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This year I represented the ZADF at Dragon Con. It was no great imposition. I was going anyway. I go every year. The only real difference is this year I’ll be writing about it. I’m guessing that many of you have never heard of Dragon Con, and are probably wondering what the hell I’m talking about. Have you heard of Comic Con in San Diego? You probably have. It has become a huge event every year that draws massive crowds and gets national media coverage. What many people don’t realize, is that Comic Con is just one of many Cons. There are conventions devoted to comic books, video games, table top gaming, fantasy, science fiction, anime, and of course horror; then there is Dragon Con. Dragon Con covers all of those things and more. It takes place in Atlanta, GA and has been around for a while (it started back in 1987). I’ve been attending since I was a kid
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The Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Swamp Thing memorabilia consists of 797 unique items and belongs to illustrator and designer John E. Boylan (USA). His collection was verified in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA on March 21 2015. I was fortunate enough to be able to ask Guinness World Record Holder, John E. Boylan, a few questions for this interview and he was gracious enough to provide me with some great answers. STG What inspired your passion to collect all things Swamp Thing? JEB “Good storytelling, other Swamp Thing fans, and enough oddball collectibles to stay intrigued. I was drawn to Swamp Thing, like many I imagine, by the beautiful art and writing. Once I started collecting single issues and chatting with other Swampy fans, I wondered what else was out there relating to Swamp Thing and found a bunch of great collectibles like, chalk, pencil sharpeners and furry slippers. Since Swampy isn’t the most popular/well known
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Just in case you didn’t have enough “Resident Evil” another game was announced yesterday at TGS. Instead of going the traditional route the new game titled “Resident Evil Umbrella Corps” is a skill based, class based online multiplayer shooter. The gameplay will switch between First and Third person and will pit two teams against each other. Oh and there will be zombies… somewhere. Not much more information has been released and the only trailer we have is in Japanese. “Resident Evil Umbrella Corps” is set to release next year on Ps4 in Japan. No info on a Western release has been stated. https://youtu.be/XHaDGCRMav8
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The principle photography for ‘Night of the Living Dead: Rebirth’ is almost completed according to Dread Central. ‘Rebirth’ , written and directed by Roger Conners, should be completed before the beginning of 2016. In the film what begins as a yearly visit to their family’s grave side soon becomes a night of terror for two brothers as a horde of zombies give chase. Soon, eight strangers find themselves taking shelter from an army of undead, in an isolated farmhouse. Aswan Harris (Draft Day), Roger Conners (Fighting the Sky), Rachel Anderson (Raw Force), Bradley Michael Arner (Dark Moon), Taylor Nelms (The Gift), Jim Strang (The Shadow People), Hailey Moltz, RJ Messanger, Hailey Moltz, Benny Benzino and Dan Peters star in this indie sequel to the 1968 classic.
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Bruce Campbell is a busy man these days, between his new series ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead‘ and appearing in season 2 of ‘Fargo’. Campbell also has another series that is being shopped to networks now. He has teamed up with 5×5 Media for latest project is horror reality show titled ‘Bruce Campbell’s Horrified’, which he will both host and serve as Executive Producer. Deadline explained that in the series “…contestants would live together, possibly in a haunted house-type of residence, and will compete in a series of team and individual challenges, with each episode themed around a horror sub-genre, like monster, sci-fi, psychological, zombie, ect… completed with decors, costumes and visual effects associated with that genre.” Craig Armstrong stated that “We hope to bring celebrities associated with that genre as judges.” He described the ideal contestants as “die-hard, obsessive, funny, bigger than life characters in the horror space.” Campbell is quoted as saying “From where I’m sitting, this is the
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In an unexpected move Universal has moved it’s upcoming King Kong Skull Island film to Warner Bros. The reason for the change, to make it possible for a future King Kong Vs. Godzilla film, Warner Bros. owns the rights to the Godzilla franchise. The latest Godzilla and Kong features are currently in the works and will be followed up with an epic sequel that will pit giant beast against giant beast. The two beasts have gone head to head before in the 1962’s King Kong Vs. Godzilla. There is no word yet if the new film will be a remake or a completely new story.
