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February 2003

February 28: Guillermo del Toro Helming Wind in the Willows

Guillermo del Toro (Blade II) has signed on to write and is attached to direct a new live-action and CGI feature version of The Wind in the Willows for Disney, reports Variety. del Toro will pen "Willows" with Matthew Robbins, with whom he collaborated on his 1997 horror film Mimic.

The production's budget is expected to be extensive, considering the amount of special effects the project will require. The film's talking animals will likely be computer-generated. Del Toro had been involved with supervising development prior to committing to write and direct.

del Toro is in production on his long-in-the-works pet project Hellboy for a 2004 release and is also writing the epic horror pic At the Mountains of Madness for DreamWorks, based on the H.P. Lovecraft novel, which he will also direct.

(Thanks to http://www.comingsoon.net/)

February 27: 'Evil Dead: Fist Full Of Boomstick' Site Opens

Get ready for Ash's next adventure on the X-Box and Playstation 2. Evil Dead: A Fist Full of Boomstick is coming soon, so here's the official site update that'll get you informed on the unofficial sequel to the Evil Dead series......

Ash is back with the sequel to Hail To The King the first game in The Evil Dead franchise entitled, A Fistful Of Boomstick. The official site is up and running and here's a taste....

Ash is back, baby! Fully “armed” with his chainsaw, trusty boomstick, and trademark quips, Ash must once again save Dearborn from the unspeakable horrors spawned from The Book of the Dead.

When ambitious journalist Trisha Pettywood and occult author Alex Eldrige team up to try to expose the mystery of famed Professor Knowby’s murder, they unwittingly open a Vortex to the undead. As the deadites swarm through Dearborn they turn humans into the undead and the town is quickly overrun. Now, with Dearborn in chaos and citizens begging for help, Ash must hack and slash his way through the streets and figure out how to close the Vortex. Ash is soon to learn that all is not what it seems —those he trusts may be plotting against him and the history of Dearborn might be irrevocably changed.

Features: Cult Favorite, Bruce Campbell returns to voice the role of “Ash”, delivering the taunts and one-liners that Ash is famous for.

Vortexes to the past and future take you to Dearborn in 4 distinct eras, with the history of the deadite invasion unfolding before you.

Two armed attacks allow you to control multiple weapons simultaneously- deliver blows with your chainsaw and then finish them off with your boomstick.

Multiple classes of weapons including clubs, blades, and firearms.

Upgrade weapons with Duct Tape Engineering

New spell casting system gives you a new weapon in battle against deadites- take them out with the Rain of Fire or shock them with a Stun spell and more!

Master combo and chain attacks to decapitate deadites quickly

Play through the Story Mode and then annihilate the deadites in two arcade modes

As you play, the ratio of deadites to humans increases as you see the deadites infect citizens before your eyes.

The game is only being released on Playstation 2 and X-Box. You can check out loads of pictures here, watch the trailers here, check out cool weapons here and find out all you need to know about the game at the official site here.

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

February 26: Lovecraftian Theatre

In addition to this year's world premiere of A Shoggoth on the Roof by Chicago's Defiant Theatre, the maniacs at Seattle's Open Circle Theatre are putting Herbert West: Reanimator on stage.

If you haven't heard, Shoggoth is an insane hybrid of the works of HPL with Fiddler on the Roof. It's the only Broadway-style musical around where the entire cast is killed after a Great Old One does his song. Order your copy of the CD today at: http://www.cthulhulives.org/musical/cdinfo.html or if you're really insane, see the show this October in Chicago (http://www.defianttheatre.org).

Herbert West: Reanimator returns to the stage this April after a highly acclaimed run at the Seattle Fringe Festival. Produced by the Open Circle Theatre, this Reanimator promises to leave the Gordon/Yuzna film in the dust. For more info check out: http://www.opencircletheater.org/show.asp?show=81

Check out The HP Lovecraft Historical Society here.

(Thanks to Sean Branney)

February 26: Not film related, but still cool.....

