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- BIG AUTOPSY OF THE DEAD GIVEAWAYS! DVD's, POSTERS AND RARE AUTOGRAPHED 8X10's!
In 1968, the DEAD walked... Now the DEAD will talk! And there's a chance they'll be talking to you! Icons of Fright, in conjunction with the people behind the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD documentary AUTOPSY OF THE DEAD, are offering three (3) great prizes, exclusively to fans of ... - Spielberg to Join King Under the Dome
According to Empire, Steven Spielberg is set to bring Stephen King's new novel Under the Dome to television. King's novels have been adapted for television for ages, but never by someone of the caliber of Spielberg, who's also produced BAND OF BROTHERS.The article notes the uneven quality amon... - Icons Friend Tim Sullivan to Replace Gunn on SCREAM QUEENS 2
Great news for Icons of Fright friend Tim Sullivan! According to VH1, the director of 2001 MANIACS and Icons contributor with his SHOCK AND ROLL series, is set to replace James Gunn in the channel's SCREAM QUEENS 2 reality show. Gunn directed scenes on-camera for the show, which acts as ... - Could NEW MOON Surpass TITANIC?
EW is reporting that Fandango has taken in record numbers for pre-sales of tickets to TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON. The article points out that the sales have surpassed those of each of the entries in the LORD OF THE RINGS, HARRY POTTER and second STAR WARS series.So, could NEW MOON be ... - Joe Dante and Tony Todd, Post- Splatter
The third and final episode of Joe Dante's Netflix-exclusive SPLATTER premiered last week on Friday the 13th. Not ones to be slackers, apparently,Dante and SPLATTER star Tony Todd are already onto new projects. Dante is producing a movie called TRAIL OF BLOOD, which has a new website;&nb... - Convention Report: 2nd Annual Living Dead Festival, Evans City, PA on October 30, 2009
The Third Time’s a Charm... If the Living are Dead My very first writing for Icons of Fright was a convention report on Pittsburgh, PA’s Monster Bash in 2007. It was a decent show, a small-scale convention where I met Kyra Schon and Bill Hinzman of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, an... - 2,150 Sell-Outs 3 Days Before NEW MOON Opens
As a testament to the power of TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, WENN reports that the new Edward Cullen film has sold out 2,150 screenings a full three days before it opens. 200 of those are in New York and Los Angeles alone, WENN states, quoting Movietickets.com as its source. Personally, I hav... - Universal Still Tinkering with WOLFMAN
This cannot be a good sign. Buried in a Variety article about the editing process and the movie PRECIOUS is the tidbit that Universal's redux of THE WOLFMAN is about to go under the knife again, this time at the hands of editors Mark Goldblatt and Walter Murch. Goldblatt is a frequ... - Edward Woodward of WICKER MAN Dies at 79
Sadly, The Guardian today reported that Edward Woodward has died at 79. Woodward is perhaps best known for his role as Robert McCall in the popular CBS series THE EQUALIZER. But horror fans will likely remember him for his role in one of horror's most offbeat films, THE WICKER MAN,... - Roger Corman to Receive Honorary Oscar
Great news for fans of low budget auteur Roger Corman! (among which I count myself) According to Studio Briefing, the legendary producer/director/mentor to a number of important directors will receive an honorary Oscar at next year's Academy Awards. The article suggests, interesting and a...