These are archived news items, many of them linked outside of this website.
Eventually the links may not work. Everything's Eventual.

Someone is Taking Their Love of Crime Thrillers Too Far?
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Back in 2016, a California writer, Mark Sheldon, released his new Crime Thriller, SARAH KILLIAN Serial Killer (For Hire!).

Published world wide by Crystal Lake Publishing, a small South African print and eBook publisher, it did reasonably well and garnered a handful of enthusiastic reviews at Amazon.

Skip forward to 2020 and now two books into the series. Joe Mynhardt, CEO of Crystal Lake Publishing, notices a trend in the responses he's getting at the book's Facebook page for the series.

People are messaging the near obscure page inquiring if this is legit. Are they really offering the services of a serial killer and if so, what do they charge?

"Started in 2018," Joe tells me, with one request. And for 2020? "Five of them were this year."

"This is getting insane now," Joe said on his personal Facebook page. "This is now about the 5th time (this year) someone messaged the group for more info on hiring us to kill someone. Is the world really this crazy?"

Continue To Full Article-

And -

COVID-19 and You Can't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home or on your phone or tablet, like this short movie, CRUISE PATROL.

Did you notice? You didn't have to download anything or sign up for squat!

Just go, enjoy, and get on with your life! Great Cthulhu! You really ARE living in the future!

More movies at Feo Amante's Theater.

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director Alejandro Amenábar (TESIS, OPEN YOUR EYES, THE OTHERS, REGRESSION) is 48.
Writer / Director Adam Green (HATCHET [all], SPIRAL, FROZEN, HATCHET 2, CHILLERAMA, HOLLISTON [TV], DIGGING UP THE MARROW, HORRIFIED [TV], VICTOR CROWLEY, ADAM GREEN'S SCARY SLEEPOEVER [TV]) is 45.

Musician Angus Young (AC/DC: HIGH VOLTAGE, JAILBREAK, POWERAGE, IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT IT, HIGHWAY TO HELL, DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP, LET THERE BE ROCK, BACK IN BLACK, FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK: WE SALUTE YOU, FLIP THE SWITCH, FLY ON THE WALL, WHO MADE WHO, RAZOR'S EDGE, BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO, BALLBREAKER, STIFF UPPER LIP, TNT, BLACK ICE, IRON MAN 2) is 64.

COVID-19 and You Can't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home or on your phone or tablet, like this short movie, THE CONTROLLER.

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor John Astin (THE ADDAMS FAMILY [TV], THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, TEEN WOLF TOO, RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES!, NIGHT LIFE, GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH, KILLER TOMATOES STRIKE BACK!, ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES! [TV], EERIE, INDIANA [TV], KILLER TOMATOES EAT FRANCE!, STEPMONSTER, THE ADDAMS FAMILY [Animated - TV], THE FRIGHTENERS) is 90.
Writer Scott Edelman (THE GIFT, WHAT WILL COME AFTER, THE HUNGER OF EMPTY VESSELS) is 60 or something.

SUNDAY -
Actor Brendan Gleeson (TURBULANCE, LAKE PLACID, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA, 28 DAYS LATER, DARK BLUE, THE VILLAGE, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, BEOWULF [2007], HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1, SAFE HOUSE, THE RAVEN, EDGE OF TOMORROW, STONEHEARST ASYLUM, ASSASSIN'S CREED, MR. MERCEDES [TV]) is 65.
Writer, Director Jeremy Kasten (THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, ALL SOUL'S DAY: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, THE THIRST, THE WIZARD OF GORE, SUICIDE GIRLS MUST DIE!, THE DEAD ONES, 11-11-11, THE EXORCIST FILES [TV], I'LL HAUNT YOU WHEN I'M DEAD, MY HAUNTED VACATION, THE PROFANE EXHIBIT, ANGELUS, THE DEAD ONES) is 49.
Writer J.A. Konrath (WHISKEY SOUR, RUSTY NAIL, DIRTY MARTINI, FIZZY NAVEL, FLOATERS, HORROR STORIES, TRUCK STOP, AFRAID, and more) is 59, I think.
Actor Lucy Lawless (GINGER SNAPS, SPIDER-MAN, BOOGEYMAN, LOCUSTS, VAMPIRE BATS, DARKROOM, ANGEL OF DEATH, SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA [TV], SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED, THE CODE [TV], SALEM [TV], THE CHANGEOVER, ASH VS EVIL DEAD [TV], ) is 54.
Actor Christopher Lambert (SUBWAY, HIGHLANDER - all of them, KNIGHT MOVES, FORTRESS - all of them, BEOWULF, RESURRECTION, ABSOLON, METAMORPHOSIS, TRIVIAL, THE CHAUFFEUR, GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, BLOOD SHOT, THE BROKEN KEY) is 64.
Writer/Director Victor Salva (CLOWNHOUSE, NATURE OF THE BEAST, JEEPERS CREEPERS, JEEPERS CREEPERS 2, ROSEWOOD LANE, DARK HOUSE [2014], JEEPERS CREEPERS III) is 62.
Actor Marina Sirtis (BLIND DATE, WAXWORK II, GARGOYLES [TV - all], STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, TERMINAL ERROR, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, NET GAMES, SPECTRES, THE GRUDGE 3, 31 NORTH 62 EAST, ANNIHILATION EARTH, SPEED DEMONS, KEEPERS, A DARK REFLECTION, LITTLE DEAD ROTTING HOOD, 5TH PASSENGER, THE LAST SHARKNADO, RILEY PARRA: BETTER ANGELS, MAX WINSLOW AND THE HOUSE OF SECRETS) is 65.
Look for Marina in the 2019, 2020 Thriller, UNBELIEVABLE!!!

No SPAWN 2020 Movie but SPAWN in MORTAL KOMBAT 11 is on Fire
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Since the trailer's release on March 8, MORTAL KOMBAT 11 Spawn Gameplay Trailer racked up over 950,000 views and is within kissing distance of crossing the 1 million threshold before this week is through.

And -

COVID-19 and You Can't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home or on your phone or tablet, like this short movie, Colin Cunningham's CENTIGRADE.

Did you notice? You didn't have to download anything or sign up for squat!

Just go, enjoy, and get on with your life! Great Cthulhu! You really ARE living in the future!

More movies at Feo Amante's Theater.

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Nathan Fillion (DRACULA 2000, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], FIREFLY [TV], WATER'S EDGE, SERENITY, SLITHER, WHITE NOISE 2: THE LIGHT, DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG, SUPER, CASTLE [TV], PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, GRAVITY FALLS [TV], YAMASONG: MARCH OF THE HALLOWS, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS [TV], THE VENTURE BROS. [TV], SANTA CLRIATA DIET [TV]) is 49.
Look for Nathan in the 2021 Thriller, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, directed by James Gunn (DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], SLITHER)
Horror Writer Steven L. Shrewsbury (GODFORSAKEN, THOROUGHBRED, WHORE OF JERICHO) is 50.
No introduction needed here, The Man:
Writer / Director / Producer / Actor Quentin Tarantino (RESERVOIR DOGS, PAST MIDNIGHT, PULP FICTION, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, LITTLE NICKY, KILL BILL Vol. 1, KILL BILL Vol. 2, SIN CITY, HOSTEL, GRINDHOUSE, PLANET TERROR, DEATH PROOF, DJANGO UNCHAINED, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES [TV]) is 57.
Actor Michael York (MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU [1977], FINAL ASSIGNMENT, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [TV], DARK MANSIONS [TV], UN DELITTO POCO COMUNE, KILLING BLUE, DISCRETION ASSURED, NOT OF THIS EARTH, DARK PLANET, THE RIPPER [TV], THE OMEGA CODE, THE HAUNTING OF HELL HOUSE, MEGIDDO: THE OMEGA CODE 2, CRUSADER, MIKA I ALFRED, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, THE JUSTICE OF WOLVES) is 78.