I was reading the blog on my favorite Science Fiction author's site (William Gibson) , and came across this H. P. Lovecraft reference. I thought it was interesting, so here it is...

~For me it's not the socioeconomic divide discussed in today's thread (though that's certainly real) so much as the contrast between radical Disneylanding and some sort of Lovecraftian underreality (in the way that HPL obviously found the adjective "antique" to be provocative, almost sexy). The Victorian underlay of Strangely Old Stuff, in this very young province, always reminds me of Lovecraft's descriptions of Providence.~

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

February 25: Bruce Campbell College Lectures Hit Illinois!

Finally something good to come out of school! Anyone who lives in the Illinois area might be interested to know that the B-Movie hero himself, Bruce Campbell, will be making an appearance at Southern Illinois University on March 19th, read on if your interested....

Alec_RA writes in, "While doing some research work at the library for a paper I ran across a flier with the following information and thought I would share it with everyone.....

On Wednesday March 19th (my birthday) Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Bubba Ho-Tep) will be giving a free lecture in Carbondale, Illinois at the Southern Illinois University student center in ballroom C. This event will begin at 7:30pm and will last an undisclosed amount of time. After the lecture Mr. Campbell will be available for questions followed by a free autograph session where copies of his book If Chins Could Kill will be available for purchase.

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

February 24: Dagon on Sci-Fi

Tune in this Saturday night (March 1st) at 9pm for the first broadcast on regular cable TV of DAGON on Sci-Fi...

(Thanks to Greg Agostini of www.cthulhulive.com)

February 24: First EVER 'Beyond Re-Animator' Review!

Here's the surprise, it's a extremelly positive review! After all of the talk about how lousy the filmed scenes turned out, I guess they did a fantastic job editing, read on about Herbert West's next adventure.......

Aint it Cool News scored the first ever review online for Beyond Re-Animator starring Jeffrey Combs. Here's the review with some minor spoilers...

"Just saw the third installment of the Re-Animator series, Beyond Re-Animator, and it was GREAT!"

"Director Brian Yuzna captures the essence of the first movie focusing on a well written script by Jose Manuel Gomez. Shot in Spain, doubling for Arkham, Massachusetts, the movie starts off with Dr. Herbert West (our hero, Jeffery Coombs, in an outstanding performance as usual) being arrested for his participation in the madness that ended in "Bride Of Re- Animator." Fifteen years later, we find that Dr. Dan Cain turned state's evidence against him, and West is now serving an
indeterminate jail sentence at the Arkhan State Prison."

"Never one to let his research go to waste, he experiments on rats and cockroaches in a clever homemade lab in his cell. West has discovered a new source from the soul from the dead creatures which he identifies as nanoplasmic energy or NPE. On top of this, he must survive the brutal treatment of the prison warden, Brando (the epitome of sleaze portrayed by Simon Andreu) and the prison gang leader, Calbera (a Spanish version of Tom Savini and a stand out in the film), who both detest West's pride and arrogance. But a new surgeon, Dr. Howard Phillips (Jason Barry), assigned to the prison hospital for his internship, arrives and employs West to work as his assistant. Phillips is not all he seems to be. Enter the beautiful newspaper reporter, Laura Olney (played by the gorgeous Elsa Pataky! She's delicious! Yum, yum!), who is doing a story on the prison and discovers the true motive behind Phillips's agenda."

"Effects are highlighted by fan favorite Screaming Mad George, who never disappoints, along with the impressive effects of RHK, EFE-X and the talents of Pedro de Diego. Yuzna keeps the film moving at a fast pace and the full house, standing-room- only audience was never bored. The title music isn't as lively as the first two movies. That Bernard Hermanesque "Psycho" score that we've all been accustomed to is missing. It has a darker, moodier feel to it, but it’s still effective. At the end of the film, everyone applauded. Jeffery Coombs was in attendance and everyone gave him high praise. I talked with him for a few minutes, as he signed a few autographs and I found him to be a genuine, nice guy who was very humble. He deserves the kudos and success, because he is the hub of the "Re- Animator" series. I doubt anyone else could fill his shoes in that role."

