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March
28: Herbert West banned from the White House?
According to fangoria.com,
Stuart Gordon's long rumored Re-Animator
sequel, House of Re-Animator,
is no more. "Unfortunately, it doesn't
look like it's going to happen,"
Gordon tells fango, "We
could not find funding for it; I think people
are still too afraid of offending the Bush
administration. I mean, here's Re-Animator,
which is a very successful franchise, but
nobody wanted to do that story. People are
definitely afraid. These guys are known for
payback. Everyone is just counting the days
until they're out of office."
Gordon
did pass along good news for Lovecraft fans
though, "Thing on the Doorstep is
moving forward, and I'm hoping that we'll
be shooting it this summer. At this point
I really can't say too much—we're just
casting it now..."
For
those of you wanting to see the further adventures
of Dr. Herbert West, and interested in taking
matters into your own hands, the Beaumont,
Texas Boomtown Film and Music Festival (which
takes place May 17) is accepting entries for
their Re-Animator fan film contest.
The films can be no longer than 3 minutes
and must be based (even loosely) on Lovecraft's
original tale. Entries can be a narrative
short, fake trailer, music video or any other
kind of fan film and the winner will be selected
by Stuart Gordon! Deadline for entry is May
1st, and details can be found here...
(Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March 27: The Dunwich
Horror premiere in Providence!
For immediate Release:
Scorpio Film Releasing is proud to announce
the World Premiere of their newest movie The
Dunwich Horror will be taking place on
Friday, May 23rd in H.P. Lovecraft's
hometown of Providence, Rhode Island!
The
Dunwich Horror will be shown at The Columbus
Theater at 270 Broadway in Providence, Rhode
Island. Showtimes are 7pm and 9pm.
Please
make sure to come early! Tickets are sure
to sell out quickly and we cannot sell tickets
in advance!
Many
of the cast and crew members will be there,
so don't miss out! If you love the works of
H.P. Lovecraft, or just love to have the pants
scared off of you in general, you won't want
to miss The Dunwich Horror!
Only
from the insane minds at Scorpio Film Releasing!
(Thanks
to Richard Griffin)
March 26: New Book one sheet!
Here's the latest promotional
poster for James Raynor's The Book!
Artwork courtesy of Oliver Jones of Better
Feeling Films...
(Thanks to www.myspace.com/hplovecraftbook2007)
March 26: Last Winter graphic novel
out now
The
graphic-novel adaptation of Larry Fessenden's
The Last Winter hit stores today thanks
to Image
Comics! Illustrated by Brahm Revel and
based on Fessenden and Robert Leaver's script,
the 128-page graphic novel tells the story
of an advance oil-company team sent to Alaska
to scout a potential drilling location, and
discovering that nature doesn't take their
intrusion too kindly.
The film comes to DVD on July 29th...
(Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
20: Shirley scripted Poe!
Legendary horror/Sci-Fi
author John Shirley revealed (via MySpace)
that his modern day re-telling of Edgar Allan
Poe's Ligeia has been filmed by Michael
Staininger and Poe Vision Productions. Produced
by Jeff Most (The Crow) and starring
Michael Madsen, Sofya Skya and Eric Roberts,
the film is currently in post-production…
About the film: Based on the classic Edgar
Allan Poe short Story. A successful writer
and scholar, Johnathon, becomes involved with
a graduate student, Ligeia. She's dying of
cancer and in trying to defeat death, she
has been experimenting with forbidden ways
to capture the human soul and to take the
energy of stolen souls so to empower her own
soul... so it can take over other living bodies
after being forced out of its own, by death.
The gothically beautiful, but scheming Ligeia
tricks Johnathon's fiancee into breaking up
with him. Jonathan and Ligeia fall in love-partly
due to the mind control power she has developed.
Their mutual obsession extends beyond her
dramatic death...
(Thanks
to John Shirley)
March
18: Dark Paradox DVD tomorrow!
The Dark Paradox
DVD release party is this Wednesday night
(see March 5th for details), and writer/director
Brian
Clemente has released details and artwork
for the DVD...