COVID-19 and You Can't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home or on your phone or tablet, like this short movie, Fede Alvarez's ATAQUE DE PANICO! (Panic Attack!).

Did you notice? You didn't have to download anything or sign up for squat!

Just go, enjoy, and get on with your life! Great Cthulhu! You really ARE living in the future!

More movies at Feo Amante's Theater.

COVID-19 and You Can't or Won't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home or on your phone or tablet, like this short movie, Alma.

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Thriller, Suspense, and Mystery Writer, Lawrence Dagstine (ESPIONAGE FIRST, SPENER PRAGUE, DEATH OF THE COMMON WRITER, VISITATION RIGHTS, ALLEGIANCE TO ARMS) is 41.
Writer, editor Peter Giglio (BALANCE, THE DARK w/Scott Bradley, ANON, A SPARK IN THE DARKNESS, HELP! WANTED: TALES OF ON-THE-JOB TERROR, JESTER WORLD: TWISTED ENCOUNTERS IN THE FUN PARK) is 59 or something.
Actor Kari Matchett (TRAIL OF A KILLER, EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT [TV], A COLDER KIND OF DEATH, ANGEL EYES, CUBE²: HYPERCUBE, A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY [TV - 2000], THE GLOW, CYPHER, 5IVE DAYS TO MIDNIGHT [TV], PLAGUE CITY: SARS IN TORONTO, CIVIC DUTY, INVASION [TV], INTIMATE STRANGER, 24 [TV], METEOR STORM, LEVERAGE [TV], COVERT AFFAIRS [TV], COVERT AFFAIRS: SIGHTS UNSEEN, THE RIVERBANK, MAD MOM, CODE 8) is 50.
Writer, Actor Richard O'Brien (THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, FLASH GORDON, SHOCK TREATMENT, DARK CITY, ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS, NIGHT TRAIN, ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE) is 78.

Actor Lee Pace (THE FALL, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, POSSESSION, THE RESIDENT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - Part 2, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY [ALL], GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE KEEPING HOURS, REVOLT, CAPTAIN MARVEL) is 41.
Look for Lee in the upcoming 2021 series, Isaac Asimov's FOUNDATION [TV].
Actor Édgar Ramírez (¡AQUÍ ESPAANTAN!, YOTAMA SE VA VOLANDO, ELIPSIS, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, GREETINGS TO THE DEVIL, WRATH OF THE TITANS, ZERO DARK THIRTY, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, BRIGHT [TV], THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, WASP NETWORK) is 44.
Look for Édgar in the 2021 Thriller, 355.

QUICK BITES
COVID-19: Houston On Voluntary Lockdown starting today
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Which means that comic book stores like 8th Dimension will be closed until further notice.

Jeremy Bulloch is one of three partners who own 8th Dimension Comics and Games

Every comic book store has its own unique personality. Chain stores are no exception and neither is 8th Dimension in the Copperfield district of Houston at 15210 West Road off of FM1960.

While the layout of many comic book stores opt for Wander and Explore, 8th Dimension is cleanly ordered to a meticulous degree. If they have it, you'll likely find it without help, though help is always available.

Where gaming is concerned, they have a staggering amount of store real estate in a separate room behind a door so gamers can game on without being zoo varmints on display to the shoppers and browsers.

Visit them online at 8thdimensioncomics.com

And -

COVID-19 and You Can't or Won't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home or on your phone or tablet, like this short movie, 405.

Did you notice? You didn't have to download anything or sign up for squat!

Just go, enjoy, and get on with your life! Great Cthulhu! You really ARE living in the future!

More movies at Feo Amante's Theater.

CINEMA OBSCURA -
The Obscure Art of Video Games
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
GRIM FANDANGO
Original release date: October 30, 1998.

And -

QUICK BITES
The 20 Best CGI Movie Monsters Ever
By Daisy Wardle
Monsters have made for some of the greatest movie antagonists, with the best of them having been able to terrify and enthral in equal measure. From Dementors to dinosaurs, there really is something for everyone – and although these creatures may look horrifyingly realistic, over the last four decades many of these have actually been the result of computers going bleep for months on end.

CGI has come a long way in the years since the technology first emerged, and today it can be hard to distinguish between special effects and reality. There have been some CGI misfires over the years, for sure, but there's nothing quite like a CGI movie monster done right – and here we've picked out our 20 favourites.

Continued at 80sKids.

FeoNote: I have to admit, Daisy totally nailed this!

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor, Producer, Director Joe Lynch (TERROR FIRMER, WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END, THE BLACK BOX, CHILLERAMA, HOLLISTON [NetTV], KNIGHTS OF BADDASSDOM, EVERLY, GHOUL, MAYHEM, POINT BLANK) is 51 or something.
Actor Sal Lizard (FEEDING THE MASSES, CREATURE FROM THE HILLBILLY LAGOON, ABE'S TOMB, ANDREW SAWYER'S ICHABOD, WICKED BUSINESS, HILLBILLY BOB ZOMBIE, NEXT DOOR, YOUNG BLOOD: EVIL INTENTIONS, ALL SINNER'S NIGHT) is 59.

SUNDAY -
Composer Angelo Badalamenti (BLUE VELVET, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS, TWIN PEAKS [TV], THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, LOST HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON ROAD, FOREVER MINE, MULHOLLAND DR., SUSPENDED ANIMATION, RABBITS, L' ADVERSAIRE, CABIN FEVER, EVILENKO, DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST, DARK WATER, THE WICKERMAN [2006]) is 83.
Look for Angelo's 2019, 2020 Supernatural Thriller (and Carrie Fisher's final movie), WONDERWELL.

Wonderwell was originally shot in 2016 for a 2017 release, however, the death of Carrie on December 27, 2016, while still in production, put the movie into limbo.

Actor Kandyse McClure (THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, RETURN TO THE CABIN BY THE LAKE, JEREMIAH [TV], CARRIE [2002], DA VINCI'S INQUEST [TV], WHISTLER [TV], REAPER [TV], SANCTUARY [TV], CHILDREN OF THE CORN [2009], PERSONS UNKNOWN [TV], MOTHER'S DAY [2010], HEMLOCK GROVE [TV], SEVENTH SON, CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, GHOST WARS [TV]) is 40.
Actor William Shatner (THE INTRUDER, INCUBUS [1966], SOLE SURVIVOR, VANISHED, THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, HORROR AT 37,000 FEET, IMPULSE, THE DEVIL'S RAIN, THE TENTH LEVEL, KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS, THE LAND OF NO RETURN, STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, TEKWAR [TV], DEAD MAN'S ISLAND, AMERICAN PSYCHO II, GROOM LAKE, FIRE SERPENT, HORRORWEEN, A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY, HAVEN [TV], TO YOUR LAST DEATH, DEVIL'S REVENGE) is 89.
Look for William in the 2019, 2020 Thriller, CREATORS: THE PAST.

