Greetings to all friends of Castle Blood, and Midnight Monster Hop.

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I know so many of you are pleased that we are now on television across the country. You may also have noticed that in the past 2 weeks there have been a few glitches in the national feed on Saturday night, including one week when we weren’t on at all, this was due to a technicians problem with getting the show on the servers.....

RTN was a bit lackadaisical in dealing with how upset I was about this.....

So here is what you can do.....

PLEASE, PLEASE email the national office at:....

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rtn@myretrotv.com.....

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Tell them how much you like the show, how you watch the station more because of the show, and especially, what station you watch it on.....

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Hey , to be honest, even if you haven’t been home on a Saturday night yet to catch it, please write about it anyway to show your support. All of us at Castle Blood and MMH would very much appreciate it.....

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We are a very strange show for them, current, instead of 25 year old reruns. They were shocked when I called them, as not many actors/producers on their normal shows are still alive to call, or care about the show in general.....

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So, we are supposed to be on this week, but we feel it’s hugely important to let them know, there are people watching.....

You all tell me about it, I really need your help, to tell them, as it means so much more coming from you, their viewers.....

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Here is the list of affiliates, so you can get the call letters correct when you write......

Thanks so much, I truly believe that with your help, it won’t just be midnight somewhere, it’ll be midnight EVERYWHERE!....

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Alabama
WVTM-DT - Birmingham
WHNT-TV - Huntsville
WKRG-DT - Mobile/Pensacola
WSFA-DT - Montgomery/Selma

Alaska
KYES-DT - Anchorage

Arizona
KAZT-DT - Phoenix

Arkansas
KATV-DT - Little Rock (launch date 7/1/09)

California
KAIL-DT2 - Fresno
KHIZ-DT - Los Angeles
KRET-TV - Palm Springs
KRON-DT - San Francisco
KEYT-DT2 - Santa Barbara

Colorado
KCDO-TV - Denver

Connecticut
WRNT - Hartford

Delaware
WRDE - Salisbury

District of Columbia
WJLA-DT3 - Washington D.C.

Florida
WAWS-DT2 - Jacksonville
WEYW - Key West
WRDQ-DT2 - Orlando
WKRG-DT - Pensacola/Mobile
WFLA-DT - Tampa
WTVX-DT4 - West Palm Beach/Ft. Pierce

Georgia
WSB-DT2 - Atlanta - Coverage Map
WJBF-DT2 - Augusta
WRBL-DT2 - Columbus
WSAV-DT2 - Savannah

Idaho
KYUU-DT - Boise
KPIF-TV - Idaho Falls

Illinois
WRSP/WBUI-DT - Champagne/
Sprngfld/Decatur
WHBF-DT - Davenport/Rock Island/
Moline/Bettendorf
WREX - Rockford

Indiana
WEHT-DT2 - Evansville

Iowa
KWWL-DT3 - Cedar Rapids/Waterloo
WHBF-DT - Davenport/Rock Island/
Moline/Bettendorf
WOI-TV DT - Des Moines/Ames
KTIV - Sioux City

Kansas
KGPT-LP - Wichita/Hutchinson

Kentucky
WBNA-DT - Louisville

Louisiana
KWCE - Alexandria
KZUP - Baton Rouge
KDCG-DT - Lafayette
KSHV-DT - Shreveport

Maryland
WRDE - Salisbury

Massachusetts
WMFP-DT - Lawrence/Boston - Coverage Map

Michigan
WXYZ-DT2 - Detroit
WLLZ-TV - Traverse City

Minnesota
KXLT - Rochester/Mason City/Austin
WDIO/WIRT-DT2 - Duluth

Mississippi
WKFK-DT - Biloxi
WJTV-DT3 - Jackson
WGBC-DT - Meridian

Missouri
KJPX - Joplin
WPXS - St. Louis

Nebraska
KLKN-DT - Lincoln/Hastings/Krny

Nevada
KGNG-DT - Las Vegas
KPVT - Pahrump
KRXI-DT2 - Reno

New York
WTEN-DT3 - Albany
WGRZ-DT - Buffalo
WSAH-DT - New York City

North Carolina
WMYT-DT - Charlotte
WRAZ-DT2 - Raleigh/Durham
WWAY-DT - Wilmington

Ohio
WBQC-DT - Cincinnati
WAOH-TV - Cleveland
WCMH-DT - Columbus
WTOV-DT - Steubenville
WNWO-DT2 - Toledo

Oklahoma
KTUL-DT - Tulsa

Oregon
KSLM-DT - Portland

Pennsylvania
WHTM-TV - Harrisburg
WJAC-TV DT - Johnstown/
Altoona/State College
WFMZ-DT - Philadelphia - Coverage Map
WPXI-DT3 - Pittsburgh

