There's some Priceless Memories in the latest issue of Monsters from the Vault

I just picked up Volume 16, Issue 30 of Monsters from the Vault and it's certainly one to look out for.

Three-time Rondo Award winner Daniel R Horne's cover of Vincent Price as Dr Anton Phibes is frighteningly good fun - the fleshy tones and blood red veins just burst out at you.

There's also a cool 22-page article celebrating the 100th anniversary of Vinnie's birth, with contributions from a host of writers, including Tom Weaver and Lucy Chase Williams; and a guided tour of the making of 1966's Dr Goldfoot & the Bikini Machine from Michael Hoey, who was director Norman Taurog's right-hand man during the 1960s. His memories about the AIP spoof make this issue a must for every VP collection.

Here's two sample pages from the latest issue. For more information, check out the Monsters from the Vault website. Just click on the link.

NCIS: Los Angeles star Chris O'Donnell prepares for his crossover episode with Hawaii Five-O by watching VIncent Price in The Brady Bunch

Tonight on US TV, NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-O team up to stop a deadly virus in their first-ever crossover event in the episode Touch of Death, which follows on from last night's Pa Make Loa. So what has this got to do with Vincent Price? Well, the latest issue of TV Guide magazine goes behind-the-scenes and talks to the cast about the episode, and this is what NCIS: Los Angeles star Chris O'Donnell had to say....

"I brought my whole family. We watched The Brady Bunch Hawaii episode before we went. I felt like I was Mike Brady leading my kids over there."

Picturing Chris and his brood glued to their TV sets as the Brady boys find themselves hanging out with Vincent's lonely hermit Professor Whitehead just put a smile on my face. So here's the episode for you to enjoy.

  

Vincent Price in Adventures in Paradise - The Color of Venom

Adventures in Paradise was a US adventure series, created by James Michener, that ran from 1959 until 1962. Gardner McKay played Captain Adam Troy, who sailed the South Pacific in his schooner picking up passengers along the way. The show was created by James Michener.

In the 1960 episode The Color of Venom, Vincent Price guest starred as the evil Armand Duchette who has his sights set on capturing the lovely Chana Eden, who plays a female prisoner being transported from Tahiti to a remote island.

Watch the episode here, then click here for more on my YouTube channel.

Enter the glorious world of Ghoulish Gary Pullin

I've just discovered the Monster-ous artwork of Toronto-based illustrator Ghoulish Gary Pullin, who's unique style has graced many a horror DVD and magazine for the past few years. Truly an artist to follow and collect, he's up there with Basil Gogos and Robert Crumb thanks to his fantastic talent at putting pen, ink and paint to paper. He's also a huge VP fan, so I want him as my new best friend.

Check out his award-winning illustrations and designs on his website. You can even purchase artwork like the two Vincent illustrations shown here.

Vincentennial and Tom Stockman take top honours at the Rondo Awards

The 2012 Rondo Awards, named after 1940's b-movie actor Rondo Hatton, celebrate the best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation.

This year's e-mail vote, conducted by the Classic Horror Film Board drew more than 3,100 ballots from around the world and it was great to see Tom Stockman get Monster Kid of the Year and the Vincentennial in St Louis, Missiouri score Best Fan Event.

Congratulations Tom and everyone in St Louis who was involved in last year's tribute to the late, great Vincent Price.

Click here for the full list of winners.

VINCENTENNIAL Nominated for a Rondo Award

Vincentennial, the Vincent Price 100th Birthday Celebration, which took place in St Louis last May has been nominated for a Rondo Award for “Best Fan Event”. Now in their 10th year, The Rondo Awards (named after the famous 1940s character actor Rondo Hatton) are given out annually for the year’s best horror-related ephemera by horror film fans and presented at the Wonderfest Hobby Expo in May in Louisville, Kentucky.

Check out Tom Stockman's fantastic round-up of the Vincentennial by clicking here. And don't forget to vote Vincentennial by going to the Rondo Awards website (just click here).

The World Premiere release of Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red Death Original Soundtrack

NEWS JUST IN.... The score to Roger Corman's 1964 classic The Masque of the Red Death by British composer David Lee is being released for the first-time ever through Quartet Records. Here's what they have to say...

Lee, a renowned jazz musician and songwriter for London’s West End, had already written music for a few British films, but The Masque of the Red Death was his most ambitious assignment. He wrote 50 minutes of score in less than three weeks, recording with a symphony orchestra at Pinewood Studios in London. The result was one of the most fascinatingly gothic and original scores ever composed for a horror film. It includes a lovely, lengthy waltz, perfectly synchronized with the film, in the crucial masquerade scene.

