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Monstrous Regiment Or Bad girls do it well
June 12, 2014 03:29This past Monday at Lifeline Theatre in Rogers Park, Chris Hainsworth's adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment premiered. Chris Hainsworth is one of the Daemon's most favorite WildClaw Artistic Associates. "Something about the scent of his blood..." he said. "Egyptian papyrus, aged tobacco & the ink of an Ancient One." Now, I don't know about all that, but he makes a great mix CD. I'm not an avid Pratchett reader. Truth be told, I've only read Monstrous Regiment to prepare for t...
Edes Prize Winner Depicts Female Pioneer in Radio Sound Effects
June 11, 2014 17:31There is a great article in the UChicagoNews about the Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Prize for Emerging Artists that was presented to Lila Newman. Her winning proposal is for a performance piece about Ora D. Nichols who was a pioneer of radio sound effects. A story like this is near and dear to WildClaw's heart and our own glorious radio sound effects crew of women who manage to create magic every year at Deathscribe, the International Festival of Horror Radio Plays.
15 Fantastic Horror Films Directed by Women
June 02, 2014 02:13Over at Flavorwire, Alison Nastasi has put together a list of 15 horror films by women My personal favorite - NEAR DARK by Kathryn Bigelow. "Finger-lickin' good!"
Whatta Ya Know? Women Like Horror.
June 02, 2014 02:04Here at WildClaw Theatre we know a thing or two about horror fans. Odds are they're a woman. And now we have the Los Angeles Times reporting on this fact. In this story.
Horror is Good For You and Your Kids
May 29, 2014 17:49Over at Tor.com, Greg Ruth makes the case the horror is good for you and even better for your kids. Image by Greg Ruth
Suspiria, Where have you been all my life?
November 12, 2013 03:57Believe this movie will melt your mind into the same colorful blotches it flashes on the screen, and know that you should not attempt to resist. Go to there. Immediately, if not sooner. Aside from Suspiria being a horror cult classic that incorporated cutting edge technology (thank you Technicolor) to create nightmare visuals, but the soundtrack was provided by a band of equally outlandish auditory strangeness, Goblin. Goblin... Gob... Lin... I can even begin to describe what-the-what Go...
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August 31, 2013 16:45WILDCLAW IN THE WILD: STORIES BY THE FIRE - PART III: Rabbits Tomorrow...they come...eyes flashing...teeth sharp... WildClaw in the Wild is back tomorrow, Sunday, September 1, huddled around the dwindling fire in the refuge at 3031. The apocalypse is upon us. The final WildClaw in the Wild is here. Sarah Saltwick will be joining us, from both Minnesota and Texas. She hails from many borders and many lands. She is adaptable to many climes. She is formidable and resilient. She is lik...
The Ring Meets Baseball
August 26, 2013 21:20Who else would you get to throw the first pitch at your baseball game?
WildClaw Visits Awesomemonster! and AWSM Radio
August 22, 2013 13:37WildClaw's lit monster Scott and casting mistress Casey took to the airwaves, visiting podcast Awesomemonster! recently to talk horror, babies, horror babies, and all things WildClaw. Many thanks to Logan, Manny, and Nick (the fine folks at Awesomemonster!) for a great time. Take a listen, and be sure to check out their weeekly podcast at soundcloud.com!
HUGE Birthday shout-out!
August 20, 2013 20:35Happy Birthday to the one & only H.P. Lovecraft! (August 20, 1890) Your work continues to slither and creep into the psyche of those in this realm and inspires many beyond even what your wild imagination can dream up. Sadly, from what I know, there is no proper translation for Happy Birthday in R'lyehian. I feel that if I even tried to piece one together, I'd be stating something like "I invite you to meet in a shared space to eat the dreams of the worthless people of the Earth realm"... Ei...
Goblin and The Massacre
August 11, 2013 15:29I received notice on my basefook page from Lady Morlock with just a single word: "DUDE." And this image: Yes, our friends at Terror in the Aisles (no longer at the late lamented Portage Theater, note), have somehow managed to align the stars and shift the tectonic plates so that the Massacre, the 24 hour horror movie marathon to end all marathons, ends just in time for you to have a nap and a blood transfusion and see the first ever North American tour of the prog rock legends that scored S...
WildClaw Theatre and Friends are Abbie Festering This Weekend!
August 08, 2013 23:02Chicago Storefront Elder God Mary Arrchie Theatre is celebrating its 25th year of mad science onstage at Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Theatre Festival, and this year it's bigger and better than ever, with a NEW VENUE and multiple stages! This is an all day, all night theatre festival that runs from Friday at 7 pm until Sunday night/Monday morning at midnight...ish, so spike some coffee and stay up late with WildClaw this weekend, won't you? There are too many fiends and familiars involve...
