- Saturday May 9th at Spudic’s Movie Empire in Van Nuys, CA -

Los Angeles, CA, May 7, 2009 - This Saturday, Halo-8 Entertainment will host a screening and signing of “THE DEVIL’S MUSE” at Spudic’s Movie Empire in Van Nuys, CA. The signing will feature award-winning filmmaker Ramzi Abed, starlet Amie Nicole, and more special guests.

Saturday May 9th
1pm - 3pm
Spudic’s Movie Empire
5910 Van Nuys Blvd
Van Nuys CA 91401

In addition to Amie Nicole, “THE DEVIL’S MUSE” stars Kristen Kerr (”INLAND EMPIRE,” “FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD”), Gidget Gein (MARILYN MANSON), Cinque Lee (”MYSTERY TRAIN,” “COFFEE & CIGARETTES”), Julie Strain (”HEAVY METAL 2000″), Lizzy Strain (”MAGUS”), and pinup superstar Masuimi Max. The film features an original score by David J (BAUHAUS, LOVE AND ROCKETS) and costumes designed by Freddie Rojas.

“Intoxicating and sensual.” (-Rue Morgue)
“Sexy, erotic, and visionary.” (-Cinephelia)

When beautiful young actress Lisa Small (Kristen Kerr of David Lynch’s “INLAND EMPIRE”) is cast as the tragic victim known as The Black Dahlia in a film about Hollywood’s most famous unsolved murder, an entire dreamworld awakens around her. Meanwhile, a local sociopath has set out on a copycat murder spree timed out with the 60th anniversary of the original killing. A spider’s web grows around Lisa as her nightmares and desires intersect with the death toll rising around her. She delves deeper into the film script while the killer sets his target on her. Ultimately, she must live out the last days of The Black Dahlia.

Halo-8 has also slated Abed’s next feature “IN A SPIRAL STATE” for a limited theatrical run followed by DVD release in late 2009.

DISC ONE (DVD)
includes:
- “THE DEVIL’S MUSE” unrated director’s cut,
- David J (& guests) live concert of music from the film,
- “BLACK DAHLIA: The Making of The Devil’s Muse” featurette,
- interview with Mary Pacios (childhood friend of The Black Dahlia who went on to write a definitive investigative-book on the murder),
- deleted scenes,
- music videos,
- “MESSAGE FROM RAMZI ABED” featurette,
- trailers,
- easter eggs,
- musical menus.

DISC TWO (CD)
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
11 songs composed by David J & Ego Plum
with special guests
- Nora Keyes
- Abby Travis
- Johnny Dowd
- Mr. Uncertain
- Creekbird
- Joyce Rooks
*Sound Engineer, Co-Producer, John Neff (on title song)

Halo-8 Entertainment (www.halo8.tv) is a Hollywood-2.0 movie studio using bleeding-edge strategies to create and distribute daring new films and lifestyle videos. Recent releases include the arthouse-horror film THE DEVIL’S MUSE (which Rue Morgue called “intoxicating and sensual”), the award-winning hardcore-punk thriller THREAT (which Urb Magazine said “makes KIDS look like an after-school special”), the legendary NY hardcore documentary N.Y.H.C. (which Cinematical called “smashing… a terrific, well-told, engaging story”), the animated zombie adventure XOMBIE: DEAD ON ARRIVAL (which Rue Morgue called “epic undead sci-fi with plenty of dark humour and action”), and the campy, interactive horror-DVD-game SLUMBER PARTY SLAUGHTERHOUSE: THE GAME (starring Tiffany Shepis, Joanna Angel, Melissa Bacelar, Katie Nisa, Masuimi Max). Upcoming releases include the iconoclastic hero’s journey GODKILLER (starring Lance Henriksen, Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Tiffany Shepis, Nicki Clyne, Lydia Lunch, Justin Pierre, Davey Havok) and the award-winning drug-infused horror POP SKULL (which Variety called “distinctive, visually powerful, and uncompromising”).

www.halo8.tv

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To request interviews, screening copies, press kits, or to obtain further info,
CONTACT:
Maddy Dawson
Medusa PR
p. 323.285.5066
f. 323.443.3768

The opening night photos of Halo-8: Films That Kill fest (which also doubled as the Slumber Party Slaughterhouse premiere) are posted over at the UnitShifter blog. Kind of an overdose of hilariousness… who knew that little DVD-game would actually work in front of a live studio audience??

- Indie distributor acquires worldwide rights to animated zombie adventure -

Los Angeles, CA, November 13, 2008 - Halo-8 Entertainment has secured worldwide distribution rights to "XOMBIE: The Animated Series" by James Farr , an animated zombie adventure which developed a massive online following with webisodes downloaded over 13 million times. Halo-8 has slated the project for a limited theatrical release in early 2009, followed soon after by release on DVD.

