As a bona fide card carrying member of the zombie army complete with full Romero authorized credentials, I have to say... blaming zombies for everything has got to stop! Someone needs to bring a halt to this undead oppression! Seriously, This Is the End!

Written and directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen and starring Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride and Jonah Hill as themselves, This Is the End finds six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Once they discover that they are experiencing the Apocalypse, they must come to terms with why they were left behind. Eventually they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.

Look for the flick in theatres on June 12th.

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Finally, after two separate red-band trailers, an official piece of artwork for Paul Middleditch’s horror comedy Rapture-Palooza has arrived, and given the subject matter, it's painfully generic! Look for the flick from Lionsgate in limited theaters and on VOD platforms June 7th.

Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Ken Jeong star.

The film is best described as Zombieland meets The Big Lebowski, and in the flick a couple battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.

Synopsis
When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect) and her boyfriend, Ben (John Francis Daley, TV’s “Bones”), are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when The Beast (Craig Robinson, TV’s “The Office”) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family, friends, and a lawn-mowing zombie neighbor (Tom Lennon, TV’s “Reno 911”), the young couple set off to stop the Antichrist from taking her as his bride... and just maybe saving the world in the process.

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Some quick casting news is coming in for the sequel to terror tale The Pact, entitled The Pact II, as Camilla Luddington ("Grey's Anatomy") has signed up for active spookery. But wait... there's more!

In the film Luddington will take on the lead role of June Abbott. The character is plagued by nightmares of serial killer Judas, with whom she discovers she has a far closer relationship than previously imagined.

Patrick Fischler and Scott Michael Foster have also been cast in the sequel to the Nicholas McCarthy written and directed 2012 movie as FBI profiler Greg Ballard and June’s cop boyfriend Daniel Meyer.

Directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath, The Pact II is set to start filming in mid June.

Synopsis
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life. When Special Agent Kevin Dickey, the FBI agent assigned to wrap up the case of the newly deceased Judas Killer, shows up at June’s door, he brings with him some terrifying news – there is a Judas copycat killer on the loose in her neighborhood! In the course of his investigation, Dickey shows June a picture of the copycat killer’s victim, and she is stunned to see that it’s the same woman she saw brutally murdered in her nightmares.

A series of hauntings begin to torment June, growing in frequency and ferocity over time. Now, not only does she see murder victims, but her dreams put her in the role of the murderer. June fears that the spirit of the Judas Killer is the architect of some greater plan in which she must now play a part. June struggles to maintain her grip on sanity as she plunges into her own investigation of these events. No matter the result, the truth will be horrifying - either there is true evil inside of her, or someone, or something, is determined to destroy her… IT’S NOT OVER.

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Adam Green is prepared to go the extra mile and then some to make sure that as much money is raised for the One Fund Boston as possible. That being said, he's put some really cool things up for auction, several of which are completely one-of-a-kind. Check it out!

"We have made a few of the items from my upcoming Boston Strong fundraiser available to bid for on-line," says Green. "Obviously not everyone will be able to attend the auction/party in person on May 29th in Worcester, but some of these items are truly amazing and one-of-a-kind so we wanted to give ALL horror fans a chance to try and get them in our efforts to raise as much money as possible for The One Fund Boston charity.

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A new clip from Jim Mickle's remake of We Are What We Are (review) has arrived, and we have saved a place at the table for you. Whatcha waiting for? Say grace and then eat her!

The flick, which is currently at Cannes, stars Riley Keough, Julia Garner, Bill Sage, Wyatt Russell, and Ambyr Childers.

Synopsis
A seemingly wholesome and benevolent family, the Parkers have always kept to themselves, and for good reason. Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank rules the roost with a rigorous fervor, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost. As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes and his daughters Iris and Rose are forced to assume responsibilities that extend beyond those of a typical family. The most important task the girls face is putting meat on the table— but not the kind that can be found at the local supermarket. As the unrelenting downpour continues to flood their small town, local authorities begin to uncover clues that bring them closer to the secret that the Parkers have held closely for so many years.

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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing will release on May 22nd via Steam for PC for $14.99. NeocoreGames has revealed a new trailer for the game entitled Hunter's Lair that introduces us to the hideout for the legendary vampire hunter. Read on to check out the dark new trailer!

