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Spooky Skwerl Stories: 3. Skeletons in the Closet

Squirrels

Authored by William L. Bozarth, Laura D. James

When a friend disappears, the squirrels begin what resembles a wild goose chase around town.

Where did he go?
Who is to blame?
Will they ever see him again?

Sharks, hot dogs, and bats! Oh my!

Publication Date:

Oct 28 2013

ISBN/EAN13:

1492824909 / 9781492824909

Page Count:

26

Binding Type:

US Trade Paper

Trim Size:

5″ x 8″

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Related Categories:

Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories

 

Can be purchased here: https://www.createspace.com/4458195

13/13/13 is coming…

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From award winning Writer/Director James Cullen Bressack (HATE CRIME, TO JENNIFER) , and The Asylum, the studio behind this summer’s social media juggernaut SHARKNADO, comes ‘13/13/13.’ In a world where everyone is completely insane and violent, can one seemingly sane man survive? Or in a world where everyone is crazy, is the only sane person the craziest of all.

Attached below is the DVD Cover art, Trailer, and Release Date.

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The film is currently available at every store and redbox around the country. The film made it into the ranks of the top 5 rentals in redbox in the country horror this month.

 

It hits DVD and BLUE-RAY on amazon and store shelves to own November 5th.  This marks the first colaboration between James Cullen Bressack and The Asylum.

Synopsis: “For millennia, calendars have added an extra day every four years. In doing so, they violated the ancient Mayan calendar. Now we are in the 13th month of the 13th year of the new millennium, and the few who survive will battle a world of demons.”

imdb.com/title/tt2991516
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBRb6yY5GeQ

Preorder Link for DVD: http://www.amazon.com/13-Trea-Ireland/dp/B00E6F128Y/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1382983128&sr=1-4&keywords=James+Cullen+Bressack
Preorder Link for BLUE-RAY: http://www.amazon.com/13-Blu-ray-Trae-Ireland/dp/B00E6F12NE/ref=sr_1_10?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1382983128&sr=1-10&keywords=James+Cullen+Bressack

Midnight Syndicate launches Kickstarter campaign in support of MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE LIVE! Multimedia Halloween horror concert.

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October 7, 2013 (Cleveland, OH) – After setting the atmosphere for Halloween enthusiasts, haunted houses, and amusement parks for the past seventeen years, Gothic Horror Halloween music composers Midnight Syndicate have decided to take their music to the stage and have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their own multimedia concert experience.

Entitled MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE LIVE! the Halloween horror-themed show will feature a unique blend of live Midnight Syndicate music, original films, music videos, and live theatre.  The campaign runs through November 10, 2013.

“We want it to be a feast for the eyes as much as the ears,” said Gavin Goszka, “a unique show that is not only a Midnight Syndicate concert but also something that stands on its own as a great Halloween horror multimedia experience.”  In order create the visual elements of the show, the band is teaming up with industry veterans like special FX legend  Robert Kurtzman (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, KNB EFX), director Gary Jones (XENA, AXE GIANT), David “House” Greathouse (FACEOFF, Mushroomhead), Jason Carter (BABYLON 5, THE DEAD MATTER), and Jason Blaszczak of Screamline Studios (Rob Zombie’s AMERICAN NIGHTMARE).  “Because of the style of our music and our ties to the film, Halloween, roleplaying game, and haunted house industries we’re in the perfect position to put together a unique show that blends the best of these different worlds,” said Edward Douglas.  “It’s a project almost two decades in the making.   We want to bring your nightmares to life,” added Gavin Goszka.

Over the past seventeen years, Midnight Syndicate has released seventeen studio albums, including three horror movie scores and a motion picture of their own entitled, THE DEAD MATTER (2010).  “We’ve always been our own label and distributor, so it’s really been the fans’ support over these past seventeen years that has allowed Midnight Syndicate to continue to grow.  They really are the best fans in the world,” said Edward Douglas.  “This live concert is something that our fans have been asking us to do for many years. The Kickstarter campaign is giving us the opportunity to involve them from the beginning and allowing us to take this exciting next step together.”
MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE LIVE! Kickstarter Campaign: http://kck.st/1bCv95j

Midnight Syndicate Official Website:  www.MidnightSyndicate.com

THE DEAD MATTER Official Website: www.TheDeadMatter.com

 

MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE

For almost two decades, composers Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka have been known as Midnight Syndicate, creating symphonic soundtracks to imaginary films that facilitate a transcendental and adventurous escape into the secret dimensions of the mind’s eye. To many of their fans, they are Gothic music pioneers brewing a signature blend of orchestral horror music and movie-style sound effects. To others, they remain the first “haunted house band” that forever changed the Halloween music genre and became a staple of the October holiday season. And some know them as the duo that teamed up with Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to produce the first official soundtrack to the legendary Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Their critically-acclaimed works are reminiscent of sweeping, complex masterpieces by artists such as James Horner, Danny Elfman, Black Sabbath and King Diamond and have been featured as a part of films, television shows, video games and at haunted attractions, amusement parks, and live performances worldwide.

