Elvira to Return to Television in Movie Macabre

Growing up a remember sitting up late getting scared from Horror Films with my mother. She would let me hang out after my Brothers and sisters were fast asleep. Man, did I grow up with nightmares. Anyways it was during those years I also discovered the wonderful thing of Goth Women and the Sexiness of Elvira. Oh so many nights thinking there was a magazine spread with Elvira in it. Well onto the actual news…first I would like to thank our friend at Zombie Pumpkins for letting us in on this one.

Officially released is news that the one and only Elvira Mistress of the Dark is returning to her roots giving us the late night Movie Macabre!

Yes, you read it right, Elvira is back and about damn time! All throughout the 1980s we saw Elvira present us with the good and bad of B-Horror Movies and made the wise cracks, memorable moments we grew to love. She gave us our first Halloween Mix CDs and even had her run of movies.

So, as it stand the queen of camp, is back in action coming September 25, 2010. This fall she is coming back to the small screen with Elvira’s Movie Macabre and will premiere on THIS! Television and on national syndication. So keep your eyes peeled and above the chest area please, to see all new Elvira coming soon.

Health and Safety in the Haunt Industry

by: RFR Casket Crew Jigsaw Jim

Greetings Film Fiends and Deadites,

You know me as the film reviewer here on Rotting Flesh Radio (and a not very good one at that). When I’m not practicing Hoodoo and black magick, I work in the emergency medical field as an EMT trainer/supervisor. I am going to be posting regular segments on Health and Safety specific to the Haunt Industry.

As conventions are well underway and everyone is planning for the upcoming Haunt season, one thing that often gets overlooked is safety and medical preparedness. As a caveat, the information I post will in no way take the place of professional instruction (first aid/CPR) that you and many of your staff should enroll in. On the contrary, it will be an adjunct on specific concerns for the haunt industry.

For example:
What to do if an actor or patron gets sick or injured?

What to do if a patron starts seizing due to strobe lights?

How to “safely” evacuate your attraction and have an evacuation plan.

There will be a myriad of topics covered and links for training that I encourage everyone to take.

Lets make this season a truly scary (and safe) one!

Fighting Owl Films’ “The Night Shift”

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

First Look at NECA 2010 Freddy Figure

With the reboot of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, many are for it, many against. But the biggest question is “What Does Freddy Look Like?” It seems that Randy Falk of NECA has now released the first look at the 2010 Freddy Krueger figure.

This figure is for the upcoming 2010 Redux of the New Line Film “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. Many still have not seen an actual photo of Jackie Earle Haley wearing the makeup, but maybe this will at least give us a hint as to what to expect in his new look.

Now I am not for this new look, or the reboot at that. but look at the positive side of it all. NECA has affirmed that work has started on creating a New Figure with the CLASSIC ROBERT ENGLUND FREDDY KRUEGER to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise. So there is hope.

Be sure to hear Robert Englund’s thoughts on the New Nightmare Redux on the RFR Show from October 23, 2009. (Click Here to Download that Show with Robert)

Check out the Trailer for the Nightmare Reboot hitting theaters in April of 2010

Rotting Flesh Radio’s Morbidly Merry Christmas Winter Watchings

by: RFR Casket Crew Jigsaw Jim

Greetings Film Fiends,
In honor of Rotting Flesh Radio’s 5th Annual Morbidly Merry Christmas, I will review some Christmas/Winter themed horror movies and shows just for you to bring some Holiday Jeer to your Movie Viewing.

First up is a little known story called Seasons of Belief from the 1980′s series Tales from the Darkside. This 3rd season episode from the Horror Master George A. Romero series, stared EG Marshall and tells the tale of 2 misbehaving kids who demand a different kind of cool yule tale (not involving Santa) on Christmas eve. The parents sadistically oblige by telling them the story of the Grither, a monster who inhabits the wastes of the far north and punishes those who say his name. This is a fun little short with a surprise ending.

Next up is the 1977 made for TV movie Snowbeast starring Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux and Clint Walker. This movie tells the story of skiers being terrorized by a man eating bigfoot at a ski resort in the Rockies. Besides the obviously dated ski equipment, 70s style romance between Svenson and Mimieux and its relatively formulaic plot, it is a must see before heading out this season to go skiing and/or snowboarding. The film was directed by Herb Wallerstein, who many from television past will know, was part of such legacies as I Dream of Jeannie, Star Trek, The Brady Bunch, and The Six Million Dollar Man. The film currently is in the Public Domain.

Finally, to stay with this weeks TV theme, I give you How the Grinch Stole Christmas! This Dr. Seuss classic from 1966 stars non other then Boris Karloff as the narrator and the Grinch. If anyone out there hasn’t seen this you’ve either been living in a cave (like the Grinch) or been in front of the computer for far too long! This doesn’t qualify as true horror although the psychedelic and alien nature of the Who’s and the voice over by Karloff requires that this be included in my morbid list.

Next week I’ll shift to movies and I’ll do these reviews until Saturnalia….ah….the Winter Solstice..ah Mithras…I mean Christmas.

Until then, Sit Back, Relax and Rot Away to Rotting Flesh Radio and this is Jim signing off and I am outta here…

Silent Hill Haunted Attraction Video Review

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)

Let’s Play a Game…Saw VI Contest Caption Giveaway from Full Metal Rock

Are you a serious SAW fan? Want some SAW Swag just for being as creative as Jigsaw? Well Full Metal Rock is holding a SAW VI Caption Contest.

Now the contest takes only a few moments to enter and you are added in to WIN some SAW Swag. All you need to do is to come up with your own caption for the image below and Enter it following this link: SAW VI CAPTION CONTEST

There is no purchase needed to enter or to Win. The caption submissions must all be in by November 15, 2009 at Noon. The winners will be notified via email and will be unleashed with some sweet SAW VI Sawg! For all the rules regulations, details and to enter visit: www.FullMetalRock.com/Contests

Good Luck…Now Let’s Play a Game…..

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

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Production

As we reported a while back, the Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy is currently in production. And while we have gotten updates from the crew, we have gotten excited for this film to be made.

Currently they are in production working on testimonials, interviews and more. So why this post, well, we never posted the Trailer for the film.

So to read our in depth detailed write up about it: FOLLOW THIS LINK->”NEVER SLEEP AGAIN: THE ELM STREET LEGACY”. In addition enjoy the Teaser Trailer Below.

All-New Trailer for The Wolfman Released

As we discussed the upcoming Universal Reboot of the Wolfman, (which you can read here), there has been an all-new trailer released now. This one seems a bit more heavy in terms of marketing to a mass audience.

We still think this will be an awesome film!!! So Sit Back and Enjoy!

You can find out more about the film at: www.TheWolfmanMovie.com