Doug Bradley

Horror icon Doug Bradley made it to the Movie Monster Hall Of Fame for his role as Pinhead the cenobite in the Hellraiser movies. In addition to his acting and voice acting in movies, television, and video games, Doug wrote a book called Behind the Mask of the Horror Actor. Horror credits include: Hellraiser; Hellbound: Hellraiser II; Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth; Hellraiser: Bloodline; Hellraiser: Inferno; Hellraiser: Hellseeker; Hellraiser: Deader; Nightbreed; Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes.

 

Richard Kiel

Towering 7′ 2″ tall actor who has cornered the market on playing giants, intimidating henchman, bayou swamp monsters and steel toothed villains! Kiel worked in numerous jobs including as a night club bouncer and a cemetery plot salesman, before breaking into film & TV in several minor roles in the late 1950s / early 1960s. Noted amongst these was the alien “Kanamit” in the classic “Twilight Zone” (1959) episode “To Serve Man”, and terrorizing Arch Hall Jr. while clad in a loincloth in the prehistoric caveman meets virile teenage drama Eegah (1962).

 

Tom Woodruff

Tom Woodruff has been making movie history for years! TOGETHER with Alec Gillis they have created and performed some of your FAVORITE characters including THE ALIEN WARRIOR from Alien 3, Alien Resurrection and the upcoming ALIEN vs PREDATOR! PLUS other characters include PUMPKINHEAD, the ALIEN from X-FILES THE MOVIE and the Blue Gorilla Creature in EVOLUTION!

Tom’s early interest in movies and monsters was a result of late-night broadcasts of the now classic Universal monster movies and the stop-motion effects of Ray Harryhausen. Tom finally made his move to Los Angeles in 1982. After a year of working with small make-up effects houses, Tom joined Stan Winston’s team on TERMINATOR. That was the beginning of a five-year period which saw Tom become a key coordinator under Winston, with the opportunity to work on such features as ALIENS and PREDATOR as well as TV shows such as AMAZING STORIES. During this time, Tom began wearing the complicated make-ups and costumes of the creatures designed at the studio. His physical build and tolerance, as well as his ability to perform as an actor, led to his portraying the title characters in such movies as MONSTER SQUAD, PUMPKINHEAD, and LEVIATHAN.

During these years, Tom continued to write, ultimately teaming up with another of Stan’s designer-technicians, Alec Gillis, to co-produce, write, and direct THE DEMON WITH THREE TALES, a promotional piece designed to sell a feature anthology project. Tom and Alec quickly grew to become two of the major character effects talents in the business today, with their work gathering numerous accolades and awards including an Academy Award for DEATH BECOMES HER and multiple Academy Award nominations for STARSHIP TROOPERS and ALIEN3.

Tom joined the Director’s Guild in 1998, directing a number of segments for the Dick Clark series, BEYOND BELIEF. In between effect-oriented productions. Tom and Alec continue to write and develop their own personal projects; projects that will eventually see them not only as character effects and make-up artists, but also as filmmakers.

 

J LaRose

J LaRose is an American actor who has appeared in over 30 film and TV projects. His appearance in the hugely popular SAW series as “Troy the Chainman” brought great accolades as he grossed out audiences with his flesh ripping scenes. He can also be seen in the fan favorite “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” and recently scared the sh*t out of many in the 2011 mega hit “Insidious.”

Look for J in the upcoming releases of “Renee,” “Mother’s Day 2012,” “The Barrens,” and “Free Ride.”

 

Ricou Browning

Born in Fort Pierce, Florida, Ricou Browning got a career start diving and springboard diving in local water shows. By the time he was in his early 20s, he was producing underwater shows at Weeki Wachee Springs and topside water shows at Rainbow Springs and other locations. After playing the Gill Men in the underwater scenes of Universal’s “Creature from the Black Lagoon” and its sequels (“Revenge of the Creature,” “The Creature Walks Among Us”), he got into the swim of film and TV production as a result of an encounter with producer Ivan Tors; Browning ended up president of Tors’ Florida studios. (Browning was involved on Tors’ “Sea Hunt,” “The Aquanauts,” the “Flipper” movies and TV series, etc.) He has also worked as a director (above and below water), second unit director, writer, stunt man and stunt coordinator.

