All-New Twisted Toybox Burn Logos

Hey Deadites, a friend of ours over at Twisted Toybox let us in on his newest creation for you Haunt Owners, Vendors and more.

TwistedToybox.net is now offering a new service in 2010, LATEX LOGOS. We all have seen the shirts with latex parts glued into them over the years, but NOW YOUR HAUNT can have PERSONALIZED LATEX LOGOS to add to your shirts!

Imagine an ” I survived” shirt with a hole torn and your name cut into the skin of the person wearing the shirt! He can not only replicate your LOGO in latex, but is also able to add knife
handles, cuts, faces, bullet holes, whatever you wish…the possibilities are endless.

Just check out these samples so far:

This service starts at $175 which includes: sculpting your basic pre designed logo, mold making, and two finished sample castings. Extra castings are $4 each with a min order of only one dozen pieces. Now that is a steal!

This service is NOT yet on the TwistedTOybox.net website. Although he is offering this service now as a SPECIAL OFFER BEFORE details are posted on the TwistedToybox.net website next month. Just tell him Rotting Flesh Radio sent you.

To submit your logo or T- shirt insert idea email Chris Russell with an image of desired logo design to: flugmi@comcast.net and for more on Twisted Toy Box visit: TwistedToybox.net

MHC Offers 18 Haunted Attractions in 2010 Haunt Tours!

Release: The Midwest Haunters Convention has been offering pre-convention bus tours of haunted attractions for six years. This year the tours have been expanded to include 7 haunts with 18 total attractions. Tours include a two day overnight bus trip to Northern Ohio and a Friday evening shuttle bus excursion to haunts in the Columbus area. This will be the best year yet for MHC Haunt Tours!

Wednesday afternoon, June 2 buses will depart from the Hyatt Regency Columbus for the Cleveland area. We’ll tour attractions throughout the evening, spending the night in Hudson, Ohio. The next morning we’ll tour haunts in Northern Ohio; including returning to attractions toured the previous night for Lights-on tours. The Lights-on tours will give attendees an opportunity to see all the scene details and what goes on behind the scenes. The evening wraps up with additional haunt tours and a return trip to Columbus on Thursday late night.

Ticket prices for the two day tour start at $199 which includes all attractions, bus transportation, meals, snacks and hotel room. There will be five haunts with 14 total attractions.

Friday night the tours resume with shuttle buses transporting attendees to two haunts with four total haunted attractions in the Columbus area. Buses will start departing from the Hyatt Regency Columbus at 6:45 pm. Dinner stops are planned with special discounted meal options starting at just $3.99 and the haunt tours with a shuttle bus package for just $49. Buses return to the Hyatt for a Scary-Oke show starting at 11:30 pm.

The Midwest Haunters Convention offers fantastic haunt tours, outstanding educational seminars, exciting contests and an amazing costume party. The free weekend Halloween industry trade show is one of the largest in the country.

To Register and to Learn More Visit: www.MidwestHaunters.com or call Kelly at 614-203-4626.

Looking For Haunters for All-New Segments on Rotting Flesh Radio

Are you a Haunter? Want to get involved in the Haunt Industry’s First and Original Weekly Show? Have something to Share with fellow Haunters or Vendors?

We are looking to expand more content in rotation on Rotting Flesh Radio.

We are looking for a person or team to do any of the topics below for a segment on Rotting Flesh Radio. Or if you have any ideas in mind, let me know as well.

How-To, Props, Tips and Tricks, Make Up, Technique, Horror News, etc.

Interested email us at: rfrcasketcrew@rfrpodcast.com

Trick or Treat Studios Debuts and with One of Three Toxic Toons Masks

This past weekend was the annual Transworld Halloween Costume and Party Show in Rosemont, IL. And among the many vendors we usually see there, there were some new ones hitting the scene.

Trick or Treat Studios debuted at the show with a great response and something fun and fresh to the scene including an All- New Eric Pigors of Toxic Toons Mask that is Number One of a Series of Three.

Trick or Treat Studios has face masks designed Erich Lubatti, creator of the masks for the street performers at Knott’s Scary Farm’s Halloween Haunt. In fact these ARE the same masks worn by the street performers! Available exclusively through Trick or Treat Studios. Also in their collection are some beautifully detailed full head masks inspired by the classics and sculpted by Justin Mabry exclusively for Trick or Treat Studios.

