Although they’ve been on life-support for the last few years, Atari were once one of the biggest and most relevant video game publisher sin the world. Yup, the publisher who gave us magnificent consoles such as the 2600 and unforgettable games such as the Alone in the Dark franchise are now a mere shadow of thier former self, with their US division even filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

They may not be doing so hot as far as videogames are concerned, but Atari are sure doing great in the realm of comic books. They recently partnered with Dynamite Entertainment to bring some of their classic characters to the printed page, with a comic based on their classic Centipede arcade game debuting in July. Singer and occasional writer Max Bemis will script the series, which is desscibed in the press release below as being a mix of “sci-fi, horror, and action”, whilst Eoin Marrow Deliver will handle artwork.

You may recall that Atari’s Centipede was also featured in Pixels, but I’m gonna go ahead and say that Adam Sandler won’t be in the comic. I swear I’m the only person who actually liked that goddamn movie.

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES CENTIPEDE, THE LATEST TITLE IN THE ATARI COMIC BOOK REVOLUTION

Writer Max Bemis and Artist Eoin Marrow Deliver A Harrowing Sci-Fi Tale of Monsters and Revenge

Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment continues its partnership with Atari®, one of the world’s most recognized producers of interactive entertainment, to create a new comics line based on beloved Atari® video game titles. The two entertainment juggernauts are pleased to announce that Centipede will join the recently released Swordquest as the latest title in the retrogaming series. Launching in July, Centipede #1 will bring a tale of survival and vengeance to comic book and gaming fans everywhere, courtesy of writer Max Bemis (Worst X-Man Ever, Foolkiller) and artist Eoin Marron (Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original).

Sci-Fi, horror, and action collide in a comic for fans of Aliens, The Thing, and Predator. When a terrifying creature from beyond the stars attacks his planet, protagonist Dale’s journey begins, but he is not out to save his world; its already much too late for that. As the lone survivor, the only thing Dale wants is revenge.

Writer Max Bemis says, “I’m honored to be a part of bringing Centipede to life and to be allowed to do it in a somewhat less than conventional and dangerous way. Expect many mushrooms.”

Artist Eoin Marron says, “My favorite aspect of working on Centipede: Game Over is being able to take the core concept and expand on it in a way the original couldn’t at the time. That means developing a whole new world – one that’s similar to ours but not quite – and tearing it all down again from the very first issue. So, if you like your post-apocalyptic, last-man-on-Earth scenarios to be dripping with a tongue-in-cheek self-awareness and dry sense of humor, you’re going dig what we’re doing on this.”

“When Dynamite announced the launch of the Atari comic line, fans widely shared their excitement across social media, reminiscing over their fondest memories of hours spent in the Arcade and in front of their favorite Atari games,” says Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher. “With the addition of Centipede to our Atari line, we’ll be able to bring that same excitement to the die-hard fans that worked hard to bring down the evilest of insects! And thanks to the massive success of Atari’s Flashback console, an entirely new generation will be able to enjoy both their catalogue of groundbreaking games, as well as the complementary comic series!”

The debut issue of Centipede features a wide selection of cover variants, providing fans and retailers with the freedom of choice! The cover artwork features the talents of Francesco Francavilla (Detective Comics, Zorro, Will Eisner’s The Spirit: Corpse-Makers), interior artist Eoin Marron, and Dan Schkade (Will Eisner’s The Spirit). A special classic game art cover will also be available. Limited variant editions in “Black & White,” “Homage,” and “Virgin Art” formats are also available as retailer incentives for comic shops that support the launch issue by achieving stocking thresholds. Fans will also be excited by the Classic Atari mini-comic incentive, a remastered reissue of the whimsical 32-page mini-comic (measuring 5″ x 7.75″) which was originally packaged with the Atari cartridge of its namesake.

Centipede #1 will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ May 2017 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in July. Comic book fans are encouraged to reserve copies with their local comic book retailers. Centipede will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Dynamite Digital, iVerse, and Dark Horse Digital.

