Rotting Flesh Radio #249: RFR Kicks Into 2012 with HAUNTED PYRAMIDS, Deadites and more!

SHOW NOTES FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23, 2012 SHOW #249

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THIS WEEK’S SHOW NOTES:
It’s time to get your haunt on in the cold winter as this week RFR kicks it into the new year by bringing you the HAUNTED PYRAMIDS during this past haunt season. RFR Casket Crew’s Badger was on location Halloween Weekend and brings us all the Haunt Fun with interviews, the cast, crew and more from the Haunted Pyramids to keep you in the haunting mood as we gear up for Transworld.

In addition RFR Creator and Host Jonathan discusses Deadite Emails, Answers Questions Submitted, and more. There are all kinds of Twisted Goodies to keep you Rotting and Rolling as RFR is Back like the Walking Dead.

So as we continue to Rot Forward, Deadites and RFR are together again for the first time as so to put it all you Fright Freaks, Haunters and Halloween Junkies, you can…
Sit Back, Relax and Rot Away to Rotting Flesh Radio!

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A Look at Seasonal Films – “The Avenging Conscience” – 1914 (100 years of Horror)

by: RFR Casket Crew Jigsaw Jim

Greeting Film Fiends and Deadites,

The next “technical” horror film after Frankenstein-1910 was “The Avenging Conscience: or Thou Shall Not Kill” by D.W. Griffith and starring Henry B. Walthall, Blanche Sweet and Spottiswoode Aiken.  The Edgar Allen Poe inspired film came out a year before Griffith’s magnum opus; “Birth of a Nation”. Fine performances all around. Available complete on You tube.

New Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXII: Flanders Goes Dexter on Us

One of the things everyone looks forward to in the Haunt and Horror Industry are upcoming movies and Halloween on TV. Yes, that annual event of enjoying your favorite television shows get all decked out for Halloween. And one of those major ones we all tend to love is THE SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR!

The annual Treehouse of Horror show is kicking off on October 30th, 2011 and this year one of the many segments will pay homage to the one and only psychopath himself Dexter.

The Treehouse of Horror XXII, will show Flanders as both a normal family man as well as a dark evil passenger, like our friend Dexter. I think this is going to be a pretty fun one, as we here at RFR are fans of both programs.

Entertainment Weekly and Dread Central got the first look at the video clip and it seems that after all these years, The Simpsons still have what it takes to be a parody, fun, entertaining and make an awesome Halloween Show.

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXII will be coming to your TV this October 30th, so set those DVRs.

A Very Mogwai Christmas: One Last Christmas In July Wish

by: RFR Casket Crew Claymation Werewolf

I hope everyone out there in range of the Rotting Flesh Radio airwaves had a Morbidly Merry Christmas in July! I just wanted to take a moment to send one more fake Christmas post to bookend this special time of year…and what is Christmas without a little, tasteful commercialism! With that in mind, I bring you an advertisement for one of the most sought after gifts of 1984… The Mogwai

This Christmas if you really care…I mean if you care the least little bit about the people who do so much for you then you need to give them a gift they’ll remember all year! Not a pocket fisherman! Those fall apart…Not a smokeless Ash Tray, those don’t even work! And besides, that it really is just one more slap in the face to us smokers, isn’t it?! I mean really! YOU CAN’T SMOKE IN A RESTARAUNT! YOU CAN’T SMOKE IN THE OFFICE! YOU CAN’T SMOKE IN A BAR!! I MEAN A FREAKING BAR!! AND NOW THEY DON’T WANT SMOKE TO COME OUR OF YOUR ASHTRAY? IT’S AN ASHTRAY!!! IT IS AN ASHTRAY! I MEAN WHAT’S NEXT? NO SMOKING IN YOUR OWN HOME??? BETRAYING THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE?? BANNING EVERYTH….um…ahem…I apologize for that.

Anyway, this Christmas give the gift that will last and last…the gift that provides hours of entertainment; the gift that keeps on giving! Give the gift of the Mogwai!

The Mogwai is a small adorable creature that is sure to make an impression on anyone who receives it! You might think that being a cute fuzzy, adorable talking kitten-rabbit-elf beast might be enough but you would be wrong…oh so terribly wrong. If simply being irresistibly adorable was enough; I could be purchased, wrapped in a ribbon and given away as a Christmas present but that, my friends, has rarely ever happened. No this little monster thing has more than a few tricks up its sleeves! The real secret behind the gift potential of the Mogwai comes in it’s ‘extra features!’