SATURDAY -
Writer Jason Brannon (PUZZLES OF FLESH, FIVE DAYS ON THE BANKS OF ARCHERON, WINDS OF CHANGE, THE CAGE, LAKE OCTOBER, QUARTET, RUSTY NAILS, THE ORDER OF THE BULL, THE MISUNDERSTOOD AND OTHER MISFIT HORRORS, THE MAZE) is 42 years old today.
Writer Scott A. Johnson (AN AMERICAN HAUNTING, THE MAYOR'S GUIDE TO THE STATELY GHOSTS OF AUGUSTA, DEADLANDS, GHOSTS OF SAN ANTONIO, CANE RIVER: A GHOST STORY, HAUNTED AUSTIN TEXAS, CITY OF DEMONS, VERMIN: BOOK ONE OF THE STANLEY COOPER CHRONICLES, PAGES: BOOK TWO OF THE STANLEY COOPER CHRONICLES, THE JOURNAL OF EDWIN GREY, DROPLETS, ECTOSTORM: BOOK THREE OF THE STANLEY COOPER CHRONICLES) is 49.
Director Karyn Kusama (ÆON FLUX, JENNIFER'S BODY, THE INVITATION, XX, DESTROYER) is 52.
Actor Gary Oldman (DRACULA [1992], TRUE ROMANCE, ROMEO IS BLEEDING, LEON, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, THE CONTENDER, HANNIBAL, SIN, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BATMAN BEGINS, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE UNBORN, THE BOOK OF ELI, RED RIDING HOOD, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 2, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, PARANOIA, ROBOCOP [2014], DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, CHILD 44, CRIMINAL, TAU, MARY, and more) is 62.
Look for Gary's upcoming 2019, 2020 Thriller, DREAMLAND. Also in 2020, the Thriller, .
Actor Jill Schoelen (Wes Craven's CHILLER, STEPFATHER, THE BITE, CUTTING CLASS, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, POPCORN, STATE OF MIND, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK) is 57.

Quarantine and You Can't or Won't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home, like this short movie, 2084!

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Musician Chester Bennington (Band: LINKIN PARK. Movie Soundtracks: THE EXPERIMENT, THE ONE, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, TRANSFORMERS [2007], PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, TWILIGHT, TRON: LEGACY, TRANSFORMERS: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER) is 44.
Horror host Dick Dyzel aka Count Gor DeVol is 73.
Actor William Hurt (ALTERED STATES, EYEWITNESS, BODY HEAT, GORKY PARK, UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, TRIAL BY JURY, LOVED, DARK CITY, LOST IN SPACE, THE 4TH FLOOR, DO NOT DISTURB, CONTAMINATED MAN, DUNE [2000 - TV], RARE BIRDS, CHANGING LANES, THE VILLAGE, FRANKENSTEIN [2004 - TV], A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, NEVERWAS, NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES [TV], MR. BROOKS, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, DAMAGES [TV], HELLGATE [2011], THE HOST [2013], WINTER'S TALE [2014], HUMANS [TV], CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, AVENGERS ENDGAME) is 70.
Look for William in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, BLACK WIDOW.
Actor Lawrence Makoare (WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED [1999], THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, DIE ANOTHER DAY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING, THE FERRYMAN, FUNDAMENTAL, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, TATAU [TV]) is 51.
Look for Lawrence in the upcoming 2019, 2020 Thriller, OCCUPATION: RAINFALL.
Writer, Director, Producer, Stephen Sommers (DEEP RISING, THE MUMMY, THE MUMMY RETURNS, THE SCORPION KING, VAN HELSING, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, THE SCORPION KING: RISE OF A WARRIOR, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, THE SCORPION KING 3: BATTLE FOR REDEMPTION, ODD THOMAS) is 58.

Actor David Thewlis (AFRAID OF THE DARK [1991], THE TRIAL, AMERICAN PERFEKT, DIVORCING JACK, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, DRAGONHEART, GANGSTER NO. 1, TIMELINE, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BASIC INSTINCT 2, THE OMEN [2006], THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 & 2, ANONYMOUS, THE FIFTH ESTATE, THE ZERO THEOREM, STONEHEART ASYLUM, MACBETH [2015], REGRESSION [2015]) is 56.
Look for David in the upcoming 2020, 2021 Thriller, AVATAR 2. Also in 2020, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. In 2022, FEED [TV]. And in 2023, AVATAR 3.

COVID-19 and You Can't or Won't go Outside?
How will you get your hands on fresh comics?
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
2000AD has the answer! Free to download: 400 pages of epic Judge Dredd! Just Download the 2000 AD app for Apple, Android, or Windows 10 devices!

Oh My Dok! You're living in the future!

Get your free geeky goodness right now at 2000AD.

And -

COVID-19 and You Can't or Won't go to the Movie Theater?
Don't go down the rabbit hole of random YouTube or Vimeo searches!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Enjoy free, secure, and legal streaming movies at Feo Amante's Theater in your home, like this short movie, 3 Versos!

Did you notice? You didn't have to download anything or sign up for squat!

More movies at Feo Amante's Theater. Just go, enjoy, and get on with your life! Great Cthulhu! You really ARE living in the future!

Hey all of you Fabulous Fuckers who wished for a Zombie Apocalypse!
How are you enjoying the Test-Run?
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Yeah, there will never be an actual "Zombie Apocalypse", but the next best thing for you might be a global pandemic that turns the infected into deranged, homicidal - possibly cannabalistic - kill bots, right?

Then 28 DAYS LATER is the next best thing and this June, Danny Boyle's masterpiece celebrates 17 years since its U.S. release.

If you're cooped up at home, why not give this another shot? Or maybe its your first go 'round?

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Lily Collins (PRIEST, ABDUCTION, MIRROR MIRROR, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, EXTREMELY WICKED SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE) is 31.
Look for Lily's upcoming 2019, 2020 Thriller, INHERITANCE.
Today's Birthday boy had an early role with Jack Nicholson (THE SHINING, WOLF), Scatman Crothers (THE SHINING, DEADLY EYES), and Michael Berryman (DEADLY BLESSING, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS). Not a bad ensemble for a movie that was almost, but not quite Horror. The film I'm talking about is One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and the person I'm talking about is
Actor Brad Dourif (EYES OF LAURA MARS, BLUE VELVET, CHILD'S PLAY [all], THE EXORCIST III, HIDDEN AGENDA, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, DEATH MACHINE, ALIEN: Resurrection, URBAN LEGEND, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Two Towers, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, BORN OF EARTH, JUNKYARD DOG, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN 2, DEATH AND CREMATION, FADING OF THE CRIES, LAST KIND WORDS, BLOOD SHOT, PRIEST, END OF THE WORLD, GINGERCLOWN, CURSE OF CHUCKY, AVARICE, MALIGNANT, THE CONTROL GROUP, THE WILDING [2016], WILDING [2018], AMERICAN DREAM, OBSESSION) who is 70.
Actor Sophia Myles (GUEST HOUSE PARADISO, FROM HELL, UNDERWORLD, OUT OF BOUNDS, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, MOONLIGHT [TV], DRACULA [TV], OUTLANDER, MI-5 [TV], GALLOWS HILL, THE DAMNED [2014], TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, BLACKWOOD, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES [TV]) is 40.

