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CINEMA INSOMNIA with MR. LOBO Episode. 324,
"PRINCE OF SPACE"
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9/18/08
THE BIG UPDATE FOR LOBOWEEN 2008!
Smell those rotting corpses and bask in the beauty of the orange and black fungus that is spreading from house to house, store to store, and show to show this holiday season!
If you dare to read on, you will learn the shocking facts about THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION in Franklin, Indiana, upcoming THRILLVILLE Shows in Napa and El Cerrito, LOBOTRONIX 6 at SILICON in San Jose, THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, our favorite duo’s mysterious absence from the FROM THE LAND BEYOND Convention, the inclusion of a MR. LOBO interview extra on TROMA’s CYZORK 7 DVD, A Cinema Insomnia-thon at SPOOKSHOW A GO-GO in San Francisco, a Sacramento screening of WATCH HORROR FILMS--KEEP AMERICA STRONG, The Queen’s pictorial in SCARS magazine and new role in an upcoming TED V. MIKELS film, Mr. Lobo's voice overs for the FOLSOM SPOOK TRAIN, cameos in the new FANS OF JIMMY CENTURY music video, Mr. Lobo’s Halloween song HALLOWEEN CANDY, and Cinema Insomnia's swan song on KTEH.
B-MOVIE CELEBRATION IN FRANKLIN: GROUND ZERO FOR B-CULTURE
The Camelot couple of B-culture is extremely proud to host THE 2008 B-MOVIE CELEBRATION. Earlier this year, The Queen organized an art show to help the hometown of the event with a flood relief benefit called THE AMAZING COLOSSAL ART SHOW and the remaining items will be sold at auction as part of the opening festivities. The people of Franklin are eager to receive their THE QUEEN OF TRASH--Banners bearing her image attacking the ARTCRAFT theater as THE 50FT. WOMAN flutter all over town!
On September 26th, 27th and 28th THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION has a whopping 50 films programmed all over Franklin, Indiana including DEATH RACE 2000, HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, THIS ISLAND EARTH, TARANTULA, CARNIVAL OF SOULS, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, NIGHT OF THE COMET, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, WORLD WITHOUT END, RUSS MEYER'S UP, FROM HELL IT CAME, NOT OF THIS EARTH, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, GALAXY OF TERROR, THE CRAWLING EYE, PSYCHO, JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET, ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, NIGHTHAWKS, ONE MILLION B.C., INVADERS FROM MARS, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, TWINS OF EVIL, THE TIME MACHINE, WAR OF THE WORLDS and, of course, ATTACK OF THE 50FT. WOMAN
However, THE QUEEN OF TRASH and MR. LOBO will mainly be at the beautiful and historic ARTCRAFT Theatre, introducing practically all of the films presented there, interviewing special guests, giving out prizes, encouraging audience participation, and greeting B-Movie fans from all over the country and abroad.
Last year, Mr. Lobo and The Queen had a fantastic time stirring things up with directors and B-Movie greats like LLOYD KAUFMAN, TOM SAVINI, CONRAD BROOKS, and JIM WYNORSKI and this year they’re back with some famous friends. There are too many special guests and events to list them all. There will be a retrospective of The Films of JIM WYNORSKI like Miss Mitten’s favorite CHOPPING MALL. A special screening of CYXORK 7 with writer/director JOHN HUFF in person! They will be presenting the best film ever involving a horror host character, FRIGHT NIGHT with the director TOM HOLLAND live and in person and MR. LOBO will be bringing the ultimate horror host documentary WATCH HORROR FILMS KEEP AMERICA STRONG to Bob Wilkins home state for a rare screening.
The event will also be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the most successful indy short film HARDWARE WARS by presenting a special award to ERNIE FOSSELIUS saluting his career. The show will have about 20 workshops and seminars, including a screenwriters boot camp with RON ABERDEEN and a Horror Host panel with Q and A. THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION is also the home for the fiercely free and independent SUMMER TROMADANCE film festival presenting new talent with a TROMA taint. Though the miracle of modern holistic geography, we also will have THE WORLD’S LARGEST BEACH PARTY in the parking lot across the street from the ARTCRAFT where my California pals WILL THE THRILL and MONICA TIKI GODDESS will be presenting “ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS” and rock to the beat of the schlock rock combo THE MOON RAYS! On Sunday Indy Film Co-Op honcho Bill Dever premieres HIS home grown Sci-Fi film BLOOD MOON and more, more, more!
B-there or you will miss history in the making! Visit www.bmoviecelbration.com for ticket and event info.
CYZORK 7
Mr. Lobo’s hilarious and informative red carpet interview with director/writer of CYXORK 7, JOHN HUFF, at last years B-MOVIE CELEBRATION is included as a bonus feature on the TROMA TEAM release of the outlandishly dark and funny sci-fi satire CYZORK 7 starring RAY WISE of TWIN PEAKS. If you can’t be in Franklin at the ARTCRAFT theater for the gala B-MOVIE CELEBRATION screening of the award winning comedy CYZORK 7 Saturday night…do your self a favor and pick up the movie from finer DVD outlets everywhere! Mr. Lobo’s name is even on the box!
GOODBYE KTEH
It is with a heavy heart that we must bring you this news.
Ken Patterson from KTEH Programming, who stuck his neck out and
took a chance with CINEMA INSOMNIA three years ago, has informed
me that KTEH will no longer be able to air CINEMA INSOMNIA.
