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October 31: Dreams in the Witch House comic!



IDW Publishing (along with IDT Entertainment) will soon publish a twelve-part Masters of Horror comic book series. Adaptations will be based on select episodes including those by John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon and Don Coscarelli...

Coscarelli's Incident On and Off a Mountain Road is first, followed by Dreams in the Witch House based on Stuart Gordon's episode (cover by Brian Templesmith). The Witch House adaptation was written by Ivan Brandon and illustrated by Dennis Calero. It will be broken into two parts.

Look for issue #1 in December...

The Horror Channel makes it's long awaited debut October 27th at midnight (eastern) with a tribute to George A. Romero. For now, THC will piggyback on the already existing The Men's Channel. The Men’s Channel is carried nationwide on both cable and satellite. Programming will feature films, interviews, music videos and other content including great shopping opportunities for horror fans and collectors. Following the premiere, additional programming from THC can be seen on The Men's Channel on Saturday nights at midnight (eastern) starting November 5th...

Here is a listing of The Men's Channel providers:

The Seattle Museum of The Mysteries (623 Broadway E, between Mercer and Roy) presents: "The Horrific Tales of Edgar Allan Poe" as told by Robb Towner Sunday October 30th-8:30 PM Robb Towner is a well known actor, spoken word performer, and jazz singer. He has performed at Julia's, Tula's, The Mirabeau Room, and many other places.

"I never understood Poe until tonight-I'm going to reread him now" -Audience Member
"Thank you for carrying on the name of Poe!" Frederick Poe-Direct descendant of Edgar Allan Poe's Uncle

(Thanks to Philip Lipson)

Click here for more...

(Thanks to Captain Chambers)

For Immediate Release:

Grant Cogswell and Daniel Gildark (Cthulhu, based on "The Shadow Over Innsmouth") are looking for extras for an Astoria, OR shoot on Friday, October 28th from 9am-9pm. There will be craft services on the set and a drawing for door prizes for all the extras at the end of the day. At least 100 extras are needed...

They are looking for the following:

Slender/Athletic Build
Men and Women over the age of 18
Must have at all black clothes (wet suits, boots, weighters, etc. would be a plus)

Please contact Sarah L. Mason for further information...

(Thanks to Sarah L. Mason)

October 21: New Halfway House review...

Click here for Dread Central's review of Kenneth J. Hall's The Halfway House...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 21: Creepshow without Jordy Verrill?

Dread Central reports that Warner Bros. is going to remake the original Creepshow (1982), and that the film will have "individual stories connected by characters and situations." I guess that means no more Jordy Verrill (Stephen King's take on "The Colour Out of Space")...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

The Creature from the Black Lagoon remake has finally secured a director. His name, Breck Eisner...

Breck Eisner directed the recent (non-horror) film Sahara, and has also worked on episodes of Taken and The Invisible Man. The script is set in the present day and was written by producer Gary Ross (son of original Creature writer Arthur Ross). Universal wants to release Creature in 2006...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 20: Herbert West is back!

Re-Animator #0 hit comic shops this week! Re-Animator #0 is Dynamite Entertainment's prequel to Army of Darkness vs. Re-Animator which ships late October (just in time for Halloween!). The stand-alone story introduces West (to the uninitiated) before AoD vs. Re-Animator begins...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

...looking for a cool place to hang out? Tom Gleason and Spinning Grave Productions (Enter the Dagon) have started a forum for the horror and Halloween lifestyle called The Spinning Graveyard! Stop by and check it out, you might even find me there...

...the official Unfilmable.com forum is also up and running...

Click here to read another fine interview from the gang over at the Dunwich Herald! This time it's Beyond the Wall of Sleep directors Thom Maurer & Barrett Klausman...

While your there, check out Peter Jackson Does Cthulhu!

(Thanks to Thom Maurer)

October 19: First Cthulhu trailer hits the web

The first teaser trailer for Daniel Gildark's upcoming film, Cthulhu, is now online. The film, based on "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", is currently lensing in the Pacific Northwest. Tori Spelling stars...

Check it out here.

(Thanks to Daniel Gildark)

...cool website of the week (the new and improved Darkest of the Hillside Thickets site!)...

Late Bloomer, which won the Brown Jenkin Award for best comedic short film at the 12th Annual HP Lovecraft Film Festival will screen Friday, October 21st, 7:00 PM at Bluestockings bookstore (172 Allen Street (btn. Stanton and Rivington), $5 suggested donation).