From the Press Release
Indie developer NeocoreGames debuted today the trailer for the Hunter’s Lair – a secret hideout for the legendary vampire hunter to meet with allies and accept new quests – for its gothic-noir steampunk action-RPG, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. Set to release on Windows® PC on May 22, 2013, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing will be made available for $14.99 on Steam.

The Hunter’s Lair will function as a central hub for players to stash collected loot, trade with non-playable characters, accept new quests from allies who join the resistance against the scientific scourge, teleport between locations, utilize the alchemy lab, and open up the opportunity for a tower-defense mini-game when enemies attempt to raid the lair. Built by the father of the protagonist, the lair comes equipped with a power-generator that permits access to deployable traps and many other upgradable functions to defend hordes of despicable enemies that want to rid the world of Van Helsing.

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is now available for pre-order on PC. To pre-purchase the game, head to the official website and choose an option to back this indie developer. As a bonus for all pre-purchases of The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, early adopters will receive instant access to the closed Beta.

To learn more, visit the official The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing game website.

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Fresh off its premiere at Slamdance, horror comedy Ghost Team One, directed by Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford, has landed itself a worldwide distribution deal with Paramount Home Media Distribution.

Ghost Team One, which was produced by Flying Monkeys Entertainment and Foresight Entertainment, follows a pair of roommates who, after falling for a girl who believes their house is haunted by a vengeful madame, set out to make a documentary that ultimately uncovers not just a decades-old murder but a ghost that appears to be into them.

It’s certainly an original premise, with FilmThreat saying it “does for ghost films what Shaun of the Dead did for zombie films,” so color me intrigued. The film stars Carlos Santos, J.R. Villareal, Tony Cavalero, and Fernanda Romero and, if the stars align, might end up getting a theatrical release.

With luck this low-budget ghost story will help reinvigorate the dwindling found footage genre, which has seen its fair share of stinkers over the past couple of years. Contrary to popular opinion, I feel the genre is one of the best ways to convey fear to the viewer, so I say the more, the merrier.

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We told you last week about the new film from Franck Khalfoun, the director behind the excellent remake of William Lustig's classic Maniac, called I-Lived, and now just in time for Cannes we have the artwork and even a video message from Khalfoun!

Khalfoun will next direct I-Lived. Based on his own script, the movie centers on a young online app reviewer whose latest assignment mysteriously improves his life but also starts to tear him apart.

Ehud Bleiberg, Alix Taylor, and Pavlina Hatoupis are producing along with the director. Tiffany Boyle and Nicholas Donnermeyer are executive producing. Bleiberg Entertainment’s Compound B division is handling sales at Cannes, and principal photography is set to start at the end of May.

More on this one as it comes.

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Jim Mickle’s English-language remake of the incredible Spanish thriller Somo Lo Que Hay (We Are What We Are [review]) just joined the trilogy parade with the announcement of a prequel and a sequel, the former of which is set to shoot in 2014.

Screen Daily is reporting that Memento Films International is heading up sales on the remake’s sequel and prequel, the latter of which will be helmed by Finnish director AJ Annila. Concerning Annila’s first English-language film, Mickle said “Sauna is one of my favorite movies to come out in the last few years. I think AJ will take this world and the characters and make something personal, unique, and scary as hell. Can’t wait to see it all come to life.”

The prequel, which will be a Finnish-French-US co-production, will be called What We Were and will be written by Nick Damici, who also worked on Mickle’s vampire hit Stake Land. It will focus on Frank and Emma Parker, the mother and father of the first film, and how Frank introduced her to cannibalism.

Annila is clearly excited to bring the Parker family back for more, stating “I’m honored and very excited to dive into the world of We Are What We Are and surface with another setting that’s as unique and disturbing as its relatives. A dark, bittersweet love story with real characters, raw emotions, and culinary eye candy.”

Director Jorge Michel Grau, who wrote and directed the original Spanish-language film, is currently in the process of developing a treatment for the sequel, which he will also direct, bringing the film’s mythology full circle.

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Raven Banner Entertainment has acquired the worldwide sales rights to the remake of the 1972 Spanish thriller Cut-Throats Nine (Condenados a vivir).

To be helmed by Rodrigo Gudino, who made his feature directorial debut with The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh, the remake will feature an impressive list of stars, including Kris Holden-Reid and Julian Richings, who join Harvey Keitel, Mads Mikklesen, and Jordi Malla. The film will be produced by Gudino’s Rue Morgue Cinema and Canspan Film Factory and will go into production in early 2014.

