Win An Autographed Copy Of The Casket Creature's EP She Screams!

The Lunatics from the Sticks.  The Ghastly Ghouls of Gainesville.  Dirty South Frightrock Juggernauts.  Whatever you want to call them, The Casket Creatures are back with a brand new EP called She Screams.   It delivers all of the ferocity and raw terror you’ve come to expect from the reigning kings of Atlanta’s horror rock scene while continuing the evolution of their sonic attack.  After lineup chaos that would cripple most bands, The Casket Creatures have emerged a leaner, meaner beast ready to raise the dead and rock the living.

Throughout their two full length albums and now the EP, you can hear a clear progression.  Like any good band, they continue to evolve and challenge themselves while maintaining their trademark sound.  She Screams sees the Creatures move in a somewhat “punkier” direction.  They’ve shed a few of their more metallic elements without sacrificing any of the intensity.  I think a lot of that lies in the guitar work.  With Jamie’s departure, last axe-man standing Derek Obscura’s signature sleaze/glam punk edge takes center stage.  If I were to compare it to anything, I would say the guitar style sounds sorta reminiscent of a less poppy version of Wednesday 13’s better work.  That’s not to say it sounds the same, however.  Derek definitely has his own style and flair… and damn can that boy write a catchy ass riff!

Where the rhythm section is concerned, new bass monster Cliff Damnage brings a punishing energy to the bottom end.  Wow, that sounded vaguely dirty.  Anyway, nothing against any past member, but Cliff is the perfect fit for the band and his contribution goes a long way towards the gelling of a cohesive sound.   Besides, it’s always a good sign when your bass player is named Cliff, right?  As they’ve had a bit of a Spinal Tap drummer situation going on lately, I can’t really say much as to the drums on the record.  I can say, however, that after seeing new skin basher Brandon Deadly in action live, he’s more than capable of taking up the mantle.

Ryan Cadaver continues to develop the signature “aggro-croon” that makes him one of the most dynamic frontmen in the genre, but the real surprise on this album is in the backing vocals.  She Screams features a LOT of harmonizing.  Remember when harmony was a dirty word in heavy alternative rock until Alice In Chains showed us that it could be damn amazing?  This is the American horror punk equivalent.  The harmonies on songs like Haunted and The Final Night (is it kosher to call horror punk “woah-oh-oh’s” beautiful?) take the role of vocals in this style of music to a new level.

The band definitely maintains their macabre sense of humor on this EP.  The interlude that precedes Zombie Werewolves From Outer Space reminded me of some of the silliness from The Ghastly One’s classic A Haunting We Will Go-Go album.  Graveyard Girl strikes a great balance of light-hearted and heartless, and GKMF revels in giving the world a giant middle finger with a little smirk in its sneer.  Even straight ahead tales of terror like the title track, a botched exorcism ode, and the apocalyptic The Final Night crackle with an element of fun that makes this a great Halloween party album any time of year.

As far as picking a standout track, there really isn’t a weak link in the bunch.  I guess I would have to go with the title track, She Screams.  It stands alongside Lizzie’s Song and A Step Ahead of Death as possibly the best song the guys have ever unleashed.  In fact, the songwriting all around is top notch.  I catch myself singing these tunes in the shower, which I consider the mark of true quality.  I know, the mental picture of me in all of my sudsy, naked glory belting out Zombie Werewolves From Outer Space just made this one a must own.  You’re welcome.

The Casket Creatures, Phantom Troublemaker, and SOC.

By now you’re asking yourself “how do I get this goodness in my earholes?”  Well, She Screams is currently available for purchase on Amazon, itunes, and CD Baby… OR you could enter to win the autographed copy I’m giving away.  That’s right Cellmates; I have one brand spanking new copy, autographed by your favorite horror punk band, to give away to one of you.  Who loves you, baby?  All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below with your email address and your favorite horror-influenced song.  It could be horror punk, metal, some obscure blues song about crossroads demons, an Alice Cooper classic, a country murder ballad, a movie score, Heffalumps and freakin’ Woozles, whatever.  As a bonus, if you go check out The Son OfCelluloid Show (LINK) AND subscribe to the youtube channel, I’ll enter your name twice.  Just make sure you alert me to that in your comment.  The contest ends on April 23, and the winner will be announced on episode 3 of The Son Of Celluloid Show on April 28.  Now get cracking, Cellmates!

