Horror Highlights: Birth.Movies.Death.’s HALLOWEEN Magazine, 2018 Nightmares Film Festival to Screen 4K Restoration of William Lustig’s MANIAC, LOST CHILD Trailer

2018/08/27 15:13:48 +00:00 | Tamika Jones

The night HE came home again is almost upon us and Birth.Movies.Death. is celebrating with a collectible magazine featuring interviews with David Gordon Green, John Carpenter, and Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as Mondo's Halloween posters and so much more! Also in today's Horror Highlights: details on Nightmares Film Festival's screening of the 4K restoration of William Lustig's Maniac, and a trailer for Lost Child.

Birth.Movies.Death. Celebrates All Things Halloween: "Birth.Movies.Death. is celebrating the release of David Gordon Green’s HALLOWEEN with a stunning new collectible magazine filled with editorials, interviews, and deep dives into the history of one of the greatest horror films ever made.

Featuring a gorgeous Mondo cover by artist Phantom City Creative, interior art by renowned designer Chris Bilheimer, a stunning spread featuring some of Mondo's greatest HALLOWEEN posters, and a series of exclusive interviews with HALLOWEEN 2018’s creative team (including Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, and John Carpenter), this edition of the BMD magazine is a must-have for HALLOWEEN mega-fans. Available for pre-order now!

Articles include:

- Exclusive interviews with HALLOWEEN directors John Carpenter and David Gordon Green
- An exclusive interview with HALLOWEEN’s reigning scream-queen, Jamie Lee Curtis
- An investigation into the HALLOWEEN Atari game
- Character essays on Michael Myers and Dr. Loomis
- A deep-dive into the many (MANY) rip-offs that followed in the wake of HALLOWEEN’s success
- A look at the cinematography of the legendary Dean Cundy
- A giant spread showcasing some of Mondo’s greatest HALLOWEEN posters
- And much, much more!"

Nightmares Film Festival to Open with 4K Restoration of Maniac: "Columbus, OH - Hang on to your wigs, horror fans.

A horror legend and his iconic slasher will open the 2018 Nightmares Film Festival (Oct. 18 to 21) when director Bill Lustig (Maniac Cop) brings the just-revealed 4K restoration of his 1980 classic Maniac to opening night.

“We’re honored to have Bill, one of the true legends of independent horror, join us to open this year’s edition of Nightmares,” programmer and co-founder Jason Tostevin said. “The newly-restored Maniac is the perfect tone-setter for four days of better horror.”

Maniac is a bona fide cult classic with a rabid following that’s grown over the three decades since its release -- especially for its Tom Savini-created practical effects. But almost no one has seen the film the way it really looked upon release. That’s because the available print for home video was a 35mm blow-up -- a transfer that washed out the picture, reduced resolution and created artifacts.

This year, the original 16mm negative was rediscovered after being thought lost for decades. That allowed Lustig and his team at Blue Underground to scan a new clear, clean and vibrant 4K print -- and for the world to discover the true film that’s been hiding in the home video version.

“In a very real sense, no one has seen the true Maniac since it played a handful of theaters almost 40 years ago,” said Nightmares co-founder Chris Hamel. “That makes this screening a must-see for every horror fan.”

Creating a genuinely unique experience, director Bill Lustig will introduce the film live, take Q&A afterward, and meet and greet fans and filmmakers at the festival.

Maniac joins other early selections Nightmares has announced, including the world premieres of The Final Interview from director Fred Vogel (August Underground), The Bad Man from Scott Schirmer (Found, Harvest Lake) and Skeletons in the Closet from Tony Wash (The Rake); the Midwest premiere of The FP 2: Beats of Rage from Jason Trost (The FP, All Superheroes Must Die); and new short films from the directors of Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich and Wyrmwood: Road of the Damned.

Nightmares, called “the Cannes of horror” by iHorror, is a prestige celebration of the genre and an annual pilgrimage for fans and creators around the world. It’s been the number one-ranked genre festival on FilmFreeway continuously for more than two years, as rated by attending filmmakers and screenwriters.

Festival passes are available while they last at GatewayFilmCenter.org/NFF.

Submissions are being considered until mid-September at FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/NightmaresFilmFest."

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Watch the Trailer for Lost Child: "LOST CHILD, written/directed by Ramaa Mosley (THE BRASS TEAPOT) along with producer/writer Tim Macy, stars HUNGER GAMES and True Detective alum Leven Rambin and follows an army veteran, Fern, who returns home in order to look for her brother, only to discover an abandoned boy lurking in the woods behind her childhood home. After taking in the boy, she searches for clues to his identity and discovers the local folklore about a malevolent, life-draining spirit that comes in the form of a child.

Ramaa Mosley is a Director/Writer who made her first film at the age of 16 years old winning the prestigious United Nation's Global 500 Award. Over the past twenty years, Mosley has directed feature films and hundreds of award-winning commercials building a career directing action and genuine human stories. Mosley directed her debut feature film, based on the original comic book she co-wrote, titled THE BRASS TEAPOT starring Juno Temple which premiered at TIFF and was distributed by Magnolia pictures in 2013. It was nominated for the International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) and a Saturn Award.

Mosley was recently named as part of NBC's inaugural class for its new “Female Forward” directors initiative which will provide female directors a pipeline into scripted television. She has been paired with the hit show "Blindspot".

Release Date: September 14, 2018
New York - Cinema Village
Los Angeles - Laemmle Noho
September 18, 2018 - VOD
Directed by: Ramaa Mosley
Written by: Tim Macy, Ramaa Mosley
Starring: Leven Rambin, Taylor John Smith, Jim Parrack, and Landon Edwards
Genre: Thriller
Specs: 96 min
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures"

About the Author - Tamika Jones

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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