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‘Wretched Things’ Comic To Debut At C2E2

On April 6th through the 8th at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Comics Experience and Source Point Press will debut physical copies of the comic book series Wretched Things by Devon Wong, Ken Perry, and John Hunt. Originally the four-part series was a ‘digital only’ release on comiXology but now that it’s being printed in which the series writer Devon Wong expressed that it will open the door for new fans of the series, There are still many people for whom comics is a print medium first and want to read a real, physical book, to hold the art in their hands, that’s when it becomes truly real.” -Devon Wong, in an interview posted on Comics Experience’s website. Wretched Things is about the unseen world of vermin where unbeknownst to humans, who view them with great disgust, is actually a complex society with its own culture, legends, and experiences. The story follows Bran, a young mouse who with

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Apr 3, 2018
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Sci-fi Thriller ‘Chimera’ Set To Premiere At Boston Film Festival

Chimera, the highly-anticipated sci-fi thriller will be holding its North American premiere on Wednesday Aprill 11th as the opening feature of the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF). The attending audience will enjoy the distinguished presence of Oscar® and two-time Golden Globes nominated actress Kathleen Quinlan, LGBT-rights advocate and actress Erika Ervin and first-time writer-director Maurice Haeems as well as cast members Henry Ian Cusick, Kathleen Quinlan, and “American Horror Story” actress Erika Ervin a.k.a. Amazon Eve. “Chimera was filmed entirely in Massachusetts for which the producers give thanks to the assistance of the MA Film Office and to the tax credits offered by the MA Department of Revenue. Most of the production’s below-the-line crew and supporting cast are from the region and/or have ties to the state. Given Chimera’s deep connections to Boston and Massachusetts, the film’s North American Premiere is fittingly taking place on Opening Night at the 2018 BIFF.” We viewed Chimera not just as a stunning piece

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The Queen Mary Opening New Attraction On Friday The 13th

This April, board The Queen Mary for a paranormal experience on one of the scariest days of the year, Friday the 13th. Dubbed one of the “Top 10 most haunted places on Earth” by Time Magazine, The Queen Mary, featured on Syfy’s “Ghost Hunters” will open its notoriously haunted Stateroom B340 for overnight guests. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to spend the night in the middle of an alleged paranormal hot spot. “Several of the cabins onboard the Queen Mary are considered haunted. But, the stateroom with the most infamous reputation is room B340,” said Stephen Sowards, General Manager of the Queen Mary. “The last time the room was occupied by a guest was in the 1980’s. For decades we’ve had thousands of visitors request to occupy the room, and after 30 years, we are excited to once again extend the offer to our guests.” Stateroom B340 has a lengthy record of paranormal activity with many stories of haunted

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‘Heartless’ Screening Date Announced

Award-winning Sunshine Boy Productions’ latest short horror film Heartless will be screening at 5th Annual North Hollywood Cinefest on Monday, March 26th 9:30 pm PST at Laemmle’s NoHo 7 on 5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA. The film marks the directorial debut of Kevin Slunder who is one half of the creative team behind Sunshine Boy Productions along with his wife Jennifer. Heartless is about Shelby, played by Stacy Snyder, an overworked and overlooked corporate assistant who struggles to complete a corporate presentation as her conscience gnaws at her. The film is based on Edgar Allen Poe’s story The Telltale Heart as well as paying homage to American Psycho. Heartless will not be the only Sunshine Boy Productions film to be screened on the 26th, Jai Ting/Family another horror short that takes place during the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse directed and starring Elaine Loh will also be screened. Other shorts that will be screened this weekend will be the

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Mar 22, 2018
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Hear The Music Of ‘Metal Gear’ Live!

Fans of the Metal Gear game series should be excited to hear that starting in October 2018 the official Metal Gear orchestral series that’s normally in Japan will be making its debut in the US before going to Europe. 70 musicians will be performing songs in sync with a large HD screen that will be playing scenes from the Metal Gear games themselves. Along with the background music, they’ll perform other songs like “Main Theme”, “Encounter”, and “Father and Son”. Singer Donna Burke who’s performed many times on the Metal Gear soundtracks will also be performing memorable songs like “The Best is Yet to Come”, “Snake Eater”, and “Heavens Divide”. Should be interesting to point out that Burke has also done voice acting as well, notably playing Angela in Silent Hill 2 and Claudia in Silent Hill 3 as well as iDroid from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. She also can be heard if you ride the Tokaido

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Mar 15, 2018
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Ghost Hints New Frontman, Announces Tour

