Dude. 

To everyone in the PLUS CAPACITY CROWD that came out  - I can't thank everyone enough for showing up.  Big thanks go out to the Studio Movie Grill in Copperfield as well for letting us do the entire shindig.  I just found out that at least 30 people were turned away after they filled the place.  Of course, I'm bummed that not everyone got to see it, but fuck, dude...they TURNED PEOPLE AWAY.  How fucking cool is that?  Guess that means that we'll have to do another screening in the future.

The night was awesome, to say the least...so thanks for helping put the exclamation point on this year-long tentacle journey.  I'm glad everyone enjoyed the movie and had a good time.  People responded exactly how and when they were supposed to...I heard a couple of people even got the shit scared out of them.

The actors that hadn't seen the movie were all super-excited afterwards, which is a good thing.  I recieved tons of compliments from them and the "moviegoing public", most of which seemed sincere and heartfelt.  Again, the most entertaining one was:

"Wow...this was actually REALLY good!"

What the hell...did you guys expect for it to suck?  But seriously...I can't blame people that say things like that, because indie horror has kind of shot itself in the foot that way.  I'm glad everyone last night felt like CLOSET SPACE was the exception to the rule of taking the "path most traveled".

And of course, it was super-rad to have my good friend and musical hero Jonah Matranga in the audience.  We showed the video for "Not About A Girl Or A Place" and people loved it.  I think Jonah was a little nervous about being on the big screen.  It was kind of cute.

Plans are afoot for more CLOSET SPACE screenings at festivals and such, so keep an eye out for more info on that.  Same goes for DVD distribution, etc.  There are a LOT of exciting things on the horizon.  Keep watching.

Mark your calendars...

CLOSET SPACE  will be making it's Houston premiere on Thursday, August 23 at the Studio Movie Grill.  

Show starts at 9:00 PM.

Admission is FREE!

Come out and enjoy the tentacles.  The movie is UNRATED at this point, so there's gore and disturbing material aplenty.  Don't bring the kids.

Studio Movie Grill
8580 Hwy. 6 North (Hwy 6 and West Rd.)
Houston, TX 77095

I'm still submitting to genre festivals, and should start hearing back from most of them by mid-June.  Hopefully we'll be able to do a CLOSET SPACE horror fest run in the fall.  That would be pretty sweet.

Right now I'm working on the surround mix of the movie, and planning for the Texas Frightmare Weekend show as well as the New Jersy Fangoria (which we'll probably be driving to again...shudder).  At least there's nothing going on in July - so far, that is.  Sometime during that month I might fly out to SoCal again to work with Jason on Closet Space 2 and 3...and maybe a musical (!).  No, it's not a musical set in the Closet Space universe - although that's an idea.  Dancing tentacles.

Just got back home a few minutes ago from another whirlwind convention adventure.  We saw a lot of old friends and made some new ones (as is usually the case with these things), and generated more heat for the movie.  Highlights include hanging out with the Moomooch Clothing guys, the Quick and the Undead/Flesh Keeper gang, and meeting Molly and Wil from Horror Yearbook in person.  I actually gave Molly and Wil a couple of actual props from (gasp) Witchcraft 13 as thanks for the awesome interview they did with me.  And they both got the pleasure of meeting Tim "Will Spanner" Wrobel in the flesh, along with James LaMarr and Melanie, who were also at our table.  It was fun hanging out with everyone, and I look forward to Texas Frightmare, NJ Fango, and SiliCon in the fall.

We actually made a TON of business contacts this time around, and I look forward to following up on those.  People are really itching to see the movie, which is good.  I watched the current cut with Jason and James, and they both seemed to like it.  I, of course, noticed some things that need tweaking, so I'll be taking the 3-day weekend to do the work on that stuff.

We got our official Closet Space posters and t-shirts in just in time for the convention, so if you want a piece of the action, let me know.  T-shirts (S, M, L, XL, 2XL) are $15 and posters (23" x 36") are $10.  You all know what the posters look like, but you can check out the shirt design below:

Thanks go out to the Moomooch guys for kicking ass with the shirts.  Email now before they run out (we got rid of a lot at the convention).

There are a couple of new interviews up with me.  I talk about everything from my racial background to that f*%king witch movie to NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5 to the Muppet Show to CLOSET SPACE (of course).

The first one is over at Racks and Razors.  Thanks to Brad for doing it (and also doing the interviews with James LaMarr and Melanie Donihoo that you will also find on the site).  We bonded over our love for alternative country.

The next one is over at HorrorYearbook.com.  They actually call it their "best interview ever".  I'll let you be the judge of that, Constant Reader, but it sure was a hell of a lot of fun.  And Melanie even makes a cameo appearance.

And for anyone attending the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in Burbank this weekend, look for the CLOSET SPACE table.  We should have actors signing pictures, posters, and t-shirts.  Stop by and say hello.

That's right, you can take your first peek at the movie right here, courtesy of the bad mofo's at Dread Central. 

It's probably not what you would call "work safe".

I should be finalizing a cut of the movie this week, just in time for some festival deadlines.  As a result of constantly looking at the computer screen, my eyes look like one of the "infected" from 28 Days Later.

We have confirmed that CS will have a table at the Burbank Fangoria, and we are working on getting our NJ Fango spot squared away.  And, of course we'd be traitors not to be at TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND, right?

We got another story on Fangoria's website.  It features our new poster design, some quotes from me regarding how the movie is shaping up, and a few thoughts from our lead actress. 

Check it out.

Remember, CLOSET SPACE will be in attendance at the upcoming Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors shows in San Jose and Chicago.  Director Mel House, writer Jason Stewart, and lead actress Melanie Donihoo will be manning the table at both shows, along with others in the cast and crew (schedules permitting).  Poster artist Jason Beam will be at the Chicago show at his own table, so maybe you can even swing by and get him to autograph your poster!  I think he might also have some BARRICADE posters as well, so be sure to pick up one of those.