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Come On and Sing Along to American Psycho the Musical

February 2, 2010 Horror, News No Comments

So we have word from Variety that in the vein of obscure musicals, like our favorites Evil Dead The Musical or Young Frankie, the Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, that is also a cult classic film, will be made and adapted into the Musical Format!

Duncan Sheik is going to be helming the lyrics and music for the adaption. I am not sure if this will be good or bad, but hey, it is worth a shot in our eyes.

The Wall Street Broker going Serial Killer Novel and Film will definitely have a feel that is all its’ own. The huge 80s references and feel will most likely see their way to the stage, but I hope it doesn’t overtake it too much. Although Christian Bale did a great job making an 80s Wall Street Broker seem nuts, wait, he may be too. All in all, let’s see where this goes.

Horror Realm Presents: Indie Grindhouse

January 28, 2010 Horror, News No Comments

The Horror Realm Presents Independent Grindhouse on March 13, 2010, Featuring Indie Horror Films, Trailers & Filmmakers Q&A

OFFICIAL RELEASE:Horror Realm, Pittsburgh’s modern horror convention, teams up with the Oaks Theater to present a program highlighting independent horror films on March 13, 2010 beginning at 10 PM.

The program begins with trailers for upcoming independent horror productions, followed by a screening of Welcome to Deer Creek, winner of the 2009 Horror Realm Feature Film Competition. The film was written and directed by Jim Roberts, a Kent State University student from Brecksville, Ohio. Welcome to Deer Creek tells the story of a small town’s populace turning into crazed killers during the annual corn celebration. Bastards of Horror declares Welcome to Deer Creek “the independent equal of Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive”.

A question and answer session with Roberts as well as fellow filmmaker Rick “of the Dead” Fusselman of DSK Productions follows. The final offering of the evening will be Holy Sh*t…Zombies!, a horror comedy that Fusselman concedes is “as un-PC as possible” and will “insult every demographic possible”. The film follows two slackers as they fight off zombies and is an indirect sequel of DSK’s 2005 film, Toxic Shock Zombies. Gross Movie Reviews raves “it is unlike any zombie film you have ever seen”.

Tickets for the program can be purchased at the door the night of the event for $5. Each paid admission will be eligible for a prize drawing for a pair of weekend passes to the Horror Realm Convention in September 2010.

Details on the convention can be found at: www.HorrorRealmCon.com. NOTE: While the films are unrated, due to the content, violence, blood and gore, it is recommended for adult audiences only (age 18 and up). The Oaks Theater is a gloriously refurbished, 430-seat single screen movie house located at 310 Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont, PA. For questions about the venue, please call (412) 828-6311 or visit the theater’s web site at www.TheOaksTheater.com.

‘Poltergeist’ Zelda Rubinstein Passes On

January 28, 2010 Horror, News 2 Comments

Zelda Rubinstein, best known for her role as Tangina in the Poltergeist Films has passed away at the enduring age of 76.

The 4 foot, 3 inch tall actress made her fame when she appeared in the highly popular films. She played the Psychic Tangina who helped the family get their daughter back. she appeared in both Poltergeist and its sequel Poltergeist II.

Her representative, Eric Stevens has told the LA Times that she passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at an LA Hospital. She was being treated for a recent Heart Attack. I for one will miss the little woman who had a wonderful outgoing nature to her. Let’s hope she will live on and get a dedication tribute in the reboot of Poltergeist coming soon. She deserves that.

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Zelda Rubinstein, the 4-foot-3-inch character actor best known as Tangina, the psychic who tries to calm a family inhabiting a haunted house in the 1982 horror film “Poltergeist,” has died. She was 76.

Her agent, Eric Stevens, tells the Los Angeles Times that Rubinstein died Wednesday at a Los Angeles hospital. Stevens says she recently suffered a heart attack.

Rubinstein made her film debut in the 1981 comedy “Under the Rainbow” and went on to roles in “Sixteen Candles,” “Southland Tales” and the TV show “Picket Fences.” She returned for both “Poltergeist” sequels.

The Pittsburgh native also appeared as the mother figure in a high-profile mid-1980s AIDS public awareness campaign and was an outspoken activist for the rights of little people.

Zelda Rubinstein: 1933 – 2010

Fighting Owl Films’ “The Night Shift”

January 27, 2010 Horror, News No Comments

Mobile, Alabama based independent filmmaking group Fighting Owl Films is set to produce an independent feature in the city utilizing local talent. The feature, titled “The Night Shift”, is based on Fighting Owl Films’ shoestring budget short film of the same name which proved an online hit, was positively reviewed in Fangoria Magazine’s Online Edition earlier in 2009 and has screened in several festivals across the United States.

