Monthly Archive for July, 2008
And don't forget, the Philly Zombie Prom is quickly approaching (Sunday, September 28th) so start working on those prom outfits!
There's also two new sites designed and hosted site by Grendel's Den Design Studio:
Clark Park Music and Arts Fest, which is a concert series in West Philadelphia.
Philly Pirate Cruise, which is a Halloween event when folks dress like pirates and cruise up and down the Delaware River on the Capt. Lucky.
And on the convention front Grendel's Den Design Studio will indeed be at next month's HorrorFind Weekend! Not only will I be participating and assist in running the art show, but I will also be one of the guest panelists as well. HorrorFind Weekend takes place the 15th, 16th and 17th of August.
TWILIGHT is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands – and he hasn’t aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he’s immortal. But he doesn’t have fangs, and he doesn’t drink human blood; Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for – a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), the Cullens’ mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her?
ABOUT TWILIGHT: Based on the current #1 New York Times Bestselling series (30 weeks and counting) with over 5.5 million books in print by Stephenie Meyer, TWILIGHT is a cultural phenomenon, with a dedicated fanbase that eagerly awaits this movie. There are over 100 fan sites devoted to Twilight, and it has been chosen as the New York Times Editor’s Choice, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Amazon’s “Best Book of the Decade…So Far”, Teen People’s “Hot List” Pick, The American Library Association’s “Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults” and “Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers” and has been translated into 20 languages. Critically acclaimed director Catherine Hardwicke brings to life this modern, visual, and visceral Romeo & Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair – between vampire and
mortal.
Produced by MARK MORGAN, GREG MOORADIAN and WYCK GODFREY
Based on the best-selling Novel “Twilight” by STEPHENIE MEYER
Screenplay by MELISSA ROSENBERG (STEP UP, Fox's THE O.C., Showtime's DEXTER)
Directed by CATHERINE HARDWICKE (THIRTEEN, LORDS OF DOGTOWN)
Starring
KRISTEN STEWART (PANIC ROOM)
ROBERT PATTINSON (HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE)
BILLY BURKE (UNTRACEABLE)
PETER FACINELLI (THE SCORPION KING)
and
ELIZABETH REASER (THE FAMILY STONE)
NIKKI REED (THIRTEEN)
ASHLEY GREENE (SHARK)
JACKSON RATHBONE (HURT)
CAM GIGANDET (NEVER BACK DOWN)
KELLEN LUTZ
ANNA KENDRICK
TAYLOR LAUTNER
Do you like a good mystery? A thriller? A little supernatural spice in your story?
A.W. Gryphon’s hit novel Blood Moon swoops into stores, in paperback, September 21st, just in time for your Halloween Read.
For details on Halloween Contests, Parties, Prizes, Fan Opportunities and Book Signings, visit www.awgryphon.com.
An ancient line of witches…
An undying love…
A coming revolution…
One woman at the center of it all…
London, England. Mysterious. Beautiful. Full of legends and lore. It is home and a safe place for Amelia Pivens Kreutzer. For an ancient society of witch hunters, and practitioners, it is an easy place to go unnoticed. And for Scotland Yard’s Denny Carlisle, on All Hallows Eve, when the Full Blood Moon reaches its highest point in the sky, it will become a city of awe and mayhem as the most powerful witch in modern history rises to avenge her lost love and end the ancient war among the witches and those who hunt them forever.
“A love story, a mystery, a timeless tale… Gryphon has provided enough twists and turns to keep even the most clever mystery reader guessing the outcome.”
-Bella
"A fantastic story… a rollercoaster ride… a wonderfully crafted ending leaving the reader wanting more."
- Blogger News Network
“Gryphon weaves a tale of witchcraft, power and death… an engaging suspense.”
-Darque Reviews
Blood Moon is available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Waterstone’s, Amazon world wide and book stores everywhere.
A coalition of more than 20,000 small businesses and unions representing a half-million Californians vowed to continue their opposition to legislation that would make it a criminal offense to sell a helium-filled foil balloon in California. The bill was reported from the Assembly Business and Professions Committee after several previous failed attempts at reporting the bill were made on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.
“For the 20,000 florists, card stores and party shops that sell balloons across the state, this bill would mean a likely loss of $100 million in balloon sales and the potential loss of $900 million in sales of flowers and other merchandise. And for the state, this bill would compound the budget shortfall by reducing sales tax revenues by an estimated $80 million dollars every year,” said Dan Flynn, chairman of the Balloon Council, a national organization of balloon manufacturers, distributors and retail shops
”There is no doubt that the florists, retailers grocers and the members of the Teamsters and the Food and Commercial Workers’ unions will have to redouble their efforts to defeat this bill,” said Pete McDonough, a spokesman for the Balloon Council and the “Save the Balloons” coalition.
“We are certain that when the Assembly Appropriations Committee comes to recognize the impact that this bill would have on jobs, revenues and, frankly on the California families who purchase 45 million of these balloons every year, they will reject this measure,” he said.
The “Save the Balloons” coalition includes grocers, florists, small businesses and retailers who have joined with the California Grocers Association, California Retailers Association, California State Floral Association, National Federation of Independent Business, Balloon Wholesalers, Inc., the Balloon Council, the Teamsters Public Affairs Council and the
United Food and Commercial Workers.
For more information and to help save the balloons, visit www.savetheballoons.com.
