Texas Frightmare Weekend

Texas Frightmare Weekend http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/blog/1 The Southwest's Priemer Horror Convention loyd 2010-08-31T04:06:42Z 2011 Banners http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/post/1/252 If you're looking for a way to spread the TFW love then feel free to grab one of the banners below. 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Feast your eyes on it below! <a href="http://rue-morgue.com/shoppe.php"><img src="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/images/a10/rue97.jpg" alt="Rue Morgue 104" /></a> See what's inside after the jump.DEAD AIR Frank Darabont wants to rot your brain with his TV take on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead, the greatest zombie comic of all time. PLUS: Kirkman on his original comic book series and the TV adaptation, and quotes from the cast and crew. by Dave Alexander and April Snellings THE MEAT GENERATION Fantagraphics’ Four Color Fear unearths the goriest, most perverse and offensive terror tales responsible for ushering in the dreaded Comics Code Authority. by April Snellings FANTASIA Rue Morgue travels to Montreal for the fest that showcases the most cutting edge, bizarre and often dangerous international genre films. PLUS: A look at the Subversive Serbia program and short film highlights from Small Gauge Trauma. by Dave Alexander, Stuart F. Andrews, Michele Galgana, Monica S. Kuebler, Andy Mauro, Jessa Sobczuk and Trevor Tuminski THE RHYTHM OF WORLD’S END Killing Joke original lineup reforms for a gloomy new offering to the audio gods. by Trevor Tuminski DEPARTMENTS: NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND The seduction of the not-so innocent. DREADLINES Upcoming opera to expand upon ‘Blood Countess’ legend; The Mistress of the Dark returns to TV this fall; Puppets, drag and blood in store for Carrie stage adaptation. THE CORONER'S REPORT Weird stats and morbid facts. Sick Top Six Nasty Nazis. NEEDFUL THINGS Coffin Couches, Sourpuss Diaper Bag, Human Tooth Necklace and Bat Boy Figure CINEMACABRE CineMacabre features Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D and vampire comedy Suck, plus reviews of Predators, Nightmares in Red, White and Blue, The Death of Alice Blue, Durham County Season 2, Sutures, Puppetmaster: Axis of Evil, A Nocturne: Night of the Vampire, The Uninvited, Don’t Look Up, The Brotherhood V: Alumni, House of Usher, and The Pit & the Pendulum. Abbreviated Terrors spotlights Eyes Beyond, Dracula’s Daughters vs. The Space Brains, and Remote. And Reissues reviews The Evil Dead (1981) Blu-ray, Predator: Ultimate Hunter Edition (1987) Blu-ray, Submission of a Woman (1992), and Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Blu-ray. CINEMARQUEE A Bucket of Blood (1959). BOWEN'S BASEMENT The Horror Films of Joan Crawford. BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS Features Boneyard Vol. 7, plus reviews of The Death of Dracula #1, Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustrated: Red Banned, True Blood #1, The X-Files/30 Days of Night #1, and Robert Bloch’s Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper #1. THE NINTH CIRCLE Spotlight: PS Publishing. Library of the Damned celebrates Yvonne Navarro’s “Wicked Willow” Buffy the Vampire Slayer tie-in novel trilogy. Plus, reviews of Dario Argento, Top 100 Horror Movies, Confessions of a Scream Queen, William Harms’ Dead or Alive, Craig Davidson’s Sarah Court, Twice the Terror: The Horror Zine Vol. 2, James J. Murphy III’s The Nursing Home, and Barbara Wade Rose’s The Priest, The Witch & The Poltergeist. TRAVELOGUE OF TERROR The Ghosts of Times Square Tour – New York City, New York THE GORE-MET Menu: …And Then I Helped AUDIO DROME Featuring a look at witch house. The Blood-Spattered Guide reviews Alice Cooper’s Theatre of Death tour. Plus reviews of The Beast Within OST (1981), Night Child/Evil Eye/Voices From Beyond OST, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse OST, Murderdolls, Mad Sin, The Mission Creeps, Lordi, The Last Felony, and Profanatica. PLAY DEAD N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights, Stabstab, and Soul of Darkness. CLASSIC CUT Verne Langdon’s Monster Masks GIVEAWAYS THIS ISSUE! 20 new subscribers will win either a Prince of Darkness T-shirt (by Rue Morgue’s Justin Erickson) or a Dr. Ackula T-shirt (by Rue Morgue’s Ghoulish Gary Pullin), courtesy of Fright Rags. News 2010-08-27T15:00:34Z loyd First Three 2011 Guests! http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/post/1/250 <a href="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/static/guests.html"><img src="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/images/a11/Clive_Barker.jpg" alt="" /></a> It is our great honor to announce that <a href="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/static/guests.html">Clive Barker</a> has been confirmed for our April 29-May 1, 2011 convention! Join us April 29-May 1, 2011 in Dallas as Texas Frightmare Weekend salutes author, director and artist <a href="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/static/guests.html">Clive Barker</a>. Barker was introduced to fans in the US with his groundbreaking, three volume Books of Blood and The Damnation Game. Stephen King once knighted him "the future of horror". Barker is perhaps best know for creating the twisted world of the Hellraiser films. Barker has continued to invoke nightmares on the silver screen with Rawhead Rex, Nightbreed, Candyman, Lord of Illusions, episodes of Masters of Horror, Midnight Meat Train We're also excited to welcome back TFW fan favorites <a href="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/static/guests.html">Doug Bradley</a> (who has donned the Pinhead makeup for eight Hellraiser film) and his co-star in the first two Hellraiser films, <a href="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/static/guests.html">Ashley Laurence</a>. <img src="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/images/a11/guest_doug_bradley.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/images/a11/guest_ashley_laurence.jpg" alt="" /> Hotel reservations are now available here. You can also reserve your 2011 convention passes <a href="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/static/tickets.html">here</a> including our highly coveted (and limited to 200 only) <a href="http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/static/tickets.html">VIP Passes</a>! News 2010-08-26T21:47:45Z loyd TFW DVD is Ready! http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/post/1/248 The folks at CCC Productions have given us word that the TFW 2010 DVD is complete! The release party is scheduled for June 25th at the <a href="http://www.gameworks.com/?tId=1&sId=4">Gameworks</a> in the Grapevine Mills Mall at 8:00 pm. Can't make it out to pick up your copy? Order yours here:<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="9NEN286DZJ9P6"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"> <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"> </form> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lpgKbIfgC7U&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lpgKbIfgC7U&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> News 2010-06-17T21:58:38Z loyd Texas Frightmare Massacre DVD http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/post/1/247 <a href="http://tfmdvd.com"><img src="http://tfmdvd.com/index.htm/Welcome_files/image003.jpg" alt="" /></a> The folks behind <a href="http://tfmdvd.com">Texas Frightmare Massacre</a> are in full swing promoting the upcoming DVD release of the film on July 13th. Pre-orders for the movie, filmed at TFW 2009, can be made <a href="http://tfmdvd.com">here</a>. A special limited edition debuted at TFW 2010 and completely sold out. Grab the standard edition while they're still available. It's packed with special features such as: Hilarious & insightful commentary tracks 10 minute outtake reel Drunken Q&A cam from the TFW2010 screening Chapter selection The Humms and Little Morphine Annie music videos Behind the scenes English only language track Easter eggs While you're there you can also pick up the official TFM t-shirt! <a href="http://tfmdvd.com"><img src="http://tfmdvd.com/index.htm/Welcome_files/image005.jpg" alt="" /></a> News 2010-06-05T12:25:26Z loyd