Archive for April, 2009

Mars interviews Composer RICHARD BAND

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Mars and composer Richard Band (Re-Animator, Ghoulies,From Beyond,Stargate SG1) discuss Richard’s amazing career, as well as the state of the modern horror score over at FEARZONE.
The interview is HERE

HP Lovecraft Film Festival 2007 Composer Panel (L-R) Stephen Parsons,Mars,Andrew Migliore,Richard Band

NIGHT VISIT plays NYC

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

The illustrious DETOUR:NYC’s Premiere Film & Noir Arts Festival
screened Ken Hall’s creepy film “Night Visit” last weekend in New York. The film once again met with great response, and even better reviews. Not bad for a film that technically has been out of the festival circuit for over a year. The film stars genre legend Lynn Lowry (George […]

WOMEN IN HORROR

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Mars will be doing the score for the upcoming film “Welcome To My Darkside-Women in Horror!”, a documentary from Last Doorway Productions which examines women’s roles in the horror genre. The film takes a look at women in all aspects of the filmmaking process, from the scream queens of the 60’s and 70’s to women […]

MARS Interview on BlogTalk Radio

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Mars was interviewed by the intrepid Wayne Clingman; lord & master of the “Indy Film Wisconsin” show.
You can listen in streaming audio HERE
OR download it as an mp3 HERE

CHEAP SCARES nominated for Bram Stoker Award

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Mars is one of the dozens of horror industry professionals interviewed in Greg Lamberson’s book “CHEAP SCARES” which has been nominated for a 2008 Bram Stoker Award in the Superior Achievement in Nonfiction category.
Fingers crossed Greg!

VIDEO GAME “DURKA3D” soon to be released

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Mars has moved into video game music with his offbeat “Middle-East meets Ms. Pacman” musical score to the upcomming PC Game, “DURKA 3D: The Fall Of Ahmadinejad” from Petrilla Entertainment.
This action packed, satirical, first person shooter will guarantee laughs, and an orgy of onscreen violence. Yep, fun for the whole family.
More info HERE

WONTON BABY

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Mars has signed on to score the upcoming horror comedy “Wonton Baby!” for Morgue Art Films. The film stars Suzi Lorraine, and Debbie Rochan, and is set to begin principal photography in May 2009.

DEMONIC DIVAS meet Dead House!

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Mars will soon be scoring the 80’s influenced horror comedy “Demon Divas and the Lanes Of Damnation”. Written and directed by Mike Watt, the film boasts a cast featuring legendary genre ladies Brinke Stevens and Debbie Rochon, as well as Amy Lynn Best (who will be producing as well), Robyn Griggs (NBC’s Another World), Lilith […]

30 SECOND DOOM

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

The ambitious folks at rocketmania.com have been hard at work on episode 1 of their retro sci-fi homage to the Rocket Man sirreals of the 1950’s. Titled “30 Second Doom: Terminal Dive”, the awesome short film captures the thrills,chills, and fun of the original. Mars has provided a score that is very stylized and full […]

SLIME CITY MASSACRE

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Mars has signed on to score the long awaited sequel to Greg Lamberson’s 1988 splatter-classic “SLIME CITY”. The film, titled “SLIME CITY MASSACRE” will star genre favorite Debbie Rochan, as well as Jennifer Bihl, Kealan Patrick Burke, and Robert Sabin (who starred in the original film). Writer/Director Lamberson promises this film will be wilder […]