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Cemetery Dance Publications is pleased to announce our World’s First Hardcover Edition of THE DARK MAN by Stephen King, which will be available in bookstores and libraries across America on July 30th.

The Dark Man has never seen the light of day beyond a few hardcore collectors of King’s college work, but many people consider it to be a prequel to King’s epic end of the world novel, THE STAND, because it stars the … Continue reading →

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A third Pacific Rim banner has made its debut. This one finds Gipsy Danger taking on a kaiju in an unknown city. Head inside for a look; the Guillermo del Toro-directed robots versus monsters epic on July 12th.

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Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new titles on sale next Wednesday including "Captain America" #7, "New Avengers" #6, "Wolverine & The X-Men" #30 and many more.

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OMFG the alt text

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We’ll kick off a day of Webcomics with something educational. Did you ever wonder if cinnamon comes from giant mythical birds or not? Then Brief Histories of Everyday Objects, by Andy Warner, will be for you.

For the next 24 hours, we’re going to be sharing 24 webcomics with you here on t’Beat. For the most part we’re going to steer away from comics you’ll already be totally aware of – Hark A Vagrant, Achewood, that sort of thing – and towards projects that are hopefully new to you. We’ve got a mix of styles and ideas, and at times we may well stretch the definition of ‘webcomic’ close to breaking point. At the same time, the main goal here is just to share some comics with you. Give them a try!

The first webcomic is Andy Warner’s Brief Histories of Everyday Objects, which was recently nominated for The Stumptown Comic Art Awards.

Taking a different ‘thing’ in each strip and explaining it to readers, the comic reminds me a little of Horrible Histories in the sense of humour it displays. The comic revels in the grossness of the past, and how invention and creation has led our silly species to slowly grow a bit of self-respect. Whilst brief, the comics take the very basics of each invention and make it quickly accessible and interesting – this is a series which writes about postcards and kitty litter, and manages to offer readers an entertaining read each time.

I love this sort of comic, which offers something different and goes along in a different direction. There are currently 12 full strips available at http://tapastic.com/series/303 right now, along with a few other bits and pieces. It’s funny, clever, and very well done indeed. Worth a look!

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Check out this brand new piece of fan art from Deviant Art user Alexandria M. Proudfoot:

Be sure to check out Alexandria’s Deviant Art page for more Ghostbusters themed art.…

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BORN TODAY
1882: Creighton Hale, who had a small role in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.
1907: Edward Dein, director of the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.
1908: Alan Stensvold, cinematographer for the short THE DAYS OF OUR YEARS, seen in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.
1911: Harold Conway, who played the “Washington broadcast station chief” in the movie in episode 819- INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN.
1915: Sara Pachter, who played, and was, little Johnny’s mother in the short JOHNNY AT THE FAIR, seen in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
1916: Peter Whitney, who played Lt. Gates in the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.
1922: Leroy Johnson, who played Sir Ulrich in the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
1922: June Smaney, who appeared in the movie in episode 206- RING OF TERROR.
1924: Jose Manuel Martin, who played Omar Pascha in the movie in episode 323- CASTLE OF FU MANCHU.*
1924: Freddie Earlle, who played a little man in the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO.
1926: Desmond Davis, camera operator for the movie in episode 101- THE CRAWLING EYE.*
1949: Ricardo Franco, assistant director of the movie in episode 323- THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU.
1950: Andrea Coppola, who played photographer Jay in the movie in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000.*
1960: Jeff Celentano, aka Jeff Weston, who played Tola in the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A.*

DIED TODAY
1969: Richard Garland (age 41), who played Pendragon in the movie in episode 806- THE UNDEAD.
1969: Paul Birch (age 57), who played Jim Maddison in THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).
1992: Alfredo Wally Barron (age 61), who was Santo’s second in the movie in episode 624- SAMSON VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN.
1993: June Smaney (age 71), on her birthday.

EVENT
1961: The movie in episode 621- THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS is reviewed in Variety.

This Date in MSTory is written and compiled by Steve Finley, Chris Cornell and Brian Henry. Copyright © 2013 All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce This Date in MSTory items in any form without express written permission from the authors.
* = According to the IMBD this person is alive. If you can supply evidence that he or she has died, and when, please let us know.
** = If this appears next to a birthday, the IMDB indicates that the person has died, but the IMDB does not have a full death date (probably just a month and year or just the year he or she died). If you can give us the exact date (with some sort of proof we can check), please let us know.
** = If this appears next to a death date, the IMDB does not have this person’s full birthday. If you can provide it (with some sort of proof we can check), please let us know.

This Date in MSTory originally appeared on Satellite News on May 24, 2013.

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I have ... well, it says 102 stories at Archive of Our Own, but actually it's more like 81, because the last 21 or so used to be up at the Sentinel archive 852 Prospect, and so are duplicates. So, pick a number between 1 and 81, or 1 and 102, whichever, and for the heck of it tell me what story it is (because since some are in twice they may be different versions), and I'll tell you three things I liked about that story.

