The winners of the Theatre Bizarre contest are...

Yes, Cellmates, I know I was supposed to announce this winner two weeks ago. I held off for one reason. At the time I had one copy to give away. I now have 2. Yes, that’s twice the prizes! Does that make up for me being late on this one? Well, screw you too then. Ungrateful little...anyway, without further ado, here are your winners…

First up is Maynard Morrissey from Maynard Morrissey’s Horror Movie Diary. He’s from Austria (not Australia!) and correctly called me on the fact that I forgot to put “Open to US residents only” on this one. I’m a big fan of exploiting loopholes, and Maynard managed to catch me on one, so I’m giving one copy to him.

The second copy goes to Morgan Darkchild. Not only did she offer me food (and I know she can cook), but she shamelessly employed flattery, calling me such things as “Horror God of all Horror Gods” and “the scare master of screams.” Remember kids, flattery will get you everything.

So there you go folks. I’ll be getting in touch with the two of you in the next few days to work out delivery. The rest of you, thanks for entering and stick around because there’s gonna be another killer giveaway coming up before you know it.

Update on the Theatre Bizarre Contest.

I've been accused of being a little forgetful before. Who the hell am I kidding? I'm about as absent minded as they come. That's why I employ (actually, she's a volunteer) a PA to be my extra brain. You know, now that I think about it, I was told that "watching that trash" would rot my brain. Hmmmm. Anyway, I didn't forget that I was supposed to pick a winner in the Theatre Bizarre contest on Friday. I did, however, forget to tell you why I didn't post the winner. It looks like I'm actually going to be getting ANOTHER copy of the flick, so that means I can give away 2. The only thing is, I don't want to announce the winners until I have both prizes in my grubby little hands. I'm weird like that. I don't trust the "its in the mail" thing.
I'm about to go on vacation, but I'll be back in a week. I'm hoping the other copy will have gotten here by then. If it is, I'll post the winners June 5. If not, then I'll post one winner and do the other when prize #2 gets here. Sorry to keep you all waiting, but I AM giving away twice as many prizes, so hopefully that makes up for it. Now that we've got that taken care of, I'm officially flipping the sign on the door of SOC to CLOSED. Don't get me wrong, I love you guys and all, but the beach is calling my name.

The winner of the "The Thing" shirt featuring art by Chris Kuchta is...

Well Cellmates, the time has come. I've thrown all of the names into the cauldron...actually, I'm lying. I didn't do it that way this time. I just used random.org 'cause I'm lazy. Anyway, the winner of this truly awesome shirt is...

Ron Oliver!

Congratulations Ron. I'd like to thank Chris Kuchta for letting me bestow some of his awesome wares upon a lucky reader. I'm sure I can speak for Mr. Kuchta when I also say thank you all for entering, we got a great response to the giveaway. If you didn't win, there are three things you can do.
1. Cry about it. Actually, nevermind. Put on your big girl panties, suck it up, and just do 2 and 3.
2. Go order this or another killer shirt or art print from Chris's website.
3. Keep your eyes right here on Son of Celluloid, because I'm gonna have more great giveaways coming up real soon. Like, probably next Monday kinda soon.
So Ron, enjoy your shirt. The rest of you, hang tight for more giveaways, interviews, reviews, and other coolness.

GIVEAWAY: Win a The Thing shirt featuring the art of Chris Kuchta

You can read SOC's interview with Chris Kuchta HERE.

If you go to horror conventions, then you know that the dealers rooms are full of visual artists of all types offering their unique takes on the horrific and macabre. Painters, photographers, digital artists, and everything else you can think of competing for your attention. As I was perusing the dealers room at Days of the Dead, I saw quite a few horror artists, may of them very good. One man’s work caught my eye and made my black horror loving heart skip a beat though. That man was Chris Kuchta. I was absolutely blown away by his art. The colors, the texture, and the feeling contained in his renditions of horror icons and scenes rivals any I’ve ever seen. These pieces belong on museum and gallery walls. Chris truly is talented. Better yet, he’s a hardcore horror fan. I chatted with him for quite a while, and I can’t remember exactly what we talked about, but we did get deep enough into horror geek territory that my friends shook their heads, gave up, and walked away. That’s when I knew he was a kindred spirit. He was cool enough to answer some questions, and I’ll be posting that interview tomorrow (actually, it's right HERE), but for now lets talk about something else he was cool enough to give me.