Pre-order #1: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C725130260468

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Arrow Video have announced that they will be releasing a dual format Blu-ray/DVD edition of Lucio Fulci’s 1972 giallo masterpiece Don’t Torture a Duckling. The film will be available in both the UK and US with a targeted release date of August 14th/15th.

Synopsis:
When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local “witch”, Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders – city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) – team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents…

Pre-orders are available for both the UK and US.

Special features included:

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
• Original mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc)
• English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
• New audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films
• The Blood of Innocents, a new video discussion with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film
• Hell is Already in Us, a new video essay by critic Kat Ellinger
• Interviews with co-writer/director Lucio Fulci, actor Florinda Bolkan, cinematographer Sergio D’Offizi, assistant editor Bruno Micheli and assistant makeup artist Maurizio Trani
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Timothy Pittides

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet with new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Howard Hughes

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Starring Catherine Kinsey, Michael Shelton, Chuck Hartsell

Directed by Chuck Hartsell and Chance Shirley

Ah hell, with literally every damned theme thrown at us containing the zombie sub-genre, why not factor in a little post-apocalyptic gunslinging, Eastwood western-style? Actually ol’ Clint would probably puke in his boots if he laid eyes upon something of this manner, but that’s neither here nor there – in any event, we’ve got the undead (yet again) running rampant, this time in a horror comedy titled For A Few Zombies More…lord help us all, because I’ve got a sinking feeling like this one might do some serious damage.

From co-directors Chuck Hartsell and Chance Shirley come a tale about a man named Chuck (Hartsell), a mild-mannered video-store clerk who’s simply slogging his way though life, and his polished skill-set of…uh, “videotape hawking” will come in quite handy when the impending zombie apocalypse hits in full-force. Following up on the film’s predecessor, Hide and Creep, this continuation acts as a vehicle in which Chuck plans on riding out this mess by watching old films until the zombies just waste away – solid plan, huh? Yeah, I didn’t think so either – in any event, Chuck’s blueprint develops a wrinkle when he’s paired up with a mysterious gal with no name, and her immediate intention is to locate that special someone who can put an end to all this zombie-nonsense…doctor, soldier, someone to press the “stop” button on my screener controls…anyone out there that can end this madness?

Look, I’m not going to nickle and dime this film til’ the cows come home, but I can say this: it’s a moderately fun watch that uses ample bits of humor and undead trope to convey its story and sentiment. The acting’s a bit scattered, and the story is as goofy as any other horror-comedy to wrangle down the tubes over the past few years, but it’s an admirable go at the whole pseudo-gunslinger setup, and should make any zombie aficionado generally content, that is until the next out-of-this-world flesh-chewing premise gets concocted by an independent filmmaking crew…wait a stinkin’ minute…”out of this world?” Hey, I may be onto something!

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Mothers are a wonderful foundation for horror films. Movies like Serial Mom, Friday the 13th, Psycho, Strait-Jacket, and more show that a mother’s love can often go a step or two too far. But then there are movies where the mother doesn’t even realize the horror that they’re a part of, and perhaps the best example of this kind of film is Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby.

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Logo TV will be airing the film as part of its show “Cocktails & Classics.”

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This Mother’s Day, Michael Urie and guests take a closer look at the award-winning horror film Rosemary’s Baby, which stars Mia Farrow as a young housewife who slips into paranoia shortly after becoming mysteriously pregnant.

To give you a taste of what’s to come, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the episode, in which host Urie relays some of his favorite facts about the film, including the time when Farrow had to eat raw liver!

You can watch the program on Logo TV this Sunday at 8pm/7c.

“Cocktails & Classics” Synopsis:
Each week, get the inside scoop from our host Michael Urie as he shares never-before-shared stories, casting hits and misses, tantalizing trivia, and good-old-fashioned dish that make these movies so revered by cinephiles and camp enthusiasts alike.

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Time to head out to the Far East for a little urban legend fare… Get ready to meet The Slit-Mouthed Woman, another ghoulish girl who could give Kayako and Sadako a run for their yen!

Our Shudder Pick of the Weekend is Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman, directed by Kôji Shiraishi and starring Eriko Satô, Haruhiko Katô, and Chiharu Kawai.