Rhode Island
WJAR-DT3 - Providence/New Bedford

South Carolina
WLCN-DT - Charleston
WKTC-DT - Columbia
WBTW-DT2 - Myrtle Beach/Florence

South Dakota
KOTA-DTV - Rapid City
KWSD-DT2 - Sioux Falls

Tennessee
WRCB-DT2 - Chattanooga
WMAK-DT - Knoxville
WLMT-DT - Memphis
WKRP-DT - Nashville
WKPT-DT3 - TriCities

Texas
KEYE-DT2 - Austin
KUMY - Beaumont
KXPX-DT - Corpus Christi
KLDT-DT - Dallas - Coverage Map
KFOX-DT - El Paso
KRGV-DT - Harlingen/Wslco/Brnsvl/McAllen
KNWS-DT - Houston
KVHC - Kerrville
KYTX-DT2 - Tyler/Longview

Vermont
WCWF-TV - Burlington

Virginia
WSET-DT - Roanoke/Lynchburg
WKPT-DT3 - TriCities

Washington
KIRO-TV - Seattle/Tacoma

West Virginia
WVVA - Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill
WTOV-DT - Steubenville

Wisconsin
WBAY-DTV - Green Bay
WXOW/WQOW - LaCross/Eau Claire
WKOW - Madison
WAOW/WYOW - Wausau/Rhinelande

To celebrate all our new station pickups on the RTV network ( we are on in markets totalling close to 20 million homes at least, a week), we'd like to say thanks to you new folks, and of course say thanks to our long time loyal viewers,
so we're having a summer sale, that will go, from now till July 4th

buy a Midnight Monster Hop T-shirt, ( standard ones, black, green or pink) for the usual 15 bucks plus shipping, and you'll get a free ball cap, either pink, or red/black

such a deal. all told, that's 20 bucks for a shirt and hat and shipping.
visit http://midnightmonsterhop.com/shoppingcart/index.htm to order,
and use paypal,
or you can mail the 20 bucks to me here at the Castle

Castle Blood
POBox 207
Beallsville, PA 15313

all orders will get a few extra goodies in there as well.

Scare ya soon
Gravely

last night, the old building where castle blood was in 1996-97 burned up. we don't own it, it was not set up as a haunt inside anymore, it was just used for storage by the new owners.

The sign was still outside as a billboard telling people to go to beallsville.
We have already talked to our state and local fire officials ( remember, both I and Chris Handa are deepley involved in the states fire safety programs) and they have deemed it a building fire NOT a haunt fire.

and are going out of their way to help get the word out.
In 1996/97 we were in full compliances with all fire and other ordinances

and of course here in Beallsville, we have also been in compliance, and have been very proactive in helping the state get all it's safety programs together. In fact, the Castle Blood method, is used to teach actor and patron safety, to all other haunts in the state.

so please all my friends, do what you can to let people know that this is not a problem for the season.
I have already recieved many calls and emails from customers expressing condolences.
If we don't get a handle on this, the 2009 season could be a really rough one for us

as a result of our being back on RTN in Pittsburgh, AND our great showing in the Rondo Awards, as of May 23rd, midnight monster hop will be available to all rtn affiliates nation wide.

this does not mean they will all take it right away, or ever, but it's up there for them.
nationally, we will be on 10pm Saturdays.

so if any of you have RTN in your city, or have friends in other places, that HAVE rtn, they need to start emailing or calling their local stations NOW, to help make this happen.

http://www.myretrotv.com/affiliates.html

So now it's REALLY no matter WHERE you are,
it's midnight somewhere

Gravely

Well, National Hautners Convention is over for the year.
Here's what Fangoria Magazione had to say about it.

http://www.fangoria.com/blogs/con-fessions/2084-fango-fright-at-the-eastern-haunters-convention.html

Many of you know I am the official Horror Host for the National Haunters Convention coming up in two weeks
so I am thrilled to be able to post this,

From an RSS Feed this Morning:

DARK ENTERTAINMENT MOGULS EXPAND CONVENTION TO CAPTURE LUCRATIVE TWEEN MARKET

Wyckoff, NJ-Niche Entertainment Industry Embedded Reporter Avril Folle has exclusive, first-heard information from Michael Bruner and Rob Kocher, owners of the rapidly-expanding National Haunters’ Convention. In conjunction with the expansion from “Eastern Haunters’ Convention” to “National Haunters’ Convention” the terror team has inked a deal to make this year the first year of the National Hannah Convention in celebration of the Disney Franchise’s second appearance on the big screen.

“It is a natural fit,” says Rob Kocher of The Village of Darkness. “Halloween begins with the letter ‘H’ and Hannah begins with the letter ‘H.’ When you mix it all together, you know you’ve got the best of both worlds.”

