Mister Lobo’s debut on the new Internet based TV channel ZOM-BEE is off to a triumphant start! Friday ZOM-BEE TV channel came to life and to celebrate a Zom-Bee Beauty Pageant sponsored by the channel was held at Mr. Lobo’s California home base during the opening night of the Sacramento Horror Film Festival at the Historic Colonial Theater.

Photographer Leonard Row captured the night in pictures…

A ROKU HD streaming player along with a pleathora of Horror and B-Movie Goodies was given to the woman crowned Miss Zom-Bee Queen 2013!

The Delicate and Decomposed Rosie Murphy was chosen to take that honor by the audience and a panel celebrity judges: Blake Reigle-Director of Beneath the Surface and co-producer or His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday The 13^th, Jewelry and costume designer Carly Fornia, Actress and Make-Up artist Marilyn Ghigliotti of Clerks,  and Kevin Tenney director of the 80’s cult masterpiece Night Of The Demons.

Rosie earned her black and yellow stripes and will be an official spokesmodel for the Zom-Bee channel for the calendar year of 2013.  She and her running mates, 2^nd place winner Ashley Stratum and 3^rd place winner  Ophelia Necro will all appear on New episodes of Cinema Insomnia to help Mr. Lobo present Misunderstood Movies to the Roku surfing masses.

Patrons drooled at the girls and the Roku Player! They gobbled up the Zom-Bee flyers and many we’re excited they could see Mister Lobo on their TVs again since the popular syndicated show had been absent from their local line up for many years! Mr. Lobo jokes on stage while explaining what a Roku is to the curious, “It is a great prize but Rokus are not expensive! You just plug it in. It talks to your TV–and you can use your Internet to stream free programs. You just lie there in your bed with your hot cocoa and your remote control and it’s great. A lot of people are taking their cable boxes to the dump and with good cause! Those guys have gouged us every month for years.”

The very accessible Mr. Lobo has been buried in positive feedback so far. One fan said, “Added the(Zom-Bee) channel this morning. Awesome! And I have a friend who’s buying a Roku just for this channel.” Another said, “How many Roku boxes did you sell this weekend, Mr. Lobo? I bought one for myself today.” Still others uttered “I have a Roku and I’ll be looking for your show, Mr. Lobo…”

Emails  and facebook messages echo the same sentiment…Zom-Bee TV on Roku and Mister Lobo’s Cinema Insomnia are a honey-sweet combination!

THE QUEST FOR BLOBFEST: MR. LOBO’S ON SCREEN CUT INS

This year Mr. Lobo just missed the Blob on Friday when he got lost due to road closures on the way to the stage show. The entire Colonial Theater yet again escaped with their lives as the Blob was eventually contained by the Phoenixville, PA Fire Department. Dr. Frank N. Stone used his super science to communicate with Mr. Lobo on route via “live” video link just before the annual run-out. This video is a condensed trilogy of cut-ins from the big screen. Enjoy.

Tomorrow Mr. Lobo and Dixie head for THE DAYS INN in Butler, PA for the 2012 MONSTER BASH conference! We will be in the main hall near registration to greet fans and monsters along side Penny Dreadful and Company from Shilling Shockers. They will be running classic horror films all weekend and on Saturday Night at 12:30 for this historic PREHISTORIC themed edition of their MONSTER BASH (Techically JUNE 24!) Mr. Lobo  and hard working cave girl Miss Cretaceous will be giving prizes to volunteers who will help us with our DINO SIZED games in the name of science, leading the audience to perform the INSOMNIAC OATH, and presenting the MISUNDERSTOOD CLASSIC REPTILICUS! All this happens after the outdoor drive-in style films in the insect rich parking lot. After the preshow, REPTILICUS runs in it’s entirety without interuption other than the usual mild heckling and snores!

Mr. Lobo will have a vendor table with all NEW CINEMA INSOMNIA prints and merchandise, art, and goodies for the kids…LIKE DINO DNA SLIME! We will also have a relative of Reptilicus growing live in a glass container at our table!

We’ll aslo be hanging with our pals Our pals Count Gore, Ghoul A Go Go will also RONDO winning director Daniel Griffith, and Buddy “Cult Movies” Barnett. The ZOM-BEE channel will be recording parts of this show for upcoming new epiosdes of CINEMA INSOMNIA! And many more friends and fans that we love to see each year!

SEE YOU ALL AT THE BASH!

In the begining, this small globe cooled in the vacuum of outer space and gave rise to cold blooded beasts of massive size called horror movie fans! Every year the old ones gather at a special 3-day ritual called MONSTER BASH at the DAYS INN in BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA! A freaky family reuinon full of collectors, film and TV actors, spectres, robot erectors, movie projectors, genre inspectors, reality defectors, funeral directors, Dr. Lecters, and pocket protectors!