Synopsis:
In this violent Japanese fright flick based on a popular urban legend, a disfigured female ghost begins kidnapping children in a small town. They call her the “Slit-Mouthed Woman” because a gash across her face gives her a monstrous appearance, similar to the villain in Ichi the Killer. When local kids start disappearing, two teachers realize they must stop her before their students wind up dead. Though Kôji Shiraishi’s (Grotesque) terrifying tale owes a clear debt to Candyman and Ring, the devilish director manages to put his own uniquely perverse spin on the subject matter.

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Ruthless Studios’ horror thriller Tall Men arrived on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD earlier this week, and in honor of the occasion, we have a few exclusive stills from the film to share.

Tall Men (review) is written and directed by Jonathan Holbrook and stars Dan Crisafulli, Kay Whitney, Richard Garcia, Jeff Alden, Jackie Ayzenberg, and Brandon Cogo. With its mind-blowing practical and CGI FX work, Tall Men will leave you second guessing everything and make you afraid to use your credits cards.

Synopsis:
Terrence Mackleby claims bankruptcy after being over $80,000 in debt. His private world is turned upside down when Terrence is visited by strange demons and tall phantoms in business suits after he applies for a mysterious black credit card, in this nightmarish Holbrookian vision.

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Last night we told you that the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival has revealed its full lineup, which includes a series of “after dark” films under their Nightfall Competition banner. Today we have stills from most of them for your perusal.

The 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival runs June 14th-22nd. Ticket information can be found right here.

Desolation, dir. Sam Patton, USA, World Premiere

Synopsis:
A mother takes her son and her best friend on a trip into remote wilderness to scatter his father’s ashes; they must confront their fears when a lone hiker begins following them.

The Housemaid, dir. Derek Nguyen, Vietnam / USA, North American Premiere

Synopsis:
When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife… who is out for blood.

Midnighters, dir. Julius Ramsay, USA, World Premiere

Synopsis:
While driving home on New Year’s Eve, a married couple hits and kills a vagrant wandering on the road. After taking the body home in a panic, they realize that the man wasn’t dead after all — and that their lives are in fact already intertwined with his.

The Neighbor, dir. Giancarlo Ruiz, Mexico, World Premiere

Synopsis:
A man’s obsession with his downstairs neighbors escalates as he moves from voyeur to tormentor to kidnapper in this intense, experimental character study.

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The horror comedy feature Tragedy Girls premiered at this year’s South by Southwest film fest, and now it’s heading to Cannes, where The Exchange CEO Brian O’Shea and his team will be screening it at the Market for international territories.

Per Screen Daily, CAA is handling the U.S. rights, and a deal is expected to be announced shortly.

Tyler MacIntyre directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Chris Lee Hill. Producers are Anthony Holt, Armen Aghaeian, Edward Mokhtarian, Cameron Van Hoy, Tara Ansley, and Craig Robinson. Kerry Rhodes serves as an executive producer. The Comeback Kids and New Artist Pictures produced Tragedy Girls in association with Ardor Pictures.

Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid, Kevin Durand, and Craig Robinson lead the cast in the story of two death-obsessed teenage girls in a small Midwestern town.

“Tragedy Girls is a fun, commercial, and incredibly satisfying teen genre movie, which will have a great run in the international market,” said O’Shea.

Synopsis:
Sadie and McKayla are two social-media obsessed best friends who will stop at nothing to build their online following. The self-titled “Tragedy Girls” kidnap Lowell, an unambitious local serial killer, and force him to mentor them into modern horror legends by committing murders to blow up on the internet.

As the bodies fall, the girls become national news; and panic in their small town hits a fever pitch — just then, Lowell escapes! Now, with the local sheriff closing in and their relationship on the rocks, the girls must rethink their plan before they find themselves the latest victims of their own killing spree.

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You’ll have no shortage of horror reading materials this spring, as Fear Front Publishing has announced a killer lineup of horror books heading our way.

