Saturday, June 15, 2019

Pagan Festival Shout Out: Suijin Matsuri

Suijin Matsuri: Shinto rite honoring the Kami of Water.

The term Suijin (literally water kami or water deity) refers to the many heavenly and earthly manifestations of the benevolent Shintō divinity of water. But it also refers to a wide variety of mythological and magical creatures found in lakes, ponds, springs and wells, including serpents (snakes and dragons), eels, fish, turtles, and the flesh-eating kappa. 

The observances have the significant role of exorcism of bad spirits and purification, especially aimed at dangerous epidemic diseases and water-related disasters which commonly happen during the summer. 

Following a ceremony in the neighborhood shrine, the local men carry the mikoshi (portable shrine) to the accompaniment of flute and drum. 
It is taken down to a boat waiting at the river’s edge. One boat carries the mikoshi, the musicians, three priests, three boatmen while a second boat carries a group of young men and several ceremonial bamboo, gohei (a ritual wand) and sakaki (Cleyera japonica) branches.

New Trailer Released For "They're Inside"


DREAD UNMASKS NEW TRAILER FOR
"THEY'RE INSIDE" 


THEY'RE INSIDE is invading homes July 16th, so watch the new trailer and pre-order your Blu-ray now!

When two sisters go to an isolated cabin in the woods to film a passion project, family secrets start to get in the way… as do masked strangers filming a passion project of their own.

Produced by Derek Dennis Herbert and Andrew Barcello, the team behind the acclaimed documentary TO HELL AND BACK: THE KANE HODDER STORY, THEY’RE INSIDE stars Karli Hall (HAUNT), Amanda Kathleen Ward (FATE), Jake Ferree (TRUE DETECTIVE), Sascha Ghafoor (THE WEDDING INVITATION), Chelsea D. Miller (SPACEMAN) with Alex Rinehart(THE BLACK ROOM) and Matthew Peschio delivering chilling performances as the killers.
 
THEY'RE INSIDE "...will reward anyone who is brave enough to watch to the end." 
- Nathanial Muir, AiPT!


Friday, June 14, 2019

The Evolution Of Chucky In New"Child's Play" Featurette


 New "Child's Play" featurette explores the evolution of Chucky. The behind the scenes look shows how the Buddi doll has modernized with WiFi accessibility. "Child's Play" hits theatres June 21st. It stars Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Beatrice Kitsos,  Ty Consiglio, Carlease Burke and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky.

In the reboot, Plaza stars as a mother who gives her son Andy, portrayed by Gabriel Bateman, a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. The new version of the killer doll won’t be a doll possessed by a serial killer but will be a defective Buddy doll whose programming code was hacked so that he has no limitations to learning and also violence.


Momentum Pictures "NEKROTRONIC" Coming to VOD August


Momentum Pictures Presents
NEKROTRONIC Coming to VOD August 9, 2019


Howard North, a down on his luck sewage worker, gets dragged into a global conflict between the Nekromancers, a family of badass demon hunters, and Finnegan (Monica Bellucci) – an evil demon who absorbs people’s souls to increase her power. When Howard finds out the truth behind Finnegan’s past and her dark plans for the future, he teams up with his new friends to discover he is the ultimate Nekromancer, the only one with the power to defeat her and save the world.

“NEKROTRONIC feels like Quentin Tarantino had been watching a lot of Edgar Wright and Wachowski movies, and then decided to make a Ghostbusters film. [It] is one wild, funny, gory combo.” – Nerdist


NEKROTRONIC 
Directed by: Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead)
Written by: Kiah Roache-Turner, Tristan Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead)

Cast: Ben O’Toole (Hacksaw Ridge, The Water Diviner), Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded, Mozart in the Jungle), Caroline Ford (Amazon’s Carnival Row, TV’s Once Upon a Time), Tess Haubrich (The Wolverine, Alien: Covenant), Epine Bob Savea, David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return of the King, 300)


Warner Bros. Home Entertainment And Syfy Release First Trailer For "The Banana Splits Movie"


Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Syfy have released the first trailer for upcoming horror "The Banana Splits Movie". The film is R-rated for “horror violence and gore.”  Danishka Esterhazy (Level 16) directs, and Dani Kind (Wynonna Earp), Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Kindness of Strangers),Romeo CarereSteve Lund (Schitt’s Creek), and Sara Canning (“The Vampire Diaries”) star.

