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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Two Shadows become one, the Shadow Beyond Time...


Several teaser trailers for John Tzouvelekis' Shadow Beyond Time have risen, and you can check them both out below! Based on The Shadow Out of Time and The Shadow Over Innsmouth, the film is set for a Winter 2010 release...

Written by John Tzouvelekis and produced by 4th Wall Pictures, the film was shot in Greece in June of 2010...

More as it becomes available...



(Thanks to John Tzouvelekis)

Re-Animator poster art from Silverferox...



This edition of Pickman's Models brings us two amazing poster mock-ups from my favorite Lovecraft film, Re-Animator! Brought to life by graphic artist Jeremy Mincer, who also created the amazing new Unfilmable.com banner that you see before you! Check out more of Jeremy's incredible work on his Silverferox blog...

RE-ANIMATOR (Stuart Gordon, 1985) - poster design mock-up, v1.

RE-ANIMATOR (Stuart Gordon, 1985) - poster design mock-up, v2.

(Thanks to Jeremy Mincer)

Monday, December 27, 2010

Randolph Carter needs your help...


Only four days remain on the IndieGoGo funding campaign for The Statement of Randolph Carter, the latest adaptation of Lovecraft's classic tale, coming soon from Devinshire Jamestown Pictures and Just Some Guy Productions! Written by Jason P. Hunt (see Jason talk about the challenges of adapting Lovecraft below) and directed by Timothy Harvey, the film stars Joseph Concha, Ari Bavel, Jeffrey East and Tom Kane…

Set in the 1920's, Randolph Carter, which is already underway, will run around 15 minutes when completed, and according to writer Jason Hunt, closely follows the original story, with the exception of additional characters that Lovecraft only implied were there. The tone and literal style of Lovecraft's original will also be retained…

About the film: During an interrogation into the disappearance of Professor Harley Warren, Randolph Carter recounts their foray into the dark cemetery, where he and Warren excavate a grave - revealing a passage to a dark underworld. Carter's recollection of events takes the detectives (and the audience) through the horrifying events of the night, leading up to the terror of what lies beneath the stone slab in the graveyard…

Individuals interested in helping out can visit IndieGoGo for details…


Randolph Carter (Joseph Concha) is interrogated by two detectives (Jeffrey East, Tom Kane).

 
A frustrated detective (Jeffrey East, SUPERMAN) listens as Randolph Carter (Joseph Concha) tells his story.

 
Randolph Carter (Joseph Concha) goes over his story again.

 
Tom Kane (Yoda, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars") plays a skeptical detective.

photos © 2010 Kurt Hanover

(Thanks to Jason P. Hunt)

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Ex Oblivione seeks funding...



Manhattan's Zoë Miller is seeking funding for a thesis film adaptation of Ex Oblivione through kickstarter.com. The Lovecraft inspired film revolves around a man suffering from OCD, who attempts to overcome his illness with the help of his elderly landlady, while something dark and sinister stirs within his apartment...

According to Zoë, the film explores "the mind of someone in the grips of an irrational obsession, and what happens when those obsessions become a reality." Shooting is underway, and footage has already been test edited by Director of Photography Max Lewin...

Head over to Kickstarter to see how you can help, and check out early footage of the film below...


(Thanks to Zoë Miller)

Friday, December 24, 2010

A little late, but a must see

For those of you who prefer an eldritch holiday theme for your winter solstice, there are cthulhu wreathes, ornaments, more ornaments, yet more ornaments, crocheted ornaments, more in an endless array of ornaments, and even a tree topper.


So in theory celebrating cthulhumas is now possible. Now if only i can find someone to make tentacle candies...

...and Happy Holidays from...

Cthulhu Santa!!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Happy Holidays...


...from all of us here at Unfilmable.com!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

HPLFF Portland will rise in 2012...


