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First Look at “The Living Corpse Relics” with Buz Hasson
Written by Brian Linsky
Buz Hasson is a busy man these days. He’s a comic book illustrator, a character and concept illustrator for films, a tattoo artist, an entrepreneur, and the founding member of The Living Corpse Crew.
Fortunately for us, Buz found some time to give iHorror an inside look at one of his latest projects, The Living Corpse Relics.
iH: So, tell me the story of the Living Corpse character. He’s a zombie, but he’s not necessarily a bad guy?
BH: Yeah, were big fans of byronic characters and anti heroes… vigilante comic stuff. Basically The Living Corpse is a self aware sentient alpha zombie who returns from the dead to eat his family, but gains self awareness in this mystical moment of rage.
He’s later greeted by a fallen angel who acts as his guide to a world between the living and the dead, where he learns he’s got a role in the destiny of humanity beyond what any zombie has done before. All is not what it seems in the living corpse universe and the monsters’ interpersonal relations between them make for a vast mythology were still building on.
iH: You’re now working on The Living Corpse Relics, a graphic novel of sorts?
BH: Yeah, we wanted to do a six issue miniseries but fans always fall off half way, so now it’s one shot, one kill and the 160 page graphic novel was the brick we wanted to drop. We’re having a blast self publishing, nothing greater than running and co-creating you’re own stuff direct for fans.
iH: Sounds very cool, when can fans expect to get their hands on the book?
BH: Spring 2017. That’s when The Living Corpse Relics drops and we’ll have even more surprises to reveal. The ideas come quicker than the reality can manifest them. Our previous books can currently be found now at Dynamic Forces. Fans will also be able to preorder the book.
iH: Your artwork is amazing. In addition to the art, do you also write the storylines?
BH: I create the characters and plot drive with my friend and creative partner Ken Haeser.
After months of hanging out working on freelance comic art for film production and comic publishers we hash out the ideas pretty thoroughly, lock in what we wanna do and then Ken breaks it all down in a cohesive story beginning, middle, and end.
iH: Besides Ken, you’re also working with Blair Smith as part of your Living Corpse Crew. How did the Crew first get together?
BH: Me and Ken been crushing the dream together for ten years. Blair has been at it just as long too but was so well rounded as an artist and with his out there brilliant mindscape, we had to bring him on board to make the trinity Corpse crew juggernaut we’re currently displaying today!
Me and Ken met through mutual creator friends in the online community. We weren’t far from each other in New Jersey where I was tattooing at the time. Once we hung out we knew we were gonna be working together for a while. Honestly though, I spend a lot of years working with different people so it takes a while to find the right mix.
After we launched Living Corpse and went on the con circuit, we met a lot of great people. Blair was one of them I saw online in 2012. He was doing digital colors as well as his painting and drawing, and reached out. The crew has never been more functional and cohesive, and creatively a powerhouse that cranks out art.
iH: What’s next for The Living Corpse character?
BH: Something big for sure. A next step up from the comics for us. I can’t spoil it yet, but fans will get an update next Spring. We’re also writing another one shot novel for after relics.
iH: You’ve worked in the art department on several new film releases as well, including Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016), Buddy Hutchins (2015), and The Horde (2016), How did you first get involved working with films?
BH: As a makeup artist early on I worked with Adrien Morot’s Maestro Fx in Canada. From there I realized creating the ideas in the early stage production was where the energy was, and where to make a mark on a film.
We’re now working with Gabe Campisi of Trap Light Pictures, who writes for the Asylum and is producing some new stuff we can’t mention yet that we’re working on for early 2017. Scariest stuff we’ve done yet, and some of the designs were challenging to work on to stay ahead of the culture.
iH: How’d you get involved doing artwork for the Grumpy Cat comic?
BH: Ken got the gig from working Dynamic Forces. Best part was he got to design the character look which with most cartoons is not the case. Grumpy is a kids comic but works for all ages so it was fun to be part of something not gorey and something safe for kids. For years we had nothing to offer to parents who liked our work, but now the GC stuff is perfect and we’re hoping to do some more cartoon stuff soon. We just did some cute style cartoony kid version covers for Stargate: Atlantis, It’s awesome to switch the style up a bit.
iH: Are you still tattooing?
BH: Yeah, I tattoo still, it’s an honor to do one for someone…. i love it. I’ve been tattooing since 1998. I took a professional apprenticeship from Bob Montagna (R.I.P.) in New Jersey, and worked with him for 8 years. Then I worked in Delaware at Explosive Tattoo for 11 years developing Living Corpse after hours, and now I’m working with Paul Acker and crew at The Seance Tattoo Parlor in Bensalem PA. Paul’s work has been a huge influence, and the shop is horror themed and genre related.
iH: I worked on a previous project with the help of Blair Webb, who writes the Ghostman comic. I understand he does some Living Corpse cosplay character and sketch work. How’d you guys hook up?
BH: I’ve known Webb since high school. We’d been working on comic art and developing our styles for years, it’s wild to have him in the crew rocking the suit. I’m a big fan of the actors who’ve played all my favorite monsters, Tom Woodruff Jr, who co-created and wore the Pumpkinhead suit, Ben Chapman, who was creature from the Black Lagoon, Boris Karloff, Kane Hodder,… it’s endless.
Having Webb be the Living Corpse couldn’t be more perfect. It’s been super fun to have him on board and he puts the work in like the rest of us and that’s how it gets done.
iH: So, what else should we keep an eye out for from Buz Hasson?
BH: I’m launching a skateboard LLC in January called STORY skateboarding company with Justin Ritter, the director of The Amazing Adventures of The Living Corpse. He’s hosting a launch event at the Tampa surf and skate fest Jan 12-15. The decks are all designed by me based on public domain horror and sci-fi, some original designs too, all comic style horror fantasy and action stuff gonna be really cool.
We just did a bunch of cover art for the official Hatchet comic based on Adam Green’s film franchise of the same name, published by American Mythology. I’d say keep an eye on my Instagram @buzcorpse and if you can find us on Facebook as well…..We’ve got two films, one tv series and many comic covers in development so as that stuff gets released they’ll be new stuff to see!
iH: Right on, we’ll be watching!
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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed
Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.
This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.
The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.
The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.
Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.
Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.
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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram
Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.
The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.
Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.
Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.
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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five
Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.
Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.
Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.
So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.
Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?
The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.
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