You see, with a few secret unlock codes your simple country Mogwai can actually create more Mogwais, and not through some gross Mogwai mating or anything. No! Just like every important piece of technology, all you have to do is add water. We at Little Chinatown Shop Industries encourage you to create no more than 11 additional Mogwais per day! Any more than that will exceed the recommended fun limit!

And speaking of fun; let’s chat for a bit about the most fun feature of all. Your Mogwai, can actually transform from a basic model, into an advanced Mogwai or, as the kids call it, a ‘Gremlin’ This Gremlin is just as cute as a normal Mogwai but scalier, greener, more sinister and with much sharper claws and teeth. You do lose a little bit in the fluffy category but trust me you wont have time to think about it! The highly desirable, and not at all disastrous to civilization Gremlin can be achieved with simple Mogwai food. Here is the trick: simply feed your Mogwai after midnight! And that’s it. Wait until the clock strikes twelve and throw some Mogwai chow into the cage! If for whatever stupid reason you don’t want the Mogwai to become a Gremlin, it is safe to once again feed your pet at…um….actually we haven’t quite worked that out yet. It turns into a Gremlin if you feed it after midnight, but we’re not really sure when “after midnight” ends. But who cares? Once you have an army of Gremlins unleashed on your town, your hands will be full! With wackiness!*

Super advanced Mogwais such as Spider Mogwai, Genius Mogwai, Striped Mogwai, Electro Mogwai, Thunder-Punch Mogwai or Malibu Mogwai sold at an additional cost.

So trust me this hypothetical holiday season. No gift exchange will be complete without the greatest gift of all, a Mogwai! Even if Christmas has always brought up bad memories of some ridiculous and terrible tragic event from the past…this Christmas will be different! This Christmas, the machinery of all of those negative feelings will be sabotaged once and for all. Sabotaged by Gremlins!

And for a limited time, with the purchase of any Mogwai with Mogwai accessories you can also Sit Back, Relax, and ROT AWAY…and have a nice day!

*Warning: Gremlins not compatible with dogs, movie theatres, or wheelchair stair lifts!

Netherworld’s Monster Scare Up the True Blood Red Carpet Season Kick Off

The Netherworld Haunted House has been known to make a variety of appearances in many places, from movies, television, to being featured in many publications and on the Travel Channel’s Halloween Specials. Well add another scare up notch in the Netherworld belt as once the monsters were finished with Officier Peyton, they went on to the True Blood Season Premiere Red Carpet Event.

Several NETHERWORLD Haunted House monsters were recently seen on the red carpet at a special midnight screening of the first episode of this seasons TRUE BLOOD! Lord Goulich was out on the town with two of his brides when he ran into a Lycanthrope and several of Merlottes staff members…Chaos ensued!

To find out more about the television series: Click Here for True Blood on IMDB

And for more on the Netherworld Haunted House visit: www.FearWorld.com

Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas Coming to Blu-Ray 3D on August 30, 2011

I am sure all of you Deadites, as well as us here at RFR have been longtime fans of Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas well before it was trendy. And in recent years we have seen it grow in popularity, a cult following and spawning incarnations as special Jack Head Blu-Ray Box Sets, a Haunted Mansion Holiday make-over at the Disneyland Resort and more. And as if the Blu-Ray edition wasn’t crystal clear enough, it has been announced that it will now be released on Blu-Ray 3D on August 30, 2011.

The Nightmare Before Christmas will be available as a 3-Disc Combo Pack (this is where you get the Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copies of the film) and is a way Disney often likes families to be able to enjoy the movie no matter what style player you have, or mobile device, and most of all it upsells you to want all the options of the classic.

Now many of the bonus features were found on the previous Blu-Ray release, but come on, this is a classic and one of the best stop motion films of our generation (only to be topped earlier by Rankin/Bass Mad Monster Party). The three disc collection will be chock full with not only the film but other goodies including:

Special Introduction by Tim Burton

What’s This? Jack’s Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour – Viewers choose the way they want to tour Disneyland’s Holiday Haunted Mansion. “On Track” explores the Haunt Mansion Holiday version of the Haunted Mansion, while “Off Track” reveals what went into making the event.

Frankenweenie Short Film – The Uncut Version

Vincent Short Film

Tim Burton’s Original poem narrated by Christopher Lee – Tim Burton’s poem that inspired the creation of the movie. Now, the original verse comes to creepylife as performed by legendary actor Christopher Lee.

Film Commentary – commentary by producer and writer Tim Burton, director Henry Selick and composer Danny Elfman.

The Making of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – Go behind the scenes of the very first full-length stop motion animated movie with the filmmakers.