Good news out of Portland, as the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival is forming a new steering committee and executive committee for the Portland festival, which will resume in May of 2012! Director Stuart Gordon and director David Prior (AM 1200) are the first two committee members announced, with other positions to be filled by March of 2011...

Founder and festival director Andrew Migliore is still stepping down as previously announced, but will remain on as an executive director and founder for the organization run by Lurker Films...

(Thanks to Andrew Migliore)

HPLFF Portland wrap...


"There were tears"

 

2010 marked a transition in the Lovecraft world. After fifteen years, Andrew Migliore, the founder of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival®, decided to turn his attentions and hours elsewhere, and pulled away from hands-on management of the festival, based in Portland. This year marked the last time Andrew had to worry about everything.

2010 also marks the first H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® to be held in Los Angeles (read the wrap-up here). Although only a short one-day event, there was enough interest to keep it going. Thus, 2011 will have one official HPLFF, and it will be at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro, California. I'm running it, but Andrew is still the Godfather of the HPLFF, and is still helming things strategically (the big picture), while I handle the tactics (the nitty gritty) of this version of the HPLFF. It's a good relationship. Andrew and I have known each other for more than fifteen years, ever since I emailed him asking to see John Strysik's The Music of Erich Zann and sending my own film, The Outsider, to him for inclusion on his Beyond Books mythos movie website. This transaction between Andrew, John, and me led to the first HPLFF in 1996. I see the Los Angeles festival as opening a franchise. It's not a business takeover, merger, or relocation. It's an expansion.

Yet I attended this 2010 Portland festival with some trepidation. I was coming up for the 13th time, after having successfully staged the L.A. fest. Many of the people I saw here also attended Portland: Stuart Gordon, Bryan Moore, John Strysik, SighCo, Sean Branney & Andrew Leman (the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society), David Prior (director of AM 1200) etc.

Prior to arrival, The Lurkers--as the informal moniker of indie Lovecraft filmmakers goes--chipped in to get Andrew M. a thank-you parting gift: a silver-plated bust of Lovecraft mounted with a plaque that reads "In the lobby he will lurk forever" in Latin. We came on stage and presented it to him during the traditional benediction by Robert M. Price. There were tears.


It has been a long and strange trip, and for me, the journey blends into one long party of movies, booze, and friends. There were many memorable moments, some I've already mentioned in my traditional HPLFF recap. Other stories I'll take to my grave. But behind it all were the tireless efforts of one Andrew Migliore. The HPLFF has grown from one feature and two shorts (my take on The Outsider, John's Music of Erich Zann, and the anthology film Necronomicon) to two days and three nights of the latest cinematic excursions to Lovecraft Country, plus a large gathering of authors, artists, creators and sellers of all things Mythos. Andrew, by virtue of persistence, has created a cottage industry. I think he deserves a break.

The programming of this year's festival featured some repeats from past years: The Unnameable I and II, Dagon, etc. With Pan's Labyrinth and the Robert E. Howard biopic Whole Wide World, all of which I have seen and could easily see again, I was free to enjoy most of the shorts blocks. These flicks are hard to see, and very hard to see on a big screen with a crowd. Following is a brief recap of the shorts I managed to catch.


40 Years – A well-made thriller about a man haunted by the murder of his brother four decades ago. Amazing, professional-level special effects, including an awesome payoff. No relation to anything Lovecraft, really.

A Pleasing TerrorCanon Alberic's Scrapbook – Based on Robert Lloyd Parry's stage show from an M.R. James story. Parry is phenomenal as a storyteller, but no matter how good the storyteller is, 40 minutes of him sitting in front of a fireplace and speaking rapidly with an accent is hard to stay focused on. If only there were an intermission. A weird tale, but not by Lovecraft.

AM 1200: Brilliant, one of the best of the new Lovecraftian-like (not a direct adaptation) films in many years. But I've seen it many times already.

