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New Insight Slideshow: Wicked Pixel Cinema in pre-production for SEIZURE!
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Horror Commentary interviews Eric Stanze.
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Joshua Samford for Rogue Cinema reviews DEADWOOD PARK.
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Joshua Samford for Rogue Cinema reviews ICE FROM THE SUN.
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New review for SAVAGE HARVEST by Joshua Samford for Rogue Cinema.
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New review for SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD by Joshua Samford for Rogue Cinema.
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New Insight Slideshow: Wicked Pixel Cinema at Monster Mania in New Jersey!
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New Insight Slideshow: Wicked Pixel Cinema at Texas Frightmare Weekend!
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New review for SCRAPBOOK by Russ Rutter for BloodType Online.
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New Insight Slideshow: The next Wicked Pixel Cinema movie begins pre-production!
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New review for SAVAGE HARVEST by F.Y. for fatally-yours.com.
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New review for SAVAGE HARVEST by Jayson Champion for EvilDread.com.
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New review for SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD by F.Y. for fatally-yours.com.
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New review for SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD by Jayson Champion for EvilDread.com.
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November 17, 1971
Eric Stanze, future owner of Wicked Pixel Cinema, is born in Fairfax, VA. A few weeks later, his mom and dad bring him home to St. Louis, MO.
September 26, 1972
Jeremy Wallace, future second-in-command at Wicked Pixel Cinema, is born.
October 4, 1974
Jason Christ, future second-in-command at Wicked Pixel Cinema, is born.
Circa 1980
Eric Stanze and Jeremy Wallace meet for the first time over cake and ice cream. The event is a skating rink birthday party for Eric’s grade-school buddy, who also happens to be Jeremy’s cousin. The party is held at Spinning Wheels Roller Rink in Festus, MO. After this afternoon of roller skating and arcade game-play, Stanze and Wallace would not meet again for another eight years.
1982
Eric Stanze’s family moves near Pittsburgh, PA. Shortly thereafter, pre-teen Eric Stanze begins his fascination with George Romero and his Pittsburgh-lensed films.
Circa 1984
Still living near Pittsburgh, PA, young Eric Stanze catches the filmmaking bug when he participates in a friend’s backyard zombie movie, shot on 8mm film.
Circa 1986
Still in PA, teenaged Eric Stanze makes his first movies; two short films shot on the old Double 8mm film format. One side of his film roll was used to make THE VAMPIRE and the other side of the film roll was used to make THE GROUNDHOG DAY MASSACRE.
1987
Eric Stanze’s family moves back to their original stomping grounds near St. Louis, MO, where Stanze still lives, and where Wicked Pixel Cinema is currently headquartered.
January 1988
A new student at Windsor High School in Imperial, MO, Eric Stanze meets DJ Vivona, who will participate in many Stanze movie projects over the years to come. Vivona and Stanze team up for pre-production on a student movie called THE DREAMON.
Summer 1988
Eric Stanze, Michael Bradley (Eric’s cousin), and DJ Vivona shoot the student project THE DREAMON. It is shot on videotape in one week with a cast and crew of about 10 people. Surprisingly, the budding filmmakers effectively pull off a multitude of complex gory special effects. Not surprisingly, the special effects are the only well-executed aspect of the movie. Eric’s always-supportive grandfather plays a small part in the movie, but the one adult in the cast does little to elevate the movie’s credibility.
November 3, 1988
Eric Stanze meets Tommy Biondo at school. They talk about making movies and Eric invites Biondo to participate in a project planned for Summer ’89. That night, Biondo writes a journal entry about meeting Eric. In the single-page journal writing, Biondo expresses his excitement about getting involved in Stanze’s movie projects. Biondo will keep and carry with him this journal page until his death in 1999.
Summer 1989
Eric Stanze, Michael Bradley, DJ Vivona, along with newcomers Jeremy Wallace, Jason Shepherd, and Tommy Biondo (all except Michael are Windsor High classmates) make another student movie called DEADBOUND. It is shot on video in a single jam-packed week with a cast and crew of around 20 people. At one point, the enthusiastic team maintains shooting for a continuous 40 hours, non-stop.
Cast and crew survive this hellish schedule by way of constant intake of caffeine (a substance Stanze has been addicted to ever since). To this day, Jeremy Wallace claims this week of shooting DEADBOUND is the most fun he’s ever had. Eric’s grandfather plays a bigger role in this movie (as the bad guy). DEADBOUND becomes an underground cult hit in the area. For a few years after, Eric’s grandfather is recognized by teenagers whenever he goes to the mall - a man in his 70’s is enjoying his first-time celebrity status.
