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DECEMBER
These are archived news items, many of them outside
of this website, so overtime, the links may cease to work.
DECEMBER 28
THE YEAR IN RECAP
2005 was the year that,
India went through a famine as the monsoons failed. Because American grain reserves hit zero in the 1990s, brought about by man-made global warming, there was not enough food to stave off the mass famine that occured there.
The new farmlands in North Russia, now warm thanks to global warming, were all needed to offset the losses in the Ukraine.
In California, what little snow fell on the Sierra Nevada soon melted. Resevoirs lacked the capacity to store the sudden runoff that scoured the slopes.
The ensuing water shortage cut generation of hydroelectric power (which is odd considering that California borders the largest ocean in the world, but there you have it).
Rising Ocean levels (again, why the drought when there is all that ocean? And no shortage of it either?) caused Malibu Beach homes to fall into the water.
Typhoons raked the Indo-Pacific, killing an estimated 700,000 in Bangladesh in 2005.
Global Warming caused sharp declines in farm yeilds, prices for vegetables skyrocketed, and in Mexico, Police began rounding up illegal American migrants working the fields around Monterrey.
FOrests in the hills and mountains around Los Angeles began to die and the dead trees fueled catastrophic fires that were impossible to contain. FOr six months, no one could see across the Grand Canyon.
The smoke, heat, and smog drove people out of Phoenix and Tucson and back to the north.
The water in Tule Lake becomes deoxygenated.
- This according to the leading voices of Anthropogenic Global Warming and two publications specifically, Michael Openheimer and Robert H. Boyle's book, DEAD HEAT: The Race Against The Greenhouse Effect, and James Hansen and his researchers 1988 report: Global Climate Changes as Forecast by Goddard Institute for Space Studies Three-Dimensional Model. These two publications were the bible of the Kyoto Treaty and everything in them has been the basis for the subsequent Anthropogenic Global Warming scare.
The University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, uses Oppenheimer and Boyle's book to teach, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, American History, and Government classes.
DEAD HEAT is also used as a reference tool in the following Universities:
Chatham University
Princeton University (Where Michael Oppenheimer works)
Harvard
University of Sydney (AUS)
University of Tennessee Martin
and more.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
He's been in dramas and he's been in the occasional comedy, but today's birthday boy is mainly known for carving out a career in Crime Mystery Thrillers. So Happy Birthday to
Actor Denzel Washington (A SOLDIER'S STORY, THE MIGHTY QUINN, RICOCHET, THE PELICAN BRIEF, CRIMSON TIDE, VIRTUOSITY, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, FALLEN, THE SIEGE, THE BONE COLLECTOR, MAN ON FIRE, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], and more) is 51.
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DECEMBER 27
HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Barbara Crampton (BODY DOUBLE, RE-ANIMATOR,
CHOPPING MALL, FROM BEYOND, PUPPET
MASTER, CASTLE FREAK, THE SISTERHOOD) is 43.
Barbara Shares a December
birthday with her oft-time collaborator,
Writer/Director/Producer Charles Band (LASERBLAST,
TOURIST TRAP, PARASITE, TERRORVISION, FROM BEYOND, PUPPET MASTER, and
that's as far as I'll go because the man has been involved with over 230
freaking movies already!
) is 54.
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DECEMBER 26
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Musician Lars Ulrich (METALLICA: RIDE THE
LIGHTENING, MASTER OF PUPPETS, ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, S&M)
is 42.
And on Sunday -
If its a Horror classic, this guy has been in it. Happy Horror Thriller
birthday to
Actor Dick Miller (IT CONQUERED THE WORLD,
NOT OF THIS EARTH [1957], THE UNDEAD [1957], A BUCKET OF BLOOD, THE LITTLE
SHOP OF HORRORS [1960], THE PREMATURE BURIAL, THE TERROR, NIGHT CALL NURSES,
THE YOUNG NURSES, PIRANHA, THE HOWLING, WHITE DOG, TWILIGHT ZONE: The
Movie, GREMLINS, THE TERMINATOR,
CHOPPING MALL, GREMLINS 2, EVIL TOONS, DEMON KNIGHT, and way more)
is 76.
