[NEohioPAL]Production for "The Dead Matter" is Officially Underway!!!

Sun Aug 12 20:37:03 PDT 2007

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Press Contact:=20

Sarah Mann

Public Relations, Midnight Syndicate Films=20

sarah at midnightsyndicate.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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PRODUCTION UNDERWAY ON "THE DEAD MATTER" HORROR-SUSPENSE FILM
Midnight Syndicate Films and Precinct 13 Entertainment began filming =
August 6=20

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CHARDON, Ohio - August 10, 2007 - Midnight Syndicate Films, in =
partnership with Hollywood FX producer Robert Kurtzman and his company, =
Precinct 13 Entertainment, began production on "The Dead Matter" =
feature-length, horror-suspense film, this week, in Crestline, Ohio.  =
Chardon, Ohio-based director and producer Edward Douglas - founder of =
the nationally-recognized Halloween horror music act Midnight Syndicate =
- is remaking his original version of the film into Northeast Ohio's =
largest locally-produced and independently -funded film, scheduled for =
release in 2008.  Filming is scheduled for the entire month of August.

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Headlining the rest of the cast is Andrew Divoff of ABC's "Lost", =
television star Jason Carter and horror film veteran, Tom Savini.  =
Divoff (Vellich), most recently known as the eye-patch-wearing rogue =
Mikhail Bakunin on ABC's "Lost", has acted in "Wishmaster", "Air Force =
One" and Precinct 13's "The Rage" (2007).  In addition to films, Carter =
(Ian) has appeared in television shows including "Babylon 5", "Beverly =
Hills 90210" and "Charmed".  Savini (Sebed) is a 30-year veteran in the =
horror film genre with roles in "Dusk Till Dawn", "Dawn of the Dead", =
and most recently, Quentin Tarantino's and Robert Rodriguez's =
"Grindhouse".

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Additional lead actors include Sean Serino (Gretchen), Westlake, =
Ohio-native Tom Nagel (Mike), CB Spencer (Jill) and Brian Van Camp =
(Mark).  Midnight Syndicate voiceover artist Christopher Robichaud, =
originally from Chardon, Ohio, will reprise his role of Frank from a =
1996 version of "The Dead Matter".

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In addition to the main cast, two horror host legends will contribute to =
lineup: Dick Dyszel, better known to fans as Count Gore De Vol and =
Cleveland's Big Chuck Schodowski, a 47-year television veteran and =
personality.

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"Having Big Chuck on board adds to the showcase of local talent =
contributing to the film," said Edward Douglas. "It's great because I =
grew up watching his shows, and many of the movies he featured inspired =
my early interest and education in the horror film genre. I'm really =
excited to have him and the Count on board."

=20

Douglas added, "I love Ohio and truly believe the tremendous talent pool =
here.  It has been my dream to have the opportunity through Midnight =
Syndicate Films to do my part in making films of quality in this =
region."

=20

Except for six LA-based actors, virtually all of the cast and crew are =
originally from, or currently reside in Ohio, including Nagel and =
Robichaud. The filming will take place in and around Crestline, Ohio - =
the hometown of Robert Kurtzman (writer/producer of "Dusk till Dawn" and =
co-founder of the KNB EFX Group) and Precinct 13 Entertainment Studios.  =
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About "The Dead Matter"
Why Rule the Living When You Can Control the Dead?

=20

"The Dead Matter" tells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers =
that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do =
anything to contact her dead brother. The film is an updated remake of =
the 1996 film that Edward Douglas produced and directed for $2,000.  =
Midnight Syndicate will score the film and plans to release multiple =
soundtrack CDs in conjunction with the tentative film release date in =
2008.=20

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"This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for us, having worked 10 =
years toward the goal of positioning ourselves to remake "The Dead =
Matter" in a large-budget, full-scale production," said Douglas.   =
"We've taken our time to fully develop the story, and attract top =
talent, to deliver the best film possible for both our current fans and =
all fans of the horror genre."

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Gavin Goszka, "The Dead Matter" music supervisor, added, "The soundtrack =
CD will be in the style of Midnight Syndicate releases, and integrate =
new material and atmospherics to allow listeners to explore the dark and =
supernatural world created in the film."