From Trimark Pictures.
Why didn't Warwick Davis return for the latest Leprechaun?
Find out at MSN BangShowbiz.

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Mark Boone Jr. (BORN IN FLAMES, FILM HOUSE FEVER, FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, FEVER, THE PAINT JOB, SE7EN, THE GAME, HACK [1997], John Carpenter's VAMPIRES, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, MEMENTO, ORDINARY MADNESS, DEAD BIRDS, FRANKENFISH, SAWTOOTH, BATMAN BEGINS, THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY, UNKNOWN, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, THE DONNER PARTY, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, GHOST HOUSE, AMERICAN SATAN, BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON) is 65.
Actor John Boyega (BECOMING HUMAN [TV 2011 - 2012], ATTACK THE BLOCK, 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY [TV], MAJOR LAZER [TV], THE CIRCLE, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING, WATERSHIP DOWN [TV]) is 28.
Actor Gina Holden (FANTASTIC FOUR [2005], FINAL DESTINATION 3, DA VINCI'S CITY HALL [TV], THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2, AVPR: ALIENS VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, BLOOD TIES [TV], FLASH GORDON [TV], MESSAGES DELETED, SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], MYSTERIOUS ISLAND [2010], SAW 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER, SAND SHARKS, R.L. STINE'S THE HAUNTING HOUR [TV], THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT [2012], SINK HOLE, DRACANO, AVALANCHE SHARKS, DOOMED PLANET, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, CRADLE OF LIES, SECRETS IN THE ATTIC, STRESSED TO DEATH, DEADLY VENGEANCE, SWIPE RIGHT RUN LEFT) is 43.
Actor Kurt Russell (THE DEADLY TOWER, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, John Carpenter's THE THING, SILKWOOD, THE MEAN SEASON, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, UNLAWFUL ENTRY, STARGATE, EXECUTIVE DECISION, ESCAPE FROM L.A., BREAKDOWN, SOLDIER, VANILLA SKY, DARK BLUE, POSEIDON, DEATH PROOF, BONE TOMAHAWK, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2) is 69.
Actor Gary Sinise (THE STAND [TV], THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, ALBINO ALLIGATOR, RANSOM, SNAKE EYES, THE GREEN MILE, MISSION TO MARS, IMPOSTOR, THE HUMAN STAIN, THE FORGOTTEN, CSI: NY [TV]) is 63.

Movie Review: BLOODSHOT
By E.C. McMullen Jr.

Read my review /Bloodshot.

And -

CINEMA OBSCURA -
The Obscure Independent Movie
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
MAKE-OUT WITH VIOLENCE
Original release date: April 12, 2008.

Read my review /Make-Out With Violence.

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Victor Garber (MONKEYS IN THE ATTIC, GRAND LARCENY, THE FIRST CIRCLE, WOMAN ON TRIAL: THE LAWRENCIA BEMBENEK STORY, EXOTICA, KLEPTOMANIA, HOSTILE ADVANCES: THE KERRY ELLISON STORY, INVISIBLE CHILD, LOVE AND MURDER, DEADLY APPEARANCES, THE WANDERING SOUL MURDERS, A COLDER KIND OF DEATH, TORSO: THE EVELYN DICK STORY, HOME ROOM, ALIAS [TV], ReGENESIS [TV], JUSTICE [TV], DAMAGES [TV], THE LAST TEMPLAR [TV], ICE QUAKE, EVERYTHING SHE EVER WANTED [TV], THE ENTITLED, DECEPTION [TV], I'LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN, THE HUNTERS, CONSUMED, SELF/LESS, VIXEN: THE MOVIE, THE FLASH [TV], LEGENDS OF TOMORROW [TV]) is 71.
Actor Sienna Guillory (THE LAST MINUTE, SUPERSTITION, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, MARPLE: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, SILENCE BECOMES YOU, VIRTUALITY, PERFECT LIFE, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, THE LIST, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, BEING AMERICAN, THE WICKED WITHIN, ABDUCT, HIGH-RISE, DON'T HANG UP, FORTITUDE [TV], CRYSTAL'S SHADOW, ) is 44.
Look for Sienna's upcoming Thriller for 2019, .
Writer, Artist Todd McFarlane (VENOM [Comic], SPAWN [Comic], SPAWN [TV], SPAWN [Graphic Novel], SPAWN [Movie], VENOM [Movie]) is 59.

A last farewell to this birthday boy who died a few days after his birthday in 2019
Actor Joseph Pilato (DAWN OF THE DEAD, EFFECTS, DAY OF THE DEAD, ALIENATOR, THE EVIL INSIDE ME, PULP FICTION, FATAL PASSION, THE DEMOLITIONIST, SNAKE SKIN JACKET, WISHMASTER, VISIONS, THE LAST SEDUCTION II, DIGIMON: DIGITAL MONSTERS [TV], THE GHOULS [2003], SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR, THE BLACK BOX, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DARKEST DAWN, PARASITES, THE CHAIR, SHHHH) would be 71.

Writer Amanda Stevens (THE DOLLMAKER, THE DEVIL'S FOOTPRINTS) is way, way old! Visit her at Amanda Stevens.
Producer and Director Gore Verbinski (THE RING, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, A CURE FOR WELLNESS) is 55.

SUNDAY -
Director / Actor David Cronenberg (SHIVERS aka THEY CAME FROM WITHIN, RABID, THE BROOD, SCANNERS, VIDEODROME, THE FLY, THE DEAD ZONE, DEAD RINGERS, eXistenZ, SPIDER, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, A DANGEROUS METHOD) is 77.
Writer Christopher Fulbright (SOMETIMES WOMEN ARE SO COLD, THE COMES THE CHILD*, BLOOD COVERN*, WHEN IT RAINS AND OTHER WRECKAGE, OF WOLF AND MAN - *w/Angeline Hawkes, THE BONE TREE) is 60.
Writer Heather Graham (HAUNTED, PICTURE ME DEAD, IN THE DARK, PRESENCE, IF LOOKS COULD KILL, KILLLING KELLY, GHOST WALK, THE VISION, THE DEAD ROOM, THE SEANCE, DEADLY NIGHT, NIGHTWALKER, UNHALLOWED GROUND, PHANTOM EVIL, and way more) is 60.
Director Renny Harlin (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, DIE HARD 2, DEEP BLUE SEA, MINDHUNTERS, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, THE COVENANT, THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT aka DEVIL'S PASS) is 61.
Look for Renny's 2021 Thriller, THE MISFITS.
Actor Kellan Lutz (GHOSTS OF GOLDFIELD, PROM NIGHT [2008], TWILIGHT [all], THE FORGOTTEN ONES, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET [2010], ARENA, IMMORTALS, MONEY, THE OSIRIS CHILD, 7 GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB) is 35.
Horror writer and editor, Eunice Magill (Former columnist for Dark Wisdom magazine) is 59.
SFX Make-Up Artist Gregory Nicotero (DAY OF THE DEAD [1985], EVIL DEAD 2, PHANTASM II, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM CHILD, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, MISERY, ARMY OF DARKNESS, NEW NIGHTMARE, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, THE WALKING DEAD [1995], GALAXIS, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN [all], SCREAM, SPAWN, THE NIGHT FLIER, SCREAM 2, PHANTOMS, THE FACULTY, THE HAUNTING [1999], HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL [1999], THE GREEN MILE, THE CELL, UNBREAKABLE, MULHOLLAND DR., GHOSTS OF MARS, MINORITY REPORT, KILL BILL [all], EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, SIN CITY, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], LAND OF THE DEAD, THE ISLAND, SERENITY, HOSTEL, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], PRIMEVAL, MASTERS OF HORROR [all], GRINDHOUSE, TRANSFORMERS, PLANET TERROR, DIARY OF THE DEAD, THE MIST, MIRRORS, THE UNBORN, DRAG ME TO HELL, SURROGATES, SPLICE, THE BOOK OF ELI, THE LAST EXORCISM, PREDATORS, PIRANHA [2010], THE WALKING DEAD [TV], CAPTIVE STATE) is 57.
Horror Artist Sam Shearon (Album covers include GODHEAD, STATIC-X, ROB ZOMBIE: HELLBILLY DELUXE 2) is 42. Visit him at SamShearon.com.
Musician/Actor Dee Snider (Band: TWISTED SISTER. Movies: STRANGELAND, DEEPWATER, THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK, MOTORCITY, HOLLISTON [TV]) is 65.