A boy named Harley and his family attend a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn – and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom, and their new pals safely escape?

Universal And Blumhouse Reveal Poster For "Black Christmas" Remake

Universal and Blumhouse revealed the new poster for their remake of the 1974 genre classic, "Black Christmas". Sophia Takal has been tapped to direct and Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Brittany O’Grady, Lily Donoghue, and Caleb EberhardtBlumhouse’s "Black Christmas" is set to open in theaters Friday the 13th, of December.


A group of sorority sisters at Hawthorne College are being hunted down and killed by an unknown stalker. Soon, the killer learns that the school’s women are willing to mount a fight to stop the carnage.

Hell House LLC Heads to Theaters for a Special One Day Event

Hell House LLC Heads to Theaters for a Special One Day Event Leading up to the Premiere of Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire!


Friday, June 14th, 2019: YES, you read that right! As part of the lead up to the official premiere of Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire exclusively available on SHUDDER this fall, genre distributor TERROR FILMS is releasing the original Hell House LLC in theaters - for the FIRST TIME! The release will take part across multiple cities for a one-night special event screening.
There are several cities where Hell House LLC is expected to play already. The cities hosting the film include: Chicago, Hazleton & Scranton PA, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle and St. Louis. More cities will follow soon so stay tuned and keep checking the event link for a city near you. There is a catch, though...
Each city must meet its individual theatrical ticket sales threshold by the cutoff date listed on the site. If a city does not meet this threshold by its cutoff date, the screening will be pulled from that location. This is where the fans come in!
TERROR FILMS is requesting Volunteer Ambassadors for each city. These ambassadors will be tasked with not only helping to drive awareness and tickets sales but to also help check people in at the theater on the night of the event. Each volunteer, no more than two per city – eighteen years of age and up, who are chosen to assist in this process will receive a FREE limited-edition poster showcasing all three of the Hell House LLC posters. A sample mock up - minus the Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire poster, has been included here.
Terror Films’ President Joe Dain has a few words on this theatrical launch for Hell House LLC. He says of the multi-city release: “we wanted to go above and beyond for this final installment and give all of the amazing fans a special treat. After all, without them Hell House LLC would not have become the digital phenomenon that it is, reaching near genre cult status. What better way than giving fans an opportunity to experience the original film in a theatrical setting with killer 5.1 surround sound.” The theatrical experience cannot be beat.
The one night special event screening date for Hell House LLC is set for September 4th, 2019 at 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased by visiting this link:https://www.tugg.com/titles/hell-house-llc
The application process is now live. If you live in one of the cities listed on the site and want to be a HELL HOUSE LLC Volunteer Ambassador, send your name and the city that you would be able to assist to: hellhousellcambassadors@gmail.com

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Trailer For Upcoming Horror "The Nightmare Gallery" Has Been Released


Seraph Films and AWOL Studios have released the trailer for upcoming horror "The Nightmare Gallery". The film is directed by GeneBlalock and stars Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series), Kevin Chamberlin (Road to Perdition 2002), Mat Devine (lead singer from Kill Hannah) and Mieko Hillman (Teen Wolf TV series). 

Benson portrays an established anthropology professor investigating the disappearance of one of her most promising students. After uncovering several occult artifacts, the truth she finds is something unspeakable that threatens her on every level.

"The trailer offers a glimpse into the horrors and heartbreak that build as Amber’s character dives further down the dark rabbit hole of obsession,” says Gene Blalock, director and founder of Seraph Films. “While the trailer showcases the tremendous effort by many to make this film a reality, the raw and brilliant intensity Amber infuses into her character is simply mind-blowing.”



You can pre-order the film now on iTunes and Amazon or pick up your copy on June 18th.

Trailer Released For Cody Knotts’ UFO Flick "Kecksburg"


The official trailer for Cody Knotts’ "Kecksburg" has been released. The film premieres September 12th. Written and directed by Cody Knotts with Vince Ruffalo and Emily Lapisardi, "Kecksburg" stars Maria Olsen (Paranormal Activity 3), Scot Cooper, Remington Moses, Nick LaMantia, Szonja Oroszlan, Emily Lapisardi, Andrew Roth, Caesar James, Rob Vardaro and Gary Lee Vincent.