Fall 1989
Eric Stanze and DJ Vivona begin their senior year of high school. They use this year as pre-production for their next movie, THE SCARE GAME.
Summer 1990
At the age of 18, Eric Stanze directs THE SCARE GAME. Though only a small student project, this will be the first movie of Stanze’s to gain international home video distribution (though it will not see this release until 1994). THE SCARE GAME is shot on video in two weeks with a cast and crew of about 25 people. Stanze again works with Michael Bradley, DJ Vivona, Jeremy Wallace, Jason Shepherd, and Tommy Biondo.
Fall 1990
Eric Stanze begins classes at Jefferson College on a scholarship. He gravitates to the video production department of the college, which also functions as a Jefferson County / St. Louis County cable station. Stanze becomes a student worker at the station and is soon professionally directing and editing original content for the cable station, as well as internal Jefferson College informational videos. His teacher is Bob Harrison, who simultaneously provides an incredible education while also being an abusive, fit-throwing madman.
Spring 1991
Jason Christ makes his first attempt to meet Eric Stanze when Jefferson College holds a public screening of Stanze’s THE SCARE GAME. Just days before the screening, the college activities director finally watches the movie – and is horrified by the movie’s violence and gore. The activities director immediately panics and publicly announces that due to the intense violence of THE SCARE GAME, no one under 17 will be admitted to the screening. With this perfect publicity, huge crowds of people show up and the screening sells out.
Security guards are posted at the entrances to the auditorium and they do not admit anyone who cannot prove they are 17 or older (photo I.D. is required). Jason Christ, still too young to drive, walks for an hour in the rain to see THE SCARE GAME, but he is turned away because he is not old enough to enter. Jessica Wyman takes pity on the rain-drenched boy and tries to sneak him into the screening, but the effort fails. Jason does not see the movie - and though he spots Stanze through the crowd, Jason does not get to meet him.
Fall 1991
While still taking classes at Jefferson College, Eric Stanze is hired as a full time college employee. He is now the Production Manager of the same video production department. The raving Bob Harrison is not just Stanze’s teacher now - he is also officially Stanze’s boss, creating a “less than pleasant” working environment. Stanze now supervises the student workers. He also writes, shoots, and edits almost all of the original content produced by the facility, and he directs multi-camera switched-live sporting event productions. His responsibilities are a hundred times greater than when he was a student worker. His salary increases far less significantly.
Summer 1992
Eric Stanze, Jeremy Wallace, and Jason Shepherd, along with newcomers Brian McClelland, Jessica Wyman, Tony Bridges, and Lisa Morrison shoot Stanze’s last student movie THE FINE ART. It is the first project of Stanze’s to use professional, instead of consumer equipment. THE FINE ART is produced through the facilities of the college cable station / video production department. The movie is shot in three weeks with a cast and crew of about 25 people. The original actor cast to play the male lead in THE FINE ART bails out of the project just three weeks before shooting begins.
Jeremy Wallace is asked to play the male lead (and conform his schedule to the shoot on very short notice). Wallace agrees, thereby saving Stanze’s butt. Lisa Morrison, cast as the female lead, was a Windsor High classmate with Stanze, but THE FINE ART is her first collaboration with the director. Stanze and Vivona’s Windsor High School acting teacher, Pat Coffey, agrees to play a small part in the movie. Like THE SCARE GAME was, THE FINE ART is just a small student project, but it too eventually sees global home video distribution.
Summer 1993
Eric Stanze, working with an even mix of familiar faces and fresh newcomers, begins shooting SAVAGE HARVEST. With a global home video distribution deal in place before shooting even begins, this is 21-year-old Eric Stanze’s first official, professional motion picture directing job. SAVAGE HARVEST, with a cast and crew of about 40 people, is shot in 39 days, mostly on weekends, spread out over several months. Used to shooting 6 or 7 days a week until the movie wraps, this “weekends shooting schedule” is new to Stanze and his team. But SAVAGE HARVEST is bigger than their past projects... and the unpaid cast and crew (all with day jobs to coordinate with) simply can’t devote a month and a half to continuous shooting.
