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The Cinema Wasteland EURO-CONNECTION Continues!...
In October, our tribute to all of the great Italian Drive-In and Grindhouse Horror Films of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s is Bigger and Badder than Ever Before!
Lamberto Bava
Writer, Director, Producer... He’s even found himself the occasional actor. In the movie business, I guess you could call Lamberto Bava a “Jack-of-all-trades”. His grandfather, Eugenio Bava, was a cameraman and optics effects artist in the early days of Italian cinema. His father, the legendary Mario Bava, was a sought after cinematographer, special effects designer, and director. Lamberto began his film career as his father’s personal assistant on PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965), and slowly gained enough experience to become the assistant director on most of his father’s remaining films. He co-wrote the screenplay and directed scenes in SHOCK (1977) aka Beyond The Door 2, Mario Bava’s last theatrically released horror film. Lamberto Bava even worked along with his father on Dario Argento’s INFERNO (1980), where the two of them pretty much created and filmed the underwater ballroom scenes. Lamberto Bava made his directorial debut with MACABRO (1980) aka Frozen Terror, the story of a woman who keeps her lover’s severed head in her freezer. When MACABRO wasn’t the box office hit he had hoped, Lamberto went back to assistant directing and worked with Dario Argento on TENEBRAE (1982), before he was offered his next project as director, the slasher film, A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983). He followed that with a couple of director-for-hire jobs on DEVIL FISH (1984) and YOU’LL DIE AT MIDNIGHT (1986). His biggest commercial success came with DEMONS (1985), which was produced by Dario Argento. DEMONS 2 (1986) quickly followed. He returned to his slasher roots for DELIRIUM (1987) and BODY PUZZLE (1991), and he even did sort of remake to his father’s classic BLACK SUNDAY when he directed THE DEVIL’S VEIL (1989), but sadly, just like everywhere else in the world, the horror market was really starting to fall off in the late 80’s and early 90’s, so Bava did what most of his colleagues did and turned to making TV movies, some of which, like GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE (1987), DEMONS 3: THE OGRE (1988) and DINNER WITH A VAMPIRE (1988), have turned up on DVD in the States over the years. Recently, Lamberto Bava returned to directing feature films with a pair of thrillers: THE TORTURER (2005), and GHOST SON (2006), and although our little bio here doesn’t really do the man’s career justice, we certainly hope that these two new films are only the beginning of a string of new projects for Lamberto Bava. We’re quite honored to have him as part of our October show.
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Brett Halsey
Westerns, dramas, war movies, and horror films. Where do you begin when it comes to Brett Halsey’s career? Fresh out of his teens, Halsey began his career in the “James Dean era” of juvenile delinquent movies of the 1950’s mostly doing bit parts in films like REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1955) where he’s killed by the Gill Man. He quickly found his acting chops in Drive-In favorites like HOT ROD RUMBLE (1957), HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS (1958), THE CRY BABY KILLER (1958) with Jack Nicholson, SPEED CRAZY (1959), RETURN OF THE FLY (1959) co-starring with Vincent Price, and sci-fi favorite, THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE (1959). In the 60’s, beginning with director Recardo Fred’s THE SEVENTH SWORD (1962) and THE MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURER (1963), Halsey began a successful decade long run in Europe acting in several action-adventure films, crime dramas and spaghetti westerns that were hugely popular at the time. Wasteland fans may know him from TWICE-TOLD TALES (1963), again, co-starring along side Vincent Price; as well some classic westerns like KILL JOHNNY RINGO (1966), TODAY IT’S ME, TOMORROW IT’S YOU! (1968) with a screenplay by Dario Argento, THE WRATH OF GOD (1968), or Mario Bava western-comedies like ROY COLT AND WINCHESTER JACK (1970) and FOUR TIMES THAT NIGHT (1972). In 1986, after returning to the States and appearing in a ton of TV shows, Brett Halsey landed the role of “Dr. Wendell Simpson” in THE DEVIL’S HONEY (aka DANGEROUS OBSESSION), his first thriller with Italian murder-maestro, Lucio Fulci. He returned as killer “Lester Parson” in Fulci’s gory, low budget, TOUCH OF DEATH (1988) before working with director Luigi Cozzi on THE BLACK CAT (1989), Cozzi’s unofficial third part of Dario Argento’s “three Mothers” story line. Haley and Fulci teamed up a couple more times in 1990 to cap off Fulci’s career when he took the role of the “Human Monster” in Fulci’s fun gore outing, NIGHTMARE CONCERT (A CAT IN THE BRAIN), and showed up as “Professor Evans” in DEMONIA. We didn’t even get around to his TV work in this little bio, but as you can see, Brett Halsey is one helluva Wasteland guest if you ask us, and we couldn’t be happier he accepted our invitation to join us this October.
