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NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, May 15, 2012 – Interactive Q&A sessions with top stars like Chris Hemsworth, Stan Lee, William Shatner and three other “Star Trek” captains, WWE® Superstar CM Punk™ and more than a dozen others, movie screenings, evening parties, kids activities, comedy and costume contests are among the wide variety of programming offerings at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic …

Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 was released simultaneously for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC via Steam on June 15, 2011. Magic 2012 is the direct sequel to the hit title Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers that was originally released back in 2009. If you’re not familiar with Magic: The Gathering, it’s a …

The Sullen Route is a four-piece band from Volgograd Russia. Moving away from their death metal roots, they branch out into new territory with sophomore release Apocalyclinic. The band’s label Bad Mood Man Music has this to say about their style: “«Apocalyclinic» demonstrates evolution from orthodox doom death metal to the area which cannot be definitely classified: in the new …

BIO: Eric Swartz has been a Horror Artist since college, and a Horror Fan since he was born. Even at a young age, Eric watched countless Horror Films which gave him years of nightmares. Eventually the nightmares ended and his obsession grew from these dreams into a lifestyle. Once he began drawing monsters from his favorite Horror Films, Eric knew …

Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Rezurrection map pack was released for Xbox 360 on August 23, 2011, and it will release on a later date for Playstation 3 and PC owners. The Rezurrection map pack is the first Black Ops map pack to be entirely composed of Zombie mode maps. For those of you that don’t know, Call of Duty …

BIO: Clint Carney has been drawing and painting since he was very young. His art is hanging in several galleries throughout the US and in countless private collections around the world. His published work includes a series of serial killer portraits done for Serial Killer Magazine. Most recently, his painting “Becoming You,” has appeared on the March, 2009 cover of …

“I tripped the merry-go-round….the calliope crashed to the ground” If the year was 1977, you might have thought Manfred Mann’s Earth Band was talking about this recent release score / music CD under the title of “Carnival Arcane” by Midnight Syndicate. “Carnival Arcane” is designed to take you on a mental journey. One that eludes images of “Something Wicked This …

Catherine is a strange tale of one man’s venture into the world of both infidelity and the supernatural. Vincent Brooks is a young man who happens to be in a serious relationship with his longtime girlfriend Katherine. Katherine is getting to the point where she wants to take their relationship to the next level and get married, but Vincent is …

BIO: Michael’s professional career spans both traditional and technology-based methods. He began his professional career as an advertising and technical illustrator in the early 1980s, creating illustrations for the aerospace and retail industries. Some of his clients have included: Mitsubishi, Seiko Instruments, Mars Candy, Beckman Instruments and Sega Games. His personal work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, …

Illuminate the Silence are five musicians from Moscow still experimenting to find their own sound. And just like the band’s name, Silverhoney is a non sequitur, leaping back and forth between metal, rock, jazz and even funk. The four-song EP moves in and out of these styles, abruptly switching from one to another throughout. At times, the sonic shifts are …

Insidious (2011), is a delightful haunting/possession film directed by James Wan. It’s a film about a family and their attempts to prevent the suddenly comatose son, from being possessed by spirits from a realm called “The Further”. You don’t think that we could conjur up some badjokes about this film, do you?! In fact I feel that I “possess” the …

BIO: Fan of lowbrow art, comic strips and horror/sexploitation movies of the 1970s. Much of my personal work tends to reflect these influences, while still (I hope) forging an identifiable style. Trained as a graphic illustrator ’93 – ’96 but now produce visual art as a hobby, while concentrating on my main love of writing prose fiction. Published first own …

Monster-Mania.net posted, “VERY sorry to report this but I’ve just been informed by Potent Pictures that Michael Madsen’s manager has cancelled his appearance at MMCON as well as his role in the Potent Pictures films. His manager has been unable to reach him for the past 2 weeks nor has Madsen shown up for any of his scheduled appointments. I …

Bio: I was born in 1984 and grew up near Cleveland, OH. I’ve always had a love for horror and macabre art. Most of my inspiration growing up has always come from my brother, as well as professional artists like MC Escher and HR Giger. I’ve worked with many forms of art over the years including traditional pencil illustration, oil painting, watercolor, …

“Let The Right One In” (2008) , is a Swedish horror/fantasy/romance film directed by Tomas Alfredson. It’s centered around a boy named Oskar, who is a target for bullies, and his peculiar, 12 year old friend Eli. What Oskar does not not know about Eli, is that she is a 200 year old Vampire. Her father is a serial killer, …