The production team endures dangerously hot days of summer shooting... and when the production extends into winter, they endure dangerously cold nights of difficult, effects-heavy exterior shooting. Pat Coffey returns to the cast in a more substantial role. Lisa Morrison, DJ Vivona, and Tommy Biondo play lead parts in the movie, as do newcomers Ramona Midgett, William Clifton, David Berliner, and Rebecca Kennebeck. Vivona’s father-in-law, Jerry Bates plays the monstrous main bad guy. Special effects artist Tony Bridges manages a small miracle by single-handedly creating a mountain of special makeup and gore effects (with only a microscopic budget to work with). It is primarily these gross-out special effects that earn SAVAGE HARVEST its cult following, which is still going strong today.
Summer 1995
Cast, crew, and guests attend the premiere screening of SAVAGE HARVEST. (The distributor has asked for changes in the movie. Following this screening, some small trims will be made and a new opening scene will be shot.) Actress Rebecca Kennebeck brings longtime friend Jason Christ as her guest to the screening. This time, Jason is admitted to the show and he finally gets to meet Eric Stanze. Stanze has no memory of this meeting.
Late Summer, 1995
Eric Stanze asks Jeremy Wallace to be his producer on the upcoming film, ICE FROM THE SUN. Jeremy agrees and thereby begins a professional partnership with Stanze that continues to this day. Jeremy Wallace is now Wicked Pixel Cinema’s Second-In-Command.
October 29, 1995
Eric Stanze forms Wicked Pixel Cinema. ICE FROM THE SUN is officially announced as the new production company’s first film.
March 9 and 10, 1996
Auditions are held for ICE FROM THE SUN. Jason Christ auditions for a part in the movie. This time, Stanze not only remembers Jason, he also casts Jason in one of the larger parts. This begins an ongoing collaboration between Eric Stanze and Jason Christ that exists to this day. Jason Christ is now one of the top-ranking administrators at Wicked Pixel Cinema.
June 1, 1996
ICE FROM THE SUN begins shooting. Bringing his childhood Pittsburgh experiments full circle, Stanze shoots ICE FROM THE SUN, his biggest project to date, on Super 8mm film. ICE FROM THE SUN is shot in 54 days, spread out over several months. The cast and crew number around 70.
January 1997
Webmaster Todd Tevlin launches wickedpixel.com. The website promotes ICE FROM THE
SUN exclusively at first, but in time, the site will expand to include info about
all Wicked Pixel Cinema projects, as well as Eric Stanze's pre-Wicked Pixel Cinema
movies.
1997
ICE FROM THE SUN wraps production. It takes a year for Stanze to edit the movie. This is the last project Stanze edits linearly. (Every movie following ICE FROM THE SUN will be edited on non-linear Avid systems.)
May 11, 1998
Shooting begins on Wicked Pixel Cinema’s second feature, SCRAPBOOK. The movie is shot in only 13 days with a cast and crew of about 15 people. Tommy Biondo and newcomer Emily Haack play the challenging lead parts. The project was conceived by Tommy Biondo 5 years previously – and he spent that five years doing research on real-life serial killers to provide texture to the story and to his performance.
Due to Eric Stanze’s tremendous workload at the time of production, SCRAPBOOK is shelved after shooting is complete. Post-production on SCRAPBOOK will not begin for nearly a year. Now, after getting Stanze to agree to make SCRAPBOOK as a Wicked Pixel Cinema movie, Biondo must wait yet another year for the movie to be finished.
August 8, 1998
ICE FROM THE SUN premieres for cast, crew, and press at the historic La Jade movie theater in Festus, MO.
1999
Eric Stanze becomes a pioneer of the indie film DVD industry by navigating the costly and complex waters of DVD authoring for the first time - while the DVD industry is still in its infancy. Hiring “experts” to do the authoring, Stanze shepherds ICE FROM THE SUN to DVD release, a process made more costly and infuriating due to the incompetence of the “experts” Stanze hired. Still, ICE FROM THE SUN becomes historic as one of the first independent films ever released on the new home video format. ICE FROM THE SUN is the very first movie shot on Super 8mm film to be released on DVD.
Spring 1999
Eric Stanze finally quits his day job working for a St. Louis production company. Co-workers, Wicked Pixel Cinema folks, and Stanze celebrate with a boozed-up bowling party that continues well after the bowling lanes close for the night. It is a very happy day. Wicked Pixel Cinema is now Stanze’s full time job (though he must still take freelance videographer and editing jobs to supplement his own income). Eric Stanze is now the only individual in the St. Louis region who makes his living primarily by making movies. His yearly income is now a fraction of what it used to be.