A supernatural adventure-comedy, “The Night Shift” centers on Rue Morgan, the undead night watchman at Pinewood Oaks Cemetery. Rue, along with his buddy Herb, a limbless corpse, spends his nights trying to keep the cemetery’s cantankerous residents in, and his days dreaming of a date with hard-nosed day-shifter, Claire. It’s an okay afterlife until a scourge of supernatural occurrences leave Rue not only watching the cemetery, but also watching his back!

The short film’s positive reception coupled with the disillusionment with Hollywood’s current output of remakes and reboots encouraged the filmmakers to pursue their dream of turning the original “The Night Shift” into a feature length horror-adventure film. Thomas Smith, the film’s writer/director and co-producer, is hoping to recapture some of the cinematic magic of the 80s Amblin films he grew up with that had a lasting influence.

“Growing up as a child of the 80s, the world depicted on film had a completely different atmosphere,” Smith says. “The films possessed a graininess and lived-in look that added an extra dimension of realism. There also seemed to be a greater emphasis on character and storytelling and less of the headache-inducing flash and sensory overload that’s become so commonplace today. It was the era of ‘Gremlins’, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Indiana Jones’, films everyone could enjoy, not just children or adult audiences. That’s what we’re hoping to recapture with ‘The Night Shift’.”

The independent feature has secured its cast. Returning from the short to reprise their roles of Rue Morgan, Claire Rennfield and Herbie West are Khristian Fulmer, Erin Lilley and Soren Odom, respectively. New additions to the cast include Andrew Crider as Adramalech, the villainous vengeance demon with an affinity for western wear, Jordan Woodall as Curly and Jonathan Pruitt as the mysterious Captain Roderick Blake. The film, currently in pre-production, is expected to begin shooting in May 2010.

For more information on Fighting Owl Films, “The Night Shift” and to view the original short film, visit them online at: www.FightingOwlFilms.com and www.thenightshiftmovie.com

HorrorFest 2010 – 8 movies to Die For

January 25, 2010 Horror, News No Comments

Hey there Film Fiends, the Horrorfest 2010, will be screening January 29-February 4 , 2010 and in 2010 the lineup looks pretty sweet for you Deadites.

Dread-Produced by Clive Barker and based on the Book of Blood short story, Dread tells the story of an experiment in fear by 3 college students gone wrong.

Hidden-After 19 years a young man returns to his hometown only to discover a terrifying secret about who he really is.

Kill Theory-7 college students are put to the ultimate test when staying in a secluded cabin, they must kill each other so that only one is alive in the morning. If not, they all die.

Lake Mungo-A creepy ghost story about the drowning death of a young girl.

The Final-What happens when the “unpopular” kids finally get their revenge on the “cool” kids?

The Graves-2 sister unwittingly stop at an old Arizona mining town and become prey in the hunt of their lives.

The Reeds-Weekend boating trip for 20 somethings becomes a horrifying ordeal as they try to escape the reeds.

Zombies of Mass Destruction-Zombie uprising in Port Gamble, WA.

Be sure to check your local theaters for listings and for more information, go to the HorrorFest website at: www/HorrorFestOnline.com

posted by RFR Jigsaw Jim

Silent Hill Haunted Attraction Video Review

November 24, 2009 Halloween, Haunt Industry No Comments


As many of you RFR Deadites may remember we discussed the highly anticipated Silent Hill Haunted Attraction presented by Sinister Pointe. (click Here to View the Full Write up).

Well the Haunt Season has wrapped and now the reviews are coming in from Deadites and in posts all around. Below is a Video Review that captures much of the Haunt, Thoughts and more.

Silent Hill Haunted Attraction Review. from Silent Hill Experienced on Vimeo.

For more on the full Silent Hill Haunted Attraction and Sinister Pointe visit: www.SinisterPointe.com
(note: video review is presented on Vimeo and is not part of the RFR Casket Crew)

Creature Skins Creators Spookywoods FX, NOW Creature Skinz

In the Haunt Industry there are many Haunt Vendors that break the limits with new items, technologies and more. One of those that was most talked about in 2008 was the Creature Skins from Spookywoods FX. These Full-body skins turn your Haunt Actor into a Film Quality Monster — NO MAKEUP — instantly!

The Full Body Creature Skins are constructed of the highest quality materials that will cover an actor with extreme level of detail. Custom made out of spandex with a 30″ metal zipper down the back to get in the suit and a zipper in front for the guys for bathroom breaks. A black out hood included and is removable as are the gloves and mask. Spandex material allows the actor to be more comfortable and fits most size actors.