"XOMBIE is a blast!" said Matt Pizzolo , President of Halo-8. "James Farr has a fresh and engaging storytelling voice that’s amplified by his inventive production style. It’s a rare mix that breathes life (and undeath) into his fun and compelling characters. We’ve been fans of his work for a while now, and we’re really excited to work with him and the great team at Xombie, Inc."

“As the first sentient zombie in an animated series, XOMBIE provides a completely new twist to the horror genre, which is why it has resonated so well with the fans," said John Frank Rosenblum , XOMBIE’s Executive Producer. "Halo-8, a distributor with a true love for horror, is the perfect partner for expanding this unique property into a whole new market.”

"XOMBIE is my attempt to inject something new and fun into an often over-mined genre," said XOMBIE creator/writer/director James Farr. "I am thrilled it has gotten such a huge response and that the characters have endured so long. Dirge and his friends are very close to my heart, and thanks to Halo-8, I get to share them with a brand new audience."

XOMBIE is the story of Dirge, a dead man with a mind of his own, who struggles against his posthumous cravings (not to mention legions of the living dead) to reunite a lost child with her family.

Halo-8 will work with Xombie, Inc. on additional XOMBIE animated media to follow, joining a slate of animated features in development at Halo-8 including in-house adaptations of Halo-8 comic books GODKILLER and HOW I LOST MY VIRGINITY -BY ALEXANDRA JONES.

XOMBIE has previously been adapted into a comic book and graphic novel by Devil’s Due Publishing , as well as a self-published illustrated novel. In its second week of release, the XOMBIE illustrated novel ranked #4 behind Watchmen and 300 on Amazon.com’s graphic novel sales rankings. Producer Epic Level Entertainment is currently developing a live-action XOMBIE adaptation for a major studio.

Xombie, Inc. was formed in 2006 to expand and manage the XOMBIE property, created by James Farr. Originally launched by James in 2003, the XOMBIE animated series has displayed an unparalleled appeal to viewers of all ages, tastes, and backgrounds, resulting in over 13 million downloads of the first ten episodes. Xombie, Inc. is managed through Epic Level Entertainment (www.epiclevel.com ), an innovative entertainment company with development and production expertise in film, television, internet media and games.

Halo-8 Entertainment (www.halo8.tv ) is a Hollywood-2.0 movie studio using bleeding-edge strategies to create and distribute daring new films and lifestyle videos. Recent releases include the arthouse-horror film THE DEVIL’S MUSE (which Rue Morgue called "intoxicating and sensual"), the award-winning hardcore-punk thriller THREAT (which Urb Magazine said "makes KIDS look like an after-school special"), the legendary NY hardcore documentary N.Y.H.C. (which Cinematical called "smashing… a terrific, well-told, engaging story"), and the campy, interactive horror-DVD-game SLUMBER PARTY SLAUGHTERHOUSE: THE GAME (starring Tiffany Shepis, Joanna Angel, Melissa Bacelar, Katie Nisa, Masuimi Max). Current productions include the iconoclastic hero’s journey GODKILLER and the sly, subversive sex comedy HOW I LOST MY VIRGINITY -BY ALEXANDRA JONES.

www.xombified.com

Yup, this site is under construction AGAIN.

Halo-8 Studios has pretty much outgrown its old web infrastructure, so we’ve got a team of monkeys hard at work clicking and dragging us into the new year.

All you press & retailers will be happy to hear we’re streamlining the b2b offerings so you can grab high-res key art, graphics, and photos super fast & simple.

And all you movie lovers will be happy to hear we’re organizing this schizophrenic library of films so you’ll get a better sense of how all these movies fit together. We’ll also be upgrading our trailers so you can see bigger, higher-res previews of our films before you go download them from your favorite torrent sites (I mean, ‘buy them from our webstore’–oops!).

If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure to check out our new Watch Now website TELEVANDALISM where you can stream or download our movies and also read webcomix and blogs. It’s in beta while we tweak it out, so let us know what you think. We’re about to upload a slew of new movies and comix and soon enough we’ll have a regular flow of new content. Al Gore said we gotta stop making landfills full of shiny plastic discs, so I guess we oughta use the internet he invented to zap movies at ya!

In other news, Cheetara is wicked hot.

Thanks, and please let us know what you like and what you hate about what we’re doing!

After Dark Films got all mad at us for naming our Halloween party-&-screening-series “8 Films To Kill For: Halo-ween Fest” cuz they have that “8 Films To Die For: After Dark Horrorfest” and thought it would be cool to have their lawyers kick us in the balls. First of all… killing and dying are two totally different things. Killing is pretty badass and dying is for suckers, so we thought it was pretty obvious who was who. Oh well.

So the new name is “Halo-8: Films That Kill” and you can read a bit about the brouhaha here

- Weeklong run of Horror & Punk Films at Engine Theater in Hollywood -

Los Angeles, CA, October 2, 2008 - Halo-8 Entertainment has announced the program for its “8 Films To Kill For: Halo-ween Fest” theatrical run. As originally reported in The Hollywood Reporter (Sept. 30, 2008), the fest runs from Thursday October 23rd through Wednesday October 29th at The Engine Theater in Hollywood.