From the Press Release:
The warm skies grow dark, and the temperature begins to chill the landscape like the blood when you are frightened… new literary horror is here to put a little sinister in spring.

Six new writers bring you tales of terror that will captivate with fast-paced cinematic story and new takes on classic horror tropes. Included in this wave of release are authors James Watts (Them), Melanie McCurdie (Roll the Beautiful Bones), Todd Martin (Cemetery Plots), Stone Wallace (The Children of Resurrection Gardens), Jeremy Terry and L. Michael Wooten (Hatchet Horror), and (coming in early June) Kelsey Bentley (A Journey Through the Zombie Apocalypse and I).

Stone Wallace – The Children of Resurrection Gardens
From “The Stephen King of Manitoba” (Western Report Magazine)

Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary
Lived in a house by the cemetery…

Clear Vista, California, is a picturesque town overlooking a tranquil bay on the Pacific. Quiet. Friendly. It’s a great place for children to grow up.

That is, if they grow up.

But an unusual number of children in Clear Vista don’t live long enough to grow up. A car accident. A hit-and-run. A tumble down the basement stairs. A suicide. So many tragedies fill the plots in the local cemetery, Resurrection Gardens. The worst is the disappearance of the eight-year-old Loewen twins, Heidi and Holly. When their bodies are found in the cemetery’s tool shed, the horrified townspeople are desperate to find the predator that has come into their midst.

Under the mounting pressure, Police Chief Braden Powell searches for the culprit, but he soon finds himself investigating a string of additional deaths. Adults this time. All parents of lost children. They’re definitely not murders, but they’re definitely not natural, either. Is the town of Clear Vista just unlucky, or is something far more sinister moving over the horizon?

James Watts – Them
In the small town of Maple Grove, Alabama, an ancient evil resurfaces to claim its right to life and the human race be damned.

When Ray Sanders returned to Maple Grove to attend his mother’s funeral, he never planned to have to overcome all of his insecurities in order to save the town from an evil as old as time itself. For over a hundred years, the town of Maple Grove has suffered from the deranged minds and unquenchable hunger of parasitic creatures not of our Earth. Once before in a sacrifice of blood, the forces from beyond were locked away presumably forever. Now they have returned, hungering for their chance to evolve. It will be up to Ray Sanders, his cousin Roy, and a woman either them recall to stop this evolution and prevent the reign of these ageless creatures before their evil can spread.

Todd Martin – Cemetery Plots
Horrible things happen to ordinary people all of the time. Just ask some of the people who appear in this book. People like Vince, just an ordinary businessman that makes the mistake of stopping in the wrong town one day and soon learns to regret it. Or how about Kate, a young teacher that hates her job and students who encounters the day from Hell during her last class of the day one afternoon?

Let’s not forget about Glen, whose joy of winning the contents of an abandoned storage unit at an auction soon turns to pure terror when he finds out what is inside of it. Then there’s always poor Quinn, whose dreams of wedded bliss become a nightmare when an uninvited guest crashes her bachelorette party.

You will encounter all of these terrifying experiences. Just keep it mind that after reading it you may look at your own ordinary life a bit differently because you never know. Someday you may find yourself in a similar situation as the victims within these pages.

Cemetery Plots: 13 Graves Tales–the short horror story collection people are dying to read.

Jeremy Terry/L. Michael Wooten – Hatchet Horror
For Kevin and his group of friends their yearly camping trip is like coming home. This year they are venturing into the wilds of the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, unaware that they are headed straight into the bowels of Hell.

The Hatchet Man is the name the media gave to the most prolific serial killer in Tennessee’s history. Everyone believed him dead at the hands of the police many years ago, but sometimes dead isn’t forever, but sometimes there is a way back.

When the group of campers happens upon the Hatchet Man’s remote cabin miles from civilization a chain of events is set in motion that will paint the mountains blood red. With one of their own taken by the Hatchet Man, Kevin and the others must make a desperate dash through the forest with the specter of a killer hunting them. Will any of them reach the bottom of the mountain, or will the Hatchet Man carve a new legacy of terror into their flesh?