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DECEMBER 22
QUICK BITE
The 2006 Deena Warner calendar is now posted on my site for your viewing and downloading pleasure. It features all new artwork for this year, including some upcoming projects.
deenawarner.net/calendar.htm
The calendar is a PDF file available in high- and low-resolution versions. It's a free download which you can print out and show off to all your friends/coworkers. Enjoy!
From Paula Guran
PAULA'S PICKS
FeoNote: Paula Guran of Dark Echo presents her top three picks of the year that you probably won't find on anyone else's list.
There are three books I'd like to single out: novels BEYOND BLACK (Holt) by Hilary Mantel and
THE LIMITS OF ENCHANTMENT (Atria) by Graham Joyce and
Joe Hill's collection 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS (PS Publishing). These are three books that will stay with me until senility sets in (Paula, Paula! That straight line is just begging for it! -Feo) and if you are judging "best" by the standard of "unforgettable" then, for me, these three measure up. All three are reviewed at DarkEcho.com.
HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Dina Meyer (JOHNNY MNEMONIC, STARSHIP
TROOPERS, NOWHERE LAND, BATS,
STRANGER THAN FICTION, TIME LAPSE, D-TOX, UNSPEAKABLE, STAR
TREK: NEMESIS, SAW, SAW II) is 37.
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DECEMBER 21
HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
If this man hasn't made his name in Thrillers, I don't know who has.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson (THE
EXORCIST III, JURASSIC
PARK, SPHERE, DEEP
BLUE SEA, UNBREAKABLE, KILL
BILL Vol. 2, THE INCREDIBLES and way more) is 57.
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DECEMBER 20
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
The Catman of KISS. Or at least he was from 1973 to 1980. Then he wasn't.
Then, 15 years later he was again from 1995 to 2000. Then he wasn't. Then
he was yet again from 2003 to 2004. Then he wasn't. What is he doing now?
I dunno. Big band music maybe? But Happy Birthday to
Musician Peter Criss (KISS. As Actor: KISS
MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK) who is 59.
There are very few who are more of a staple of Horror Thriller from Hong
Kong than,
Director Ricky Lau (MR. VAMPIRE [all], PI LI
DA LA BA, YOUNG MASTER VAMPIRE, JIANG SHI ZHOU YAO, GUI YAO GUI, DEMON INTRUDER,
ROMANCE OF THE VAMPIRES and way more) is 55.
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DECEMBER 19
From Michael Laimo
THREADING OVER LAIMO
Bram Stoker Award Finalist MICHAEL LAIMO and Threading Over Dark writer/director G. WILLIAM STECHMAN have reached an agreement to adapt two of horror author Laimo's novels, DEEP IN THE DARKNESS and his most recent publication, THE DEMONOLOGIST for the silver screen.
Stechman will write the feature film adaptation for both novels, using Laimo's notes and novels as the source material for the scripts. Once scripting of both films is complete, Laimo and Stechman will shop THE DEMONOLOGIST to studios for dramatic rights acquisition, whereas Stechman hopes to produce DEEP IN THE DARKNESS independently.
DEEP IN THE DARKNESS is a chilling and atmosphere-drenched horror fable concerning a doctor from New York City who moves to a small town. Once there, the doctor and his family find that the town is controlled by many things outside their control, including a legend concerning subterranean creatures which lurk in the woods outside the residents' homes. THE DEMONOLOGIST concerns an aging rock star who returns home to Los Angeles to find that he has a part to play in ritual sacrifices carried out by a demonic cult whose evil is so powerful that their enemy is not only God, but Satan himself.
G. William Stechman recently wrapped the controversial and frightening independent drama THREADING OVER DARK in Northern California. The motion picture, based on a series of murders which took place in Stockton and Dixon in the mid-1990's, was shot in various locations throughout California and Nevada between October 4th and December 16th. Although not yet complete, Threading has already been selected to run at the International Week of Fantasy in Malaga, Spain, Spring 2006. Only a rough cut of the film will be available at that time. Dark will be fully mastered and released to festivals Summer 2006. For further information on the film, please visit enterthedark.net or myspace.com/threading_over_dark where you will find trailers and posters for the film, as well as behind-the-scenes footage and desktops. For further information on G. William Stechman, please visit his official MySpace area myspace.com/gregstechman.