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Haunting-Melissa---Something's-Out-There-[HD].mp4.0015

Hey, now you have a reason to fear your personal communication devices.. Well I’m game to check out anything that brings horrro across platforms

Veteran storyteller Neal Edelstein has reinvented filmmaking in a way that brings the power of hypnotic, episodic content to the iTunes Store. Viewed exclusively on the iPhone and iPad this frighteningly haunting story is released in sporadic and unexpected ways that will leave you constantly guessing, and constantly engaged.

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With it’s June 21st VOD debut stalking ever closer the folks in charge of PR have released a couple new one sheets and a pretty hot new trailer for this much anticipated remake.

Synopsis:
Just when the streets seemed safe, a serial killer with a fetish for scalps is back and on the hunt. Frank (Wood) is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking … Continue reading →

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The Record Collectors

This is an interview with two avid record collectors, one a man who adopted the title of doctor on the basis of a passing comment and the other a fellow who constructs nightmarish monsters for Christmas parades. Both are fanatical about their hobby, firmly reject impure innovations past the wax cylinder as well as modern singers and generally fail to do anything that would convince people not already part of their folie à deux that records are worth anyone's time.

I know of no persons like the pair in this play.

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Living Portrait - William Zekendorf, Tycoon

Bio of a man who helped shape modern New York. Since he was a known associate of Le Corbusier, this may have been a mixed blessing.

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Filed under: Journaling for Jeb, The Collinsport Star Front Page, Video Tagged: Dark Shadows

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Title card: Steveman

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Akaneiro #1
Written by Justin Aclin
Illustrated by Vasilis Lolos
Colored by Michael Atiyeh
Lettered by Michael Heisler
Cover by Shu Yan
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Cover Price: $3.99

Little Red Riding Hood may not have been as helpless as we all thought. Dark Horse introduces us to a new take on the classic fairytale in Akaneiro. Written by Justin Aclin with art from Vasilis Lolos, we find a young girl eager to become a warrior in a world infested with demons.

During a ceremony to the gods, the Japanese village of Ainu in which Kani lives is attacked by the Yokai—demons from another world. Two warrior women known as Red Hunters from The Order of Akane, are hot on the demons’ trail but are not able to get to Ainu in time in order to protect it. The Yokai takes over the body of the sacrificial bear, becoming a hideously grotesque beast. As her father is about to be slaughtered, Kani saves his life, attacking the monster with an ax and helping the newly arrived Red Hunters kill the Yokai. Once the mayhem has concluded, the Ainu elders seek war against The Order of Akane for their lack of help in preventing the devastation that has occurred. In a desperate plea to avert this outcome, Kani chooses to join The Order as a representative of the Ainu and both parties agree; but Kani, now donning a red cloak, will need to prove her worthiness to The Order of Akane by making a long and arduous journey on her own—in which Yokai and tricksters alike will stop at nothing to thwart her progress. [...]

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We’re always the main character in our own stories. But “Trou Normand” is about how it’s not the star, but how others view the star that really matters. True powers comes from being able to control that narrative. Freddie Lounds wants to give Abigail that power, if only for financial gain. Serial killer Lawrence Wells thought he was controlling his own story until he made a major third act misstep. Freddie tells other people’s stories, but only in the service of herself. Hannibal has such tight control over his own narrative that he’s gotten bored and begins to play with others, often in what he sees as good, like helping Abigail Hobbs with Nicholas Boyle. The story is not always what is true, it’s simply what we believe to be true. Everyone believes Hannibal is a well-meaning, brilliant psychiatrist and not a sadistic cannibal, but ...

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Hollywood Drooling over New Script Extant So what exactly is Extant? Well the traditional definition is "existing" or "still in existence." For writer Mickey Fisher it also means his chance to deliver a TV pilot. Hollywood however is thinking big screen franchise.

According to The Wrap Fisher, an unknown and unsigned writer until recently, has film studios drooling over his script Extant for weeks. There’s just one twist: it’s not a film script. Fisher wrote “Extant” as a TV pilot. It's a one-hour sci-fi vehicle about John and Molly Watts and their son, a human-like robot named Ethan. Molly, the space-traveling wife, is also pregnant with a baby that is part human and part alien. The family intrigue deepens in subsequent episodes.

Though just 56 pages, the script introduces several plotlines and interconnected characters that would be difficult to resolve in a single film. The script is written in five acts and takes place on earth and in a space station. Amblin TV, which produced "ER" and "The Americans," is developing and packaging it. It remains unclear if Spielberg will take a credit, though his involvement would make it even more attractive to networks.

Not sure how Dread worthy this will be, if at all, but we'll keep an eye on things for ya!

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Why put idiots in their place when we can do it for you?