Get your 'con on... this weekend!
August 05, 2013 19:33Any Chicago-area DIE-hard fans just chomping at the bits to get up close and personal with your favorite horror celebrities? Flashback Weekend (August 9-11) and Wizard World (August 8-11)are offering fans the chance to come face to face with their favorite stars this weekend. Flashback's headliner is George Romero and cast members from Dawn of the Dead. In addition to many pop culture icons, sci-fi and action stars, Wizard World features stars like Linda Blair and Buffy's James Marsters and...
Carolyn Defrin's Special Report from The Monster Weekly
August 05, 2013 16:22Carolyn Defrin is a multidisciplined artist currently based in London, England. She is probably best known to Chicago audiences for her work with The House Theatre of Chicago, where she originated the roles of Wendy in The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan, Emily Book in their bi-coastal hit The Sparrow, and is currently playing Bess in their critically-acclaimed Death and Harry Houdini. We're talking to her today about her work with Chicago artists John Francisco and Kyle Bice on their website...
Interview: Director Casey Cunningham In The Wild
August 01, 2013 16:18Company member Casey Cunningham is the director for our next installment of WildClaw in the Wild, My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer, by Brian Watkins. Casey has worked extensively with WildClaw as a performer; she recently received rave reviews for her work in our The Life of Death as well as in Facing Angela with The Ruckus Theatre. She has recently directed THE PRICE, a hybrid play/radio play by WC artistic associate Chris Hainsworth, for the late night spooky cabaret Strangers and Strangerers...
Deathscribe Deadline Approaches...try a horror prompt to get you going!
July 31, 2013 15:22So yeah..you still have two weeks to get your spooky on. Plenty of time to wrestle your inner demons onto the page and add spooky sound effects. There are a wealth of writing tools on ye olde internet to get you started. I like using prompts sometimes to get me going. You can find a TON of horror prompt idea generators in cyberspace. I also enjoy using photos or paintings as prompts. Find a creepy photo of a desolate barn or something and then imagine the horrors that lie within. h...
WILDCLAW IN THE WILD: STORIES BY THE FIRE - PART II: My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer
July 29, 2013 22:44From the ashes, we return... WildClaw in the Wild is back this Sunday, August 4, around the fire at 3031. July's reading of Dr. Seward's Dracula was a smashing success, if you couldn't make it out for that one, you can't miss this month's installment. This time we're reading My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer by Brian Watkins. And folks, this chilling tale ain't for the faint of heart. In one hand you'll have your beer or munchies; in the other you'll have the hand or wrist of your companio...
Final Weekend of Barsotti's FACING ANGELA
July 25, 2013 18:20Don't miss your chance to see Angela in action this weekend! WildClaw literary manager Scott T. Barsotti's play, FACING ANGELA, closes this weekend at the Athenaeum Theatre. Performances Thursday thru Saturday evening, 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Featuring makeup by the Claw's fearless leader Aly Renee Amidei and performance by casting mistress Casey Cunningham. FOUR MORE. Don't miss. Photo and graphic design by the Ruckus
Factory Theatre's 'Namosaur Opens Friday!
July 24, 2013 12:41Friday is opening for the newest show by The Factory Theatre, 'Namosaur! Conceived as a cross between Aliens and Apocalypse Now, the show catapults us into the middle of enemy territory on the eve of the Tet Lunar New Year, shepherding Agent Weaver and Professor Chaldarhallohapzrd on a mysterious misson. With the VC behind every bush, and their own superiors keeping everything on a maddening "need to know" basis, the elite Fox company is about to learn the true meaning of fear, and discover...
The Corpse Flower's bloom is simply to die for, with a smell to match!
July 22, 2013 19:00Hey there, boo-tanical fans, here's a spooktacular sight for you: the United States Botanic Garden's corpse flower is finally in bloom! A native of Sumatra (where all the best flora and fauna come from), the corpse flower, or titan arum, has an irregular blooming cycle--it may not bloom for several decades, no matter how much you beg. Once open, the flower emits a stench like a decaying animal, which attracts the dung beetles and flesh flies that pollinate it. That's bringing a whole new ...
Get Out of My Brain, Javier Botet!