July 1999
Stanze finally edits SCRAPBOOK (while simultaneously dealing with the astoundingly stupid DVD authoring technicians who are inching along in completing the ICE FROM THE SUN DVD). Stanze is paying a day rate for the use of the Avid editing system, so SCRAPBOOK post-production must be ultra-efficient and lightening fast. Editing lasts for only one month. At the beginning of August 1999, SCRAPBOOK is finally complete.
August 6, 1999
At the age of 26, Tommy Biondo dies from a head injury sustained in an accident. After waiting to see SCRAPBOOK for six years since he conceived the project, Biondo dies before getting to see the recently completed movie. His death is extremely difficult for many in Wicked Pixel Cinema to deal with, as Tommy Biondo was a close friend as well as a respected creative collaborator.
2000
Wicked Pixel Cinema creates THE SEVERED HEAD NETWORK, a compilation of short films directed by Wicked Pixel Cinema regulars (Eric Stanze, Jason Christ, and Tommy Biondo) as well as some “special guest” directors. An intro video to the compilation is created by Eric Stanze, Jeremy Wallace, and Jason Christ. This is their first shoot since Tommy Biondo’s death. His absence seems to color the entire process of making this video. At times, the mood is positive, as everyone is able to move on and be productive again. At other times, the mood is quite melancholy.
Circa January 2001
SCRAPBOOK is a huge critical success. It is receiving a landslide of glowing reviews and the movie will eventually earn Rue Morgue Magazine’s “Best Independent Film Of The Year” spot in their 2001 “Best Of” year-end list. However, the current distributor of SCRAPBOOK, Sub Rosa Studios, has difficulty in turning the high praise into high profits (due to the abrasive subject matter of the movie). Being a small distributor, Sub Rosa Studios just can’t break SCRAPBOOK into the major retail chains. Despite the critical success of SCRAPBOOK, Wicked Pixel Cinema’s cash flow is drying up fast. But SCRAPBOOK opens up several business opportunities for Eric Stanze.
Knowing Wicked Pixel Cinema needs the income, Stanze takes these opportunities in lieu of the cash that SCRAPBOOK is failing to bring in. A series of side projects, non-Wicked Pixel movies, is launched with Eric Stanze executive producing these no-budget quickies for Sub Rosa Studios and various companies in France and the U.K. Right out of the gate, Stanze begins supervising the production of five movies - all to be produced within a twelve month period. This line of movies is called Sub Rosa Extreme. What starts as a decent money-maker becomes a substantial burden that will haunt Stanze for the next few years.
Summer 2001
Eric Stanze begins writing TEMPEST OF THE DAWN, an epic science-fiction horror movie. Eric Stanze, Patrick Voss, and primarily Jeremy Wallace will work on raising a substantial budget for this movie through the end of 2002. They put up a good fight and actually come close to getting a million dollar budget to make TEMPEST OF THE DAWN. Reggie Bannister (of the PHANTASM films) expresses an interest in playing one of the lead parts in the movie. In the end, the budget will not come together and Wicked Pixel Cinema will redirect their energies to another feature instead.
September 2001
Angered by the incompetence he dealt with in hiring others to author the ICE FROM THE SUN DVD, Stanze makes a decision to enter the DVD business himself. If DVD is going to be the primary retail format for Wicked Pixel Cinema movies, then Stanze must quickly become an expert in that technology. Stanze forms a side company called Thrill Ride Media, which offers high-end Avid editing services, as well as state-of-the-art Hollywood studio level DVD authoring. The new company begins operating the week of 9/11.
Like every other company in America, Thrill Ride Media suffers problems and delays associated with the World Trade Center attack. After this stumbling start-up, things only get worse as Thrill Ride Media suffers one financial disaster after another. The company limps along for years, adding another back-breaking burden to an already overworked Eric Stanze.
Summer 2002
Wicked Pixel Cinema assembles THE SEVERED HEAD NETWORK VOLUME 2 as a limited edition VHS release. This is Eric Stanze’s last title to be released on the antiquated format of VHS. Again, the compilation contains short films by various Wicked Pixel Cinema regulars (Eric Stanze, Todd Tevlin, and Emily Haack) as well as shorts created by “guest directors” (including Patrick Voss, Chris Grega, and Aaron Crozier, who would all come back to work directly with Stanze on DEADWOOD PARK in 2004). For Sub Rosa Studios and the overseas companies, Eric Stanze begins production on another five Sub Rosa Extreme projects.