Across the country the status of broadcast TV is grim and
stations are scrambling to give the sponsors they still have
more for their money and to get more from the programming they
acquire. In the case of KTEH, it was decided that late night
programming will now be a repeat of 7PM to Midnight prime
programming that will air from 1 AM to 6 AM. Starting in
October they not facilitate ANY independent scheduling of
programs in that time period. This is across all of the channels
operated by KTEH and KQED, and was decided well above the
programming department level. Fortunately you, the loyal
SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS OF INSOMNIA, have come through with DVD, 8x10
and T-shirt purchases, and support at live appearances. Over the
past 3 years, it has been Mr. Lobo’s honor and delightful duty
to bring a "CREATURE FEATURES" type show to the Bay Area and you
are the number 1 reason CINEMA INSOMNIA exists at all. MR. LOBO
hopes you come see him at one of the many live events he will be
appearing at during the holiday/horrorday season. Perhaps
together we can explore new ways of spreading the joy of
misunderstood films in the future..."for that is where you and I
will be spending the reat of our lives".
Hope is not lost.
Jonathan Morken of APPREHENSIVE FILMS and CREATURE FEATURES
maven Tom Wyrcsh have informed us that talks have begun with San
Francisco Independent stations TV20 and KRON Ch. 4 in regards to
finding a new local home for Mr. Lobo and Cinema Insomnia.
The final show for CINEMA INSOMNIA on KTEH will air late-late
Saturday night/Sunday Morning, 9/28, and will be the Live DAY OF
THE TRIFFIDS Special (2.5 hour long edit...)
Insomniacs are encouraged to contact their favorite TV stations and networks and tell them, “I want my CI!” and why!
FROM THE LAND BEYOND CONVENTION IN SACRAMENTO
On September 26th and 27th,
If you can’t be in Indiana with MR. LOBO and THE QUEEN OF
TRASH for the
B-Movie Celebration, be where they would be if they weren’t!
Sacramento's SCOTTISH RITE CENTER
(6151 H Street - Near CSUS) for the ultra huge FROM THE LAND
BEYOND Sci-Fi and Horror Convention!
See Live and In Person CINEMA INSOMNIA friends and favorites, SID HAIG, RICHARD HATCH, our favorite Darth Vader C. ANDREW NELSON, MICHAEL BERRYMAN, Star Trek’s Gorn BOBBY CLARK, Hardware Wars director ERNIE FOSSELIUS, Godzilla expert AUGUST RAGONE, composer MARS, Author NICHOLAS GRABOWSKI, and APPREHENSIVE FILMS mogul Jonathan Morken who will be bringing all 22 CINEMA INSOMNIA DVD titles as well as his own line of AFC Grindhouse films and the Award Winning CENTIPEDE HORROR centipede tank DVD display!
Loyal Insomniac Andrew from TOY FUSION helped MR. LOBO and ERNIE FOSSELIUS tremendously at their CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR appearances and with the relocation of the LOBO-TRASH HQ to Folsom, including finding new homes for some of Mr. Lobo’s memorabilia and props. TOY FUSION will have a presence at THE LAND BEYOND convention to celebrate the re-opening of his storefront on El Camino Ave. Stop by and say HOWDY and split a BRAWNDO!
There are tons of special events and concerts at THE LAND BEYOND event, Insomniacs, so go to http://www.sacanime.com/fromthelandbeyond/ for all the super geeky details. Kudos to our pal Anthony Leano and Dan Houck for putting on this much anticipated and well publicized event!
SILICON 2008 PRESENTS LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW IN SAN JOSE!
This would be a
great event for
orphaned KTEH CINEMA INSOMNIA
fans to meet and plot the coming revolution.
SILICON presents
THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW
(AKA Cinema Insomnia Live)
One night only, On Friday
October 3rd THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW promises a monstrously good
and dangerously retro time, from 8:30 to 11:30 in the Siskiyou
Ballroom/Donnor Pass Ballroom DOUBLETREE HOTEL , San Jose.
Hosted by TV's MR. LOBO and The
QUEEN OF TRASH from CINEMA INSOMNIA, THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW,
showcases a parade of bizarre short films, monster movie
trailers, vintage commercials, and twisted cartoons that might
otherwise go unseen by mainstream audiences. This event features
the convention classic STAR TREK bloopers, a rare ABBOTT AND
COSTELLO skit where they meet an all together different
Universal monster, classic GUMBY shorts, the timely BETTY BOOP
for President, a plethora of Sci -Fi and Horror film trailers,
and many many weird and wonderful surprises. Actual 16mm film
clips(not DVD or video) will be provided by prominent Northern
California film collectors "SCI-FI BOB" EKMAN and PAUL
ETCHEVERRY, who have put on "Psychotronic"-style film shows
since the 1970's mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area and most
notably, producers for the infamous PYSCHOTRONIX benifit film
shows for KFJC at FOOTHILL COLLEGE in Los Altos. These and other
recent shows with this type of programming in Sacramento, Castro
Valley, San Francisco, Oakland and El Cerrito quickly sold out!
This event promises to be fantastic with an earlier start time,
free admission included for SILICON attendees and you could even
win prizes from MR. LOBO and THE QUEEN OF TRASH!
Recite the The Insomniac Oath
and pledge to be there for THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW!
SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
MR LOBO & THE QUEEN OF TRASH are all set to return as your horror hosts of THE 2008 SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FEST. Expect high-quality independent and popular studio-release horror films, sci-fi features and short films, wild bands, informative workshops and celebrity guests.
TONY MORAN, best known for his role as the UNMASKED Michael
Myers in the original 'John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN', returns LIVE
and IN PERSON to screen his new film SPILT MILK! Composer
HARRY MANFREDINI and actress ADRIENNE KING will be doing a LIVE
commentary with MR. LOBO for a special screening of their film
FRIDAY THE 13th as will the CHIODO BROTHERS for a less
informational and more riff filled LIVE commentary for KILLER
KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE.