The masters containing the music recorded at Pinewood in 1964 were either lost or destroyed; thus, the score of The Masque of the Red Death, long demanded by fans, could not see the light of day – until now. This CD has been mastered from the film’s well-preserved music stem, courtesy of MGM. Unfortunately, of the 10 DME reels, only 9 have survived, so about eight minutes of music could not be included. Our sound engineer, José Luis Crespo, has done an amazing job of restoration, subjecting tracks to the most advanced CEDAR technique, and carefully adjusting the ups and downs in volume, now virtually undetectable. The final master was supervised and approved by Mr. David Lee, who is happy to see his work finally published – 48 years after it was composed!

The package includes a lavish 28-page full color booklet, with liner notes by the always-amazing Daniel Schweiger – including an exclusive interview with Roger Corman and David Lee.

Prelude / The Old Woman and the Red Death (1:49)
Prince Prospero (2:30)
The Red Death / The Fire (2:26)
Francesca (1:09)
Prospero's Court (3:44)
Affront to Alfredo (0:43)
The Forbidden Room (0:49)
Night Castle (0:40)
The Falcon Training / Scarlatti / Francesca and Gino (2:33)
The Satan Mark / The Prison (5:44)
The Black Wood (0:46)
The Ape and the Dwarf (0:35)
Witchcraft (3:03)
Juliana's Death (0:53)
Gino and the Red Death (1:19)
The Masque Ball (2:33)
Prospero and the Red Death (6:45)
Epilogue and End Titles (3:07)

Limited Collector's Edition of 1000 units.

Click here to order now

COMING SOON ! Bluewater's Vincent Price Presents - House of Horrors

Bluewater have just announced an all-new four-issue mini-series from the Master of Horror. The first issue, which is expected out in May, will be written by Jay Katz, and illustrated by Stefano Cardoselli and LP Dopp. Here's the blurb, so far.

Nicholas Stastny is a saintly lad. He loves his maker, his family, and above all, his animals. He loves 'em to death! Experience the most disturbing story from Bluewater yet as we learn the gruesome truths to becoming a "Good Boy."

Available soon.

London’s Old Vic Tunnels play host to some Hammer horror classics | WIN! The Hammer Vault scrapbook

With the new Hammer horror The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, being unleashed this Friday and a fortnight of classic horror movies from the iconic studio being shown at The Old Vic Tunnels starting this weekend, we have one copy of The Hammer Vault for you to win, courtesy of Titan Books.

This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of Hammer Films through previously unseen treasures from the company’s archive and is a must for any fan of classic horror to own.

To enter, just click on this link to enter.

London's Old Vic Tunnels play host to some Hammer horror classics in February

OK so this post isn't about Vinnie, but do you fancy seeing a a host of Hammer horror in the dark dank depths of The Old Vic Tunnels in London? Well, starting Friday 10 February, theflickerclub.com and Hammer are presenting bloody classics like The Reptile, Frankenstein Created Woman and The Vampire Lovers and bringing them face to face with their 21st century counterparts: Wake Wood, Let Me In and the eagerly-awaited The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

While the screening for The Woman In Black sold out weeks ago, there's still a feast for fans, with special guests like novelist/film critic Kim Newman, historian Marcus Hearn and Hammer veteran Madeline Smith treating attendees with readings and introductions, plus there's the world premiere of the new HD version of Dracula that's not be missed.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday 11 February
3pm Twins Of Evil
7.30pm Vampire Circus (HD screening)

Sunday 12 February
3pm Hands Of the Ripper
7.30pm The Hound Of the Baskervilles

Thursday 16 February
7.30pm The Lost Continent

Friday 17 February
7.30pm The Vampire Lovers (HD screening)

Saturday 18 February
3pm Dracula (HD world premiere)
7.30pm Quatermass And The Pit (HD screening)

Sunday 19 February
3pm The Reptile (HD screening)
7.30pm The Plague Of The Zombies (HD screening)

Thursday 23 February
7.30pm The Witches

Friday 24 February
7.30pm Dracula Prince Of Darkness (HD screening)

Saturday 25 February
3pm Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell
7.30pm Frankenstein Created Woman

Sunday 26 February
3pm Wake Wood (HD screening)
7.30pm Let Me In (HD screening)

To book tickets online, click here.