Adults Only Giveaway: Driller: A Sexual Thriller

In yesterday's post, I told you all to get your minds out of the gutter.  Well, now I want you to put them right back because we're getting dirty today.  That's right, SOC is giving away smut!  Here's your chance to win your very own copy of Driller: A Sexual Thriller courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing.
What is Driller, you ask?  It's exactly what you think it is, a porno version of Michael Jackson's Thriller.  I'll wait for you to make your kiddie jokes.  Done?  Can we go on now?  Good.  Anyway, this is old style porn from the Golden Age.  There's actually a plot surrounding the sex.  In this one a girl is infatuated with a Jackson type singer.  He shows up in her dreams, turns into a werewolf with a comically huge "drill" dong that shoots blackish/greenish... well, you know.  Then he drags her back to his dungeon.  Along the way we have song and dance numbers featuring some pretty decent choreography and professional dancers, hunchbacks, a hilarious soundtrack, dubbing that will crack you up, and lots of bush (it was the 80's).  Speaking of ex-presidents, a couple of them show up in the climatic orgy (no, I'm not kidding) along with zombies, gimps, and more mid-group sex dancing.  This is a flick that really has to be seen to be believed.  I doubt anyone's gonna be getting off to this one, but it's insanely entertaining.

You're gonna have to get a little creative to win this one, Cellmates.  Well, first you have to go like the facebook page HERE.  Yes, that is a requirement.  Then we get to the fun part.  There's been a lot of horror porn parodies released in the past with great titles like Evil Head, Re-Penetrator, A Clockwork Orgy, Edward Penishands, The Sexorcist, The Texas Dildo Massacre, Muffy The Vampire Layer, and Night of the Giving Head (my personal favorite).  What I want you to do is leave a comment on this page with your email address and your best porn parody title.  Try to make it something that isn't already out there.  On October 10th, I'll pick the one that makes me laugh the hardest as the winner.  Ok, let's recap.

HOW TO WIN:
1. You have to be 18.  I'm giving away porn here, so this one is for the adults only.  If I don't know the winner, I may ask for proof.
2. Like the facebook page HERE.  
3. Leave a comment with your email and the cleverest, funniest, porniest  XXX horror parody title you can muster.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what the perverts and weirdos who read this blog come up with, so get those entries in folks.  Then, you can throw in this DVD at your Halloween party this year.  I guarantee it'll get a reaction one way or another.

And The Winners Of The You're Next Masks Are...

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to give away these masks.  Man, a LOT of you wanted these.  Before I give them away, however, I need to remind you to follow the directions on these contests.  Quite a few entries got deleted because they either had no address or they didn't answer the trivia question.  The answer, by the way, was Home Sick.  Then, I had someone win and then get disqualified because they hadn't liked the facebook page.  Pay attention to the eligibility requirements.  I always make 'em easy, but I do check 'em.  

You know, Tiger Mask?  Nevermind.

Ok, lecture over.  Let's see who's gonna be sporting... hey, wait a minute.  Does anyone else get the wrestling connection here?  Of course the sheep mask is similar to the one worn my the bald dude from the Wyatt Family whose name no one can remember, but the other one is a tiger mask.  You know, like Tiger Mask, the legendary Japanese wrestling character that, like, nine dudes have played?  The sound of those crickets tells me that I'm probably the only puroresu fan here.  Moving along.
Anyway, the people whose names were drawn are... you know, I haven't actually seen Home Sick.  It looks pretty good.   I need to find a copy somewhere.  What?  Oh, the winners.  right.  The masks go to...

Benjamen Sager

Cliff Rockwell (I hope to god that's your real name.  If it is, you go thank your parents for that badass moniker NOW.)

and Melinda Krausman

Congratulations guys.  I'll be sending those masks out shortly.  As for the rest of you, stay tuned because I'll be announcing the next giveaway this Friday and this time... we're getting dirty!