The Worlds of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – Witness the creation of the film’s richly imagined dreamscapes, including Halloween Town, Christmas Town and the Real World.

Deleted Scenes

Storyboard to Film Comparison

Original Theatrical Trailers and Posters and more.

To find out more, or to pre-order find it on Amazon.com

Phoenix Fear Con this Weekend!

PRESS RELEASE:

“Summer Frights”
Phoenix FearCON IV Film Festival and Convention
MADCAP Theaters
730 South Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281.
Saturday,May 21st 2011 — Noon-after midnight.
Showcasing the best horror cinema from around the world

Presented by Trash City Entertainment
Tickets: $15 Advance $20 Day of Event
SPECIAL VIP TICKETS: $35.00
(VIP will include special VIP seating at all screenings, front of the line access, special laminated pass and swag)

Tickets available online at www.phxfearfilmfestival.com and
www.phoenixfearcon.com

Featuring the World Premiere of several feature length and short films, screening at our event. Cast and Crew of many of the films will be in attendance for Q&A and panel discussions

USA Premiere! “Eaters” – a zombie film, coming straight out of Italy. Directed by Marco Ristori & Luca Boni. Produced by Uwe Boll.

Other Features: True Nature dir. Patrick Steele / Skew dir. Sevé Schelenz / Shorts from around the world!

Featuring special appearances by
Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis
Special Musical Guest: VOLTAIRE
PLUS! Special Q&A Panel Discussion about Stop Motion Animation with Voltaire
performers: Fancy Pants and Tom Tuerff
AZ Rhythm Connection Tribal Drummers
Zombie Belly Dancers – Shahrinaz
Gillian Payne – SPECIAL FX Makeup Demonstrations!
Kaos Funeral Car and Cremator – Custom Hearse Exhibit
Thrill the World Zombie Dancers
Zombie Runway Fashion Show
Awesome Merchandise Vendors
Silent Auction with fabulous items donated by our merchandise vendors, Full Moon Features plus McFarlane Toys (*Auction benefits our charity KidTIX)

Best Creature or Makeup Costume Contest – $300 prize for best in show -Thanks to Instant Renters.com The largest independent Horror Film Festival in Arizona. As an independent film festival and convention, we are committed to presenting only the best in independent horror feature and short films from around the world. That fact alone has made the Phoenix FearCON Film Festival one of the most popular convention type film festivals in Arizona. We expect a record turnout this year and are hoping to be able to break records as well as introduce the horror fans to some fantastic new films not yet released.

This event is a horror film festival and convention. This is our 4th year doing this event and in May of 2011, we have grown and expanded over a busy weekend in the heart of a busy, bustling city. This street is nestled in the center of town in Tempe Arizona (Mill Avenue & University.

Get more on the event at: http://www.phoenixfearcon.com

Celebrate 100 Years of Terror in the Movies on Thursday!

Greetings Film Fiends and Deadites,

2010 marks the 100th Anniversary of Horror Cinema due to the 1910 Edison Studios release of “Frankenstein”. This is the first film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s magnum opus about a man made monster and his tormented creator.  This is a very liberal telling of the story with interesting special effects (especially for the time period) and has elements of Faust and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

The cast for this short piece are August Phillips as Dr Frankenstein, Charles Ogle as the Monster and Mary Fuller as the doctor’s fiancee. Much has been made that Thomas Edison was the producer of this film. There is no fact in that assertion, in fact he had very little to do with the film studio that bore his name.

This Thursday marks that 100th Anniversary and a restored edition out on DVD! The actors were paid $5 a day and hid the fact that they were filming in movies since theatrical theater was more respected.

The restored print on DVD was accomplished by Frederick C. Wiebel, Jr., who also managed to write a book about the film and other films of the era.

Some would argue that the 1900 film “Faust and Margariye”, based on the 3 act opera, also by Edison Studios, should have the crown. The jury is still out on that one.

The Addams Family Musical’s All-New Commercial

It is no secret we love our musicals here at RFR. From Young Frankenstein, to Evil Dead we have seen and love them all. The Newest one to hit the scene is The Addams Family Musical. This musical has been a cult favorite instantly since it kicked off not too long ago. And the stellar cast bringing the classic comic strip to life with NATHAN LANE, BEBE NEUWIRTH, KEVIN CHAMBERLIN, KRYSTA RODRIGUEZ and more, make this dark comedy fun, hip, memorable and down right fun.

And now just in time for the Halloween Season they have an All-New Commercial hitting the streets next week and now you can see it first.