The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Raven Banner will begin shopping the film for pre-sales this week at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 15th to May 26th in Cannes, France.

Here's the original film's synopsis:

A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter, and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and they are left without horses or a wagon. The sergeant must find a way to get his prisoners to their destination while protecting his daughter, watching out for the still pursuing bandits, and trying to determine which one of the prisoners was the man who raped and murdered his wife.

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Anchor Bay Films is hard at work in France, having just acquired the rights to the David Jung-directed The Possession of Michael King at Cannes. The feature directorial debut of Jung, the thriller follows a widower who delves into the occult following the death of his wife.

Starring Dale Dickey, Tomas Arana, Ella Anderson, and Julie McNiven, the Gold Circle Films production is yet another film that seeks to keep the “possession” sub-genre alive and well.

EVP of Acquisitions Kevin Kasha has clearly noticed their popularity, stating “Audiences love possession films, and this one is filled with all the thrills they’re known for.”

This, of course, says nothing about the incredibly common and increasingly frustrating ”The Haunting/Possession of…” trend, but personal quibbles aside, it’s always great to see horror represented and making headway at Cannes.

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With Lionsgate set to finally release the After Dark Original Dark Circles on DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand this coming May 21st, they've unveiled a new clip for the supernatural horror flick. Check it out!

Dark Circles was written and directed by Paul Soter (of Broken Lizard infamy, the team behind Club Dread, Super Troopers, and Beerfest) and stars Pell James (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do) with Jennifer Foreman and Phillippe Brenninkmeyer. The DVD extras include an audio commentary with writer/director Paul Soter.

Synopsis:
When new parents Alex (Schaech) and Penny (James) retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant has both of them seeing things in the house that may or may not exist. Persistent sightings of a strange woman have each of them wondering if they are suffering from hallucinations or if their new home holds a dark, supernatural presence. As their fragile grasp on reality spirals into delirium, Alex and Penny find themselves nearly helpless to deal with the horrific truth of what is really going in this house.

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While we wait to see if NBC is keeping "Hannibal" or if the show is heading to greener pastures like Amazon, the network has released an odd and rather disturbing new still from tonight's Episode 1.08, "Fromage." Check it out!

"Hannibal" Episode 1.08 - "Fromage" (airs 5/16/13)
HANNIBAL IS FORCED TO FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE WHILE WILL REACHES OUT ROMANTICALLY TO ALANA - The BAU investigates a murder in which the killer exposes the victim's vocal cords to literally play them like a cello. Meanwhile, Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) discovers that the killer, Tobias (Demore Barnes), murdered the victim as an attempt to gain Hannibal's attention but then makes an attempt to take Lecter’s life.

Will (Hugh Dancy) is driven to distraction by strange noises in his head and turns to Alana, in a romantic way, seeking peace and stability. Hannibal describes his relationship with Will to his therapist, Dr. Bedilia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson). Vladmimir Cubrt and Dan Fogler guest star.

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After Dark Originals, which features a combination of originally produced and acquired films, has announced the fourth film in its second series, the Jourdan McClure-directed Children of Sorrow, which brings us a “petrifying look into a cult psyche.”

After Dark Horrorfest was an incredible thing for the horror genre, snatching up and distributing independently produced horror flicks and packaging them up in their nifty “8 Films to Die For” banner. While only a small handful of them were truly good flicks (Lake Mungo and Frontier(s) are incredible), there’s no denying that After Dark was doing a damned good thing for budding filmmakers and fans as a whole.

After 2011, After Dark Horrorfest was supplanted by After Dark Originals comprised of originally produced and also, for the second series, acquired films. Children of Sorrow, which looks to be a unique little take on the “cult” sub-genre of horror films, will be the fourth film in the newest series and the second for 2013.

From the Press Release
After Dark Films proudly announces the fourth film in its After Dark Originals 2 series (ADO2), CHILDREN OF SORROW.  A film that delivers a petrifying look into a cult psyche, CHILDREN OF SORROW is directed by Jourdan McClure (Rogue River, Die Maniacs Die!), written by Ryan Finnerty (Rogue River, Smosh), and stars Bill Oberst, Jr. (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, Take this Lollipop) and Hannah Levien (The Palace Players).