There will also be an informative seminar called The Public
Domain Content &
Licensing Workshop presented by MR. LOBO and
APPREHENSIVE FILMS.
This workshop is perfect for everyone from aspiring to seasoned filmmakers, producers and distributors.
The insane puppet-rock group THE ZOOPY SHOW with be performing Saturday night the18th!
There will be a Horror Trivia Contest and a Zombie Beauty Pageant so if you think you’ve got the body or BRAINS sign up at sachorrorfilmfest.com or email our illustrious festival director Tim at tim@sachorrorfilmfest.com.
18 years of age and older only, please!
MR. LOBO’S ULTIMATE PARTY SONG “HALLOWEEN CANDY” IS FINALLY AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!
Bury MONSTER MASH in the backyard this year, show your loyalty to MR. LOBO and join your fellow SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS OF INSOMNIA in support and solidarity. Take Halloween back from the cruel corporate establishment and fight for your right to PARRR-TAY!!!
For less than a dollar you keep the magic alive in your boogie shoes. Download Halloween candy from iTUNES now and show those damn “Trick-or-Treaters” what for!
THE QUEEN OF
TRASH IN SCARS MAGAZINE
If you scour
your favorite booksellers you can still find the summer issue
of
SCARS magazine
across the nation and "guess who" is featured? No we don't mean
GEORGE ROMERO—although, he did beat her out for the cover!
Editor RAYMOND DOWALIBY does and in depth interview with THE
QUEEN OF TRASH for his sizzling hot new horror publication in a
5 page spread that will raise the dead. The article is called
"GETTING DIRTY WITH THE QUEEN OF TRASH". These hot pix were made
with the help of gore masters MORB-X EFFECTS
and photographer MR. LOBO are exclusive to SCARS and you won't
see them anywhere else. If you didn’t pick it up at
BORDERS BOOKS or BARNES AND NOBLE go to the source at
http://scarsmagazine.com/subs.html.
SPOOKSHOW A
GO-GO WILL SCREEN CINEMA INSOMNIA SHOWS
Starting at the
witching hour, 9PM, in San Francisco’s Fat City, burlesque and
film festival promoter VAL KILMORE is offering a sexxxy shock-a-billy
pumpkin spice alternative to THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FEST
called SPOOKSHOW A-GO-GO. Episodes of CINEMA INSOMNIA will be
screened as part of the evenings entertainment and as a proud
protest to the shows cancellation from KTEH. Hop over to
www.myspace.com/spookshowagogo.
BACK TO BACK DAYS OF THRILLS! THRILLVILLE’S HALLOWEEN HELLABALOO and SPACED OUT SPOOKYLAU!
First, on
Thursday the 23rd of October at 9PM at THE CERRITO
SPEAKEASY THEATER(10070
San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, 94530)
WILL THE THRILL and MONICA TIKI GODDESS host
THRILLVILLE“S HALLOWEEN
HELLABALOO!
Featuring The all-time tag-team terror of
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943)
Plus
THE HUBBA HUBBA REVUE(www.hubbahubbarevue.com)
live on stage and special guests MR. LOBO and THE QUEEN OF
TRASH!
Admission: $10.www.cerritospeakeasy.com.
Then after a nap
and a shower, on Friday, October 24, 8PM
at THE COPIA:
Center For Wine, Food & the Arts( 500 First Street Napa, CA
94559)
THRILLVILLE'S Annual HALLOWEEN
SPOOKYLAU presents the psychedelic psychotronic favorite
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER (1965)
plus the swaying, slaying sounds of
THE MAIKAI GENTS
With special guests, MR LOBO & THE QUEEN OF
TRASH and hosts WILL THE THRILL and MONIKA TIKI GODDESS!
Admission: $7 - ALL AGES
ADMITTED.
www.copia.org
WATCH HORROR FILMS KEEP AMERICA STRONG IN SACRAMENTO
Bob Wilkins has a lot of fans in the Sacramento Area, Cinema Insomnia and Planet X has been working hard to book this nostalgic and entertaining look at his program Creature Features at a local theatre.
Mr. Lobo’s long time friend, alum of THE TRASH FILM ORGY, and Manager of THE CREST theater, Mighty SID HEBERGER has given the green light for two screenings of the BOB WILKINS/CREATURE FEATURES documentary WATCH HORROR FILMS KEEP AMERICA STRONG! The showings are slated for late October. please visit THE CREST theatres website for the most up to date information or call (916)44-CREST. MR. LOBO and SCOTT MOON will be in attendance and will give a brief intro to the film. A portion of the proceeds will go towards Bob’s care and Alzheimer’s research.
CALLSON MANOR
The Fear Begins October 3rd! CALLSON MANOR is a totally immersive high end Haunted Attraction in located in Roseville at the PLACER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS and one of the sponsors of THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL. MR. LOBO hopes to be out there several days and is in negotiations to do some kind of LOBOTRONIC SHOW during its long run. Show dates are October 3-5 9-12 16-19 23-1, 2008.
FANS OF JIMMY CENTURY MUSIC VIDEO
One of The Bay Area's favorite bands, the pop duo called THE FANS OF JIMMY CENTURY has a video for their hit single called HOT SAHARA. It features MR.LOBO and THE QUEEN OF TRASH in cameo roles as the agents of ultimate revenge. The two versions of this unusually artistic musical short subject will play in dance clubs across the continent and run on The VH1.