SATURDAY -
Actor Michael Caine (THE IPCRESS FILE, FUNERAL IN BERLIN, BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, THE MAGUS, GET CARTER, SLEUTH, THE BLACK WINDMILL, PEEPER, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, THE SWARM, THE ISLAND [1980], DRESSED TO KILL, THE HAND, DEATHTRAP, THE JIGSAW MAN, THE FOURTH PROTOCOL, THE WHISTLE BLOWER, JAWS: THE REVENGE, WITHOUT A CLUE, A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM, BLUE ICE, ON DEADLY GROUND, BLOOD AND WINE, QUILLS, GET CARTER [2000], THE QUIET AMERICAN, QUICKSAND, THE STATEMENT, BATMAN BEGINS, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE PRESTIGE, FLAW, LESS, SLEUTH [2007], THE DARK KNIGHT, HARRY BROWN, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, NOW YOU SEE ME, ELIZA GRAVES, INTERSTELLAR, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER) is 87.
Writer John Everson (CAGE OF BONES AND OTHER DEADLY OBSESSIONS, VIGILANTES OF LOVE, FAILURE, COVENANT, SINS OF THE SIRENS [EDITOR], SACRIFICE, THE 13TH) is 54.
Actor Daniel Gillies (NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU, SPIDER-MAN 2, TRESPASSING, Masters of Horror: DREAM CRUISE, CAPTIVITY, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE ORIGINALS [TV]) is 44.
Daniel shares his birthday with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES alumni, Writer Kevin Williamson.
Actor Mercedes McNab (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, THE FANTASTIC FOUR [1994], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], HATCHET, VIPERS, XII, DARK REEL, THIRST, MEDIUM RAW: NIGHT OF THE WOLF, HATCHET II) is 40.
Writer Kevin Williamson (SCREAM [all], I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, THE FACULTY, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, GLORY DAYS [TV], CURSED, HIDDEN PALMS [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE FOLLOWING [TV], TIME AFTER TIME [TV], TELL ME A STORY [TV]) is 53.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Chris Ashworth (AQUARIUS, THE WIRE [TV], LOVE LIES BLEEDING, SEX AND LIES IN SIN CITY, TERMINATOR SALVATION, THE DEMENTED, 13 SINS, 2020) is 45.
Actor Steve Bacic (DEADLY SINS, THE X-FILES [TV], VOYAGE OF TERROR, HEAVEN'S FIRE, QUARANTINE [2000], THE 6TH DAY, BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, THRESHOLD, X2, STARGATE SG-1 [TV], ANDROMEDA [TV], Masters of Horror: HAECKEL'S TALE, DECEPTION, SAFE HARBOR, THE TOOTH FAIRY, AFGHAN KNIGHTS, BATTLESTAR GALATICA: RAZOR, THE FINAL STORM, 5 SOULS, FATAL PERFORMANCE, GHOST STORM. A HAUNTING AT SILVER FALLS, 5 SOULS, SUDDENLY, SPOOKSVILLE [TV], GARAGE SALE MYSTERY [TV], BLACKWAY, GET OUT ALIVE, DEADLY SORORITY, COLD ZONE) is 55.
Look for Steve in the upcoming Horror series, JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS.
Actor Noel Fisher (VALENTINE [2001], I WAS A TEENAGE FAUST, KILLER BEES!, FINAL DESTINATION 2, X-MEN: EVOLUTION [TV], LIGHTNING: BOLTS OF DESTRUCTION, RED, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, THE BOOTH AT THE END [TV], THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, CASTLE ROCK [TV]) is 36.
Writer / Actor Joe Knetter (SUCKED UP FHIT, TRAPDOOR, TWISTED LONELINESS, ZOMBIE BUKKAKE, DOOMED TO CONSUME, TERROR OVERLOAD, STRIP CLUB SLASHER, THE HORROR CONVENTION MASSACRE, NIGHT ON HAS BEEN MOUNTAIN, NIGHT TERRORS) is 44.
lLook for Joe in the upcoming 2020 Horror movies, BRYAN THE ROM COM, DESERT MOON, and HANUKKAH.
Actor Harry Melling (HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1, WAR OF THE WORLDS [TV]) is 31.
Look for Harry in the upcoming 2020 TV series, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME.

BLOODSHOT OPENS TONIGHT!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jaimie Alexander (THE OTHER SIDE, REST STOP, HALLOWED GROUND, KYLE XY [TV], THOR, INTERSECTIONS, THOR: THE DARK WORLD, BLIND SPOT [TV], BROKEN VOWS, LONDON FIELDS) is 36.
SFX Artist Eric D. Christensen (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, JURASSIC PARK III, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, DREAMCATCHER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, VAN HELSING, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, THE VILLAGE, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, LEMONY SNICKET'S: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, WAR OF THE WORLDS [2005], 2012, BUNRAKU, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, THE HOST [2013], WHITE HOUSE DOWN, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, THE MAZE RUNNER, THE MUMMY [2017], THE MIST [TV 2017], TOMB RAIDER [2018], BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE, GODZILLA, CLOAK AND DAGGER [TV], DROPA, LUCY IN THE SKY) is 51.
Cinematographer Dean Cundey (SO EVIL MY SISTER, CREATURE FROM BLACK LAKE, ILSA: HAREM KEEPER OF THE OIL SHEIKS, SATAN'S CHEERLEADERS, HALLOWEEN, THE FOG, GALAXINA, WITHOUT WARNING, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, JAWS OF SATAN, HALLOWEEN II, THE THING [1982], HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, PSYCHO II, INVITATION TO HELL, BACK TO THE FUTURE [all], WARNING SIGN, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, PROJECT X, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, DEATH BECOMES HER, JURASSIC PARK, CASPER, WHISPER, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS) is 74.