In addition to these masks, Eric Pigor of Toxic Toons is designing some masks for the studio and right now you can get the First in the Series of Three.

GRUESOME is only 59.99 and Sculpted by Justin Mabry / Designed by Eric Pigors. Gruesome is the first mask in Trick or Treat Studios exclusive Eric Pigors Toxic Toons Collection. “What is a Toxic Toon you ask? Let me quote Eric, “It’s a cartoon character described as a nutty scabbed chicken poxed lilly livered stiched up bone poppin goofball! With some sort of diabolical disturbing dilemma in store.”

Gruesome is the embodiment of this description. This amazing likeness, sculpted by our own Justin Mabry, has all the characteristics that make Gruesome the character we all know and love. Put on your maggot filled overcoat, slip on your mask and prepare all your friends for Gruesome.

Trick or Treat Studios should be on the look out for some great low-cost products with details that can add to any haunt, party or Halloween Store. Stay Tuned to RFR for them to be guests soon.

For more information on Trick or Treat Studios Visit: www.TrickorTreatStudios.com

VOTE for Rotting Flesh Radio in the 8th Annual Rondo Awards

That time of the year has come again. And although we were nominated, we did not win in the National Podcast Awards, we are however Nominated once again in the 8th Annual Rondo Awards.

Rotting Flesh Radio is once again nominated in this annual award process in Category 20: Best Horror Audio or Video Podcast. Please take a moment, spread the word and THANK YOU DEADITES for all you have done to support us over the years and to help us get nominated for these awards.

To Vote Go To: www.RondoAward.com and follow the directions to get your votes in.

ABOUT THE RONDOS:
The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards were created by David Colton and Kerry Gammill at the Classic Horror Film Boards in 2002. The awards are fan-based, and have no connection to any commercial sponsor. Anyone in fandom can vote or propose nominees.

The ‘Rondo’ award itself, shown at right, features a bust sculpted by illustrator Kerry Gammill, and cast by modeler Tim Lindsey.

The statuette is a miniature version of the bust of Hatton seen in the Universal film, HOUSE OF HORRORS (1946). The Rondos have been praised by recipients for their quiet beauty and evocation of classic horror.

SPFX Masks NEW Nosferatu Mask Sale!

SPFX Masks have created some of the most realistic masks you will find in the Haunt Industry. From Zombies to Old Men, we have seen what Rusty and his crew can do. The masks have been featured in Feature Films, and celebrities like Dick Van Dyke and others continue to purchase them and tour the facility.

Well, just in time to get your blood juices going for the upcoming Haunt Season, they released their newest mask and have it at a Discounted Sale Price!

Right now the all new Nosferatu Mask, that is made from the highest quality silicone to fit the form of your head, movies with your body and give that realistic impression can be purchased for $50 OFF the normal price! That means you can get this mask for only $795 until February 15! So if you get your order in you can take advantage of this offer.

The mask based on the film “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Terror” will make your haunt actor come to life with incredible believability. Just check out the Video below!

If you’d like to find out more about all the masks offered, or to take advantage of the Sale Going on Until February 15, you can visit their official site at: www.SPFXMasks.com

The 2010 Steampunk World’s Fair

During the Haunt Season of 2009, STEAMPUNK was bigger than ever. It was seen in haunts like The Scarehouse and even had a Haunted Attraction dedicated to it solely in the Steampunk Haunted House by Third Rail Projects.

Steampunk has been growing in culture, and its popularity, and RFR is even working on a Steampunk Mortician. Well it should come to no surprise then that the Steampunk World’s Fair is set in motion to get all your Steampunking Selves into action!

“The Steampunk World’s Fair will take place on May 14th-16th 2010, at the Radisson of Piscataway, in the lovely state of New Jersey. The site you’re visiting is an evolving entity, growing like an antediluvian beast rising up from the unfathomable deeps. Visit us often as we assemble our vast army of entertainments and amusements for you!”

In addition to some great Pre-Show Entertainment the Vendors will knock your socks off and get you some sweet ideas for adding Steampunk to your Haunted Attraction. With such Steampunk Staples as:

RA Friedman of Tsirkus Fotografika will be on-site offering a chance to have your image captured in a vintage photograph!