The DVD contains the 89 minute feature, a
director/cast commentary track, behind-the-scenes
footage, outtakes, a photo gallery and cool
animated menus. Three alternate covers are
available...
Retail price has not been released, but the
DVD will be available for $15 at the release
party...
(Thanks
to Brian Clemente)
March 16: MJ Simpson
reviews Pickman's Model
The
photography by Tacchi's cousin, director Gary
Fierro (who also helped with the script) is
particularly impressive during the scenes
of Pickman and Thurber examining the canvasses
in the former's cellar, using just the light
from a handheld lamp to create a beautiful
chiaroscuro effect. Pitch black shadows hide
everything but the two men and their specific
subject of inquiry, the room and all the other
paintings disappearing completely into a stygian
– frankly Lovecraftian – darkness.
There's one particularly lovely shot of Thurber
where Pickman leans in over his shoulder then
steps back, effectively materializing and
disappearing like ectoplasm at a seance...
-
MJ Simpson
Read
MJ Simpson's review of Gary Fierro's Pickman's
Model here.
You can purchase the film here...
(Thanks
to Conor Timmis)
March
16: Mist review and preview
Check out Dread Central's rave review for
the forthcoming Mist DVD here,
and visit fangoria.com
for an exclusive clip from the Monsters
Among Us featurette...
(Thanks
to Dread
Central and http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
16: Wishbaby sequel in the works
According
to fangoria.com, a sequel to the film Wishbaby
(a film that screened at last years HPLFF)
is currently casting with production scheduled
for this summer. The film, title Creepy
Sarah, will once again be written and
directed by Stephen Parsons (Rough Magik).
Click
here
for fango's coverage of the film...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
16: New Tell-Tale cast member...
Lena
Headey (The Broken, 300) has
joined the cast of Hyde Park's Tell-Tale,
based on Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart...
(Thanks
to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/)
March
15, remembering Howard Phillips Lovecraft...
On this day in 1937, H.P. Lovecraft
passed into the world of dreams...
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March
12: Latest Dark Paradox poster!
Here's
the latest promotional poster for Brian Clemente's
Dark Paradox!
(Thanks to Brian Clemente)
March 12: Dunwich
premiere pushed back
The
premiere of Richard Griffin's The Dunwich
Horror has been pushed up to May 16th
(from it's original April 4th date), while
John Dusek creates some last minute CGI shots
for the movie...
(Thanks to Richard Griffin)
March 11: First Pickman's
Model review
BumsCorner.com
reviews Gary Fierro's Pickman's
Model here!
"There
are some exceptional moments, including a
cool closeup of Pickman's wicked grin as tendrils
of cigarette smoke swirl through his nicotine-stained
teeth..."
- bumscorner.com
(Thanks to Conor Timmis)
March
11: Mist DVD review
The
Mist two-disc Collector's Edition DVD
(which includes the "director's cut"
black and white version of the film) gets
a very favorable review over on fangoria.com...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
11: Zompire last call for submissions
For
Immediate Release:
Zompire:
The Undead Film Festival, founded in 2005,
is experiencing rapid growth with a very enthusiastic
fanbase focusing on two of the most popular
sub-genres of horror. Our festival is dedicated
to all things undead – from Zombies to
Vampires. We want to highlight various filmmakers
creative attempts to show the undead in new
and unexpected ways.
Zompire
is swiftly approaching. The final DEADline
for submissions is April 10th. If you have
a short or feature length Zombie or Vampire
(or other undead denizen) film you would like
the hordes (I mean fans) to see please submit
as soon as possible.
http://zompire.com/submissions.htm
"You
guys should be proud of the professional film
festival you run. A great experience!"
– John Faust, Director "By Appointment
Only"
(Thanks
to Sarah L. Gerhardt)
March
9: Hunter's Moon will rise!
A
film that Unfilmable.com was
ready to throw on the "Unknown"
(production status) pile, Curse of the
Hunter's Moon, is back on track
says new writer/director Doug Post! The project
is currently being re-written by Doug and
Steve "Bunny" Williams, with Doug's
Bloody Rose Productions producing, and principle
photography is scheduled for Fall 2009.