Michael Laimo is a New York-based horror author whose first novel, Atmosphere, was published by Leisure Books in 2002. The tome was nominated for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for superior achievement in a first novel. His short fiction has been published in a variety of anthologies and magazines, including Hot Blood 12, Darkside 3, Dark Whispers, Vivisections, Flesh&Blood, Unnatural Selection, The Book Of All Flesh, The Best Of Horrified Volumes 1&2, and many more. His stories have been collected in Demons, Freaks, and Other Abnormalities (Delirium Books) and Dregs Of Society (Prime Books). Laimo's latest novel The Demonologist was published by Leisure Books in May 2005. He is currently finishing his fourth novel Dead Souls which will be released in 2007. For further information on the author, please visit his homepage www.laimo.com or his official MySpace area myspace.com/michaellaimo.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Whatever happened to that Flash dancing chick? Glad you asked. By choice
Actor Jennifer Beals (THE BRIDE, VAMPIRE'S
KISS, DOCTEUR M., TERROR STALKS THE CLASS REUNION [TV], INDECENCY, NIGHT
OWL, DEAD ON SIGHT, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, THE PROHECY II, THE SPREE, WITHOUT
MALICE, AFTER THE STORM, RUNAWAY JURY) is 42.
Today's birthday girl started out as a child actress, which means that many
hoped she would mature into an adult actress instead of the usual crash
and burn tales we've come to expect. It was touch and go for a while there,
but things seem to be looking up for her. In fact, since 1994, she has largely
turned her career toward Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense! So Happy
Actor Alyssa Milano (DOUBLE DRAGON, EMBRACE
OF THE VAMPIRE, DEADLY SINS, POISON IVY II, FEAR, BODY COUNT, CHARMED [TV
- eight seasons and counting]) is 33.
And on Sunday
Actor Katie Holmes (DISTURBING
BEHAVIOR, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, THE
GIFT, PHONE BOOTH, ABANDON, BATMAN BEGINS)
is 27. Katie shares a December Birthday with her fellow DISTURBING BEHAVIOR
alumni, Nick Stahl.
We love him, we dislike him (hate is far too strong
a word and way overused) but there is no denying that either
as a Director or Producer, this birthday boy has created more Horror Thrillers
than any other kind of movie in his panoply (that's
like a resume for godlings). So Happy Birthday to
Writer / Director / Producer Steven Spielberg (NIGHT
GALLERY [TV], DUEL [TV], SOMETHING EVIL [TV], SAVAGE [TV], JAWS,
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, POLTERGEIST, TWILIGHT ZONE: The Movie, INDIANA
JONES and the TEMPLE OF DOOM, INDIANA JONES and the LAST CRUSADE, JURASSIC
PARK, THE LOST WORLD,
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, MINORITY REPORT, WAR OF THE WORLDS, and more) is 59.
Actor Casper Van Dien (NIGHT EYES 4, LETHAL
ORBIT, NIGHT SCREAM, STARSHIP
TROOPERS, MODERN VAMPIRES, SHARK ATTACK, THE
OMEGA CODE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, PYTHON, SANCTIMONY, SKELETON MAN,
DRACULA 3000) is 37.
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DECEMBER 14
From Arvid Nelson
REX MUNDI #16: OFF TO THE PRINTER
Yes, it's finished. It's the first issue with art by Juan Ferreyra. I really can't wait for you to see this issue, Dear Reader, it's the best one yet. My editorial for #16 is a panegyric to Juan, so I won't repeat myself by gushing over him here. Suffice it to say #16 will exceed your highest expectations. I've been waiting for this part of the story since I started Rex Mundi five years ago, and I can't believe I've finally arrived.
REX MUNDI 16: Path to Empire will be in stores January 11th.
Rex Mundi's not the only thing I'm writing, Dear Reader! I'm also working on an adaptation of a Capcom video game called KILLER 7. Writing the comic has been a great experience - I mean, who else can claim to play a video game for "research"?