July 19, 2013 14:37Captain of the "Lemons to Lemonade" Team in my book, Javier Botet has transformed Marfan Syndrome from a liability into a career-making super-power. Dig the creepy screen test footage for MAMA (a film which Lady Morlock references every time she threatens to toss Baby Morlock out the window.) Great stuff, but it was the truly fantastic REC, (see it instead of the American remake Quarantine), that thoroughly freaked me out and got me cheering this fellow as Mr. Morlock's second-favorite Marf...
WildClaw Blood Radio Podcast is relaunched!
July 07, 2013 21:38I know, it has taken forever, after fits and starts, and we have heard you, good people, we have heard, we are very please to bring back out Blood Radio podcast. I am pleased to say that this first episode of our relaunched Blood Radio Podcast does include part one of Deathscribe 2011. We will have more coming your was soon. WildClaw Blood Radio Podcast
R.I.P. Richard Matheson -- And Thanks for Opening My Eyes... Again!
June 25, 2013 00:28The world has lost a legend in the true sense today with the passing of American author and screenwriter, Richard Matheson. Based on what I was reading from other friends about Richard's passing and the significance of his work, I was initially a bit ashamed when I thought about how little I thought I knew about him as a writer/author. However, that all changed when I peeked at his wikipedia page and I was taken aback at how much his work has been a huge part of my life -- not just with the...
Factory Theatre's 'Namosaur Launch Party TONIGHT!
June 20, 2013 17:29Chicagoans! Tonight is the launch party for the newest show by WildClaw fiend of the family (yes, you read that right) The Factory Theatre! From 6 pm to 9 pm, join the 'Claws at Chief O'Neill's to enjoy delicious food and drinks, play games, enjoy the vocal stylings of Factory house band The Cain Mutiny, and witness the premiere of the trailer for 'Namosaur! An epic journey into the Heart of Darkness...with dinosaurs. From the Facebook invite: "Something is picking off the members of Fox Co...
World War Z....show me the Zombie....
June 19, 2013 19:25So I think we have all heard about this movie about as much as we can take right? The trailers instill the appropriate amount of dread but are coyly not showing any of the zombies clearly. This seems a strange way to market a zombie film to me...I don't care how pretty Brad Pitt is...but your digitally animated pile of zombie's climbing a wall is not tempting me. Show me the money please World War Z! So the lack of clear shots of the zombies leads me to believe that they are either mind...
WILDCLAW IN THE WILD: STORIES BY THE FIRE - PART 1: Dr. Seward's Dracula
June 18, 2013 15:00Join WildClaw in the great outdoors this summer as we gather by the fire at 3031 to hear three chilling new plays. Sip on a beer, have a snack, and hear a scary story as the sun goes down and the firepit crackles...what better way to spend a Sunday night? The series features plays by Joseph Zettelmaier, Brian Watkins, and Sarah Saltwick. Each selection represents a different flavor of Horror than what WildClaw has done in the past. We invite you to join us (and bring a minion!) to hear ...
Movies in the Park
June 17, 2013 19:18Looking for something to do tonight? Movies in the Park at Belmont Harbor present Alfred Hitchcock's masterpeice, The Birds, tonight, free of charge! Get there by 8:30pm to witness a malicious full-scale attack by birds of all shapes and sizes. Then, stay for the movie.
DryHop Brewers opens in Chicago
June 13, 2013 18:54Today is the day folks. Today is the day that the corner of Belmont and Broadway changes for the better. Today is the official opening of our very good friends, DryHop Brewers. Congratulations to Greg, Brant and Pete. I will see you tonight. I am particularly fond of the Wheat IPA.
Barsotti's FACING ANGELA Kicks Off
June 11, 2013 20:54WildClaw's literary monster is at it again. Scott T. Barsotti's newest play, FACING ANGELA, opens later this month at the Athenaeum Theatre. The play, featuring WildClaw company member Casey Cunningham, just launched a Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising money for the makeup and mask team, led by WildClaw's fearless leader Aly Renee Amidei. From left, Casey Cunningham, Christine Vrem-Ydstie, and Susan Myburgh consider the faces in the mirror. Photo by Gerard Van Halsema. Considerin...
Going to a Stupid baby Shower? The perfect gift: Ken Hite's Mini Mythos
June 06, 2013 15:54Babies...stupid adorable disgusting babies.... ...we at WildClaw are getting to the age were all of our friends are having little squirmers of their own. So you have to go to a billion baby showers and eat chicken salad and drink mimosas. Yum. But what to buy? I prefer to give the gift of Horror whenever possible. So try this as an option...Kenneth Hite's Mini Mythos series of children's stories retold with a Lovecraftian bent. Adorable little elder gods abound. -Where the Deep One...