 

Midnight Syndicate’s music has become integral to setting a powerful mood at top-rated haunted attractions and amusement parks as well as at costume shops, gaming and Halloween parties and Halloween-themed cruises from Siberia and Hong Kong, to Europe and the United States. The duo has released 15 studio albums since 1997, and Douglas and Goszka’s original, work also been used at Hugh Hefner’s Halloween parties, on episodes of The Barbara Walters Special and in the drive-in film THE RAGE, Universal Studio’s Horror Nights XVIII as well as by Monday Night Football and by artists Insane Clown Posse, Three Six Mafia, Twiztid and The Misfits. In 2010, Midnight Syndicate released a full-length horror film called THE DEAD MATTER, directed, scored and co-produced by Douglas alongside special FX legend Robert Kurtzman and director/producer Gary Jones.

 

Midnight Syndicate continues to pursue its quest to use instrumental music to tell explicit stories full of tension, twists and turns. Most recently, the band completed the score to the grindhouse thriller AXE GIANT: THE WRATH OF PAUL BUNYAN. In summer, 2013, Midnight Syndicate released the soundtrack to that film along with MONSTERS OF LEGEND a tribute to the classic Universal, Hammer and Euro horror films that gave birth to horror cinema.  MONSTERS OF LEGEND has quickly become the band’s most critically-acclaimed album to date.

 

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Dustin Wayde Mills latest masterpiece, The Ballad of Skinless Pete

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Friday, October 25, 2013.

10:00pm.

www.indiehorror.tv

 

Dustin Wayde Mills latest masterpiece, The Ballad of Skinless Pete, makes its World Premiere on Indie Horror TV! 10pm EST on Friday October 25th!

 

Come watch the film, participate in the chat and be one of the first to witness the spectacle of Peter Peel!

 

Here’s where to go to watch:

 

http://www.indiehorror.tv/

 

http://www.justin.tv/indiehorror

 

http://www.twitch.tv/indiehorror

 

Pick up your own copy on DVD or Blu Ray at: http://dmp.storenvy.com/

 

 

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Episode 88 tackles oh so much in so little time…

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This week Ben Grimm comes back to talk with us about the state of things.  We do a healthy rundown of our top 10 movies of all time, talk about what we have been watching and totally geek the hell out over Predator and the subsequent franchise. Also we get to answer your viewer mail, talk about Witchtrap (which JSB has never seen) and wonder what would happen when a genetically enhanced creature gets totally horned up and goes on a rape craze in Splice.  Check it out.

http://bloodbathsandboomsticks.blogspot.com/

EPISODE 88

Another “Dark Forces Can Corrupt Any Fantasy and Every Reality.”

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Director Jason Bognacki (The Red Door) has completed production on his latest, visually stunning horror feature, titled Another. This supernatural shocker stars Paulie Rojas (The Last Resort) as Jordyn, a woman possessed by an evil twin and her twin is growing stronger. Maria Olsen (Paranormal Activity 3), Nancy Wolfe and David Landry co-star. This title has recently completed production and a darkly beautiful trailer awaits below.

In the film’s first official trailer, viewers can see Jordyn’s Aunt Ruth (Wolfe) performing rituals, which could save her from possession. But, this evil is stronger than any magic. It grows deep within Jordyn, testing her. She must battle this dark force as it attempts to invade her fears, doubts and fantasies. Jordyn must face her darker self, before she is consumed by shadowy forces.

Another was just completed October 18th, 2013. This title will begin its film festival run shortly as it searches for distribution and a future release date. For now, viewers can see one of the most intriguing trailers in indie horror as Bognacki gets ready to unleash a demonic force unto the world.

The Official Synopsis: “Compelled by the possibility that she could have a dark twin, Jordyn (Paulie Rojas) questions her own sanity, and reality itself. Jordyn’s curiousity pulls her into a dark underworld of demonic possession, desire and extreme indulgences churning a dead witch’s brew that tears her very soul apart (Full Frame).”

Director/writer: Jason Bognacki.

Cast: Paulie Rojas, Maria Olsen, Nancy Wolfe, David Landry, Lillian Pennypacker and Michael Rappaport.