"We are so excited to welcome Jourdan McClure into the After Dark Family.  He's an incredible talent. Children of Sorrow is such a thought-provoking and disturbing film. It sparked many debates and was the cause of endless sleepless nights."  -Stephanie Caleb, EVP Creative Affairs

Synopsis:
Simon Leach is a very, very sick man. Thriving on despair, pain, and panic, he unites a group of broken and desperate people in the middle of the desert. He showers them with the love and affection they're so desperate for, but Simon has a much greater plan for his followers. "Belongingness" can be a terrifying subject, even more so when acceptance is disingenuous. Children of Sorrow is the nightmare version of that. A young woman embeds herself in a cult looking for answers to her sisters disappearance, only to find a dark secret within the cult and an even darker secret within herself.

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The USA Network announced today that it will start production on "Horizon," a period genre project from executive producer Gale Anne Hurd (“The Walking Dead”), along with the limited series "Don't Turn Around." Read on for more!

While the original description of "Horizon" mentioned aliens, the latest info we have doesn't include that aspect, but in any event, here are more details from USA's most recent press release:

"HORIZON" is a period genre drama set at the height of World War II. At a time when many American women took more significant roles in the workplace than ever before, a secretary at the FBI begins a secretive investigation into files that have been stamped with the codename “Horizon.” This mysterious project provides links to the death of her husband and the disappearance of a young girl and has also - unbeknownst to her - aroused the interest of undercover Nazi spies working in the US. From Universal Cable Productions, Hurd will executive produce through her Valhalla Entertainment, with writer and co-executive producer Bridget Tyler ("BURN NOTICE"). The pilot will go into production this summer.

As for "Don't Turn Around," here's what we know so far:

"DON'T TURN AROUND" is a haunting limited series set on a beautiful but remote island. As the summer draws to an end and the vacationers/weekenders have all left the island, the young staff left behind is ready to finally let loose before they pack up as well. When an unexpected storm rolls across the island during the party, several people mysteriously vanish and turn up dead. Trapped on the island with no means of escape, the remaining group struggles to survive against whatever is out there... and each other. From Grady Girl Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television, "DON’T TURN AROUND" is written by J.R. Orci, who executive produces with Dawn Olmstead.

Look for more on both projects soon!

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On May 30th Paramount Digital Entertainment and Phosphor Games Studio will release World War Z the game for iOS and Android devices. Players will be dropped into a world of chaos with over 28 levels that will offer intense combat and engaging puzzles. The plan is simple--fight to survive!

From the Press Release
Paramount Digital Entertainment and award-winning Phosphor Games Studio bring global apocalyptic panic to you in the newly announced World War Z game. Set to release on May 30, the game will launch on iOS and select Android devices.

Offering a fully immersive experience, players are dropped into the middle of the World War Z chaos. Casual and core gamers will both love the game’s action-packed first person experience and electrifying story. Featuring 28 visceral levels, intense combat, engaging puzzles, upgradable weapons and armor, an unlimited challenge mode, and a global scale, this game challenges you: play to survive.

“We loved the rich world that the filmmakers created, and are thrilled to tell a story that runs parallel to its film counterpart,” said Amy Powell, President of Paramount Digital Entertainment. “We wanted to give audiences a chance to truly live the movie in this story-based game.”

“We were excited to be able to use the cutting-edge Unreal Engine 3 to bring World War Z to life,” said Chip Sineni, Phosphor Games Studio Director. “Our goal was to build Paramount a AAA game, and with that came all our favorite bells and whistles, like ambient occlusion lighting, multipass blended textures, and hordes of enemies to fight.”

The World War Z game is available on iOS and select Android devices on May 30. World War Z, the film, revolves around ex-United Nations employee Gerry lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to decimate humanity itself. The film hits theaters worldwide on June 21.

To learn more, visit the official World War Z game website.

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Hooked Digital Media has announced that its first horror story is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Fans can now download the first chapter of Haunting Melissa for FREE on the App Store and it is truly terrifying. Don't believe us? Then check out the haunting new teaser trailer!

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Hooked Digital Media, a next-generation production company, premieres Haunting Melissa, a horror story available now exclusively on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Designed specifically for a new generation of connected viewers, Haunting Melissa reinvents storytelling to engage audiences and keep them on the edge of their seats. The Haunting Melissa App takes viewers into the world of Melissa, a teenage girl who believes her recently deceased mother is haunting her.