"Kecksburg" is a narrative, historical look at the East Coast’s version of Roswell. Find out exactly what happened on December 9th 1965, and why it was covered up so quickly as reporter John Murphy risks his life to expose all the secrets.



Tickets for the world premiere event in Uniontown, Pennsylvania are available here: https://www.principalitiesofdarkness.com

Crowd Funding Campaign Starts For "Psycho Ape"


A crowd funding campaign has started for indie horror "Psycho Ape!". The campaign is set up over on Kickstarter. "Psycho Ape!" will be an Airplane!/Mel Brooks-esque spoof of John Carpenter’s Halloween, King Kong, and John Landis’ Schlock.

The ape costume itself was purchased for Halloween many years ago, and now it’s being used for this movie! In fact, shots of the ape will be used when he moves or turns around that reveal the seam on the back of the costume- truly reveling in the cheap humor of the whole thing.
Think Ed Wood filmmaking, but with excessive fake blood and comedy!(Basically a guy in a phony gorilla costume will be going around killing people with bananas.
A gorilla escapes from the Detroit zoo and begins a serial killing spree.
He is hunted down by the zookeeper, Dr. ZOOmis, played by actor Bill Weeden (Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV) after massacring a teen girl slumber party.
Kansas Bowling (B.C. Butcher, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) will play Nancy Banana, a monkey-loving ape-obsessed teenage girl, and sole survivor of the aforementioned slumber party banana massacre. She ends up writing a tell-all memoir about surviving “The Banana Murders.”
The ape is caught and incarcerated, where he is tortured and psychologically abused “A Clockwork Orange”-style, but eventually breaks out of jail during a poo-flinging prison riot.
The ape reunites with Nancy Banana and whisks her off to New York City, where the climax of the film ends in a big chase scene through Times Square and atop the Empire State Building a la King Kong.

SMALL TOWN MONSTERS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES “ON THE TRAIL OF UFOs"


SMALL TOWN MONSTERS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES “ON THE TRAIL OF UFOs

In 2018 Small Town Monsters (the production company behind The Mothman of Point Pleasant) ventured into episodic storytelling with the inaugural season of “On the Trail of…”; a mini-series focusing on a different paranormal phenomenon each season. While the first season centered around a lake monster called “Champ” and the second expanded to the Bigfoot subject, the third season “On the Trail of… UFOs” will investigate UFO sightings across the country. Small Town Monsters has debuted the first one-sheet for the miniseries by artist, Matt Peppler.

“On the Trail of UFOs” will debut some time in 2020 with filming beginning July 9th in Nevada. The series will feature Seth Breedlove and podcast host, Shannon Legro (Into the Fray) as they journey across the United States uncovering decades of mysterious encounters with strange objects, and seeking to find the answers to the UFO riddle. The series will film throughout much of 2019 with Utah, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maine and more on the agenda. Various investigators, researchers and eyewitnesses will be interviewed as part of the project.

http://smalltownmonsters.com/

First Trailer Released For Feature Adaptation "Doctor Sleep"


Warner Bros. has released the trailer for Mike Flanagan's (Hush, 2016) "Doctor Sleep", the sequel to Stephen King's The Shining. The film stars Rebecca Ferguson, Ewan McGregor, and Jacob Tremblay. It is due out November 8th. 

The film focuses on Danny. Scarred from his encounters at the Overlook Hotel, Danny is still trying to piece his life together. He soon meets another peculiar person, Abra. Also gifted with the shine, Abra hopes to recruit an ally, against Rose the Hat and her fellow cultists. 

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Western Horror "THE WIND" Coming To Blu-ray & DVD This September


From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have a new IFC Midnight title planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD on September 3rd!

THE WIND – An unseen evil terrorizes an isolated homestead in this chilling tale of madness, paranoia, and otherworldly horror. Lizzy (Caitlin Gerard) is a tough, resourceful frontierswoman settling a remote stretch of land on the 19th-century American frontier. Far from civilization in a desolate wilderness where the wind never stops howling, she begins to sense a sinister presence that seems to be borne of the land itself — an overwhelming presence that her husband (Ashley Zukerman) dismisses as mere superstition. When a newlywed couple arrives on a nearby homestead, their presence amplifies Lizzy's fears, setting into motion a shocking chain of events. Masterfully blending haunting visuals with pulse-pounding sound design, director Emma Tammi evokes a godforsaken world in which the forces of nature come alive with quivering menace.