Now they also have a variety of other products as well including a variety of skins from Corpses, to Skeletons and more! Now here comes the BIG news…

Coming Soon is an All-New website for Spookywoods FX and an All-New name. Debuting in the near future is: CreatureSkinz.com. Creature Skinz seems more fitting for the high end suits and products they have put out since they debuted. With Creature Skinz they promise to have the “Best Film Quality Costumes for Today’s Modern Haunts”. The new website will be live soon but you can still currently visit them at: SpookywoodsFX.com or by calling 336-517-2442. So stay tuned for the next step, and new developments from this Haunt Industry Company breaking the mold.

Haunt Rocker Jerry Vayne’s Damnation’s Embrace in the Feature Film FEAST!

October 28, 2009 Horror, Music, News No Comments


The world premier of Scared-E-Cat Pictures’ first feature film release FEAST! The big event will take place in the Brenden Theatre inside the Palms Hotel Resort at 7:00 PM on Monday, November 2nd – The Day of the Dead!

The movie includes the song “Feast” from “Damnations Embrace” by Haunt Rocker Jerry Vayne.Nathan Haswell is a young field anthropologist studying a very rare group of people in a remote part of the amazon – the cannibalistic offshoot of the Cobeus tribe. However, these fierce and superstitious warriors do not accept outsiders. So in order to advance his studies, Nathan must break all the rules and join the tribe… partaking in all their practices. Upon being brought into the tribe, however, Nathan makes a shocking discovery: the Cobeus hunters aren’t just killing for sport or for food… the kill and eat their victims in order to extend their own lives!

Nathan’s studies are cut short, however, when he receives word that his mother is dying of cancer back in America; and despite his best efforts, he makes it home too late to spend her final hours at his mother’s side. Now, left alone in a society totally foreign to what he had grown accustomed to, Nathan must try to make a life for himself. The dark arts he learned in the heart of the jungle, however, won’t be so easily forgotten, and it isn’t long before Nathan is introducing a modern world to the harsh rituals of the Cobeus tribe.

Enter into this tale, the young beauty Aimee, and her new found best friend and college room mater Terra. These two young, normal college girls are suddenly trapped in a web of suffering, chaos, and the macabre when they catch the eye of the twisted genius, Nathan. The girls quickly transform from normal, all-American twenty-somethings to deprived, desperate victims as they are held captive and subjected to terrible starvation and neglect. But how far will they go? How strong is the will to survive in the face of friendship and desperation?

All this, and more, is yet to be determined by police officers Ryan and Carver, two local cops responding to a complaint of gunfire, and stumbling upon the most gruesome tale either of them have ever heard. Now, sitting in a room with a madman, they listen as Nathan tells his tale; the story of how he came to understand the dark magic, and the trail of bodies he has left along the way.

Unravel the mystery with officers Carver and Ryan, as Nathan’s ultimate purpose is revealed. What is his connection to Aimee? What has he done with his victims? And what dark powers has he yet to reveal to his would-be captors? This twisted tale of psychological horror is the brain-child of writer-director Erick Adam, and is the first feature film released by Las Vegas based Scared-E-Cat Pictures.

Featuring the talent of actor Josef Niznik as the brooding Nathan Haswell, and actress Ronni Lea as the sweet, mischievous, and ultimately conflicted Aimee, “FEAST” is set to take the independent film scene in Las Vegas to a new level.

For more information about the premiere, the film and the studios visit: www.LetTheFeastBegin.com

Celebrities, Zombie Pinups, Parties, Haunts and More at Flashback Weekend this Weekend!

This weekend you may continue your October romp with a side dish of Haunts, Horror and fun at the Annual Flashback Weekend. Flashback Weekend is an annual Horror Convention with many meet and greets with Horror Icons, Costume Parties, Zombie Pinups, Haunted Attractions and more! This year the event has a fantastic lineup that will made your nightmares come alive in terror or just go crazy seeing Aliens because none other than Robert Englund with be the host at the Saturday Costume Party and on Sunday you can meet Robert as he signs his new book Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of your Dreams. In addition Lance Henrikson from Aliens and Pumpkinhead will be there. There is Tony Todd, the Candyman and a Ginger Snaps Reunion.

The annual Flashback Weekend Costume Contest and the Zombie Pinups Beauty Pageant sponsored by Sinister Visions Inc. will be back as well as a huge Horror dealers room, awesome Horror celebrity guests, Halloween parties, the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE MUSICAL from Chad Wise and the NMTC. there are a variety of Special Events, Prize Giveaways from Haunted House Chicago and our presenting sponsor Anchor Bay Entertainment, special tours of Dream Reapers Haunted House and much more!

So be sure to catch all the fun and TUNE IN FRIDAY as we welcome Robert Englund to Rotting Flesh Radio as our guest before he heads to Flashback Weekend, and his new FearNet Web Series!

For more information on the event visit: www.FlashbackWeekend.com and be sure to look for RFR there prowling the floor.

Want a Wish or Fortune this Halloween? Get it from Zoltar!

