Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin forced to pull out of London concert but the show will go on with Simon Boswell performing extended set

Due to health issues, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin have had to pull out of the ‘Horror Music Legends’ concert on December 11th at EartH Theatre.

But the show will go on! Simon Boswell and his band Caduta Massi will perform an expanded set of his music from Phenomena, Demons 2, Stage Fright, Lord of Illusions, Shallow Grave, Hardware, Perdita Durango, Dust Devil, Santa Sangre and many others.

This evening of instrumental terror will also be accompanied by stunning visuals from these iconic movies, featuring cameo video performances by Dario Argento and Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Presented by Born Again Concerts, this celebration of horror and Giallo promises to be an early Christmas treat for both music and film fans.

Before the show, director Jake West will preview 10 minutes of his upcoming documentary ‘RESURRECTED’ about Boswell’s extraordinary career and  Profondo Mondo will play Cult movie music, euro horror and synthwave mixes, complete with live VJ cult visuals.

 Simon said today: “We all wish Claudio a speedy recovery and hope that Goblin prog-rocks the UK again soon!”

For one night only, Simon Boswell and Caduta Massi will perform at EartH Theatre, 11-17 Stoke Newington Road. London N16 8BH on Saturday 11^th December 2021. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets: £20 advance (S.T.B.F.)

Bookings:

https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/an-night-of-horror-music-earth-tickets/11207135

Born Again Concerts in arrangement with Etrurian Legion Promotions proudly present HORROR MUSIC LEGENDS

The legendary Simon Boswell & Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN join forces for special one-off concert

EartH Theatre plays host for one night only as two masters of the Horror Soundtrack come together to create an evening of instrumental terror, performing tracks from such classic films as Demons, Demons 2, Suspiria, Tenebre, Dawn of the Dead, Shallow Grave, Dust Devil, Santa Sangre, Stage Fright and Lord of Illusions

First brought together by Italian filmmaker Dario Argento in 1984 to write the score to PHENOMENA, BAFTA and BRiT-nominated composer Boswell and iconic Italian progressive rock band GOBLIN will be presenting a night of horror and Giallo from their  celebrated careers, playing together for the first time in London, in what promises to be a rare treat for both music and film fans.

Presented by Born Again Concerts in arrangement with Etrurian Legion Promotion, Simon Boswell and Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN will perform at EartH Theatre, 11-17 Stoke Newington Road. London N16 8BH on Saturday 11^th December 2021. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets: £32.50 advance (S.T.B.F.)

 

For bookings CLICK HERE

 

The current GOBLIN line-up consists of Claudio Simonetti on keyboards, Bruno Previtali on guitars, Cecilia Nappo on bass and Federico Maragoni on drums.

Simon commented: “Claudio and I have much in common. We met in Rome whilst both of us were working on Dario Argento’s ‘Phenomena’. Soon after, he scored Lamberto Bava’s first ‘Demons’ film whilst I scored ‘Demons 2’. From that moment on our paths diverged, but over the years I have liked and respected Goblin’s film music hugely. It will be fantastic to appear on the same bill and share with a London audience a varied evening of horror and Giallo tunes with full video backdrop.’

FRIGHTFEST RESURRECTS ITS NEW BLOOD QUEST FOR NEW WRITERS

FOURTH YEAR FOR THE NEW HORROR FEATURE WRITERS INITIATIVE
IN ASSOCIATION WITH QUEENSBURY PICTURES

As Arrow Video FrightFest stalks the dark recesses of the big screen again, the search resumes for new writers in the horror genre through its New Blood initiative. New Blood reunites FrightFest with Giles Edwards of Queensbury Pictures with its mission to find emerging UK-based writers dedicated to the genre and nurture their projects from script to screen. Queensbury is ultimately interested in buying the finished script rather than the idea, and so, this year all successful final candidates if selected should be able to send even a rough draft of the first ten pages of their script through with their acceptance.