The 5th ANNUAL FOLSOM GHOST TRAIN
The spectral voice of MR. LOBO will be heard on the information line and the TV commercials that will begin airing in October for The 5TH ANNUAL FOLSOM GHOST TRAIN. Located at the FOLSOM ZOO near the Library. Come see MAX the devil dog and NERO the only ghost circus lion in captivity! For dates and details about this local family Halloween tradition, call LARRY SCHOLL PRODUCTIONS at (916)965-1217.
THE QUEEN OF
TRASH TO BATTLE ASTRO-ZOMBIES
Cult film
director of The original film THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, THE DOLL SQUAD,
and CORPSE GRINDERS has released press materials confirming that
THE QUEEN OF TRASH is will be starring along side her idol TURA
SATANA in the upcoming THREE-QUEL to THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES franchise
ASTRO-ZOMBIES: M3 CLONED, set to shoot in Las Vegas next year.
Keep watching the skies…
Update 07/14/08
THE AMAZING COLOSSAL ART SHOW!
To further
help with donations, The Q-o-T has rallied her artsy-type pals in
Sacramento and elsewhere to donate artwork for: The AMAZING COLOSSAL
ART SHOW ! It is a "B-Movie"-themed art sale to benefit the flood
victims in
Just think: rubber monsters, zombies, go-go girls, Mexican wrestlers, space girls in silver bikinis, paper plate saucers, giant robots, brains in jars, kung fu masters, death cars radioactive insects and, of course, amazing colossal people!
Here's the best part: ALL of the pieces will be very affordable (most under $100) and the majority will be $50 and under! The very air will abound with one of a kind, art, jewelry and trinkets that won't put a dent in your wallet!
WE STILL NEED DONATIONS! There is still plenty of room for more art donations, so if you're interested, please e-mail the Queen (queen-of-trash@hotmail.com) and let her know. We are also in the market for a couple of sponsors to offset the venue fee and to provide some snackage, so if you know of some folks, please pass it on.100% of profits will benefit the Johnson County Flood Relief Fund.*
The show will be on
Saturday, July 19th,
It
will be held at: Vox Gallery
Corner of X & 19th
Sacramento, CA 95818
* unsold pieces will be shipped to
Update 5/28/08
SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM 2008 FESTIVAL UPDATE
As you know, Mr. Lobo and the Queen of trash will again host this event October 17,18 and 19th.
They're talking with Tim and planning a Lobotronic Film Show fundraiser at The Colonial Theater sometime in late summer. Keep your ear to the third rail for details. Also, The deadline is coming up for the Horror Filmmaker Challenge: to film The Final 5 Minutes of a Slasher/Zombie Film. as always for info go to sachorrorfilmfest.com.
APPREHENSIVE FILMS, THE MARY KAY OF CULT MOVIES
Cult Movie Maven Jonathan Morken has been doing so well distributing the Cinema Insomnia line of DVDs that they will be handling the all our online DVD sales. They will also be licensing shows to media outlets for cable and broadcast distribution as well as wholesaling Cinema Insomnia DVDs at major retail outlets like Amazon and Target.com. You can get in on the action yourself by selling Cinema Insomnia and other Apprehensive Films DVD titles on your website. It's easy. They send you the code and if someone buys through your site you get a healthy piece of the action. …Passive income to suit your passive aggressive lifestyle. Go to afcinema.net!
B-MOVIE CELLEBRATION 2008 UPDATE
As you know, Mr. Lobo and The Queen of Trash will be hosting the big event September 26th,27th, and 28th in Indiana, with some help from their Thrillville pals Will "The Thrill" and Monica Tiki Goddess and last year's MC Papaw Payatte. They'll also be shooting new material for the launch of The B-Movie Channel powered by Digiflick. Below is the poster designed by Mr. Lobo with our very own Queen Of Trash as the 50 ft. Woman!
On a serious note: The Queen of Trash and I are very concerned about the recent flooding in Franklin and they send their sincerest and deepest sympathies. We are so proud of the bravery, compassion, and comradeship they have showed in this disaster! These are the same fine qualities that made us love the people of Franklin and the surrounding areas so much n the first place. It is also this spirit of co-operation, determination, community, and survival in the face of the most unforgiving odds that embodies the core ethic of why we love B-films. Think of George Romero and Ed Wood and how they brought their respective communities together and made history. This is another reason why Franklin is the perfect place for THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION.
Our thoughts are with them. But, thoughts and prayers come cheap. The Celebration will go on as planned. Though the Ashley Drake, the bed and breakfast where specials guests like Tom Savini stayed had been decimated the beautiful Artcraft theatre, The Museum and The Willard survived intact. A great way to actually help the good people of that Indiana town is to be there in September for the festival…stay for a few nights, have a few drinks, buy your popcorn, and watch B-films with the folks who put the heart in heartland. If that is not a possibility.. you can always make donations via paypal as well!
The Plan to Remake Plan 9
Set you Dictorobator for 9/09/09. The darling of direct to video splatter Jonny Johnson of Darkstone Entertainment is remaking Ed Wood's classic B-film as a serious and scary effort. Scripted by Johnson and Walt Winfrey, it’s set to shoot in Virginia next March, and premiere the following September 9—or 9/9/09—for the first film’s 50th anniversary. Casting is currently underway, with Johnson himself, Mr. Lobo as a later day Criswell, YouTube personality Caitlin Hill (a.k.a. Hill88) and original cast member Conrad Brooks already set for roles.
According to Fangoria.com, Johnson intends to release his PLAN 9 in a two-DVD set with Wood’s movie, on which he and Brooks will do a new audio commentary, plus a retrospective piece and more. You can find out more about the project at its website www.plan9movie.com.