At the Reefers of Madness: Three stoners at Miskatonic deal with Nyarlathotep to have an unlimited supply of killer weed. Hijinks ensue. If you only want serious Lovecraft movies, this is not for you.

Call of C'thulhu: This was one of four short (under 4 minutes) films from the Vancouver Film School. All the VFS shorts were really inspired, and some were fantastic. This one goes by so fast, it's hard to catch the elements of the original story. Still, the VFS should have enough material for a great compilation of Lovecraft movies.

Dagon: Another Vancouver Film School short, this one was animated, and although again too short (two minutes), it looked very promising. Adapted from Lovecraft's tale.

DemiUrge Emesis: A mummified cat is tormented by the skeletons of past meals. Stop motion animation, narrated by Danny Elfman. Looked great, I wish it were longer than three minutes. Not directly related to Lovecraft.

Derailed: Winner of the Brown Jenkin award for Best Weird Tale. A modern French film about a Good Samaritan alone at a spooky train station at night. A well-done creeper in the HPL spirit.

Doomsday Catch Phrase: A writer takes things too far in coming up with the unspeakable words for a horror story. So-so animation, and not a unique premise, but the main character's companion bird was cute, and it's less than three minutes long. Humorous with Lovecraft elements.

Dunwich: Another from the students at VFS, this may have been the weakest of their four entries, but worth seeing. It depicts the climax of The Dunwich Horror.

Effulgence: Winner of the 2009 Deep One Award for Best Screenplay. A story about an author who locks himself away in an old house to write his next book. This unique premise with intriguing hooks unfortunately fell flat on all the other aspects of filmmaking (acting, directing, editing, camerawork, production design, etc). Lovecraftian in spirit.

Eldritch Light and Shadow: The Lovecraftian works of artist Paul Carrick set to music. Available on YouTube, but better to see it on the big screen.

Frank DanCoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer: This was a bizarre mix of manga, the Cthulhu Mythos, greenscreen-made cyberpunk sets, and girl-noir. Like surfing a monster rogue wave, it somehow works without crashing. Winner of the Brown Jenkin Award for Best Comedy.

Fyren: Keeper of the Light: A creepy Swedish tale of a gopher tasked to deliver supplies to an eccentric lighthouse keeper. Sublime in execution, but the ending is telegraphed very early on. Winner of the Brown Jenkin Award for Best Lovecraftian Film. Not an adaptation.

Rats in the Wall: The fourth Vancouver Film School short. Animated in stark black and white, this was my favorite from VFS, and one of my faves of the festival. Suffers only in its three-minute length. Based on the story of same name. All the VFS films were awarded a Special Jury Prize for Spirit of the Festival, and it was deserved. Kudos to the students.

Roe: A strange film about a vagrant fisherman in a small town. Bizarre, but a bit too much in the "Wait, why did you do that?" kind of way. Lovecraftian in nature.

Silas and the Tomb: Based on Lovecraft’s story "In the Vault", it has a very high production value and good acting in a vaudeville method with some slapstick (not out of place in this tale).

The Necronomicon: A PSA on how the dreaded book can help your life. This is viral on YouTube, so I recommend you watch it now. It humorously encapsulates the book's appeal in only two minutes.

The Picture in the House: A straight adaptation of the story, this Canadian flick was one of the best versions of the tale I've seen.

The Silver Key: Delightful to see an adaptation of one of Lovecraft's uncommon stories of Dreamlands, it has the opposite problem of the VFS films, which is that Key is too long, even at 10 minutes. I normally despise voiceovers, but this picture needs one.

The Statement of Randolph Carter: Very short animated version of the story.
The Tell-Tale Heart: There is at least one Poe short at each fest and while they are all at least competent, some being great, it's very hard to distinguish between this year's version of The Raven or this classic from last year's.

To My Mother and Father: Apparently, I dozed off at exactly the right moment in this movie to avoid making a Sanity check. A child puts on a mask and hides in the closet to scare his parents when they come home, but he's the one that gets the shock. Winner of the Brown Jenkin Award for Most Disturbing Film, I was spared the brain-scarification.

