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A Vampire Feature “The Ecstasy Of Isabel Mann” Needs Your Help

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The Ecstasy Of Isabel Mann is slated to be a violent teen vampire feature film from the award winning production company October Eleven Pictures out of Dublin, Ireland.

Jason Figgis (Director) has worked on projects such as;  Sky One, Sky Arts, the Discovery Channel amongst others, and has distributed Hollywood Studio, Lionsgate films.

The Ecstasy Of Isabel Mann is campaigning for donations and is very important at succeeding in the goal to get this incredible vampire tale made. Everyone involved in this feature film project has worked hard over several months preparing the film in drama workshops with the teenagers involved in the cast as well as a huge amount of time and effort on set from all involved to realize this exciting feature film.

DONATIONS and INFORMATION LINK.

Anyone who contributes to this project will help them realize the end result of this film to the highest standard possible. They believe they have a very exciting take on the Vampire genre…with no holds barred in terms of the performances from the teen and adult cast alike. This is like a Socio-realist vampire film but with plenty of gore!!!

SNOW DAY Novella Offers Chills For Horror Fans

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Black Rapids Press Introduces a New Voice in Dark Fiction; Plans April Launch of New Novella in eBook and Audiobook Editions.

Robbinsville, NJ (April, 2013) – Dan Maurer (www.danmaurer.com), award-winning producer and director of stage plays and musicals, recently completed work on the horror novella Snow Day. Black Rapids Press will publish the title as both an ebook and audiobook on April 30th through Amazon.com, Audible.com and iTunes, other online retailers will be added in the fall. In addition to authoring the story, Maurer also directed the audiobook edition, which features the voice talents of award-winning actor Allwyn Baskin. “With reading going digital, and tablets making it easy to combine different forms of media to deliver a richer experience, it made sense to launch Snow Day in multiple formats,” Maurer said.

Snow Day is a novella that blends equal parts nostalgia and nightmare as it takes readers back to 1975. It recounts the tale of ten-year-old Billy Stone, who played carefree in the snow until an adventure gone awry left him far from home, staring death in the face, and running from a killer bent on keeping a horrible secret.

“Setting things in 1975 gives the story a whole different frame of reference when it comes to children; how they were treated, and how they were supervised,” Maurer said. “It was a time before Amber Alerts and printing a missing kid’s face on a milk carton. Back in those days, you sent your kid out to play in the morning and didn’t see him again until the sun went down and he came home for dinner. You wouldn’t think of doing that today in this age of play dates and the highly scheduled lives that we create for our children. Looking at that period of time was both nostalgic and frightening for me. I hope readers will feel the same.”

The story, running about 30,000 words, and about 3 hours in recorded form, is fiction written in the style of a memoir so it lends itself well to audio interpretation.

Maurer said: “I’m very fortunate that Lynn Baskin came on board for this project. He’s an accomplished actor with an engaging style and a voice that fits the material well. His reading really gave Snow Day a whole new dimension – very accessible, yet very creepy. Once I heard the finished recording of his reading, it gave me chills.”

The audiobook edition of Snow Day marks the third time Maurer and Baskin have collaborated. Most recently, Maurer directed Baskin in a 2011 production of Elton John & Tim Rice’s AIDA. Before that, they worked together in the same capacity on a production of Driving Miss Daisy, for which Baskin won the NJACT Perry Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play.

Dan Maurer is a 1988 graduate of East Carolina University and a resident of Robbinsville, NJ. He spent seven years in trade book publishing including stints in the editorial departments of both Doubleday and Houghton Mifflin. In recent years, he has divided his between being a full-time digital marketing strategist and a part-time theater producer and director. Snow Day is his first published work of fiction.

Allwyn (Lynn) Baskin, an award-winning actor based in New Jersey, has appeared in a variety of musicals, comedies and dramas. He has performed voiceovers for commercials and public service announcements. In addition to his great love for the spoken word, he is also an interpreter of American Sign Language and received his theatrical interpreting training from the Julliard School.

Snow Day is written by Dan Maurer, narrated by Allwyn Baskin, and published in ebook and audiobook by Black Rapids Press. The ebook edition will be available for sale from Amazon.com April 30, with copies available from Barnes & Noble.com, Smashwords, and the Apple iBookstore this Fall. The audiobook edition will be available for sale April 30 from Audible.com, Amazon.com and iTunes.