Melanie McCurdie – Roll the Beautiful Bones
In the small town of Skull Creek, death is on the prowl. Some say that it is a copycat killer out for his moment of fame, but Jacqueline DePasse and her diligent crew of detectives soon learn that it is so much more than a tribute to the only known and convicted female serial killer in captivity, Cathleen Carson.

Jacqueline, with the assistance of crime reporter Jake Michaels and her team, soon discovers that one victim has survived and that she will be the one that must “roll the beautiful bones” and find the key to stopping a killer before he strikes again.

Coming June 1st:

• A Journey Through the Zombie Apocalypse and I by Kelsey Bentley

Available now from Fear Front’s fall and winter release lineup:

• The Surgeon by Gerard Smith
• Crimson Malice by Maese Delta
• Peace and Quiet, Time and Space by J.G. Clay
• Our Lady of the Inferno by Preston Fassel
• Crawlspace by Lori Myers
• Grandmother by Gregory Thompson
• The Complete The Binding Saga by Rob DiLauro
• Spook Sleuths by Paul Counelis

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Fox has decided that the world needs a little more religious cleansing as they’ve officially announced that there will be a second season of “The Exorcist,” according to Deadline! The first season ended in December of 2016, and fans have been waiting for months to hear of the show’s status, so I’m sure many people are jumping for joy at this news!

Related Story: The Exorcist Producer Jeremy Slater Talks Season 2 Plans

The series was created by writer/producer Jeremy Slater (The Lazarus Effect, Pet, Death Note), and Season 1 followed two priests and their journey to help a family through a horrific demonic possession. Stay tuned for info on Season 2 as soon as we have it!

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Rumors surfaced in March that Resident Evil: Code Veronica X would be heading to PS4, and they turned out to be true. Capcom’s survival horror masterpiece is now available on Sony’s eight generation console and can be purchased via the PS Store.

Synopsis:
Raccoon City was just the beginning. Claire and Chris Redfield’s nightmare continues as the siblings fight to survive against zombies and other monstrosities within Umbrella’s deadly facilities. Scavenge for weapons and precious ammo to battle undead canines, a gigantic subterranean worm, and other terrors lurking in the shadows. Explore the mysterious Rockfort Island facility and the freezing Antarctic Base for clues exposing the Umbrella Corporation’s sordid goals and the truth behind the mysterious and unsettling Ashford twins.

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Although it’s first a foremost a service for videogames, the practice of releasing films on Steam is gradually becoming more commonplace. The latest film to hit the software this week is My Bloody Banjo, which arrived on other VOD services late last year. The workplace horror film was directed by Liam Regan and stars James Hamer-Morton, Lloyd Kaufman, Laurence R. Harvey, and Dani Thompson.

Synopsis:
Meet Peltzer Arbuckle, a meek and bullied office employee, humiliated by his boss, colleagues and cheating girlfriend. Spending his days in the misery of his reality, decides he has had enough, conjuring up his imaginary friend from childhood. Ronnie, Manipulates Peltzer into exacting a gruesome revenge on his office. As the body count stacks up, he must decide whether to run away from his past or take control of his future, in this twisted tale of infidelity, revenge and snapped banjo strings.

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Independent has announced that they will be producing Archive, the debut from concept designer Gavin Rothery (Moon), according to Screen Daily. The film will feature Underworld: Awakening‘s Theo James as a scientist who is working on an android that will be seen as “human equivalent.” However, his real motive is to use this technology to revive and reunite with his dead wife.

Independent’s Philip Herd explains, “Sci-fi is at its most powerful when exploring the human condition through compelling high concepts, and Gavin has created an incredibly soulful story that, when combined with his singular vision and Theo’s electric talent, add up to a film that will sit proudly amongst the best of the sci-fi canon.”

Laurie Rose, who was the cinematographer on Kill List and High Rise, is attached; and VFX will be done by Double Negative.

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Can you possibly think of a better person to bring us a tale of demonic possession other than William Friedkin? The man forever changed the landscape with The Exorcist, and hopefully he’ll be able to do it again with The Devil and Father Amorth.