Giveaway: You're Next Lamb/Tiger Mask Sets

What do you say we go ahead and get the next giveaway rolling?  This time around I've got 3 sets of the much sought after Lamb and Tiger masks from You're Next.  I may or may not have a couple more to give away later, but you wanna jump on these 'cause I have a feeling they're gonna go quick.  I think I'll conduct this one a little differently than I usually do.  Whether you're looking to display some cool promo items from this damn good flick or complete your Wyatt Family Halloween get-up, here's all you have to do.  First, you have to like the SON OF CELLULOID FACEBOOK PAGE.  Then, email your mailing address (so I know where to send the prizes) and the name of You're Next director Adam Wingard's first feature length flick (so I know you're paying attention) to fromhell13@aol.com.  Make sure you put YOU'RE NEXT GIVEAWAY in the subject line.  On Friday the 13th, I'll randomly pick 3 winners.  Yep, that's all there is to it.  If you haven't seen You're Next yet, what are you waiting for?  It's still playing in theaters everywhere.  If you have seen it, it's worth seeing again.  You can check out my review HERE.  Send me those emails, Cellmates!  And don't worry, I'm not going to do anything nefarious with those addresses...

And the Coffin Joe Winner is...

Well folks, it's time to give away that killer Coffin Joe custom figure.  Honestly, aside from maybe the screen used Dear God No! props, I think this is probably the coolest thing I've ever given away here at SOC.  I mean, this is a one of a kind graven image of one of horror's grand masters, Jose Mojica Marins himself.  It is my fondest hope that this giveaway might have introduced a couple of new, virgin souls to The Strange Word of Coffin Joe.  You have no idea how much I want to keep it for myself.  If I have to let it leave my hands, however, I decided to do it in a way that was at least as Zé do Caixão appropriate as possible.  So, at the witching hour I threw all of the names into my most evil top hat and chose a winner.  For those of you who don't believe that I actually drew it out of a top hat, here's a pic of the very hat that sealed the winner's fate (along with me being all goofy like).

So, who is the lucky bastard?  Well, if I can't keep it, I'll do the next best thing... give it to Nathan.  Nathan Erdel to be exact.  Congratulations Nathan.  May you and mini-Coffin Joe take many souls and possess many corpses together.  Thank you to all who entered, and an extra huge thank you to VonKlingele Customs for supplying the awesome prize.  Make sure you keep your eyes on Son of Celluloid, 'cause the next giveaway wil be underway before you know it.

At Midnight, I'll Give Away A One-of-a-Kind Coffin Joe Figure

My readers.  My friends.  My Cellmates. I love each and every one of you.  I want you to keep that in mind when I say that every now and then I f**king hate you!  This is one of those times.  Of course, I say that purely out of jealousy.  You see, you guys all have a chance at winning one of the coolest things I’ve ever given away here on SOC.  Something unspeakably bad ass.  Something I really want to keep for myself, dammit.  Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, this one of a kind custom Coffin Joe figure!

For those of you uninitiated into the cult of José Mojica Marins, oh man are you missing out.  This South American horror maverick embodies the spirit of independent cinema every bit as much as John Waters, Kenneth Anger, or Astron-6.  His transgressive, hallucinogenic films have always been both popular and controversial in his native Brazil, and are finding more and more of an audience around the world partially thanks to a 2001 documentary.  I make no claims about the legality of it being on youtube, but for what it’s worth you can watch it here…

Marins has made over 50 exploitation flicks, but his greatest creation is, inarguably, Coffin Joe.  Known in Brazil as Zé do Caixão, his top hat, cape, and long fingernails have become so associated with Marins that he and the character are almost indistinguishable.  The diabolical mortician hates religion, despises mankind, and is only interested in finding a woman capable of taking his pure evil seed.  Coffin Joe is one of the greatest horror characters ever devised, and in a perfect world his amazing speeches would be as quoted as anything Freddy Krueger ever said.  There’s a Region 2 DVD box set of most of the  Coffin Joe flicks (all except Embodiment of Evil and The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe) that can be had for under 30 bucks.  It’s the reason I bought a region free player in the first place.  If you’ve never seen one of his films, you owe it to yourself to track these titles down NOW!

