The final limited edition con variant of the year for The Walking Dead #1 will be available exclusively to all Wizard World Reno goers. Also in this round-up: The Curse of Sleeping Beauty distribution news and Another Hole in the Head Film Fest.
The Walking Dead #1: Press Release: "RENO, Nev., November 3, 2015 -- Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman 's imprint at Image Comics, today announced that ‘Spawn’ artist Jonboy Meyers has drawn the 23rd and final in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Comic Con Reno, November 20-22. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner-Award-winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.
The exclusive The Walking Dead #1 edition will be produced in extremely limited quantities and is available at registration to fans at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center only while supplies last. VIP attendees will receive an additional black & white sketch version of the comic.
Jonboy Meyers is an illustrator and concept designer working in the animation, video games and comic books. Meyers is currently the artist on Image Comic’s SPAWN with Todd McFarlane.
Some of Meyers’ past credits include: Black Dynamite, Thor, Generator Rex (animation), Supergirl , Huntress, She-Hulk, Hulk, Spider-Man, Danger Girl, Justice League of America, X-Men (comic books), League of Legends, MotorStorm Apocalypse (video games), World of Warcraft TCG (illustration).
The artists for future books will be announced as they are selected. A similar series in 2013 featuring exclusives of The Walking Dead #1 proved to be wildly popular with fans. The full schedule of 2015-16 Wizard World shows is available at http://www.wizardworld.com/wizcon.html."
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The Curse of Sleeping Beauty: Press Release: "LOS ANGELES (November 4, 2015) – XLrator Media (Jimi: All Is By My Side, The Machine) has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the fantasy thriller THE CURSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY from Bleiberg Entertainment for release in 2016. The two companies will develop and co-produce an episodic series based on the film and acclaimed artist Everette Hartsoe ("Razor") has created a graphic novel to tie in with the release of the film.
Bleiberg Entertainment and Red Granite International subsidiary Blue Box International are representing the international sales rights at the American Film Market.
THE CURSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY stars Ethan Peck (Eden), the grandson of Gregory Peck, India Eisley (Underworld: Awakening, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”), Natalie Hall (“True Blood”) and Academy Award®-nominee Bruce Davison (X-Men). The film was produced by Ehud Bleiberg (The Iceman) and Pearry Teo (Cloud Atlas). Teo directed from a screenplay he wrote with Josh Nadler, inspired by characters from the Brothers Grimm tale.
“With its iconic characters and a dazzling visual world, the film is a bold and dark new take on the classic Sleeping Beauty story and lends itself to creating other rich storylines for an episodic fantasy adventure series,” said XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon.
Thomas Kaiser (Peck) inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations -- only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as "protector" -- the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay -- Thomas teams with an ambitious local realtor (Hall) and paranormal cleric (Davison) to unravel the mystery of the house, while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose (Eisley), held captive in a terrifying netherworld seen previously in his dreams."
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Another Hole in the Head Film Fest: From Sfindie.com: "Celebrating 11 days of Independent Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy, this year’s fest will consist of 26 features and 90 short films. Another Hole in the Head offers up independent film’s raw underbelly: the terror and gore, the fantastical and far out, the mayhem and mindf*cks — the bloodbaths and beyond!
Opening Night
Another Hole in the Head kicks off its 12th year with Nina Forever (Blain Brothers) which premiered at this year’s SXSW and Fantasia festivals. This dark horror comedy features the twisted tale of a revenant, a ghost who returns from the grave to torment her ex-boyfriend and his new girl every time they try to get it on.
Closing Night
Another Hole in the Head proudly concludes this year’s festival with the incredibly graphic and gruesome film Bite (Chad Archibald). During its sold out world premiere at the Fantasia Festival, the movie-goers were so repulsed they began vomiting and fainting, and an ambulance had to be called to the scene. If you can handle it, this film screens on Sunday, November 15th at 9:00 PM
Local Features
At AHITH, we love our local talent, so we’re excited to premier work from three up-and-coming Bay Area filmmakers: All Through The House from Todd Nunes, Other Halves from Matthew T. Price, and Sacred Blood, a Christopher Coppola vampire film.
Festival Key Art illustrated by David Goldstone of GOLDSTONE INK"
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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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