Other awards: the Deep One Best Screenplay Award went to Brian Hauser, and the Howie Award for Contributions to Lovecraftian Cinema went to the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, who showed a new trailer and a scene from their forthcoming feature, The Whisperer in Darkness, and then did some Q&A.


On Saturday night at Tony Starlight's supper club, I ran a retrospective of the HPLFF, with photos and tales from the past years of the Festival. We raised a toast to Andrew and everyone who helped make it happen, and drank to the famous couplet "That is not dead which can eternal lie / and with strange aeons, even death may die."

The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® is not gone by any stretch of the imagination.

The 2011 HPLFF will be on September 16 and 17 at the Art Deco-styled Warner Grand Theater (built in 1931) in San Pedro, next to Los Angeles Harbor. We'll have a mix of vintage and new releases, vendors, an after party, prizes, surprises, and one of my favorite perks: the theater sells beer and wine, and you can drink it in the auditorium! (21 and over, naturally). Watch www.hplfilmfestival.com for more info. 


Aaron Vanek

(Thanks to Aaron Vanek)

H.R. Giger returns for newest Alien film

I wasn't sure if this news tidbit would interest anyone here or not. I personally thought the original Alien was fairly inspired by cosmic horror before being turned into a mindless action franchise, and apparently both director Ridley Scott and artist H.R. Giger want it to return to it's roots in the next film according to the Guardian.

Monday, December 20, 2010

The Last Lovecraft DVD news...


MPI Media Group will release Henry Saine's The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu on DVD February, 15th, 2011. The film revolves around a young man who learns that he’s a descendant of HPL and that he must confront evil forces...

The DVD retails for $24.98...


(Thanks to fangoria.com)

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Are you ready for The Festival...


The preview trailer for The Festival, the latest film from Am I Evil director Richard Terrasi, is now online. Based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft, the film stars Kevin Pinassi, Victoria Guthrie, Bill Kozy, Bob Lasprogato and Bonnie Hauser...


(Thanks to Richard Terrasi)

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Guillermo del Toro's inSANE...


As previously announced, Guillermo del Toro is partnering with THQ on inSANE, a trilogy of video games, the first of which will debut in 2013. Working as an external creative director, del Toro will work along with THQ's Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo on the project. Details are scare, but a teaser trailer was revealed on the Spike TV Video Game Awards...

Head over to fangoria.com for more...


(Thanks to fangoria.com)

Mindflesh DVD news...


Dread Central reports that 4DigitalMedia will release Robert Pratten's 2008 Lovecraftian body-horror film Mindflesh on UK DVD in February, 2011. MindFlesh revolves around Chris Jackson, who is a gateway for obsessions to pass through, from the mind to the physical world. To close the gateway, he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials...

Check out the UK DVD artwork below...

 

(Thanks to Dread Central)

Episode three of The pension Esmodine...


Episode three of writer Corentin Mea and director Aymeric Pelzer's web series La pension Esmodine is now online and can be seen below (in French). Centering on the history of Toussaint, Aymeric advises that you watch the previous two episodes before watching the following... 

Check out episode one here, and episode two here...



(Thanks to Aymeric Pelzer)

Herbert West, Re-Animator "The Plague-Demon"...


The teaser trailer for the second chapter of Joester Films adaptation of Herbert West, Re-Animator is now online! Taking place after the events of From the Dark (watch it here), the good doctor finds an opportunity to use his serum amidst a recent Typhoid plague...

The Plague-Demon was written, produced and directed by Joe Harp...

Check it out below...



(Thanks to Joester Films)

Thursday, December 16, 2010

La Sombra Prohibida...


