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June 13th, 2006: 
DARKNESS in stores, articles in FANGORIA & RUE MORGUE Magazines, online DVD CONTESTS, online DVD CLIPS, DVD Release Party Wrap-Up plus 2 new REVIEWS!


Hey everyone,

DARKNESS UNLEASHED - NOW IN STORES!
First and foremost the big news is that DARKNESS: THE VAMPIRE VERSION has finally been released and is now available in stores nationwide in both a Single-Disc and a Deluxe, Limited Edition 2-Disc set! 

Here in Wilmington (N. Carolina) executive producer Rick Pour and I found the 2-Disc set literally shining off the shelves at MOVIE STOP and the Single-Disc edition displayed on the "New Release" rack at BEST BUY!  Out in Wichita (Kansas) FX artist/actor Gary Miller and actor/photographer Josh Chapman found the Single-Disc edition on the Horror/Sci-Fi shelves at their local BEST BUY! 

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Plus our good friend Ken Waller in Sacramento spotted both versions in a variety of TOWER VIDEO stores and others have reported that it's on the shelves at select locations of BORDERS BOOKS, FYE, SUNCOAST, FRYS, J&R, VIRGIN, NEWBERRY COMICS, C.I.M.S. (Coalition of Indy Music Stores), BARNES & NOBLE and many other brick & mortar outlets -- not to mention DOZENS of online retailers!  Click on BUY THE DVD button up top for an ever growing list of online retailers!


NOW ON MAGAZINE RACKS EVERYWHERE!
We're very happy to announce that DARKNESS: THE VAMPIRE VERSION has been given articles in the two biggest horror movie magazines in the world -- FANGORIA and RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE!  Both are currently at news stands and on the shelves at fine booksellers nationwide and will remain available throughout the month of June.  You can find our article
on page 56/Issue #57 of RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE and on page 10/issue #254
of FANGORIA MAGAZINE !

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HUGE thanks to everyone at FANGO and RUE for the great press and all the support!

CONTESTS!
The 2-Disc DVD Give-Away Contests hosted by our friends at DREAD CENTRAL and BLOODY-DISGUSTING ended last week and the prizes will soon be on their way to the assorted winners.  HOWEVER, if you missed those contests when they went up, new ones have recently been posted at FANGORIA and HORROR ZONE and run past the end of June!

(Click on the 2 button/links below to check out the contests!)
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If you already have the disc you may still want to enter the contests because ALL winners will receive 1 (one) of the very rare (only 113 total) unfolded/untrimmed App. 12.5"x8.5" silver o-card DVD covers that director Leif Jonker signed and hand-numbered primarily to act as a gift/keepsake to the cast & crew.  Again, only 113 of these will ever be produced -- very nice and suitable for framing!  Plus, each contest has a unique GRAND PRIZE with additional autographed items!  Click on the contest links above for more info!

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EXCLUSIVE CLIPS!
Over the last couple weeks we've had exclusive clips from the movie posted on ARROW IN THE HEAD, DREAD  CENTRAL, BLOODY-DISGUSTING and FANGORIA!  If you didn't catch them when they were first posted, I've added links to all the different sites pages with the clips to the TRAILER page or you can click on the banner/buttons below to find them on their sites:


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DVD RELEASE PARTY! 
Our DVD release party back on May 29th in Oscar's Sports Bar at the Oldtown Warren in Wichita, KS was a great success!  Many friends and most of the main cast & crew (as well as a number of vampire extras) all made an appearance and everyone seemed to really enjoy the screening of the 30-minute documentary VAMPIRE BOOTCAMP: REFLECTIONS ON A DECADE OF DARKNESS along with the three easter eggs hidden throughout the 2-Disc set!  Thanks for coming out everyone, Samantha and I had a truly great time seeing you all again! And BIG thanks to Bob Curtright and the Wichita Eagle for running an article in Friday's paper promoting the event, as well as all our friends at DREAD CENTRAL, BLOODY-DISGUSTING and FANGORIA for giving us the online news plugs! 

And an Extra Special HUGE Thanks to Dan Grey, Bill Warren, Larry Robertson and the whole crew at the Oldtown Warren Theatres for so graciously hosting the party as well as the World Premier of the VAMPIRE VERSION back in October 2004.  (See cast & crew pic below)   We had a fantastic time and will always appreciate your generousity and hospitality!

When in Wichita be sure to visit all of the state-of-the-art, luxurious WARREN THEATRES!
For showtimes and directions, visit them online by clicking on the image below!

 

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NEW REVIEWS!
We've added 2 new very nice review excerpts/links to the REVIEWS page!  Thanks to Brian Thomas at CINESCAPE and The Dungeon Master at CASTLE GORE for the positive reviews recommending the DVD to their readers! 

"In the world of DARKNESS, vampirism is still spread via bites, and holy water and sunlight are still effective weapons against them. But they’re among the first to break from the fanged nobleman image. Without fangs, they tear into victims with knives, teeth or bare hands like wild beasts, spraying around as much blood as they consume. Jonker borrows further from the zombie genre with plenty of hacked limbs, exploding heads, and spewing entrails. ...climaxing in a crowd-pleasing orgy of splatter and screams. It’s the film’s apocalyptic attitude and efforts to deliver “the goods” that has endeared it to gorehounds, and now that it can all be viewed more clearly it should earn a new generation of admirers."   Movie Grade: B    DVD Grade: A+
Brian Thomas - CINESCAPE 
Read the Full Review HERE!


"This film is like Lucio Fulci on steroids, this is actually an insane film.  It was filmed on a shoestring budget and was never intended for public audience but someone was so impressed it ended up doing rounds at film festivals all over the world in the early 90's.  The acting and music are impressive and the gore is absolutely insane.  ...I have never seen so many exploding heads in one movie.  If you are into gore then I suggest you see this film if you get the oportunity."
Dungeon Master - CASTLE GORE 
Read the Full Review HERE!


Click HERE or on the REVIEWS button listed up top to check all our reviews out!

I think that's about it for now.  I plan on updating on the 13th of every month
(at the very least)
, so check back in July and see what's hapening with DARKNESS and the rest of our upcoming projects! Thanks for visiting!

BeAst WisheS!
LEIF JONKER
President - 13th DREAM Entertainment
Wilmington, N. Carolina 6/13/06


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