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.

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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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Gross Movie Reviews #303

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Gross Movie Reviews #303

 

By Tim Gross

 

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (DVD) – Another great documentary about a horror film that is a favorite of many horror fans. But this isn’t just any horror film the documentary covers… it’s the zombie film that changed everything about zombies. Just like 1968s ‘Night of the Living Dead’, ‘Return of the Living Dead’ caught everyone by surprise in the mid-80s by introducing zombies wanting brains, zombies talk, and be a new kind of entertainment. This documentary tracks down all who were involved and learns of how it all came together and how no one exactly knew that this zombie film would take the next step in zombie film evolution. A must see for all as I give it 4 stars.

Infinte Santa

Infinte Santa 8000 (DVD) – What once started as a webisodes project from Michael Neel and Greg Ansin after their awesome independent anthology ‘Drive-in Horrorshow’ has now become a feature length animated film after two long years of hard work. And I am here to say the hard work paid off in this beautiful animated feature that features a Robo Santa a world that is far into a war torn future! This is the type of film that makes me wonder if the filmmakers behind it reach into a horror fan’s dark soul and bring to life something of the likes of Robo Santa. The film has a great and entertaining beginning that sets the pace for you the viewer of knowing what your brain is about to witness as Robo Santa is facing off a full robot in a bootleg Thunderdome. And they are fighting for meat as meat is scarce and the new money with the world looking like one big wasteland straight out of a ‘Mad Max’ film. But as Santa goes back to the North Pole with his Robo reindeer he knows he is going back to the one person who still believes. And her name is Martha. Martha is what keeps the old man going. But there is some who want to take that away from him and the menace that wants to take the happiness away is the “Creator” who made Martha. The Creator sends an evil bunny with exploding peeps, monkey men, and mutations, even Martha clones to kill Santa and steal Martha away only to destroy her for good. It is a holiday classic of good versus evil in this animated feature that is complete chaotic fun! It is not only one of the best independent films of the year but I am glad to say one my favorite horror films in the past few years. The dedication of Michael Neel and all who are involved with Burnt Reindeer Films should be proud of their project that I would put up there with the likes of ‘Heavy Metal’, ‘Fire and Ice’. What sealed the deal on this great film was the quote from Robo Santa in the film, “Just how I like my mutants, ugly, crispy, and dead!” That is perfection for me. Horror movie fans if there is one horror film you buy this holiday season it must be “Infinite Santa 8000” or Robo Santa and myself are coming Mad Max style down your chimney and throwing you in the bootleg Thunderdome! I give the film 4 out of 4 stars and it can be found at www.midnightreleasing.com and more info about Greg and others can be found at www.infinitesanta.com . If you need more look for the intentional or unintentional video game Gauntlet scene during the big fight between Robo Santa and Creator’s minions.

Eureka (DVD) – An odd Rutger Hauer film from 1983 that also stars Gene Hackman, Ed Lauter, Mickey Rouke, Joe Pesci, and Joe Spinell! But what Rutger Hauer film isn’t a bit odd as most of his career choices always make you think. But Gene Hackman is a man who searched for gold for 15 years during the time of the gold rush finally finding after a very weird encounter with a woman who helps tell his future. Years later and Hackman’s character now owning an island and more money than can be printed finds himself feeling like his world is falling apart as Rutger Hauer is taking his daughter away, people want his island, and they want to kill him. Weird but a fun watch for Rutger Hauer fans as I give it 2 stars.

8213: Gacy House (DVD) – A found footage film about Ghost Hunters investigating a vacant home in March 2006. The home is supposed to be where Gacy’s old house was. They even say in the opening credits that the original home was destroyed in 1979 I believe and a new home was built there. But during the film during the so-called investigation the ghost hunters talk about the old house, wiring, etc. This is the type of film that just gives paranormal experts a bad name hell if I was a ghost hunter I would be insulted by this big piece of elephant shit! I give it 0 stars.

Ridge War

Ridge War Z (DVD) – An independent zombie film that takes entirely different approach but at the same time trying to cash in on the similar title of Brad Pitt’s project. A reporter tracks down three soldiers who survived a battle with zombies to protect a ridge and write a book on it. The filmmaker Alek Gearhart takes the approach of the reporter helping the soldiers get over the evil events that happened and to relive some of the horrible events to make their lives better and help him to write his book based on the events. The filmmaker dedicates the film to all veterans who were in a war as tries to use this dramatic approach to show how tough it can be for vets to live with the burden of war and the decisions made during the battles. It’s different, a little talky at times but I gotta give credit to the filmmaker doing something very different with the zombie genre. I give the film 2 ½ out of 4 stars and can be found at www.braindamagefilms.com .

Amnesiac (DVD) – A foreign independent film that tries to outsmart the viewer by over thinking the plot and just confusing the shit out of me by the end of the film. The film begins with two sisters and the one’s boyfriend Thom going all ‘Witchboard’ with an Ouija board by doing a séance to contact a spirit. But as the three get more involved in the spirit’s world as things go weird to the point that the film becomes about the spirit who killed people in a past life but is now haunted by the people who were contacting him through the board… maybe? All I know this film my head hurt and it got boring as the filmmaker over thought the plot. I give the independent film 0 out of 4 stars and you can find it at www.midnightreleasing.com .

The Man with the Iron Fists (DVD) – A film that steals a bunch of random Asian Cinema and smashes it into a crazy action film to pimp RZA! It’s not bad, it’s not good, and it’s just one of those films that are a little too much over the top. I give it 2 stars.

Daisy Derkins, Dogsitter of the Damned! (DVD) – Daisy has just gotten a part time job being a dog sitter for a very strange dude in a black robe. But he gives Daisy permission to do pretty much anything she wants as long as she keeps an eye out for the dog. Bad move Ex-Lax! Daisy invites two friends over who want to get Daisy high and drunk and bullshit about the guy who is stalking her after one date. Once they are about to enter the point of no return in drunken terms Daisy hears a voice or laughter, causing the friends to call paranormal expert/pinup model Delia to find the issue and film it for her cable access show. If that wasn’t enough to scare Daisy her stalker comes to the house to sing to her, a witch begins to fuck with them, and a serial killer who looks like a bootleg combo of Dimebag Darryl and John Carl Buechler killing everyone in the house, and we have a wendigo that tries to rape the paranormal expert/pinup model. This all happens just because the strange dude parties with a Mexican wrestler and just needed to feed his dog the Dogsitter. Big boobs, blood, woman with tattoos and a Mexican wrestler… I was entertained. I give the independent flick 2 ½ out of 4 stars.

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It took forever to get it up on the site… And that’s because we bullshit with our favorite dude Jon Cross!

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episode 87

 

Seeing as how it’s been way too long we invited good buddy Jon Cross back to the show to discuss one of the England’s all time classics The Wicker Man.  Along the way we discuss if we will ever see a Ghostbusters 3.  The top 10 b-list action stars.  Wild boar attacks.  The Blade franchise and its effects on Wesley Snipes’ ego, JSB discovers that they made a sequel to Speed.  And we retell the story of how “Black-Toe” came to be.  All this and we review The Salute of the Jugger/The Blood of Heroes, and The Chernobyl Diaries.  So lake a load off and listen to this show.  And be sure to pack a lunch because this one is a long one.

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