Growing up we remember many things, from pop culture to films that influenced us. I clearly remember a film with Tom Hanks called BIG. In this film, Hanks makes a wish to be a grown up at an old Coney Island Fortune Teller stand. I often wanted something like that to happen to me.

Well, since that was never bound to happen, how about the next closet thing? Zoltar! Zoltar is a fortune teller inspired from the movie BIG. Zoltar was a staple at many piers across the nation from Coney Island to Florida’s Daytona Beach and more. And this interactive actor portraying the role makes it even more creepy by having the Fortune Telling Box mounted on a segway! So now he can torment, read the future and entertain people as they try to run in fear, or follow along in curiosity. Zoltar took FIRST PLACE in the 2009 Coney Island Mermaid Parade, and is gaining his own following of admirers.

Now you can also have Zoltar at your event as well anytrime of the year! You can hire Zoltar to tell fortunes, creep people out, and entertain those guests at events. Zoltar’s master, Jonathan Gleich, has a real job and management frowns on side work, so Zoltar is only available for Friday-Saturday-Sunday appearances. If you need Zoltar for an extended period in strange and wondrous lands, Jonathan has three weeks vacation sometime in the year.

So for some Halloween fun and fortune, ASK ZOLTAR and maybe, just maybe in true Tom Hank style, it may come true!

For more besure to visit his Official Site at: www.SegNYC.com

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Reading Between the Pages: UR by Stephen King

March 9, 2010

by: RFR Casket Crew Denise
Greeting all you Deadites, it’s time for the next installment of what I like to call Reading Between the Pages.
Reeling from a painful break-up, English instructor and avid book reader Wesley Smith is haunted by his ex-girlfriend’s harsh and hurtful parting words. He buys an e-book reader and soon finds he [...]

Indy Haunt Fest Coming June 2010

March 9, 2010

Since the end of Ironstock, Indy has been without a Haunters Event now. Well, fear not there is a new event for you Haunters in Indy and surrounding areas. The All-New Indy Haunt Fest 2010 is coming June 26-27, 2010.
This all new event is going to be the First Annual Indy Haunt Fest and will [...]

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

March 8, 2010

So I just finished my copy of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. It is by far the best read yet by the author. I will post a full review of it later this week, but for now enjoy the Trailer for the book and get your copy, you will not be disappointed.

Oscar’s Other Award Nominations

March 8, 2010

by: RFR Casket Crew StormGreetings Deadites,
The Oscars may be over but we have some Oscar ideas and picks that should have happened last night.
You have heard that Rotting Flesh Radio has been nominated for a Rondo Award? Take a few minutes and go to www.rondoaward.com and e-mail a ballot in. RFR is at [...]

The Horror Dome’s New Werewolf Costume for 2010

March 5, 2010

The Horror Dome has been providing costumes for the Haunt and Horror Industries for quite some time. Always full of detail, made of quality and great customer service.
Well just in time for the upcoming 2010 Haunt Season they have unleashed the beast. Brand New for 2010 is the Werewolf Costume to terrorize your customers.

For more [...]

New England Haunter’s Gathering X

March 4, 2010

After a decade of Halloween and still going strong! The Haunt Club is back with New England Haunter’s Gathering X
That’s right, 10 years! The East Coast Haunt Club has trick-n-treated you with haunted Halloween fun for a whole decade. And now the New England Haunter’s Gathering X is coming on August 7th to New Hampshire.
When: [...]

Few Spots Left for The Darkness Behind The Scenes Tour

March 4, 2010

With the Transworld Haunt Show coming up in a few weeks, as we noted previously (CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE IN FULL) The Darkness Behind the Scenes Tour is quickly filling up and tickets are still available.
To get yours follow the information below and to read our previous write up, follow the link above. BUY [...]

The Dunwich Horror Plus a Little About Me

March 4, 2010

Hello all you Deadites,
Being new to the RFR Casket Crew, I thought I would introduce myself before telling you what I’ll be bringing to RFR and to all of you.
First I must confess that I’m a native Texan who loves the horror genre. From print to film, I love all things scary and spooky. [...]

Comicpalooza Charity Celebrity Auction

March 3, 2010

Houston, TX: Not content just to auction off signed photos, props, books, or the contents of celebrities’ closets for charity, Comicpalooza will host an auction where the celebrities themselves will be auctioned off – for brunch! Enjoy a meal with the celebrity of your choice while helping out a worthy cause at the same time. [...]

Olympians Who Would make Great Vampires

March 3, 2010

by: RFR Casket Crew StormGreetings Deadites,I was watching the Olympics and realized that some of these athletes have some bad ass names. The fact is they would make much more fearsome sounding vampires then the sparkling ones that are popular now a days. So here is a list of Vancouver 2010 gold medalists [...]

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