New Fright-Rags tees + FANTASM documentary in the works!

It has been far too long since I've given my friends at Fright-Rags any love. They've continued to supply the Horror community with an array of awesome shirts that just can't be topped. Their designs are unparallelled, their staff is insanely knowledgeable and friendly, and their company has continued to grow and cater to us Horror fans with highly collectible tees that are guaranteed to turn heads when seen in public.

And speaking of which, they have three new designs out that will make your mouth water. For fans of classic slasher cinema, there's a great new TERROR TRAIN shirt; fans of Stephen King will surely dig the new MISERY tee; there's even a hilarious new design that riffs on the Christmas classic "Home Alone," and features the SOUTH BEND SHOVEL SLAYER (a.k.a. Murphy). Each shirt comes in sizes Small to 5XL, and costs $21.95 apiece; scope out the designs below:

I never realized Kathy Bates was a Peter Gabriel fan.

I guess the "Wet Bandits" are now the "Dead Bandits?"

Awesome design though there is a distinct lack of David Copperfield on this shirt.

Also, as of my posting this, Fright-Rags still have less than 60 of their EVIL DEAD II: GROOVY EDITION COLLECTOR'S BOXES left in stock. For $37.95 you get a gorgeous t-shirt, prismatic sticker, and a "Home Sweet Home" magnet, all inside a cool Necronomicon box with artwork by Jeff Zornow! Once these are sold out, they are gone for good, so grab one now!

And finally, before I quit blogging for the night, I'd like to bring a new documentary to your attention, namely FANTASM. Directed by a gent named Kyle Kuchta, this doc looks to spread awareness about all the various Horror conventions happening across America, and show how tight-knit the Horror community is. As someone that has attended a handful of cons, I can attest to the family atmosphere they have. Every time you go you see familiar faces (some famous, some not) and you usually walk away with a few new friends and usually some pretty crazy/cool stories (especially if Gary Busey is on the premises).

Here's the teaser trailer to give you a taste of what's to come:


If you looked closely amongst the rapid-fire edits, you probably caught a few familiar faces, amongst shots of fans and cosplayers, including actor Tom Atkins (who is just an awesome human being), actress Heather Langenkamp, and Fright-Rags owner Ben Scrivens (and Kristy Jett, Fright-Rags' very own Director of Service & Sass). This comprehensive documentary (that is also Kyle's senior thesis to get his BFA in film) will feature interviews with celebrities and fans, and will hopefully bring more people out to visit the numerous conventions that have popped up over the years.

Kyle plans on completing FANTASM in May of this year, but still has some principal photography to shoot in March at MONSTER-MANIA CON at Cherry Hill, NJ (which is boasting CARRIE FISHER as well as a FREDDY VS. JASON reunion) and HORROR HOUND WEEKEND in Cincinnati, OH. So if you attend either con in March, YOU just may end up in the film!

Kyle, godspeed and good luck with your film; I hope I can get a chance to check it out!

FULL MOON NEWS: OOGA BOOGA, Valentine's Day Sale, and $1.99 streaming titles at GrindhouseFlix!

Racists beware! You won’t even have enough time to scream, “Ooga Booga!”

With the success of "Django Unchained," Charles Band has taken some inspiration (if the tagline at the top of the poster is any indication) and decided that the time has come for a new killer puppet/doll movie. Said film, entitled OOGA BOOGA revolves around the wrongful death of Devin, an African-American medical student, whose soul is transferred into an Ooga Booga action figure. Once inside the stereotypical-looking African doll, he seeks vengeance against his killers (dirty cops), meth heads, and corrupt city officials.

The film features Stacy Keach (holy cow... he's alive?!) and Karen Black (who's already had experience battling a killer Zuni fetish doll), and may be released sometime in February.

In other Full Moon news, they have branched off and started up a streaming video arm called GRINDHOUSEFLIX. As of my writing this, their subscription service costs $4.99 a month for unlimited streaming of weird and obscure cinema. However, if you don't want to sign up, you can "rent" one film at a time for a mere $1.99 or purchase them for $7.99 apiece. They currently have twenty titles available for streaming (such as "Necropolis," "Savage Island," and "Slavegirls from Beyond Infinity") and will be adding six more in the very near future, including: RETURN OF THE ZOMBIES, THE LEGEND OF THE WOLF WOMAN, TRAUMA, DEMONIAC, FEAR, and HEADLESS EYES.

