Halfway to Halloween “Monster Ball” from Dreamreapers

Dreamreapers Haunted Attraction is a top rated Haunted House that has come to be known within the haunt circuit around the United States. From high energy actors, detailed props and one hell of a scare, they continue to up the bar in Haunted Attractions each October and Halloween Season.

Now in addition to getting your Halloween fix each week here at Rotting Flesh Radio, you still have that itch. Then attend conventions. Always a good choice. But maybe you are looking to get down and dress up in the Spring. If so, the Halfway to Halloween Monster Ball is for you.

Dream Reapers Presents: The Halfway to Halloween Monster Ball
“Come dressed in your most frightening monster or creature attire and revel in a night of sheer terror and madness as Dreamreapers celebrate the halfway to Halloween milestone.

With just six months until Halloween, the ghouls and monsters of Dream Reapers haunted attraction are howling with activity, wanting to feast upon your darkest nightmares.”

There is an age requirement for attending the event of 18 years or older. Hideous and Horrible costumes highly encouraged! Now what if you can’t make your own makeup monstrous enough? Have the Dream Reapers professional makeup team bring your nightmares to life for only $5! How’s that to look your worst on this awesome night!

There will be LIVE MUSIC provided by: Fiendo, Through Ashes, Ardmore & Warwick

WHERE:
1945 Cornell Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160
(North Ave. and Manheim)

WHEN:
Friday, April 16th 2010
8:00pm-2:00am

HOW MUCH:
$10 COVER
Open to the general public!
More details TBA

For all the latest information about this event visit: www.Dreamreapers.com and also their Facebook Page at: Dreamreapers Facebook Monster Ball Event

Happy Birthday to Mr. Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett the Monster Mash King

Time to send out some Horror Birthday Love to Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Now sad to say, Bobby is no longer here, we can still remember all his works that have made Halloween a Party to remember every year. Mr. Pickett was born on February 11, 1938. He passed away in April of 2007, but still lives on in our hearts.

SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONSTER MASH KING

Bobby had a knack for doing an impression of the legendary actor Boris Karloff. His father, a theater owner encouraged him and helped drive his love of the golden age of Horror Films. This translated to him often doing an impression of Karloff during his time with the band the Cordials. It was there that the legend of the MONSTER MASH was born.

One of his bandmates told him he needed to do a whole song dedicated to the Horror Icon and so the writing of the song began. MONSTER MASH was written in about half an hour, and has since become the staple of Halloween, Trick or Treating and Parties around the world and of all time. Most of the sound effects were created by Pickett himself including the creaky door, a nail being pulled from a piece of wood, the boiling viles, Pickett blowing bubbles in a cup among others. This creative master piece went on to hit Number One on the Billboard Charts the week leading up to Halloween in 1962, 1970, and May of 1973!

Now as we know here at ROTTING FLESH RADIO, Pickett made entire albums full of campy, novelty Halloween Songs. Some of my personal favorites were Monsters Holiday, Wolfs Bane, Transylvania Twist and others. The LP remains in my collection today and I will never forget the time I was able to meet Bobby and talk with him about this classic era when Halloween was true Americana.

Symphonc Sacrifices Back to Write NEW Music for your Haunt

In the Haunt Industry Music plays a huge roll in an event to set the mood or tone. And many of you may remember back at Midwest Haunters Convention Symphonic Sacrafices jamming on stage at Club Vampire.

Well after some time off and working on their own haunted attractions, Dr. Frankenfingers is BACK!

“Good Evening Boils and Ghouls,
Symphonic Sacrifices and Living Dead Mafia have since built two major haunted houses. One was a 7,000 Sq foot mansion at a historically preserved actual haunted house. The other was a 60,000 Sq ft trail in the middle of the woods. Great year for us!

Symphonic Sacrifices is now available again to write music for your haunted event or attraction. If you are looking for music please contact me at houdioni2@optonline.net

Thanks everyone,
Robert J. Frankenberg”

So it seems the Doc is back and ready to give your haunt an exclusive track! For more information about Symphonic Sacrifices and to hear his work visit: www.SoundClick.com/SymphonicSacrifices

Creature Feature FREE “Death of a Dollmaker” Limited Time Download

So all you Deadites, nothing speaks to us all more than Music while haunting. And with that, Spooky, Horror Music gets us in the mood to build as well and one of our favorite bands at RFR is a sweet morbid ditty called Creature Feature.

With their album, “The Greatest Show Unearthed” it is catchy, dark, moody, spooky and full of lyrics we all love to sing along to as part of the Haunt Industry.

