animator of the Dead, at next months Fangoria Weekend of Horrors! The event will be held January 5-7 at the Doubletree Hotel San Jose, California (2050 Gateway Place). Previous Primitive Screwhead shows have included Evil Dead: Live and The Chainsaw Massacres. For more information, go to primitivescrewheads.com or myspace.com/primitivescrewheads...

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(Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/)

December 26: Herbert West faces the Old Ones!

Everyone's favorite Re-Animator will face Lovecraft's Old Ones in the fourth installment of the cult classic series according to a recent interview with Brian Yuzna! Budgetary limitations (and Yuzna's story concerns) may effect the final outcome of House of Re-Animator before the other two sequels get off the ground though...

Read on for excerpts from the Eyes on the Cinema interview or click here for more!

"The second would be Re-Animator Unbound! West would have his own fiefdom amidst a war zone. There his experiments take him directly in conflict with religion and face to face with the Old Ones of Lovecraftian lore. The final episode would be Re-Animator Begins. After having his mind pretty much erased by the trauma of Unbound! West is brought back to his senses (during which we get to see some of West’s boyhood) by a mysterious doctor who turns out to be his mentor Dr. Gruber’s niece. Back at the medical school in Switzerland (where it all began in the original Re-Animator) West recreates his early experiments, but makes the fatal mistake of breaking one of his basic tenants when he finds himself having feelings for... a woman."

"Well, we are trying to get a bigger budget. Yes, Macy is interested in the role of the President and we would like to bring back Dan Cain to confront West for ruining his life. However, because the picture would be a bigger budget it has presented difficulties in the financing. I have doubts about the House of Re-Animator being too specifically a satire on the Bush administration. Basing an horror movie too clearly on current events can have the effect of making the movie out-of-date as soon as it is finished. To my mind the idea of West in the White House has a kind of timeless quality that deals with governmental power, hubris and corruption in any country at any time - especially this one. I like the idea of the government funding West’s experiments for their own political and ideological goals.

Normally I maintain that politics is a more natural subject for Science Fiction than Horror. The best Horror deals with psychology, religion, death, flesh. But a horror film reflects the times in which it is made, including the political climate. I think that there is real horror in the White House today, and that if we can keep our sense of humor it can be the basis of a successful horror film. It would be great fun to see West running the government."

(Thanks to http://www.dreadcentral.com/)

December 26: Screw-On Head hits DVD!

Lionsgate will release Mike Mignola's animated Amazing Screw-On Head on DVD February 6th, 2007. Features include a commentary with director Chris Prynoski and executive producer Brian Fuller, a making-of documentary, storyboard-to-film comparisons, and a collectible comic with never-before seen art by Mignola!

(Thanks to http://www.dreadcentral.com/)

December 22: Lovecraft behind-the-scenes!

Check out this behind-the-scenes image from David Hohl's In Search of Lovecraft!

The shot is from a rehearsal for the film's ritual scene. David tells Unfilmable.com that actress Rachael Robbins had to learn the entire ritual (called the Star Ruby) in Greek. He also noted that the production had an occult expert from L.A. oversee all of the films many occult elements...

(Thanks to David Hohl)

December 22: The Thing, what might have been...

MoviesOnline.ca spoke with makeup FX artist Vincent Guastini recently, and he revealed a bunch of designs he came up with for the Sci Fi Channels failed Thing sequel/remake (which was being written by Frank Darabont)... "I was involved briefly with the first remake for the Sci Fi Channel. I did some designs and a model for [producer] David Foster, who in turn recommended I get them to Frank Darabont, who was writing the new sequel for the Sci Fi Channel version. I met with David and he was really impressed by my ideas; so was Frank, but I did not get the prize because Frank has certain alliances with effects people, so I knew going in I would not be a first choice. But his company did keep in touch with me and give me reports as to what was happening due to my design ideas and presentation." "Now, I've heard no news from Darkwoods, Frank Darabont's company, in the last four months. So now I just heard [about Universal's THING update]; I'm real excited about it and hope I can be involved with the new project. [But] if Rob Bottin wanted to do it, I would step aside!"

(Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/)

December 22: The Mist rolls in February!

According to actor Thomas Jane (The Punisher), Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist will lens in February of next year...

(Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/)

December 19: At the Mountains of Madness update!

Sci Fi Wire spoke with Guillermo del Toro recently, and he told them that he'd still like to make a faithful adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness, hopefully right after he finishes Hellboy 2 (scheduled for next year). According to Sci Fi Wire, del Toro has been working on Madness since as early as 2003...

"The whole idea of Lovecraft's position towards the universe, he's very much like an Albert Camus position. He's an existentialist. He says the cosmos is indifferent to man. At the very best is indifferent. And [it] just [sees] us as fleas, or ... [is] hostile to us."

"So this sea of almost ... empty spaces is very hard to portray in film. It's very hard to portray the fact that you are ... an ant in a picnic, and yet you have delusions of grandeur. That's what Lovecraft was saying. Our race as a whole are just arrogant little ants in a picnic. That's what Mountains of Madness are."

Click here for more!

(Thanks to Dread Central)

December 19: "The Shadow Out of Tim" studio recording diary!

The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets are in the midst of recording a new album and you can get daily updates (including photos and videos) by visiting Toren's blog!

(Thanks to Toren Atkinson)

December 19: Evil Dead the Musical the album!

Off-Broadway’s Evil Dead The Musical have recorded an original cast recording that will be released through Time Life Records. A release date has yet to be announced...

Further details can be found here!

(Thanks to Evil Dead the Musical)

December 15: Sword & Cloak wraps House of Black Wings!

For Immediate Release:

Sword & Cloak Productions is proud to announce the completion of Principle Photography on their second Feature Film, House of Black Wings, on December 13, 2006.

House of Black Wings is a character-driven Lovecraftian ghost story. Inspired by the social drama of Polanski's "The Tenant" and Larry Fessenden's "Habit", the surreal images of Argento's "Suspiria" and Fulci's "The Beyond", and the pervasive menace of Asian ghost stories. It is a nightmare of urban paranoia, loss of identity, and the blurred line between creativity and madness.

"After a tragic act of violence cuts short her music career, Kate Stone is returning to a city full of ex-fans and ex-friends. Taking shelter with her last friend, a struggling artist named Robyn Huck, the two women work to restore the aging courtyard apartment building Robyn has inherited. But a terrible secret infests the venerable structure, and soon Kate will be haunted by horrific dreams, sinister apparitions, and the sounds of something moving in the walls. She will be dragged into a confrontation not only with her own dark past, but the unspeakable nightmare that lurks beyond the walls!"

House of Black Wings was written & directed by David Schmidt whose previous films include the well-received horror shorts: Grave Invitations and The Lovecraft Syndrome, and the swashbuckling indie feature: Sword of Hearts. The movie's talented cast includes Chicago actors: Leah Myette, Katherine Herrera, Michael Klug, James Polak, Tirf Alexius, and Amy Harmon.

We're especially proud of the work of our D.P. & Art Director Clare Martin, and FX make-up & performance artist Michelle Maynard of Death By Design Co. (www.deathbydesignco.com/)

For more information on this movie, please visit our website which includes a Photo Gallery, complete Cast & Crew List, and an ongoing News-Blog about the production.

(Thanks to David Schmidt)

December 13: Anchor Bay releasing new Re-Animator disc!

Anchor Bay is re-releasing Stuart Gordon's classic film, Re-Animator, on DVD March 20th! The disc will contain all the special features from Elite's Millennium Edition along with several new ones. Among them, a new commentary with Stuart Gordon (solo) and another with producer Brian Yuzna and stars Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and Robert Sampson. A few new surprises will also be included!

(Thanks to Dread Central)

December 12: New Closet Space poster and update!

