Abomination! Near Dark vampires with 80% more sparkle!

Ugh.  I came across this while costume shopping yesterday.  Near dark has been released on blu-ray...which is awesome.  But they have 'twilighterized' the cover art.  Notice how sparkly the handsome Adrian Pasdar is now...AND he has the amber eyes.  The whole image is blatantly ripping off the Twilight poster.  Now I am not a twilight hater...in fact I kind of enjoy them.  Call it a guilty pleasure.  But I love Near Dark.  Love it and there is almost nothing sparkley about it.  So why they would trick people into thinking they are going to get a pretty vampire love story when they will actually get a gorey-backwoods-outlaw-vampires-in-recreational-vehicles movie is a bit mystifying.  However I do chuckle when I imagine how a twi-hard teen would react to this...

THE FOG and NEAR DARK (Horror Society's WOMEN OF HORROR 2)

FIVE GREAT REASONS to join Horror Society this Saturday, May 1st for the Women of Horror 2 Film Festival:

1 - Movies: 12 great films lined up. Shorts and feature length including Near Dark and The Fog on 35mm.

2 - Guests: Great guests for Q&A's, rocking out, and giving kisses of death including Devi Snivley, Shayla Beesley, Laura Szymber, Kryssie Ridolfi and Svengirlie.

3 - Vendors: Over a dozen different local vendors from authors to artists, filmmakers, crafters, zombie rights activist, and more.

4 - Booze/Food: Portage Theatre's concession stand offers nachos, hot dogs, bratwursts, popcorn, candy, wine and beer.

5 - Raffle/Auction: This year, Horror Society is raising funds for Kreepylady Kristin's medical bills. We have a ton of great items for raffle and auction. Everything from t-shirts to gift certificates to signed collectibles!!

SATURDAY, MAY 1
PORTAGE THEATER
4050 N. MILWAUKEE AVE
CHICAGO, IL

5PM - 2AM

ONLY $12 AT THE DOOR!!!

For more details regarding Horror Society and the Women of Horror 2 Film Festival visit: http://www.horrorsociety.com/festivals

Spread the word to your friends, lovers, enemies, neighbors and pets! We'll see you there...

Near Dark Soundtrack - Tangerine Dream

When the classic vampire movie, Near Dark, came out I was a composer and synth player. The Tangerine Dream soundtrack was so cool and so perfect for this movie and very influential on my compositions. Loved the movie, the cast, the soundtrack.