"I can tell you, this movie has a happy ending for West and there will probably be a sequel. I just hope it doesn't take another fifteen years to make. Stay for the end credits. They're pretty funny. Ratty, Calbera's prison rat, re-animated by West, gets into a fight with one of Brando’s re-animated appendages. The entire audience howled in laughter during the brawl. Sick and twisted, but funnier than hell!"

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

February 24: Poster and future website for "The Hound"!



© copyright Nick Gains 2003

Check out this cool poster art for the upcoming animated Lovecraft adaptation of "The Hound".

Click here to see a larger version. This will also serve as the films official website in the future. More as it becomes available.

(Thanks to Nick Gains)

February 22: Unspeakable Madness: "Dream-Quest" update

Click here to read a huge "Dream-Quest of the Unknown Kadath" update courtesy of Edward Martin. If you haven't signed on to help yet, what are you waiting for! It will be an incredible achievement once it is finished. Thanks go to Edward Martin for taking it on.

February 22: Lovecraft reference on MSN Games

If you go to MSN Games by Zone.com (click here), you will find a section entitled 'All Free Games'. If you click on 'You Know It! Pop Trivia' and play the game, you will find the question with the Lovecraft reference in the second round.

The question is:

"Based on an story H.P. Lovecraft, Stuart Gordon directed this 1985 horror film?".

The answers are:

A. "In the Mouth of Madness"
B "The Thing"
C "The Evil Dead"
D "Re-Animator"

Do you know the answer? :)

--Games subject to change--

(Thanks to Amie Mullins)

February 20: Beyond Re-Animator to play Brussels Film Festival

"Beyond Re-Animator" is set to play the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. The festival runs from March 14-29.

Visit the official website here.

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

February 20: More Lovecraftian goodness, "Pickman's Model"



© copyright Rick Tillman 2003

Rick Tillman sent me this great update on his first film, "Pickman's Model".

The film has just gone into post-production, and will hopefully be done in time for this years H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. The B & W film was shot entirely on DV and should be around 35 minutes in length.

From the official website:

~Little did Elliot know what lay in store when he called upon his distraught friend, Thurber, in this faithful adaptation of the Lovecraft classic. Thurber relates with horror the tale of the disappearance of Richard Upton Pickman, a prominent, though despised, local artist with a taste for the...unusual. Thurber's admiration drew him into the haunting world and work of Richard Pickman...until that fateful journey to his decrepit studio...and the unspeakable nightmare he found lurking in the cellar.~

The trailer was shown at last years festival, and can be seen on the website
here.

(Thanks to Rick Tillman)

February 20: I've updated the Unfilmable Films page



I've updated the status of my Lovecraftian short film, "Halfway House". To view the update click here.

February 20: Remastered FROM BEYOND soundtrack coming


Following its terrific, just-released remastered soundtrack CD for RE-ANIMATOR, La-La Land Records is now doing the honors on Richard Band’s music from Stuart Gordon’s follow-up film, FROM BEYOND. The new BEYOND CD will contain the complete, remastered score, with some tracks even remixed. La-La Land expects to release the disc in late March; keep on eye on the website for further details.

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

February 19: "Graveyard", a new Lovecraftian short film

Fizz Films has just finished filming a new Lovecraftian short film called "Graveyard". It is now in post-production and will be ready by June of 2003.

Toren Atkinson (who also stars) revealed this about the story.

~It features a bookstore owner who uses the Necronomicon to zombify his staff. I play Ryan, one of the clerks. With luck this will be showing at the H.P. Lovecraft film festival in Portland this year.~

You can visit Fizz Films site here.

Toren is also the lead signer of Darkest of the Hillside Thickets! You can visit their website here.

(Thanks to Toren Atkinson)

February 19: Dream-Quest soundtrack news!

In the category of on-its-way, Land of the Blind will be independently releasing a soundtrack for the animated feature "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath". The music is strange, haunting stuff. Cyoakha O'Manion, the heart and soul behind the music, wanted to arrange such that no recognizable Earthly instrument is in the music. It is my hope that not only will the soundtrack contain the usual tracks of music and song, but also include her haunting ambience music and sound effects. With luck, she'll be headlining at ProgFest with tracks from the movie and an accompanying slideshow projection.