Closet Space director Mel House revealed the new poster on the official MySpace page recently, and had this to say about the film (which is currently in post-production), "I'm currently about halfway through the first pass of the editing phase on Closet Space and our effects shots are slowly starting to trickle in from our digital supervisor Stacy Davidson. The Closet Space post process is on track for completion early next year, possibly even before the Chicago Weekend of Horrors, and I’m looking at doing a premiere in spring 2007." "I'm actually sitting in the edit suite right now, taking a break from cutting together one of the movie's most intense action/scare scenes. Hopefully I don't sound like a total idiot, but I'm actually surprised by how well things are coming together for Closet Space. It's almost like the elements are falling into place on their own—which is weird, because we definitely had some crazy days on the set where I felt like our coverage was lacking. There are little things that need to be plugged in here and there, but overall we pretty much got everything I wanted—even some of the more complicated practical effects." Click here for even more cool Closet Space news, and don't forget to check out

(Thanks to Mel House and http://www.fangoria.com/)

December 12: Frank Difficult Birthday Bash and Lovecraft Party!

For Immediate Release:

Friday, December 22, 2006

9pm Frank Difficult Birthday Bash and Lovecraft Party

Lovecraft: "There were nauseous musical instruments, stringed, brass, and wood-wind, on which St. John and I sometimes produced dissonances of exquisite morbidity and cacodaemoniacal ghastliness ..."

Hell yeah. It's Friday night party time - and also the last night for the taqueria until January 11th, 2007. Holy crap - better get yr burrito fix now. On the stage, Frank Difficult is hosting dissonances of exquisite morbidity, live music and video shenanigans, emphasis on shenanigans, from the bubbling froth of the Providence underground. New crossover collaborations, chaotic sensations and hybrid blasphemies from unlikely improv pairs, trios, quads, and the like. You may see faces old and new, perhaps players from V. Majestic, Septimania, Barnacled, Eyesores, Mahi Mahi, Xerxes, Black Forest/Black Sea and who knows how many other extended heavy branches of the Difficult family tree. In addition to the Frank Difficult birthday mayhem, Frank is raising awareness for his new film project: "The Color Out of Space", a feature-length film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic short story. The film will be directed by Frank Difficult, and written and produced by Frank Difficult and Jonathan Thomas for House of Wrong Productions. "The Colour Out of Space" (written in 1927) concerns a rural Massachusetts family in 1882 upon whose farm a mysterious meteorite crashes. An alien life-form infesting the meteorite soon has an alarming effect on the local plants, insects, and mammals. Eventually the family itself is subject to the entity’s insidious and then horrific influence. "The Colour Out of Space" is a pioneering blend of horror and science fiction. Many fans and critics, and even Lovecraft himself, considered this his best story. Tonight's mad cacophony kicks off around 9 - cover is only $4.

(Thanks to Frank Difficult)

December 12: Beyond Dream's Door dvd reviews

Jay Woelfel's debut feature, Beyond Dream's Door, received an amazing DVD release last week and several very positive reviews have appeared online. Among them are reviews on fangoria.com, dvdmaniacs.net, dvdtalk.com, shockingimages.com and cultcutsfilms.com...

Check out Jay Woelfel's official site for more reviews, a making-of article, images and an online trailer!

(Thanks to Jay Woelfel)

December 12: Hellboy: Sword of Storms details!

Here are the DVD spec for the animated Hellboy: Sword of Storms according to Dread Central! The DVD is scheduled for release on February 6th... ~ Audio commentary by Mignola, supervising producer/director Tad Stones and director Phil Weinstein ~ A New Breed: Creating the New Hellboy featurette ~ A View from the Top: The "Heads" Sequence featurette ~ Conquering Hellboy: The Actor's Role featurette ~ To Hell and Back: How Mike Mignola Created Hellboy (Part I) featurette ~ Hellboy Goes East, a look at the inspirations, backstories and secrets of Swords of Storms, including Tale Spin, a deconstruction of the "Spider Lady" sequence; Prop Perfecture, a look at how ordinary objects animate to life; Origins, examining how the filmmakers were inspired by Japanese mythology; and Samurai Songs, about Hellboy's

Retail is $19.98...