Gunpowder & Sky To Release "Villains" In Theaters And On Demand This Fall.


Gunpowder & Sky will release Villains in theaters and On Demand this Fall. Written and directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen, Villains stars Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd, Maika Monroe, Jeffrey Donovan, and Kyra Sedgwick. No specific date announced of yet.

Mickey and Jules are lovers on the run, headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State. When their car dies after a gas station robbery, they break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND CJ 4DPLEX TO RELEASE "CRAWL" IN 4DX FOR SUMMER 2019


PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND CJ 4DPLEX TO RELEASE CRAWL IN 4DX FOR SUMMER 2019

Crawl to be the Third Paramount Pictures Title to be Released in the Multi-Sensory Format; Additional Titles Will Be Announced Later This Year


CJ 4DPLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading cinema technology company, and Paramount Pictures announced today the release of Crawl in the immersive, multi-sensory 4DX format. The announcement further extends the commitment between CJ 4DPLEX and Paramount Pictures with plans to announce additional titles later in 2019. Crawl will open in 4DX auditoriums on July 7th.
The summer release of Crawl builds on successful past releases with Paramount including A Quiet PlaceMission: Impossible – FalloutBumblebee and Pet SemataryCrawl is directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) and produced by Sam Raimi (Don’t BreatheEvil Dead) and Craig Flores (300).
When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown, Haley (Kaya Scodelario) ignores evacuation orders to search for her missing father (Barry Pepper). Finding him gravely injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by quickly encroaching floodwaters. As time runs out to escape the strengthening storm, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their fears.
“We are thrilled to announce the addition of Crawl in our lineup this year. It will be the perfect addition to our summer slate where we know 4DX will amp up the horror and action beats, adding water, motion and all the effects, giving the film a full 4DX treatment. It’s going to be an incredible experience for moviegoers this summer to watch Crawl amplified in 4DX,” JongRyul Kim, CEO of CJ 4DPLEX.
“We can’t wait to share Crawl in 4DX with audiences this summer and expand our partnership with CJ 4DPLEX,” said Mark Viane, President of International Theatrical Distribution at Paramount Pictures. “Paramount Pictures is always looking to create new and engaging experiences for audiences, and we are excited to utilize new technologies like 4DX to showcase great stories in unique new ways.”

CJ 4DPLEX’s 4DX innovative theater technology enhances the on-screen visuals of action-packed blockbusters and haunting horror films, transcending the traditional cinema experience through special effects including motion-synchronized seats, wind, fog, rain, lightning, snow, bubbles, vibrations, and scents. The result is one of the most immersive cinema formats in the industry, drawing fans into the action on the big screen. 4DX currently reaches more than 644 locations worldwide, with 21 of those locations in the United States.

Teaser Trailer Released For "3 From Hell"


The first teaser trailer for Rob Zombie’s highly anticipated blood "3 FROM HELL" has been released. The film stars Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Richard Brake, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Dee Wallace, Emilio Rivera with Danny Trejo and Sid Haig. "3 From Hell" is due out in September. 

First there was House of 1000 Corpses. Then there was The Devils Rejects. Now, from writer/director Rob Zombie comes the next blood-soaked chapter in the most violent crime saga in history… 3 From Hell.


Tuesday, June 11, 2019

"Project Ithaca" Set For Release On Blu-ray/ DVD This August


Scifi horror "Project Ithaca" set to be released on Blu-ray/ DVD this August. The film is directed by Nicholas Humphries, stars James Gallanders (Bride of Chucky, TV’s “The Kennedys”), Deragh Campbell (MS Slavic 7Fail to AppearNever Eat Alone), and Daniel Fathers (SnatchCamp RockMute). Currently available On Demand, the film hits streets August 6th.

A malevolent alien species have been abducting humans for decades…possibly centuries. Their endgame: to harvest enough human emotional energy to open a wormhole through which their spacecraft can pass and conquer our world. To end this threat, the U.S. military initiates Project Ithaca, a top-secret plan to teleport a human-alien hybrid, SERA, aboard the “mother ship” to destroy it. SERA awakes inside the alien craft along with five others. Divided, they will die; only together, can they defeat the aliens and find a way home.