You can visit Land of the Blind here.

You can visit the Dream-Quest site here.

(Thanks to Edward Martin III)

February 18: Plush Nyarlethotep!

(This one is for you Christian!)

What could possibly be more terrifying than a plush likeness of Mighty Cthulhu?

Perhaps nothing... but the new Plush Nyarlethotep easily comes in a close second.


Toy Vault recently released the stuffed deity and several online outlets are taking orders.

Plush Nyarlethotep is a large well crafted stuffed toy produced with the same high standards as all of Toy Vault's previous stuffed creations, varying incarnations of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu. Measuring eight inches tall and a few more across with tentacles fully extended this Nyarlethotep looks great sitting with the Cthulhu you already have.

From the Toy Vault website:

~Toy Vault's first addition to it's Cthulhu plush line is Nyarlethotep. The plush is 8" tall, made of beautiful green fabric and filled with plush and beanies. It will be shipping in November 2002.~

Nyarlethotep's most striking feature however is not truly visible in the above picture, it has three eyes. Also appearing in the following picture is the Small Cthulhu Plush Toy from Toy Vault, to illustrate size.


Not too pricey even for most casual fans at $19.99, this reviewer highly recommends this product.

In addition, Toy Vault recently put a great picture of the new cold-cast resin statue to be released soon named Cthulhu Rising. Ideal for the serious collector this statue will have a price tag of $199. Cthulhu Rising

(Thanks to http://www.shoggoth.net/)

February 18: 'Army of Darkness' Gets Mezzed

For all of your Mezco fanatics out there, here's something you don't want missing from your collection. From the Mez-its line comes Army of Darkness, which features, Ash, Evil Ash, and the Bog Witch.....

Figures.com also posted this image of the concept sketch of what the Army of Darkness Mez-its line will look like...

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

February 18: HPL Film Fest No. 10 is coming

The date is set for the 10th annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival. It will take place October 9-10-11 at the Hollywood Theater in Portland, Oregon. No films have been announced, but I've heard that it could be a best of from the past nine years.

Special guests are Brian Yuzna and Jeffrey Combs. More as it becomes available.

You can visit the official website here.

February 18: Cinemagoria Returns!

The Lovecraft cinema site, Cinemagoria, has returned after a two year hiatus. It has lots of stills, sound bites, and video clips. Check it out here.

(Thanks to Christian Matzke)

February 16: Interesting Lovecraft reference

Franklin Hummel sends along this interesting Lovecraft reference.

"Found another Lovecraftian reference which I haven't seen anyone catch before. In the made-for-TV movie SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME, the setting is an apartment building called "Arkham Towers". Chance? Hardly. It was directed by John Carpenter."

(Thanks to Franklin Hummel)

February 15: 1000 visitors and counting!

Today Unfilmable.com hit the 1000 visitor plateau! I would like to thank everyone for making it such a success. I will continue to try and make it as informative as possible for Lovecraft cinema fans, and a helpful outlet for Lovecraftian filmmakers. I look forward to the terrors to come.

Take care everyone,

Craig

February 15: Word of an H.P. Lovecraft Comedy Series? (old news)

Looking through the archives of reallyscary.com, I found this older piece of news. Anyone have anything to add to this? This news article is dated 07-19-2000.

~We recently received this in the Really Scary mailbag and thought it sounded pretty cool:

"I am involved with developing a TV series that is a comedy spin on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The show is called Speaking of the Unspeakable. We are currently pitching the idea to a couple different networks, and in the meantime we are trying to build a fanbase before there's even a show. The backstory is detailed in a humorous site here: http://s-p-o-n-g-e.com Thanks! BB~

(Thanks to http://reallyscary.com/)

February 13: Animated adaptation of "The Hound" in the works

Nick Gains has announced that he is working on a animated adaptation of Lovecraft's "The Hound". Today he informed me that it is currently at the screenplay stage and that he intends to make a website to log his progress. More news as it becomes available.