What is KILLER 7 about? It's a little hard to explain. Here's a synopsis of the first issue:
Capcom's dazzling thriller/adventure game KILLER 7 explodes in comic book stores this January. A volley of earth-shattering nuclear missiles are launched at Japan. It's up to a group of assassins known as the KILLER 7 to stop the launch before Japan is reduced to an irradiated smear. The strike is linked to a world-wide conspiracy responsible for a plague of zombie terrorists known as "heaven's smiles". The fate of millions of people hangs in the balance...
One word of warning; the nuclear missiles didn't make it into the first issue... but they're coming. KILLER 7 is being published by Devil's Due and Kinetic Underground. Like I said, it's in Previews now!
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer Mike Korn (CONFESSIONS
OF A GHOUL, SKIMMING THE NUCLEAR GUMBO,
ALL THE MUTANT TRASH IN ALL THE GALAXIES, RACHMANINOFF'S GHOST)
is 47.
Actor Ted Raimi (THE
EVIL DEAD, BLOOD RAGE, STRYKER'S WAR,
EVIL DEAD II, DARKMAN, CANDYMAN, ARMY
OF DARKNESS, WISHMASTER, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN 2,
THE GRUDGE) is 40.
Actor Dee Wallace Stone (THE
STEPFORD WIVES, THE HILLS HAVE EYES, THE HOWLING, CUJO, CRITTERS,
SHADOW PLAY, POPCORN, ALLIGATOR II, TEMPTRESS, THE
FRIGHTENERS, KILLER INSTINCT, DEADLY DELUSIONS, KILLER INSTINCT, OUT OF THE BLACK, DEAD END ROAD, BOO!, SCAR, and more)
is 56. Dee's new movie is ABOMINABLE. No, that's not a critique, that's the actual name of the movie. Check out the trailer at abominablethemovie.com/trailer.htm.
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DECEMBER 13
HAPPY HORROR
THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Jinkies! This birthday girl has been the voice of Daphne since 1970!
Actor Heather North (SCOOBY-DOO - WHERE ARE
YOU?, THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES, THE SCOOBY-DOO / DYNOMUTT HOUR, THE SCOOBY
AND SCRAPPY-DOO SHOW, SCOOBY-DOO AND THE LEGEND OF THE VAMPIRE, SCOOBY-DOO
AND THE MONSTER OF MEXICO) is 55.
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DECEMBER 12
QUICK BITES
We reported earlier in the month on the Big Dumb Fun Show, broadcast in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, and featuring Robert Steven Rhine (MY BRAIN ESCAPES ME, SATAN GONE WILD). Robert was being interviewed about his website, Girls and Corpses.com. Now that broadcast, for those of you who missed it, is available on the Internet (like everything else). You can download the MP3 Here.
Also
Matthew Warner (THE ORGAN DONOR, DEATH SENTENCES), promises that Horrorworld.org will have a Big (with a capital "b") announcement coming up soon on the Podcast of Horror. Meanwhile, Matt has a few appearances lined up. He'll be the featured author at
SheVaCon 14
February 24-26, 2006
Holiday Inn Tanglewood
Roanoke, VA
And one of many authors at
World Horror Convention
May 11-14, 2006
San Francisco, CA
OLIVERI HORROR COMIC COMING SOON
Back in 1999, Horror writer, Mike Oliveri was writing movie and book reviews for this website (See Here). He was one of the first writers at Feo's Horror Home Page. In 2000, he suggested adding a Horror Comics section which was originally known as Mike Oliveri's Fanboy of Fear. After about a year, the duties of being a Father, provider, and writer took over much of his time and
Mike left the Comic's section. The years bubbled past and in 2005 Mike began working on a new project.
Now Michael Oliveri makes his comic book debut this Spring with WEREWOLVES: Call of the Wild from Moonstone Books. The first issue will be in the February Previews catalog and will be on shelves in April. Oliveri describes this three-issue arc as a crime story with werewolves.
"If you're going to kill a man, you best make sure his brother isn't going to come looking for him.
"Especially if that man's brother is a werewolf.
"Cole Tyler fears the worst when he learns his missing brother is the subject of a murder investigation by a hostile sheriff. Sheriff Hess, meanwhile, wants to know why Marcus Rice so badly wants Cole to join his brother in a shallow grave."