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Cinzia Monreale
Although every horror movie fan the world over will know Cinzia as “Emily”, the blind girl from Lucio Fulci’s THE BEYOND (1981), she first worked with Fulci on his 1978 western, SILVER SADDLE. Although Cinzia’s credits contain more drama’s and comedies than classic Italian splatter films, she sure does have a few solid horror credits to her name. Before her role in THE BEYOND, she took the duel role of “Anna” and “Elena”... although I can’t remember which was the dead girl... in director Joe D’Amato’s BLUE OMEGA (1979) aka Beyond The Darkness and Buried Alive. Then, after THE BEYOND, she once again worked with Fulci on his post-apocalyptic, and highly enjoyable stink-a-roo classic, THE NEW GLADIATORS (1984) or WARRIORS OF THE YEAR 2072... or whatever it was called since it was titled so many different times. Fulci used her one last time on his made for TV horror outing, THE SWEET HOUSE OF HORROR (1989), and D’Amato called her again to play “Georgia”, the female Patrick-type character, in his FRANKENSTEIN 2000 (1991). You can also find Cinzia in the thriller DIARY OF A MANIAC (1993), as well as Dario Argento’s THE STENDHAL SYNDROME (1996), in addition to those dramas and comedies mentioned earlier.
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John Saxon
Take a minute to think of all the movies and TV shows you’re seen John Saxon appear in over the years, and any number of TV shows, westerns, dramas, comedies, action movies, and horror films will certainly come to mind. Barely out of his teens, John Saxon began his career with small roles in assorted dramas and comedies in the 50’s, but this is a show that celebrates the Drive-In era of films, so we’ll just cut to 1963 when John Saxon took the role of “Dr. Marcello Bassi” in Mario Bava’s thriller, THE EVIL EYE, the first “Wasteland-type role” I’ll mention here. He then appeared in director John Gilling’s BLOOD BEAST FROM OUTER SPACE (1965), Eddie Romero’s THE RAVAGERS (1965), and the sci-fi classic, QUEEN OF BLOOD (1966), before he showed up in the Enzo Castellari directed spaghetti western, ONE DOLLAR TOO MANY (1968). Further skipping throughout his extensive resume, Saxon appeared in the Clint Eastwood western, JOE KIDD (1972), before he took the cult role of a lifetime as “Roper” in the cult classic, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973). He also showed up in Bob Clark’s classic thriller, BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) about this time. He returned to the world of Italian cinema with STRANGE SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM (1976), as well as Umberto Lenzi’s DEATH DEALERS (1976), and THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST (1977). Back in the States, you could find Saxon in Drive-In fare like MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS (1977), THE BEES (1978), THE GLOVE (1979), BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (1980), and BLOOD BEACH (1981). In the 80’s he bounced between jobs in the US and abroad, appearing (with past Wasteland guest Giovanni Lombardo Radice) in director Antonio Margheriti’s CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE (1980) aka Invasion of the Flesh Hunters, Sergio Martino’s SCORPION WITH TWO TAILS (1982) and FISTS OF STEEL (1986), Dario Argento’s TENEBRAE (1982), and Umberto Lenzi’s NIGHTMARE BEACH (1988). During this time, you can also find John Saxon in several US Wasteland-type films of note, including Fred Williamson’s THE BIG SCORE (1983), A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984), DEATH HOUSE (1987) where he appeared and also co-directed, BLOOD SALVAGE (1990), MAXIMUM FORCE (1992), HELLMASTER (1992), the Enzo Castellari western, JONATHAN OF THE BEARS (1993), and Robert Rodriguez’ FROM DUSK ‘TILL DAWN (1996) to name but a few. Still very much working to this day, John Saxon has two new projects completed as I write this, and I fully expect to see him working until the day he decides to call it quits and not before. We’re just happy he made a little time in his busy schedule to meet with Cinema Wasteland fans this October.
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Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Although born in New York, Coralina moved to Rome when she was four and began performing on stage and in opera’s throughout her childhood in Italy and abroad. Her first film work was as a teenager in director Luciano Odorsio’s SACRILEGE (1986). This led to her role as “Sally”, the snotty birthday girl-turned-monster, in Lamberto Bava’s DEMONS 2 (1986), and a small, but enjoyable role as the seamstress “Giulia”, in Dario Argento’s OPERA (1986). You can also find her sewing away again as “Honorine”, in Argento’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1998). Between OPERA and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Coralina hosted a short lived Italian Giallo TV show with Dario Argento, appeared in Fabrizio Laurenti’s ROOM NEXT DOOR, Pupi Avati’s THE CHILDHOOD FRIEND (1994) and is still trying to get the memories of THE EVIL CLUTCH (1988) out of her head. Recently, our friend Coralina returned to film work when she took the role of “Beth” in Lamberto Bava’s thriller, GHOST SON (2006), and landed the role of “Giselle Mares” in Dario Argento’s latest film, MOTHER OF TEARS (2007) - which we’re hoping gets a DVD release by October’s show. Coralina is also an accomplished artist and singer. She released her debut CD, LIMBO BALLOON, a couple years ago now and you can find a song from that disc in the film, DUMMY (2002).
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It's the Cinema Wasteland “Cronenberg Connection”...
Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn began her movie career in her teens with a small role in THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1970) before landing a role in Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham’s pre-Last House on the Left adult drama, TOGETHER (1971). In 1972, Marilyn made a most memorable entrance into the world of adult films with her role as “Gloria Saunders” in the Mitchell Brothers BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR. From the cult classic BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR (1972) to additional classics like INSATIABLE (1980), along with a string of highly successful live shows and appearances, and Marilyn Chambers has more than solidified herself as an icon in the world of adult entertainment. Proving that she still has what it takes to heat up the screen, Marilyn returned for a handful of successful adult films in the late 90’s and early 2000’s and continues to do her own thing her own way to this very day. Other popular film appearances include: ANGEL OF H.E.A.T. (1982), UP ‘N COMING (1983), and her cool role as “Rose” in David Cronenberg’s creepy horror classic, RABID (1977). With her film work, legendary live appearances, and her late night cable TV following of today, Marilyn Chambers has developed a fan following second to none.
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Allan Kolman Migicovsky
To Wasteland fans, Allan will probably be best remembered as “Nicholas Tudor”, the first guy to be infected with the deadly sex-parasite in David Cronenberg’s THEY CAME FROM WITHIN (1975) aka Shivers. He was also in Roger Vadim’s THE HOT TOUCH (1982), cult film PUMP UP THE VOLUME (1990), SCANNERS 4: SCANNER COP (1995) and HOLES (2003) to name a few. If you watch TV, then there’s no way you haven’t seen Allan Kolman. He’s appeared in WONDER WOMAN, THE BIONIC WOMAN, HILLSTREET BLUES, MacGYVER, SEINFIELD, ROSEANNE, FANTASY ISLAND, JUDGING AMY, JAG, N.Y.P.D. BLUE, ER, ENTOURAGE, and so many more that you just might recognize him come show time, but not quite know which TV show you saw him in.
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We aren’t planning any kind of reunion for October, but you can never go wrong with a few FRIDAY THE 13th alumni:
Kane Hodder
Stuntman and actor Kane Hodder is probably best known to horror movie fans as the guy who played “Jason Voorhees” more times than anybody else to date. He portrayed horrordom’s favorite coed cutup four times, beginning with FRIDAY THE 13th PART 7: THE NEW BLOOD (1988) and followed that by donning the hockey mask again for FRIDAY THE 13th PART 8: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN (1989), JASON GOES TO HELL (1993) where he also played a security guard who is killed by the body shifting “Jason” (and was also was the guy who had his hand in “Freddy Kruger’s” glove at the end of the film), and once again in JASON X (2001), which he calls his favorite of his four “Jason” roles. In addition to his Friday the 13th appearances, Kane has acted in over 50 films and did stunts and/or was the stunt coordinator on over 60 films, including several you will currently find on cable TV rotation and plenty every Cinema Wasteland fan should know, including THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 (1985), HOUSE and HOUSE 2 (1986 and 1987), LEATHERFACE: TCM 3 (1990), ALLIGATOR 2: THE MUTATION (1991), PUMPKINHEAD 2 (1994), SCANNER COP 2 (1995), WISHMASTER (1997), SPAWN (1997), CHILDREN OF THE CORN 5: FIELDS OF TERROR (1998), DAREDEVIL (2003), THE DEVIL’S REJECTS (2005), and ED GEIN: BUTCHER OF PLAINFIELD (2007) to name but a few.
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Adrienne King
After appearing uncredited as a dancer in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977), Adrienne King beat out Sally Field for the role of “Alice Gardy”, the only Camp Crystal Lake survivor in the original FRIDAY THE 13th (1980). She returned as “Alice” in FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2 (1981) before she quit acting in front of the camera. Acting in commercials, doing voice work, and running her own film company has seen to it that Adrienne never really left the movie business after her Friday the 13th roles. And even if she never actively sought out further film roles and devoted her time to being a mom along with her own business since the Friday the 13th days, we fully realize she has some fans wanting to meet her come October and couldn’t be happier she accepted our invitation to join us this Fall.
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Betsy Palmer
Betsy Palmer will always be remembered by horror movie fans as “Pamela Vorhees”, the first killer from FRIDAY THE 13th (1980). She also appears in flashback scenes (and as her own severed head) in FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2 (1981). What most younger fans don’t realize is that Betsy Palmer was actually a Hollywood “leading lady” and appeared in some films that have been long considered classics by critics and fans alike. She appeared with Rod Steiger in MARTY (1953), held her own against the acting chops of Henry Fonda, James Cagney, and William Powell in director John Ford’s MR. ROBERTS (1955) and had no problem playing alongside Joan Crawford in QUEEN BEE (1955) or Anthony Perkins in TIN STAR (1957). Betsy also appeared as “Virginia Bullock” in the long running TV drama KNOTS LANDING, and made a return to horror movies with UNVEILED (1994), THE FEAR: RESURRECTION (1999), and played the “Bell Witch” in BELL WITCH: THE MOVIE (2005).
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Don’t Leave Out These Returning Fan Favorites!
A. Ghastlee Ghoul
The host of the Dayton and Springfield Ohio area’s long running, late night, horror-comedy schlockathon known as “The Ghastlee Movie Show” is nearing twenty years of spewing video-vaudevillian cheese and sleaze to the untold millions... ah, hundreds... OK, dozens of fans held captive by his wit and wisdom over the years. Regularly joining Ghastlee for a Cinema Wasteland weekend is long time cohort in crime, Jeff McClellan: American, as well as Louu the XXXmas Devil, Suspira, and Mayhem Zann; members of the garage-punk band, SPLATTERTUDE. In addition to having Ghastlee and his band mates prowling our dealer and guest room all weekend long, why not join A. Ghastlee Ghoul and the motley band of “Ghastlee Nite Players” every Saturday night, beginning at 8:00pm in Movie Room 1, as he presents A GHASTLEE NITE AT THE MOVIES LIVE SHOW, where he hosts a night of music, comedy, skits, interactive games and prize giveaways that has become somewhat of a drunken Saturday night tradition at Cinema Wasteland over the years. A. Ghastlee Ghoul has been with us since our very first show and we’ve sort of adopted him as our official Wasteland horror host. And although many a horror host has come and gone from Cinema Wasteland shows over the years, you can always count on Ghastlee, (along with Son of Ghoul), to be with us twice a year to represent the Horror Host Underground. And if you need a Ghastlee fix between Wasteland shows, don’t miss A. Ghastlee Ghoul’s Splattertude radio show on Cult Radio a Go-Go (cultradioagogo.com) every Saturday night. Ghastlee will be celebrating his 20th Anniversary This October with a special Saturday Night, “A Ghastlee Night at the Movies” presentation. Be sure to join us at 8:00pm in Movie Room 1 to help Ghastlee celebrate his twenty year history with a special “This Is Your Life” presentation, in addition to all of the usual games and giveaways you’ve come to expect.
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Michael Berryman
Michael Berryman, began his acting career in DOC SAVAGE: MAN OF BRONZE (1975) when producer George Pal wandered into his little California plant shop and ask him “if he wouldn’t mind being his undertaker.” Later the same year, Berryman realized he fell into an acting career when he was hired for the role of “Ellis”, the mental patient, in Milos Forman’s ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. In 1977 he took the role every horror movie fan knows and loves him for when he signed on to play “Pluto”, one of the desert dwelling cannibal clan members in Wes Craven’s classic, THE HILLS HAVE EYES. Over the years, Berryman has worked with Craven on a number of films, including DEADLY BLESSING (1981) also notable as Sharon Stone’s first feature film role, THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 (1984) and INVITATION TO HELL (1985). Ruggero Deodato, Italian director of the infamous CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, took notice of Berryman and used him in several of his own films over the years, including CUT AND RUN (1985), THE BARBARIANS (1987) and his OCEANO TV mini-series in 1990. He has also worked for cult director Fred Olen Ray in ARMED RESPONSE (1986) and WIZARDS OF THE DEMON SWORD (1988), showed up in John Hughes WEIRD SCIENCE (1985), found himself in STAR TREK 4: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986), and appeared in other Wasteland favorites like THE FIFTH FLOOR, AFTERSHOCK, BEASTMASTER 2, THE GUYVER, TEENAGE EXORCIST, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS and ED GEIN: BUTCHER OF PLAINFIELD, to name but a few. He has also appeared in memorable episodes of Star Trek: Next Generation, Tales From the Crypt, and The X Files to name but a trio of his television appearances. Over the years, the self taught actor has overcome many obstacles, worked several different occupations, and has portrayed several different roles on film and television, but one thing has remained constant in every encounter I’ve ever personally had with the man; he is not only happy to have had the chances that have come his way, but he is thankful for his fans and their appreciation of his film and television work.
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Amy Lynn Best
Amy Lynn Best, a Pittsburgh PA native, has studied acting and dancing since she was three years old. She co-produced and co-starred in the independent feature horror film, THE RESURRECTION GAME (2002), and like many independent film producers, she learned the film business from the ground up. On the short haunted house film, TENANT, Amy studied cinematographer from that film's director of photography, Bill Fuller. Out of necessity, she learned the basics of grip work, camera operation, and the fine art of line producing. Since meeting her film making husband, Mike Watt, she has acted or worked on nearly a dozen films, including the critically-acclaimed feature, AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (2000), DR. HORROR’S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS (2003), along with ABATTOIR (2007) and SPLATTER MOVIE (2008), the latest from her and Watt’s Happy Cloud Pictures.
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Ron Bonk
Ron began making movies in 1992. Although his main interest was in directing and producing, the necessity of making sure his movies sold with honest accounting also fell on his own shoulders, so he ventured into distribution. With the success he had marketing his own productions, other filmmakers offered Ron their work to distribute as well. It wasn’t long before the demands of a running a successful B-movie distribution company took over any time he had left for directing so in recent years, Ron has become more of a producer; establishing two production divisions of his company in St. Louis and Lexington and making movies to meet marketplace demands. His company, SRS Cinema, now represents over 200 movies and Ron has directed or produced over 24 feature motion pictures over the years. Among his many ventures, Ron established the B-Movie Hall of Fame in 1998 and the B-Movie Film Fest in 1999. Both have gone on to great acclaim and he hopes to establish a museum in Syracuse for the Hall of Fame one day.
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Lloyd Kaufman
During his years in Yale, Lloyd got introduced to B-Movies and the work of Roger Corman. This began his interest in movie making and the rest as they say, is history. Writer, producer, director, actor... and pretty much any job required of him to finish a production; that’s Lloyd Kaufman. He is also the founder and president of Troma Entertainment, the independent film company that has given us demented horror-comedies like BLOOD SUCKING FREAKS (1976), THE TOXIC AVENGER (1985), CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH (1986) and so many more. To date, Troma and Lloyd Kaufman have distributed over 1000 movies, many of them simply know as “Troma Movies” to the legion of fans who have come to expect a certain amount of gross-out appeal from anything the company distributes. Lloyd loves his Cleveland fans, and has attended several Cinema Wasteland shows over the years. This time around he made his plans to join us early enough for us to post him on the site, so spread the Troma word and join Lloyd this October for some serious Wasteland fun.
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Joe Knetter
Joe Knetter hails from Rochester Minnesota. He writes sick and twisted horror stories and began his career writing for Splatbooks where he was part of four short story collections entitled “Self Mutilation” (Volumes 1-3) and “Bodily Fluids”. In late 2004 Joe left Splatbooks and released the short story collection, “Twisted Loneliness”, which features an introduction by long time character actor, Sid Haig, who also plans on recording the audiobook. Joe's ready to roll with his debut novel, the much talked about “Zombie Bukkake”, and is just waiting for a publisher. Joe Knetter has been a part of Cinema Wasteland pretty much since the beginning and proudly declares it one of his favorite conventions... And that’s not just because we pay him in cheap booze and bong hits to say that! On Saturday, you’ll be able to join Joe in Guest and Screening Room 2 for a reading of some of his work, a few stories, or some sort of inane drunken silliness of sorts. We don’t ask so he don’t tell. Be both surprised as well as possibly irritated or shocked for all we care...
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Jeff Lieberman
Writer, director, and producer, Jeff Lieberman, ruled the Drive-In’s as writer and director of SQUIRM (1976), BLUE SUNSHINE (1976) and JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981), a trio of imaginative, low budget shockers that have easily taken their place as genuine cult classics over the years. He also helmed the made for TV movie DOCTOR FRANKEN (1980) with Robert Vaughn and David Selby, as well as the sci-fi comedy, REMOTE CONTROL (1987) with Kevin Dillon and Jennifer Tilly. Proving his mind isn’t always on “horror” he ever penned the script for THE NEVER ENDING STORY 3 (1994). Jeff returned to his horror movie roots with the horror-comedy gem, SATAN’S LITTLE HELPER (2004), and teamed up with John Waters to present the TV show ‘TIL DEATH DO WE PART, a collection of stories about real life marriages that end with one spouse murdering the other, that will see its DVD release here in June.
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Mad Man Pondo
Mad Man Pondo is a hardcore wrestling ass kicker. He’s been featured on several Japanese Hardcore wrestling pay-per-views and has toured all over the USA, England, Germany, and Japan. He’s the Insane Clown Posse’s “Juggalo Championshit Wrestling” Heavyweight champion, has matches that can be found on several wrestling DVD’s, and is featured in two Playstation 2 and X-Box video games - Backyard Wrestling: Don’t Try This At Home (where you actually have to beat Pondo to win the game) and Backyard Wrestling: There Goes the Neighborhood. Jerry Springer fans may have caught Pondo a couple of times on the old Springer show, and you can find Pondo as the “blacksmith” in 2001 MANIACS (2005).
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Son of Ghoul
With over twenty years and somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 shows or more under his belt, Son of Ghoul is Akron and Cleveland’s longest continuous running horror host, as well as a long time regular here at the Cinema Wasteland show. Live in the Cleveland or Akron area? Then by all means, see if you can’t catch Son of Ghoul’s movie show every Thursday afternoon and Friday night. A life long Three Stooges fan that can actually boast that he owns all 190 Columbia produced Three Stooges shorts on 16mm film, Son of Ghoul presents a trio of Stooge Shorts every Saturday at Noon in Movie Room 1. After all, Cinema Wasteland and the Three Stooges go together better than drunks and strippers!
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Tom Sullivan
Tom was the makeup effects man, prop builder, stop motion animator... ah, hell, he did so much behind-the-scenes work that I feel Tom is at least partially responsible for the entire look and feel of Sam Raimi’s cult horror favorite, EVIL DEAD. He also worked plenty an uncredited job on EVIL DEAD 2 and did some work on THE FLY 2 for Chris Wallas. A talented artist, Tom has also done illustrations for collectible card games, film production companies, book illustrations, and designed the ultra-cool “book of the Dead” DVDs for the Anchor Bay limited edition EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD 2 releases. Currently, Tom worked on TOM SULLIVAN’S BOOKS OF THE DEAD comic series from Dead Dog Comics. Tom is a regular here at Cinema Wasteland and has become a real fan favorite guest. He has his own “Sullivan Museum Room” at the show where he puts original EVIL DEAD props, storyboards and artwork on display for all attending fans to see up close and personal. It’s always our pleasure to have Tom as part of our Cinema Wasteland Family and let him get a little credit where credit is due - with the fans. Be sure to stop in and see what Tom has in store for all you fans this time around. Could be new art, new film projects, another comic book series...
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Mike Watt
Writer, director, and journalist Mike Watt wrote and directed THE RESURRECTION GAME and Bloody Earth Film's A FEAST OF FLESH (aka "Abattoir") through Happy Cloud Pictures, which he co-founded with the lovely and talented Amy Lynn Best and the less lovely but also talented Bill Homan. He also wrote the screenplays for SEVERE INJURIES, WERE-GRRL, SPLATTER MOVIE: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT, DEAD MEN WALKING for The Asylum and THE SCREENING for G. Cameron Romero. He's the current editor of Sirens of Cinema Magazine - if you aren't reading it, that's proof that children have truly been left behind.
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DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR FRIENDS AT DEAD DOG COMICS! - Dead Dog Comics and Entertainment has been putting out some of the best horror related comics for the past few years now. Their NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: BARBARA’S ZOMBIE CHRONICLES series looked beyond Romero’s zombie classic. And titles like THE HORROR SHOW and FROM HEAVEN TO HELL brought the comic book horror anthology back to prominence while the MONSTER MAYHEM series featuring FRANKENSTEIN will keep those classic monsters alive. Why not join Dead Dog publisher, Chazz Demoss, along with some of the attending Dead Dog talent when you check out their table in the main Dealer and Guest Room? You’ll be glad you did.
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Come and meet representatives from the following Wasteland supporters:
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CINEMA WASTELAND IS HOME BASE FOR THE HORROR HOST UNDERGROUND!
At Cinema Wasteland, we love those wacky TV Horror Hosts... And they don’t pay us to say that either. Fortunately... or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, TV Horror Hosts seem to love us as well; and they travel from all over the country to regularly appear at our shows.
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* ALL GUESTS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ALL 3 DAYS OF THE SHOW UNLESS NOTED *
Guest appearances are based on schedules permitting. Guests do charge a nominal fee for autographs. Show events are naturally subject to change.
ALL OF OUR GUESTS WILL BE SET UP IN AMONGST THE VENDERS IN OUR 10,000 SQUARE FOOT DEALERS ROOM FOR EASY ACCESSIBILITY ALL THREE DAYS OF THE SHOW.