Clay McLeod Chapman, playwright and ringleader of the fantastically bizarre, long-running fringe sensation known as The Pumpkin Pie Show (www.pumpkinpieshow.com) brings his carnivalesque flair to Bluestockings (www.bluestockings.com) for a very special evening of storytelling as he reads new material and excerpts from his "bold, honest" debut story collection, REST AREA and his novel, MISS CORPUS, praised for its "slow, simmering style that melds Southern folklore with a gothic sensibility." Craig Macneill's (www.northlakefilms.com) award-winning short film, Late Bloomer, included in this year's Sundance Film Festival -- and described by Ain't It Cool News as "H.P. Lovecraft goes to 7th grade Sex Ed class" -- based on a short story by Chapman, will screen afterwards.

(Thanks to Clay McLeod Chapman)

Look for Aaron's Vanek's epic HPLFF write-up coming soon!

(Thanks to spauldingae, Mad Professor and Derek M. Koch)

Friday October 21st, the Roxy Theatre in Victoria, Canada will play host to The Dead Inside, an independently-produced, low-budget film directed by Brian Clement, made and set in Victoria BC. The movie tells the story of a team of paranormal investigators in 1948 looking into mysterious disappearances at a 19th century home, and the secrets they uncover.

While the world premiere took place at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland Oregon on October 8th and 9th, the Canadian debut will take place only ten days before Halloween. The South American premiere will take place between October 28th and November 2nd, at the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Festival, in Argentina. "The Dead Inside" veers away from the satirically gratuitous gore and nudity of previous Frontline Films productions such as Meat Market, and the post-modern examination of b-movie cinematic form in Exhumed, for a more classic approach to a haunted house story. Drawing inspiration from the 1920's horror literature of H.P. Lovecraft, The Dead Inside opts instead for a chilling atmosphere of dread with a few good shocks and scares, and gore used sparingly for maximum impact. At no point does the film blatantly reveal its no-budget origins, with above-average acting, solid special effects, and an interesting story with characters that aren't simply stage props to be offed by the colourful villain.

The film presents a vision of a 1940's Canada crawling with otherworldly forces and foul creatures of the night, kept at bay only by the vigilance of a handful of people who know of their existence. With a nearly non-existent budget, the production creates an authentic period look, complete with flashbacks to World War II and strange inhuman creatures.

The Victoria, BC showing will be at the Roxy Theatre after their regular screening schedule the evening of Friday, October 21st, at approximately 11:30PM. Admission will be $5. There will also be a Vancouver BC showing on Sunday, December 4th, at 7PM.

Frontline Films Ltd. Was created in 1999 as a small Victoria-based production company devoted to entertaining and intelligent low-budget filmmaking, and has produced award-winning features such as "Meat Market".

Visit Frontline Films...

(Thanks to http://www.b-independent.com/)

October 15: Open Circle Theater Presents: H.P. Lovecraft Arkham

For Immediate Release: Open Circle Theater is pleased to present H.P. Lovecraft ARKHAM, running Oct. 7 thru Nov. 12. This October Open Circle presents three new adaptations of tales of terror from the master of the macabre and supernatural, H.P. Lovecraft. Each adapted by a separate author, these spine-chilling tales promise to present the viewer with soul-shattering horror so profound that no one's sanity will be left wholly intact. For the past two years Open Circle has premiered new adaptations of Lovecraft tales to startle and amaze the heartiest of audiences. This year is no exception. Each story is set in the present, all three are interwoven, and the protagonists are all female. Steel your very marrow for the experience! The three tales are: The Shunned House - adapted by Josh Knisely

Cool Air - adapted by Ron Sandahl
A college student, a cheap apartment house and a wierd old man with a penchant for arctic air. What is the secret that may drive them... to their doom?!

The Shadow Over Innsmouth - adapted by John McKenna
Things are not all they seem in Innsmouth. 150 years ago it was a thriving port town. Now, something fishy is going on. When a representative from the university arrives, what forces might be unleashed!

All three tales are directed by Open Circle's Artistic Director, Ron Sandahl. Do not miss the terror and awe that is H.P. Lovecraft ARKHAM. Come see what all the screaming is about...

WHAT: H.P. Lovecraft ARKHAM

WHEN: Opening Night Friday, Oct. 7 at 8pm
Runs Oct. 7 thru Nov. 12, Thu. - Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 4pm
Closes Saturday, Nov. 12

WHERE: Open Circle Theater, 429 Boren Ave. N. (at Republican St.)

HOW MUCH: $13
All Sundays, Oct. 16 thru Nov. 6 are pay-what-you-will
Halloween weekend $3 off with costume

HALLOWEEN GALA: Sunday, Oct. 30 after the show there will be a special Halloween Gala with food, beverages, chat with the adapter and special guests.

RESERVATIONS: (206) 382-4250 - or - http://www.octheater.com/

(Thanks to Ron Sandahl)

October 15: Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Live!

