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I had a great time at the VIP launch party for ‘Mark Macready and the Arch Angel Murders’ movie premier.  It’s a fantastic film and it has some comedy elements in that will make you laugh.  All of the actors were fantastic and if you haven’t seen the film yet, please head on over to the Arch Angel Murders website by clicking here.

Following on from the movie, there will be an animated web series, which will premier in August 2010.  I can’t wait to see this.

I loved meeting friends from Twitter and having the opportunity to capture their soul by taking their dark portrait.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t have done a dark portrait for everyone.

Rachel aka @lipstattoo666

Check out Rachel eyes.  She was brilliant at posing and it was a real pleasure meeting her.  She’s lovely in person and you should have seen her red shoes.  They were mental!  I’d break my neck trying to walk in them.  Rachel also gave me a severed finger and some button badges that now take pride of place on my handbag.  Seriously, check out her store by clicking here.

Personally, I prefer the black and white version above, but I know Rachel loves the colour below as she is now using it as her avatar on Twitter.

Steve aka @HorrorExtreme

OMG! Steve picked up a Twitter award at the party for the most gross posts on Twitter.  He’s such a wonderful character and I’m glad that I met him.  He also runs the website HorrorExtreme.com, which you should pay a visit if you like extreme horror.

What do you think of his dark portrait below?

Tom aka @ThatHorrorThing

It was nice meeting Tom and he presented me with a challenge for his dark portrait.  He wanted the shadow from his forehead to be cast over his eyes and it wasn’t easy considering the location and my intake of Macready cocktails.  Tom is a horror columnist and a podcaster over at Geek Planet Online.

And now it’s time for the Mark Macready Cast

Nathan Head aka The Arch Angel

It was a great pleasure taking Nathan’s portrait as he got into the spirit of posing.  His portrait reminds me of the old Universal Horror portraits and it is definitely one of my favourites.

Paul Newberry aka DCI Doyle

Paul is a lovely guy and I hope he doesn’t take offence, but I wasn’t the only one who thought his pose reminded them of Freddy Krueger.  LMAO!  Paul can pose for me anytime as he was hilarious.

Ryan McDermott aka Mark Macready

His raised eyebrow had to feature in the dark portrait didn’t it?

Ryan deserves an award for his hard work, great acting skills and for simply being a wonderful guy.  He was the perfect host and had time for EVERYONE!

I can’t decide on the colour or the black and white version, so I will leave that to you to decide.  I think that Ryan prefers the colour version.

So if you haven’t heard of ‘Mark Macready and the Arch Angel Murders’ your missing out!  Please head on over to their website by clicking here and watch the 30 minute movie, then follow the guys and girls above on Twitter and join the Macready family.

Robby Thomas otherwise known as SpiritCage on Twitter is the founder of a new horror art magazine and he kindly agreed to answer some quick fire questions.

What is your inspiration for creating ‘Fire Mass’ and what can readers expect to see?

I have been involved with various DIY art publications since I was in my teens. At age 33 I felt it was time to step things up and create a magazine that focuses on 3 things that I love:

magic, horror and sequential art.

This time around I am fortunate to have friends like Clive Barker, Chet Zar, Drew Daywalt and many more stellar creators involved. Readers can expect to see lots of great dark art, prose, articles and sequential art in each issue.

You’ve just published issue 1.  When will issue 2 be available and do you have anything exciting to whet our appetites with?

Issue 1 available by clicking here.

Issue 2 will be available this August and will feature a cover by the great Chet Zar. Inside expect to find creators such as Michael T.Gilbert of Mr. Monster Fame, John U. Abrahamson, Drew Daywalt and many more knockout creators. Look out for a few more surprises involving FIRE MASS #2 as soon as I have confirmation from the possible contributors. Heavy hitters for sure.

I see that you’ve interviewed Clive Barker and Drew Daywalt amongst others with a horror background.  What was it like interviewing them?

Actually I didn’t interview them. They both contributed original works to the mag. Clive contributed two paintings, a poem and a series of his photography. I collaborated with Drew by illustrating some of his horrific yarns for twisted adults. They are both amazing individuals and I’m honored that they call me a friend.

If you could interview anyone at all, who would it be?