The sequel to Jose Luis Aleman's The Valdemar Legacy, starring horror legend Paul Naschy, will be released in Spain January 28, 2011! The last time we covered Valdemar, it was announced that Cthulhu might play a part in the sequel, and as the trailer and poster art reveal, the stars are indeed right in La Sombra Prohibida (The Forbidden Shadow)...

During Expocomic in Madrid, the film was promoted by an imposing statue of the Great God himself (who would not look out of place in Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy), and many fans took the time to get their picture taken before seemingly going insane...

Check out the official site here...


 

 

Cthulhupalooza II: Son of Cthulhupalooza...


For Immediate Release:

Vancouver, BC – Second Level Wizards Awesome Events Society, a Vancouver not for profit society, is hosting their second H.P. Lovecraft-themed convention and film festival. Join us for a live performance by local Cthulhu rockers The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets with Scythia folk metal, short films from around the world, live burlesque performance by Little Miss Risk, the inaugural Miskatonic Middleschool Annual PTA Bake Sale (Bake Sale proceeds to BC Children's Hospital Foundation) and the world premiere of the Thickets newest music video "20 Minutes of Oxygen". Sponsored by Kerberos Productions.

What: Cthulhupalooza II Lovecraft Convention & Film Fest
When: Feb 18 2011. Media Welcome (Event Begins 7PM)
Where: Rickshaw Theatre 254 E Hastings St.
Details: Tickets are $15 at the door and online at secondlevelwizards.com.

Celebrate your enthusiasm for forbidden tomes, ancient space gods and eldritch cake by joining us on Feb 19. Prizes for the Miskatonic Middleschool Bake Sale competition are provided by our generous sponsors, entrants should contact us to register at info@secondlevelwizards.com and for rules and regulations. Roaring '20's period costume welcome. It's tentacular!

Check online at http://www.cthulhupalooza.com and  http://www.secondlevelwizards.com/ for more information on Cthulhupalooza II, registration, vendor tables and other details.

Filmmakers with Lovecraft-themed shorts are invited to submit a DVD to programming director Toren Atkinson at the address below. There is no submission fee.

Click here for contact informtion...


(Thanks to Toren Atkinson)

The Most Eldritch Music Video Contest On Earth...


For Immediate Release:

Hey kids! Do you have a film school project coming up? Are you an indie filmmaker looking to expand your portfolio? Or do you just have a cell phone camera, a lot of hard drive space, and a jonesin' for all things Lovecraftian? Introducing the very first music video contest for the H.P. Lovecraft inspired punk band, The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets.

Our next CD release will include a DVD, and we want your work to be on it! There are very few restrictions, and here they are:

1. You must give us permission in writing stating that we are allowed to use your film for our DVD and promo purposes (such as youtube).
2. You must use a complete song from any of our albums.
3. No porn, misogyny, or general bad taste in subject matter. Fake gore in good humour is a-ok!
4. Must not contain any elements to which you do not have the rights (don't use Star Wars, Mickey Mouse, or Hellboy in the video, for starters). This includes any sound or images you don't own, (unless they're public domain or covered by a creative commons license). No pilfered film footage, that includes other music, identifiable products or logos (no sports team jersies or coke cans).

You own the rights to your film. You can submit it to film festivals (such as the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Screamfest, and A Night of Horror), make your own DVDs, whatever you like. As long as The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets are credited with the music, we're not going try to restrict use of your film. In fact we encourage it.

It can be live action, a Flash cartoon, stop-motion animation, anything you like.

We, the band, will review all of the submissions and pick a video which will receive the Tentacule d'Or award. This recipient will receive $200 in Thickets merchandise of their choice. Even those who don't win the contest are still eligible to have the film on the Thickets DVD. All qualifying films will get a copy of the album/DVD.