For Immediate Release: Saturday, Oct 29th IMU & CiTR present The Spitfires & The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets with special guests The Manvils @ UBC PIT PUB, 6138 SUB Boulevard (UBC Student Union Building Lower Level) 8pm / $15 cover at the door ($10 at the door for UBC students with valid student cards) / $12 advance tickets available @ Zulu, Scratch, Red Cat Records and at http://www.imuproductions.com/tickets -:- Info: 604 822 6511 The Spitfires - The West Coast masters of rock debauchery and high-energy garage rock 'n' roll have been resurrected! With musical roots in punk and hard rock steeped in enough hard liquor to down a naval battalion, the Spitfires have resurfaced and are looking forward to once again being rich and pompous rock stars! Their awesome new double CD "Illustrious Career" features songs from the band's last three albums plus a bonus live disc recorded live at Vancouver's Pic Pub. Don't miss this sure-to-be-legendary

The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets are influenced by lost cities, tainted bloodlines, alien gods, and that fabled tome, The Necronomicon. They're on a Lovecraftian binge of madness, and they mean to take you with them! The Thickets have a reputation for inciting their live audiences with an energized blend of melodic punk rock, while wearing outlandish costumes that help bring their infectiously twisted songs to life. http://www.holycow.com/thickets

The Manvils - This talented quartet delivers an intense, unrivalled live show with scorching guitars and bellowing vocals that merge into a modern take on the psychedelic blues sound pioneered by The Yardbirds, Velvet Underground and the Stones. Having shared the stage with prestigious bands including The Stereophonics, The High Dials, They Might Be Giants and Brian Jonestown Massacre's lunatic frontman Anton Newcombe, The Manvils enthusiastically abandon themselves to intoxicating rock liberation, converting new initiates to their ever-growing legion of fans every time they take the stage. http://www.themanvils.com

(Thanks to Toren Atkinson)

October 15: LovecraCked collection details

Here are some of the details from fangoria.com's write-up of LovecraCked! The Movie:

"There are nine shorts and nine directors. There are some adaptations of Lovecraft's stories [namely "The Statement of Randolph Carter," "The Music of Erich Zann," "The Outsider" and "Herbert West: Reanimator"]. The rest of the material is more inspired by or loosely based on HPL and his work...

...the tales in LovecraCked! The Movie concern "weapon-wielding psychopaths, evil temptresses, creatures from beyond, forces of the unknown, zombie sex and a journalist without a clue."

Click here for more.

(Thanks to Elias)

October 15: No Ash in Evil Dead remake?

According to bloody-disgusting.com, Bruce Campbell, in a recent interview, revealed that Ash may not appear in the remake of The Evil Dead.

"I don't think we're gonna have an Ash. I think we're gonna take similar elements like the book in that it's sort of as though the book is resurfacing with a - in a new situation. So that way, ya know, you don't hassle with the whole who is getting Ashton Kutcher to play Ash or some horse****, ya know? You don't have to play that game."

For the full interview click here.

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

October 15: Masters of Horror round-table discussion

You can catch Stuart Gordon (Dreams in the Witch-House) in an 11 minute round-table discussion about Showtimes Masters of Horror series at 12:45AM on Sunday, October 16th. It can also be seen online here...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 15: The Fog: in theaters and on the web...

The Fog remake hit theaters today, and there are several articles/reviews that have hit the web in the last few days...

Fangoria.com's Rolling With The Fog feature can be found here. Their review of the film can be found here. Bloody-disgusting.com reports that four exclusive clips have appeared on Yahoo! Movies...

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

October 15: Queens of the Evil Dead?

Musicians The Queens of the Stone Age pay homage to The Evil Dead in their upcoming video for "Burn the Witch". Full details can be found here...

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

...I've returned from the HPLFF intact (a small case of madness aside)! As always, it was a blast, and I believe this one was the best yet. Congratulations (and a big thanks!) to Andrew Migliore for providing Lovecraft fans with this great home away from home. If anyone would like to share their thoughts, reviews or pics from the fest, please send them along and I'll post them here! More soon...

...I leave for the HPLFF in a few hours, so no more updates until Tuesday of next week! My first short film (Read Me A Story) debuts Friday night (in shorts block 1)! If you are in attendance, please say hi, and let me know what you think of it...

October 6: More Witch-House pics!

Three more pics from Stuart Gordon's Dreams in the Witch-House have appeared online, including two behind-the-scenes images...

Check them out here, courtesy of fangoria.com.

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

October 5: Dreams in the Witch-House, first pic!

Dread Central reports that Beverly Hill 90210 star Tori Spelling has joined the cast of Dan Gildark's Cthulhu. The film, based on The Shadow Over Innsmouth, began lensing last month with a budget of $450,000. Dan Gildark expects to have the film ready for theaters in 2006...

Click here for more.

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 2: The Shunned Shorts announced!

Here's a rundown of the two short blocks for next weekends HPLFF! More updates soon...

