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Who doesn’t love ZOMBOOBIES! @nuarttheatre this FRIDAY 10/3 Come on down for another week of Creature Feature 2!

🎟️ TIX in our LINKS
📍Nuart Theater
⏰ 10:30 PM

Come early to meet @pretendforreal Mike L. Taylor and check out some special surprises we have!

#horrorcommunity #boobies #zombiemovie #gorgazma

JOIN US THIS FRIDAY OCT 3rd at the @nuarttheatre to watch BASKET CASE 2with the short opening film ZOMBOOBIES by @pretendforreal.MEET the FX Artist GABE BARTALOS - The man behind Belial and more.COME SEE The Altar of BELIAL and MARVEL at BTS PHOTOS from the making of the monsters from Basket Case 2 and Gabe’s ORIGINAL CASTING OF THE LIFE SIZED BELIAL !! Grab Some super secret merch only available THIS FRIDAY!! TICKETS AVAILIBLE NOW!! SEE YOU THERE!#basketcase2 #belial

RIP Sam “I before E” Kieth.

Sam played a good-sized role in the formative years of my origin story.

While still in high school, I somehow talked my way into a gig drawing a parody of his comic The Maxx (“The Taxx”) for Parody Press. Sam liked my cloning of his style enough to invite me a year later to try out as a fulltime finisher, starting out on an issue of the actual comic. I ended up spending about a week staying in guest room, and working in his studio. Drawing things like endless telephone cords and broken glass for Issue 6 of The Maxx- the crossover issue with Erik Larsen’s Mako character.

Needless to say, I didn’t get the full time gig.

Sam gave me a lot of reasons why, none of them about my art. More about my needing to go be a person and live life outside of comics. But if I’m being honest, part of me always suspected it was about the art. ;)

Even so, we stayed loosely in touch over the years. You could say we were friends? I’d like to think we were.

He was always encouraging of my filmmaking, which meant a lot as Sam, like me, was an aspiring and semi-tortured film maker.

Sam was a complex and insanely talented human. I don’t think anyone (outside of maybe John Carpenter) had a bigger direct impact on me artistically.

He showed me that things could be surreal and strange - and still gritty and grounded at the same time. That you could take being weird seriously. Maybe even professionally!

TBH- I regretted not getting to become Sam’s protege for years… like YEARS. But looking back now, the idea of 19-year-old me rubbing shoulders with him even for just 1 week seems… miraculous. (Continued in comments)

RIP Sam “I before E” Kieth.

Sam played a good-sized role in the formative years of my origin story.

While still in high school, I somehow talked my way into a gig drawing a parody of his comic The Maxx (“The Taxx”) for Parody Press. Sam liked my cloning of his style enough to invite me a year later to try out as a fulltime finisher, starting out on an issue of the actual comic. I ended up spending about a week staying in guest room, and working in his studio. Drawing things like endless telephone cords and broken glass for Issue 6 of The Maxx- the crossover issue with Erik Larsen’s Mako character.

Needless to say, I didn’t get the full time gig.

Sam gave me a lot of reasons why, none of them about my art. More about my needing to go be a person and live life outside of comics. But if I’m being honest, part of me always suspected it was about the art. ;)

Even so, we stayed loosely in touch over the years. You could say we were friends? I’d like to think we were.

He was always encouraging of my filmmaking, which meant a lot as Sam, like me, was an aspiring and semi-tortured film maker.

Sam was a complex and insanely talented human. I don’t think anyone (outside of maybe John Carpenter) had a bigger direct impact on me artistically.

He showed me that things could be surreal and strange - and still gritty and grounded at the same time. That you could take being weird seriously. Maybe even professionally!

TBH- I regretted not getting to become Sam’s protege for years… like YEARS. But looking back now, the idea of 19-year-old me rubbing shoulders with him even for just 1 week seems… miraculous. (Continued in comments)

RIP Sam “I before E” Kieth.

Sam played a good-sized role in the formative years of my origin story.

While still in high school, I somehow talked my way into a gig drawing a parody of his comic The Maxx (“The Taxx”) for Parody Press. Sam liked my cloning of his style enough to invite me a year later to try out as a fulltime finisher, starting out on an issue of the actual comic. I ended up spending about a week staying in guest room, and working in his studio. Drawing things like endless telephone cords and broken glass for Issue 6 of The Maxx- the crossover issue with Erik Larsen’s Mako character.

Needless to say, I didn’t get the full time gig.

Sam gave me a lot of reasons why, none of them about my art. More about my needing to go be a person and live life outside of comics. But if I’m being honest, part of me always suspected it was about the art. ;)

Even so, we stayed loosely in touch over the years. You could say we were friends? I’d like to think we were.

He was always encouraging of my filmmaking, which meant a lot as Sam, like me, was an aspiring and semi-tortured film maker.

Sam was a complex and insanely talented human. I don’t think anyone (outside of maybe John Carpenter) had a bigger direct impact on me artistically.

He showed me that things could be surreal and strange - and still gritty and grounded at the same time. That you could take being weird seriously. Maybe even professionally!