Well now for a limited time you can get a FREE Music Download from the band to show their appreciation for all its fans support over the years. In their official release it states:

“Hello fiends,
As a special gift for all your years of ongoing support, we’ve decided to offer up our instrumental ‘Death Of A Doll Maker’ as a free download on our new Bandcamp page. We tried to set it up the free download on our Myspace player, but it didn’t seem to like that idea too much and the link doesn’t want to show up. So, when you go to our Bandcamp Page and you click on the download link it will ask for your e-mail address and for you to set your own price, you can either pick zero or any type of donation (if you have any pennies to spare), but we are making it available for free. So please download the song, tell your friends about it, e-mail about it, tweet about it, send your friends the link, etc. Just be magically whisked away to our new Bandcamp Page where you can download the song free of charge.”

So while you can you need to get this sweet FREE offer from Creature Feature. I know we have gotten our copy, and so should you. For more on the band Creature Feature visit: www.CreatureFeatureMusic.com and stay tuned to RFR as we work to get the team on the show soon.

Midnight Syndicate’s 13th Anniversary Photo Contest

In light of Midnight Syndicate celebrating their 13th Year of Fear, and the upcoming release of the Dead Matter, they have now given their fans and music lovers a chance to win some hauntingly good goodies in the Midnight Syndicate Photo Contest.

Simply email the following items to info@midnightsyndicate.com with the subject heading: PHOTO CONTEST, it is that easy!

1.)Any Midnight Syndicate-related image you may have from the present or past thirteen years. Some ideas include: posing with CDs, posters, t-shirts, or the band at a convention, Midnight Syndicate-inspired artwork, or a picture of your group or haunted house.

2.) A description of the photo and how it relates to Midnight Syndicate (if not obvious). You can also (but do not have to) share a story from the past 13 years about the music or how you’ve used the music (5 sentences max).

3.) Your name (as you would like to see it appear on the website)

4.) City and State

Once these fields are filled out, and submitted you are ready for the Monthly Drawing! Everyone who submits a photo or story will be entered in monthly drawings. At the end of each month in 2010 one contestant (chosen at random) will win the prize that month. Prizes include, but are not limited to, rare and special-edition autographed Midnight Syndicate-related merchandise.

Each contestant will automatically be entered in every month’s drawing until either: They win a prize in a monthly drawing, The contest ends on December 31, 2010

And if that wasn’t enough, itt is possible to win a prize in both the MONTHLY DRAWING and the weekly FEATURED PHOTO CONTEST!

WEEKLY FEATURED PHOTO CONTEST:Starting in January and continuing every week in 2010, we will feature one photo that will be displayed on the Midnight Syndicate Facebook page as well as on the official website.

Photos are chosen randomly. If your photo is chosen you will receive a Midnight Syndicate CD of your choice (must be a CD that is currently in-print).

We will contact you for information on where to send your prize to once your photo is chosen.

So enter and show that Morbid Haunt Love for the spookmaster musicians Midnight Syndicate. For more information the band visit: www.MidnightSyndicate.com or for more on the Photo Contest visit: www.MidnightSyndicate.com/photocontest.htm

Midnight Syndicate Gives “The Dead Matter” a Release and Contest

Midnight Syndicate Films has announced that The Dead Matter movie and soundtrack will be released on July 30th. Production on an interactive website that allows fans to delve deeper into the world and characters they will encounter in the movie is underway.

A set of three new trailers, the first of which will be released in February is also in production along with a mini-documentary produced by Smudgeline Productions and other behind-the-scenes featurettes. All of these items and more special features to be announced soon will be included on the DVD release.

In addition, Midnight Syndicate Halloween Music is hosting a 13th Anniversary Video Contest where filmmakers and animators can create a silent film or music video to an existing Midnight Syndicate track. The winner will be featured on “The Dead Matter” DVD as well as win prizes from sponsors: Screamline Studios, Conquest Graphics, Robert Kurtzman’s Creature Corps, Van Helsing’s Curse Halloween music, and Midnight Syndicate. Other finalists will also win prizes and special promotions.

Judges include legendary frontman and horror fan Dee Snider (Twisted Sister, Strangeland), Horror FX-legends Tom Savini (Friday the 13th, Dusk Till Dawn) and Robert Kurtzman (producer From Dusk Till Dawn, KNB FX, Wishmaster), as well as Edward Douglas (The Dead Matter) and Gavin Goszka of Midnight Syndicate and producer director Gary Jones (Xena, Hercules, Boogeyman 3).