(Thanks to Dread Central)

December 12: Mist release date announced

Weinstein Co. are aiming to release Frank Darabont's Stephen King adaptation, The Mist, on November 21, 2007...

(Thanks to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/)

December 12: New Marebito review

Click here to read cultcutsfilms.com's review of Takashi Shimizu's amazing film Marebito!

(Thanks to http://www.cultcutsfilms.com/)

December 12: Alien video games in the works

Bloody-disgusting.com reports that Sega has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox for a series of games (including a first-person shooter and a role-playing game) based on the Alien universe. The first game should ship in 2008...

(Thanks to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/)

Don't forget, Strange Aeons screening today (see: December 2 for details)!

December 9: Special offer for Unfilmable.com readers!

A Very Scary Solstice to you! Lurker Films is offering a limited Holiday Promotional Special to Unfilmable.com readers. If you place an order of $25 or more and put this code in the comment field: unfilmable-LMH you will receive a free copy of H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror. This is a limited time offer, only while supplies last! About the magazine: H.P. Lovecraft practically reinvented the field of horror fiction -- and now the magazine that bears his name is out to do it again! H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror features author spotlights on such storytelling greats as Richard Matheson and Brian Lumley; interviews and commentaries by Lovecraft experts like Darrell Schweitzer; and new fiction from bleeding-edge writers like Tim Pratt, Holly Phillips and Mike Allen...

(Thanks to Andrew Migliore and Sarah L. Mason)

December 3: Lovecraft on the Radio!

For Immediate Release:

There's a 45-minute documentary on HPL at 9:30 (UK time) tonight on BBC Radio 3...

(Thanks to Murray Ewing)

December 3: Movie Night at The Banshee!

For Immediate Release:

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society kicks off it's very first Movie Nights at The Banshee December 15 with screenings of Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (featuring a brilliant performance by Christopher Heyerdahl) and their own The Call of Cthulhu...

Out of Mind A modern day artist, Charles Dexter Ward, inherits a copy of the Necronomicon that causes a series of nightmare excursions into his familial past and to the dream world meeting with Lovecraft himself. This terrific Canadian film features a great portrayal of HP Lovecraft himself by actor Christopher Heyerdahl. Out of Mind is shown courtesy of Lurker Films. We'll take a brief interlude and enjoy live performances of Lovecraftian Solstice Carols by

The Call of Cthulhu Lovecraft's classic tale of nameless cults and secrets mankind was not meant to know comes to life in the much celebrated 1920s silent film adapation by the HP Lovecraft Historical Society. The Call of Cthulhu has won awards at film festivals across the globe, but it is seldom shown in the Los Angeles area. Sean & Andrew, who made the film, will be on hand to talk about the project and answer your questions. We'll probably have some of the actors from the movie there too.

We'll have refreshments available as well as the latest in weird Lovecraftian products from the HPLHS. Join us for this terrific screening event.

When: December 15, 8pm

Where: The Banshee, 3435 W. Magnolia, Burbank

How Much: $10

Seating is highly limited and reservations are encouraged. Click here to make your reservation or call 818.846.5323. Click here for directions.

More movie nights will be coming at The Banshee in January. Check back soon to see schedule updates.

Also coming from the HPLHS is the Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of Madness (a retro radio show)...

(Thanks to Jennifer Knighton)

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but my wife and I are expecting our second child any day now and things have been hectic on my end...

On top of that, I'm currently developing my Read Me a Story follow-up for 2007 (more news on that later)! I hope to have more updates online soon, including news about a new adaptation of Lovecraft's The Picture in the House as well as a comedic adaptation of From Beyond called Beyond Lovesauce! I will also be updating the forthcoming terrors page(s) soon.

Thanks as always for your continued support!

December 2: New House of Black Wings imagery!

Writer/director David Schmidt passed along some great new images from Sword & Cloak Productions latest film, House of Black Wings! The feature length production has only two more weekends of principle photography left...

