Archive for July 19th, 2007
Posted by Tim on
July 19, 2007
Wanna meet me and others come to Fright Night Film Fest August 17th-19th, 2007 ?
The second annual Fright Night Film Festival is back August 17th-19th, 2007 in Louisville, KY. Last year was lots of fun and this year’s is shaping up to be even better. So you want to meet me, hell even buy one of my books “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One or Volume Two”? Well I’ll be there with lots of yours you need to see and meet. A horror convention that you will cream over. Guests include:
the cast from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Bill Johnson, Leatherface of TCM 2
Kane Hodder, Jason
Tony Moran, Halloween
Andre Gower, The Monster Squad
Possibly the hottest woman alive, Tiffany Shepis
The multi-talented (music, acting, modeling, etc.), sexy, and one of my personal favorites, Tiffany Apan
Actress of many independent features, Robyn Griggs
A very sexy model, Lennox Miller
and the two guys that have rocked the Fangoria mainstream and continue to have an effect on horror and independent scene, Dead Pit or also known as Creepy Kentuckian and Uncle Bill, two of most knowledgable and friendly horror fans you would ever meet.
also lots of others that I can’t name right now, movie screenings, partying, sexy horror women, and beer!
So get your tickets and other info at www.frightnightfilmfest.com so there is no excuse if you are there and you don’t buy my book, just kidding… Maybe!
Posted by Tim on
July 19, 2007
We are proud to announce the addition of Tom Towles to HorrorHound Weekend - this November 16-18th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Look for pre-sale tickets to go on sale VERY SOON. Hotel information has been updated with the correct discount code as well - so check that out and look for an updated guest list with lots of new names to be announced tomorrow!!! And remember to Feed the Beast: TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!!
Posted by Tim on
July 19, 2007
CARMILLA’S KISS Premiere Screening, Sept. 7
The premiere screening for CARMILLA’S KISS is scheduled for September 7, at Cefalo’s in Carnegie.
Crystalann plays “Pamela” in the film, which is written and directed by Michael McGovern.
For more information, visit the CARMILLA’S KISS myspace page.
Cefalo’s is located at 428 Washington Ave., Carnegie, PA 15106, 412.276.6600
Posted by Tim on
July 19, 2007
Has USA’s “The Dead Zone†overstayed its welcome?
By Tim Gross
When I heard the TV series was starting to film a few years ago, I could not believe the film would transfer well into a TV series. At first I was disappointed with the first episode and decided not to watch anymore. I was just taken aback that they would even think this Stephen King title is worth the time, examples of crap: Golden Years and Kingdom. But when I gave it a second chance during the second season and put aside all I knew from the movie and the book, I began to enjoy the direction the show was trying to go and flesh out more of the subject matter that is to be honest interesting like most of King’s work. Anthony Michael Hall was able to reinvent himself and make the character and the series is own and worth tuning in every Sunday to watch. As the last few seasons gone by you knew the Stillson storyline was going to come to a head and make for interesting TV. Well in almost one two episode swoop (Last episode of last season and the first episode of this season) they killed off the whole apocalypse storyline, Janus character behind Stillson and the things he does, and Walt the local sheriff that supported John the psychic through all his visions. For what I ask, to have his kid (which has changed actors now THREE TIMES in the show’s history) and his ex girl to move in with them and have the show seem like it is out of ideas and no future! So has it overstayed its welcome, I would have to say yes especially if they insist on making a once interesting and entertaining genre show into a boring shitty mess. It is time to ax the show and maybe give “Burn Notice†two hours?
Posted by Tim on
July 19, 2007
(Thanks to the AP)
HOUSTON (July 18) — A Nacogdoches, Texas, man was in critical but stable condition after three surgeries aimed at saving him from a flesh-eating bacteria that infected him during a swim off the coast of Galveston County.
Steve Gilpatrick, here in a file photo, was hospitalized after being infected with a flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus. It affected his organs, and he faced the possibility of losing a leg, but doctors said the limb can likely be saved.
Steve Gilpatrick, 58, was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a tissue-destroying disease caused by a bacterium called Vibrio vulnificus, when he took ill three days after swimming during a July 8 fishing trip at Crystal Beach.
Gilpatrick’s physician, Dr. David Herndon, the chief of burn services and professor of surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, said Tuesday the situation is life-threatening because the infection spread to Gilpatrick’s blood. Gilpatrick is suffering from multiple organ failure and doctors are trying to save his leg.
On Thurdsay, the Galveston County Daily News reported that Gilpatrick is expected to survive and that doctors said they will likely be able to save the patient’s leg.
“I’ve heard of flesh-eating bacteria, but it always seemed so far away,” said his wife, Linda Gilpatrick. “It’s not. It’s here.”
The Gilpatricks regularly vacation in Galveston each summer, she said.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus thrives during summer months in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Swimmers with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients or people with liver disease, are most at risk. A point of entry, such as an open wound, allows the bacteria into the body.
Gilpatrick is diabetic and had an ulcer on his lower leg when he went swimming. His wife said he believed the sore was nearly healed. His leg became infected three days later and he began running a high fever.
“We figured he had some type of infection,” Linda Gilpatrick said. “But we didn’t, of course, realize the extent of it.”
The CDC says most cases of Vibrio vulnificus occur along the Gulf Coast, but it’s rare. In Texas, there were 22 cases of the infection reported in 2006, with at least seven caused by water contact, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
People can also be infected by eating contaminated seafood. Raw shellfish, particularly oysters, pose the greatest risk, according to CDC. The bacterium causes nearly all seafood-related deaths in the United States, the agency says.
Symptoms of the disease include vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. When it infects the bloodstream, it can cause fever, decreased blood pressure and blistering skin lesions.
Dr. Robert Atmar, a professor and infectious disease specialist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said seafood-eaters should be aware of the infection risk, but healthy swimmers shouldn’t worry.
“I wouldn’t alter (swimming) activities based on this, if you’re otherwise healthy,” he said. “People who have chronic illnesses like diabetes or steroids or cancer or chronic liver disease, if they have open wounds or sores, shouldn’t go wading in the Gulf during the summer.”
Posted by Tim on
July 19, 2007
..It’s been pretty calm since last March when it comes to us and Fear Fest, hasn’t it? I mean, last year we were talking about it almost non-stop for six months, and since the first one happened, we’ve just been way too quiet.
Consider that at an end.
The dates and location for Fear Fest 2 have been locked in place: March 7th, 8th and 9th at the Westin Park Central in Dallas, TX! Though our original location had some of the things we needed to make the festival great, this one’s a lot closer to everything, and for the love of God, it’s a Westin! How’s that for a slice of fried gold?!
We’re still locking in the guest list, but who we have so far is pretty damn cool if you ask me. Which you didn’t. Look for the early lineup to be announced on the re-launched official Fear Fest website, which should be hitting by the end of July.
Click here to book your room for Fear Fest 2 going down March 7th, 8th and 9th, 2008 and keep it here and on Pit of Horror for many more kickass announcements between now and then!
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