Plus, if you sign up now for monthly unlimited streaming, you will get a $25.00 gift card to FULL MOON DIRECT! And that gift card will most definitely come in handy because....

Details about the sale have yet to be announced but I'll post about them as soon as I get the info. Stay tuned Full Moon fans!

New DVD & Blu-ray releases for 01/29/2013!

Well, today is (thankfully) one of those days where you can probably hang on to your hard-earned money. This week is pretty light on genre fare but there are a few highlights: Fox has re-released their "Die Hard" collection for the film's 25th anniversary (and because "A Good Day to Die Hard" hits theaters in two weeks) and I see no reason to double dip on this one. The only differences seem to be a fifth bonus disc and new (i.e. balder) cover art.

Blue Underground, taking a cue from other distributors, is putting out several new bare-bones, double feature discs in their Midnight Movies line, and Warner Home Video finally gives us the much-anticipated Part 2 to "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns." Other than that... there's not a whole heck of a lot to get excited about. See for yourself.



NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
All Superheroes Must Die
The Awakening
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2
Citadel
Hotel Transylvania
Paranormal Activity 4
Pig / 1334 (Double Feature DVD/Blu-ray combo)
White Zombie: Kino Classics Remastered Edition


NEW TO DVD
Cherry Tree Lane
Evil Dead 1 & 2 (Region 0 Korean Import)
Gorgan vs. the Flying Spider (a.k.a. The Magic Serpent)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection


BLUE UNDERGROUND MIDNIGHT MOVIE DOUBLE FEATURES
Midnight Movies Vol. 8: Cannibal Double Feature (Cannibal Man/Cannibals)
Midnight Movies Vol. 9: Zombie Double Feature (Hell of the Living Dead/Nightmare City)
Midnight Movies Vol. 10: Killer Critters Double Feature (Rats: Nights of Terror/Venom)

'Hangar 18': The most significant UFO conspiracy movie of all time?

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Tune into Coast to Coast AM January 31 when Robbie Graham will be chatting with Linda Moulton Howe about one of the most significant UFO conspiracy movies of all time, Hangar 18 (1980), in the context of the CIA, the Knights of Malta, and the Mormon Church.

Linda Moulton Howe’s reporting begins at 11pm PST. Robbie Graham will discuss Hangar 18 from Midnight – 1am PST.

VOICES FROM THE GRAVE teaser trailer released!

I was nearly done emptying out my inbox of all the press releases, movie news, and other assorted fun stuff I get (e.g. offers for penile enhancement, breast enhancement, prescription drugs, porn, etc.), when I came across a press release concerning a new indie Horror anthology that is nearing completion, called VOICES FROM THE GRAVE.

Here's a quick synopsis:

"From master horror writer Gary Brandner, author of 'The Howling', and filmmakers Richard Stoudt and Laurence Holloway comes a relentlessly harrowing film experience. A trio of horrors that will make your flesh creep and your heart palpitate.

Deadly spirits, vengeful and maliciously spiteful give fuel to these tales of supernatural terrors. 'Invitation', based on a short story by Gary Brandner, tells the tale of loser Len Krager, who attends a party he'll never forget!

A vengeful spirit exacts revenge in the tale 'All Hallows' Eve'! An exercise in suspense and atmosphere. Robert Mundy doesn't celebrate Halloween since the accidental death of his brother on Halloween night. But this Halloween night, vengeance will rise and seek retribution.

Ghostly road hazards endanger a used car owner in the turbo-charged yarn 'Repossessed', a spine tingling 'vehicle' for absolute fright. Jeff purchases a killer car for a killer deal... unfortunately, the car really is a killer! A true exercise in style and terror, 'Voices from The Grave' will thrill and chill even the most jaded horror fan!"

It will thrill and chill even the most jaded horror fan?! That's some pretty big talk; I hope they can actually back that claim up! Let's take a gander at the newly released teaser trailer and see what "Voices from the Grave" has to offer.


Well, that was more of a highlight reel than a trailer, but I liked a lot of what I saw. Some of the effects work and camera angles/shots were pretty impressive! I'd definitely like to check this movie out, however at the moment, the film is still in production. It seems that principal photography and even the editing are pretty much done; all that's left is to finish work on the audio (foley and ADR) and put a soundtrack together!

I'll keep you all posted about a future DVD release date for "Voices." Until then you can visit the film's IMDB page for more info on the cast and crew, OR you can get further updates on the production by liking the Voices from the Grave Facebook Page!