-         At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul

-         This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse

-         The Strange World of Coffin Joe

-         The Awakening of the Beast

-         End of Man

-         The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe

-         The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures

-         Hellish Flesh

-         Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind

-         Embodiment of Evil

I first became aware of the incredibly talented Jacob Klingele when Guts and Grog gave away an amazing custom figure of a Nixon Vixen from Dear God No!.  I found out it was the work of the man behind VonKlingele Kustoms and had to contact him.  Throughout us talking, he kindly agreed to make a figure for me to offer to all of you.  When I started thinking of who I had never seen a figure of that most deserved one, Coffin Joe was the first name that came to mind.  I thought about others, but none could unseat him.  Now that I see this unholy creation, I’m awestruck.  I’m sure you all agree that it’s incredible.  Obviously, Jacob is the guy to contact for all of your custom figure needs.  I warn you though, I can’t promise that having this fun sized effigy of the wicked one himself won’t have strange effects on you.  You may see spiders and snakes coming out of the walls.  You may be inundated with visions of hell.  You may find yourself unable to cut your fingernails or resist pontificating about the “continuity of blood.”  You may find yourself constantly surrounded by beautiful, topless women.  Results may vary.  I also want to reiterate that this figure is a one of a kind custom.  Whoever winds up with this will own the only one in the world.  How cool is that?

So, how do you take this prize home?  There are two steps…

1. You must “like” both the Son of Celluloid and VonKlingele Kustoms facebook pages.  Yes, this is a requirement.
2. I want to know that this bad boy is going to an actual Coffin Joe fan.  Leave a comment on this post with your email address and something about why you dig Coffin Joe.  What you like about his movies, your favorite of his flicks, your favorite quote, his beard’s sexy, he’s the reason you grew 3 foot long fingernails, whatever.  Just say something to let me know that this killer prize is gonna go to someone who will fully appreciate how cool it is.

That’s all there is to it folks.  On September 2 I’m gonna throw all of these names into my top hat (because it’s oh so apropos) and randomly pick a winner.  The only restriction is that, due to the recent ridiculous spike in international shipping rates, this one is unfortunately only open to US residents.  Sorry.  Blame the USPS.  So, that gives you two weeks to enter to win and go check out the killer stuff VonKlingele Kustoms has to offer.  As for me, I'm going to the crossroads by the graveyard. Anyone want to follow me?

Acid Bath Productions Announces "Catch Of The Day" And I Finally Announce The Giveaway Winner

If you could see my face at this moment, you would see a rarity among rarities.  A look of shame has actually crossed the normally shameless Son of Celluloid's visage.   Yep, I screwed up.  Way back before my hiatus, I had a giveaway for a copy of James Balsamo's flicks Hack Job and I Spill Your Guts courtesy of Acid Bath Productions Wild Eye Films.  Well, today I went to look in the "stuff to give away" box  and noticed those DVDs still sitting there. I never announced the winner.  Sorry about that Cellmates.  Without any further delay, congratulations to the randomly selected winner... Nicole Gould!  Thank you to everyone entered, and keep your eyes peeled, 'cause I've got some killer stuff to give away soon.

While we're talking about Mr. Balsamo and Acid Bath, he recently sent me the details of his newest project called Catch of the Day.  He's gonna be bringing his trademark "chock full of cameos" horror comedy style to us again in November.  Follow the flick on facebook HERE to stay up to the minute on the production.  Wanna know what it's about?  Read on...

BALSAMO IS OFF THE HOOK IN A BRAND NEW FLICK, “CATCH OF THE DAY”