I told him about Son of Celluloid, and he was more than happy to let me share some of his horror goodness with you, my Cellmates. What I have for you is a killer t-shirt(size extra large) featuring a great piece based on John Carpenter’s classic The Thing. Not only do I think it's cool, not only do you think it's cool, but it carries the Carpenter seal of approval, as the legendary director told him that he particularly enjoyed the way Kuchta captured Kurt Russell’s likeness. See, there he is with the man himself. Check this bad boy out…

Yeah, that picture sucks, so here’s that close up of the artwork again…

Bad ass huh? Who wouldn’t want to sport this shirt? Well, if you’re lucky, you could do just that. Here’s what you have to do…

1. Become a follower of the page and/or like the Facebook page HERE.
2. Go to Chris’s website HERE. Take a look at the gallery.
3. Leave a comment below with your name, email, and what your favorite piece from the gallery is.

Yes, you do have to do all three of those things to be entered in the drawing. It’s that simple. See, I told you it would be easy. I’ll be back tomorrow with the Chis Kuchta interview, so for now get cracking on this contest. You know you want that killer shirt. April 23 I’ll put all of the entries in the cauldron and randomly pick a winner. Good luck folks!

SOC's first giveaway: Win screen used props from Dear God No!

You've heard Son of Celluloid and every other horror blogger, reporter and newssite out there worth it's salt rave about the best American flick of last year, Dear God No! The bikers vs. bigfoot indie phenomenon is proving to be a force to be reckoned with on the festival circuit, just picked up international distribution, and will be invading the US on DVD soon. If you haven't seen this flick, you're missing out. You're in luck too, because there's a screening at Days of the Dead, Atlanta's first horror convention, coming up March 9, 10, and 11. Go HERE for all the info.
Anyway, director James Bickert has hooked me up with some killer prizes to give away to my Cellmates. These are not just any prizes, these are actual props from the movie. As much as I want to keep these for myself, I'm giving you a chance to win them as my way of saying thank you for reading Son of Celluloid and supporting independent horror. Here's what we've got...
If you read my interview with Bickert (HERE) ...what am I talking about? OF COURSE you read it. In that case you remember us talking about the hilarious homages to his favorite filmmakers throughout the film. Well, you can now own some of them. In the "bait shop scene," Quint's Hushpuppy mix, Jess Franc-O's, and Uncle Bruno's Country Style Peas & A.I.D.S. can be seen stocking the shelves.
Later, Dr. Marco's daughter brings the Impalers wine spiked with...well, you'll have to see the flick to see what wicked concoction she serves. All you need to know is that when you want to serve the bikers murdering and raping your family the very best, you serve deOssario. 1918 to be exact. A great vintage. Well, here's one of the bottles that appeared in the flick. Don't worry, it's empty. No bigfoot juice. Just "La noche del terror" goodness.

In addition to one of each of these kick ass rare collectibles, the winner will also receive a copy of the insanely awesome poster featuring art by the insanely awesome Tom Hodge. That's it at the top of the post. That pic is the censored version, the poster I send out will be the original nipple baring version. It will even be autographed by the director. If I'm feeling generous, I might pick a couple of runners up to give posters to. So, by this point you're thinking "Holy crap! What do I have to do to win this awesome prize pack?" Well, it's pretty easy. There are three steps...
1. If you haven't already, become a follower of the blog.
2. If you haven't already, go HERE and like the facebook page.
3. Leave a comment on this post with your name, email, and the answer to this question: All of these items are references to a film or filmmaker. Tell me what/who at least one of the items is a reference to. See, it's that easy. The winner will be chosen at random on March 20. Sorry guys, but because international shipping costs an arm and a freakin' leg, this contest is only open to those in the continental US. Good luck folks, and I hope to see you at the Dear God No screening at Days of the Dead: Atlanta. You do not want to miss this flick.