(Thanks to Nick Gains)

February 13: Get Your [LOVECRAFT] Film Released on DVD!

A new contest has emerged, but its really a way to get your very own horror movie shown to fans all over the world! Its called the Nightmare Collection and you could very well be next(!)........

Independent Filmmakers make sure to click here and get your movie put onto this disc!

The Nightmare Collection is coming!

"The Nightmare Collection is the first joint effort from The Creature Corner and Enigma Films to bring you the latest in independent horror. Volume 1 will be a DVD compilation featuring between 3 and 4 short films from the latest up and coming filmmakers in this twisted land of horror."

"Who are we? Enigma Films is the production company owned by Rick Danford, a Florida-based horror filmmaker that believes the independent spirit is the most powerful force in movies today. The Creature Corner is one of the largest all-horror sites on the internet, featuring the latest news updated every day, reviews, interviews, and exclusives you won't find anywhere else. Who better to team up and deliver the best and brightest of horror?"

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

February 13: Exhumed Films returns with demonic double bill

Following a short break, New Jersey’s Exhumed Films gang is back in a new venue with a couple of cult classics. On Friday, March 14, beginning at 9 p.m., they’ll present a double feature of Sam Raimi’s THE EVIL DEAD and Jack Woods’ EQUINOX. The show will take place at the Broadway Theater, 43 South Broadway in Pitman, NJ, and will also include the usual lineup of cool genre trailers, including THE CHILDREN, THE MANITOU, MORTUARY, HUMONGOUS and more! Go here for directions and more info.

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

February 13: Get your Lovecraft film seen, LA's Screamfest makes call for entries

Los Angeles’ third annual Screamfest, to be held October 11-19, has announced its 2003 call for entries. They’re accepting films (completed after January 1, 2001) and screenplays to compete in the following categories: Horror Feature, Horror Short, Horror Super Short (under 10 minutes), Horror Comedy, Documentary (haunt or horror-related), Horror Animation, Horror Animation Short, Horror Animation Super Short, Student Horror Feature Film, Student Horror Short and Student Horror Super Short. The entry fee for films is $25-$40 depending on category, while for scripts it’s $30 for consideration or $60 to include coverage from a panel of Screamfest judges (which in the past have included literary agents and development executives). The grand prize is $1,000 cash, and the deadline for entries is July 15. You can find out more at the official website.

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

February 12: BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR gets street date!

Lions Gate has confirmed to Fango that the eagerly awaited BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR will debut on video September 23. The Brian Yuzna-directed film finds Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) in jail, continuing his bizarre experiments with (based on an advance trailer) some very nasty results. A slimmed-down Santiago (DAY OF THE BEAST) Segura is among the co-stars. There’s no word yet on whether the film, which looks to be an old-fashioned gorefest, will be released as an R or unrated (it has yet to go to the ratings board) or what extras will be on the DVD, though Lions Gate has a good track record for putting out unrated movies, and since Yuzna did record a commentary track for the FAUST disc, it’s entirely likely he’ll do one for BEYOND as well. While the movie, alas, won’t get a theatrical release, those attending this month’s American Film Market in Santa Monica, CA can catch
the sequel when it screens there February 22 and 25.

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

February 10: Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural



(Image courtesy Synapse-Films)

Synapse News: Posted some details over at their official site. In a nutshell, here's what we can expect. Yes, they'll be doing LEMORA: A CHILD'S TALE OF THE SUPERNATURAL, with a planned release date of Halloween 2003. The vampire film starred Rainbeaux Smith as the young, innocent child being seduced by vampiress Lemora (Lesley Gilb). It was directed by Richard Blackburn. Being that it will be a 30th. Anniversary of LEMORA, Synapse is mapping out various extras. One is the idea of a featurette on drive-in queen Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith who passed away only days after Synapse acquired the rights to the film. Without finding mass fame, Rainbeaux was a true darling of the drive-in set, who would entice fans to see a film even if she was on the bottom of the bill. This wouldn't change her tragic life and the fact she died too young-but it would give her the credit and respect she never got in life.