For more about the Video Contest, Rules and more visit: www.MidnightSyndicate.com/videocontest

ABOUT The Dead Matter
Why rule the living when you can control the dead? . . . Inspired by Hammer Horror Films and Tales from the Crypt. The Dead Matter tells the story of a relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman, whose desire to reconnect with her dead brother draws her into the supernatural world of vampirism and the living dead. Scored by Halloween music legends MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE and co-produced by Robert Kurtzman (Producer From Dusk Till Dawn, KNB FX, Wishmaster) and Gary Jones (Xena, Boogeyman 3), the movie features a mix of classic horror themes with modern twists that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Starring Andrew Divoff (Lost, CSI:Miami, Wishmaster), Jason Carter (Babylon 5, Angel), Tom Savini (Friday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead), and legendary television horror hosts Dick Count Gore DeVol Dyszel and Big Chuck Schodowski.

VIDEO CONTEST SPONSORS
Conquest Graphics – www.ConquestGraphics.com/Greg
Screamline Studios – www.ScreamlineStudios.com
Van Helsing’s Curse Halloween Soundtrack – www.VanHelsingsCurse.com
Robert Kurtzman’s Creature Corps – www.CreatureCorps.net

Eastern State Penitentiary kicks off “Winter Adventure Tours”

One of our favorite Prisons and Haunted Attraction, the Eastern State Penitentiary and Terror Behind the Walls is getting in the Morbidly Merry Holiday Mood during their “Winter Adventure Tours”.

Kicking off on Thursday, December 10, at 11:00 am the Eastern State Penitentiary kicks off “Winter Adventure Tours” with an Ice Sculpting performance to top all others! To kick off the Winter Adventure Tour season, Fear No Ice, the world’s first and only performance ice sculpting company, located in the Philadelphia area, will create a piece entitled “Frozen in Time.”

The 1200 pound ice sculpture will incorporate iconic images of former inmates suspended in blocks of ice and arranged to form a towering sculpture on the penitentiary grounds. The event will take place on Thursday, December 10, beginning at 11 am and the sculpture will be on view for visitors throughout the weekend.

The Terror Behind the Walls Haunted Attraction is always a TV Favorite with the likes of Travel Channel taping often and the SyFy Channel’s Ghosthunter’s doing investigations during the standard Eastern State Penn event. And now both continue to entertain in December with this Ice Sculpture event.

For more information about the Eastern State Penn visit: www.EasternState.org and for more on the Terror Behind the Walls Haunted Attraction you can check out: www.TerrorBehindTheWalls.com.

About Fear No Ice
Fear No Ice is a true multimedia, performance art company bringing together master ice sculpting with performance, groundbreaking video, and fresh music. All of these elements together create one of the most unique shows ever conceived…Fear No Ice!

Don’t Miss the Gore-A-Licious Zombie Party

Coming up in time for Turkey Day is a way to let loose, dance it up and get gory. Don’t miss the Gore-A-Licious Zombie Party on Saturday November 28th 2009 at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte NC.

Come dressed as a zombie and enjoy all things undead. For those who don’t have any makeup left from Halloween, makeup artists will be available to turn you into the living dead.

There will be BWU Gore Wrestling hosted by Judas Moon.

Live music will be provided by Angels on Acid, The Graveyard Boulevard, and Swarm Theory. With DJ Sin and DJ Price spinning tunes from beyond the grave between sets.

Special guests include Jeff Clayton from the legendary punk rock band Anti-Seen. And so much more…Doors open at 7:00 with the party beginning at 8:00pm.

For more information, email gorealicious13@yahoo.com or visit their website at www.MySpace.com/Gorealicious13

RFR is Nominated in the 2009 Podcast Awards! Voting Begins on Friday!

Hello all you Rotting Flesh Radio Deadites! You submitted, nominated and helped RFR grow to where it is today and now we have been announced as one of the NOMINATED PODCASTS in the 2009 Annual Podcast Awards “The People’s Choice”.

First off, Thank all of you Deadites who have been here from the start and to all New Deadites just joining our army. It is because of you where are what we are today. Now Rotting Flesh Radio has been Nominated in the GENERAL CATEGORY in the 2009 Class List.

VOTING BEGINS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH! A lucky day for us. So help keep us lucky as the only Haunt Industry show in this years nominations. You can Vote Once a Day once voting begins, so tell everyone you know, spread the word and take a minute each day to Cast your Vote for Rotting Flesh Radio.

To be prepared, bookmark the page and get ready to continue your support of the show. THANK YOU ALL DEADITES!

www.PodcastAwards.com

About Podcast Awards:
This is the Fifth annual event that will recognize the best podcasters in the world by allowing the people (Listeners and Podcasters) to nominate, and then vote for their favorite podcast. This will culminate with awards and prizes being awarded during the 2009 Online Awards ceremony! Daily voting will open on November 13th with voting closing November 30th at 1800 est. Note: I am extending the two week voting period due to the Thanksgiving Holiday!