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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

If you missed the interview with me live on SHUIZMZ Blog Talk Radio, fear not as you can listen to the archived version.

Click here to listen to the radio interview.

This was my first live interview on radio and it was so much fun as we had a laugh discussing horror movies and books as well as my photography and influences.  I’ve already had some positive feedback about the interview from my followers on Twitter.

@Shuizmz has the gift of conversation and will no doubt have you in stitches with laughter.

To listen to his future shows, simply follow @shuizmz and his personal account @shukakke on Twitter and visit his website by clicking here.

I need your support in making a new promotional video for my photography.  The video will replace ‘The Graveyard’ video that is shown on my homepage at http://www.amandanorman.com

To help, all I need is for you to pick your favourite horror or Gothic photograph from my gallery and put a few words together about why you like it.  It only has to be a sentence and it will appear in the video together with your name and website/blog if you have one.  This is an excellent chance for you to promote your own site in the process.

Three Easy Steps

1. Visit my gallery by clicking here
2. Copy the URL of the photograph you like best
3. Contact me by clicking here or leave a comment below to let me know your choice of photograph and a few words why you like it or my photography in general.

Below are some quotes I’ve received already that should give you an idea.

‘You really capture horror in a single frame, beautiful work!’ Fewdio.com

‘One of the best horror photographers around’ Tony Longworth

Hammer Films should have you on staff! Excellent work! This will bring back the Old School Goth in style! @WeirdArchives on Twitter

All submissions will be entered into a draw and the winner chosen by my partner Luke will win their chosen digital image, which they can print and frame.