(thanks to http://www.gorezone.net/)

February 8: "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" update



Christian Matzke sends along this piece of news.

"I talked to Tom Savini and he says that Lovecraft film he was working on [Beyond the Wall of Sleep] is totally dead in the water. They haven't contacted him in a year."

The films official website is no longer online. http://www.beyondthewallofsleep.com/

The IMDb page is here.

(Thanks to Christian Matzke)

Image courtesy (Be sure to check out their other "Beyond" photos.),

http://www.allaboutduncan.com/photo.asp?gallery=beyond

In Memory



February 3: Pickman's Model Poster!



© copyright Bryan Moore 2003

Check out the official poster for Bryan Moore's upcoming film "Pickman's Model".

Click here to download a larger jpg image.


(Thanks to Bryan Moore, Sean Branney, and Andrew Leman)

February 3: Re-Animator: The Definitive Edition Review

I have nothing against the score to "Re-Animator."

In fact, I think I think it's Richard Band's best work (his score for "The House on Sorority Row" coming in at a close second). And it's not just the controversial Bernard Herrmann "in-joke" or his use of Goldsmith's "Freud" theme. Simply put, the music is a character in the film. I give it as much credit for the films success as Jeffrey Comb's performance or Stuart Gordon's direction or the screenplay by Norris, Gordon and Paoli. The mood and orchestration of the score is highly reminiscent of an earlier era of the horror film, a classier, more "on the nose" style which I've always appreciated and applauded. (Eighties drum machine excluded...) The gothic, larger-than-life qualities it exudes are a perfect compliment to Herbert Wests' ghoulish experiments. (Brian Yuzna, please take note.)

If you think I'm wrong, watch "Bride of Re-Animator" with it's inferior, uninspired, all-electronic score. There's just something missing. It doesn't feel like Herbert West.

The score for "Re-Animator" was initially released on LP by Varese Sarabande in the '80s. That recording was subsequently released on Silva Screen records as a supplement to Band's sequel score. Clocking in at just over 33 minutes, the audio quality left a lot to be desired, the sequence of tracks was all over the map (in terms of continuity) and you were then subjected to the score for "Bride." (Yes, it's a fitting double bill, it's just a downer to listen to, after the greatness that is the original.)

And here we have the just released, limited edition "Re-Animator: The Definitive Edition" score CD, digitally remastered, for the first time in crisp, clear stereo.

I guess my real problem is with CD producer Ford Thaxton.

I have nothing against the man, personally. In fact, his efforts should be applauded. Who else seems to go out of his way to remaster and re-release overlooked horror scores like "The Fog" or "Escape From New York"? I'm all about giving well-deserved "complete" re-releases of genre soundtracks. The more the merrier, I say.

However, such a big fan should know better.

Who thought it was a great idea to include a banal, "back in the day" radio interview with Jamie Lee Curtis on the not-so-complete score reissue of "The Fog"? Ford Thaxton. Who thought it'd be a hoot to fill the audio of both "Escape from New York" and the 20th Anniversary Edition of "Halloween" with audio bites from the film? Ford Thaxton. Who's credited as co-producer of the recent "Day of the Dead" CD, containing one of the most awful "rear-audio track" recordings ever meant to pose as a score recording? Ford Thaxton.

Who is credited as producer on this "Definitive Edition" disc of "Re-Animator"? Yep, Ford Thaxton. It can't be a coincidence that this guys name is attached at such a high-level to these releases.

Mr. Thaxton, I think I speak for a vast majority of film score enthusiasts when I say that we don't want production audio or interview recordings on our "complete" score discs. If we wanted that, we'd just put our DVD on with the monitor off or read the interview in a magazine. Just give us the music. Okay? Is it asking so much to just NOT put those things on the disc?