NOVELLA DETAILS:

TITLE: Snow Day
AUTHOR: Dan Maurer
eBOOK LENGTH: 30,000 words / 100 pages (estimated) eBOOK ISBN: 978-0-9889946-0-7
PRICE: $2.99

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR: Allwyn Baskin
AUDIO RUN TIME: Approx. 3 hours
AUDIOBOOK ISBN: 978-0-9889946-1-4
PRICE: TBD

LINKS:

Amazon Catalog Link: https://amzn.to/10f4imW

Sample Chapter: https://bit.ly/10kyoW1

Audiobook Sample: https://snd.sc/109Rag8

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/danmaurer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danmaurerauthor

Version 1.1 Of Putrid Putters Is Here

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The fantastic horror putt-putt game with 2 challenging courses from Horror Palace has been updated to version 1.1!

Putrid Putters is one of the best miniature golf games out there for the computer. Your goal is simple in mini golf; get the golf ball in the hole in the fewest amount of shots. It sounds easy but horror characters, villains, monsters and obstacles stand in your way! Choose from 2 entertaining and terrifying courses; Scarecrow Fever and Bloody Barbarians. Putrid Putters makes it simple to play a round of golf; use the mouse to aim, and use the mouse button to adjust the power strength. Oodles of features included; 2 courses, 36 holes, golf ball chooser, creepy music and sound effects with a detailed statistical database! Plus, an in-game high score leaderboard showing you the best 100 rounds played in the world!

Since the launch of Putrid Putters back on September 2nd of 2012, we are proud to announce that the game has received 494 scores to the Worldwide Internet Tables. Keep playing and submitting your scores, we are extremely excited that Putrid Putters is fun for all of you horror fans!

Visit the Putrid Putters Main Page to download the new version and/or upgrade to the full version after the time-limited trial has ended.

Morbid Mansion Has Been Updated

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The incredible PacMan-like arcade game with a horrifying twist from Horror Palace has been updated to version 1.1!

You control a good witch and must navigate through the catacombs of mazes inside the mansion while avoiding ghosts and picking up all of the body parts thrown about. Tons of features; 50 levels, 4 difficulties from easy to frantic, keyboard or joystick play, gobs of horror bonuses, oodles of creepy music tracks and sound effects, plus, in-game worldwide high score tables!

Since the launch of Morbid Mansion back on June 18th of 2012, we are proud to announce that the game has received 563 scores to the Worldwide Internet Tables. Keep playing and submitting your scores, we are stoked that Morbid Mansion is fun for all of you horror fans!

Visit the Morbid Mansion Main Page to download the new version and/or upgrade to the full version after the time-limited trial has ended.

Abstract Forces Gearing Up For I AM ALONE Zombie/Reality Movie

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From the visionary team behind PEOPLE OF EARTH comes I AM ALONE, a Horror, Found Footage, Reality style Zombie film looking for funding during the pre-production faze.

SYNOPSIS: Jacob Fitts television host and survivalist, with his crew Producer Adam Levine & Cameraman Mason Riley set out to shoot another episode of their popular survival show, I Am Alone. Episode 113 takes us deep into the Colorado Rockies where Jacob will be left alone for 7 days while his team sets off into town to capture footage and shoot interviews. Within hours a viral outbreak spreads rapidly across the globe. Unaware of this outbreak, Jacob, isolated continues shooting his Television show. As day one comes to a close Jacob is attacked and bitten by an infected person. As the virus spreads through the town Mason and Adam have to fight the infected to save their own lives. With the CDC monitoring the outbreak they pick up Mason and all his footage and bring him back to base for questioning.  Reviewing Mason’s footage the CDC tries to piece together why the virus has taken longer to transform Jacob. The CDC forces Mason to relive the events of the previous days through his footage to learn more about the virus and Jacobs survival.

NOTES: The Kickstarter Campaign begins April 28th, 2013. All support is welcome! For all of the details including an epic Zombie Walk in Colorado on May 3rd, 2013, visit the MAIN MOVIE PAGE.