The program consists of seven films playing every day all week, including “PINK EYE,” “THE DEVIL’S MUSE,” “GIMME SKELTER,” “PUNK ROCK HOLOCAUST 2,” “THREAT,” and “N.Y.H.C.” The eighth film, Halo-8’s controversial and critically acclaimed documentary “YOUR MOMMY KILLS ANIMALS,” will be distributed on DVD to all attendees as a Halloween treat - free with admission.

Each night will be capped off by the unique “SLUMBER PARTY SLAUGHTERHOUSE: THE GAME,” a hybrid film-screening/live-event that mixes pub-trivia with Rocky Horror-style ‘Audience Participation.’ Halo-8 is also throwing SPS screening/trivia-parties in NYC, Philadelphia, Austin, and Baltimore in October, with more cities to be announced. [read more here]

We’ve teamed up with Bloody-Disgusting.com for a contest to contribute slasher movie trivia questios for Slumber Party Slaughterhouse… and we’re giving away 5 FREE DVDs to the winners!

Check it out here

Those lucky ladies of Slumber Party Slaughterhouse… now they’re in the asskickinest hottie mag around

Check out Melissa Bacelar (as Angelgirl), Katie Nisa (as Devilgirl), and Page Turner (as Ms. Big) in the First Look below…

When we got a heads up about this coverage, we decided to back it up with an ad highlighting the movies of all the filmmakers who directed killscenes for SPS. Scroll past the cover to check it out. Awesomeness.

HALO-8 DOUBLES DOWN ON THE DEVIL’S MUSE
- Stylish horror film to be released in Deluxe 2-Disc Set -

Los Angeles, CA, September 17, 2008 - Halo-8 Entertainment has invested extra care and attention in its upcoming stylish & surreal horror film “THE DEVIL’S MUSE” by crafting a Deluxe 2-Disc Set packed with goodies including a full-length Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD composed by David J (BAUHAUS, LOVE & ROCKETS) and Ego Plum (Nicktoons’ MAKING FIENDS).

Directed by Ramzi Abed (”THE TUNNEL”), the film stars Kristen Kerr (”INLAND EMPIRE,” “FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD”), Gidget Gein (MARILYN MANSON), Cinque Lee (”MYSTERY TRAIN,” “COFFEE & CIGARETTES”), Julie Strain (”HEAVY METAL 2000″), Lizzy Strain (”MAGUS”), pinup superstar Masuimi Max, and hits shelves nationwide on September 30th, 2008.

DISC ONE (DVD)
includes:
- “THE DEVIL’S MUSE” unrated director’s cut,
- David J (& guests) live concert of music from the film,
- “BLACK DAHLIA: The Making of The Devil’s Muse” featurette,
- interview with Mary Pacios (childhood friend of The Black Dahlia who went on to write a definitive investigative-book on the murder),
- deleted scenes,
- music videos,
- “MESSAGE FROM RAMZI ABED” featurette,
- trailers,
- easter eggs,
- musical menus.

DISC TWO (CD)
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
11 songs composed by David J & Ego Plum
with special guests
- Nora Keyes
- Abby Travis
- Johnny Dowd
- Mr. Uncertain
- Creekbird
- Joyce Rooks
*Sound Engineer, Co-Producer, John Neff (on title song)

DVD Running Time +/- 180 minutes
DVD: Region 0
Studio: Halo-8
Distributor: Ryko
[read more here]

HALO-8 STARLETS BRING SLAUGHTERHOUSE TO COMIC-CON

- Fan-favorites to present preview of indie studio’s ambitious Halloween treat at sold-out pop culture event -

Los Angeles, CA, July 23, 2008 - Halo-8 Entertainment is heading to the sold-out San Diego Comic Con on Saturday July 26th with starlets Tiffany Shepis (”NIGHTMARE MAN”), Melissa Bacelar (”PINK EYE,” Lionsgate’s upcoming “SKINNED ALIVE”), Katie Nisa (”THREAT”), and Joanna Angel (TLC’s “L.A. INK,” “SICK & TWISTED HORROR”) to preview the studio’s most ambitious production yet: an interactive horror-comedy called “SLUMBER PARTY SLAUGHTERHOUSE: THE GAME,” created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo (”THREAT,” upcoming graphic novel “GODKILLER”). Halo-8 has slated the film for a Halloween 2008 release.

The innovative feature stars Shepis, Bacelar, Nisa, Angel, and Masuimi Max (”INLAND EMPIRE,” “THE DEVIL’S MUSE”) in a narrative, splatterpunk DVD-game with scenes written and directed by numerous filmmakers on the Halo-8 roster including Pizzolo, Angel, Doug Sakmann (”PUNK ROCK HOLOCAUST”), Ramzi Abed (”THE DEVIL’S MUSE”), and Kurly Tlapoyawa (”GIMME SKELTER”). [read more here]