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Filmmakers launch The Colony and The Slayers

11 November 2009 11:08 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

A pair of new projects are currently being prepped by writer/director Rich Robinson (who co-scripted and -helmed 2007’s Marcus) and producer/cinematographer Neil Moore for Backwoods Entertainment. One is a creature feature called The Colony, and the other is a youth-oriented horror/comedy in the Monster Squad vein titled The Slayers.

The Colony is set in the town of Eden Mills, where local sheriff Nick Whittaker must protect the residents from a pack of wolflike predators that dwell in an abandoned mineshaft. One of those beasts will make an appearance in The Slayers, which focuses on a group of misfit kids who team up to fight monsters threatening them and their neighbors. Robinson and Moore have shot teasers for both projects, which can be viewed at The Colony’s official website here and The Slayers’ site here.

“One thing we felt was important for us to hang onto,” Robinson says of The Slayers, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Filmmakers launch The Colony and The Slayers

11 November 2009 11:08 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

A pair of new projects are currently being prepped by writer/director Rich Robinson (who co-scripted and -helmed 2007’s Marcus) and producer/cinematographer Neil Moore for Backwoods Entertainment. One is a creature feature called The Colony, and the other is a youth-oriented horror/comedy in the Monster Squad vein titled The Slayers.

The Colony is set in the town of Eden Mills, where local sheriff Nick Whittaker must protect the residents from a pack of wolflike predators that dwell in an abandoned mineshaft. One of those beasts will make an appearance in The Slayers, which focuses on a group of misfit kids who team up to fight monsters threatening them and their neighbors. Robinson and Moore have shot teasers for both projects, which can be viewed at The Colony’s official website here and The Slayers’ site here.

“One thing we felt was important for us to hang onto,” Robinson says of The Slayers, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Filmmakers launch The Colony and The Slayers

11 November 2009 11:08 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

A pair of new projects are currently being prepped by writer/director Rich Robinson (who co-scripted and -helmed 2007’s Marcus) and producer/cinematographer Neil Moore for Backwoods Entertainment. One is a creature feature called The Colony, and the other is a youth-oriented horror/comedy in the Monster Squad vein titled The Slayers.

The Colony is set in the town of Eden Mills, where local sheriff Nick Whittaker must protect the residents from a pack of wolflike predators that dwell in an abandoned mineshaft. One of those beasts will make an appearance in The Slayers, which focuses on a group of misfit kids who team up to fight monsters threatening them and their neighbors. Robinson and Moore have shot teasers for both projects, which can be viewed at The Colony’s official website here and The Slayers’ site here.

“One thing we felt was important for us to hang onto,” Robinson says of The Slayers, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Sweatshop to Show as Part of Nychff

7 November 2009 8:17 AM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

A veritable feast for fans of horror and dark fantasy, this month's New York City Horror Film Festival will host more than 50 films and shorts at the Tribeca Cinemas.  The festival boasts works from F. W. Murnau and William Lustig, as well as the new film Sweatshop.  Our readers should take particular interest in Sweatshop, as two of the men behind it are Icons friends Ted Geoghegan as writer, and America's Baddest Kid John Torrani in a producer role.  Sweatshop shows on November 20, and I'll be there to cover the event for Icons.

 Come out and show your support for Sweatshop and other horror films at the Nychff, a festival dedicated exclusively to horror lovers.

Read the official press release below, which includes contact information for the Tribeca:

New York, NY – November 5, 2009 – Organizers of The 2009 New York City

Horror Film Festival (Nychff) today announced this year’s feature film

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Just a Reminder - Come See John Franklin and Courtney Gains at Horrorhound Weekend

