What has scales, murk and holds a decent tune? Apparently, the Creature from the Black Lagoon! Opening in July at Universal Studios Hollywood (Calif.), Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Musical turns the cult classic film into a “campy Broadway-style stage show with special effects, dance choreography and romance,” writes Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times […]
Every year, horror film fans everywhere (but especially in North America), look forward to Rue Morgue‘s annual Festival of Fear. This year is especially noteworthy because the guest of honor will be Bruce Campbell, star of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series of films. Also in attendance will be: B-Movie maven and future-star-director-incubator Roger Corman; long-time […]
I just received the following breaking news from Airlock Alpha: “JumpCon founder Shane Senter files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, meaning the possibility that jolted fans who haven’t received refunds have a far less chance of receiving them.” To find out more, read these post at Airlock Alpha: Edward James Olmos Led Charge Against JumpCon […]
The $11-million Terminator Salvation wooden coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, California) opens this weekend. Named one of the top 5 new U.S. theme park rides and attractions for 2009 by The Los Angeles Times, the ride features video clips featuring stars from the film, released earlier this week, rapper/actor Common and model/actress Moon […]
I know I’m a little late on this, but at least you still have a week to catch this art show. The Hyaena Gallery has new art by Rick “Dienzo†Blanco on display now through the end of the month. A L.A. based artist, Blanco has built an award-winning commercial art career over the past […]
Humorous horror artist Mike Sosnowski will be attending Monsterpalooza the end of this month at the Burbank Convention Center. He’s a real nice guy. If you go, stop by and say, “Hi!” And remember to say The Genre Traveler sent you.
There’s this guy, named Brock Cooper, who is a real zombie enthusiast. In fact, he’s got a blog dedicated to the subject at zombietheater.wordpress.com. I stopped by today to check it out. If you can overlook the typos and misspellings, you will find his post to be quite well written and entertaining. I read a […]