According
to Doug, "The new script focuses on
the H.P. Lovecraft mythos more and should
be a lot scarier then originally thought."
The
film started out as a remake of John H. Johnson's
Curse of the Blue Lights, and originally,
the storyline revolved around a group of high-school
students who, despite a wave of recent disappearances,
decide to throw an early Halloween party on
the night of the Hunter's Moon. They are unaware,
however, that Krul, one of the last ghouls,
is planning to bring the Queen of the Ghouls
back to life-but he needs bloody sacrifices
to do so, and has a dead army to help him
get them...
Doug
promises more news as it's available...
(Thanks
to Bloody Rose Productions)
March
7: Hellboy animated two-pack
Anchor
Bay will reissue Hellboy: Sword
of Storms and Hellboy: Blood
and Iron in a limited edition two-pack
DVD set on June 10...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
5: The Frolic DVD officially on sale!
For Immediate Release:
Wonder Entertainment proudly presents the
The Frolic Collector's Edition DVD
and Book set now on sale! This limited edition
contains a newly revised "The Frolic"
short story with a new introduction by Thomas
Ligotti, The Frolic short film, and
interviews with author Thomas Ligotti, writer
Brandon Trenz, director Jacob Cooney, producer
Jane Kosek, and star Maury Sterling. This
is a limited edition of only 1,000 copies
and the book, which features the newly revised
"The Frolic," is exclusive
to this collector's edition. A signed version
by Thomas Ligotti is also available. Please
visit the Wonder Entertainment Store at www.wonderentertainment.com
to buy your copy of The Frolic Collector's
Edition!
(Thanks
to Jacob Cooney)
March 5: Party with
Dark Paradox!
Join Frontline
Films as they host a Dark Paradox
DVD release party on Wednesday, March 19th!
DVDs go on sale at 8:oo pm, Frontline Films
coming attractions start at 8:15 and the bands
The Hoosegow and Laying Waste
are on stage starting at 8:45.
The
party takes place at the Lucky
Bar in Victoria, British Colombia. There
is a $5 cover and DVDs sell for $25.00...
(Thanks to www.myspace.com/darkparadoxmovie)
March 5: New from Lurker
Films!
For Immediate Release:
Lurker
Films is proud to announce the immediate
availability of The H.P. Lovecraft Collection®
Volume 5: Strange Aeons (The Thing
on the Doorstep) and the upcoming re-mastered
releases of Volume 2: Dreams of Cthulhu
(The Rough Magik Initiative) and Volume
3: Out of Mind (The Stories of H.P.
Lovecraft).
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The
H.P. Lovecraft Collection® Volume
5: Strange Aeons (The Thing
on the Doorstep).
Strange
Aeons: The Thing on the Doorstep,
directed by Eric Morgret and featuring
music by composer Richard Temple (Untraceable,
Ghost Rider), is a unique tale
about the unfortunate match between
scholar Edward Derby and Asenath Waite,
a young heiress with mysterious hypnotic
powers. Soon after their marriage, Edward
exhibits severe mood swings and radical
personality changes. What is the source
of Asenanth's sway over Edward? What
influence does her deceased sorcerer
father (Ephraim Waite) have over her?
The only thing standing between Asenath
and her unspeakable plans to sow death
and madness is Edward's graduate advisor,
professor Dan Upton. But is Dan too
late to stop what has been set into
motion? The film includes English subtitles,
audio commentary by director and screenwriter,
a bonus
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of" featurette, and slideshow. |
Also
on this DVD are Patrick Weber's short film
Maria's Hubris (also based on
Lovecraft's Thing on the Doorstep)
and the animated shorts From Beyond
by Michael Granberry and Don't Feed
the Book by Robin Ator. Bonus features
include: an interview with director John Carpenter,
teasers from the H.P.
Lovecraft Film Festival, trailers for
upcoming films, and a four-page booklet.
The
DVD is rated R for brief nudity and language,
running time is 120 min and retail is $19.95...