Kocher continued by pointing out that “Best of Both Worlds” is probably the most recognizable Hannah Montana song as he attempted to paraphrase the lyrics into his own, personal sound bite.

For those who do not have tweenage daughters, Hannah Montana is the alter ego of Miley Stewart on the Disney television show with the same name. Hannah/Miley is played by Miley Cyrus, daughter of 80’s pop star Billy Ray Cyrus, who also plays Miley’s onscreen father in both the television series and the feature-length film.

The timeliness of the convention is also convenient. Michael Bruner of The Monster Maze made the announcement of the special bus trip to the premiere of The Hannah Montana Movie, which occurs on the first night of the National Haunters’/Hannah Convention.

“We were so excited about the movie premiere that everybody who signed up for the Haunt Tour will simply board the bus and go to the King of Prussia Mall. There, we’ll be treated to a special Food Court dinner and have Priority Seating at the 7:45 pm screening of The Hannah Montana Movie.” Following the movie, participants will be encouraged to participate in a “lights on” discussion of the movie and its impact upon popular culture, moderated by Bruner and Kocher themselves.

Weekend events include the screening of select episodes, including the story arc featuring “Dancing With The Stars” fan favorite Cody Linley as Jake Ryan. This arc features Miley Cyrus as Hannah while she guest stars in a role on the fictional “Zombie High,” a parody of the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” series. Also, the National Hannah Convention is pleased to offer celebrity appearances by Shanica Knowles, known to Hannah Fans as school nemesis Amber, and Paul Vogt who originally played the role of annoying neighbor Donsig prior to his twin brother Peter Allen [Vogt] taking the role for the remainder of the series.

The Cadaver’s Cotillion costume ball will be replaced by the “Mullet Madness” as Achy Breaky, a local Billy Ray Cyrus tribute band, takes the stage for the party in honor of Billy Ray Cyrus recent re-emergence, and whose career “was hooked up to an AED and run through the cycle with full battery power because of the popularity of the Television show,” according to Kocher.

And what about the haunted house stuff? Kocher promises to not disappoint. “You’ll still see plenty of faux skeletons, synthetic vines, and makeup demonstration DVDs,” he states. “We don’t plan on denying any vendor or potential buyer the chance to spend their money on Halloween props. We just want to make a little extra money to support that hobby that sucks all of our bank accounts dry for nine months out of the year in an effort to make it all back in October.

“In this economy, it is very important to be versatile. We know that hundreds of thousands of young girls and boys will dress up as Hannah Montana for Halloween. We’re doing our best to cash in on the trend before she becomes the next Hillary Duff.”

Anybody old enough to be out of college and employed as well as current fans of Miley Cyrus may be tempted to ask, “Who’s Hillary Duff?” Kocher responds with the only appropriate response.

“Exactly.”

The National Hannah Convention opens Friday April 10, the same day as the premiere of “The Hannah Montana Movie.” It will be held at the Valley Forge Scanticon and run all day Friday and Saturday. For more information, please contact info@nationalhauntersconvention.com. Tell them “Scrye sent me!”

Well, on the heels of the great showing with the Ronod awards, we have more news

Starting friday April 3rd, Castle Blood's Midnight Monster Hop will begin airing in much of West Virginia on the stations of Network West Virginia
Fridays at 8pm

http://www.networkwestvirginia.com/

for more info.
and remember, even at 8pm, it's midnight somewhere

Gravely

Well The votes are in, and announced and guess what? we got an honorable mention in the favorite Horror Host Category for 2008. What a thrill. The folks who finished ahead of us are all so cool, I am very pleased with how it turned out that we are even on the list.

We are so new, and on so few small markets, that it is wonderful that we can be mentioned in the same breath as them.

For all that voted for us, thanks. we are working hard to get on more stations as always, so next year, more viewers = Who knows?

you should swing by the rondo site to see all the winners, it's a really nice page they set up

http://www.rondoaward.com

and of course thanks to our great cast on the show, both the regulars, and the special guests we have on, as well as everyone at Castle Blood for their support, and as always remember

It's Midnight Somewhere.

Gravely

2009 Halloween University Classes
@ National Haunters Convention

Halloween University is a combination of free and fee (fees are charged for classes that are considered "make-n-take") classes designed to help you be the most frightening you you can be!

Both types of classes are taught by the Masters of our industry including:

Castle Blood Ricky Dick!
Basic and Advanced Makeup Techniques

Monster mud
Monster Mud 101

BBSD
Mike Krausert and the Bad Boys Scenic Design Team doing a phenomenal 3 HOUR SEMINAR!
So go to http://www. nationalhauntersconvention. com and register for your classes now while seats are still available!!!