Bonus considerations for the Tentacule d'Or are as follows:
a) Use of tentacles in the video.
b) Giant monsters destroying cities.
c) Setting in the deep sea or in outer space.
d) Use of the Necronomicon.
e) Using any of the following songs: Blackout; No Way; Strange; Return to Melanesia; Cultists on Board; A Need-To-Know Basis; Operation: Get the Hell Out Of Here; Ride the Flying Polyp; Downtown (In the Cenozoic); Nyarlathotep; The Innsmouth Look; Power Up; Frogstar; The Math Song; Dies Is Unverschamtheit; The Chosen One; Slave Ship; KABLAM!; Big Robot Dinosaur; Goin' Down To Dunwich; Yig Snake Daddy; Hookworm; Rock Lords; Protein; Burrow Your Way To My Heart

Full credit will be given to you on the DVD of course, including the website of your choice. We will even help you out in any way that we can while you make your video. We can probably send you some photos and other footage if you need it, and we'll answer whatever questions you pose. If you live near Vancouver BC, Seattle WA or Portland OR you’ll have some opportunities to take live footage of the band.

-Phase One will be your proposal submission. Let us know what song you'd like to do, what the theme and subject matter will be, what media you'll be using, and all of that. Deadline for proposal is ASAFP.
-Phase Two will be the final product! Deadline for final product is Feb 13 2011. Extensions can be requested but no guarantees. It's even better if you can provide updates of your progress. Why not make a blog about the project, or at least email us with your updates and we'll spread the word amongst Thicketdom to keep the interest and excitement at peak levels AT ALL TIMES. Maybe our vast network of Cthulhoids can put you on your way to wealth and infamy.

Format: Mini-DV, DVD, or Quicktime, in either HD or NTSC (the North American video standard). Videos shot in PAL will not be accepted.

The winner of the fan video contest will be announced at Cthulhupalooza II in Vancouver, February 2011! That means you have just over 2 months to submit your video if you haven't already!

Click here for contact informtion...


 

(Thanks to Toren Atkinson)

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

The Sleeping Deep at MythosCon 2011

Promotional materials for the fantasy/horror screenplay The Sleeping Deep will be screened at the 2011 MythosCon in Phoenix, Arizona during January 6th-9th. For those attending, do enjoy the event!

The Sleeping Deep "short film", which was recently adjusted for better web viewing, can be seen at the TSD blog. Link here.

And on Halloween, the script took its 6th award at the 2010 Scriptsation Screenwriting Contest.

Regards,

Jeff Palmer

Monday, December 6, 2010

Die Farbe DVD details and artwork...


Huan Vu's Die Farbe, based on The Colour Out of Space, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray this Friday! You can pre-order the DVD, Blu-ray or awesomely titled Limited Specimen Edition at die-farbe.com...

The limited edition (either DVD or Blu-ray) will be delivered in a wooden case, that includes a small book containing Lovecraft's original story, as well as a test tube with ground stone that shows mysterious characteristics in the dark! Bonus material (on all three editions) includes the teaser and trailer, a making of featurette, an Effects & Concepts featurette, and a featurette entitled Science Horror...

About the film: Arkham, 1975: Jonathan Davis' father has disappeared. His tracks lead to Germany, to the Swabian-Franconian Forest where he was stationed after the Second World War. Jonathan sets out to find him and bring him home, but deep in the woods he discovers a dark mystery from the past...

 

(Thanks to Huan Vu)

Del Toro reveals Mountains of Madness start date...


According to The Playlist, Guillermo del Toro (in an interview that appeared in Empire magazine) lists June, 2011 as the start date for At the Mountains of Madness, if "everything goes according to plan". The film would then be released in 2012...

Del Toro went on to say, "I'm rewriting and rewriting. I keep rewriting, not for budgetary reasons, but for creative reasons. For me, the beauty of the book is really [that] it's all about perspective. It's about putting mankind in the right perspective in the cosmic scope. Lovecraft is very hard to adapt. He's the master of ambiguity, and film is all about specificity."

Check out The Playlist for more...

(Thanks to fangoria.com)

Pickman's Models: Strange Aeons #4...