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From Marvel Fanfare #20:

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Howdy do, everyone, it's Papa Vinyard here.

Jon Stewart has recently made it plainly clear that he's taking a four-month hiatus this summer from his main gig as the host of "The Daily Show" to write and direct his first movie, entitled ROSEWATER, and it looks like he's found his lead in Mexican-born actor, Gael Garcia Bernal (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, BABEL). He will be playing Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari, who spent 118 days in a Tehran prison on dubious counts of espionage.

While I find it pretty cool that Stewart, who is Jewish, is doing a film with a Persian protagonist while tensions between Israel and Iran seem to be steadily increasing, it's a little distressing that the only suitable actor he could find was Hispanic. Plus, while it's based on a true story, I can't imagine a film with this premise doing any favors for Iran's PR, which was definitely winged last year with the release of ARGO, where Affleck pretty much depicted Iran citizens as furiously aggressive nationalists.

So yeah, I don't think this'll be MUNICH or anything, but I am excited to see the consistently funny and intelligent Stewart behind the camera. It's certainly an interesting and provocative story, and Stewart doesn't seem like the kinda guy to sensationalize things too much, so I'm definitely curious to see how this comes together.

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On this date in...

1966: "Mame" opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater. The show featured Frankie Michaels, the youngest Tony winner ever, who had been playing Tom Hughes on AS THE WORLD TURNS the previous two years. He had just turned 11 when the show closed.

1978: Actor Barry Atwater, who played Dr. John Prentice on GENERAL HOSPITAL in its early years, died at age 60.

1982: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, The Salem Strangler murdered Marlena. Actress Deidre Hall took phone calls at the NBC offices from angry fans outraged over the character's death. One call was from a nurse at a psychiatric hospital who told Hall she had to give patients tranquilizers because they were so upset over Marlena's fate. In a twist, the victim turned out to actually be Marlena's twin sister, Samantha, meaning Marlena survived. Two years later, Marlena named one of her twins after her late sister.

1984: On GUIDING LIGHT, Bert (Charita Bauer) learned she had a blood clot in her foot, and Nola (Lisa Brown) had a "Wizard of Oz" fantasy.

1988: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Anna (Finola Hughes) walked out on Duke (Ian Buchanan) calling him a "little puppet" of the mob.

1993: Radio writer and producer Carlton E. Morse passed away in Sacramento at age 91. Morse wrote, directed, and produced the popular radio soap ONE MAN'S FAMILY.

1993: Actor Jack Denbo, who played Jack Clayton in DAYS OF OUR LIVES in the mid-1970s, died in an automobile accident.

1999: FOX aired the final episode of the original MELROSE PLACE.

1999: On ANOTHER WORLD, Jordan Stark (David Andrew MacDonald) believed that Amanda (Sandra Ferguson) was the reincarnation of his first wife. He lured her to a secret garden where he planned to coax the spirit of his former love out of Amanda's body so they could be together forever.

2004: On GUIDING LIGHT, Danny (Paul Anthony Stewart), following Salerno's orders, detonated the warehouse bomb intending to kill Eden not realizing that Michelle was in the building as well.

2006: Wayne Northrop appeared on DAYS OF OUR LIVES for the last time. He was playing Alex North at the time. He had last played Roman Brady in 1994.

2008: Former daytime soap producer Robert Calhoun (AS THE WORLD TURNS; GUIDING LIGHT) died at age 77. He was the longtime partner of actor Farley Granger.

2012: Actress Kathryn Virginia Fuller, who played two different characters named Mabel on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, died at age 89.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Mart Hulswit (ex-Ed, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Ralph, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Harlan, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Dr. Burke, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) - 73
Steve Carlson (ex-Jeffrey, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Josh, A NEW DAY IN EDEN; ex-Gary, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Mark, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Sean, SANTA BARBARA) - 70
Priscilla Presley (ex-Jenna, DALLAS) - 68
Eric Close (Teddy, NASHVILLE; ex-Sawyer, SANTA BARBARA) - 46
Victor Browne (ex-Drew, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 46
Dana Ashbrook (ex-Bobby, TWIN PEAKS; ex-Rich, DAWSON'S CREEK) - 46
Greg Berlanti (Executive Producer, ARROW; DAWSON'S CREEK; DIRTY SEXY MONEY; BROTHERS & SISTERS) - 41
Jason Pendergraft (ex-Blake, ARMY WIVES; ex-Lance, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 37
Jo Joyner (Tanya, EASTENDERS) - 36
Bryan Greenberg (ex-Jake, ONE TREE HILL) - 35

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you have a tip on a bit of soap history on this date or future dates, let us know. Send an email to editor@welovesoaps.com.

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While remodeling his newly purchased home in Elbow Lake, Minn., David Gonzalez noticed something unusual amid the old newspapers that had been used as wall insulation.

It was a copy of Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, the very first comic to feature the granddaddy of all superheroes, Superman.