7 November 2009 6:45 AM, PST | ChildrenoftheCornMovie.com | See recent ChildrenoftheCornMovie.com news »

Hey Horror Fans - Just a reminder! On November 20th-22nd at the HorrorHound Weekend Convention in Cincinnati Ohio, two of your favorite Gatlin natives will be on hand signing autographs and taking pictures. That's right! John Franklin (Isaac) And Courtney Gains (Malachai) will Both be in attendance this year for the 25th anniversary of the original 1984 classic, Stephen King's Children of the Corn. This year will be a very big event with other guests attending such as - Elvira, Tom Savini, Scout-Taylor Compton (Rob Zombie's Halloween 1&2), Gunnar Hansen ("Leatherface" The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Tom Atkins (The Fog, Halloween 3, Night of the Creeps), Quinn Lord (Trick 'r Treat's "Sam" in his 1st convention appearance) and many, many others! HorrorHound Weekend will also be hosting the much anticipated premiere of Sean Clark's "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond" (view the official website here) starring an amazing cast including - Danielle Harris, »

- Children of the Corn Movie

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Bill Lustig to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

6 November 2009 3:05 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The Nychff is taking place this November in the Big Apple, and not only are they showcasing a solid horror line-up, they're also presenting a lifetime achievement award to one of our own.

The festival’s 2009 feature film presentations are:

Must Love Death (Feature / Horror / Comedy) / Directed by Andreas Schaap

Disappointed by love and suicidal, Norman arranges to meet a group of like-minded people. But when he arrives at the meeting, the alleged suicides go very wrong, and hilarity and blood start to flow freely.

Sweatshop (Feature / Horror) / Directed by Stacy Davidson

A group of rave promoters decide to throw a party in an enormous vacant factory... But when the oversexed friends throw back a few drinks and begin setting up, they soon realize a beastly all-seeing presence resides in this enormous place, and it drags a mammoth, inhuman weapon that serves only one purpose: to end the lives of anyone who trespasses here. »

- Uncle Creepy

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Trinity Of Terrors - Hew Burney Gallery #1 Show Floor, Friday

6 November 2009 6:15 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

From October 30-November 1st, the inaugural Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors took over The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for the ultimate Halloween weekend. The following photos were taken by Hew Burney, and represent the show floor on Friday, October 30th. A master gallery is being constructed and will be found here when completed. More photos to come.

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- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Trailer for the Filmmaker's Book Of The Dead

6 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Below you can find the teaser trailer to Filmmaker's Book Of The Dead: How to Make Your Own Heart-Racing Horror Movie , an instructional reference guide to learn all the tricks of the trade in low-budget independent movie-making written by Danny Draven. The 300 plus page book features not only filmmaking tips from Draven, but also plenty of interviews with genre alumni such as Troma president Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Englund, James Wan, Stuart Gordon, Robert Kurtzman, Tom Savini, Herschell Gordon Lewis, David DeCoteau, Reggie Bannister, Chuck Williams, John D. LeMay, Debbie Rochon and many, many more. The book also features a foreword by Full Moon Pictures Charles Band. See the promo below and pre-order the book on Amazon right here . »

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Afm '09: Promo One Sheet for 'Machete'

4 November 2009 1:05 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

On display at this week's Afm were a slew of character posters for Robert Rodriguez's highly anticipated MacHete. While they were all under lock and key, we were able to snap a shot of Jessica Alba in the film, which can be viewed beyond the break. Ethan Maniquis co-directed the film starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Jeff Fahey, Elise Avellan, Electra Avellan and Tom Savini. Machete is a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade, who hides out as a day laborer, who is double-crossed by a corrupt state senator. »

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Trinity Of Terrors - Happening Now in Las Vegas!

31 October 2009 1:31 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The first-ever Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors has officially taken over the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, becoming The Place you want to spend your Halloween! Its 1:31am Vegas time as I type this and the party is continuing downstairs as Halloween has officially arrived in the city of Sin.

Opening night was a blast here, packed with film screenings, celebrity guests (including some unannounced surprises), horror, freaks, and rock. And to top it off, we're broadcasting the demonic debauchery Live!

Check out this clip from last night's Live webcast featuring John Kassir doing a little bit of The Crypt Keeper!