"ASSASSINAUT" ROCKETING INTO YOUR HOMES ON VOD & BLU-RAY JULY


"ASSASSINAUT" ROCKETING INTO YOUR HOMES ON VOD & BLU-RAY ON JULY 30, 2019!

Coming July 30th to VOD and Blu-Ray from DREAD is the very space-ial horror-thriller, ASSASSINAUT!

In the near future, aliens have invaded Earth and declared a galactic war resulting in thousands of human casualties. To save Earth, a team of four teenage astronauts brave the alien wilderness of a distant planet to stop an assassin from changing the course of history forever. 
 
ASSASSINAUT is written & directed by Drew Bolduc, starring Vito Trigo (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Johnathan Newport (Permanent), Shannon Hutchinson, Jasmina Parent, & Yael
Haskal.

DAVID RYAN KEITH'S "THE DARK WITHIN" ADDS CHILLS TO A HOT SUMMER !


THE DARK WITHIN, from the makers of THE REDWOOD MASSACRE, TO BE RELEASED JULY 9
 
From the director of THE REDWOOD MASSACRE and GHOSTS OF DARKNESS comes THE DARK WITHIN, a spine-chilling new horror experience from award-winning director David Ryan Keith.
 

Releasing July 9 on VOD and DVD from Uncork’d Entertainment, THE DARK WITHIN concerns a disturbed man with unknown psychic abilities who tries to unravel the mystery of his parent's disappearance while battling his own demons.
 
Paul Flannery (Ghosts of Darkness), Kendra Carelli (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, “Maid to Order”), and Stephanie Lynn Styles (Check Point) star in a Clear Focus Movies Ltd production.
 
THE DARK WITHIN on DVD and VOD July 9 from Uncork’d Entertainment.


Horror Director Jared Masters’ New Book ‘Sunny Nightmare’ Now On Amazon


Horror director Jared Masters’ new book ‘Sunny Nightmare’ now on Amazon

Deacon of Dream Street, Jared Masters (Slink, After School Massacre, Ballet of Blood) has had his latest and raciest novel, Sunny Nightmare, published. The paperback is now available onAmazon.

It’s a lude, crude biographical account of his daily life. How a homeless Hollywood director found the funk and got paid. From the urine-scented streets of Hollywood, to the bowels of New York City, and beyond! Gerald Beanery, a down-and-out Hollywood filmmaker tries to find love, happiness and the meaning of life, in this outrageous and hysterical traveling adventure story. From making movie deals with terrible producers in Hollywood, to wild burlesque houses in Manhattan, to avoiding violence in Venice Beach, to being hustled by carnies in Coney Island, Sunny Nightmare is a hilarious, yet poignant journey of one man's dream, and how he struggled through the insanity of this world to obtain it.

Jared Masters will be signing his new book, in person, at the Frolic Room 6245 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 on Friday, June 28th from 5-6pm! Grab a refreshing cocktail, meet the Sultan of Sensationalism and pick up a signed copy of this shocking new book for a mere $10 (cash only).


Jared Lee Masters is an American filmmaker, actor, author and composer. He is the founder and president of Frolic Pictures in Hollywood, California. He came on the scene in 2011 with Climb It, Tarzan!, one of the few films in history to feature an all-female cast. He has since written and directed over a dozen feature films, including Slink (2013) and After School Massacre (2014). He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, such as Ugly Betty and Saturday Night Live.

Masters was born in Georgia, but his father's stint in the Army (and, later, his law practice) kept the family of six moving to various cities across the globe (including Kansas City, Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth, in the US, as well as Germany). Masters attended public and private schools in Richmond, VA. His interest in filmmaking began at age 14, when he directed and edited skateboarding videos and sold them to schoolmates. At 15, he taught himself classical piano, and later composed music for some of his films. Masters joined the Screen Actors Guild in 2007 and moved to New York City, where he landed minor acting roles in Union films and television. While living in New York he directed The Umbrella and the documentary Meet the Freaks at Dreamland.


In 2010, Masters moved to Venice Beach, California, and made his first full-length feature film: Climb It, Tarzan! (2011), followed by 8 Reels of Sewage (2012). Both are period films set in the 1960s. Masters was nominated for two EOTM Awards for his feature film Slink: Best Director in a Horror Film and Best Scream Film. The EOTM Awards show was held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, on August 4, 2013. Masters won the 2013 EOTM Award for Best Horror Film for Slink. His film Teachers' Day was an Official Selection of the 2014 Shockfest and Mockfest Film Festivals, and was nominated for the Zelig Award, the highest honor from Mockfest. Punkettes won Festival Favorite at Galactic Film Festival 2014. Ballet of Blood won Audience Choice Award at the 2015 RIP International Horror Film Festival.