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Action star Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) is back in the action packed creature feature, ‘Shark Lake’. Lundgren stars along side Sara Malakul Lane of ‘Sharktopus’, Michael Aaron Milligan (V/H/S Viral) and James Chalke (Command Performance). Director Jerry Dugan brought this shark film to life. Meredith Hendricks, a fiercely protective single mom, happens to be the best cop in her small town on Lake Tahoe. Around the same time as Clint, a black-market exotic species dealer, is released from prison, a pregnant animal he let loose begins to let itself be known, but it’s not alone. Not only are there sharks in the lake, there’s sharks on land, of a different kind and they’re threatening Clint’s daughter. Both swimmers and pedestrians are soon part of Lake Tahoe’s new food chain. It’s up to Meredith, Peter and Clint to stop the beasts’ rampage. The only thing more frightening than a man-eating creature is a man-eating creature protecting it’s young. ‘Shark Lake’ bares
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Director Padraig Reynolds’ new supernatural horror film, ‘Worry Dolls’, stars Christopher Wiehl, Kym Jackson, Tina Lifford, Samantha Smith, Yohance Myles, Kennedy Brice, Brea Grant, R. Brandon Johnson, Ashlynn Ross and Matty Ferraro. ‘Worry Dolls’ follows a detective who is on the hunt for a serial killer, who has awakened an ancient curse. The city is devastated as bodies begin to pile up. The detective is in a race against time to find a way to save his daughter and the city. The ‘Worry Dolls’ trailer looks great, luckily the film will be out later this year.
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No matter if you’re a metal-head or just a regular horror fan, ‘Deathgasm’ will rock you. This is a fast paced, brutal, but hilarious horror flick is one you don’t want to miss. The film, written and directed by Jason Lei Howden, stars Milo Cawthorne, James Blake, Kimberly Crossman, Sam Berkley and Daniel Cresswell. Two teenage boys, with hopes of music stardom,unknowingly raise an ancient entity, known as “The Blind One”. They have no clue about the chaos that is about to ensue. Now the guys, along with help from their friends and band members, must fight to survive and save the world from the demon. Don’t miss the premier of ‘Deathgasm’ is theaters on October 2nd, courtesy of Dark Sky Films.
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Today we have good news, there is a new sequel to the Puppet Master franchise in the works. Charles Moon, who is the head of Full Moon Features, teased in his Videocast that a new film is on it’s way and what we can expect in the latest installment of the franchise that began in 1989. The sequel is one of nine films Full Moon will be releasing in 2016. The film’s title is set to be ‘Puppet Master: Axis Termination’. Moon stated ” It’s very edgy, very hard script. It’s a departure. It’s much more like Puppet Master 3 – that kind of vibe, that kind of blood.” Moon continues. “I think it’s gonna be real good one. We’ve got a lot of good feedback from fans over the years about our last two Puppet Master films and I think the script is gonna be terrific and will deliver [a sequel] that you guys will like.” Moon goes on
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This year I represented the ZADF at Dragon Con. It was no great imposition. I was going anyway. I go every year. The only real difference is this year I’ll be writing about it. I’m guessing that many of you have never heard of Dragon Con, and are probably wondering what the hell I’m talking about. Have you heard of Comic Con in San Diego? You probably have. It has become a huge event every year that draws massive crowds and gets national media coverage. What many people don’t realize, is that Comic Con is just one of many Cons. There are conventions devoted to comic books, video games, table top gaming, fantasy, science fiction, anime, and of course horror; then there is Dragon Con. Dragon Con covers all of those things and more. It takes place in Atlanta, GA and has been around for a while (it started back in 1987). I’ve been attending since I was a kid
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The Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Swamp Thing memorabilia consists of 797 unique items and belongs to illustrator and designer John E. Boylan (USA). His collection was verified in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA on March 21 2015. I was fortunate enough to be able to ask Guinness World Record Holder, John E. Boylan, a few questions for this interview and he was gracious enough to provide me with some great answers. STG What inspired your passion to collect all things Swamp Thing? JEB “Good storytelling, other Swamp Thing fans, and enough oddball collectibles to stay intrigued. I was drawn to Swamp Thing, like many I imagine, by the beautiful art and writing. Once I started collecting single issues and chatting with other Swampy fans, I wondered what else was out there relating to Swamp Thing and found a bunch of great collectibles like, chalk, pencil sharpeners and furry slippers. Since Swampy isn’t the most popular/well known
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Just in case you didn’t have enough “Resident Evil” another game was announced yesterday at TGS. Instead of going the traditional route the new game titled “Resident Evil Umbrella Corps” is a skill based, class based online multiplayer shooter. The gameplay will switch between First and Third person and will pit two teams against each other. Oh and there will be zombies… somewhere. Not much more information has been released and the only trailer we have is in Japanese. “Resident Evil Umbrella Corps” is set to release next year on Ps4 in Japan. No info on a Western release has been stated. https://youtu.be/XHaDGCRMav8
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The principle photography for ‘Night of the Living Dead: Rebirth’ is almost completed according to Dread Central. ‘Rebirth’ , written and directed by Roger Conners, should be completed before the beginning of 2016. In the film what begins as a yearly visit to their family’s grave side soon becomes a night of terror for two brothers as a horde of zombies give chase. Soon, eight strangers find themselves taking shelter from an army of undead, in an isolated farmhouse. Aswan Harris (Draft Day), Roger Conners (Fighting the Sky), Rachel Anderson (Raw Force), Bradley Michael Arner (Dark Moon), Taylor Nelms (The Gift), Jim Strang (The Shadow People), Hailey Moltz, RJ Messanger, Hailey Moltz, Benny Benzino and Dan Peters star in this indie sequel to the 1968 classic.