NEW YORK, NY – Acid Bath Productions, the makers of “Hack Job”, “I Spill Your Guts” and “Cool As Hell,” announce the official anticipated release date of November 19, 2013 for a brand new Horror Comedy, “Catch of the Day.” Directed by James Balsamo, this buddy- cop masterpiece with splashes of mutant fish monsters and tons of splaststick fun is bound to get you excited.
Officer Rod Davis becomes embedded undercover when a cartel starts brining drugs into the city through shipments of fish. He soon finds himself and his city under siege when a scientist accidently creates mutant fish people with a poisonous bite. It's up to the rookie cop and a sexy lab assistant to find the drug stash and destroy the crime lord controlling the mutant monsters, but it turns personal when Rod's sister is kidnapped. Are they fighting giant mutant fish monsters just for the halibut? See the badge, bass, and ass in a horror-comedy that you won't want to throw back... because it's the "Catch of the Day."
The film features Tuesday Knight, Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, Debbie Rochon, Johnny Legend, Jennifer Banko, Irwin Keyes, Carmine Capobianco and lead singer of Suffocation Frank Mullen. The laugh-out-loud comedy adventure also features music by MxPx, Less Than Jake, Something To Do and many, many more.
The flick is already available for pre-order online through the Acid Bath Productions site at www.acidbathproductions.com/store. The trailer is available online HERE.

Giveaway: Hack Job and I Spill Your Guts

It's time for another giveaway.  I do so love spreading the horror wealth to you Cellmates.  I feel like a blood soaked demented Santa Claus or a mutant cannibalistic Bob Barker or something.  Anyway, this one comes to us courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing (get both of these flicks and check out all of the other indie horror goodness they've got to offer HERE), Acid Bath Productions, and James Balsamo.  Balsamo's new flick, Cool As Hell, hit store shelves everywhere yesterday, and I'll be reviewing it on Friday, but before you go pick up your copy you've got the chance to win DVD copies of his first two movies, Hack Job (REVIEW) and I Spill Your Guts (REVIEW).  That's more low budget gore, laughs, chills, monsters, wacky horror and metal cameos, great music, and gratuitous tits than you can shake a stick at.  So here's what you have to do...

This is a video of my chat with James at Days of the Dead Atlanta.  In this clip, we give you a secret password.  Watch the video, then come back.  Oh come on, it's only, like, 3 and a half minutes.  These are good flicks.  I gotta make you work for it a little bit.  Fun Fact - This was at the tail end of four days of heavy partying and no sleep, so I barely even remember doing this interview. 

Now that you've got the password, follow these 3 easy steps to enter...

1. If you haven't already, go like the Son of Celluloid facebook page HERE. 

2. If you haven't already, go like the Acid Bath Productions facebook page HERE.

3. Send an email to fromhell13@aol.com with "Cool As Hell" as the subject.  Make sure it contains your name, your address, and the secret password.

The deadline is March 6th, so get cracking and win some cool flicks.  And always remember the Son of Celluloid battle cry...Support Independent Horror!

The Winner Of The Sexiest Zombie Giveaway Is...

 It looks like Linnea's appeal to the Cellmates worked, because Trash won the "sexiest zombie in the Return of the Living Dead series" vote by a landslide!  Yes, she beat Mindy Clarke as Julie from part 3 by a vote of 14 to 5.  Congratulations Trash.  Personally, if I were voting I would have had to go with Mindy 'cause I'm into redheads and for the kink factor, but that's neither here nor there.  So, as per the rules of the giveaway, all of you who voted for Linnea had your names thrown into the cauldron (actually that's not true, I used random.org), and a name was chosen.  The winner of the More Brains documentary and the Lionsgate Zombie 6-pack is...

Mark Schemanske

One of my Atlanta horror homies got this one.  He's the one with the balloon and the camera.  I'm stoked that he won for two reasons.  Number one, he's a cool guy.  Number two, I don't have to pay shipping!  I can just give it to him next time I see him. Thanks to  everyone who entered.  If you didn't win this time, never fear, I'll be announcing Son of Celluloid's next horrific giveaway later this week.

And The Winners Of The Days Of The Dead Atlanta Giveaway Are...

Ok folks, the giveaway has come to an end.  I'd like to thank Adolfo and the DOTD crew for letting me get some Cellmates on the list.  So, without further ado, it looks like...

Brittany McDaniel and her boyfriend get to have another romantic horror filled weekend this year meeting Danny Trejo and Tony Todd,

Mr. Bones (who writes Tales From The Batcave - go check it out) will be delving deep into Choptop's brain - or at least Bill Moseley's,

and The Elvis can talk photography with Ginger Lynn Allen.