Haunting Melissa is the first project using Hooked Digital Media’s new platform, which enables delivery of stories in varied lengths, received at unpredictable intervals. Written and produced specifically for Hooked Digital Media’s new story platform and is designed to connect with Gen C viewers to tell stories in a whole new way. The company holds multiple patents that bring mystery and intrigue to the viewing ecosystem. These technology innovations release flexible content in an unpredictable but linear progression maximizing audience anticipation. As viewers progress, the app can inject new content that reveals important storyline elements through seamless push “update” notifications.

The project was conceived, directed and produced by Neal Edelstein, producer of hits such as “The Ring,” “The Ring 2” and “Mulholland Drive.” Haunting Melissa is written by best-selling author Andrew Klavan (True Crime, Don’t Say A Word); Haunting Melissa features an up-and-coming cast of talented actors that includes Kassia Warshawski as Melissa Strogue, Travis Nelson as Brandon, Barb Mitchell as Katherine Strogue, Jasmine Berg as Holly, Greg Lawson as Jack Strogue, Larry Reese as Mike Cole, Christian Laurian Kerr as Carter, Lisa Moreau as Amanda Maynard and Lorette Clow as Dr. Carroway.

“Haunting Melissa is a ghost story created to be consumed in a dark corner with headphones on and iPhone or iPad in hand,” said Neal Edelstein, president, Hooked Digital Media. “You never know when the next piece will come or how long that piece will be…it’s a complete surprise.”
The intuitive platform features an easy-to-use visual guide that includes a color-coded path to identify what has been viewed and what awaits. Haunting Melissa is also highly social -- viewers can easily sign in through Facebook and alert friends they are watching Haunting Melissa, share theories, freak out and make predictions of what comes next.

“The amazing technology contained in the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has allowed us to present stories in a dramatically different way. The technology supports story first and foremost. As viewers move further into Melissa’s world, they will understand why this new app technology will change distribution forever,” added Edelstein.

The Haunting Melissa App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The first chapter is free with additional chapters available via In-App Purchase.

To learn more, visit the official Haunting Melissa website. Also, make sure to check out Haunting Melissa on the App Store, "Follow" on Twitter, and "Like" them on Facebook.

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Who doesn't love movies that take place in loony bins? Psychos are just fun to be around, man. Psychos on the loose are even better! Anything can and will happen. Good thing for us fellow nuts that P5ych is on its way!

Cinema Management Group launched sales at Cannes on the upcoming horror thriller P5ych from Saw franchise producer Peter Block.

Block and fellow producer Maxwell Sinovi have offers out to Paul Bettany (Priest) and Paul Giamatti (John Dies at the End) to star.

“P5ych centres on the postmodern conceit of five patients undergoing experimental treatment whose real-life experiences inspired horror staples such as Friday The 13th, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. When the former victims are made to confront their fears, the memories become real and the body count begins to rise.”

Matthew Currie Holmes, who appeared in The Fog and Firewall, will direct. More on this one soon!

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Things macabre, Victorian and aurally and visually arresting are in store for fans of American singer, songwriter and Devil’s Carnival actress Emilie Autumn, who sat down recently with us to chat regarding her new single Fight Like a Girl, her new band Platonic Friends, and Episode 2 of Devil’s Carnival.

Read on for the Q&A and more!

With Autumn’s video for Fight Like a Girl having dropped recently (see it below), which was helmed by Devil’s Carnival and Saw series director Darren Lynn Bousman (and based on her autobiographical novel The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls), the singer and artist riffed on her collaboration with the filmmaker, her new band with actor Marc Senter (writer’s note and an exclusive: he and fellow actor Noah Segan have signed on to star in writer and director Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch’s feature Starry Eyes!), and a whole lot more.

Dread Central: What was your collaborative process in producing and shooting the video for Fight Like a Girl with Darren Lynn Bousman?