The metal band Ghost (sometimes known as Ghost BC) is known for their theatrical performance on and off the stage thanks to the mysterious priest-like lead singer Papa Emeritus. The band’s lore adds to the mystery of the characters in the band who are supposed to be part of a satanic order bringing the teachings of the devil to listeners. Fans of Ghost know this is a well-rehearsed act and that the band members are just characters as one of the band members that are known as Nameless Ghouls, stated in an interview once that when it comes to faith every member of the band has their own beliefs. Over the years Papa has been changed over three times, the only change in the name is that a number is put in the name; recently the band had Papa Emeritus III. Along with the change of Papa was a change in personality, Papa Emeritus III was considered to be the

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Mar 6, 2018
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A Young Woman Is Possessed In The ‘Tell Me Your Name’ Trailer

Watch as a young woman is possessed in the trailer for writer-director Jason DeVan’s Tell Me Your Name. Sydney Sweeney, Madison Lintz, Bruce Davison, Jessica Barth, and Matt Dallas star. In the film, inspired by true events, a teenage girl (Sweeney) moves in with her aunt (Barth) in her late mom’s hometown. As she struggles to adapt to her new life, she feels her mom’s presence and tries to reach out to her mother from beyond the grave. Instead, she unwittingly invites a demon into her life and becomes possessed. Her loved ones reach out to a local reverend (Davison) to perform an exorcism in an attempt to save her soul. Jason DeVan produces along with Heather DeVan, and Dylan Matlock. Kenneth C, Dunn executive produced. Tell Me Your Name will premiere at this year’s Cinequest Film & VR Festival in Silicon Valley on March 3, 2018.

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A Romantic Getaway Turns To Terror In ‘Living Space’

Monster Pictures have acquired Australian/New Zealand distribution rights to Tru Dot Films’ supernatural feature film Living Space. Written and directed by Steven Spiel, Living Space will play a series of Monster Fest Presents screenings across Australia this March. In the film, “A romantic getaway takes a sinister turn when Brad and Ashley’s car breaks down in the German countryside. Forced to take refuge in an isolated farmhouse they thought to be abandoned, the couple quickly learns that the house holds a dark past. Thrust into a supernatural nightmare, the pair must battle malevolent forces lead by an undead Nazi general if they wish to survive the night.” Leigh Scully (Deep Water, Home & Away), Georgia Chara (Wentworth, Home & Away), Andy McPhee (Sons of Anarchy, Saving MrBanks), Jolene Anderson (All Saints, Rush), Emma Leonard (800 Words), Charlotte McLeod, and Amelia Ayres star. The film is a horror fan’s delight. It really seeps into your psyche and will have you thinking

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Feb 28, 2018
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‘Don’t Leave Home’ Unless It’s To Catch This Film At SXSW

Writer-director Michael Tully’s Don’t Leave Home is set to make its world premiere at this year’s SXSW. Starring Anna Margaret Hollyman, Lalor Roddy, Helena Bereen, David McSavage, and Karrie Cox, the film centers on Melanie Thomas, “an American artist whose latest show recounts the infamous Irish urban legend of Father Alistair Burke, who painted a portrait of 8-year-old Siobhan Callahan in 1986. Days later, Siobhan went missing on the very morning that her figure miraculously vanished from the painting as well. Though absolved of any wrongdoing, Burke abandoned the priesthood and went into self-exile. After receiving a bad review before her opening, Melanie is contacted by the reclusive Burke, who offers to fly her to Ireland to create a new sculpture that he will help her to sell while she’s there. Telling no one where she’s going, Melanie never stops to consider that some urban legends are real.” Screenings: World Premiere: Saturday, March 10th at 1:45 pm (ZACH Theater) Public

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Feb 22, 2018
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Spooky Empire Announces First Round Of Guests And Events

Spooky Empire is gearing up for its annual spooktacular convention in Orlando, Florida. From April 6th through the 8th Spooky Empire will be taking over The Wyndham Orlando Resort. The three-day convention includes an array of activities, including celebrity autographs and meet and greets, photo ops, panels, live performances and the annual tattoo festival featuring more than twenty-five artists. This year, celebrity guests include: • The return of The Chiodo Brothers, the group of sibling creative forces known for movies such as Killer Klowns from Outer Space. They have also created creatures and puppets for films and TV show including Critters, Team America: World Police, Elf, Ernest Scared Stupid, Monsters, The Thundermans, The Simpsons, and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. • They will be joined by David Naughton, from American Werewolf in London and Twilight Zone. • Along with Butch Patrick best known for his role as “Eddie Munster” from The Munsters. • Director, actor, stuntman, writer, and the last living

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Feb 15, 2018

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‘Wretched Things’ Comic To Debut At C2E2

