HOLLISTON from the mind of ADAM GREEN First Look!

Tony Todd (Candyman), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13 Part VII, HATCHET), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4), Director John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), and a slew of other horror-movie veterans will guest on FEARnet's Holliston, a new sitcom created by Hatchet filmmaker Adam Green.

The show, which debuts April 3, stars Green and his fellow real-life gore-teur Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, the forthcoming Knights of Badassdom) as a pair of cable-station employees who dream of becoming horror directors.  Other guests on the on the show's first season include Derek Mears (2009's Friday the 13th remake), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects) and Ray Wise (Swamp Thing, Twin Peaks).

Holliston will regularly feature Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider, who plays Green and Lynche's boss, and Oderus Urungus from the band GWAR, who essays a version of himself.  "He lives in my closet and only I can see him." says Green of Urungus' role on the show.  "He comes out from time to time to give me advice on whatever that week's dilemma is.  It's always the worst possible advice somebody could give."

‘HOLLISTON’ GUEST STARS

·       Colton Dunn (Hatchet 2, Parks and Recreation)

·       Danielle Harris (Halloween 4 and 5)

·       Kane Hodder (Hatchet)

·       John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Animal House)

·       Derek Mears (Friday the 13th)

·       Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects)

·       Brian Posehn (The Sarah Silverman Show)

·       Parry Shen (Hatchet, Better Luck Tomorrow)

·       Tony Todd (Candyman, The Rock)

·       Ray Wise (X-Men First Class, Reaper)

Via: Entertainment Weekly

Danielle Harris Directing "Among Friends"

 Genre favorite Danielle Harris (Halloween, Hatchet II) is taking a step behind the camera to direct Among Friends.  The screenplay was written by Alyssa Lobit who previously wrote the feature The Things We Carry.

 Dana Daurey, Brianne Davis, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn,
Danielle Harris, Alyssa Lobit and Kamala Jones

 Harris and Lobit will both act in the film, along with Chris Backus, Jennifer Blanc (who is also a producer on this film),
AJ Bowen, Brianne Davis, Dana Daurey, Kamala Jones, Chris Meyer and Tanya Newbould. Jay Lobit and Bill Allison will serve as executive producers. 


The film is being produced by Blancbiehn Productions, Three Little Birds and Hollywood Treasures Inc.






The flick is said to be an 80's style horror comedy in the vein of April Fool's Day, Clue and Happy Birthday to Me along with some other fun stuff!

 Filming is set to begin in August.

via: Official Among Friends site, DreadCentral, JoeBlow
 

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Actress Danielle Harris on Directing?

I came across an interview Danielle Harris (Halloween 4 & 5, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Hatchet II) did with MTV GEEK and I found this quote quite interesting.

Danielle Harris
(Halloween, Hatchet 2)

"...I know that it’s short-lived. That’s actually why I applied to the AFI to the Women’s Directing Program because that’s the next step for me. There’s no female directors in the genre, but all these leads and it’s mostly written by men, so what the f***? Why are there not more women doing this?
That’s kind of where I want to start in sort of making that transition. I’ll always be an actor and I will always do these movies, but they may just be few and far between. But like I said in the beginning, I only like taking things that I’m excited about, and even if some people don’t understand why I do it, a lot of stuff I do, I do for no money because I just want to be a part of it. ... "

 Could this be the next step for many female leads in the horror genre?  I think it's interesting.  I am a huge supporter of more female directors.  As you've seen, I have worked with Actress/Director Sage Hall twice this year.  And both short films have turned out to be great successes.
  Tara Cardinal had a big hand in making her film The Legend of the Red Reaper look the way it does,  then there is the new short film from Devanny Pinn titled CatARTic and Shannon Lark has directed the short Lip Stick and many others.

Tara Cardinal
(Legend of the Red Reaper)

 I think that Harris has the right idea.  Make your own films women.  You know what you want to see, you know what you want to play.  If you're not seeing it on screen, then step behind the camera and make it happen.  There are tons of industry people that will help and want this shift!

Sage Hall
(Director: Candy., The Couch)

 It does seem like the Independent, outside the studio system actress' are the ones doing this though.  It's very rare to see a female horror genre A-lister get behind the camera.

I welcome more of it!

Devanny Pinn
(Director: CatARTic)

Shannon Lark
(Director: Lip Stick)

Read the entire Danielle Harris Interview on MTV GEEK

Spooky Empire Orlando 2010

Pretty damn amazing.
Not gonna lie.
Everything from the amazing Dealer Room to the great Celebs that came out to do panels and meet & greets.  Where else can you get a tropical climate, woman in bikinis by the pool and Jake Busey drinking it up at the bar while Elvia poses with a Troll!

Spooky Empire does know how to throw a convention and I know it just keeps getting bigger & bigger every year. 
 Really great to hang out with so many wonderful friends & co-workers and just have a fun time wondering around and meeting people!  So many talented individuals making great t-shirts & films out there!  I love the atmosphere!


 Terrific Q&A with Kane Hodder & Danielle Harris about Hatchet 2 and the bullshit about the film being pulled from the theatre! 

 
 I suggest checking Spooky Empire's upcoming convention in May 2011 called MAYHEM.  Bruce Campbell will be there and that's pretty much a great reason to go!!!

 

Hatchet 2 Unrated Redband Trailer

For the first time in decades a Horror film is getting a theatrical release and it will be UNRATED.  I bet the MPAA is just hoping that no one will show up, but I think they're going to be absolutely fucking shocked when the numbers come in the Monday after.  You watch!

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HATCHET II trailer

If you happen to love horror and lived under a rock for the last year, then you might not know that Adam Green's HATCHET II is about to emerge this fall. Now you know!

I was lucky enough to sit in on some ruff footage of the film at Creation Entertainment's Weekend of Horrors back in May in Los Angeles. Let me tell you, this film is brutal! The kills are top notch and the cast is absolutely a powerhouse of Horror Icons!
Check out the trailer below.

Starring: Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Danielle Harris, R.A. Mihailoff, Tom Holland, Parry Shen, AJ Bowman, Rileah Vanderbilt, John Carl Buechler and more.