Actor Aaron Eckhart (SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS, THE PLEDGE, THE CORE, PAYCHECK, SUSPECT ZERO, NEVERWAS, THE BLACK DAHLIA, THE WICKERMAN, THE DARK KNIGHT, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, ERASED, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, I, FRANKENSTEIN, LONDON HAS FALLEN, INCARNATE) is 52.
Look for Aaron in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, LIVE!
Actor Masuimi Max (CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, CORNMAN: AMERICAN VEGETABLE HERO, TALES FROM THE CRAPPER, UPSIDE DOWNTOWN, INLAND EMPIRE, THE DEVIL'S MUSE, UNLUCKY CHARMS, GINGERDEAD MAN VS EVIL BONG) is 42.
Writer, Director Jim Sharman (SHIRLEY THOMPSON VS THE ALIENS, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, SUMMER OF SECRETS, THE NIGHT THE PROWLER, SHOCK TREATMENT) is 75.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor David Anders (ALIAS [TV], THE SOURCE, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION [TV], CHARMED [TV], LEFT IN DARKNESS, REVENANT, CHILDREN OF THE CORN [TV - 2009], 24 [TV], HEROES [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], ONCE UPON A TIME [TV], 24 [TV], iZOMBIE [TV]) is 38.
Actor Thora Birch (HOCUS POCUS, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, THE HOLE [2001], SHADOW REALM, SILVER CITY, DARK CORNERS, TRAIN, DEADLINE, WINTER OF FROZEN DREAMS, COLONY [TV], KINDRED SPIRITS, ABOVE SUSPICION, THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 38.
Writer/Director Christophe Gans (NECRONOMICON, CRYING FREEMAN, LE PACT DES LOUPS, HOUSE OF VOICES, SILENT HILL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) is 60.
Actor Gina Holden (REUNION [TV], DA VINCI'S INQUEST, FINAL DESTINATION 3, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2, ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, MESSAGES DELETED, SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], SAW 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER, SAND SHARKS, R.L. STINE'S THE HAUNTING HOUR, DRACANO, THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT [2012], SINK HOLE, SNOW SHARKS, DOOMED PLANET, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, BOY IN THE ATTIC, A WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE, STRESSED TO DEATH, DEADLY VENGEANCE, SWIPE RIGHT RUN LEFT) is 43.

QUICK BITES
RIP'ing For MAX
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Max Von Sydow died on March 8 in Paris, France. Passing at the age of 90, he gave life a damn good go.

Today I'm remembering Max Von Sydow in some of my favorite movies that we've covered here: Movies where his very presence was key to the entire story.

THE EXORCIST: Father Merrin

FLASH GORDON: Emperor Ming

MINORITY REPORT: Director Lamar Burgess

And -

The Story of Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Vampire
By Mike
We tend to associate Dracula or vampire's here in the U.S. with the Halloween holiday, but in Dublin, Dracula was also synonymous with St. Patrick's Day thanks to a man by the name of Patrick Finlay.

Patrick Finlay, more popularly known as Paddy Drac, was a Dracula impersonator who got his start after a man in a pub commented that he looked like Dracula. A friend printed up cards as a joke with the name "Count Paddy Drac" and after the cards made their rounds Finlay received a call from a local travel agent asking if he would dress up like Dracula in a promotion to sell trips to Transylvania. Finlay signed on, and Paddy Drac was born.

But...

Continued at AllHallowsGeek.

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Madeleine Arthur (THE TOMORROW PEOPLE [TV], GRACE: THE POSSESSION, THE FAMILY [TV], THE MAGICIANS [TV], COLOR OUT OF SPACE) is 23.

Starting in 2006, this Artist is expanding her range in Horror, Thrillers, and Mysteries.
Actor Olivia Wilde (TURISTAS, TRON: LEGACY, COWBOYS AND ALIENS, THE WORDS, DEADFALL, HER, THE LAZARUS EFFECT, BLACK DOG RED DOG, A VIGILANTE) is 36.

From Universal Pictures' JAWS.
Are you virgin to this movie? Read our review, /JAWS.

And -

CINEMA OBSCURA -
The Obscure Art of Video Games
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
RUINER
Original release date: September 26, 2017.

And -

This Friday, March 13 is THE HUNT
By E.C. McMullen Jr.

Also -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Horror Writer Stuart Neild (A HAUNTED MAN, SPRING HEELED JACK AWAKES, TALES TO UNNERVE AND DISTURB, THE FIRST GHOST TOWN) is 51.
Writer / SFX Artist M. Zachary Sherman (Comic: SHRAPNEL. Movies: DEEP BLUE SEA, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE MUMMY RETURNS, JURASSIC PARK III, IMPOSTOR, SIGNS, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HULK, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, THE ISLAND, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST) is 47.
Sherman shares a birthday with fellow SFX SIGNS alumni, Habib Zargarpour.
Writer Erik Smetana (HORROR LIBRARY) is 41.
Actor Kerr Smith (FINAL DESTINATION, THE FORSAKEN, PRESSURE, CRITICAL ASSEMBLY, CRUEL INTENTIONS 3, CHARMED [TV], MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, ELI STONE, CRITICIZED, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. [TV], RIVERDALE [TV]) is 43.
What do Horror fans do when their child wants to be an actor? I'm guessing they have her try out for Horror Thriller movies.
Actor Niamh Wilson (HAUNTING SARAH [TV], THE MARSH, SAW III, THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR [TV], THEY COME BACK [TV], SAW IV, SAW V, RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE) is 23.
SFX Artist Habib Zargarpour (THE MASK, TWISTER, STAR TREK: CONTACT, SPAWN, SNAKE EYES, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, SIGNS, BLADE RUNNER 2049) is 54.

SUNDAY -
Actor Nora-Jane Noone (THE DESCENT, DOOMSDAY, BEYOND THE RAVE, INSATIABLE [2008], LEGEND OF THE BOG, SAVAGE, THE DESCENT 2, DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS [2009 - TV], JACK TAYLOR [all], DECEPTION [TV], ESTRANGED, IDENTICALS, 12 FEET DEEP, THE CAPTURE, DARLIN') is 36.
Writer Tim Waggoner (DYING FOR IT, LIKE DEATH, PANDORA DRIVE, DARKNESS WAKES, SEA OF DEATH, THIEVES OF BLOOD, FORGE OF THE MINDSLAYERS, NEKROPOLIS, DEAD STREETS, LADY RUIN) is 56.

SATURDAY -
Horror Writer T.G. Arsenault (FORGOTTEN SOULS) is 44.
Writer, Director Gregg Bishop (THE OTHER SIDE, DANCE OF THE DEAD, SiREN) is about 59.
Writer Brett Easton Ellis (AMERICAN PSYCHO, GLAMORAMA, LUNAR PARK. Movies: AMERICAN PSYCHO, THE INFORMERS, THE CANYONS, THE CURSE OF DOWNER'S GROVE) who is 56.
Writer William F. Nolan (THE NORLISS TAPES [TV], TRILOGY OF TERROR [TV], BURNT OFFERINGS, TRILOGY OF TERROR II [TV], LOGAN'S RUN, LOGAN'S RUN [TV], HELLTRACKS, BLOOD SKY, THE MARBLE ORCHARD, NIGHT SHAPES, SHARKS NEVER SLEEP, NIGHTWORLDS) who is 92.
Writer Kim Paffenroth (GOSPEL OF THE LIVING DEAD, DYING TO LIVE: A NOVEL OF LIFE AMONG THE UNDEAD, HISTORY IS DEAD, DYING TO LIVE: LIFE SENTENCE, and more) is around 59.
Comic Artist Tone Rodriguez (VIOLENT MESSIAHS, SATAN'S 3-RING CIRCUS OF HELL, CHASSIS, UTF, TYRESE GIBSON'S MAYHEM, THE CONVENANT) is 52.
Visit him at ToneRod.com.
Actor Peter Sarsgaard (THE CELL, HOUSEBOUND, THE SALTON SEA, THE DYING GAUL, THE SKELETON KEY, FLIGHTPLAN, RENDITION, IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, ORPHAN, ROBOT AND FRANK, THE KILLING [TV], NIGHT MOVES, THE LIE) is 49.
Look for Peter in the upcoming 2021 Thriller, THE BATMAN.