The 32-page book will feature cover art and color interiors by Joe Bucco for $2.99. More information can be found at MikeOliveri.com or MoonstoneBooks.com.
Michael Oliveri is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Deadliest of the Species and a contributor to several anthologies and magazines including fan-favorite 4x4 and the upcoming In Laymon's Terms.
Joe Bucco illustrated the original graphic novel Everyman: Be the People and has provided color work for Moonstone's The Phantom series. More of Joe's work can be found at JoeBucco.com.
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DECEMBER 9
From Market Wire
A NEW WOLF HOWLS
LOS ANGELES, CA - Cameron Rossin has dropped out of college and returned to Longview, WA, unaware that a vicious predator has moved into his hometown. Isolated and depressed, Cameron encounters unimaginable evils: animals found ripped apart, a mutilated corpse, and evil souls that mirror Cameron's own inner demons and tempt him to give in to his dark side.
"I wanted to scare the hell out of the reader while at the same time write a story with substance," said author Clint Romag. "I channeled everything I was feeling at a low point of my life into THE WEREWOLF MANUSCRIPT, which deals with isolation, depression, God, relationships, the meaning of life and addiction: problems we all may face at one time or another."
Self-published through iUniverse, Romag brings to werewolf fans the definitive werewolf story, in the same vein as the classics of FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA*. It is a must-read for all horror fans.
THE WEREWOLF MANUSCRIPT is Romag's first published book. Visit Clint Romag at his website.
*Feo - And, one would think, THE WOLFMAN.
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DECEMBER 8
QUICK BITES
Former Feo Amante.com reviewer, Chris Gage (THE BREED) wrote the upcoming episode of NUMB3RS with his wife, Ruth. NUMB3RS will air in most of North America
this Friday night, December 9th, at 10pm/9 Central on your local CBS station.
Actor Ken Foree (DAWN OF THE DEAD, FROM BEYOND, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], THE DEVIL'S REJECTS) co-stars with Corin Nemec in a new movie from director Jay Woelfel, of Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming and GHOSTLAKE. Check out the official movie website for details on DARK BETWEEN THE STARS.
Bantam will be rereleasing Tom Piccirilli's novel A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN in trade paperback late next year to coincide with the trade release of his next novel KILLJOY. He's been told that the title will be changed and though it wasn't clear in his email, I'm assuming that the title to KILLJOY will be changed so as not to confuse the three Horror fans who saw the movie KILLJOY, about a homicidal clown.
For those of you who might wonder why we've never reviewed the movie KILLJOY, the reason is: I'm not entirely sure that anyone who has seen it, or would want to see it, visits this website. Feel free to watch it and form your own opinion though. I wouldn't try to stop you if I could.
From Matthew Warner
DID KING GET LEFT BEHIND?
A recent Horror World column by Matthew Warner (DEATH SENTENCES) about the LEFT BEHIND series recently attracted the attention of LEFT BEHIND co-author Jerry B. Jenkins.
In the December column, "Message Versus Medium: The Agenda of LEFT BEHIND," Warner describes the opening sequence of the novel like this: "People appear to have disappeared right out of their clothes, even leaving behind their contact lenses - a plot development, I should point out, that is suspiciously similar to a scene in Stephen King's THE LANGOLIERS, published five years before Left Behind."
In a reply email, posted with permission below the column, Jenkins says he has never read or watched King's novella, which was published in the collection FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT. "So many have mentioned the similarities that I long ago realized I would never be able to convince anyone that I wasn't even aware of it at the time."
The full text of the column and the reply can be read at horrorworld.org.
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HAPPY HORROR
THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
The man who created KING KONG in his first re-incarnation. Thankfully for him - and us - he has gone farther and done much better with his career. He holds the distinction of being the first make-up artist to win an Oscar, and what's more: if Horror movies have caused you nightmares, his creations were likely the stars in your dreams. I'm talking about
Make-up Artist Rick Baker (IT'S ALIVE, SQUIRM, KING KONG [1976], THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN, THE FURY, THE HOWLING, THE FUNHOUSE, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, VIDEODROME, WOLF, ED WOOD, THE FRIGHTENERS, MEN IN BLACK, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG [1998], PLANET OF THE APES [2001], MEN IN BLACK II, THE RING, HELLBOY, CURSED, THE RING II, and way more) who is 55.