As the final screening of the night comes to a close with Black Devil Doll wrapping up in the Brenden Theatres, we're already prepping for the show floor to re-open at 10am. Tickets will be available at the door for only $20 beginning at 8:30am, and here's what horrors lie in-store for Halloween. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Exclusive: Here There Be Monsters - Episode 4: Conclusion!

29 October 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Every Friday in October we've been premiering new installments of Here There Be Monsters, an exclusive webseries set at the Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program at Douglas Education Center (Dec). The four-part story follows a student who comes to believe his new neighbor is a vampire after a series of strange murders. 

If you're just discovering this click here to see Part 1, here to see Part 2, and here for Part 3 - because the final chapter awaits you below in Here There Be Monsters #4!

Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose.  He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion.  Set amidst the very real  - and unusual - world of »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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A Working Title podcast Episode 1 with George A. Romero

27 October 2009 1:39 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

In 1968, director George A. Romero transformed cinematic zombies from a bunch of brain-damaged Haitians working on farms to a cannibalistic apocalyptic plague with Night of the Living Dead. The influential film was also helped solidify horror as a genre which filmmakers could experiment with fantasy as social allegory, draping metaphor in flayed skin and decorative loops of intestine. Following Night of the Living Dead, Romero has re-visited the well of the living dead five times and counting, with Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, diary of the Dead, and this year’s Survival of the Dead. Today, in the inaugural podcast from Sound on Sight spinoff show, your hosts Ricky D, Detroit Burns, and Al Kratina discuss George A. Romero’s influential zombie series starting with the original trilogy. listen now [1] Download the show in a new window [2] Music Tracks: ¨Out of Limits¨ - »

- Ricky

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The Auteurs: George A. Romero’s Original Dead Trilogy

26 October 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Night of the Living Dead For a horror film, Night of the Living Dead (1968) is set in an usual local; not Transylvania, but Pennsylvania. Almost universally panned by critics when released, the film eventually developed a cult following, playing on the midnight movie circuit for more than a decade and becoming one of the most influential horror films since Psycho. The film spawned five sequels, and innumerable remakes and clones. Often imitated, but never duplicated, Night of the Living Dead launched director George A. Romero on the path to become the king of Zombiedom. Although the word "zombie" is never used in the film, the living dead carried with them most of the characteristics to be found in later zombie movies, and pushed zombies towards taking center stage as arguably the centerpiece of popular horror. Romero has readily admitted that Herk Harvey's Carnival of Souls (1962) was a big influence »

- Ricky

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Tom Savini Photo from Machete

25 October 2009 12:14 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Bloody Disgusting got their hands on this brand new photo of Tom Savini in a Rambo like pose as his character in “Machete” by director Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City 3, Planet Terror) and starring Danny Trejo (The Expendables, Predators), Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Fast & Furious), Jessica Alba (Little Fockers, The Eye), Robert De Niro (Stone, Meet the Parents), Lindsay Lohan (Ugly Betty) and Cheech Marin (The Perfect Game, Cheech & Chong). Synopsis: The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he’s about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he’s been set up. [...] »

- Brian Corder

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First Look: Trinity Of Terrors Programming Schedule!

24 October 2009 4:29 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The inaugural Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors roars into The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas next weekend (October 30-November 1), and for those looking to plot out their weekend, we've got your first-look at the programming schedule for the Trinity.

With a massive list of celebrity guests, film screenings and premieres, musical performances, a VIP Party, Costume Contest, Tattoo Contest, Fango Foto Features, Autograph Sessions, and so much more - we want you to know the lay of the land so that you don't miss a single thing.

If you don't have your tickets for our massive Halloween Weekend yet, there is still time to pre-order online through http://www.trinityofterrors.com and through Vegas.com. You may also order tickets from Vegas.com by phone - 1-888-las-vegas (527-8342) 24 hours a day. Tickets Will Not Be Mailed - You may pick them up at the Trinity registration booth (next to »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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The Fangoria Trinity of Terrors Begins this October 30!