Congratulations to our three winners.  You each get a pair of weekend passes to Days of the Dead Atlanta on Feb 1-3.  I'll be contacting you via email to tell you how to claim your prize.  Find me at the con and we'll do a shot or something.
If you didn't win, you can still get tickets HERE.  If you preorder a weekend pass, it's only $45 bucks!  That's cheap as hell for a weekend of horror geek heaven.  I mean, what else could you possibly do that weekend for $45 that's as much fun? $45 bucks ain't gonna  go very far in the hookers and blow department.  You can't get a decent chainsaw for $45 bucks.  $45 bucks in gas won't take you far enough to find as much adventure as you would at The Sheraton that weekend, so you're much better off at Days of the Dead Atlanta. See you there!
Keep your eyes here on Son of Celluloid, 'cause I'll be announcing the next giveaway on Wednesday.

Win Weekend Passes To Days Of The Dead Atlanta (Feb. 1-3)

By far the biggest thing to happen to the Atlanta horror scene, and definitely to SOC, in 2012 was the coming of Days of the Dead.  Atlanta finally got its own horror convention, and it was one hell of a party.  If you weren’t there, then you missed a legendary weekend.  Not to worry though, because like all the horror greats…IT’S BAAAAACK!  Days of the Dead Atlanta 2 will be taking place February 1-3.  This year it’s at the Atlanta Sheraton Downtown Hotel.  Yes, Days of the Dead migrated into the belly of the beast this year, and the Sheraton finally gets to host a kick ass convention.  The guest list is absolutely sick, and if all of the DOTD cons from last year are any indication, Adolfo and the gang have an amazing time and some killer surprises in store for the fear faithful.  Then there’s the revelry and debauchery that ensues when a bunch of drunken horror nuts get together, but the less said about that in print the better.  Trust me, it’s something you just have to experience.  Look at this list of your favorite horror icons that will be on hand to sign your autographs, take pictures with you, and make you the envy of all of your fanboy friends…

Danny Trejo (From Dusk ‘til Dawn, Machete, Anaconda, Predators, Bad Ass)

Patty Mullen (Frankenhooker, Doom Asylum)

Ace Frehley (KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park)

Dick Miller (Gremlins, Demon Knight, Night of the Creeps, Chopping Mall, Evil Toons, Bucket of Blood, White Dog)

Gunnar Hanson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Brutal Massacre, Hellblock 13)

Jake The Snake Roberts (Wrestling legend)

Kane Hodder (Friday the 13^th 7-10, Hatchet 1-2, 2001 Maniacs, Ed Gein: Butcher of Plainfield)

Tom Savini (From Dusk Til Dawn, NOTLD ’90 (dir), effects legend)

Tony Todd – (Candyman, NOTLD ’90, The Crow, Hatchet 1-2, Voodoo Dawn, Final Destination 5)

Ari Lehman - (Friday the 13^th, First Jason (band), ThanXgiving)

Michael Graves (The Misfits, Perkins 14)

Eerie Von (Samhain, Danzig)

Chelan Simmons (Tucker & Dale vs Evil, Snakehead Horror, Chupacabra Terror, It)

John Dugan (TCM, Hellephone, Monstrosity, Crazy Fat Ethyl remake)

Mickie James (TNA Knockout, WWE Diva)

William Katt – (House, Greatest American Hero, Carrie)

Marilyn Burns (TCM, Eaten Alive, Helter Skelter, Future Kill, Texas Chainsaw 3D)

Diane Goldner – (Feast trilogy, Hatchet 3, Pulse 2, Satanic, The Collector)

Butch Patrick – Eddie Munster

House of 100 Corpses/Devil’s Rejects Reunion:

Sid Haig – Captain Spaulding (Devil’s Rejects, Spider Baby, Galaxy of Terror, Big Bird Cage)

Bill Moseley – Otis (TCM 2, House of 1000 Corpses, NOTLD90, Repo)

Tom Towles – Sheriff Wydell (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Borrower, Pit & the Pendulum, NOTLD ’90)

David Reynolds – Richard Wick (Freddy’s Nightmares, Special Dead, Hills Have Eyes 2)