Comic Artist Ben Templesmith (HELLSPAWN [Image 2002], 30 DAYS OF NIGHT [IDW 2002], DARK DAYS [IDW 2003], SINGULARITY 7 [IDW 2004], SILENT HILL: DYING INSIDE [IDW 2004], SHADOWPLAY [IDW 2005], FELL [Image Comics 2005], DEAD SPACE [Image Comics 2008], GROOM LAKE [IDW 2009], CHOKER Image Comics 2012], TOMMYROT: THE ART OF BEN TEMPLESMITH, SQUIDGIRLS: EROTICA TENTACULAR) is 35.
Actor, Stunts Maria-Antoaneta Tudor (PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, PUMPKINHEAD: BLOODFEUD, THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING, KRABAT AND THE LEGEND OF THE SATANIC MILL, AGAINST THE DARK, SAND SERPENTS, HELLHOUNDS, HIGH PLAINS INVADERS, BUNRAKU, ASSASSINATION GAMES, GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE) is 42.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Shane Brolly (FLYPAPER, IMPOSTOR, DEADLY SWARM, UNDERWORLD [2003 - all], DEVIL'S HIGHWAY, ROOM 6, BOOK OF FIRE, LAZARUS) is 50.
Look for Shane in his upcoming 2020 Thriller, LAZARUS.
Actor Nicole Kruex (TRINITY, TERROR OVERLOAD, THE CITY, NIGHT ON HAS BEEN MOUNTAIN, NEXT DOOR, AFTER THE DAWN, INSECTULA!, PARANORMALICE, PARANORMAL TAPES, CONFESSIONS OF A GRAVE ROBBER) is 59 or something.
Look for Nicole in the upcoming 2018, 2019, 2020 Horror Thriller, ARMSAGEDDON. Also in 2020, maybe, SURVIVOR GIRLS.
Writer Richard Salter (various anthologies) is 59 or something.
Writer and feoamante.com alumni, Christopher Treagus (IN THE AUTUMN OF THE UNFORTUNATES, HUNTING SORROW, TO SUFFER A WITCH) is 59 or something.
Writer Ann VanderMeer (THE NEW WEIRD, ODD?, THE WEIRD, THE BESTIARY, STEAMPUNK Anthology [all], GIFTS FOR THE ONE WHO COMES AFTER, CABINET OF CUROSITIES, THE WEIRD: A COMPENDIUM OF STRANGE AND DARK STORIES, and plenty more) is 63.

QUICK BITE

HEAVY METAL RATTLES THE BONES
According to their latest press release, Heavy Metal magazine is announcing David Erwin as Publisher and Chief Creative Overlord. Formerly, David served as Hasbro's Transformers Creative Lead on their boys' properties including Micronauts, ROM, and more. Prior to Hasbro, he served as the Executive Creative Director of DC Comics for 16 years, building their portfolio of brands.

"Unlike the other publishers of fiction, Heavy Metal is a destination brand recognized for cutting edge and inventive stories within the sci-fi, fantasy and horror space. It has influenced many of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers over the years, and we'll continue to be a prime source of inspiration by continuing to deliver our brand promise of great stories and art, as well as maintaining its rock-n-roll attitude of making your parents a bit uncomfortable."
- David Erwin

Good luck with that last sentence, David, as HEAVY METAL has been around since the 1970s and the original teen fans are now grandparents.

David will be working alongside Heavy Metal's CEO Matt Medney, but there's more!

Heavy Metal Magazine also names Joseph Illidge as Co-Managing Editor along side Heavy Metal Veteran Ricardo Llarena. Joseph Illidge, veteran editor from DC Comics' Batman universe, is working with the publisher as Co-Managing Editor.

"Working with the great team at Heavy Metal has been a bucket list experience! The company's name and brand symbolizes the innovation of genre storytelling and the collection of distinctive veteran and new talents. It's an honor to be part of a team dedicated to igniting the company, bringing top-notch creators from around the globe to the Heavy Metal landscape, and paving the way for a new era as the true leader in sequential storytelling for science fiction, fantasy, and horror."
- Joseph Illidge

Alright then guys! Show us what you've got!

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Samantha Eggar (DR. CRIPPEN, PSYCHE 59, THE COLLECTOR, RETURN FROM THE ASHES, THE DEAD ARE ALIVE, A NAME FOR EVIL, THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION, WELCOME TO BLOOD CITY, THE UNCANNY, THE BROOD, THE EXTERMINATOR, DEMONOID: MESSENGER OF DEATH, CURTAINS, INEVITABLE GRACE, THE PHANTOM, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE) is 80.

Movie Producer David Fury (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], LOST [TV], 24 [TV], FRINGE [TV], 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY [TV], SECOND CHANCE [TV], THE TICK [TV], 9-1-1 [TV]) is 60.
Actor Hanna Mangan Lawrence (THE SQUARE, ACOLYTES, LUCKY COUNTRY, X: NIGHT OF VENGEANCE, SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED [TV], THE RECKONING, THE REACH, CONTAINMENT [TV], SWEETHEART) is 29.
Horror Writer and Feo Amante alumni, Mike Oliveri (DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES, WEREWOLVES: CALL OF THE WILD, SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE [w/John Urbancik], RESTORE FROM BACKUP [w/J.F. Gonzalez]) is 44.
Visit him at Michael Oliveri.com.
Horror Writer R.H. Stavis (DANIEL'S VEIL, DEMON'S MERCY, THE ORDER OF SOULS) is 39.
Actor Dean Stockwell (HOME SWEET HOMICIDE, PSYCHE-OUT, THE DUNWICH HORROR, THE FAILING OF RAYMOND, ADVENTURES OF NICK CARTER, THE WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON, COP ON THE BEAT, BORN TO BE SOLD, WRONG IS RIGHT, HUMAN HIGHWAY, DUNE [1984], TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A., BLUE VELVET, TO KILL A STRANGER, THE TIME GUARDIAN, THE BLUE IGUANA, QUANTUM LEAP [TV], THE LANGOLIERS, PHENONMENON: THE LOST ARCHIVES, NAKED SOULS, TWILIGHT MAN, LAST RESORT, CLOSE TO DANGER, MIDNIGHT BLUE, LIVING IN PERIL, THE SHADOW MEN, THE RAINMAKER, RESTRAINING ORDER, WATER DAMAGE, THEY NEST, IN PURSUIT, CQ, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], THE DEAL, BATTLESTAR GALATICA [2004 - TV], THE DUNWICH HORROR [2009], DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, PERSECUTED) is 84.
Horror Writer Nicholas Alan Tillmans (HARDBALL, ACETONE ENEMA, INVISIBLE CHILDREN'S BOOK INSTRUCTION MANUAL) is 44.