TBH- I regretted not getting to become Sam’s protege for years… like YEARS. But looking back now, the idea of 19-year-old me rubbing shoulders with him even for just 1 week seems… miraculous. (Continued in comments)

RIP Sam “I before E” Kieth.

Sam played a good-sized role in the formative years of my origin story.

While still in high school, I somehow talked my way into a gig drawing a parody of his comic The Maxx (“The Taxx”) for Parody Press. Sam liked my cloning of his style enough to invite me a year later to try out as a fulltime finisher, starting out on an issue of the actual comic. I ended up spending about a week staying in guest room, and working in his studio. Drawing things like endless telephone cords and broken glass for Issue 6 of The Maxx- the crossover issue with Erik Larsen’s Mako character.

Needless to say, I didn’t get the full time gig.

Sam gave me a lot of reasons why, none of them about my art. More about my needing to go be a person and live life outside of comics. But if I’m being honest, part of me always suspected it was about the art. ;)

Even so, we stayed loosely in touch over the years. You could say we were friends? I’d like to think we were.

He was always encouraging of my filmmaking, which meant a lot as Sam, like me, was an aspiring and semi-tortured film maker.

Sam was a complex and insanely talented human. I don’t think anyone (outside of maybe John Carpenter) had a bigger direct impact on me artistically.

He showed me that things could be surreal and strange - and still gritty and grounded at the same time. That you could take being weird seriously. Maybe even professionally!

TBH- I regretted not getting to become Sam’s protege for years… like YEARS. But looking back now, the idea of 19-year-old me rubbing shoulders with him even for just 1 week seems… miraculous. (Continued in comments)

RIP Sam “I before E” Kieth.

Sam played a good-sized role in the formative years of my origin story.

While still in high school, I somehow talked my way into a gig drawing a parody of his comic The Maxx (“The Taxx”) for Parody Press. Sam liked my cloning of his style enough to invite me a year later to try out as a fulltime finisher, starting out on an issue of the actual comic. I ended up spending about a week staying in guest room, and working in his studio. Drawing things like endless telephone cords and broken glass for Issue 6 of The Maxx- the crossover issue with Erik Larsen’s Mako character.

Needless to say, I didn’t get the full time gig.

Sam gave me a lot of reasons why, none of them about my art. More about my needing to go be a person and live life outside of comics. But if I’m being honest, part of me always suspected it was about the art. ;)

Even so, we stayed loosely in touch over the years. You could say we were friends? I’d like to think we were.

He was always encouraging of my filmmaking, which meant a lot as Sam, like me, was an aspiring and semi-tortured film maker.

Sam was a complex and insanely talented human. I don’t think anyone (outside of maybe John Carpenter) had a bigger direct impact on me artistically.

He showed me that things could be surreal and strange - and still gritty and grounded at the same time. That you could take being weird seriously. Maybe even professionally!

TBH- I regretted not getting to become Sam’s protege for years… like YEARS. But looking back now, the idea of 19-year-old me rubbing shoulders with him even for just 1 week seems… miraculous. (Continued in comments)

RIP Sam “I before E” Kieth.

Sam played a good-sized role in the formative years of my origin story.

While still in high school, I somehow talked my way into a gig drawing a parody of his comic The Maxx (“The Taxx”) for Parody Press. Sam liked my cloning of his style enough to invite me a year later to try out as a fulltime finisher, starting out on an issue of the actual comic. I ended up spending about a week staying in guest room, and working in his studio. Drawing things like endless telephone cords and broken glass for Issue 6 of The Maxx- the crossover issue with Erik Larsen’s Mako character.

Needless to say, I didn’t get the full time gig.

Sam gave me a lot of reasons why, none of them about my art. More about my needing to go be a person and live life outside of comics. But if I’m being honest, part of me always suspected it was about the art. ;)

Even so, we stayed loosely in touch over the years. You could say we were friends? I’d like to think we were.

He was always encouraging of my filmmaking, which meant a lot as Sam, like me, was an aspiring and semi-tortured film maker.

Sam was a complex and insanely talented human. I don’t think anyone (outside of maybe John Carpenter) had a bigger direct impact on me artistically.

He showed me that things could be surreal and strange - and still gritty and grounded at the same time. That you could take being weird seriously. Maybe even professionally!

TBH- I regretted not getting to become Sam’s protege for years… like YEARS. But looking back now, the idea of 19-year-old me rubbing shoulders with him even for just 1 week seems… miraculous. (Continued in comments)

We’ve peaked.

#gnomesick

We really tried.

#gnomesick #horrorcomedy

We used over 23 lbs of glitter on this movie.

#gnomesick #horrorcomedy

Big thanks to Echo Cell Collective, Cranked Up TV, and all the creators who got Gnome Sick with us this December.

#echocellcollective #crankeduptv #gnomesick

Hated it… but I’d watch a sequel?!”

Grandpa Gnome counts that as a win. 😄

GNOME SICK is now streaming.
Some love it. Some hate it.
Several do both.

Nog bless.

#GnomeSick
#ChristmasHorror
#IndieHorror
#HorrorComedy

us? never.

“WTF I just watched?!”
Jackie and Jill want to know that too…

GNOME SICK: 7 Slays Til Mithras is now streaming

#gnomesick #horrorcomedy #holidayhorror