Check out the cover (and first ever alternate cover!) for issue #4 of Strange Aeons! The regular cover is an amazing piece from Mike Dubisch and the alternate cover art comes from the artist team of Ben "1314" Hansen and Levi Skeen...

Issue four contains Cthulhu & Me by John Fulton, Through Demon Skin by Lee Davis, Stumped (written by Cody Goodfellow) by Nick Gucke, Tim Sparvero's adaptation of Dagon, Hell Dorado by Rob Corless (based on the screenplay by Laurence Amiotte), Witch Hunter in: The Hunger Under Arkham by Vincent Ferrante and more...

Details are forthcoming...

 

 

(Thanks to Kelly Young)

The Statement of Randolph Carter shooting this weekend...


Devinshire Jamestown Pictures and Just Some Guy Productions will be holding rehearsals for The Statement of Randolph Carter Monday, December 6th, with the first night of shooting scheduled for this Friday...

Click here to donate, and check out an early teaser below...



(Thanks to Just Some Guy Productions)

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Black Sky teaser unveiled...


The first teaser trailer for Ben Templesmith's Black Sky has been released by Halo-8! The illustrated film, with artwork by Templesmith, will be directed by Matt Pizzolo, and has been described as a post-apocalyptic "Band of Brothers vs. Cthulhu". The project is being planned as both an illustrated film and a comic book series...


(Thanks to Ben Templesmith)

New Cthulhu Key: Legacy poster art...


Shooting on Jason Heath's Cthulhu Key: Legacy wraps this weekend, and Jason promises that a trailer for the film is forthcoming! The film stars Jarod Warren, Joshua Moreno, Sarah Songer, Angela Owen and Kristen Hall as the Entity...

About the film: A burned out veteran must work with a shape shifting alien entity to stop a madman bent on unleashing forces that will destroy reality itself...

Check out the latest poster art below, and watch this space for more... 


(Thanks to Jason Heath)

Monday, November 29, 2010

A new game

Fantasy Flight Games will be releasing Mansions of Madness sometime in the first quarter of 2011. Follow the link for spoilers from someone on Board Game Geek who got an early peek at the game. For those not wishing to see spoilers its a mystery game for 2-5 players,described loosely as a combination of Arkham Horror and Betrayal at the House on the Hill.

While looking about for links for my movie review job I also came across a website that may or may not be of interest to the blog's readers at Monstrous Movie Music. They recreate scores from old monster films in closed mike sessions for CD. I wasn't really sure how much interest it would be, but thought I'd mention the link anyway.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

New release date for The Thing...


Universal's The Thing prequel has been given a new release date due to recent re-shoots. The film will now be released October 14, 2011 instead of the originally announced April date...



(Thanks to fangoria.com)

The results are in...


The results from our latest poll, Unfilmable.com writer Keith Lindsay is interested in making a card or board game based off the mythos! What would you prefer?, are in, and you can check them out below...

Thanks to all who voted...

12 votes: Strictly serious, drawing from the Mythos only
3 votes: Strictly serious, drawing from the Mythos and pop culture
0 votes: Funny, drawing from the Mythos only
4 votes: Funny, drawing from the Mythos and pop culture
2 votes: Somewhere in between or other (please email us)

(Thanks to Keith Lindsay)

Mark Romanek to direct Locke & Key...


Bloody-disgusting.com reports that Mark Romanek will direct the pilot for Fox's Locke & Key, based on Joe Hill's comic. The pilot was written by Josh Friedman...

Locke & Key tells the tale of three children who become the caretakers of Keyhouse, a mansion in the New England town of Lovecraft that is full of secrets and magic. The trio discover special doors which take them to different places, give them powers, and even alter gender and skin color. Behind one door is a dangerously violent creature and you know it's only a matter of time before it gets out...



