Just in time for Black Friday, (Seems fitting, right?) Eventide Productions is offering the OF DARKNESS Value pack for the very generous sale price of $20.00 (Plus $3 for S&H) For one low price, You get the Of Darkness DVD (with tons of bonus features), as well as the film’s official T-Shirt designed by artist Steve Cleff and the 18×24 poster. All proceeds go towards our first feature film SUFFERANCE, so please support us if you can. Visit our online store to get more info and place an order.  At checkout, just enter Coupon Code BLACKFRIDAY.  Don’t wait, this deal will only be available until Sunday 11/28.

A fan of Clive Barker, more prominent was a short lived series of comic books released between 1989-1994 by Epic Comics; a spin-off for the owns the entire collection autographed by Clive Barker himself, and Doug Bradley who played Pinhead in the film series.) But what was most significant about that series of graphic novels was a companion series within the series called Clive Barker’s Book of the Damned which chronicled the bible of hell itself. This bible was titled “Of Hell”. It contained not only descriptions and the history of hell, but of Hell’s denizens. This was the inspiration for Of Darkness’s book of evil. And although it’s never referenced in the film, or even in the script, in Matt’s notes and elaborate back-story of where the book came from, the books title was technically “The Book of Darkness”. This would later lead to the title of the film, Of Darkness at this time being referred to by the production team as “The Other side of Darkness”.

Details about the appearance and contents of Lovecraft’s Necronomicon were sparse. Lovecraft once wrote that “if anyone were to try to write the Necronomicon, it would disappoint all those who have shuddered at cryptic references to it.” But the creators at Epic Comics would have pleased Lovecraft with their Barker-esque depictions of this bible “Of Hell”. This imagery branded itself onto Matt’s imagination: “…on an aging skin-like parchment…” and “…between crudely hewn bookends carved of human obsession and fiery desire”. And it may very well be so that the creators of Clive Barker’s Book of the Damned got their inspiration from the Necronomicon, just as Sam Rami did.

Now that we’ve cleared up where the inspiration for the book came from, make sure you stay-tuned for part two of this article, where we explore the collaborative creation process that brought the Book Of Darkness to life.  Haven’t seen the film?  Make sure to check in out on Amazon.com.

An Interview with horror guru Matt Molloy of Scars Magazine and Of Darkness director Gary E. Irwin is available now in Magazine’s March 2009 issue.  Irwin and Molloy chat OF Darkness, working w/ kids, motivations, challenges, FEARnet, and what’s next for the EP team.

Other issue highlights include: Sweatshop Interviews: Stacy Davidson, Ted Geoghegan and Ashley Kay, Marcus Nispel returns to Crystal Lake, Splinter’s Toby Wilkins, Scream Queen Brooke Lewis, Yatterman, Old Habits Die Hard, Horror Business and more!

Head over to Scarsmagazine.com to pick up a hard copy of the issue for $8.95 or a digital version for only 3 bucks.

The Winner will receive the OF DARKNESS Value Pack, which includes the DVD, T-Shirt & Poster

The Runner-up will received a copy of the DVD.

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Head over to Badlit.com for a full review of the DVD, including a small review on OF DARKNESS.

To find out more about Festival of Horrors or to pick up a copy, check out Rudderpost’s online store.

Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers, established in 2001, is a natural extension of work that the Film Office has fostered for years. In addition to attracting production to the region for the purpose of economic development, the Film Office is committed to nurturing the local industry in every way possible.

Well, not to worry, below are three ways you can check out the film that everyone is talking about.  Some that offer cheaper prices and others that offer more convenience.

1. Buy the DVD directly from Eventide Productions – This is our preferred method, of course.  $10.00 and it goes right into the pockets of us filmmakers. 

2. Download or Stream it from Caachi - That’s right!  You can now stream or download the film from Caachi.com.  Next best thing  – $4.50 and 75% goes into the filmmaker’s pockets. You can also add a nifty little Vidget to put on your Facebook or MySpace page. 

3. Buy the DVD from Amazon.com – We know most folks prefer to order things from Amazon.com these days, and now “Of Darkness” is available for purchase, so next time your buying something, throw it into your shopping cart and you probably won’t even have to pay shipping.  This option costs $12.99 – Honestly, we may only see half of this cash, but if it means more people get to see it, then it’s still a solid option.  

In addition to these options, we have a few more distribution options cooking…in the upcoming weeks, the film will be available to rent through Amazon’s Video OnDemand and we’re also working on making the film available to download directly through iTunes.

Of Course, If you’ve already seen the film, you can always pick up a T-Shirt or Poster.

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Here are some non-financial support options, you can do one/some/all of the following (listed in effort-inducing hierarchical fashion):

The “1-minute approach” – You can forward this on to your friends, family, colleagues, roommates, classmates, frenemies, enemies…whoever you think might be interested. They, in turn & if interested, can do the same. This will spread awareness of the project, and possibly develop an entirely new audience who would have otherwise been cheated out of a chance to see & enjoy the film.

The “5-minute approach” – You can head over to YouTube and check out the brand new “Of Darkness” trailer. Watch it, rate it, share it…help to elevate the project’s YouTube popularity, thus gaining a wider audience for the film on a daily basis.

The “10-minute approach” - For those of you with a bit more social web-presence, you can can use your Myspace page to become a friend of the ‘Darkness’ (& if you’re already a friend, then please grab the new “Of Darkness” banner and post it on your profile). If you’re a Facebook savvy sort, become a fan ‘Of Darkness’ and share with everyone. Are you a social bookmarker? Use the “ShareThis” feature, located at the bottom of of each page, to add the Eventide Online Store to your Digg, Del.i.cious, twitter, Google, Reddit, etc pages.

The “20-minute approach” – This is for all of you bloggers out there. Spend some time on our site and blog about us (Or Post a link) on your blog.

Once you get to the FEARnet menu, go to Extras > Shorts > Of Darkness.

If you like the film, head over to our shop and grab some merchandise. The special edition DVD is on sale now for 10 bucks and it’s jam-packed with bonus features including:

Multiple filmmaker commentaries
“The Other Side of Darkness” Featurette
Storyboard to film comparisons
Trailers
Photo Gallery

Not sure where to watch FEARnet? FIND OUT NOW!

Scars Magazine is hosting a contest to help spread the darkness and you can enter your chance to win official “OF DARKNESS” merchandise.


First Prize: The “OF DARKNESS” DVD, Official T-Shirt & Poster

Runner up: The “OF DARKNESS” DVD



Get your name in the hat multiple times!  Each action you take will add to your chances of winning:


1. Post the new “OF DARKNESS” DVD banner on your MySpace page. (1 entry)


2. Post the Banner & Add “OF DARKNESS”(www.myspace.com/ofdarkness) to your top friends. (2 entries)


3. Post the Banner, The new “OF DARKNESS” Trailer and add us to your top friends. (3 entries)


Once you’ve taken the above steps, fill out this form and they’ll check out your MySpace page to confirm.

Enter today, and spread the word.

Eventide members will be on hand, selling copies of the DVD which was released on October 31st. 

Come early and hang out with the Eventide gang, take advantage of the discounted drink & menu specials, and walk away with a copy of the DVD.

Can’t make it out? No worries, you can head over to Eventide’s Online Store and order a copy of the film today.

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