QUICK BITE
LADY DEATH LIVES!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Winning on Kickstarter is always a gamble. You don't make your goal you lose everything. So Independent Horror Comic Artist and Writer, Brian Pulido, went for a modest Kickstarter goal of $15,000 for his new LADY DEATH issue, MALEVOLENT DECIMATION #1.

$15,000 was what he and his team were hoping to reach, but instead, as of today, Brian's company, Coffin Comics, has got over 20 Times that Amount! With 16 days left to go, Brian Pulido hit $305,337 from over 2,100 backers so far! All of Brian's stretch goals are exploding!

Apparently Brian's creation, LADY DEATH, remains insanely popular after 25 years!

Rock on Brian! 16 days to go!

Get to his Kickstarter< page!

Visit the official website, LadyDeathUniverse.

Read about Brian's February launch at CBR.

December 2009 and the 4E Boys celebrating the life and times of the late, great, Ackermonster!
L2R: Shawn Esposito, Terrence Kelsey, Feo Amante, Sean Fernald, Terry Rindal, Chris Sanders, and Brian Pulido.
Photo by Sean Decker of Dread Central.

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer / Director / Producer, Paul W.S. Anderson (MORTAL KOMBAT, EVENT HORIZON, RESIDENT EVIL, RESIDENT EVIL 2, ALIEN VS PREDATOR, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, DEATH RACE, PANDORUM, DEATH RACE 2, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, DEATH RACE INFERNO, RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, DEATH RACE 4: BEYOND ANARCHY) is 55.
Look for Paul's upcoming 2019, 2020 Horror Thriller, MONSTER HUNTER (based on the 2004 Capcom game).
Actor Frank Novak (SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT PART II, SLEEPWALKERS, CARNOSAUR, STEPMONSTER, WATCHERS III, RAPTOR, THE FALL OF NIGHT, NECESSARY EVIL, WATCHMEN) is 65.
Actor/Writer/Director Daniel Roebuck (NIGHT SCHOOL, RIVER'S EDGE, PROJECT X, TERROR EYES, THE FUGITIVE, FINAL DESTINATION, THE VAMPIRE HUNTERS CLUB, THE NAKED MONSTER, BUBBA HO-TEP, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS , Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING FOREHEAD, INSIGHT, JOHN DIES AT THE END, AT THE DEVIL'S DOOR, COMPOUND FRACTURE, 31, PHANTASM: RAVAGER, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], DEAD NIGHT, 3 FROM HELL) is 56.
Look for Daniel in the 2019, 2020 Horror, WILD BOAR and PENANCE LANE. And in 2021, COLONIALS.
Horror Writer Jen Whildin (Various short stories) is 50.
Writer, Director, Producer Len Wiseman (UNDERWORLD [all], TOTAL RECALL [2012], SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], LUCIFER [TV], THE GIFTED [TV], SWAMP THING [TV]) is 47.

QUICK BITE
Will Spawn Reboot Shoot This Year?
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
A live action SPAWN reboot This year? 2020? Don't bet on it. Not with SPAWN creator Todd McFarlane in Vancouver telling Fan Expo audiences at his panels that investors are only now, Now, lining up.

Todd is also telling folks that he himself, despite zero actual investor money committed, will direct.

Seriously, Todd is a great guy and I wish him all the best. SPAWN the Animated series did justice to his vision, but the live action SPAWN was a disaster the series still hasn't recovered from over 20 years later.

And me? I've been a SPAWN fan since Issue 1 and I'd love to see his R-Rated scary creepy SPAWN reboot because that's the only way to tell his story.

SINCE Issue 1!
L2R: Clive Barker, Feo Amante, Todd McFarlane

This character is a Hellspawn, for crying out loud!

But yeah, if a new live action SPAWN is only now getting heat, in March, don't believe that this movie gets a 2020 release.

Meanwhile at Movieweb: Spawn Reboot Will Shoot This Year Thanks to the Success of Joker.

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jessica Biel (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [2003], CELLULAR, BLADE: TRINITY, STEALTH, THE ILLUSIONIST, NEXT, THE A-TEAM, THE TALL MAN, TOTAL RECALL [2012], HITCHCOCK, EMANUEL AND THE TRUTH ABOUT FISHES, LIMETOWN [TV]) is 41.
Actor Eric DaRe (SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT III, TWIN PEAKS [TV], TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, CRITTERS 4, DEAD CONNECTION, NUMBER ONE FAN, PLAYING GOD, STARSHIP TROOPERS, LURED INNOCENCE, TED BUNDY) is 55.
Eric shares a March 3 birthday with his SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT III almuni,
Actor Laura Harring (SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT III, DEAD WOMEN IN LINGERIE, MULHOLLAND DR. [TV - 1999], MULHOLLAND DRIVE [2001], JOHN Q, DERAILED, WILLARD [2003], THE PUNISHER [2004], ALL SOULS DAY: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, INLAND EMPIRE, GHOST SON [2007], NANCY DREW [2007], THE CALLER [2008], KLUGE, ICE SCREAM, THE THINNING: THE NEW WORLD ORDER) is 56.

CINEMA OBSCURA -
The Obscure Art of Video Games
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
NECROVISION: LOST COMPANY
Original release date: February 2010.

And -

DIRK STRANGELY Signing at DRAGON'S LAIR: N. Houston
By E.C. McMullen Jr.

The DRAGON'S LAIR signing was for the Strangely collection STRANGE STORIES for STRANGE PEOPLE, featuring art by (L to R) - Jarrod L. Perez, Mark Lyons, Dirk Strangely.

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (COLD PREY, CODENAME HUNTER, COLD PREY 2, BETRAYAL [2009], CHERNOBYL DIARIES, THE ABCs OF DEATH, ESCAPE [2012], HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, WESTWORLD [TV]) is 41.
Actor Bryce Dallas Howard (THE VILLAGE, THE LADY IN THE WATER, SPIDER-MAN 3, TERMINATOR: SALVATION, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, JURASSIC WORLD, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM) is 40.
Look for Bryce in the 2020 Horror Thriller JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION.
Writer Peter Straub (JULIA, GHOST STORY, SHADOWLAND, FLOATING DRAGON, THE TALISMAN [w/Stephen King], KOKO, THE HELLFIRE CLUB, MR. X, BLACK HOUSE [w/Stephen King], LOST BOY LOST GIRL, IN THE NIGHT ROOM, A DARK MATTER, and more) is 77.
Writer, Director, Producer, Jeff Wadlow (CRY WOLF, PREY, KICK-ASS 2, BATE MOTEL [TV], THE STRAIN [TV], TRUTH OR DARE, FANTASY ISLAND) is 45.
Look for Jeff's work in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, BLOODSHOT.

SUNDAY -
Actor Jensen Ackles (DARK ANGEL [TV], DEVOUR, MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, SUPERNATURAL [TV]) is 42.
Actor Jack Davenport (MACBETH, TALE OF THE MUMMY, ULTRAVIOLET [TV], THE WISDOM OF CROCODILES, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, THE BUNKER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], MARPLE: THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY, FLASH FORWARD [TV], THE KEY MAN, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE TANK, DECEPTION [TV]) is 46.
Writer, Director, Producer Zack Snyder (SILENCE, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], 300, WATCHMEN, SUCKER PUNCH, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, MAN OF STEEL) is 54.
Look for Zack's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2020, ARMY OF THE DEAD.