(Thanks to bloody-disgusting.com)

Monday, November 22, 2010

Tin Tin vs Cthulhu

Artist Muray Groat has done some covers for crossover books featuring the Mythos and Tin Tin.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

The Frolic available for download...



Jacob Cooney's amazing short film, The Frolic, is now available via online download! The film was co-written by and based on the short story by one of our favorite authors, Thomas Ligotti. Check out the press release below...

THE FROLIC AVAILABLE VIA ONLINE DOWNLOAD!!!

THE FROLIC, Thomas Ligotti's iconic horror short story turned short film, is now available via online download at both FILMBABY.COM and AMAZON.COM.

Directed by Jacob Cooney and Produced by Jane Kelly Kosek (Wonder Entertainment), THE FROLIC follows the story of Dr. David Munck, a prison psychologist, who uncovers a deadly supernatural force in one of his inmate patients, which ultimately leads him to his breaking point.

Starring Maury Sterling (John Doe), Michael Reilly Burke (Dr. Munck), Jennifer Aspen (Leslie Munck) and Kailey Swanson (Colleen Munck), this short film has played in numerous film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival, Los Angeles International Short Films Festival, Dead by Dawn Film Festival, Shriekfest and Dances with Films and has frighten audiences across the world.

According to Stephen Jones (World Fantasy Award-winning author), "Jacob Cooney's film version of THE FROLIC, from a script co-written by Ligotti himself, is a masterful slice of psychological horror given a creepy supernatural twist. This is a little gem of twisted terror."

THE FROLIC is available for download at the following locations. Hope you enjoy.



The DVD is also available from FilmBaby.com, and includs a newly revised The Frolic short story with a new introduction by Thomas Ligotti, The Frolic short film, interviews with Thomas Ligotti, Brandon Trenz, Jacob Cooney, Jane Kosek and Maury Sterling, a director commentary, actor commentary and behind the scenes...


(Thanks to Dead Harvey)

Friday, November 19, 2010

Updated: SIN & ashes finds its skin...


Author Joe Pulver has revealed the cover art for his latest collection SIN & ashes, which was provided by noted surrealist J. Karl Bogartte! The forthcoming collection runs over 100,000 words and contains 52 texts ranging from prose to prose-poetry. Award winning author and poet, Laird Barron provided the intro, and had this to say about SIN & ashes...

"Ghosts of Thompson, Chambers and Lovecraft, informed by film noir and that badass James Ellroy...Pulver's the kind of stylist who ties you down and works you over while eerie music plays through scratchy intercom speakers and that one naked bulb on a wire flickers and flickers...And the misshapen thing in the suit chuckles from the shadows while its moll smiles and smokes a cigarette with her ivory holder. There's a big black Lincoln in the front lot by the gate, lights on, engine running. It's late, and getting later."

- Laird Barron

You can pre-order SIN & ashes here...

Update: Below you will find the tweaked version of the SIN & ashes cover! Look for it to be released before the end of the year...


(Thanks to Joe Pulver)

Thursday, November 18, 2010

More Mother of Toads images, news...


Fangoria.com has been covering The Theatre Bizarre and Richard Stanley’s The Mother of Toads since the beginning and their latest post on the subject is an interview with ToadsThe Accident, as well as his own titled, Vision Stains. As mentioned in our exclusive interview with director Richard Stanley, The Mother of Toads stars The Beyond's Catriona MacColl in the title role, along with Victoria Maurett and Shane Woodward... cinematographer Karim Hussain! Karim seems to be a busy man as he will DP on Douglas Buck's segment

"Visually, 'Mother of Toads' is rich in the Italian horror tradition—as well as the Richard Stanley tradition, of course, with bold colors, stylistic images and strange, dreamy vibes," Hussain tells the site. "It has a strangely Lovecraftian slant as well, but its soul is firmly rooted in Occitan folklore and Cathar magic."

Click here for more, including an exclusive image not included in our recent interview...


(Thanks to fangoria.com)