Deadline is reporting that Friedkin’s documentary about exorcism, The Devil and Father Amorth, which has him witnessing first-hand the work of the Vatican’s in-house exorcist, was acquired by LD Entertainment who will work with ICM Partners to enter into partnerships to distribute the film worldwide.

The film’s title comes from the filmmaker’s ability to attend Father Gabiele Amorth’s ninth exorcism — it took place with an Italian woman who had been experiencing behavioral changes and “fits” that could not be explained by psychiatry; they became worse during Christian holidays.

Known as the “Dean of exorcists,” Father Amorth (who just turned 92) has performed thousands of these rituals to rid evil from the human body. On the Italian woman, Father Amorth and the demon inside the woman began conversing in Latin, a language that the woman did not know.

“This film really shook me to the core,” Liddell told the site. “It made me wonder if this is possible, demonic possessions.”

LD and Friedkin previously worked together on the 2011 indie film Killer Joe which was based on the Pultizer Prize-winning play from Tracy Letts and starred Matthew McConaughey.

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The horror movie-related shenanigans continue on Brainwaves with indie maven Rolfe Kanefsky, who just released his new film, The Black Room. Rolfe will be joining us for the 45th episode of Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio to talk about the movie and indie filmmaking as a whole.

Join us this coming Wednesday, May 17th, at 8:00PM PT/11:00PM ET for all the shenanigans fit to be had! It’s radio without a safety net, kids. It’s Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio.

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Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio is available to subscribe to on iTunes. Not an iTunes user?  You can also listen right here on the site.

Spooky, funny, touching, honest, offensive, and at times completely random, Brainwaves airs live every Wednesday evening beginning at 8:00 PM Pacific Time (11:00 midnight Eastern Time) and runs about 3 hours per episode.

Knetter and Creepy will be taking your calls LIVE and unscreened via Skype, so let your freak flags fly! Feel free to add BrainWavesTalk to your Skype account so you can reach us, or call in from a landline or cellphone – 858 480 7789. The duo also take questions via Twitter; you can reach us at @BrainwavesRadio or @UncleCreepy, @JoeKnetter, or @MrDarkDC and @JonathanBarkan using the hashtag #BrainWaves.

Have a ghost story or a paranormal story but can’t call in? Feel free to email it to me directly at UncleCreepy@dreadcentral.com with “Brainwaves Story” in your subject line. You can now become a fan of the show via the official… BRAINWAVES FACEBOOK PAGE!

Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio is hosted live (with shows to be archived as they progress) right here on Dread Central. You can tune in and listen via the FREE TuneIn Radio app or listen to TuneIn right through the website!

For more information and to listen live independent of TuneIn, visit the Deep Talk Radio Network website, “like” Deep Talk Radio on Facebook, and follow Deep Talk Radio on Twitter. And don’t forget to subscribe to Brainwaves on iTunes.

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Artist Brian J. Davis has a rather interesting project going on where he is taking famous literary characters and drawing them based on their descriptions in the books from which they originate. Dubbed The Composites, Davis does this by using “…a commercially available law enforcement composite sketch software and descriptions of literary characters.”

We’ve gathered a small handful of images from his site, but I recommend checking it out by clicking the link above to read the exact descriptions that create such imagery.

Regan MacNeil from The Exorcist

Dr. Moreau from The Island of Dr. Moreau

Lestat from The Vampire Chronicles

Carrie White from Carrie

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Showtime kicked off a new promo video series for “Twin Peaks” today titled “The Phenomenon,” and Part 1, “Creation,” features various cast and crew members discussing how “Twin Peaks” was created, David Lynch bringing his cinematic style to television, and the series becoming a cultural phenomenon. We suspect Part 2 will arrive shortly so stay tuned for “Life After Death.”

The 18-part limited event series “Twin Peaks” will debut with a two-part premiere on Sunday, May 21st, at 9PM ET/PT. Immediately following the premiere, Showtime subscribers will have access to the third and fourth parts, exclusively across the network’s streaming service, SHOWTIME ANYTIME, and SHOWTIME ON DEMAND. In its second week, “Twin Peaks” will air the third and fourth parts back-to-back on the linear network, starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by one-hour parts in subsequent weeks.