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Bruce Campbell is a busy man these days, between his new series ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead‘ and appearing in season 2 of ‘Fargo’. Campbell also has another series that is being shopped to networks now. He has teamed up with 5×5 Media for latest project is horror reality show titled ‘Bruce Campbell’s Horrified’, which he will both host and serve as Executive Producer. Deadline explained that in the series “…contestants would live together, possibly in a haunted house-type of residence, and will compete in a series of team and individual challenges, with each episode themed around a horror sub-genre, like monster, sci-fi, psychological, zombie, ect… completed with decors, costumes and visual effects associated with that genre.” Craig Armstrong stated that “We hope to bring celebrities associated with that genre as judges.” He described the ideal contestants as “die-hard, obsessive, funny, bigger than life characters in the horror space.” Campbell is quoted as saying “From where I’m sitting, this is the
Continue reading →
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In an unexpected move Universal has moved it’s upcoming King Kong Skull Island film to Warner Bros. The reason for the change, to make it possible for a future King Kong Vs. Godzilla film, Warner Bros. owns the rights to the Godzilla franchise. The latest Godzilla and Kong features are currently in the works and will be followed up with an epic sequel that will pit giant beast against giant beast. The two beasts have gone head to head before in the 1962’s King Kong Vs. Godzilla. There is no word yet if the new film will be a remake or a completely new story.
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Action star Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) is back in the action packed creature feature, ‘Shark Lake’. Lundgren stars along side Sara Malakul Lane of ‘Sharktopus’, Michael Aaron Milligan (V/H/S Viral) and James Chalke (Command Performance). Director Jerry Dugan brought this shark film to life. Meredith Hendricks, a fiercely protective single mom, happens to be the best cop in her small town on Lake Tahoe. Around the same time as Clint, a black-market exotic species dealer, is released from prison, a pregnant animal he let loose begins to let itself be known, but it’s not alone. Not only are there sharks in the lake, there’s sharks on land, of a different kind and they’re threatening Clint’s daughter. Both swimmers and pedestrians are soon part of Lake Tahoe’s new food chain. It’s up to Meredith, Peter and Clint to stop the beasts’ rampage. The only thing more frightening than a man-eating creature is a man-eating creature protecting it’s young. ‘Shark Lake’ bares
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Director Padraig Reynolds’ new supernatural horror film, ‘Worry Dolls’, stars Christopher Wiehl, Kym Jackson, Tina Lifford, Samantha Smith, Yohance Myles, Kennedy Brice, Brea Grant, R. Brandon Johnson, Ashlynn Ross and Matty Ferraro. ‘Worry Dolls’ follows a detective who is on the hunt for a serial killer, who has awakened an ancient curse. The city is devastated as bodies begin to pile up. The detective is in a race against time to find a way to save his daughter and the city. The ‘Worry Dolls’ trailer looks great, luckily the film will be out later this year.
Continue reading →
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No matter if you’re a metal-head or just a regular horror fan, ‘Deathgasm’ will rock you. This is a fast paced, brutal, but hilarious horror flick is one you don’t want to miss. The film, written and directed by Jason Lei Howden, stars Milo Cawthorne, James Blake, Kimberly Crossman, Sam Berkley and Daniel Cresswell. Two teenage boys, with hopes of music stardom,unknowingly raise an ancient entity, known as “The Blind One”. They have no clue about the chaos that is about to ensue. Now the guys, along with help from their friends and band members, must fight to survive and save the world from the demon. Don’t miss the premier of ‘Deathgasm’ is theaters on October 2nd, courtesy of Dark Sky Films.
Continue reading →
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Today we have good news, there is a new sequel to the Puppet Master franchise in the works. Charles Moon, who is the head of Full Moon Features, teased in his Videocast that a new film is on it’s way and what we can expect in the latest installment of the franchise that began in 1989. The sequel is one of nine films Full Moon will be releasing in 2016. The film’s title is set to be ‘Puppet Master: Axis Termination’. Moon stated ” It’s very edgy, very hard script. It’s a departure. It’s much more like Puppet Master 3 – that kind of vibe, that kind of blood.” Moon continues. “I think it’s gonna be real good one. We’ve got a lot of good feedback from fans over the years about our last two Puppet Master films and I think the script is gonna be terrific and will deliver [a sequel] that you guys will like.” Moon goes on
Continue reading →