Ogre of Skinny Puppy.

Where did the name ‘Fire Mass’ come from?

Somewhere out of the depths of the scrap yard that is my mind. I kicked it around for awhile as being a possible graphic novel. As it turns out it works perfectly for the magazine that it became. A gathering of creative people coming together celebrating the fact that creativity is the one true magic.

What do you look for when sourcing material for ‘Fire Mass’ and do you accept submissions and if so how?

I know it when I see it as my brain goes electric. I love things that break boundaries and take me to new places. I do accept submissions but I tend to do better finding the right folks on my own. That said, contact me at spiritcage@gmail.com

Are you the only member of the ‘Fire Mass’ team?

I’m the primary force behind it and the one who has to put it together. As far as a team there are a few folks that I bounce things off of when things get hectic. Of course, without the stellar contributors there would be no FIRE MASS in the form I chose to give it.

I’ve seen your work over at Deviant Art and I think that your work is amazing.  Where do you draw your inspiration from and do you have a personal favourite?

Life, nightmares and my imagination are the fuel for my work. That said I’m a filter, just like any other artist, that has many sources of inspiration. Some of my all-time favorite artists are Barron Storey, Bill Sienkiewicz, Clive Barker, Jack Kirby, Dave McKean, Kent Williams…I could go on and on.

Click here to view more of Robby’s AWESOME horror art.

Finally, who are your heroes from the horror community and why?

Clive Barker is my biggest hero. He creates the most incredible worlds and characters . He has given me so much encouragement behind the scenes and is beyond kind. He is a true renaissance man.

A big thank you to Robby for answering the questions above. I hope you will agree with me that he is an amazing artist and I wish him the best of luck with Fire Mass.  Buy your copy today and help spread the word.

OMG!  Do you think this film will equal ‘The Exorcist’ for truly terrifying horror?

I will be going to the cinema to watch this and I hope that it lives up to my expectations, because the trailer certainly got my attention.  I hate the sound of bones snapping!

Presented by Eli Roth and Strike, The Last Exorcism is in theatres August 2010.  For more information, photos and the story behind the film, visit the official site by clicking here.

Guess who’s been invited to the INTERACTIVE VIP launch party for the animated prequel cartoon Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders?

YES ME!  WOOHOO!

I cannot wait and I will have my camera with me, so if you follow me on Twitter and want to meet up, give me a shout and I might even do some dark portraits.

Also, ensure you follow @MarkMacready on Twitter for the latest news and information.

If you would like to attend the party, please read on with instructions and good luck!

Gone Shooting Films presents an industry first with the ‘Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders’ online debut, animated prequel cartoon and interact V.I.P launch party this June 19^th 2010.

From Manchester to Cannes to New York and back again ‘Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders’ has screened across the globe, winning the award for ‘Most Original Film’ at the Horror UK film festival. Receiving worldwide critical acclaim alongside a growing online fan base, the film hailed as ‘A British Hellboy’ by Joblo.com is now set to begin a new chapter with its online debut only at www.archangelmurders.com

To mark twelve groundbreaking months for the independent horror/comedy film, three special events are planned.

First up on June 19^th the double award winning ‘Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders’ will appear online in full for free, for the first time since hitting the festival circuit back in June 2009. The film will only be available at the official website.

On that very same night an interactive V.I.P. launch party will be held at Base Bar Cafe in the heart of Manchester to celebrate the films online launch and achievements to date. The event will be completely interactive and promises multi-camera live streaming with interactive Q&A’s allowing online viewers to take part by submitting questions via official Mark Macready Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Interactive V.I.P Launch Party guests will get an exclusive world premiere screening of Mark Macready: Underworld Tales, a brand new animated prequel movie scheduled for its online debut this June 26th. Executive Produced by Ryan McDermott & Paul Feeney and Directed by Gavin Johnson this brand new Mark Macready story aims to shed more light on the supernatural underworld that plagues the city of Manchester.

The interactive V.I.P Launch Party will be hosted by BBC Manchester’s very own Adam Brown and will feature a screening of the double-award winning comedy/horror short ‘Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders’.