I will kiss the (properly cleaned) boot of
any woman who can surpass today's birthday girl in the realm of Camp movie
careers. She is the Queen of Camp! Her photo should be in the dictionary!
Happy Birthday to
Actor Mary Woronov (KEMEK, SUGAR COOKIES, "SILENT
NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT", SEIZURE, DEATH RACE 2000, JACKSON COUNTY JAIL,
EATING RAOUL, NIGHT OF THE COMET, THE MOVIE HOUSE MASSACRE, HELLHOLE, TERRORVISION,
CHOPPING MALL, WARLOCK, FROG-G-G!, and far more) is 62.
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DECEMBER 7
GORE METAL GOES TO THE CIRCUS
Even Hard core Metal bands from the Netherlands (The Nether-lands, not as sexy as it sounds) love Robert S. Rhine's SATAN'S 3-RING CIRCUS OF HELL. The official website for Fondle Corpse posted their review for the graphic novel collection. Fondle Corpse refers to itself as "B-Movie Couch Potatoe Gore Metal", and within that field, they are likely the skin on the soup.
Check out the review at FondleCorpse.com.
And btw, I don't want any wussies writing back to bitch about me "unexpectedly" linking to another hardcore website. This is a Horror Thriller site you fools! Just coming here is the only warning you get!
From Brian Freeman
NEWS FROM THE DEAD ZONE
Cemetery Dance Publications is very happy to announce that Bev Vincent's "News From the Dead Zone" column for Stephen King fans, which appears in every issue of Cemetery Dance magazine, now has an online companion for Stephen King Breaking News!
Visit NewsFromTheDeadZone.com for Bev's first online column, which includes a calendar of important Stephen King dates for the next year, discussion of King's new novel CELL (along with the cover art), and much, much more! Keep checking that page for King news as it happens!
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
I hear people say, "Whatever happened to actor C. Thomas Howell?" and they mean it in one of two ways. For the ones who wonder if he fell off of the map, I have to tell you that he's made over 25 movies in just the last five years of the new millennium. Granted they were nearly all all B movies (Howell won't be winning any Oscars soon), but the man keeps busy. For the ones who have seen him and wonder why he aged so fast, according to imdb.com, Howell suffered from a ruptured appendix in 2003 which nearly cost him his life. He was hospitalized for four weeks in a year that still saw him make three movies! What's more, since 2000, Chris (his first name) has turned his career toward Horror Thrillers. So Happy Birthday to
Actor C. Thomas Howell (THE HITCHER, TREACHEROUS, DARK REFLECTION, PAYBACK, KINDRED: THE EMBRACED [TV], PURE DANGER, ASYLUM DAYS, NURSIE, NET GAMES, THE HITCHER II, THE LOST ANGEL, THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER, A KILLER WITHIN, H.G. WELL'S WAR OF THE WORLDS, GLASS TRAP and more) who is 39. Howell has made over two movies for every year of his life.
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DECEMBER 6
RIP'N FOR GREG HOFFMANN
Much to my utter surprise, movie producer Greg Hoffmann (SAW, SAW II) of Lions Gate Entertainment and Twisted Pictures, died Sunday night at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. According to a news release by Lion's gate, he died of natural causes. I don't know how natural it is for a 42 year old man to just die of natural causes, but an autopsy will be performed.
Greg, a former executive at Disney, was seriously committed to making Horror movies. His future slate included SILENCE, CATACOMBS, and a remake of CRAWLSPACE. I never knew the guy, but this is a serious bummer for me on a number of levels. Greg was one of the lead creative forces behind Twisted Pictures and output like the two SAW movies, as well as the upcoming Quentin Tarantino/Eli Roth flick, Hostel, looked like a promising future for a whole new generation of Horror Thriller movies. Also the fact that we're about the same age.
Read the full story Here.