Some of Masters' filmmaking trademarks include: retro themes, female empowerment, fetishism, burlesque as an art form, voyeurism, society's underbelly, carnival and circus themes, as well as cinematic homages to 80's slasher films and B movies of the 1960s.

Other books by Jared Masters include: The Cinematic Equation,

Lost Ed Wood Novels Found And Published

Lost Ed Wood novels found and published for first time in 50 years!


Now on Amazon! Eight great Edward D. Wood, Jr. novels have been discovered in an attic in Oklahoma. They have been painstakingly reprinted from the tiny text, on aged, yellow paper, to a larger, clearer text on exception cream paper. Countless hours have been toiled formatting and silently correcting typos for a new, refreshing read. It’s a major Ed Wood miracle, bringing these lost gospels to the curious modern age. They all bare the original covers, some wonderfully illustrated in the glorious 60s pulp style.  The stories include a crock-pot of weirdos and oddballs, transvestites and strippers, detectives chasing unknown killers, lovely young runaways caught up with seedy carnivals, and much, much more sleazy insanity!

Edward D. Wood, Jr. is probably best known for his “so-bad-they’re-good B-movies, such as, Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), Glen or Glenda (1953), Bride of the Monster (1955) and Night of the Ghouls (1959). He has been considered by the ignorant masses as the Worst Director of All Time. It is much less commonly known that he was a prolific novelist, cranking out adult paperbacks from the mid Sixties to the late Seventies. His film work pales in comparison to the juicy, passionate adult storytelling that oozes from his novels. Wood completed approximately eighty adult novels in his life, many under various pseudonyms, for a handful of small time publishers that are now defunct.

After a premature death in 1978, Wood wasn’t recognized or celebrated until Johnny Depp lovingly portrayed him in the charming Tim Burton film, Ed Wood (1994). Many documentaries, like the movie, fail to mention or shine light on the fact that Eddie had achieved so much in the literary world, one of the most prolific writers ever. His widow, Kathy, re-published a few of the books back in the late 90s, delighting fans worldwide. Many were left to wonder about the many other stories, titles remembered but the complete text now lost, discarded, or hoarded.


Searching for the coveted mysterious paperbacks became an cult-like obsession, a treasure hunt for those intrigued by the ultimate literary bizarre. Occasionally, they appear in auctions, but the asking price is always quite expensive. A several hundred-dollar price tag is not uncommon. They’re usually snatched up, fleeting like a ghost leopard in the dead of night, leaving the loyal Ed Wood fan sad and dismayed, until now. Thanks to Old Virginian Press and their team’s very hard work, these Edward D. Wood, Jr. novels can be enjoyed again, for the first time in five decades! 

So make sure you’re alone, turn the lights down low and pour yourself a stiff double. You’ve got a date with the girls, the boys and everything in-between, in these racy, horrifying, controversial and erotic novels! Reading intended for mature adults only! Collect all eight (before they disappear again for another fifty years).


When Karl the Abominable Snowman escapes from a carnival, a series of gruesome murders ensues. Also know as, Naked Bones. Originally published in 1966.


A detective tries to solve the murder of a beautiful exotic dancer. Writing under pseudonym J. X. Williams. Originally published in 1966.


A collection of case histories as reported to Emil Moreau. Writing under pseudonym Emil Moreau. Originally published in 1967.


Hippie sexploitation, cover says "Originally titled Lost Souls Delivered", Wood’s personal acronym for LSD. Main characters Adam and Eve. Originally published in 1968.


Akin to Side-Show Siren the novel follows a "murder-at-the-carnival" plot. Writing under pseudonym Kathleen Everett (Wood’s wife’s maiden name). Originally published in 1969.


Told in an epistolary fashion via Jonathan Harker’s journal, letters, clippings, etc. Originally published in1970.


A helpless young girl faces the shocking sexual horrors of the seedy traveling carnival she runs away with. Originally published in 1972.


A telling of escapades in the life of transvestite hooker. Writing under pseudonym Dick Trent. Originally published in 1972.

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