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<DIV><BR><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Chardon, Ohio.- The Public Premiere of The Dead Matter will take place this coming Saturday night at the Geauga Theater in Chardon, OH (just 30 minutes east of downtown Cleveland).</FONT></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581yiv735315114yiv1688867619MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3 face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">THE DEAD MATTER is a remake of a movie that Douglas filmed on a shoestring budget in and around Chardon over 15 years ago. The current version was co-produced by Hollywood FX legend <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581yiv735315114lw_1279881687_2 class=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581yiv735315114yshortcuts>Robert Kurtzman</SPAN> and Douglas’ Munson-based Halloween music production company, <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581yiv735315114lw_1279881687_3
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581yiv735315114yiv1688867619MsoNormal align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Directed and scored by <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581lw_1279881792_1 class=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581yshortcuts>Chardon</SPAN>’s own Edward Douglas, the 8pm screening will be followed by an after party at Chardon Brew Works & Eatery on Chardon Square where guests can meet members of the cast and crew including Douglas and local television icon, “Big Chuck” Schodowski.<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv983960782yiv627775022yiv1244635581yiv735315114yiv1688867619MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Shot entirely in Ohio, THE DEAD MATTER utilized cast and crew from Central and Northeastern Ohio as well as several actors from Los Angeles. It stars Chardon native Christopher Robichaud who reprises his role from the 1995 version, “Big Chuck” Schodowski, Al Tuskes, and Donna Williams of <SPAN id=yiv983960782yiv627775022lw_1279882132_4 class=yiv983960782yiv627775022yshortcuts>Cleveland</SPAN>, and Sarah P. Morgan and Marisa Tomasic of Painesville Township</FONT>.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv983960782yiv803297592MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">"Chardon is where Midnight Syndicate, Entity Productions, and THE DEAD MATTER film all started,” said Edward Douglas. “This is where I was raised and the place I'm proud to call ‘home.’ There's nowhere I'd rather have this premiere than on the square I grew up around in the theatre where I saw my first movie. I'm thankful to people like Greg Pribulsky, the city of Chardon, and the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild that have kept the Geauga Theater growing over the years.”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv983960782yiv803297592MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">“It is really great that Ed was so kind in bringing the movie to his home town for the first public showing” stated Greg Pribulsky, President of the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild. “I know that Ed has worked on this production for along time. To see it come to fruition is very rewarding to us all.”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv983960782yiv803297592MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv983960782yiv803297592MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">THE DEAD MATTER will be premiered on Saturday July 24, 2010 at the Geauga Theater on Chardon Square, <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=yiv983960782lw_1279882613_5 class=yiv983960782yshortcuts>101 Water Street, Chardon, OH</SPAN>. Tickets are $8.00 each with a portion of sales going towards the construction of the film department in the <SPAN id=yiv983960782lw_1279882613_6 class=yiv983960782yshortcuts>new Arts Center</SPAN> being built in Chardon. Tickets are limited and are on a first come first serve basis. You can purchase your tickets in advance by calling the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild offices at <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR:
hand" id=yiv983960782lw_1279882613_7 class=yiv983960782yshortcuts>440-285-7701 or you can get tickets at the door on a first come first serve basis</SPAN>. The after party is also on Chardon Square at Chardon Brew Works & Eatery, <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=yiv983960782lw_1279882613_8 class=yiv983960782yshortcuts>205 Main Street, Chardon, OH</SPAN>. Admission to the after party is free.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv305438650MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1279882647_9 class=yshortcuts>The Dead Matter</SPAN> motion picture: </FONT></FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.thedeadmatter.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: blue"><FONT size=3 face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">www.TheDeadMatter.com</FONT></SPAN></B></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></SPAN>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv305438650MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3 face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Midnight Syndicate Halloween Music: </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: blue"><FONT size=3 face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">www.MidnightSyndicate.com</FONT></SPAN></B></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv305438650MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'">About THE DEAD MATTER movie:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv305438650MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (<SPAN id=lw_1279882647_10 class=yshortcuts>Andrew Divoff</SPAN> of <I>Lost</I>, <I>Wishmaster</I> and <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1279882647_11 class=yshortcuts>Tom Savini</SPAN> of <I><SPAN id=lw_1279882647_12 class=yshortcuts>Friday the 13<SUP><FONT size=2>th</FONT></SUP></SPAN></I>, <I><SPAN id=lw_1279882647_13 class=yshortcuts>Dawn of the Dead</SPAN></I>) each with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire hunter (Jason Carter of <I>Babylon 5</I>) who will stop at nothing
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv305438650MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This chilling gothic dark fantasy co-produced by Robert Kurtzman (creator of <I><SPAN id=lw_1279882647_14 class=yshortcuts>From Dusk Till Dawn</SPAN></I>, KNB FX) features a haunting score by <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1279882647_15 class=yshortcuts>Halloween</SPAN> musicians Midnight Syndicate. It's a mix of classic horror themes with modern twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat</FONT>.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv305438650MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN><STRONG>About MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE:</STRONG> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv305438650MsoNormal align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"><FONT size=3><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Midnight Syndicate has been creating instrumental Halloween music and gothic horror fantasy soundtrack CDs for the past thirteen years. The group’s music has become a staple of the Halloween season worldwide as well as a favorite in the haunted house, amusement park, role-playing game, and gothic music industries. From Universal Orlando’s <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1279882647_16 class=yshortcuts>Halloween Horror Nights</SPAN> and Hugh Hefner’s Halloween parties to Monday Night Football, X-Box games, the classic Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, and Barbara Walters specials, their CDs</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> are designed to take listeners
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