Psychotronic Film Festival
If you haven't yet seen it, this may be your last chance for awhile since they are remodeling Foothill College! For over 15 years the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival
has delivered only the most unintentionally hilarious 1950's commercials and "educational" films, the most bizarre obscure classic cartoons, trailers from the worst movies, the most double-entendre packed Pre-Code shorts, the cheapest international monster movies, the campiest musical shorts, the most surreal silent movie clips and TV programs that should never have aired. Radio personality Rob Emmett of "The Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show" hosts this fundraiser for KFJC from 7:00 to 11:30 PM at Room 5015 on the Foothill College campus, Los Altos Hills, El Monte exit off of Highway 280. Bring $5 Donation and eight quarters for parking. For more info visit Psychotronic Paul’s Blog. Mr. Lobo and The Queen Of Trash will be there live and in person.
And on July 5th, 2008
THRILL-O-TRONIC AMERICAN STYLE
Salute! Mr. Lobo and Queen will be special guests at another random retro film festival with a slant toward classic Americana for the holiday weekend! It’s at The Cerrito Speakeasy in El Cerrito and if you love our other “tronic” shows in the area you’ll love this!
Supercon 2008
In San Jose, in a giant structure that resembles an blimp hangar and incredible collection of comic book artists, dealers and pop culture celebrities gathered for what can only be described as Supercon-The eastbays Premier comic Book Convention! Warmest "thankyous" to organizer extraordinaire Scott for inviting Mr. Lobo and the Queen Of Trash and giving them another opportunity to press the flesh in the heart of Cinema Insomnia's viewership! Mr. Lobo was ideified and recognized by Joel Hodgeson and the Cinema Insomnia folks got to meet and hang out with the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Mr. Lobo had a successful horror host panel, shared a table with Ernie Fosselieus (Hardware Wars) and John Stanley (Creature Features), got to see old friends from other cons like Don Pedro Colley (Planet of the Apes, Duke Of Hazard, THX-1138), artist R. Black and C. Andrew Nelson (Darth Vader), and sold a ton of official Cinema Insomnia brand mechandise! All this and a Hot Tub in their hotel room! You can bet they're coming back next year! Mr. Lobo Hopes to see you at Supercon 2009!
WATCH HORROR FILMS-KEEP AMERICA STRONG!
Bob Wilkins was a beloved local television presenter with enormous impact in the sci-fi, horror and genre film fan community. The show he created Creature features spanned from 1971 to 84 with the help of his successor John Stanley. John was a bay area film critic and wrote the horror host bible and koran "The Creature Features Movie Guide" and "I Was A TV Horror Host". He took over for wilkins in 1979. He is active in the fan community today. However, Wilkins, 76, has Alzheimer's disease, and has been placed in a care home in Sacramento. A loss for the Wilkins family, which includes two children and two grandchildren, but also a loss for Bay Area television and horror fans scattered across the US.
Many of us carry a little bit of Bob Wilkins around with us every day and the spirit of what he created lives on in many mysterious ways. There is now a new way to relive the days of Creature Features, thanks to Tom Wyrsch, a monster kid turned archivist from Petaluma who is preserving the show's memory and helping the Wilkins family.
Wyrsch has produced "Watch Horror Films: Keep America Strong," a loving and very entertaining 80-minute documentary on the "Creature Features" legacy and its two hosts. "Watch Horror Films: Keep America Strong" debuted May 15 with two packed showings at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. Mr. Lobo is going to help Mr. Wyrsch find other theaters to around Northern California including Sacramento, where Bob hosted horror films from 1966-1982.
The documentary will be available for purchase on DVD as well as presented upcoming episode of Cinema Insomnia. All of the money helping Wilkins' family cope with his sizable medical costs of Bob's care. If you loved "Creature Features" please donate to the Bob Wilkins Foundation by visiting www.bobwilkins.net.
Mr. Lobo will be helping Will present the August 3rd showing at The Cerrito Theatre in El Cerrito.
WILKINS ON CINEMA INSOMNIA
A great DVD of Cinema Insomnia’s 2002 Halloween Special with clips of Bob Hosting horror film clips with Mr. Lobo is available now through apprehensive films. It includes “Murders In 3-D” and 3-D glasses! Paypal 15 bucks to erik@fal.net while supplies last!
1/07/2008 Update
THE YEAR OF THE LOBO
Numerologists have confirmed that 2008 will be the biggest year for Cinsomniacs, yet!
More live shows, more new episodes, more Mr. Lobo approved merchandise, more conventions, and more misunderstood movies!
I WANT MY LOBOTV
You can still view those low rez fan picked snippets on Youtube, but why would you when you can enjoy, at last, full length Cinema Insomnia shows on BitTorrent.com with four exciting episodes including the one above in our hot box!
MORE CINEMA INSOMNIA SHOWS RELEASED BY APPREHENSIVE FILMS
Forget Blue-Ray! These are 17 of your favorite wonderfully retro 2 hour Cinema Insomnia episodes on DVD in new shiny blue cases. All episodes contain one of your favorite midnight movies wrapped in rare clips, vintage commercials, cult and indy trailers, short subjects, interviews, and hosted by Mr. Lobo! Collect ‘em all! Only $15.00 each and your satisfaction is guaranteed! Look for store updates soon!
KONGA LOVES REPTILLICUS ON FEBRUARY 14TH!
On February 14th, in El Cerrito, The Queen Of Trash and Mr. Lobo will be enjoying a romantic evening live on stage at Thrillville’s Giant B-Movie Valentine’s Show with our pals Will “The Thrill” and Monica Tiki Goddess. Check out this awesome poster by the amazing R. Black!