The musical is a blast and I know for one, we will be seeing it again and again and again. Nathan is a perfect Gomez and BeBe is adorable and dark. For more information be sure to join the Family Clan at: www.TheAddamsFamilyMusical.com

ABOUT THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL:

Based on the iconic characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, THE ADDAMS FAMILY is an all-new musical comedy starring two-time Tony Award® winners Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth as Gomez and Morticia. The show also features two-time Tony Award nominee Terrence Mann as Mal Beineke, two-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello as Alice Beineke, two-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as Grandma, Zachary James as Lurch, Adam Riegler as Pugsley, Wesley Taylor as Lucas Beineke and Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY has a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (librettists of the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys), music and lyrics by Drama Desk Award winner Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party), direction and design by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter, The Metropolitan Opera’s Satyagraha) and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Next to Normal, Jersey Boys).

THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story. It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what’s worse, has fallen deliriously in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Yes, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a “normal” boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it’s a shocking development that turns the Addams house upside down when they are forced to host a dinner for the young man and his parents.

Queen City Scare Fair Coming

Roger Smith of Temple Theater, W. Charles Newell and geektyrant.com are partnering to bring independent horror films to Meridian, MS. On October 22nd-23rd , 2010 Temple Theater will host Meridian’s first horror film festival to celebrate Halloween and Mississippi’s first entertainment district.

“Independent horror films have always been a passion of mine, now I finally have a chance to share these films with others,” says Newell, coordinator of Queen City Scare Fair and founder of Meridian Grindhouse Association. This event will allow top rated films from the festival circuit to connect with a new audience in the south. “Really, it’s a theater for the people here,”
Smith says. “The theater is very important to the city of Meridian and the people, and we just need to keep as much activity as we can in the theater.” Smith believes that the QCSF will draw a whole new audience into the historic Temple Theater. The QCSF will give its guests the chance to judge new independent Horror Films and award the first ever “Queen City Townie” award.

The Queen City Scare Fair will open it‘s doors at 7 pm on the 22nd and 10 am on the 23rd.

For more information on the event, vendors and more visit: www.TempleTheaterMeridian.com. You can also friend them on Facebook at: Facebook.com/Meridian Grindhouse

ABOUT THE TEMPLE THEATER MERIDIAN:
By the early 1920s, the Meridian membership of the Hamasa Shrine had outgrown their building and wanted a larger facility that would not only accommodate their needs for the various meetings and ceremonies they conducted – but also as a multi-purpose facility to serve the community. Architect Emile Weil was engaged to design the building – as he was already well known for his grand designs. Mr. Weil delivered a plan that met the Shrine’s expectations – and perhaps even more. Construction began in 1923 – with the Grand Ballroom being completed in November 1924. The Shrine moved in and conducted it’s meetings and ceremonies there while the rest of the building was being completed. The building today is much the same as originally built -exterior in Moorish Revival style with the interior featuring Byzantine motif decorations with exceptional attention to details. Being built on a corner allowed each part of the building to enjoy it’s own street access – the theater facing onto 8th Street; while the ballroom is accessible from 24th Avenue. The theater’s construction was completed some months later – taking it’s place as a truly grand facility that rivaled any in the nation – In fact when completed in 1928 – the Temple’s stage was second in size only to the Roxy Theater in New York. However – for the first few months after completion – the only entertainment available were the occasional traveling show and wrestling matches.

In 1927 the Hamasa Shrine struck a deal with the Saenger Theater chain that would begin the process of allowing the Temple to fulfill it’s potential. Signing a lease/management contract made the Saenger brothers of New Orleans responsible for bringing movies and other entertainment to the Temple Theater for the next 40 years. As part of their “upgrades” made to the theater, a 3 manual 8 rank Robert Morton Theater Pipe Organ was installed to accompany the silent movies of the time. Even though the silent era didn’t last much longer, the organ continued to provide a lot of entertainment. During the next 40+ years thousands of movies and hundreds of famous (and not so famous) entertainers would grace the Temple with some of the finest entertainment available anywhere in the world.

In 1973 the Hamasa Shrine undertook a general restoration project which ranged from repairing damaged plaster, cleaning and painting, reupholstering the seats and replacing the carpets. Since then and until recently – the Temple Theater has seen only limited use, and only nominal maintenance – and the building was put up for sale.

In February 2009, a deal was struck between the Shriners and a semi-retired business man from Dallas. Roger Smith stepped forward – and has purchased the entire facility – Theater and Ballroom – and has committed to not only bringing the Temple back to it’s former splendor, but to create and present a rich and full calendar of events and entertainment.