The film’s trailer is available on Youtube, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfCpbzC-5KA

The film’s fan page is located here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Another-A-Film-by-Jason-Bognacki/101104546640677

Several more stills and a trailer (1280×720 res.) are available here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l2wsv7to2kdln9a/peB9lJ-8pF

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Dealer table for Horror Realm 2014 is up!

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Horror Realm, Pittsburgh’s modern horror convention, is pleased to announce that the Spring Break Massacre returns for a full weekend in 2014.

 

The show will be March 7 to 9 at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South.  Discounted room rates will be available; details will be released soon.

 

We are now accepting dealer registrations for the spring show.  The registration form with table rates and payment options is attached.  All tables are $125 (with a discount for multiples).  Wall space is limited and will be placed on a first paid, first placed basis.

 

This is our second year of a full weekend in the spring and while we are growing, we do not expect the same level of attendance as our fall show.  As a result, we are limiting the number of tables available to 50 to ensure fair sales competition and variety.  Our tables have consistently sold out so if you want a space, please complete the agreement and return with payment as soon as possible.

 

We can also offer sponsorship packages at various levels and costs to provide additional exposure for your business both on-site at the convention and through our pre-show promotional efforts using our proprietary horror fan mailing list, social media subscriber contacts, media press releases and collateral materials.  Benefits provided to sponsors can include naming rights, complimentary exhibit space and admissions, web site promotion, etc.  Please contact Sandy Stuhlfire at info@horrorrealmcon.com to inquire about sponsorship opportunities.

 

If you can’t attend but would like to promote your business at Horror Realm, please contact us to discuss options such as donating prizes or giveaways, web advertising, etc.

 

Horror Realm is a small but growing convention with a reputation for being a fun, fan-friendly event with a relaxed and welcoming vibe.  Attendance has grown with the favorable word of mouth of our patrons, dealers and guests who have enjoyed our shows.  We offer some different and unusual programming, events, contests and parties to attract attendees.   The show will feature the dealer room, VHS viewing room, film festival, panels, events, entertainment and the return of our Zombie Gras party.

 

We are working on guest contracts and will have announcements soon.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Sandy at info@horrorrealmcon.com.   Thank you!

Todd E. Freeman Reveals the Short Film “M is for Marriage” for the ABC’s of Death 2 Film Competition

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Portland, Oregon – Polluted Pictures (Cell Count) and Lyon Films (The Tell) are proud to announce their new film “M is for Marriage” is now available for viewing on the ABC’s of Death 2 film competition page. This competition will select the 26th director and film for the upcoming horror title ABC’s of Death 2.

“M is for Marriage” is a peek into the world of our next feature film “Love Sick.” Writer and director Todd E. Freeman says: “that being said, it never would have been made unless the competition to find the 26th director for ABC’s of Death 2 had been announced at the exact time it was. “Love Sick” is a very personal project that is based in a very real time in my life when I wasn’t sure if I was going to be with the woman that I loved until the day I died. On one hand this is very much an examination of love and the physical/emotional pain that comes from it. On the other bigger hand… well… it’s a badass gore filled monster movie!”

Official synopsis: “M is for Marriage” is about Dr. Christian, who has been a therapist for 15 years, and he is the foremost expert in the controversial field of Bio-Medical Psychotherapy. His most recent case involves a husband and wife who are looking for either closure or a path back toward healing. Their stress has hit a critical stage and must be confronted in what Dr. Christian calls a Bio-Transference session. This 3 minute peek will show that session.

“M is for Marriage” stars actress Natalie Victoria (Deadheads) and Jeffree Newman.

 

The ABCS of Death 2 competition decides the top 12 films in two ways: six will be chosen by Public Vote and the other six will be selected via a panel of genre aficionados made up of ABCs Of Death producers: Tim League and Ant Timpson, Associate Producer Ted Geoghegan, Horror-Movie-A-Day Founder Brian Collins, Entertainment Weekly Senior Editor Clark Collis, author Grady Hendrix, and Fangoria Managing Editor Michael Gingold. These lucky finalists will then go on to the final judging round, where the sequel’s 25 other directors – esteemed names such as Alex De La Iglesia, Bill Plympton, Vincenzo Natali, The Twisted Twins, and Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo – will select the final winner to be included in ABCs of Death 2 film..

The teaser trailer for “M is for Marriage” is available for viewing below and the entire film includes Portuguese and Spanish subtitles for the genre fans in Latin America.

The teaser trailer is available here: http://player.vimeo.com/video/76386395

And, the full film is available at the ABCs of Death competition page, found here:

http://26th.abcsofdeathpart2.com/entry/m-is-for-marriage-4/

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