Walter Pehlan – Dr. Satan (From Dusk ‘til Dawn, Wishmaster)

Irwin Keyes –  Ravelli (Exterminator, Dahmer vs Gacy, Black Dynamite)

Robert Mukes- Rufus (Slumber Party Slaughter, Weeds)

PJ Soles – Susan - (Halloween, Carrie, Rock & Roll High School, Uncle Sam)

Leslie Easterbrook – Mother Firefly (Police Academy, A Dead Calling, Halloween)

Michael Berryman – Clevon (The Hills Have Eyes, Satan Hates You, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest)

Ginger Lynn Allen – Fanny (Buried Alive, Vice Academy, I Wanna Cum Inside Your Mom 23)

Diamond Dallas Page – Billy Ray Snapper (WCW, Hood of Horror)

Return of the Living Dead Reunion:

Linnea Quigley – Trash (Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Silent Night Deadly Night, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers)

Jewel Shepherd – Casey (Raw Force, Caged Heat 2)

Brian Peck – Scuz (NOTLD 2&3, Children of the Corn 3, Bitch Slap)

Don Calfa – Ernie (Necronomicon, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, Progeny, Corpses Are Forever)

Allan Trautman – Tarman (Dinosaurs, Muppets Tonight)

Thom Matthews – Freddy (F13 Part 6: Jason Lives, ROTLD 2)

Beverly Randolph – Tina (Um, that’s about it)

John Philbin – Chuck (The New Kids, Children of the Corn, Tombstone)

Clu Gulagher – Bert (From a Whisper To a Scream, Feast, NOES 2, The Initiation, Tapeheads)

Blair Witch Project Reunion:

Joshua Leonard – (Madhouse, Hatchet, Bitter Feast, Shark Night 3D)

Heather Donahue – (Manticore, The Morgue)

Michael Williams – (Altered)

Now that’s an impressive who’s who list.  I’ll definitely be there, along with most of the SOC family and all of my weirdo friends, and I want you to be there too.  That’s why I’m giving away three pairs of weekend passes to the convention.  Yes, you heard that right, I’ve got three golden tickets to horror paradise.   If that sentence left you confused over what song to break into, don’t worry, it did the same to me.  Anyway, I can get you into the party (hotel room not included).  Here’s all you’ve gotta do to be entered in this epic giveaway…

1. If you haven’t already, go HERE and like the Son of Celluloid Facebook page.
2. If you haven’t already, go HERE and like the Days of the Dead Facebook page.
3. Leave a comment on this post with your email address (so I can contact you if you win), the guest you’d be the most stoked to meet, and a question you’d most like to ask them.

It’s just that easy.  On January 18, I’ll draw three winners at random, and those three will each receive a pair of weekend passes to experience the horror geek nirvana known as Days of the Dead so you can party with me and a few hundred of the dirty south’s finest freaks.  See you there.

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.

Giveaway: Who wants a free copy of The Theatre Bizarre?

Hey guys, it’s giveaway time! This time around it’s for a brand spankin’ new DVD of the horror anthology The Theatre Bizarre. I’m going to have a review of it up within the next few days, but for the moment I’ll just say that it’s damn good. You see, I have 2 copies of this flick. I was sent one to review, and then I won another copy. Now I’m passing my good luck on to you. Who doesn’t love free movies?

Here’s the way this is gonna work. I usually do random drawings, but this time I’m not going to be objective or random at all. Nope. It’s my blog, and I do what I want! Anyway, to win, leave a comment telling me why I should give it to you. Why do you deserve to win? Make logical arguments. Go on an emotionally charged tirade. Make me laugh. Tell me a sob story. Try to guilt or blackmail me into it. Hell, I’m not above bribery, so feel free to offer goods, services, cash, prizes, sexual favors, home cooked meals, whatever. Tell me whatever you think will make me choose you, and make it good. On Friday, May 25^th, I will look at all of the responses and whoever makes the most compelling argument as to why they should be the winner will get the DVD. Pretty simple, huh? Good luck folks.

AMENDMENT: I forgot to say "put your name and email address in the comment" so, um, yeah...do that too.

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.