24 October 2009 10:52 AM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »

The Trinity of Terrors hosted by Fangoria will kick-off during this Halloween Weekend! The Trinity movie and music festival will take place in Las Vegas and start Friday October 30 with several movie premieres. Some of the screenings include House of the Devil, Smash Cut, Sea of Dust and several more listed below. If you are a fan of horror, and in Vegas on the 30th then check out the celebration throughout the Halloween weekend. Have a look at the full event schedule inside with a list of some of the actors and crew members in attendance i.e. Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead), Chris Jericho (Albino Farm), Tom Atkins (The Fog), Jake Kennedy(Penance), and many, many more!

Halloween Weekend

Friday, October 30-sunday November 1

Friday, October 30

8:30am Registration opens

4pm Event doors open

4:30pm Opening Greeting & Future Fears Film Preview- Brenden Theaters #2

4:30pm Sea Of Dust »

- Michael Ross Allen

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Exclusive: Here There Be Monsters - Episode 3

22 October 2009 11:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Every Friday in October we've been premiering new installments of Here There Be Monsters, an exclusive webseries set at the Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program at Douglas Education Center (Dec). The four-part story follows a student who comes to believe his new neighbor is a vampire after a series of strange murders. 

If you're just discovering this click here to see Part 1, and here to see Part 2 - because more monsters await you below the jump in Here There Be Monsters #3. Watch the series, and be sure to check back on October 30th for the horrific conclusion!

Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose.  He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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The 4th Reich prepares for battle; filmmaker talks

20 October 2009 12:47 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Earlier this year, Fango exposed readers to a short film winning much acclaim in the UK titled The Soldier (you can read about it here). At the time, it was hinted that the movie might spawn a full-length feature, and Fango got word from director Shaun Robert Smith that The 4th Reich is moving ahead, shooting next spring with some pretty big names and exciting prospects.

“This is going to be the mother of all zombie films,” Smith tells Fango; he also passed on the production art seen here. “Not just that, but a heavy historical aspect too; you could say we are working on a war film with zombies. And to add to the joyride, it’ll be in 3-D! In fact, we will be one of the first 3-D films to emerge from the UK ever.”

Reich takes place in 1944 after the victories of D-Day, and follows a »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)

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Fall Frights: Grindhouse (Film Review)

20 October 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

In the spirit of Halloween '09, we're breaking out reviews (some new, some old) of some Fall Frights you may want to work into your monthly viewing.

Originally published, 04/01/2007

In the Robert Rodriguez-scripted/directed first of its two conjoined movies, Grindhouse is the ultimate sugar rush for horror fans, a high-calorie, low-nutrition blast of cheap thrills wrought on a big budget. In the second, Quentin Tarantino upends the framework and traditions of exploitation fare to craft a film that’s just as much a showcase for his gift of (writing) gab as it is for action. And in both Rodriguez’s Planet Terror and Tarantino’s Death Proof, a love and respect shines through for the B-movie tradition that too many others “homage” with snarky irony. The wholeheartedness with which they express their devotion to the form almost amounts to a kind of innocence, and for all the explicit mayhem on screen, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Scream 2009 Recap: Reign of the Vampires and Space Crews

19 October 2009 9:11 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

True to its name, the Scream Awards is an award show where the winners are decided by the biggest scream, like talent shows of olden days, before text messaging and toll-free numbers were invented. In this case, Scream winners are decided by internet votes. It's not surprising to then see current trend-grabbing vampires dominate the show; but the awards, it seemed, are secondary. The highlights of the night are all the honorary awards, celebrating the legends of their own mediums.

It was a little disconcerting to notice that the award winners were all telegraphed by the adoring cheers of the audience, too. The more enthusiastic the cheers, the likelier for that person to win. Vampires are definitely in this year, with notable appearances/wins for Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire's Assistant and Let the Right One In.

The most telling part of the award show being entertainment first-recognition second is »

- Arya Ponto

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