Prometheus did go to Zeta Reticuli, after all

By Robbie Graham Silver Screen Saucers

In Ridley Scott’s classic 1979 movie Alien, after the crew of the Nostromo has awakened from their hyper-sleep, the ship’s navigator, Lambert (veronica Cartwright), states that they are “just short of Zeta II Reticuli.”

It’s a UFOlogical reference so fleeting that few in the UFO community seem to have noticed it – or, if they have, it’s rarely been discussed.

Zeta Reticuli, as any self-respecting UFO buff knows, is a binary star system in the constellation of Reticulum located approximately 39 light-years from Earth. The UFO buff knows this because Zeta Reticuli is also thought by many to be the home system of the so-called “Grey” aliens – an idea that has its roots in the 1961 Hill abduction incident in which Betty and Barney Hill were allegedly taken aboard an extraterrestrial spacecraft in rural New Hampshire and subjected to medical tests. It was the first UFO abduction account to gain widespread media attention.

When the Hills underwent regression hypnosis a couple of years after their abduction experience, Betty recalled being shown a star map by the ETs, which she later sketched from memory at the urging of her psychiatrist. That star map was later interpreted by amateur astronomer Marjorie Fish as a depiction of the Zeta Reticuli star system and quickly entered UFO lore. Zeta Reticuli would also be cited in later years as being home to the Greys in connection with Project Serpo and by Area 51 “whistleblower,” Bob Lazar.

 

Above: The Betty Hill star map

 

 

 

Last year, during the marketing campaign for his Alien prequel Prometheus, Ridley Scott made explicit reference to Zeta(2) Reticuli. In a promotional featurette, the director said: “The planet where they [the crew of the Prometheus] go is called Zeta(2) Reticuli, and what they find there is an establishment that is not what they expected it to be.” Scott added, “This story kind of walks around the truth of what there may be out there... It presents some big questions.”

The implication of Scott’s statement was that the UFOlogical significance of Zeta(2) Reticuli would receive greater emphasis in the Prometheus narrative (the film’s plot is, after all, heavily indebted to Ancient Astronaut theory).

However, when Prometheusfinally hit cinemas, it contained no spoken reference whatsoever to Zeta(2) Reticuli. This was something of a head-scratcher (as, indeed, was the entire movie). Why bother drawing attention to the name of your characters’ destination during the promotion of your movie, only to include no obvious reference to it in the movie itself?

We may never know the answer to this question (I doubt even Ridley Scott knows), but take a look at the composite image below, which shows the Betty Hill star map overlaid against a still from Prometheus in which the aliens’ star system is depicted in ancient cave art...

 

The above image proves two things:

1.   That Prometheusdid go to Zeta(2) Reticuli after all and drew its influence in this regard directly from imagery associated with the Hill abduction case.

2.   That I have entirely too much time on my hands today.

Important new book: ‘UFOs, Area-51, and Government Informants’

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On Sunday January 27^th Grant Cameron will be appearing on Coast to Coast AM with host George Knapp to discuss the release of a new book co-authored by Cameron called “UFOs, Area-51, and Government Informants.” The interview will run from 11:00pm – 2:00am Pacific. The book should be available on Amazon.comsometime on Monday or Tuesday.

The book is a detailed analysis of a number of leaks that have occurred which give a glimpse of what has occurred inside the classified government world of UFO investigation, and how the U.S. government has gradually disclosed key elements of the UFO story into the public.

Topics of discussion in this interview will include the early days of flying saucer investigation in Canada and how that work lead to a key U.S. official, Dr. Eric Walker, who was there when the cover-up began and understood why the cover-up needed to continue. The interview will also look behind the story of the MJ-12 document that dominated discussion in the UFO world in the late 1980s, and a group of high level government officials who were behind the release of this document.

The interview will discuss three key US government intelligence operations which were carried out to get out the truth about UFOs but contain the classified aspects needed for reasons of national security. These three events were 1) the UFO documentary in 1975 called UFOs, Past Present, and Future 2) The television show UFO Cover-up? Live ! broadcast in October 1988 3) The Area-51 story that broke on KLAS-TV in the spring of 1989.

The discussion of the Area-51 story should be interesting as George Knapp was the reporter who broke the story that made Area-51 one of the most famous places in the world.

Those who do not get the show can listen at

http://www.cjob.com/

The station also has the show in their audio vault for 30 days at

http://www.cjob.com/other/audiovault.html

Set the clock to 1:00am January 28 to listen

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This report was originally published at PresidentialUFO.com