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Son of Monsterpalooza Closes Out The Summer Season.
Son of Monsterpalooza closed out the summer season with one hell of a show! Established back in 2008 on the east coast as a mask collecting event, Monsterpalooza has created a space for personal growth where professionals, guests, and vendors come together to celebrate Monsters and film. The show kicked off its 5th Annual Costume Contest with Premiere Products returning as the official costume contest. Dead Elvis took the stage to announce the contest along with celebrity guests in attendance. Also returning once again, the Son of Conjoined Exhibit. Consisting of sculptures and paintings, a true treat for horror and monster enthusiasts.
Between Monsterpalooza and Son of Monsterpalooza, this past weekend’s event marked lucky number 13 for the show! Son of Monsterpalooza is more than just a convention; it is a place where monster and horror fans can rejoice and be themselves.
Disco Bloodbath: Fan-Made Art Made Fabulous
One of my all-time favorite vendors is Mark Chavez of Disco Bloodbath. Creating unique art with action figures, Mark had an idea of creating a series of shadow boxes that capture the heart of horror films. For myself, I was transported back in time, these uniquely crafted boxes replicated VHS artwork that I grew up with, and it allowed me to relive the perfect moments of my childhood. I was brought to a familiar place of trips to the video store with my grandparents, and the excitement was quite overwhelming. However, I was digging every minute of it. Recently Mark has morphed his beautiful artwork and has taken this art to the next level, adding various lighting schemes and placing these magical pieces in glass casing.
These treasures are a must for horror fans, and you will surely not be disappointed.
To read about Mark’s story click here.
Disco Bloodbath Links.
Death House Panel
Earlier this month the Death House trailer premiered at the Days Of The Dead Louisville convention, during the Death House panel. Needless to say, I was jealous! I soon found out that Son Of Monsterpalooza was going to have their very own Death House panel, I was ecstatic!
Director Harrison Smith took to the stage with producers Rick Finkelstein and Steven Chase and cast members, Barbara Crampton, Dell Wallace, Vernon Wells, Lindsay Hartley and Yan Birch from what has been dubbed by fans the upcoming “Expendables of Horror” film, Death House. Death House is one of the most talked about movies in the horror community this year, and judging by the looks of the trailer; it will present a fresh, new story with practical effects releasing in 2017. The trailer left the audience cheering and left all of us wanting more!
“What I like about the film is that we also examine the true issues of what is good and what is evil and can you eradicate evil?”, says Harrison. “As you heard Dee say about the film, our goal is to eradicate evil, and even evil is threatened by this. That is what is really cool in the ending of this film when the five evils are revealed.”
The heart of the panel, Dee Wallace had much to say and offered reasoning as to why she signed on with the project.
“I have to say that is why I took the film originally. The script was so different it was its really one, probably the only unique horror films that I’ve read or been offered in a long time”, says Wallace. “There is a lot of statements about so many things in it that are important to me, and a whole new take on evil that I do not think has never been done on film.”
Dee explains why this role was very different from any other.
“This was for me was one of the hardest roles that I have ever had to play. Now I know anybody here knows the body of my work and my work is always very heart centered, and it was a real challenge to me to close down my heart to play this part, I had to close everything off.”
All-in-all this was a fantastic panel, and it was wonderful hearing about the passion and personal experiences that transpired during filming. Horror fans are surely in for a treat with this one, 2017 cannot come fast enough.
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See You Next Year Monsterpalooza!
Links
Monsterpalooza – Facebook Monsterpalooza – Twitter Monsterpalooza Official Website
Previous Palooza Links:
Son of Monsterpalooza Killed The Summer Season! (2015)
Monsterpalooza Stomps Through Pasadena! (2016)
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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.
Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube
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