Already the scheme has delivered two new projects: Broadcast Signal Intrusion, written by Phil Drinkwater and Tim Woodall and directed by Jacob Gentry (The Signal) which World Premiered to enormous acclaim at SXSW 2021 and will come home to screen at FrightFest this August and The Change, written by Carina Rodney and optioned by acclaimed producer Jennifer Handorf (The Borderlands, The Chamber).

The successful shortlisted applicants will workshop their ideas in a group setting under the guidance of top industry professionals and genre experts. Among this year’s panel are 2021 Variety Magazine ‘Director to Watch’, recipient Prano Bailey-Bond, acclaimed writer / director of CENSOR, Jed Shepherd, co-writer of 2020’s genre sensation HOST and Rob Savage’s upcoming secret Blumhouse project, Najarra Townsend, actress and producer, THE STYLIST and Queensbury Pictures’ Giles Edwards.  

Giles Edwards of Queensbury Pictures said, “Having already achieved the initial aim of New Blood, with the discovery of the phenomenal script Broadcast Signal Intrusion from Phil and Tim which then exceeded our wildest expectations as a finished feature, and the amazing Jennifer Handorf falling for Carina’s *absolutely wild* The Change, we’re more adamant than ever that the cream of UK genre writing talent is out there, just waiting for the opportunity to wrench our collective gut with their visions of true terror.”

Greg Day, co-director of FrightFest added, “For FrightFest to be continuing to support and enable aspiring scriptwriters to have this opportunity is very gratifying, especially as Giles and Queensbury Pictures have proved that they really mean business and are not just playing industry lip-service. Good luck to the New Blood class of 2021.”

The New Blood networking and workshop event will be held on Thursday 26 August, the opening day of this year’s festival, in a Central London venue.

Applications are open from Monday 12^th July with potential participants asked to submit a 400 word proposal through the dedicated New Blood page on the FrightFest website and if selected, each writer is expected to submit the first ten pages of their script idea. The deadline is Sunday 26^th July.  All successful applicants will be notified by the 31^st of July and then will be requested to send over their sample script pages. All participants are expected to pay for their own travel and accommodation.

For full application requirements and to apply:

https://www.frightfest.co.uk/newblood/newblood.html

Arrow Video FrightFest 2021 runs 26^th to 30^th August at the Cineworld, Leicester Square.

www.frightfest.co.uk

Follow: @frightfest @cloutcomcouk

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Editors notes:

About FrightFest

Dubbed “the Woodstock of Gore” by director Guillermo Del Toro, FrightFest, set up in 2000, has grown in size and stature since its cult roots at the Prince Charles Cinema and today is internationally renowned for discovering exciting and original horror fantasy genre films and for supporting the talent behind them, helping to launch the careers of such directors as Simon Rumley, Christopher Smith, Eli Roth, Neil Marshall and Simon Hunter.

Over the years the festival directors, Greg Day, Alan Jones, Paul McEvoy and Ian Rattray, have developed FrightFest into a brand leader for horror film, expanding its footprint in the UK by hosting special events throughout the year and joining forces with the Glasgow Film Festival, where they run an established three-day event. They have teamed up with FAB Press to publish a series of ‘The FrightFest Guide To…” books and have an exclusive partnership with Signature Entertainment to release films under the festival’s thriving label ‘FrightFest Presents’. You can catch the documentary FRIGHTFEST: BENEATH THE DARK HEART OF CINEMA on Amazon.

About Queensbury Pictures

Queensbury Pictures is a production company specializing in the development, finance and production of Film and TV/Digital Series for traditional and emerging distribution and exhibition platforms. Queensbury Pictures exists to usher in the next wave of audacious, world-class storytelling across multiple genres. Queensbury is based in LA, Chicago and London.

A
BOOK
OF
SECRETS

FINDING SOLACE IN A STUBBORN WORLD

DERREN BROWN

2nd September 2021 | Bantam Press | Hardback | £20.00

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‘Derren Brown is a mine of wisdom, humanity and kindness – everything we need to sustain and nourish ourselves.’
ALAIN DE BOTTON

Derren Brown, internationally bestselling author of Happy, considers the value of difficulty in our lives while reflecting on his own experiences of challenges and change. Perhaps it is in those times when we are forced to cope with adversity that we find the most meaningful rewards.  As he navigates middle age, love and small talk, he dispenses with self-help platitudes and wonders if perhaps we need to more comfortably embrace uncertainty.  Is anxiety in fact a pointer for growth?