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Complete information is at www.TheDeadMatter.com and on IMDB at =
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055363/.

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About Entity Productions and Midnight Syndicate

For more than a decade, Entity Productions and Midnight Syndicate have =
created a new world in horror/gothic music soundtracks through blending =
orchestral movie score-style music with sound effects that take =
listeners on a journey beyond the darkest corners of the imagination.  =
Started in 1996 by composer and director Edward Douglas, Midnight =
Syndicate's signature style has become a Halloween-season cornerstone =
through international CD distribution and exclusive license in hundreds =
of the world's premiere amusement parks and haunted attractions. =
Compositions performed by Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka have appeared =
in Barbara Walters TV specials, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", Monday Night =
Football, Three Six Mafia tracks, X-Box, and official soundtracks for =
role-playing games such as "Dungeons & Dragons". =20

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Today, Midnight Syndicate has taken its craft to the new realm of film =
scores and film production.  In 2007, the band composed the full-length =
score for the horror film "The Rage", produced by Precinct 13 =
Entertainment, and will supply the complete soundtrack for its own =
Midnight Syndicate Film's "The Dead Matter" scheduled for release in =
2008.  For more information, visit www.MidnightSyndicate.com. =20

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=93THE DEAD MATTER=94 HORROR-SUSPENSE FILM</FONT></H1>
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face=3DArial>Midnight Syndicate Films and Precinct 13 Entertainment =
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Ohio</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
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August 10, 2007 =96 Midnight Syndicate Films, in partnership with =
Hollywood FX=20
producer <A href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0476071/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">Robert Kurtzman</SPAN></A> and his company, =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.p13entertainment.com/"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
windowtext">Precinct=20
13 Entertainment</SPAN></A>, began production on =93The Dead Matter=94=20
feature-length, horror-suspense film, this week, in Crestline, =
Ohio.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Chardon, Ohio-based director =
and=20
producer Edward Douglas =96 founder of the nationally-recognized =
Halloween horror=20
music act <A href=3D"http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">Midnight Syndicate</SPAN></A> =96 is =
remaking his=20
original version of the film into Northeast Ohio=92s largest =
locally-produced and=20
independently -funded film, scheduled for release in 2008.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Filming is scheduled for the =
entire=20
month of August.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Headlining=20
the rest of the cast is <A =
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228678/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">Andrew Divoff</SPAN></A> of ABC=92s =
=93Lost=94, television=20
star <A href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0141682/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">Jason Carter</SPAN></A> and horror film =
veteran, <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767741/"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
windowtext">Tom=20
Savini</SPAN></A>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Divoff =

(Vellich), most recently known as the eye-patch-wearing rogue Mikhail =
Bakunin on=20
ABC=92s =93Lost=94, has acted in =93Wishmaster=94, =93Air Force One=94 =
and Precinct 13=92s =93The=20
Rage=94 (2007).<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>In =
addition to films,=20
Carter (Ian) has appeared in television shows including =93Babylon 5=94, =
=93Beverly=20
Hills 90210=94 and =93Charmed=94.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">  </SPAN>Savini=20
(Sebed) is a 30-year veteran in the horror film genre with roles in =
=93Dusk Till=20
Dawn=94, =93Dawn of the Dead=94, and most recently, Quentin =
Tarantino=92s and Robert=20
Rodriguez=92s =93Grindhouse=94.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Additional=20
lead actors include <A =
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785196/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">Sean Serino</SPAN></A> (Gretchen), Westlake, =