The films official website has also been updated with a cast list, crew page, contributing artists page (with links to their works) and a stills gallery! Check it out here!

(Thanks to David Schmidt)

December 2: Clive Barker does Poe!

Dread Central reports that horror master Clive Barker has inked a deal with Walden Media (The Chronicles of Narnia) to bring the last two weeks of Edgar Allan Poe's life to the big screen! The project centers on several kids who are trying to investigate just what happened during the last two weeks of Poe's life (a mystery that has been the topic of debate for years). In the end, the kids end up digging a bit too deep and unleash Poe's nightmares on the world...

Barker will develop and produce the project, and he had this to say about it, "I think we might have a chance with this project to bring the character of Poe alive for a new audience and weave his shadowy existence into the dark enchantments of his stories so that for our protagonist, and for our audience, it will be difficult to be sure where one finishes and the other takes flight."

No writers or director has been announced...

(Thanks to Dread Central)

December 2: Join the Chill crusade!

Serge Rodnunsky's Cool Air inspired film, Chill, has a new home on MySpace...

Besides being the best place for up-to-date news items (such as distribution and release news), the page has the official trailer and a clip from the film title "I like you". There will be more exclusives added each we, so check it out here!

(Thanks to Shaun Kurtz)

December 2: Beyond Dream's Door DVD coming soon!

Cinema Epoch will release the Special Edition DVD of Jay Woefel's Beyond Dream's Door next Tuesday (December 5th)!

The film (which screened at this years HPLFF) will be presented in a newly restored fullscreen transfer (in 5.1 stereo) and the DVD is loaded with the following extras: audio commentary by writer/director Woelfel, audio commentary by the cast and crew, three featurettes on the making of the movie, three short films, including the award-winning short that was expanded into the feature, special scene menu allowing you to compare and contrast material in the shorts and feature, deleted scenes, special FX test footage, 12-minute montage of alternate footage not used in the finished film, 50-minute isolated music track, trailers, still galleries and more!

You can see the trailer for the film at the following YouTube link...

(Thanks to Jay Woelfel)

December 2: Strange Aeons screening details!

A reminder...

Maelstrom Productions Strange Aeons will be part of the 2006 Tabloid Witch Award Winners screening at the Santa Monica Public Library on Saturday Dec. 9th (12 noon - 5:15 pm). The screening is free to the public and takes place in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at the main branch (601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401)...

Also screening: Bill Whirity's Zombie Island, Mike Flanagan's Oculus, Paul Carty's computer animated The Kooky Kastle, Aldo E. Serrano's Moloch, Kenny Selko's Alone and Rolfe Kanefsky's Nightmare Man...

Afterwards, meet the filmmakers and actors during an audience Q&A and vote for your favorite film...

About Strange Aeons: A Miskatonic University professor combats an evil sorcerer trying to bring back the demonic "Old Ones" to Earth. Based on H.P. Lovecraft's "The Thing on the Doorstep." Directed by Eric Morgret. Written by K.L. Young. Cast: J.D. Lloyd, Erick J. Robertson, Angela M. Grillo, Jerry Lloyd (Best Supporting Actor), Peter Anthony Holden. 78 minutes.

(Thanks to Eric Morgret)

December 2: Re-Penetrator follow-up announced!

It was only a matter of time...

Doug Sakmann and the folks behind Re-Penetrator (and The XXXorcist) have announced that their follow-up film will be Evil Head: The Ultimate Experience in Sexual Terror!

Updates can be found on the films Official MySpace page...

(Thanks to Doug Sakmann)

December 2: Weird Tale Collection review

Click here to check out a review of Lurker Films Weird Tale Collection featuring The Yellow Sign...

(Thanks to Aaron Vanek)

recent headlines...

November 23: Night of Horror deadline fast approaching!
November 22: Sherlock Holmes vs. the disciples of Cthulhu!
November 21: Strange Aeons screening details!
November 17: Now it's a remake...
November 16: Marebito sequel in the works?