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In film, today's birthday boy is a Special Effects Maestro! Happy Birthday to
Visual Effects Artist Richard Edlund (THE MANITOU, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, POLTERGEIST, GHOSTBUSTERS, FRIGHT NIGHT, POLTERGEIST II, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, THE MONSTER SQUAD, GHOST, ALIEN3, SPECIES, THE STEPFORD WIVES [2004]) who is 65.
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DECEMBER 5
OW! DAMN! HOLY SHIT!
Our reviewer, Kelly Parks, has a brother named Mr. Not Kelly Parks (okay, that's not his real name but he asked us not to use his real name). For the sake of this story, I'd like you to put yourself in Mr. Park's place for a moment. So there you are, a marathon runner. You don't get paid pro football bucks, you just have a gen-u-wine love for the game! You put yourself through it all: all the physical punishment! All the grueling ... er ... gruel! You even finished up the Ironman Competition in Hawaii a few weeks ago! Now you are back home, taking it easy, and getting ready for the holidays. One day you help your brother-in-law clean out some junk from your Mother's backyard, because you are just that kinda guy!
You try to move one dang 'ol peice of sheet metal that seems to be stuck on something. You pull and you pull and WHACK! That ol' peice of sheet metal comes loose. Thing about sheet metal is: It's a sheet! Super blunt on one side, often razor sharp on the other (depending on the gauge of the sheet).
You see where I'm going with this, don't you?
If not, check out these photos
Mr. Parks 1 - Mr. Parks 2
Won't ol' Mr. Parks have a cool story to tell the kiddies this Christmas?
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Since her break-up with a certain director, today's birthday girl has
been missed by fans who loved her small roles and are hoping to see her again.
Actor Lisa Marie (ED WOOD, MARS ATTACKS!, SLEEPY HOLLOW, PLANET
OF THE APES) is 37.
Our first birthday boy, when he was a kid, made and makes creepy dramas, venturing into
Horror Thriller, until 2001, when he has made little else. Happy Birthday
to
Actor Nick Stahl (DEAD RUN {TV}, DISTURBING
BEHAVIOR, TABOO, BOOKIES, TERMINATOR
3, CARNIVÁLE [TV], SIN CITY) is 26.
And on Sunday -
Horror Writer and feoamante.com contributor
Harry Shannon (BAD
SEED, NIGHT
OF THE BEAST, NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF) is 57!
And on Saturday -
This birthday girl's classic features get her work in glitter literatti
movies, but she appears to hanker more for the Horror Thriller as evidenced
by the largest body of her work (and her current filming schedule affirms that). Happy Birthday to
Actor Julianne Moore (sLAUGHTERHOUSE II,
TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, CAST
A DEADLY SPELL, THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, BODY OF EVIDENCE,
THE FUGITIVE, SAFE, THE LOST
WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, PSYCHO [1998], HANNIBAL, EVOLUTION, THE
FORGOTTEN) who is 45.
Fear not, metal fans. His real name is not Ozzy so his birth name was
never Oswald. Happy Birthday to
Musician Ozzy Osbourne (band BLACK SABBATH:
Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath. OZZY: Blizzard of Ozz, Ultimate Sin. Actor: TRICK
OR TREAT) is 55.
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DECEMBER 3
By Viki
A TWILIGHT WINTER
Do you plan to be in Chicago, Illinois this month? If so, you'll want to know about the following,
With the holidays upon us, just wanted to remind you guys that we're still going to be meeting at the Red Lion, though the last two Mondays will be informal gatherings!
Also don't miss our Twilight Tales Two show out in Aurora this Sunday, December 4th featuring two great authors:
Sam Reaves, a delightfully gritty mystery/thriller author, will give you a guided tour through the mean streets of Chicago with his work.
Joining Sam to lighten the evening a bit is Mary Frances Zambreno reading from her book "Invisible Pleasures," a collection of her best short fiction for all ages.
It promises to be an exciting afternoon with something for everyone, particularly in this hectic shopping season. REMEMBER: Books make excellent gifts!
The show starts at 3:00 PM at Savannah's Restaurant in the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, IL. Go to SavannahStearoom.com for more information.