On April 6th through the 8th at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Comics Experience and Source Point Press will debut physical copies of the comic book series Wretched Things by Devon Wong, Ken Perry, and John Hunt. Originally the four-part series was a ‘digital only’ release on comiXology but now that it’s being printed in which the series writer Devon Wong expressed that it will open the door for new fans of the series, There are still many people for whom comics is a print medium first and want to read a real, physical book, to hold the art in their hands, that’s when it becomes truly real.” -Devon Wong, in an interview posted on Comics Experience’s website. Wretched Things is about the unseen world of vermin where unbeknownst to humans, who view them with great disgust, is actually a complex society with its own culture, legends, and experiences. The story follows Bran, a young mouse who with

Continue reading →
Apr 3, 2018
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Sci-fi Thriller ‘Chimera’ Set To Premiere At Boston Film Festival

Chimera, the highly-anticipated sci-fi thriller will be holding its North American premiere on Wednesday Aprill 11th as the opening feature of the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF). The attending audience will enjoy the distinguished presence of Oscar® and two-time Golden Globes nominated actress Kathleen Quinlan, LGBT-rights advocate and actress Erika Ervin and first-time writer-director Maurice Haeems as well as cast members Henry Ian Cusick, Kathleen Quinlan, and “American Horror Story” actress Erika Ervin a.k.a. Amazon Eve. “Chimera was filmed entirely in Massachusetts for which the producers give thanks to the assistance of the MA Film Office and to the tax credits offered by the MA Department of Revenue. Most of the production’s below-the-line crew and supporting cast are from the region and/or have ties to the state. Given Chimera’s deep connections to Boston and Massachusetts, the film’s North American Premiere is fittingly taking place on Opening Night at the 2018 BIFF.” We viewed Chimera not just as a stunning piece

Continue reading →
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The Queen Mary Opening New Attraction On Friday The 13th

This April, board The Queen Mary for a paranormal experience on one of the scariest days of the year, Friday the 13th. Dubbed one of the “Top 10 most haunted places on Earth” by Time Magazine, The Queen Mary, featured on Syfy’s “Ghost Hunters” will open its notoriously haunted Stateroom B340 for overnight guests. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to spend the night in the middle of an alleged paranormal hot spot. “Several of the cabins onboard the Queen Mary are considered haunted. But, the stateroom with the most infamous reputation is room B340,” said Stephen Sowards, General Manager of the Queen Mary. “The last time the room was occupied by a guest was in the 1980’s. For decades we’ve had thousands of visitors request to occupy the room, and after 30 years, we are excited to once again extend the offer to our guests.” Stateroom B340 has a lengthy record of paranormal activity with many stories of haunted

Continue reading →
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‘Heartless’ Screening Date Announced

Award-winning Sunshine Boy Productions’ latest short horror film Heartless will be screening at 5th Annual North Hollywood Cinefest on Monday, March 26th 9:30 pm PST at Laemmle’s NoHo 7 on 5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA. The film marks the directorial debut of Kevin Slunder who is one half of the creative team behind Sunshine Boy Productions along with his wife Jennifer. Heartless is about Shelby, played by Stacy Snyder, an overworked and overlooked corporate assistant who struggles to complete a corporate presentation as her conscience gnaws at her. The film is based on Edgar Allen Poe’s story The Telltale Heart as well as paying homage to American Psycho. Heartless will not be the only Sunshine Boy Productions film to be screened on the 26th, Jai Ting/Family another horror short that takes place during the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse directed and starring Elaine Loh will also be screened. Other shorts that will be screened this weekend will be the

Continue reading →
Mar 22, 2018
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Hear The Music Of ‘Metal Gear’ Live!

Fans of the Metal Gear game series should be excited to hear that starting in October 2018 the official Metal Gear orchestral series that’s normally in Japan will be making its debut in the US before going to Europe. 70 musicians will be performing songs in sync with a large HD screen that will be playing scenes from the Metal Gear games themselves. Along with the background music, they’ll perform other songs like “Main Theme”, “Encounter”, and “Father and Son”. Singer Donna Burke who’s performed many times on the Metal Gear soundtracks will also be performing memorable songs like “The Best is Yet to Come”, “Snake Eater”, and “Heavens Divide”. Should be interesting to point out that Burke has also done voice acting as well, notably playing Angela in Silent Hill 2 and Claudia in Silent Hill 3 as well as iDroid from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. She also can be heard if you ride the Tokaido

Continue reading →
Mar 15, 2018
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Ghost Hints New Frontman, Announces Tour