STICK IT TO THE MAN!
The makers of our beautiful T-shirt, November Fire, have made a keen new Cinema Insomnia sticker for your bumper or elsewhere! They also have made new “Sleepless Knights Of Insomnia" decoder rings for the fan club kits—we actually ran out of the old ones and NF saved the day!
MR. LOBO AND QUEEN HOST B-MOVIE CELEBRATION
We’re planning and plotting with Bill Dever and The Indy Film Co-OpThe Indy Film Co-Op in preparations for next September’s B-Movie Celebration. Last year was pure B-Magic and an absolute blast and this year The Queen Of Trash and Mr. Lobo will be your hosts and Will “The Thrill” will be joining us! So mark your calendar for the last weekend in September 2008 and we’ll see you in Frankin, Indiana! Stay tuned for details.
MR. LOBO ACTION FIGURE PROTOTYPE
The vision of Andrew and company at TOY FUSION and the talents of master builder Luke at ALL THINGS CUSTOM have produced the first Mr. Lobo action figure prototype from existing parts with a few modifications. What do you think fans? Do you want something like this next to “The Hulk” on your shelf?
Like we said, the experts tell us 2008 is going to be Insomnia-tastic! Mr. Lobo and the Queen have already signed on to host the 2008 Sacramento Horror Film Festival and to make a live appearance another Halloween Thrillville event in Napa! Mr. Lobo will be flown to Richmond, Virginia for a cameo role in new horror film. Keep checking back to this page for more news and info!
Update10/11/07 LOOK OUT! IT’S LOBOTOBER!
Below you will find all sorts of goodies for Halloween, er, we mean, Loboween! There’s happening music, Thrilling live shows, new CINEMA INSOMNIA episodes for your TV, computer, “iGizmos” and DVD player, a new comic book, and what’s up with CINEMA INSOMNIA’s sweetheart the Queen of Trash.
NEW LOBO HALLOWEEN MUSIC
If you just can’t bare to bust out MONSTER MASH one more damn time download this treat!Your horror host Mr. Lobo and Bay Area band APOCALYPSO NOW have recorded what is sure to be the greatest holiday song of all time. HALLOWEEN CANDY. It should be coming soon to iTunes but in the meantime…
Get the mp3 at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/1284908
Get the Ring Tone at:
http://www.groupietunes.com/artists/MrLobowithApocalypsoNow
LOBO LIVE APPEARENCES
Tonight, Mr. Lobo and The Queen Of Trash are doing three THRILLVILLE(www.thrillville.net) shows with Will “The Thrill” and Monica in the Bay Area. In Oakland, at the Parkway Theatre- 1834 Park Blvd. Oakland, CA 94606(www.parkway-speakeasy.com), THRILLVILLE'S ZOMBIE-RAMA returns with a double chill bill of two vintage pulp-pop creature feature classics: first gangsters, cops and scientists battle an army of reanimated monsters in CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955), then undead underwater corpses wreak havoc upon those who plundered their treasure in ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU (1957) starring Allison "50 Foot Woman" Hayes! with the shockingly sensual burlesque delights of THE TWILIGHT VIXEN REVUE undead on stage! (Link: http://www.twilightvixen.com/ )
and....DR. ZOMBIE, undead host of "Zombie Theater"
(link: http://www.zombietheatre.com/). Admission: $10
Then on the 18th at The Cerrito Speakeasy Theater - 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, 94530(www.cerritospeakeasy.com) It’s THRILLVILLE'S MONSTER-RAMA! Featuring TWO all-star monsterpieces: Boris Karloff, Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula, and the Wolf Man meet and mingle in Universal's famous monster free-for-all
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944) plus Hammer's sexy gothic vampire classic
BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960). Special musical guests, theremin lounge band PROJECT PIMENTO! (www.projectpimento.com)Admission: $10.
And on On the 26th at 8pm at The COPIA Center For Wine, Food & the Arts - 500 First Street Napa, CA 94559(www.copia.org) Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the wine cellar....It's REVENGE OF THRILLVILLE'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKYLAU, featuring that all-time island classic THE KILLER SHREWS (1959), and the spooky swaying sounds of THE MAIKAI GENTS starring the Mysterious Miss Mauna Loa!
(http://www.mkgents.com/)
Admission: $7
LOBO CONVENTION APPEARANCE
On Saturday October the 13th, Toy Fusion(www.toyfusion.com) and From The Land Beyond Beyond are putting on a Horror Convention in Rancho Cordova, CA (Sacramento Area) called HORROR~FEST! There will be wide selection such as: Horror Toys, Costumes, DVDs, Comic Books, Memorabilia, Books, Posters, Movie replica props, Stickers, Patches, T-shirts, Jewelry/clothing and more!
After the show, Horror Films progural year of of this highly anticipated three day festival of 40 films in Sacramento at the colonial theatre! Tony Todd of Candyman and Night Of The Living Dead will be there with Tony Moran, The Original Michael Meyers in John Carpenter’s Halloween! See the full schedule at sachorrorfilmfest.com.
LOBOTRONIC FILM SHOW
THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL will also be home to the 4th LOBOBTRONIC FILM SHOW! See Lobo and the Queen host a parade of hilarious, twisted, and bizarre pyschotronic short 16mm films courtesy of “SciFi”Bob Eckman! Friday Night at the colonial theatre for details please visit sachorrorfilmfest.com!
