Horror fans today are spoiled. With the vast array of films available on DVD and Blu-ray via storefronts like Best Buy and Fye, online outlets like Amazon and Deep Discount, and rental/streaming services such as Netflix, there are few films that are unattainable. Virtually anything one might hear of is available some way, somewhere. But it wasn't always so...
Back at a time before disc (or VHS for that matter), the only way - and I mean the Only way - to see classic and not so classic genre pictures was on broadcast television. As a kid, I remember getting the local TV Guide and a yellow highlighter and systematically going through the listings, marking each and every show time of movies I'd heard about either from friends or ones that were obliquely mentioned in Forry Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland . I would meticulously go over each entry...
Back at a time before disc (or VHS for that matter), the only way - and I mean the Only way - to see classic and not so classic genre pictures was on broadcast television. As a kid, I remember getting the local TV Guide and a yellow highlighter and systematically going through the listings, marking each and every show time of movies I'd heard about either from friends or ones that were obliquely mentioned in Forry Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland . I would meticulously go over each entry...
- 3/8/2012
- by Carnell
- DreadCentral.com
The Dead Matter DVD ArtA special edition of The Dead Matter, a supernatural thriller, is being released today (July 30th). The film stars Tom Savini (Machete) as a vampire lord, who squares off against Andrew Divoff's (Knight Club) character Vellich. Worlds collide as both parties hope to atain an ancient artifact (The Dead Matter). The film comes with two additional CDs and an assortment of special features, which are listed below. Have a look at this film that has been described as "an ambitious effort for a first-time filmmaker" (Fearnet).
The synopsis for The Dead Matter here:
"The film tells the story of a guilt-ridden young woman (Sean Serino) desperate to contact her deceased brother who discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff and Tom Savini) each with his own sinister...
The synopsis for The Dead Matter here:
"The film tells the story of a guilt-ridden young woman (Sean Serino) desperate to contact her deceased brother who discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff and Tom Savini) each with his own sinister...
- 7/30/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Midnight Syndicate Films will be releasing a special edition of The Dead Matter starring Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead). This latest will be available July 30th and the DVD will include two additional soundtracks. The story for The Dead Matter follows a desperate young woman who wants to contact her recently deceased brother and instead finds an ancient artifact that can control the dead (Bloody). Have a look at a preview for this film until the July 30th showing draws near.
The synopsis for The Dead Matter here:
"A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff of Lost, Wishmaster and Tom Savini of Friday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead) each with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire...
The synopsis for The Dead Matter here:
"A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff of Lost, Wishmaster and Tom Savini of Friday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead) each with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire...
- 5/28/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
It's been a long time coming! We're happy to report that the long-awaited vampire/zombie movie from Midnight Syndicate maestro Edward Douglas, The Dead Matter, is finally on its way and locked in for a July 30th release!
From the Press Release
"Midnight Syndicate Films has announced that The Dead Matter movie and soundtrack will be released on July 30th. Production on an interactive website that allows fans to delve deeper into the world and characters they will encounter in the movie is under way. A set of three new trailers, the first of which will be released in February, is also in production along with a mini-documentary produced by Smudgeline Productions and other behind-the-scenes featurettes. All of these items and more special features to be announced soon will be included on the DVD release.
Midnight Syndicate Halloween Music is hosting a 13th Anniversary Video Contest where filmmakers and animators...
From the Press Release
"Midnight Syndicate Films has announced that The Dead Matter movie and soundtrack will be released on July 30th. Production on an interactive website that allows fans to delve deeper into the world and characters they will encounter in the movie is under way. A set of three new trailers, the first of which will be released in February, is also in production along with a mini-documentary produced by Smudgeline Productions and other behind-the-scenes featurettes. All of these items and more special features to be announced soon will be included on the DVD release.
Midnight Syndicate Halloween Music is hosting a 13th Anniversary Video Contest where filmmakers and animators...
- 1/14/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The film appendage of Midnight Syndicate, a company best known for their original dark soundtracks, has announced its feature production The Dead Matter has staked a July 30 release date. Said to have been inspired by the likes of Tales from the Crypt and Hammer Films' output, The Dead Matters tells of a relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman, whose desire to reconnect with her dead brother draws her into the world of vampirism and the living dead. The film is scored, naturally, by Halloween music legends Midnight Syndicate and co-produced by Robert Kurtzman ( Wishmaster ) and Gary Jones ( Boogeyman 3 ). Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter, Tom Savini, and television horror hosts Dick Count Gore DeVol Dyszel and Big Chuck Schodowski star...
- 1/13/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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