September 2002
Production begins on SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD with Jason Christ pulling writer, producer, and director duties. The movie is made in about 40 shooting days with a cast and crew of about 35 people. Jason Christ initiated this project, asking Eric Stanze if he would consent to another director continuing the SAVAGE HARVEST story. Stanze agreed that a SAVAGE HARVEST sequel would make a fine addition to the Wicked Pixel Cinema catalog (though Stanze had zero interest in writing or directing such a sequel himself).
By this time, Jason had proven himself many times over as a director of short films, winning an Emmy and the prestigious Cine Eagle Award in the process. Therefore, Stanze had great confidence in Jason’s ability to helm the sequel. SAVAGE HARVEST 2 becomes Jason Christ’s feature directorial debut. The movie stars Emily Haack. Stanze executive produces the movie, as well as playing a leading acting part. To the best of everyone’s knowledge, this is the first time in history that the director of the original movie went on to play a leading role in the sequel.
October 2002
Pushed hard by the rigors of making the Sub Rosa Extreme movies, as well as the ongoing problems in running Thrill Ride Media, Eric Stanze has decided he can no longer continue being crushed by the workload of Sub Rosa Extreme. These projects paid some bills and kept Wicked Pixel Cinema and Thrill Ride Media afloat for many months, but the income just isn’t enough to justify the time and effort - on top of the aggravation some of these movies have caused Stanze. His decision to put on the breaks is supported by Jeremy Wallace and Jason Christ, who both go above and beyond to help Stanze reduce the stress that now dominates his life.
DJ Vivona and Wicked Pixel Cinema newcomer Jessie Seitz (who joined the ranks to work on the Sub Rosa Extreme movies) are also instrumental in helping Stanze pull things back under control. Despite his decision to back off from the Sub Rosa Extreme movies, Stanze still intends to complete the projects he’s agreed to produce. Finishing these movies will take another year.
November 2002
Jason Christ survives a car accident with only minor injuries. While he recovers, SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD production shuts down temporarily.
January 2003
Wicked Pixel Cinema releases THE SEVERED HEAD NETWORK DVD. It is promoted as a “Best Of Volumes 1 and 2” compilation, but in reality, the running times of the shorts, as well as some sticky copyright issues, dictate which shorts make it to the DVD.
June 2003
Production on SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD finally wraps.
Fall 2003
Eric Stanze shelves his unproduced screenplay TEMPEST OF THE DAWN. Wicked Pixel Cinema top dogs Eric Stanze, Jeremy Wallace, and Jason Christ meet to discus their near future. They decide to make a movie that is low-budget enough that they can raise the financing on their own... yet is still the biggest movie of Wicked Pixel Cinema’s history. Stanze, Wallace, and Christ begin designing their strategy to make DEADWOOD PARK.
September 11, 2004
Shooting begins on DEADWOOD PARK. Eric Stanze directs, Jeremy Wallace produces, and Jason Christ is an executive producer. (Jason Christ backburners SAVAGE HARVEST 2 post-production until DEADWOOD PARK wraps.) DEADWOOD PARK is made in 55 shooting days, spread out over the next nine months. The cast and crew number around 110. This is the most logistically complex movie of Stanze’s career. It is also the longest shooting schedule (beating ICE FROM THE SUN by one day). The budget – raised by Wicked Pixel Cinema with absolutely no assistance from external production or distribution entities – is triple the budget of their second most expensive film.
A huge crew of new faces joins Wicked Pixel Cinema to make DEADWOOD PARK alongside the Wicked Pixel Cinema “old timers”. The “old timers” also seem to be getting their footing again for the first time since Tommy Biondo’s death. The tremendous stress of the Sub Rosa Extreme projects is behind them all now. Thrill Ride Media is barely functioning at all anymore and Stanze is actually looking forward to dissolving the company, which he plans to do as soon as DEADWOOD PARK wraps. Jeremy Wallace is finally getting the chance to fully flex the producer muscles he’s been building for nearly a decade. And Stanze’s writing and directing skills are sharper than they’ve ever been. ...DEADWOOD PARK feels like the re-birth of Wicked Pixel Cinema.