In chapters that take us back to the scene of his own childhood humiliation, to lonely evenings while on tour, and to the stress of a house move, Derren explores the reality that when we feel most alone we are often most connected to others and the flow of life.

Drawing on Derren’s own experiences, this is a profound and practical guide to finding value in sadness and strength from difficult times, to help discover meaning and grow from there.

DERREN BROWN began his TV career in 2000 with a series of specials called ‘Mind Control’, redefining the genre of magic for intelligent, modern audiences and making his name synonymous with the art of psychological manipulation. Derren has played Russian Roulette live, led the nation in a séance, successfully predicted the National Lottery and created a zombie apocalypse for an unsuspecting participant after seemingly ending the world. His one-man stage shows have garnered a record-breaking five Olivier Award nominations for Best Entertainment and won twice. His 2017 US debut show SECRET won the New York Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience and returned for a sell-out run on Broadway in 2019.  In Autumn 2021 he embarks on his new theatrical tour of the UK with Showman. He is also the author of Happy, Tricks of the Mind, Confessions of a Conjuror, A Little Happier, and Portraits. He recently had a hit with audio book Derren Brown’s Bootcamp for the Brain.

 

Press release (UK): Acclaimed British filmmaker & author Sean Hogan steps inside the world of UK Horror with two works of metafictional film criticism

Sean Hogan, best known for his films The Devil’s Business and Little Deaths, has created two works of metafictional film criticism – England’s Screaming and its follow-up, Three Mothers, One Father.

England’s Screaming is both a fictional history of UK genre cinema and a state of the nation address, taking films from 1945’s Dead of Night to 2018’s Possum to create a blackly satirical portrait of the country we live in today. It has a foreword by Jonathan Rigby and the cover art is by renowned illustrator and designer Graham Humphreys.

Its semi-sequel, Three Mothers, One Father, widens the scope to look at several stand-out works of Eurohorror, and in the process weaves a narrative examining the parlous state of modern gender relations.

Both books are written in the vein of David Thomson’s seminal Suspects; tapestries of characters from notable genre films that extend and intertwine their fictional biographies beyond the boundaries of the movies that spawned the

The author’s first publication in this style was his 2017 monograph on Death Line, the cult British horror film from 1972. In his introduction to that book, author and critic Kim Newman wrote: ‘Sometimes the best response to a painting or a poem or any work of art is another painting, poem or work of art.’

These two new books take this notion even further, employing genre films spanning the last century as a lens through which to look at where we are now.

Sean Hogan is a writer and filmmaker living in Margate. His film credits include The Devil’s Business, The Borderlands, and Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD. England’s Screaming is his first novel-length work of fiction, and he is currently at work on a non film-related novel, as well as a new film, Other Places.

England’s Screaming is now available to order in hardback via PS Publishing:

https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/englands-screaming-hardcover-sean-hogan-5047-p.asp

Hardcover ISBN 978-1-786365-72-9 £25

Three Mothers, One Father is available in paperback and e-book on April 30 from Black Shuck Books: https://blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows-20/

Paperback: £4.99 ebook: 99p

“It’s at times bleak, at other times wickedly funny but it is always a marvel.”

(Diabolique Magazine on England’s Screaming )

For pdf review copies contact:

Sean Hogan – sa_hogan@hotmail.com

Ahead of Horror Channel’s broadcast of HELLRAISER and HELLRAISER II: Nicholas Vince, who played the Chatterer Cenobite, reflects on tackling monsters, his new one-man show and his love of Vincent Price.

Nicholas Vince as The Chatterer on the set of HELLRAISER with Ashley Laurence & Clive Barker. Photo courtesy of The Clive Barker Archive.

Horror Channel are broadcasting HELLRAISER and HELLRAISER II: HELLBOUND. How does it feel being part of such an iconic franchise?