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DECEMBER 2
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Whether this birthday girl is in action thrillers or crime thrillers,
she has steeped her career in Thrillers! So Happy birthday to:
Actor Lucy Lui (CITY OF INDUSTRY, FLYPAPER,
PAYBACK, TRUE CRIME, BALLISTIC: Ecks vs. Sever, CYPHER, KILL
BILL: Vol. 1, KILL BILL Vol. 2) is 37.
Our next actor usually works in late night
made-for-cable movies. Why do people always make these kinds of Horror
Thriller movies? Because bad Drama bores you and you flip the
channel. Schlocky Romance better have some good nudity to hold yer interest. Unfunny Comedies make you angry,
but bad Horror Thriller movies can make you laugh.
Rare are the times that I won't sit
through a bad Horror movie! I've even suffered through some of this guy's flicks. So
Happy Birthday to
Actor Steven Baur (THIEF OF HEARTS, RAISING
CAIN, WOMAN OF DESIRE, CODENAME: Silencer, WILDSIDE, PRIMAL FEAR, NAKED
LIES, STAR PORTAL, TRAFFIC, THE LEARNING CURVE, MALEVOLENT, RAPTOR ISLAND) who is 49 and still working.
Horror writer Ray Garton (ALL THAT GLITTERS
[Sabrina the Teenage Witch Series #12], RESURRECTING RAVANA [Buffy the
Vampire Slayer Series], SEX
AND VIOLENCE IN HOLLYWOOD).
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DECEMBER 1
DARK SIDE TIME
Steve Huff runs an interesting weblog that's been mentioned here before, The Dark Side at Planethuff.com. Not all blogs are opinionated political folderol. Many are deeply personal, but for Steve, True Crime Tales are his personal kink.
He's so deep into said kink, in fact, that the MSM has taken notice and asked him to give his two cents on the recent Peter Braunstein (the fake fireman/rapist) story.
For those in North America, catch Steve tomorrow night, December 2, 2005 at 10:00pm ET, 9:00pm CT where he will be a guest on Dateline NBC with Edie Magnus. In addition to Steve Huff - who hopes someone can record it on DVD (he'll pay the first person to send him a disc of the show) - Dateline will also have a story on Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of KING KONG. There! Two Horror tie ins with one news bite.
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Starring Adrian Paul
(THE HIGHLANDER),
Bokeem Woodbine, and Ling Bai (THE CROW), This Alternate History
movie is part Horror, Part crime, part S.F. and all Vampires.
From the screenplay by alumni
Christos N. Gage
and
Ruth Fletcher Gage.
Brian Keene was one of the first reviewers at feoamante.com and has gone on to become one of the fastest growing Horror writers in publishing.
Harry Shannon began writing for us in the new millennium and has gone on to write mass market novels and pen the motion picture,
DEAD AND GONE
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Haunted
Links:
| The
Chancery House |
Dancing Skeletons
Sure, why not? |
Evil
On A
Budget
Every Evil Overlord has to start somewhere. |
Evil Overlord,
Inc.
Valuable advice for setting up your own world dominating empire. |
GoreLets
Once this site buries its hook in you, you won't want to pull
it out.
Flash Enabled. |
Halloween
Midis - Music - and Wavs |
| The
Haunted Graveyard |
| The
Haunted Playhouse |
Hell2U
Hell, Michigan. It's a beautiful little place that's a helluva lot of fun to visit. |
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
I've never met a soul who remembers this whacked out show, yet Canadians
Bill Strutt and Ben Kane have created this excellent tribute site. |
The
Monster Dance
Sigh... for those of you who really crave kitsch. |
The
Monster Mash
More dancing monsters. This time with lyrics. |
The
Moonlit
Road |
MustDie
A Russian site. I don't know what they are saying, but it looks so COOL! |
Necropsy
A fledgling Horror site hosted on the Louisiana State University
servers. Not much there so far, but the roster of reviewers, including
S.T. Joshi, is impressive. |
Rather Good
Not Haunted or Horror but being this twisted, where else would he
have a link? |
The
Ossuary In Sedlac
A massive and ornate building made of human bones. |
Screams From The Abyss
Few images, mostly text. It's a 24 hour, 7 day a week Geoff Cooper
Bitch-Fest! |
Spectrum
Of Fantasy
Is back online! A Russian site, with pages in English and/or Russian.
Uses Shockwave! |
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