Festooned Butterfly custom clothing, etc.

Alchemy brings ritual needs, oils and more for you to get in the Steampunk Era Mood.

Griffon’s Claw Armoury is proud to offer you a variety of swords, knives, along with steampunk friendly pouches, sunglasses, and watches.

Sunshine’ Moonlight! Handcrafted candles, soaps, bath salts, oils, sugar scrubs.

Lara Corsets & Gowns

Dr. Clockwork’s Home for Electrical and Medical Oddities

Steamedpunk Laboratories

And this ongoing list of vendors for all your Steampunk Needs:
Delicious: Boutique & Corseterie, Barker’s Herbs & Heirlooms, Claire Catherine Designs, Grendel’s Den, Horror Show Jack, 19 Moons, Jennifer Rodgers, KvO Inc, PH Factor, Foggy Night, Leather Lair, Red Falcon Armouries, R.H. Mardigan Enterprises Adornments and Gadgetry, Emrys: Handcrafted Finery, Jolly Rogue Studios, PROJEKT, Emperor’s Needle Leather, Fantasia/McGraw Kilt Company, Dress Your Dreams, Shady Emporium, Enchanted Glen, Tea & Absinthe Materials

In addition there is some great performers like The incomparable Professor Elemental! A resident of the Sceptred Isle, he is travelling from his native Great Britain to make his very first appearance here in the New World!

One of my favorites, Black Tape for a Blue Girl is a dark cabaret musical group.

Coming to us from Connecticut, we have historian and steampunk author/speaker G. D. Falksen.

Brigid Ashwood, a steampunk artist and sculptor of “winged things and improbable machines”.

To add to our music collection, we are bringing from New York the steam-goth band Platform one!

The Absinthe Drinkers have spawned catchy, original pop-funk-rock songs from works of literature both ancient and modern!

And more!

For more information about this event, and all the steamy details about the Steampunk World’s Fair be sure to visit: www.SteampunkWorldsFair.com I know RFR will be there full in Rotting Swing to bring some Steampunk Fun to the show!

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

Pale Night Productions 2010 Production Sneak Peak

Pale Night Productions hit the Haunt Scene hard and heavy. Kip Polley is a a friend here at RFR and Pale Night has even been featured in our Animatronic Crypt segment. Pale Night Productions is best known for their Asylum Door that was featured in many Haunted Attractions this past season. (CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO AND MORE ON THE ASYLUM DOOR)

Well, in getting ready for the upcoming 2010 Haunt Season Pale Night Productions is hard at work preparing new products to keep them screaming. Here is the official release from Owner Kip Polley: “Here at Pale Night Productions we just wanted to give all you Haunters a quick sneak peek at the hard work we’re putting into our 2010 product line. Here are some production stills from our recent video shoot where we were filming all of our new video effects for this year.

All I can say is…if you liked the Asylum Door wait until you see what we’re bringing with us this year! Enjoy the stills…hopefully they’ll tide you over until the Transworld Haunt Show.”

All we can say here at RFR is if they are going to top the Asylum Door, than we cannot wait to get to Transworld.

To find out more about Pale Night Productions be sure to visit their official site at: www.PaleNightProductions.com

The All-New Haunted Castle on Santa Cruz Boardwalk Begins

Dark Ride Enthusiasts were sad last summer when the World Famous Haunted Castle on the Satan Cruz Beach Boardwalk was demolished. Dark Rides have always been fun and were the early beginnings of the current Haunted Attractions we all love now. I continue to love Dark Rides, and of course like most, Haunted Mansion is a must ride!

Well construction on the All-New Haunted Castle have begun. The new attraction will go through three stories. Yes 3 Floors! It is going to incorporate the newest Special Effects in the Dark Ride and Haunted Attraction Industries to date. I am sure the guuys over at DAFE are going to Love this one.

GETTING DEMOLISHED:

We are currently working on talking to the team who is putting together this all new attraction to get them on RFR soon to discuss it and what to expect. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will get this breath of fresh air in its’ attractions sometime this summer is the ETA. We will keep you posted as it unfolds. So in a world where we love our walk through Haunted Attractions, the awesomeness of the Dark Ride still lives on.

THE NEW PLANS: