Full Moon Features Debuts All-New "Full Moon Streaming"

FULL MOON FEATURES DEBUTS ALL-NEW “FULL MOON STREAMING” AUGUST 21 - UNPARALLELED INTERACTIVE VIDEO STREAMING MOVIE SERVICE BRANDED FOR ENTIRE FULL MOON UNIVERSE

New Acquisitions Label To Release Films On Site

LOS ANGELES, CA, August 7, 2013 –Full Moon Features is proud to announce the world premiere of brand new subscription-based video streaming service, FULL MOON STREAMING (www.fullmoonstreaming.com), which will be home to the entire Full Moon Features library; including brand new world premieres and resurrected film treasures, from the convenience of a computer or mobile device. FULL MOON STREAMING is one of the world’s first and finest interactive video experiences, and will provide fans with unprecedented access to exclusive content: webisodes, behind-the-scenes footage, Full Moon merchandise tie-ins, contests, and much, much more. Viewers who watch closely will be rewarded as they seek out the hidden interactive elements built into the very fabric of the films.

For only $6.99 per month, subscribers can stream titles directly and instantly on all devices, allowing them to watch their favorite films anywhere, at anytime. A mobile-friendly version is optimized for iPhone, Android, iPad, and tablets that is nearly identical to the desktop version. Titles include such cult favorites as Band’s Puppet Master series, Subspecies, and Demonic Toys. Plus the lost Trancers sequel will premiere as part of a three part anthology known as Pulsepounders, including a sequel to cult favorite The Dungeonmaster, which was shot in 1988 and never released until now. FullMoonStreaming.com will be interactive in ways that fans have never seen before, including opportunities to bring home items featured on screen and see rare exclusive extras.

“The fans speak, and we listen,” explained Charles Band, legendary founder of Full Moon Features. “I’ve been asked for a comprehensive Full Moon digital universe for eons, and now the technology has finally caught up to what I had envisioned. Fans will now have the ability to totally engage and immerse themselves into our Gonzo universe, and witness the world’s most beloved film treasures in the comfort of their own homes.”

Also on tap for Full Moon is a new acquisitions label as part of the streaming site, to showcase the work of upcoming filmmakers. “I see so much young talent out there with such a dearth of distribution,” continued Band. “At Full Moon, we have a full-scale distribution arm including home video (DVD and Blu-Ray) and on-demand access, and we’d like to give these aspiring filmmakers a chance to show their stuff on our site, and keep it in the Full Moon family.”

Subscriptions will be $6.99/month, including unlimited viewing.

For more information please visit:

http://Twitter.com/FullMoonHorror

http://facebook.com/fullmoonfeatures

About Charles Band & Full Moon Features

Charles Band founded MEDA Home Entertainment in the late 1970’s, one of the first independent video distribution operations in America. With the foresight that home video was the future, a vision few others shared, he helped pave the way for the colossal home video boom to come. In the 1980’s, Band produced such hit cult favorites as Ghoulies, Re-Animator, The Dungeonmaster, Dolls, Troll, Robot Jox, and many more.

Band founded Full Moon Features in 1989 following the early 80’s success with Wizard Video, which released such cult classics as Zombie 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and I Spit on Your Grave on VHS. Wizard video was celebrated for their shocking and incomparable box art, especially after their switch to the "big box" format.

Band soon teamed with Paramount Pictures and Pioneer Home Entertainment for direct-to-video releases on VHS and Laserdisc. With upwards of twenty releases per year, Band has also built a reputation as a prolific and frequent director of entertaining low-budget genre films. In all, Band has produced almost three hundred features variously delving into the realms of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and family films under its Moonbeam Films label.

The Puppet Master series is considered to be Band’s most celebrated and popular franchise. The latest installment, Puppet Master X: Axis Rising, is the 10th film of the most successful direct to video horror franchise of all time. Full Moon has created many other well-known franchises such as the Trancers series, starring Helen Hunt and Tim Thomerson, the Subspecies series shot on-location in Transylvania, Romania, as well as Dollman, Demonic Toys, Killjoy and The Gingerdead Man (starring Gary Busey as a killer cookie!). Full Moon’s recent releases include the Blaxploitation horror film Ooga Booga starring veteran actors Karen Black and Stacy Keach, the Blu-ray release of the critically acclaimed vampire series Subspecies, and two new grindhouse releases including Riot in a Women’s Prison and SS Hellcamp.

Full Moon titles can be found at all major video retailer outlets, Red Box, and Netflix. Full Moon films are distributed in North America on Pay Per View and Video on Demand, including Comcast, Time Warner, and AT&T U-Verse. Full Moon movies are also available from sources as diverse as Walmart, Amazon, iTunes, Prescreen, and FlixFling. In addition to feature films, Full Moon is also very active in creating and marketing a wide variety of merchandise including original action figures, resin statues and 1:1 scale replicas of its better-known puppets and dolls.

