Horror fans may know John Franklin as Isaac from Children of the Corn and Cousin Itt from the Addams Family movies, but now the actor is conjuring more scares (and humor) with his new graphic novel, Prime Cuts Volume 2, and we have a look at preview pages from the horror comedy comic. Also: VHS and DVD release details for Scary Tales, preview pages from the online comic book adaptation of El Gigante, and Witchula pre-production details.
Prime Cuts Volume 2 Graphic Novel Release Details & Preview Pages: "With one quick slash from his sharpened razor, things have gone from pretty crappy to mostly rotten for aspiring barber and revenge-seeker Todd Sweeney. A dead body, the sudden appearance of an androgynous meat inspector and the hovering presence of the local skanks are only sidelining his goals. Why can”t Fate ever work out in his favor?!! Goth mistress and pizza maker Electra Love will handle his mess but she has problems of her own – an incontinent pops and Mad Cow disease. Hmmm… What”s the easiest way to get rid of a dead body when there”s no meat? Find out what”s on the menu in volume 2 of this ongoing series that FrightConnect.com calls “a mean, gritty, little graphic novel which will make you want to wash your hands after reading it.”
The co-writers and star of Children of the Corn 666 have put a modern spin on the legend of Sweeney Todd in this gruesome and darkly comedic tale of revenge, pizza and mad haircuts. Volume 2 introduces illustrator Stan Maksun who brings a bold and hysterically demented look to the Prime Cuts series!"
Written by John Franklin and Tim Sulka, and illustrated by Stan Maksun, Prime Cuts Volume 2 is now available on IndyPlanet. To read Prime Cuts Volume 1 for free and to learn more about Volume 2, visit:
Scary Tales VHS and DVD Release Details: Press Release: "We’re stoked to announce our fifth video release in collaboration with BLEEDING SKULL! VIDEO, SCARY TALES (1993)!
A hooded figure with glowing eyes appears in a dense plume of mist. He’s encircled by silhouetted children who wait for him to read from an ancient tome. So begins a three-part, shot-on-video horror anthology from 1993, which by all appearances is a period piece that takes place in 1985. Drunk dads playing darts and blaring ponytail rock drowns out middle-aged profanities. This is followed by demonic possession, bathtub nudity, wide-scale slaughter and a man fighting medieval dwarves in a field outside of Baltimore.
Shot in Baltimore by filmmaker Doug Ullrich, SCARY TALES was never released legitimately on home video. BLEEDING SKULL! VIDEO’s release has been meticulously pieced together from the original S-VHS master tapes, making it the best looking-and-sounding version of SCARY TALES that has ever been available.
SCARY TALES will be available on VHS & DVD tomorrow (5/11) at 12PM CST. You can also stream the film at bleedingskullvideo.com
Scary Tales VHS. Directed by Doug Ulrich. 68 minutes. Limited to 100 Copies. Contains Minimum Underdrive Zine. On sale (5/11) at 12PM CST. $25.
Scary Tales DVD. Directed by Doug Ulrich. 68 Minutes. Contains Minimum Underdrive Zine. On sale (5/11) at 12 PM CST. $15."
Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.
The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).
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