 

Sonny Landham

An actor with a powerful physique, booming voice and Native American looks, Sonny Landham first broke into mainstream film with a bit part as a police officer in Walter Hill’s gang film The Warriors (1979), then other minor roles in Southern Comfort (1981) & Poltergeist (1982), before Walter Hill cast him in his first decent role as James Remar‘s gun happy, criminal partner in the high voltage hit 48 Hrs. (1982). Landham continued to turn up in high testosterone films of the mid 1980s including the action sci-fi film Predator (1987), alongside Sylvester Stallone in Lock Up (1989), and being hurled out a window by Carl Weathers in Action Jackson (1988). His career on screen wound down during the 1990s, but he still managed to crop up in several roles taking advantage of his strong physical presence.

 

 

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Eloise J. Knapp

Eloise J. Eloise J. Knapp, author of The Undead Situation, is a photographer, writer, and designer; she never limits her creative reach. Knapp is now writing a sequel to her first novel. She is also the editor-in-chief of Z Magazine, the first magazine written by zombies for zombies. Knapp currently resides in Washington state where her novel is based, working on a degree in graphic design at Seattle University.

 

Peter Clines

Peter Clines grew up in the Stephen King fallout zone of Maine and–inspired by comic books, Star Wars, and Saturday morning cartoons–started writing at the age of eight. He made his first writing sale at age seventeen to a local newspaper, and at the age of nineteen he completed his quadruple-PhD studies in English literature, archaeology, quantum physics, and interpretive dance. He was the inspiration for both the epic poem Beowulf and the motion picture Raiders of the Lost Ark, and is single-handedly responsible for repelling the Martian Invasion of 1938 which occurred in Grovers Mills, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous short stories, Ex-Heroes, Ex-Patriots, The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe, the upcoming books 14 and Ex-Communication, and an as-yet-undiscovered Dead Sea Scroll.

There is compelling evidence that he is, in fact, the Lindbergh baby.

 

Jessica Meigs

Jessica Meigs lives in Demopolis, Alabama. When she’s not writing, she works as a full time EMT-Basic, and she’s wholly convinced that’s the only interesting thing about her. Her first novel, The Becoming (Permuted Press), snagged a spot on Barnes & Noble’s Best Zombie Fiction Releases of 2011 list. She has two more novels coming out with Permuted Press: The Becoming: Ground Zero and The Becoming: Revelations.

 

 

 Craig DiLouie

Craig DiLouie is the author of zombie favorites TOOTH AND NAIL (Salvo Press) and THE INFECTION (Permuted Press), as well as THE GREAT PLANET ROBBERY, a science fiction novel, and PARANOIA, a psychological thriller. THE KILLING FLOOR, his sequel to THE INFECTION, is being published by Permuted Press in early 2012. Learn more about Craig’s apocalyptic visions at www.craigdilouie.com.

 

Timothy W. Long

Timothy W. Long has been writing stories since he could hold a crayon and has also read enough books to choke a land fill. He has a fascination with all things zombie, and a deep-seated need to jot words on paper and thrust them at people. Tim is the author of the zombie novels Among the Living and Beyond the Barriers, both from Permuted Press. His ‘zombedy’ novel The Zombie Wilson Diaries was named one of the best zombie novels of the year by Barnes and Noble.

Tim also co-authored the bizarro novel Wacktards of the Apocalypse with Sir Jonathan Moon. The book has become the preferred version of the end of the world by rapture survivors everywhere.

2012 will see sequels to both Among the Living and Beyond the Barriers.

 

Gareth Wood

Gareth Wood fled from the burning ruins of Calgary just ahead of the zombie hordes, only to make his way to Vancouver just before that city also fell to the hungry dead. He is a Permuted Press author, having penned Rise and Age of the Dead. His hobbies include making small things out of big things, armoured missile combat, and scribbling insane writings while whispering to his dread muse…