RIP David Hess 1942-2011

David Hess, of "The Last House on the Left" (1972), has died of a heart attack in San Francisco.

Very sad news. He was a lovely guy and will be greatly missed.

Source: Twitter

IFC announces a limited theatrical release for The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence

IFC has announced a limited theatrical release date of October 7th for "The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence". So, by this time next week, anyone who is going to see this much maligned sequel probably will have done.



"Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy." (from IMDb)

Boasting far more gore and mean-spiritedness than before, you can be sure that I will be gagging to see it. Let's just hope that I don't have to put my ass where my mouth is if it turns out to be as overhyped as the original.

The Road Killer by Jon Craig

Article by Jon Craig (co-writer and co-director of The Road Killer).

The Road Killer is not a family-friendly Disney film. It's about a serial killer who would probably enjoy running over a family who just watched a Disney movie.  Lieutenant Henry Meyers is the one in charge of finding the killer.  His sanity slowly breaks down as the police effort to find and stop the mysterious killer becomes increasingly futile. A group of a college kids find themselves increasingly targeted, and the rest of the town is also terrorized by this vehicular madman. The situation grows more dire and dim as the week carries on. With no clues and no lead, Meyers pushes himself to the edge trying to solve a case that grows more and more personal each day. With time running out, a madman on the loose, and an entire town at risk, The Road Killer promises to be a heat-pounding thriller that'll keep you guessing until the end.  After all the terror that takes place within a few days, the killer just thinks "It's a nice day for a Sunday drive."

When I watch films, I always have a different feeling after the movie ends.  When I watch brainless films like the recent Captain America, I felt a bit underwhelmed.  When I watch a Gaspar Noe or David Fincher film, I feel impacted by the whole experience.  Great visual fx and typical formula story telling certainly can be enjoyable, but I don't think that most big blockbusters have any impact on you, and that's what I really want to do as a film maker.  I think that when you’re afraid to be alone after watching a movie, laughing your ass off just thinking back to one of the film's scenes or analyzing the plot to find the true meaning, the film maker has done a good job of impacting you.

Movies are very sexual; they look nice and make you feel good.  They can be horrifying and gross at times too, and that's when you look away or close your eyes and just deal with it.  When there's no element of sexuality, or it is so subdued that you want to fall asleep, you end up with your Captain Americas and slasher re-makes, which are very non-sexual experiences.

Perhaps some appreciate the classiness of the 40s, but there's no realism in a war being fought with lasers and no blood.  I think there is always a connection between the viewer and the film, and the level of intensity of that connection can define the overall impact it has.  Whether a horror movie has 2 deaths, or 200 deaths, the connection that you have with those characters is what makes it scary or hard to watch.  The character and plot development usually determines that connection, and that's something that’s missing from a lot of modern horror movies (especially the slasher re-makes) …and that's also something I hope to change.

Of course, movies are about entertainment too, and the silly and absurd grindhouse flicks like Machete and the original Death Race do have a very big place in my heart.  There are all different ways to make films that people will enjoy, and there are also ways to take various aspects of extremely different types of films and combine them into a new medium.  This is something that, in my opinion, Tarentino does very well.

The movies I make are not Hollywood blockbuster formula films.  With my movies, I really hope to give people an enjoyable experience, but I also hope that they will viscerally impact people, give them a personal connection to the film that will haunt them for years and make them think.  Since I'm producing and directing The Road Killer, I really have full artistic control and no 3rd parties can corrupt my vision, which really excites me.  There are way too many potentially awesome movies end up being mediocre because they are made only to make money.  I hope my movie will open people's eyes and start a big independent film movement that will eventually rival Hollywood.

Those interested in finding out more about this extremely ambitious project can follow this link: http://www.indiegogo.com/roadkiller

A final word to the wise: look both ways before you cross the road…

The Road Killer is helmed by co-writers and co-directors Chris Ryves and Jon Craig, and stars, among others, Jack Holtz, Michael Belveduto and Maria Olsen (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief).

Clive Barker sets the record straight about Hellraiser: Revelations

With the new Hellraiser film due to be released on October 18th, Clive Barker has already given the definitive answer on Twitter about what he really thinks of it.

Will you still watch "Hellraiser: Revelations" anyway?

Stephen King reads from the sequel to "The Shining"!

At the George Mason Awards ceremony, Stephen King read a 10 minute excerpt from a new story he's working on called "Dr. Sleep". It's a story about what happened to little Danny Torrence from "The Shining".