Shorts Block 1: Terror in the Outer Zone, The Statement of Randolph Carter, The Gibbering Horror of Howard Ghomley, Antiques Roadshow: Arkham Ma., Herbert West - Reanimator: Chapter 1. From the Dark, Call of Cthulhu, Read Me a Story, Let Sleeping Gods Lie

Shorts Block 2: Arcane, The Lovecraft Syndrome, Ryleh, Late Bloomer, Experiment 17, The King in Yellow, March the 13th, 1941, The Courtesy Nudge, The Night of the Octopus, It's the Great Cthulhu, The Vessel, ReCreation

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

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society's adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu in now available on DVD! The DVD includes The Call of Cthulhu (47 minutes, black and white), the high-fidelity and "Mythophonic" soundtracks, a 25 minute "making-of" documentary featurette, two slide shows, deleted footage, a prop PDF of the Sydney Bulletin and more. Price is $20.00. Click here to order.

The HPLHS's other Lovecraft adaptation, The Testimony of Randolph Carter, can also be purchased by clicking here.

They also have a variety of other items available here...

(Thanks to Bob Brinkman and Sean Branney)

October 1: Lovecraft Lives...

...in the pages of Rue Morgue!

Rue Morgue # 50 (the 8th Anniversary Halloween double issue) is dedicated to writer H.P. Lovecraft. Among the various articles included is one about SOTA’s upcoming Nightmares of Lovecraft figures. The cover features Morgue editor-in-chief Jovanka Vuckovic's Bob Tyrrell-designed Lovecraft tattoo...

The magazine hits news stands this month.

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 1: Another Beyond the Wall of Sleep?

According to fangoria.com, Brad Palmer, who made the period ghost movie Sawbones (which appears on volume II of Fangoria's Blood Drive DVD), is hard at work on an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s Beyond the Wall of Sleep. No word yet I whether it will be a feature or short film adaptation...

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

October 1: Review: Die, Monster, Die!/The Dunwich Horror

Click here to read Dread Central's review of the Die, Monster, Die!/The Dunwich Horror (DVD)...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 1: Mortuary premier!

Tobe Hooper's Lovecraft inspired film, Mortuary, makes it's big screen debut at the forthcoming NYC Horror Film Fest.

• Tobe Hooper’s Mortuary (Thursday, Oct. 21 8:00pm) The NYCHFF is extremely excited to have the world premiere of Tobe Hooper’s new film Mortuary. The festival will open with the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient’s new film with this very special screening event. Starring Denise Crosby.

Click here for further information...

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

October 1: Kenneth J. Hall to appear at NecroComicon

For Immediate Release:

Northridge, CA Friday, September 30, through October 2, 2005 Writer/director Kenneth J. Hall will be a guest at NecroComicon, a horror fan convention held at the new location of Spooky House, 19401 Parthenia Street, Northridge, CA 91324 (at Parthenia & Tampa).

Mr. Hall will host a panel celebrating the 20-Year Anniversary of The Return of the Living Dead, with stars Linnea Quigley, James Karen, Don Calfa, Jewel Shepard and others. There will be other panels throughout the event, which also features celebrity autographs, vendors, and live musical performances by local bands.

Founder of BV Entertainment's Fright Film Factory, Mr. Hall has written over a dozen features, including Puppet Master, Die Watching, and The Clown at Midnight. His latest movie is the acclaimed horror/exploitation/comedy The Halfway House, which was recently released on DVD. There will be copies available for sale at the show and free movie posters given away.

(Thanks to Kenneth J. Hall)

October1: Review: Evil Dead: Regeneration

Read Dread Central's review of the video game Evil Dead: Regeneration here...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 1: New Beyond The Wall of Sleep screening!

For Immediate Release:

Visceral Pictures adaptation of Beyond The Wall of Sleep will screen Tuesday night (11:00 pm) at the Arclight Theater. It also screens at next weekends H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival.

Visit www.beyondthewallofsleep.com or www.arclightcinemas.com for ticket information...

(Thanks to Koko Polosajian)

October 1: LoveCracked! The Movie?

LoveCracked! The Movie was recently mentioned on the new improved creature-corner.com.

Check it out here...

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

October 1: Review: Evil Dead 2: Book of the Dead Edition

Check out Dread Central's review of the Evil Dead 2: Book of the Dead Edition (DVD) here...

(Thanks to http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/)

October 1: Evil Dead remake no more?

During a recent interview with marsdust.com, Ted Raimi said that there may never be a remake of Evil Dead. He also said that "Nothing's going on with it at the moment"...

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

October 1: New Fog teasers...

Bloody-disgusting.com reports that the official Fog website has new teaser clips scattered throughout. The clips can be accessed by clicking areas that do not contain text (kind of like DVD easter eggs)...

Click here to check them out.

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