About “Twin Peaks”:
The critically-acclaimed television phenomenon “TWIN PEAKS” returns as a limited series to Showtime on May 21, 2017. “TWIN PEAKS” is written and produced by series creators and executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost and is directed entirely by David Lynch.

While the full mystery awaits, fans can expect many familiar faces, including Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Kyle MacLachlan, who reprises his role as FBI Agent Dale Cooper, plus Lynch as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole.

Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential broadcast series of all time, “TWIN PEAKS” followed the inhabitants of a quaint Northwestern town who were stunned after their homecoming queen, Laura Palmer, was shockingly murdered. The town’s sheriff welcomed the help of FBI agent Dale Cooper, who came to town to investigate the case. As Cooper conducted his search for Laura’s killer, the town’s secrets were gradually exposed. The mystery that ensued set off an eerie chain of events that plunged the inhabitants of Twin Peaks into a darker examination of their very existence. Twenty-five years later, the story continues…

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If you haven’t been watching “Rick and Morty”, I can’t tell you how much you’re missing out. The first two episodes are very solid but the show really picks up starting on the third, taking the titular duo into space, alternate dimensions, strange video games, and more. It’s one of the most wildly inventive and imaginative shows I’ve ever seen!

For those who have watched it, you’ll know that the show loves to reference other properties or do direct homages. So it’s not surprising at all that “Rick and Morty” would do an Alien: Covenant segment and dare to pit our two heroes against an Engineer ship and a facehugger! Check it out below and make sure to catch up on the series so that you can enjoy the third season!

Alien: Covenant arrives in theaters Friday. Get your tickets now: fox.co/AlienTickets.

Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby star in Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott directed the film, which was written by John Logan and Dante Harper based on a story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green.

Synopsis:
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

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The U.S. will see Alien: Covenant arrive this coming Friday, but the film’s overseas roll-out has already begun in 34 markets, and the results are pretty impressive. Alien: Covenant (review) nabbed $42 million in 34 markets, out of which it hit No. 1 in 19, including South Korea and the UK.

Overall, it was the No. 2 studio movie at the international box office (behind behemoth Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2).

Per Deadline, Korea led the offshore box office with $7.2M, followed by the UK ($6.4M), France ($4.5M), Australia ($3.1M), and Mexico ($2.5M). All were No. 1 bows except Mexico. Other key No. 1’s were Spain ($1.9M), Hong Kong ($1.8M), and Italy ($1.3M). The film’s 157 IMAX screens garnered $2.1M in 28 markets. In the UK eight of the Top 10 runs were in IMAX.

The film’s global IMAX expansion includes 32 additional territories, the U.S. among them. Overall, Alien: Covenant opens in 52 overseas markets in the coming week, including Germany, Russia, and Sweden. China factors in beginning on June 16th.

Look for Alien: Covenant in U.S. on May 19th with select preview screenings occurring the night before.

Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby star in Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott directed the film, which was written by John Logan and Dante Harper based on a story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green.

Synopsis:
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it now, and I’ll say it again probably a million times more during my life: I absolutely love the creativity that people possess. No matter what it is that someone is passionate about, if they put their energy towards something exciting that they love, it’s inevitable that there will be an obviously passionate end result.

To prove this, allow me to introduce you to Singaporean artist Serene Teh, who makes rather astonishing flipbook-esque art pieces. Now, I say “esque” because these flipbooks aren’t confined to one booklet. Rather, they explode from one piece of paper to the next, shifting horizontally and vertically to truly capture a sense of energy and movement.

Using this technique, Teh created a sequence that involves a Xenomorph bursting from a person’s chest and going on a killing spree. It’s absolutely magnificent in its presentation and I couldn’t be more impressed with all the work that obviously went into creating such a piece! Check it out below and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Alien: Covenant arrives in theaters Friday. Get your tickets now: fox.co/AlienTickets.

Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby star in Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott directed the film, which was written by John Logan and Dante Harper based on a story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green.

Synopsis:
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

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