Ohio-native <A href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619295/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">Tom Nagel</A> (Mike), <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817884/">CB=20
Spencer</A> (Jill) and <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015790/">Brian=20
Van Camp</A> (Mark). =20
Midnight Syndicate voiceover artist <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2693350/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">Christopher Robichaud</A>, originally =
from=20
Chardon, Ohio, will reprise his role of Frank from a 1996 version of =
=93The Dead=20
Matter=94.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">In=20
addition to the main cast, two horror host legends will contribute to =
lineup: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0246055/">Dick=20
Dyszel</A>, better known to fans as Count Gore De Vol and =
Cleveland's <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727907/">Big=20
Chuck Schodowski</A>, a 47-year television veteran and=20
personality.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">=93Having=20
Big Chuck on board adds to the showcase of local talent contributing to =
the=20
film,=94 said Edward Douglas. <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
13.0pt">"It=92s=20
great because I grew up watching his shows, and many of the movies he =
featured=20
inspired my early interest and education in the horror film =
genre.<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> I'm=20
really excited to have him and the Count on =
board."<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Douglas=20
added, =93I love Ohio and truly believe the tremendous talent pool =
here.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  It has been my dream to have =
the=20
opportunity through Midnight Syndicate Films to do my part in making =
films of=20
quality in this region.=94<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Except=20
for six LA-based actors, virtually all of the cast and crew are =
originally from,=20
or currently reside in Ohio, including Nagel and Robichaud. The filming =
will=20
take place in and around Crestline, Ohio =96 the hometown of Robert =
Kurtzman=20
(writer/producer of =93Dusk till Dawn=94 and co-founder of the KNB EFX =
Group) and=20
Precinct 13 Entertainment Studios.  =20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<H2 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">About =
=93The Dead=20
Matter=94</H2>
<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Why Rule=20
the Living When You Can Control the Dead?<o:p></o:p>
<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
=93The=20
Dead Matter=94 tells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers =
that falls=20
into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to =
contact=20
her dead brother. The film is an updated remake of the 1996 film that =
Edward=20
Douglas produced and directed for $2,000. =20
Midnight Syndicate will score the film and plans to release =
multiple=20
soundtrack CDs in conjunction with the tentative film release date in =
2008.=20

<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">=93This is=20
an incredibly exciting opportunity for us, having worked 10 years toward =
the=20
goal of positioning ourselves to remake =93The Dead Matter=94 in a =
large-budget,=20
full-scale production,=94 said Douglas.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">   =93We=92ve taken our =
time to fully=20
develop the story, and attract top talent, to deliver the best film =
possible for=20
both our current fans and all fans of the horror =
genre."<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Gavin=20
Goszka, =93The Dead Matter=94 music supervisor, added, "The soundtrack =
CD will be in=20
the style of Midnight Syndicate releases, and integrate new material and =

atmospherics to allow listeners to explore the dark and supernatural =
world=20
created in the film.=94<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Complete=20
information is at <A href=3D"http://www.thedeadmatter.com/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">www.TheDeadMatter.com</SPAN></A> and on IMDB =
at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055363/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: =
windowtext">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055363/</SPAN></A>.<o:p></o:p></=
SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">About=20
Entity Productions and Midnight Syndicate<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">For more=20
than a decade, Entity Productions and Midnight Syndicate have created a =
new=20
world in horror/gothic music soundtracks through blending orchestral =
movie=20
score-style music with sound effects that take listeners on a journey =
beyond the=20
darkest corners of the imagination.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> =20
</SPAN>Started in 1996 by composer and director Edward Douglas, Midnight =

Syndicate=92s signature style has become a Halloween-season cornerstone =
through=20
international CD distribution and exclusive license in hundreds of the =
world's=20
premiere amusement parks and haunted attractions. Compositions performed =
by=20
Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka have appeared in Barbara Walters TV =
specials,=20
=93The Ellen DeGeneres Show=94, Monday Night Football, Three Six Mafia =
tracks,=20
X-Box, and official soundtracks for role-playing games such as =
=93Dungeons &=20
Dragons=94.  =
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Today,=20
Midnight Syndicate has taken its craft to the new realm of film scores =
and film=20
production.  In 2007, the =
band=20
composed the full-length score for the horror film =93The Rage=94, =
produced by=20
Precinct 13 Entertainment, and will supply the complete soundtrack for =
its own=20
Midnight Syndicate Film=92s =93The Dead Matter=94 scheduled for release =
in 2008.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  For more information, visit <A =

href=3D"http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext">www.MidnightSyndicate.com</SPAN></A>.<SPAN=20
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