The metal band Ghost (sometimes known as Ghost BC) is known for their theatrical performance on and off the stage thanks to the mysterious priest-like lead singer Papa Emeritus. The band’s lore adds to the mystery of the characters in the band who are supposed to be part of a satanic order bringing the teachings of the devil to listeners. Fans of Ghost know this is a well-rehearsed act and that the band members are just characters as one of the band members that are known as Nameless Ghouls, stated in an interview once that when it comes to faith every member of the band has their own beliefs. Over the years Papa has been changed over three times, the only change in the name is that a number is put in the name; recently the band had Papa Emeritus III. Along with the change of Papa was a change in personality, Papa Emeritus III was considered to be the

Continue reading →
Mar 6, 2018
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A Young Woman Is Possessed In The ‘Tell Me Your Name’ Trailer

Watch as a young woman is possessed in the trailer for writer-director Jason DeVan’s Tell Me Your Name. Sydney Sweeney, Madison Lintz, Bruce Davison, Jessica Barth, and Matt Dallas star. In the film, inspired by true events, a teenage girl (Sweeney) moves in with her aunt (Barth) in her late mom’s hometown. As she struggles to adapt to her new life, she feels her mom’s presence and tries to reach out to her mother from beyond the grave. Instead, she unwittingly invites a demon into her life and becomes possessed. Her loved ones reach out to a local reverend (Davison) to perform an exorcism in an attempt to save her soul. Jason DeVan produces along with Heather DeVan, and Dylan Matlock. Kenneth C, Dunn executive produced. Tell Me Your Name will premiere at this year’s Cinequest Film & VR Festival in Silicon Valley on March 3, 2018.

Continue reading →
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A Romantic Getaway Turns To Terror In ‘Living Space’

Monster Pictures have acquired Australian/New Zealand distribution rights to Tru Dot Films’ supernatural feature film Living Space. Written and directed by Steven Spiel, Living Space will play a series of Monster Fest Presents screenings across Australia this March. In the film, “A romantic getaway takes a sinister turn when Brad and Ashley’s car breaks down in the German countryside. Forced to take refuge in an isolated farmhouse they thought to be abandoned, the couple quickly learns that the house holds a dark past. Thrust into a supernatural nightmare, the pair must battle malevolent forces lead by an undead Nazi general if they wish to survive the night.” Leigh Scully (Deep Water, Home & Away), Georgia Chara (Wentworth, Home & Away), Andy McPhee (Sons of Anarchy, Saving MrBanks), Jolene Anderson (All Saints, Rush), Emma Leonard (800 Words), Charlotte McLeod, and Amelia Ayres star. The film is a horror fan’s delight. It really seeps into your psyche and will have you thinking

Continue reading →
Feb 28, 2018
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‘Don’t Leave Home’ Unless It’s To Catch This Film At SXSW

Writer-director Michael Tully’s Don’t Leave Home is set to make its world premiere at this year’s SXSW. Starring Anna Margaret Hollyman, Lalor Roddy, Helena Bereen, David McSavage, and Karrie Cox, the film centers on Melanie Thomas, “an American artist whose latest show recounts the infamous Irish urban legend of Father Alistair Burke, who painted a portrait of 8-year-old Siobhan Callahan in 1986. Days later, Siobhan went missing on the very morning that her figure miraculously vanished from the painting as well. Though absolved of any wrongdoing, Burke abandoned the priesthood and went into self-exile. After receiving a bad review before her opening, Melanie is contacted by the reclusive Burke, who offers to fly her to Ireland to create a new sculpture that he will help her to sell while she’s there. Telling no one where she’s going, Melanie never stops to consider that some urban legends are real.” Screenings: World Premiere: Saturday, March 10th at 1:45 pm (ZACH Theater) Public

Continue reading →
Feb 22, 2018
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Spooky Empire Announces First Round Of Guests And Events

Spooky Empire is gearing up for its annual spooktacular convention in Orlando, Florida. From April 6th through the 8th Spooky Empire will be taking over The Wyndham Orlando Resort. The three-day convention includes an array of activities, including celebrity autographs and meet and greets, photo ops, panels, live performances and the annual tattoo festival featuring more than twenty-five artists. This year, celebrity guests include: • The return of The Chiodo Brothers, the group of sibling creative forces known for movies such as Killer Klowns from Outer Space. They have also created creatures and puppets for films and TV show including Critters, Team America: World Police, Elf, Ernest Scared Stupid, Monsters, The Thundermans, The Simpsons, and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. • They will be joined by David Naughton, from American Werewolf in London and Twilight Zone. • Along with Butch Patrick best known for his role as “Eddie Munster” from The Munsters. • Director, actor, stuntman, writer, and the last living

Continue reading →
Feb 15, 2018