Emilie Autumn: The characteristic that Darren and I have most in common is our desire to create not mere movies or albums, but whole worlds for people to enter, visit, and, ultimately, occupy and make a significant part of their lives. We don't just create art, we create realities. I've done this with my Asylum world and the mythos that this world is based upon, that mythos being established in my book, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, and played out in my live shows. Darren has of course done this with The Devil's Carnival amongst other things. When we first became great friends two years ago, we mutually accepted the privilege of creating within each other's worlds, and my playing ‘The Painted Doll’ in The Devil’s Carnival was the first example of this. Meanwhile, Darren was reading my book - no easy feat, the thing weighs five pounds, and, while it has independently sold over 20,000 copies to strangers, my closest friends refuse to read it - and listening to my music more than most of my audience ever will. When I told Darren I was developing the book and my music into a full-scale Broadway musical, and I asked him to direct it, he was almost upset. He told me not to insult him by asking him to sign on, because, in his mind, he already had. He'd always assumed that we were making this thing together, and he was right. This music video itself is more than a visual depiction of the title track of my latest album, Fight Like A Girl, and it's also a trailer for the musical. Because Darren knows so much about the Asylum world: it's rules, politics, hierarchies, characters, and, most importantly, it's mission, I was able to do with him what I do with almost no one else, and that was to trust him with my story. For the first time, I could put forth an idea of what I wanted, and then I could let go as I watched somebody not only fulfilling my vision, but actually adding to it and making it better. These are the partnerships that one keeps for a lifetime. I'm Johnny Depp to Darren's Tim Burton. Wow, I can't believe I just made that analogy.

Something that I think is most fun for my audience is to see how our two realities are bleeding into each other, almost like easter eggs hidden in software. The ‘Fight Like a Girl’’ video features a number of the cast and crew from The Devil's Carnival, including the smoldering hot Marc Senter who plays ‘Orderly No. 3,’ my primary antagonist and eventual kissing partner - much as he did in The Devil’s Carnival, come to think of it - and the marvelous Dayton Callie who plays ‘The Warden,’ Veronica Varlow and Captain Maggots - my touring bandmate and ‘Woe Maiden’ in The Devil’s Carnival, and many more. This video is definitely an ensemble cast. Everyone in it is a damn super star, who deserves their own song.

Like Star Wars, The Wizard Of Oz, The Lion King, and nearly all fairy tales, my story is a monomyth, essentially a hero's journey; an unexpected transformation from victim to victor by a character from whom you'd never expect such greatness. Darren and all of the cast and crew helped me to accomplish that transformation on screen in ‘Fight Like a Girl’ and tell a real story, and I'm forever grateful.

Dread Central: What can we expect of your character's return in Devil's Carnival?

Emilie Autumn: Well, for one thing, she talks! I've read the script for Episode 2, and it's truly epic. What is demanded of my character in this film is going to be really quite mind-blowing to say the least, and an incredible challenge to me as an actor. It's also a hero's journey in the sense that we learn the unexpected origins of ‘The Painted Doll’ and how and why she transformed into the mysteriously powerful character we see in Hell. Massive surprises are in store for Carnies, Sinners, and Plague Rats alike!

Dread Central: How did Platonic Friends, the band you’ve put together with actor Marc Senter come about, and what can we expect to see musically and live in the near future?

Emilie Autumn: I'm so glad you asked! Platonic Friends is, to be succinct, the biggest band in the world. They are comprised of ‘Sharc’ and ‘The Admiral,’ who are the increasingly dominant alter egos of Marc Senter and me, respectively. Platonic Friends makes chart-topping hits in the dance synthpop genre - think New Order with hardcore bass lines and a lot more sexual tension, eye-patches, goldfish, and break-dancing. In fact, they've had chart-topping hits in countries that haven't even been invented yet. Their legions of rabid fans are called ‘Boyfriends’ and ‘Girlfriends,’ and their signature matching hotel bathrobes are influencing the haute couture collections of fashions’ most legendary designers. They've set the trends you're attempting to follow.

Emilie Autumn: Check out their sweet album cover on here. Their hit single, entitled Platonic Friends, drops shortly - and follow them on Twitter to learn why The Admiral doesn't get out of bed for less than $10,000, and how Sharc is king of the ocean yet deathly afraid of water. Now, you may be saying to yourself, ‘But I don't think I've ever heard of Platonic Friends.’ Or have you? Exactly.

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So earlier today we got a tip that Jonny Weston was in negotiations to star in the found footage pic Almanac from Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes. We started inquiring before writing the story, and what happened? It ended up a couple of hours later on the front page of THR. Coincidence? Le sigh. All we can do is laugh.

THR also reports that along with Weston (pictured; Under the Bed, John Dies at the End, Chasing Mavericks), Sofia Black-D’Elia is in negotiations to star in the flick. Michael Bay will produce through his Platinum Dunes banner along with his partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, with Dean Israelite making his directorial debut. Plot details are under wraps other than the film would have a mockumentary angle centered around time travel. Andrew Stark and Jason Pagan penned the script. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec will exec produce.

More as it comes.

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