October 2004
For SAVAGE HARVEST, ICE FROM THE SUN, SCRAPBOOK, and THE SEVERED HEAD NETWORK DVD, Wicked Pixel Cinema signs a distribution deal with Image Entertainment, a substantially larger distribution company compared to former distributor Sub Rosa Studios (now renamed SRS Cinema). Image Entertainment now controls U.S. distribution of these titles. SRS Cinema maintains foreign distribution rights.
November 2004
Image Entertainment drops THE SEVERED HEAD NETWORK DVD from their distribution deal with Stanze. The content of one of the shorts (VOMIRE, directed by Chad Eivins) was apparently very upsetting to Image Entertainment’s Director Of Business Affairs. For a few weeks, Stanze, Wallace, and Christ fear ICE FROM THE SUN and especially SCRAPBOOK will also get tossed out due to their violent content. But Image Entertainment follows through on releasing the other three titles. Again, Stanze is overwhelmed with work: He is directing DEADWOOD PARK while simultaneously producing the three Special Edition DVD’s for SAVAGE HARVEST, ICE FROM THE SUN, and SCRAPBOOK.
Jason Christ and Jessie Seitz are also under tremendous pressure, as both of them are working on DEADWOOD PARK while also producing these DVD’s with Stanze. New bonus features are shot and edited. New commentary tracks are recorded. ICE FROM THE SUN is remastered, and all three movies are re-encoded to improve their picture quality over their initial DVD releases. ICE FROM THE SUN is even a two disc set, requiring double the time and effort.
May 2005
DEADWOOD PARK wraps. Post-production on both DEADWOOD PARK and SAVAGE HARVEST 2 begins immediately.
Fall 2005
The new Image Entertainment Special Edition DVD’s of SAVAGE HARVEST, ICE FROM THE SUN, and SCRAPBOOK are released. SAVAGE HARVEST sales meet expectations. ICE FROM THE SUN and SCRAPBOOK sell much better than anticipated.
November 4, 2005
Eric Stanze purchases the building that Wicked Pixel Cinema operates out of. The second floor is where the offices, editing, DVD authoring, and graphic design stations are. The first floor is an apartment which Stanze rents to Brandi Nelson, Tommy Biondo’s younger sister. (Brandi joined the Wicked Pixel Cinema family at the beginning of DEADWOOD PARK’s production.)
December 31, 2005
Thrill Ride Media officially dissolves. Wicked Pixel Cinema absorbs the company’s assets as well as Thrill Ride Media’s debt. This is not a financially advantageous exchange, but Stanze feels a million pounds of stress go away as soon as Thrill Ride Media ceases to exist.
March 13, 2006
Eric Stanze’s personal hero, his grandfather, Clarence “Tom” Thompson, dies. The Wicked Pixel Cinema “old timers” mourn the loss of one of the most supportive individuals to be on the scene in the early years. Stanze’s grandfather not only acted in the early student movies, he was, right up until his death, a constant source of encouragement to his grandson. Eric Stanze, now 34 years old, can still feel the momentum from his teenage years, when his “Pa” did everything in his power to help his grandson reach his goals.
August 16, 2006
SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD premieres for cast and crew at the Chase Park Plaza Cinema in St. Louis.
August 26, 2006
DEADWOOD PARK completes post-production.
February 23-25, 2007
Wicked Pixel Cinema takes part in a horror convention for the first time. The convention is Fangoria's Weekend Of Horrors in Chicago, Illinois.
March 10, 2007
Special effects artist Tony Bridges takes his own life. He was 35 years old. In addition to being an outstanding effects artist, Tony was also a gifted painter, sculptor, and musician. He was one-third of the ghoul-punk band Crypt 33 (with Shane Kemp and Wicked Pixel Cinema team-member Tim Smith). Tony played drums, performed lead vocals, and wrote songs for Crypt 33. Tony was a fierce-looking, imposing man who had a very gentle demeanor. His personality was full of warmth, humor, and generosity. Family, friends, and fans of Tony Bridges will miss him very much.
August 14, 2007
SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD debuts on home video. The double disc Special Collector's Edition DVD release is through Elite Entertainment. On the same date, Elite also releases THE SEVERED HEAD NETWORK to DVD. This is a re-release of the shorts compilation. Two of the shorts, VICTIM and CURVEBALL: PILE OF JUNK, were remastered and newly color corrected for this re-release, and new bonus features were added.
October 9, 2007
DEADWOOD PARK debuts on DVD. The movie is distributed by Cinema Epoch.
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