In the year of our lord 2012, one horror host was asked by CREEPY CLASSICS and SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE to present the film REPTILICUS on Saturday Night at 12:30 for this historic PREHISTORIC themed edition of their MONSTER BASH JUNE 22-24! Men call this host Mr. Lobo and if you are brave of spirit and have superior DNA - you will be there in the movie room, too – for prizes, suprizes, and the INSOMNIAC OATH! All this happens after the outdoor drive-in style films in the insect rich parking lot and before the REPTILICUS runs in it’s entirety without interuption other than the usual mild heckling and snores!

This event is only a cubic zirconia in the bling-speckled crown of another fun filled three-day weekend with celebs, filmmakers, horror hosts and fans! Movies of course will be runningf all weekend. Mr. Lobo will have a vendor table with all NEW CINEMA INSOMNIA prints and merchandise, art, and goodies for the kids!

This fest is a favorite of Mr. Lobo’s because of all our dearest friends and fans who attend! Our horror host pals Count Gore, Penny Dreadful, and Ghoul A Go Go will also be there with their ghoulish goods. Daniel Griffith, the director of CITIZEN WOOD, a documentary featuring Mr. Lobo, George “The Animal” Steele, and MST3K’s Joel Hodgson. The ZOM-BEE channel will be recording parts of this show for upcoming new epiosdes of CINEMA INSOMNIA as well as footage for an upcoming LOBOMENTARY spearheaded by Chris Lorusso.

So, in short – Fly, Drive, Walk, Quit your Job, or do whatever you need to and be at THE BASH! UNGAWA!

On May 5^th documentary maker  and archivist Tom Wyrsch will present CREATURESCON ONE: The World’s First CREATURE FEATURES Convention at the Bal Theatre in San Leandro, California. Special guests include John Stanley-CF host and Ernie Fosselius-creator of HARDWARE WARS which debuted on CREATURE FEATURES when Bob Wilkins was host. Enjoy dealer’s tables, a Q & A panel, an exhibit of rare Creature-phernalia, hours of rare footage, and the opportunity for fans to get together, share memories! Celebrate the show that united the Bay Area Horror and Sci-Fi fan community.  Read more about CREATURESCON ONE in a article written by Lord Blood-Rah on the HORROR HOSTS AND CREATURE FEATURES MAGAZINE website!

Cinsomniacs! Mr. Lobo and the Lady Dellamorto will be going back East for another tour of duty. Our first stop is the NATIONAL HAUNTER’S CONVENTION in Oaks, Pennsylvania on May 4rd, 5st, and 6nd…er, that is, May 4th, 5th, and 6th! Calanderology was never Mr. Lobo’s best subject. There you will see attractive attractions, amazing props, haulin’ hearses, amazing masks and make ups and even horror hosts like myself and the shows founder Gravesly Macabre from Midnight Monster Hop! Mr. Lobo will have a table and will also be performing on the Main Stage. If you’re not there, you better be dead…and even death is a poor excuse.

IF BY SOME SADNESS YOU MIGHT MISS SAC-CON ON SUNDAY IN SACRAMENTO, FEAR NOT! Many Mr. Lobo events and projects have been added to the ALL NEW CINEMA INSOMNIA CALENDAR! WONDERCON IN ANAHEIM! THE NATIONAL HAUNTERS CONVENTION in Oaks, PA! MR. LOBO Hosts REPTILICUS at MONSTER BASH IN Butler, PA! Many more to come…Mr. Lobo will be on the east coast from May 3rd to July 16th. If you’d like to work with him on a project or book him for an event see our booking page or email Mr. Lobo’s assistant Dixie@cinemainsominia.com! If you miss Mr. Lobo at an event you can always order a signed and personalized custom print or 8X10 in our shop! Thanks, CInsomniacs, and we hope to see you soon somewhere in 2012!

Big changes looming for Cinema Insomnia. Mr. Lobo is working on a few backdoor deals to premiere some NEW Movies and will be working with exciting special guests. Shooting has halted due to the holidays, unforeseen production woes, and some family health issues but have no fear…many new shows are in the can and are being edited by busy elves.

We’re going completely independent with his distribution for CI shows in 2012–although DVDs will continue to be available on TheGrindhouse.net and MrLoboshop.com until a new store can be built. DVDs are becoming less and less viable and new outlets and packaging for the shows will be a focus for 2012. While the dust settles, enjoy our youtube channel :
youtube.com/cinemainsomniatv

Mr. Lobo will be hosting another Crappy Christmas LIVE at the Crocker Museum on December 22 at 7pm…the film will be that terrifying import “SANTA Vs. SATAN” presented by Movies On A Big Screen. For info, go to H—er, here:
MoviesOnaBigScreen.com

The winner of our “Who wants to Marry A Horror Host” and editor of Horror Hosts and Creature Features, Dixie Dellamorto will be tying the noose with Mr. Lobo in a private ceremony on Friday, The 13th of January—with a 2 public receptions later in the year–on the west coast on Friday the 13th in April and on the east coast on that same fateful date in July. We are currently raising funds for a ring and such–Any fans of this unholy union can purchase Art by Dixie and Mr. Lobo, magazines, and autographed 8X10’s found on their etsy site.
etsy.com/shop/HorrorHostMagazine