Lovecraftian Interweb Secrets Revealed
June 05, 2013 11:27http://hijinksensue.com/2013/06/03/tentaculr/ please don't feel bad if you don't understand why this is funny. hell, you should probably feel good about yourself for not concerning yourself with interwebby nonsense. you should be concerned about the Elder Gods, however. always.
Barsotti is Killing on the West Coast...Night-Tinted Glasses: Kill Me (review)
May 08, 2013 15:24Check out a review of our very own Scott T. Barsotti's play Kill Me...currently being produced by Visceral Theatre...check it out if you can! Night-Tinted Glasses: Kill Me (review): Spoilers ahoy! Kill Me as an original play premiered at the Wildclaw Theatre in Chicago. I mention this because when first learning th...
Tiny Hellboy...Awww Yeah!
April 29, 2013 15:00C2E2: HELLBOY GETS ITTY BITTY! Aw Yeah Comics and Tiny Titans creators Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani take on Mike Mignola’s cast of characters in a brand-new all-ages title! CHICAGO, IL, APRIL 28–Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani have created quite a stir with their work on some of the most fun and ageless comics of all time. They won an Eisner for Tiny Titans, their treatment of DC Comics’Teen Titans, and their recent Kickstarter campaign for their Aw Yeah Comics series surpassed...
Big Weekend: C2E2, Pat Smillie at 27Live
April 23, 2013 17:04Look who's got a panel at C2E2! WILDCLAW PRESENTS: DEATHSCRIBE! WRITING AND PRODUCING HORROR RADIO PLAYS Date: Saturday, April 27 Time: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Location: W473 Speakers: Allison Amidei, Brian Amidei, Casey Cunningham, Chris Hainsworth, Ele Matelan, Michaela Petro, Paul Foster & Scott T. Barsotti Including a Bonus Performance of Scott T. Barsotti's The Skinny Man! One of our favorite people, Pat Smillie, who has graced us with performances at several Deathscribes and at o...
Horror & Lovecraft at Chicago's International Film Festival Oct 10th-24th, 2013
April 14, 2013 18:13ZOMBIES, MURDERERS AND H.P. LOVECRAFT SET LOOSE IN FIRST EVER AFTER DARK COMPETITION Chicago, IL-- The Chicago International Film Festival’s After Dark program��"a perennial October favorite in the lead up to Halloween��"has been expanded in its first ever competitive year to include an international mix of ten thrilling feature length and seven short films: things (human and inhuman) will go bump in the night. A Gold Hugo will be awarded to the jury’s selection for best After Dark feature...
R.I.P., Jonathan Winters
April 13, 2013 01:15Writing to celebrate a brilliant comedian and one of the most twisted minds I've ever had the privilege to see at work. I like to think that Jonathan Winters would have been Deathscribe's Number One Fan. Thanks for everything, Mr. Winters.
Arcade Brewery: Zombie Crawl, Evil Dead Brew & Tweet, and C2E2
April 08, 2013 15:41From the fine folks at Arcade Brewery... This Saturday, we'll be hosting our second monthly Brew and Tweet. The event will begin at 8:00 pm CST. Location? Basically anywhere you have access to Netflix Instant. So, what is Brew and Tweet? We, as a community, decide on a movie that's playing on Netflix Instant. We use a Netflix Instant title, so more people have access. Everyone who wants to participate presses play at 8:00 PM CST We all tweet our comments (e.g. MST 3000) and also t...
Evil Dead yall...
April 05, 2013 21:35So who is going this weekend? We are... Tell us what you think. I am pretty excited to have the snot scared out of me. http://www.evildead-movie.com/?hs308=EVD6186 And just to wet your whistle...here is the red band trailer. SCARY! BLOODY!
Innsmouth Equivalent of the Bich-Poo
April 04, 2013 12:19Learn more about the boutique pet that all the fashionable families in Innsmouth will be parading about town on leashes this season.
Chicago being attacked by the Working Dead
April 01, 2013 21:05Grab your swords and crossbows Chicagoans, the Loop will be invaded by the Working Dead this week! The Tribune is reporting of a print ad campaign for Solixir, an Evanston-based herbal supplement-infused drink company, is hitting the CTA trains this week, and will be enhanced by a Zombie invasion at certain train stops in the Loop. More details are available here at tribune site or the Solixer site
Give Until It Hurts
March 29, 2013 17:31Horror fans are always sniffing out fresh blood, so WildClaw is hoping you'll check out this kickstarter campaign for Yellow: A Modern Giallo Horror Film. Gialli, the Italian psychological thrillers known for slowly building tension that culminated in grand guignol displays of gore, were named for the yellow-spined, mass-marketed paperback books that became synonymous with mystery and suspense thrillers in Italy. The Giallo movement is considered to be the predecessor to the American 1970’s ...