I feel extremely fortunate. And I’m grateful to Horror Channel for screening the films, as there’s a chance for people who’ve not seen them before to watch them. I’ve introduced the films at various screenings and I’m always delighted there’s often a 50/50 split between fans of the films and first timers.

You’ve spoken a lot about your experiences of playing the Chatterer Cenobite. Looking back, how much would you say it has defined your career?

Oh, it made my career. It’s given me the chance to work with some really interesting young film makers such as MJ Dixon, Paddy Murphy, Stewart Sparke, Katie Bonham, Federico Ichi Scargiali and Lawrie Brewster. And it led to writing comics for Marvel in the 1990’s. It’s opened many doors for me, particularly in terms of meeting fans of the films who’ve been very supportive too.

I AM MONSTERS!, your well-received one-man show, reveals the depth of affection you have for Clive Barker. How would you sum up the impact he’s had on your life?

The impact has been extraordinary. Clive is not only extraordinarily talented, he’s been very encouraging of all my writing and acting. When I decided to write some short stories in 2012, the first thing I did was re-read his Books of Blood to get some insight how great short stories are written.

The show reveals not just your love for playing monsters but how much, at certain times in your life, you’ve felt like a monster yourself – being gay but remaining closeted during the 70s and being born undershot and having to have major surgery. How much of your life experiences informed your portrayal of the Chatterer?

Good question. At the time, I was mostly concerned with the mechanics of making the costume and mask work, and hitting my marks on set. I did use a technique I’d learned during a mime class at drama school, where we had to bring in a cardboard box, put it over our head and make it into a character. We weren’t allowed to decorate or cut it. That makes you both vulnerable and gives great freedom. Firstly, you can’t see the audience, which is freeing; but you also have to rely entirely on your imagination and experiences to give the character life.

It’s taken me decades to finally articulate a back story for Chatterer which I’m happy with, which I did in the short story Prayers of Desire.

Is it true that the design of the Chatterer was partly inspired by your own facial reconstruction?

Yes, that’s right. I mentioned to Clive a documentary I’d watched about facial reconstructive surgery, during which I realised some of the techniques shown must have been used on me when I was 19 years old. It was really a brief conversation and I’d forgotten about it until after filming when Clive pointed out he’d remembered and incorporated what I’d described into the design of the Chatterer.

Are there plans to stage I AM MONSTERS in the future?

Yes, I’m working on some dates for later in the year for the UK and USA.

How important is the ongoing connection you have with your fans?

That’s very important to me. It’s something which I was taught by Clive. I used to meet up with friends when he did book signings at Forbidden Planet in London. I once saw him sign for seven hours without a break and he drew a picture along with his signature, and whilst he did that he chatted, answered any question and also asked questions. I’ve always tried to emulate that attitude when I meet fans, or as Clive would say ‘enthusiasts’.

Nicholas Vince on stage in I AM MONSTERS!

What ‘monster’ movies do you personally admire? Have you a favourite?

I’m a big fan of Vincent Price and the Edgar Allan Poe films he did with Roger Corman. My all time favourite is MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH. What I love about Price in that film is that the monster he plays, Prince Prospero, isn’t a classic monster makeup, but he’s chilling. Of more classic monsters, then it would be Lon Chaney Jr. as WOLFMAN, Claude Rains as the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Robert England as Freddy Kreuger.

If you had the choice of playing any of the iconic monsters, which would it be?

The Abominable Dr Phibes, as played by Vincent Price.

Finally, what can we expect to see you in next?

They’ve just released Ashley Thorpe’s BORLEY RECTORY onto Amazon Prime in the UK, narrated by Julian Sands and starring Reece Shearsmith. There are three other feature films nearing completion and aiming for release later this year.

I’m also working on my third volume of short stories, which has my Chatterer origin story as the title, PRAYERS OF DESIRE which is due out at the end of Spring 2020.

HELLRAISER is broadcast on Friday 3 April @ 22:50 and HELLRAISER II: HELLBOUND on Friday 10 April @ 23:15.