NEW LOBO TV
If you missed the John Stanley/CREATURE FEATURES tribute episode featureing the broadcast premiere of NIGHTMARE IN BLOOD we have another, very special Halloween episode this month, featuring Ed Wood’s PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE and HARDWARE WARS! Special guests include Ed Wood player CONRAD BROOKS, Ernie Fosselius: director of Hardware Wars, Chewchilla: The Wookie Monster, space-drone robot Artie-Deco, and “George Lucas”? Don’t Miss this one, Insomniacs! It’s likely we’ll be sued! On KTEH and BitTorrent!
LOBO’S FULL-LENGTH SHOWS ONLINE
DVD quality episodes will be available for FREE by the end of October on BitTorrent.com Mr. Lobo and Cinema Insomnia is proud to be part of the unveiling of an all new sponsor suppoted delivery on BitTorrent. Enjoy the all new Halloween Show Featuring PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE and HARDWARE WARS and many more episodes with new content added monthy.
NEW LOBO DVD’S
Collect ‘em all for your own personal Halloween Shlock-O-Thon! CREATURE, INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN, DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HLL, BOB WILKINS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, FRANKENSTIEN VS. THE CREATURE FROM BLOOD COVE, LAST MAN ON EARTH and more…Look for online store updates throughout October.
Mr. LOBO INTERVIEWS
There are podcasts! There is a two part podcast with Mr. Lobo chating with Mitchel Anthony on The Creating Success Podcast http://www.creatingsuccesspodcast.com.
Mr. Lobo will also be appearing on SACRAMENTO AND CO. Friday Morning on KXTV NEWS 10 in Sacramento CA to talk about the Sacramento Horror Film Festival
CULT RADIO A GO-GO with have Mr. lobo as a guest on the 27th of October and thier new "tune in" address is:
http://69.234.47.16:8000/listen.pls
or use this link for consistant access:
http://www.cultradioagogo.com/winamp.pls
Tell your friends and make sure to tune each Saturday from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm pacific for their super creeptacular live call in show!
THE BEST COMIC BOOK EVER
Mr. Lobo wrote it and and he appears as the spectral narrator to the Queen’s adventures! Buy QUEEN OF TRASH #2 now at Queen-Of-Trash.com. And see the Queen this weekend in person, doing a Calandar signing at the Rock and Shock Convention in Worchester, MA! …Calandar? you say... check out the new CADAVER GIRLS (www.cadavergirls.com) calendar!
09/05/07 Update
A SITE FOR SORE EYES!
What’s this? That’s right Cinema Insomnia online is all new! The Queen of Trash herself was the overseer of the redesign and will act as our current Webmistress.
Poke around kick the tires and report all broken links, errors, suggestions to queen-of-trash@hotmail.com. If you need Mr. Lobo…the cinemainsomnia.com email addresses will not work at this time during the changeover…use Mr. Lobo’s super-inside secret email: misterl0b0@yahoo.com. That’s Mister L-zero B-zero to you!
SPAMS and SCAM-ELLITES
Mr. Lobo has no affiliation with any satellite systems for your home. Apparently, Mr. Lobo is becoming so popular that some are using his name and likeness to hock satellite systems and copies of public domain films without any current agreement and using footage from the past to imply endorsement. Certain parties are also using Mr. Lobo’s name in conjunction with products or services in unsolicited emails. All current partnerships, sponsors and endorsements can be found on this site.
GET READY FOR LOBOTOBER!
Your favorite Horror Host, Mr. Lobo, is making check list for all the good little Cinsomniacs who have the spirit of Misunderstood Movies in their heart! There will be new creeptacular shows, fangtastic live events, kooky-spooky new songs, and splatterrific new stuff for your treat bag! Mr. Lobo’s Monster-sized October schedule is subject to change, so check back here often! Even more dates and info will be added soon!
THRILLVILLE AND CINEMA INSOMNIA PRESENT:
THRILL-O-TRONIC FILM SHOW
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Attention, Thrill-Seekers and CInsomniacs of ALL ages, on Aug 4th at 2pm, join Will the Thrill, Monica Tiki Goddess, Mr. Lobo & the Queen of Trash for a film festival of Pychotronic Proportions! From the atomic archives of Sci-Fi Bob Ekman and Paul Etcheverry comes a crazy cavalcade of rare, unique, famous and obscure bits of pop culture history (in the magic of 16mm) to The Cerrito Speakeasy theater, 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California.
Mr. Lobo is also dragging his close personal friend and special guest filmmaker Ernie Fosselius to the event to present his legendary 16mm short HARDWARE WARS live and in person! Enjoy vintage sci-fi/monster movie trailers, incredibly strange film shorts, classic cult TV shows, drive-in snack ads, cool cartoons and hear live Theremin by Robert Silverman! Win Fabulous prizes for useless trivia! Three hours of non-stop laughs, chills and fun for thrills for only $8.00
B-MOVIE CELEBRATION
Midwest Insomniacs! Haven't you been waiting for a chance to see some fearsome and fantastic B-movies with Mr. Lobo in person? Of course, you have! It is your duty to trek to the college town of Franklin, Indiana, just south of Indianapolis, in August for the first annual B-movie celebration! with misunderstood masterworks like THE TERROR OF TINY TOWN and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE!
August 17th thru 19th, The Indy Film Co-op will be presenting Fifty B Classics, a tribute to Troma Studios founder, Lloyd Kaufman, a retrospective of the films of prolific B Director, Jim Wynorski, ten soon to be classics from current new wanna-B-filmmakers, and 20 educational seminars, including Director Bobby Logan's 1 Day Film School.
The Celebration begins with a B Movie Gala to be held at The Johnson County Museum of History.
