Available for only 24 hours starting at midnight tonight, Fright Rags presents a Conner family Halloween shirt of epic proportions featuring the "original Becky"! Also in today's Horror Highlights: Stern Pinball Arcade virtual reality AC/DC experience details, Zombies!!! Board Game Soundtrack release details and cover art, and details on XLrator Media's acquisition of Werner Herzog's Salt and Fire.
Fright Rags' Roseanne Halloween Midnight Madness Shirt: This new Fright Rags shirt shows the Conner family from Roseanne getting into the Halloween spirit.
Priced at $18.00, the new shirt will be available for a 24-hour period beginning at 12:01 am EDT on Saturday morning and ending at midnight on Saturday night.
It will never be reprinted by Fright Rags, so if you're interested in purchasing this latest Midnight Madness shirt, then keep an eye on Fright Rags' official website this weekend.
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Stern Pinball AC/DC VR Game: Press Release: "ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – September 6, 2016 – Stern Pinball, Inc., the world's oldest and largest producer of arcade-quality pinball machines, proudly announced today the addition of AC/DC to The Stern Pinball Arcade, available on Oculus Gear VR. The newest game honors one of the most iconic rock and roll bands the world has ever seen, allowing players to virtually rock out to their favorite classic hits.
With the virtual reality (VR) version of The Stern Pinball Arcade, players will be able to experience rock and roll like never before, while providing a fun, immersive pinball experience. Based on digital recreations of ever-popular Stern Pinball titles, additional titles available in the Stern Pinball Arcade include Star Trek, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, Starship Troopers and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and now with the release of AC/DC, the virtual arcade is ready to rock.
“The combination of rock and pinball can’t go wrong,” said Gary Stern, the Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc. “With the introduction of the virtual reality version of AC/DC pinball, we’ve put an innovative and interactive spin on our much-beloved pinball game while playing tribute to one of rock and roll’s most influential and memorable bands.”
The Stern Pinball Arcade was developed in partnership with Oculus and FarSight Studios, the maker of The Pinball Arcade. The Pinball Arcade has been downloaded over 20 million times across mobile platforms, PC, and consoles.
Pricing and Availability:
The Stern Pinball Arcade is free to download in the Oculus store and comes with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
AC/DC Release: $9.99.
The Stern Pinball Arcade will also be released on more platforms this fall including; Oculus Rift, PS4, Xbox One, Wii-U, Steam (PC/MAC), iOS, and Android."
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Zombies!!! Board Game Soundtrack Announced: Press Release: "CLEVELAND, Ohio (September 8, 2016) - Award-winning composers and dark music pioneers MidnightSyndicate have released the Zombies!!! Official Board Game Soundtrack. The new release features MidnightSyndicate's signature blend of sound effects and instrumental music set in the modern day, post-zombie apocalypse world of the Zombies!!! board game. "We wanted to design a soundtrack that would not only heighten the Zombies!!! game play experience, but also appeal to all fans of zombies and our friends in the haunted attraction industry," said Edward Douglas. "I think we were able to achieve that."
"Given the character and core elements of the game, I think that both of us immediately felt that this album should focus on having a more modern, aggressive sound. In order to achieve that, we brought in a lot of electronic and percussive instruments and kept the fundamental game scenarios firmly in mind, approaching it more as an actual soundtrack than as a collection of songs built around a particular theme or setting. While there are a few tracks that are more situation or location-specific, most are intended to evoke the general feel and atmosphere of the game world, allowing you to play along without interruption," added Gavin Goszka.
“The soundtrack is a perfect complement to the game," added Twilight Creations co-founder, Kerry Breitenstein. "I couldn't be more excited for the Zombies!!! fans to hear it, let alone the rest of the world!” The album is available at www.MidnightSyndicate.com as well as digitally on CDBaby, iTunes, and Amazon.com.
Official Midnight Syndicate website: www.MidnightSyndicate.com
Official Twilight Creations website: www.TwilightCreationsInc.com"
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Salt and Fire Acquired by XLrator Media for US Distribution: Press Release: "LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2016) – In advance of its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, XLrator Media has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Academy Award® nominee Werner Herzog’s SALT AND FIRE starring Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, “Boardwalk Empire”), Veronica Ferres (Hector and the Search For Happiness) and Golden Globe winner Gael Garcia Bernal (“Mozart in the Jungle”). XLrator Media will release the film in theaters in Spring 2017.
Written and directed by Werner Herzog inspired by a story by Tom Bissell, SALT AND FIRE tells the story of a corporate CEO and a group of scientists who must band together despite their ideological differences to try to avoid a looming environmental catastrophe. The film was shot in Bolivia at the stunning Uyuni salt flats (the world’s largest) and Germany. The film was produced by Nina Maag, Werner Herzog, Michael Benaroya and Pablo Cruz.
At age 74, German filmmaker Herzog is one of cinema’s masters, known for both his bold narratives (Aguirre: Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo) and poignant documentaries (Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams). His latest documentaries, Lo and Behold: Reveries From the Connected World about the Internet and Into The Inferno about volcanoes, premiered at this year’s Sundance and Telluride Film Festivals, respectively, and he is teaching filmmaking through the online platform Masterclass.
“In a career spanning six decades, Werner Herzog has dazzled and challenged audiences with his unique cinematic vision. We’re honored to bring audiences his thought-provoking and very timely environmental thriller with the remarkable cast of Michael Shannon, Gael Garcia Bernal and Veronica Ferres,” said XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon.
The deal was negotiated by XLrator Media’s Barry Gordon and Lea Flome with Creative Artists Agency on behalf of the filmmakers."
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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