Tomorrow Night, The Curtain Falls on Kill Shakespeare!
March 25, 2013 19:55Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. are your last chances to catch WildClaw Theatre company members Brian Amidei and Steve Herson in Hugen Hall's awesomely ambitious comic-kaze midwest premiere of Kill Shakespeare! Image by Andy Berlanger William Shakespeare's most notorious villains have decided to destroy their creator and become masters of their own fates, and it's up to his greatest heroes to stop them! Will Lady MacBeth and Iago cheat their way to the top? Is Richard III as big a d...
Catch a Creepy Flick This Weekend!
March 22, 2013 19:26Looking for a dark, brooding noir to block all this sunshine from your eyes? Look no further this weekend than the Music Box, where Orson Welles' THE STRANGER is screening Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24. In Welles' 1964 tense noir, he casts himself as an incognito war criminal, dodging the vigilant eye of Nazi hunter Mr. Wilson, played by Edward G. Robinson. If you're looking for an all-day movie experience, head to the Portage Theater on Saturday for the Universal Monster Party. ...
Hemlock Grove Trailer: Netflix Series by Eli Roth
March 22, 2013 17:04Famke Janssen! Pennsylvania! Monsters! I am excited for this yall...starts April 19th.
Our Panel at c2E2 yall! BE THERE!!!-WildClaw Presents: Deathscribe! Writing and Producing Horror Radio Plays
March 15, 2013 16:19Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) 2013 Session Details - WildClaw Presents: Deathscribe! Writing and Producing Horror Radio Plays WILDCLAW PRESENTS: DEATHSCRIBE! WRITING AND PRODUCING HORROR RADIO PLAYS #35 Date: Saturday, April 27 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Location: W473 Speakers: Allison Amidei, Brian Amidei, Chris Hainsworth, Paul Foster, Scott T. Barsotti Description: WildClaw Theatre, Chicago's Horror Theatre Company, brings you a small taste of its Annual Deathscribe Horror Ra...
Plague Pit in England...Ring a bell?
March 15, 2013 16:09Plague victims' skeletons are unearthed during the constructions of the Crossrail train link in London. Photograph: Crossrail/PA Another WildClaw play becoming a reality. First zombies...now some plague pits...what's next? My vote is for sexy lady vampires... http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/mar/15/black-death-victims-city-london
EVIL DEAD reviewed by Dr. AC
March 14, 2013 14:46So I guess this is happening. I guess we're going to have to see the remake of EVIL DEAD. Too many signs have been pointing towards it: The film is name-checked and pimped in this week's episode of SciFy's Face Off (go J. Anthony! Final Four: time to bring the big guns!) Charlie Athanas stirs up the interfacewebs by posting rumors of Army of Darkness 2. And the good Doctor, our friend and emeritus founding member, has given his stamp of approval from a pre-screening at SXSW. Read his ...
idle hands
March 11, 2013 18:13I wanted to share some of the ghastly and gorgeous pieces of art I've seen trapped in the 'webs recently: Fashion designer duo the Blonds' 2013 Fall line was inspired by classic horror movies. Can you guess all of the movies? Or, more importantly, isn't that shower curtain trench coat truly to die for? How long does it take for bones to knit? artist Shanell Papp has a very literal take on that question. Go here to help bring her upcoming book out of your nightmares and into reality. Speaki...
Scott T. Barsotti's BREWED is now open!
March 05, 2013 22:03WildClavian Scott T. Barsotti's newest play BREWED just opened at Theater Wit (1229 W Belmont in Chicago), and we think you should check that out. In fact, we think you should check it out soon. You can get your tickets on Theater Wit's website and The Ruckus and Tympanic are offering $5 off the next two Thursdays (3/7 and 3/14) with the discount code SISTER. New City Chicago says "RECOMMENDED. When the first line of a play is “motherfucker,” you know you’re probably in for a good time. B...
Scott T. Barsotti's BREWED
February 19, 2013 20:52Opening March 2nd. Mr. Morlock has a vague memory of seeing a workshop production of this piece several whiles ago at Chicago Dramatists. Most of Mr. Morlock's memories are vague, but he does remember quite clearly digging the hell out of that script. Witchcraft! Female bad-assery and violence! Lots and lots of the Barsotti(TM) clever! And funny. Funny and clever: not always the same thing, folks. But this show will have both, plus mean, wicked, and awesome. Run, do not walk, t...