Also In attendance, B-icons like, Special Effects Wizard Tom Savini, the always lovely, Queen of Trash, Megaphant, and original PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE cast member Conrad Brooks. The Master of Ceremonies for the entire event will be Brownsburg's own Steve "Papaw" Pyatte. See you in Indiana, B-Movie Fans!!
MIDNIGHT MASS WITH PEACHES, ELVIRA AND MR. LOBO
FRIDAY AUGUST 24TH at midnight, at the wonderful Bridge Theater in San Francisco is the first night of Elvira's weekend of horror! A trio of horror hosts present the legendary CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in original 3D! Complimentary glasses with each admission! And on the 25th, get bitten by a vicious Sumatran Rat-Monkey for a new 35mm print of the deliriously funny gorefest DEAD ALIVE, featuring zombies, severed limbs, internal organs, buckets of blood and one mean lawnmower! Directed by Peter Jackson (LORD OF THE RINGS). Both nights feature on stage performances with Mistress of The Dark, Elvira, Midnight Mass host, Peaches Christ and Mister of the Dork, Mr. Lobo. Don't you dare miss this one! Get tickets now.
SKELETON KEY 2
Mr. Lobo has a bit role as himself in director Johnny Johnson's latest Darkstone project. SKELETON KEY 2 premieres at Horrorfind 2007 in Maryland with 15min Q&A and commentary Friday, Aug 10th. Catch the outdoor screening after sunset(approx. 8:30pm) or Saturday August 11 in the garden room at 3:15pm. Grab some hot sauce and dip into indy filmmaking at it's most juvenile!
MARK OF THE DAMNED
Mr. Lobo also has cameo as the "Unknowable Fantazmarak" in Eric Miller's 2007 film MARK OF THE DAMNED. Mr. Lobo deems the film a genuine cinematic experience and one of the most imaginative and entertaining indy films of this year or any other. Last week Miller himself, flew out to California to assist on the new episodes of Cinema Insomnia!
06/05/07 Update
ALTERNATIVE FILM SCENE GETS A BOOST IN SACRAMENTO
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On June 7th Lobotronic promises a monstrously good time to benefit the inaugural year of the Sacramento Horror Film Festival, (October 19th-21st)
The “Lobotronic Film Show” showcases a parade of bizarre short films, monster movie trailers, vintage commercials and twisted cartoons that might otherwise go unseen by mainstream audiences. Film clips will be provided by prominent Northern California film collectors, who have put on “Psychotronic”-style film shows since the 1970's mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Last year’s midnight Lobotronic at the Studio Theater in Sacramento quickly sold out! Because the crowd was so enthusiastic, the 2-hour show was spontaneously extended to 4 hours. Even at 4 AM the audience was still crying for more! This year’s event promises to be even better with an earlier start time and 3 rooms of entertainment! In addition, this year’s event will be held at Willemina’s fabulous Restaurant and Bar in Old Sacramento, which offers, in addition to a full bar, an extensive menu of creative deep fried food, like the deep fried pizza, the deep fried pickle, and the amazing “Scotch Egg!” which is a hard boiled egg covered in sausage, breaded and deep fried!
The “Lobotronic Film Show” will be hosted by Nationally Syndicated Horror Host, Mr. Lobo and the Cult Sensation and Comic Book heroine, The Queen of Trash! This formidable couple has also signed on to host the upcoming Sacramento Horror Film Festival at the Colonial Theater this Fall. The Sacramento Horror Film Festival will also feature a Lobotronic Film Show as part of its programing.
One night only! The “Lobotronic Film Show” starts at 9pm on Thursday, June 7th, at Willemina’s Restaurant and Bar (1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento). 21 and over only. The admission is $8. All proceeds will go to support the inaugural year of The Sacramento's Horror Film Festival in October. Come out and support Sacramento’s esoteric cinema scene! Photos and more details (including advance ticket information) can be found on the Internet at www.Sachorrorfilmfest.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Tim Meunier, Sacramento Horror Film Festival - (916) 869-8954, Sara Dunn, Queen of Trash- queen-of-trash@hotmail.com
05/05/07 Update
FUTURE SHOWS AND PAST HEROES
May 5 is Psycho De Mayo! The 15th anniversary of KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival
promises to show only the most unintentionally hilarious 1950's commercials and "educational" films, the most bizarre obscure classic cartoons, trailers from the worst movies, the most double-entendre packed Pre-Code shorts, the cheapest international monster movies, the campiest musical shorts, the most surreal silent movie clips and TV programs that should never have aired. Radio personality Rob Emmett of "The Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show" hosts this fundraiser for KFJC from 7:00 to 11:30 PM at Room 5015 on the Foothill College campus, Los Altos Hills, El Monte exit off of Highway 280. Bring $5 Donation and eight quarters for parking. For more info visit Psychotronic Paul’s Blog.
AND IF YOU LIKE THAT KIND OF STUFF...
June 7th, Mr. Lobo and The Queen Of Trash host the third semi-multi-annual “Lobotronic Film Show”, 9pm at Willemina’s Restaurant and Bar (1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento). 21 and over only. Admission is $8 and all proceeds will go to support the inaugural year of The Sacramento's Horror Film Festival at the Colonial Theater October 19th –21st. The Formidable couple will also host the three day festival that will feature another Lobotronic Film Show as part of it’s programing.
Mr. Lobo would like to extend his condolences to horror fans the world over who are morning the passing of Bobby ”Boris” Pickett who gave Halloween holiday it’s own “Jingle Bellsoas”. The bats are flying in half mast in Detroit, Michigan for another reason…Sir Graves Ghastly has gone to horror host heaven. Raise a Virgin Bloody Mary today and tt these great ones.
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