Events: Bizarre Magazine's Summer Ball

Bizarre Magazine's annual Bizarre Ball is once again approaching fast. This year's revelry will take place at The Scala in London, on May 21st and will be hosted by Bizarre's Alix Fox and caberet performer Des O'Connor. It promises to be a strangely wonderful night for those who attend!

The line-up is as follows:

"Featuring...
THE FUTUREHEADS
KUNT AND THE GANG
FLAY and DEVILLES CIRCUS OF MARVELS
BIZARRE 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' WINNER


Plus...
DEE CHRISTOPHER (magic)
CHRIS CROSS (contortionist)
POST MODERN SLEAZE and THE SEDITION GIRLS (suspension artists)

Hosted by...
Bizarre's own ALIX FOX
The legendary DES O'CONNOR

DJs...
MARK JONES
SCARLETT NYMPH
DJ TREBOR
DJ BOD"

Ticket prices:
Standard: £22 (+ booking fee)

Bizarre Magazine Subscribers / Students: £17 (+ booking fee)

Event times:
8pm - 3am
Event location:
The Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NL
Map & Directions


Tickets are on sale now and you can purchase them here:
http://www.bizarremag.com/bizarre-events/bizarre-ball/8413/ball_tickets.html

Events: Classic Horror Campaign Double Feature

"Guys and ghouls, the Classic Horror Campaign has an announcement to make! We are launching the first of a series of Horror Double Bill events this Easter on Good Friday at the Roxy Bar & Screen in London!

Starting at 3pm on April 22nd we are proud to present a screening in the old tradition of the BBC Horror Double Bills of “Night of the Demon” (1957) followed by Hammer’s classic “Vampire Circus” (1972)!

We advise you all to get to the venue early as seating is limited and tickets are only available on the door at £5 per person. However, the Roxy Bar & Screen is renowned for serving excellent food and the kitchen opens at 1 o’clock so why not join us for lunch?

As well as the movie screenings there will be some horror dvd giveaways and the opportunity of appearing on the Classic Horror Campaign website when we post coverage of the event.

More details of The Horror Double Bill event will be posted on the Classic Horror Campaign Facebook page so check it out regularly for updates."

Classic Horror Campaign Website:
http://www.classichorrorcampaign.com/

Art & Toys: Plaseebo / Bob Conge - Contemporary Figurative Modifications 6 Man Group Show

Bob Conge of Plaseebo will once again be exhibiting his monster creations and customisations at the TAG in Hollywood, California. The six man group show will also include work from the other talented modifiers Brent Nolasco, Jim Koch, Leecifer, Taskone and NervisWr3k, and runs from April 2nd - April 30th.

You can see photos of some of the work Plaseebo will exhibit on the Plaseebo website, or after the cut below!↓ Thank you to Bob Conge for letting us use the photos♪

Movies: Suspiria: The Remake

Hello there my spooky kids!

Brief but interesting news I bring you today!

Looks like the famous Dario Argento movie, "Suspiria", will have its remake filmed soon by the director David Gordon Green. According to him, there won't be any key differences but it will be adapted to a girl's boarding school instead of a ballet academy (which, for me, IS a key difference but well, we'll have to wait to see how it might affect the storyline... or not!).

Definitely, great news for us horror fans to see such a classic back onto the big screen!

How-To Guides: Pumpkin Parcels

Today brings another find from an article in a magazine that was kindly given to me. It was in the October 2010 issue of Your Home, which had a section about Halloween crafts. None of them are on the website, so I thought I'd make them and share the guides here.

First up - Pumpkin Parcels! I used orange tissue paper instead of crepe paper and green tissue paper & cellotape instead of green florists tape, but they are essentially the same.

They're really easy to do and, depending on how many you make, only take between 5 minutes and half an hour to produce. You could put little presents or sweets or anything else you want inside and draw jack o' lantern faces on them to make them more individual, so they're also pretty versatile.

My pumkin parcels

You will need:

• Cellotape / double-sided tape
• Scissors
• Green tissue paper (or green florists tape)
• Orange tissue or crepe paper
• A pen
• Something to fill the parcel with
• A dinner plate (to draw around, not pictured)

More pictures and a step by step how-to guide after the cut below↓

Music: The Creepshow Tourdates

The Creepshow

Canadian "country-tinged, psycho punk rock n’ roll" band, The Creepshow, have announced some live shows, with more to be added soon! The dates so far are as follows:

APRIL:
14/04/11 - Mavericks, Ottawa, ON, Canada
15/04/11 - MANSION, Kingston, ON, Canada
16/04/11 - Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, PQ, Canada
22/04/11 - THE BLIND DOG, Windsor, ON, Canada
23/04/11 - Call The Office, London, ON, Canada

JULY:
15/07/11 - Back to the Future Festival, Glaubitz, Germany
17/07/11 - Mighty Sound Festival, Tabor, Czech Republic
19/07/11 - Cafe Central, Weinheim, Germany
20/07/11 - MTC, Köln, Germany
21/07/11 - Musikbunker, Aachen, Germany
22/07/11 - Serengeti Festival, Schloss-Holte, Germany
23/07/11 - Punkaci Detom Festival, Piestany, Slovakia
27/07/11 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau, Germany
28/07/11 - Zwoelfzehn, Stuttgart, Germany
29/07/11 - Rockfest, Schimerikon, Switzerland
30/07/11 - Dynamo, Zurich, Switzerland

AUGUST:
01/08/11 - The Dome, London, England
02/08/11 - The Fleece, Bristol, England
03/08/11 - Face Bar, Reading, England
04/08/11 - The Crown, Middlesbrough, England
05/08/11 - Rebellion Festival, Blackpool, England


For more on The Creepshow, visit the following sites:
Official Website
Twitter
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