Now, don't get me wrong, "Re-Animator: The Definitive Edition" is not filled with dialogue from the film or another, embarrassing "rear-audio" channel attempt at including previously unreleased music. No, what we have is a not-so-definitive recording and a FOURTEEN MINUTE AND THIRTY-SECOND INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD BAND. There's already a print interview with the guy in the booklet (itself reprinted in the Silva Screen booklet from the previous release, also produced by Thaxton) and what's on the CD is audio from the same interview that's found on the new DVD.

In place of this interview (which I'd already heard), could we not have included the nearly four minutes of material from Chapters 15, 16 & 18 on the DVD? That would be the moody, atmospheric music for headless Dr. Hill's preparations in the morgue and "head-giving-head" scene. How can this be "definitive" without those elements being included? (Thank God for isolated score tracks.)

And what's with the "never before released" cue, Track 16: "Re-Animator Theme Reprise"? It's the same version played on the final three-quarters of Track 14. It's just the theme without the drum machine playing over it. Weirder still is the fact that this version is NOT the version played over the end credits in the film. So, not only is it repetitive to include it as Track 16, but it's not what it says it is on Track 14.

Clocking in at just over 52 minutes, including the 14 minute and 30 second interview with Band from the DVD and a complete repeat of the "end credits" cue, that brings the actual total to about 36 minutes of non-repetitive score. That's roughly three-minutes longer than the version previously available. Considering the cues I've already mentioned as MIA, you're really not getting much more than you have if you've got the earlier release.

There are a lot of good things to say about this release. It does contain SOME previously unreleased music (though not much) and the sound qualit is far superior to the previous releases. And while I'm happy to not have to "bump into" the score for "Bride" as I did on the Silva Screen release, I'm equally unhappy that I'm forced to skip over Richard Band's monotonous defense of his "Psycho" and "Freud" homages. Can't the music just speak for itself?

I could quibble over the new "mixes" of certain cues to create more of a free-flowing listening experience, but that might just be me being picky. (A couple of cues now unnaturally step on each other in order to create more of a continuity throughout certain tracks. Mostly it's trivial, but purists like me and folks buying a numbered, limited edition CD will notice.)

The booklet and packaging are great, though I'm baffled by the inclusion of Harry Knowles in the liner notes. Gordon? Perfect. Combs? Great. Yuzna? Totally. But Harry Knowles? What do I care what he has to say about "Re- Animator"? (Especially since he, of course, has to throw in something about the score being like Bernard Herrmann "getting a hummer.")

This is yet another numbered, limited edition, independent release from La-La Land records, whom you can check out here. Word is that we should be seeing a "From Beyond" CD from them very soon. I'm anxious to pick it up, though I'm hoping on that disc we can "avoid the chatter."

2 1/2 out of a possible 5 Dracs

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

February 1: Official website for "The Last Mile"

Shadoworks Entertainment has set up an official website for H.P. Lovecraft's "The Last Mile".

You can view it here.

February 1: Looking for info on Detroit area Lovecraft film

On October 15, 2002 an individual made a request for help with a film "loosely based upon the Lovecraft Mythos as well as very loosely on the X-files". They were in the process of finishing the script, and were looking for "people interested in acting, production or any other facet of the film making process".

He went on to say, "This film will be produced by myself and a colleague and shot with vhs or digital camcorder.

This is a very low budget project, so we dont expect to pay anyone. We're not paying ourselves, and are investing our time and own money for things like sets and whatever else we need.

This will be the first film for either of us and we are looking for people interested in the Detroit area to respond."

I've emailed the individual involved, but have yet to hear back from him. If anyone has any further information on this upcoming project, please contact me at: pickman@unfilmable.com

This information was gathered from the excellent B-Film yahoo group. The groups homepage is here.

February 1: H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Last Mile' update

According the Wade Stai, Director of Project Development at Shadoworks Entertainment, 'The Last Mile' is still in very early development.

"The script is done and we are still tinkering with some of the fine points. Storyboarding and concept design will begin following completion of our upcoming short "HOPE" later this year."

He also mentioned that he would send along images and artwork as they become available.

You can visit Shadoworks Entertainments site here.

(Thanks to Wade Stai)

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