Finally prepare to be dazzled by a live routine from Manchester’s leading burlesque troupe ‘The Glitter Kittens’ reprising their devilishly delicious roles as the ‘She-Snakes’.

Interactive V.I.P. Launch Party guests will gain access to Mark Macready themed cocktails, goodie bags, merchandise, never before seen outtakes, on-hand ‘red carpet’ interviews with the films cast and crew plus the official scoop on the in-development Mark Macready feature film.

To gain access to the interact V.I.P. Launch Party that every horror film fan on Twitter is tweeting about then register now at www.archangelmurders.com and tell us why you should be part of this special one-off event celebrating award winning independent film in Manchester.

With only 100 places available demand for tickets will be high. You need to tell us why your name should be on the guest list.

Two tickets available per person

For more information contact: Ryan McDermott goneshootinfilms@hotmail.co.uk

After watching the trailer for ‘Lethal Obsession’, I had to ask Kitsie Duncan if she would be kind enough to answer some quick fire questions I had about the up coming movie.  A big thank you to Kitsie and hopefully you will be inspired enough like me to watch the movie once it’s released.

An otherwise quiet college community is turned upside down when a serial killer begins murdering beautiful women. The only apparent connection between the victims is their employer, Elizabeth Waters (Kitsie Duncan), owner of www.obsessioncams.com … a midwest fetish web cam site.

What makes these killings particularly heinous is that they happen live while the women are performing on the site. The local authorities have never had to deal with such premeditated gruesomeness. Only Detective Dennett (Brad Mills), having left the crime-ridden streets of Chicago, knows how to approach this case. However, his recent departure from a metropolitan precinct was due to his mental inability to continue dealing with mindless violence.

Tell me and my readers about the person behind the Twitter mask and your involvement in Lethal Obsession?

I’m Kitsie Duncan and with my husband Chris Jay and Larry McAtee we are the driving force behind Darkrider Studios ( www.darkriderstudios.com ) which is the company responsible for the full feature LETHAL OBSESSION. Each of us wore many (well pretty much every hat) hats in the production process of this film. And we are very proud of the finished product. The mask (China Doll) is the creation of the very talented Bruce Solis. It is the mask worn by the serial killer in LETHAL OBSESSION the slasher/horror/thriller film which will be released mid summer 2010.

What influenced the story line?

The story line was just an idea I had several years ago. I have one of those crazy wandering minds, and I started thinking about adult cam girls and how they are so anonymous, and if something were to happen to one of them during their shows, how would the viewers report it, how would the police know? Chris Jay then wrote the amazing story and screen play for what today is LETHAL OBSESSION. I couldn’t be happier with the end product.

What influenced the killer to wear that mask?

Well, I don’t want to give away too much of the story line. But it is to stay anonymous since the killer is killing the webcam girls as they are live on cam in most cases. And heck just to be scary

Who is behind Dark Rider Film Works and what are your plans for the future?

Chris, Larry and myself are the gears behind Darkrider Studios that make it tick. Darkrider Studios ( www.darkriderstudios.com ) is a full service production company that will film anything from commercials, to music videos, to full feature films and everything in between. We hope to make several more movies in the future, but right now we have to try and pay the bills

Is the soundtrack to the movie by one band in particular, because the music on the trailer above is good?

We have a few different bands and artists in the movie.

Otis and the Rufies (Which is responsible for the song in the trailer) http://www.myspace.com/otisandtherufies

Rebel Inc. http://www.myspace.com/rebelincmusic

and

Jocef www.myspace.com/jocefmusic

Why should anyone reading this watch Lethal Obsession?

We are an independent film company who wants to change to face of independent horror. This is a film that will keep you on the edge of

your seat, and will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride.

There’s something for every horror fan in this film. LETHAL OBSESSION is an original story line that will leave the viewer wanting more in the end.

Finally, the film is released Summer 2010. Will it be available to watch online or on DVD?

Both actually, we will have VOD on our website www.LethalObsession.com and we are hoping to get world wide distribution as well. We plan to start off selling the DVD’s at www.LethalObsession.com horror conventions and Amazon.

Follow Lethal Obsession on twitter : www.twitter.com/lethalobsession

Fan Lethal Obsession on facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lethal-Obsession/118555254846810