You
can purchase The H.P. Lovecraft Collection®
Volume 5: Strange Aeons here.
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The
H.P. Lovecraft Collection® Volume
2: Dreams of Cthulhu (The
Rough Magik Initiative).
Rough
Magik is the pilot episode for a
proposed BBC television series starring
Paul Darrow (Blake's 7,
Doctor Who) and Gerrard McArthur
(A Touch of Frost, The Life
and Death of Peter Sellers). The
Night Scholars, a clandestine organization
setup to monitor the effects of the
alien sleeping god Cthulhu, have come
to a single, incontrovertible conclusion:
Cthulhu is waking and is affecting weaker
minded people (Dreamers) causing death
and chaos. With the help of the mysterious
Mr. Moon (Paul Darrow), they launched
an aggressive campaign against the Dreamers
but were disbanded by the Home Office
after they trod on the toes of some
powerful people. Now years later, the
old magic is returning, Cthulhu is rising,
and there are more Dreamers than Mr.
Moon can handle as he struggles to rebuild
the Night Scholars before its too
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The film also includes an audio commentary
by writer/producer Stephen W. Parsons,
a production still slideshow, and an eight-page
color booklet on the characters and proposed
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Also
on this DVD are Bob Fugger's short films Terrible
Old Man & From Beyond, and
Christian Matzke's short films Experiment
17 & Experiment 18 - The
Hexenhammer Projekt. Bonus features include
an interview with Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi,
and an interview with the crew of Terrible
Old Man.
New
features for this release include Experiment
17 by Christian Matzke, Experiment
18 - The Hexenhammer Projekt by
Christian Matzke, English subtitles for Rough
Magik, English subtitles for Terrible
Old Man, widescreen presentation where
possible and a new DVD cover and title...
The
DVD is PG-13 for language and has a running
time of 120 min. Retail is suggested at $19.95...
For
more details, click here.
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The
H.P. Lovecraft Collection® Volume
3: Out of Mind.
Out
of Mind: The Stories of H.P.
Lovecraft, the acclaimed Bravo!
television movie, stars Christopher
Heyerdahl (Kingdom Hospital,
Stargate Atlantis, Smallville)
and Michael Sinelnikoff (If Looks
Could Kill, The Lost World:
The Series). The film is a quasi-documentary
about Lovecraft in which the author
interacts with one of his fictional
characters with dialogue taken directly
from his collected personal letters
and elements from multiple of his short
stories such as "The Statement
of Randolph Carter" and "The
Case of Charles Dexter Ward."
There are a plethora of allusions to
Lovecraft's mythos for the astute fan,
but the film is also a great primer
on the philosophy and literary works
of H.P. Lovecraft for the uninitiated.
The film includes two audio commentaries
both featuring actor Christopher Heyerdahl
and director Raymond Saint-Jean, with
cinematographer Serge Ladouceur joining
them on
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Also
on this DVD are John Strysik's short film
The Music of Eric Zann, and Aaron Vanek's
short films The Outsider & My
Necronomicon. Bonus features include an
exclusive interview with the crew of The
Music of Eric Zann, audio commentaries
on Vanek's short films, an interview with
Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi, trailers for
upcoming Lovecraft films, and an 8-page color
booklet.
New
for this release: English subtitles for Out
of Mind, English subtitles for The
Music of Eric Zann, English subtitles
for The Outsider, widescreen presentation
where possible and a new DVD cover...
Volume
3 is rated PG, and retails for $19.95. Expected
released date is March 15...
Click
here
for more.
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to Sarah L. Gerhardt) |
March
5: George Higham's Wormweird Tarot
Annabel
Lee (available on Lurker Films Edgar
Allen Poe Collection Volume 1) sculptor/filmmaker
George Higham has released The Wormweird
Tarot, and fangoria.com got a first look
at the "fortune-telling Tarot cards".
They also spoke with George about the project
and the film (The Magick Lantern Horror
Show) that will be based on the tarot's
monstrosities...
Check out the article here,
purchase the The Wormweird Tarot here
and visit George's official site here...
(Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/)
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