LEGENDARY HORROR, SCI-FI and FANTASY FILM
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
CHARLES BAND
LAUNCHES NEW INTERACTIVE FILM SITE
www.FullMoonHorror.com
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 7:00
p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Launch Party, October 21, 2011
Meltdown Comics, 7518
Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood
October 5, 2011, Los Angeles, CA -- Charles Band, the
legendary and prolific producer/director of over 300 horror, sci-fi and fantasy
features (“Puppet Master” “Ghoulies” and “Subspecies” franchises), and founder
of Full Moon Pictures, announces the launch of a new interactive entertainment
site, www.FullMoonHorror.com,
dedicated to all things horror, sci-fi and fantasy. The site, which will feature a mix of new and
previously released movies, film clips, music, contests, merchandise and more,
will launch online, Friday, October 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET. A kick-off party takes place the same date from
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Melt Down Comics, 7518 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
“Halloween is just
around the corner,” says Band. “At
FullMoonHorror.com, Halloween is going to be every day. The Internet and the new media revolution has
shown that online is where the audience wants to get their entertainment. As a result, we’re building
FullMoonHorror.com as an online ‘hangout’ where users from around the globe can
get the Full Moon experience firsthand.
The site will have exciting things happening all the time — a free,
full length feature movie each week, interviews with celebrities, live video
feeds, behind-the-scenes bits and never-before-seen film clips — to
industry news, chat rooms, raffles, contests showcasing fan videos and much
more.”
FullMoonHorror.com, a relaunch and redesign of
FullMoonDirect.com, debuts as an all-inclusive entertainment venue where fans
and new users can visit 24/7 for horror, sci-fi and fantasy content.
New programming on the site will showcase Full Moon star
power with regular features such as “Conversations with Charles Band” and
weekly series featuring Directors Stuart Gordon (“Re-animator,” “From Beyond”)
and Ted Nicolaou (“Subspecies”). A
behind-the-scenes series and look at some Full Moon stars such as William Shatner,
Viggo Mortensen (“Prison”), Helen Hunt (“Trancers” films), Demi Moore
(“Parasite”), is also in the works. Amy
Paffrath, host of “Jersey Shore After Hours” on MTV, hosts “Sexy Stars,” which
features interviews with sultry, attractive and talented up and coming actors
and actresses.
The studio’s recent full length features, “Gingerdead Man 3”
and “Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong”, will be featured on the site and
their latest film “Killer Eye Halloween Haunt,” is slated to debut at
FullMoonHorror.com.
Other films include Full Moon’s “Grind House” series, with
titles such as: “Savage Island,” “White Slave,” “Best of Sex and
Violence,” “Zombiethon” and “Film Gore.” These films, featuring such
talents and celebrity commentators such as John Carradine and the Carradine
brothers, Elvira, Sybil Danning, Linda Blair and many others, were produced in
the late 70s to mid-80s and have been rarely available on video.
Since the late 70s and early 80s, Charles Band, son of the
late producer/director Albert Band (“Dracula’s Dog,” “Troll” and “TerrorVision”),
has been known for producing and directing low-budget, direct-to-video horror,
sci-fi and fantasy films making him a cult film icon. In addition to films, Full Moon is home to a
successful merchandise line of toys and other memorabilia. For the past five years, “Full Moon Horror
Road Show,” a stage extravaganza, featuring a mix of film clips, music,
auctions, comedy and outrageous costumes, has traveled the country to over 100
cities to rave reviews.
About Full Moon Features
In 1989, Charles Band founded Full Moon Productions. A pioneer
in the field of home video, 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 built a reputation as a
prolific and frequent director of entertaining low-budget genre films. Band has
produced almost 300 features variously delving into the realms of horror,
sci-fi and fantasy. “The Puppetmaster Series” may be his most celebrated and
popular franchise. The latest installment, “Puppet Master: Axis of Evil,” is
the 9th film of the most successful direct to video horror franchise of all
time. Full Moon has created many other well know 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 Gingerdeadman” (starring
Gary Busey as a killer cookie!). Full Moon titles are available at all major
video retailer outlets, Blockbuster, and iTunes. Warner Digital distributes
Full Moon films for North America on Pay Per View and Video on Demand,
including Comcast, Time Warner, and AT&T U-Verse. In addition to all the
feature film work 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.
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For more information, contact:
Maryann Ridini Spencer
Ridini Entertainment Public Relations
818-884-0104
maryann@ridinientertainment.com
Ry Mantione
Director of Marketing
323/822-2100
ry@fullmoonfeatures.com
