Sweet Interview in the Local Paper!

Thanks to Mike McInally for a great chat and Mark Ylen for a great photo for this article in the Corvallis Gazette-Times. If you are local to the Corvallis area, and a horror fan, come on down to the Darkside Cinema for the next 4 Tuesdays and enjoy some Homegrown Horrors!

https://www.gazettetimes.com/entertainment/movies/joe-sherlock-s-homegrown-horror-films-get-a-local-showing/article_b7c438ad-7791-509a-8b63-4e93c8c23d8b.html

Artwork! Interview! VOD! Screenings!

Been busy with tons of stuff as usual. I’ve posted a page with pics of the original artwork from my graphic novel, DEMONIZED:

http://www.joesherlockart.com/henry/demonized-pages.html

If you are interested in any of these pages, please drop me a line at skullfaceastronaut@gmail.com, and I'll set them aside for you (just use the letter code next to the page in the table below). First come, first served! Obviously there are only one of each! Each is a brush & ink & marker illustration on 11x17 bristol paper. $20 each plus shipping - after you let me know what you want, I'll get in touch and we can work out the shipping details.

As of this writing, Poser Rot productions only has 4 left of the ltd ed. DARK ZONE THIRTEEN signed & numbered big clamshell VHS release Comes with a cool DZ13 card and free Poser Rot goodie bag! Only 25 were ever made. Details at http://poserrot.storenvy.com/

Those who’ve been around here for a while will know that back in 1999 and 2002 I shot two movies for my buddy writer/director John Bowker: THE EVILMAKER and ABOMINATION: EVILMAKER 2. I’m very happy to announce that those two flicks are now available on the Skullface Astronaut VOD page:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theevilmaker

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/abominationevilmaker2

While I was at Freaky-Con V up at Destiny City Comics in Tacoma, Washington, my filmmaking pal Tonjia Atomic did a quick interview with me about horror movies and what I’m up to these days. You can check it out!


Two blood-and-babes-filled double feature screenings were held at The Gorehound’s Playground video shop in Colorado:

BLOOD CREEK WOODSMAN and DARK ZONE THIRTEEN played on Friday, August 30 and ODD NOGGINS and THINGS 5: STRANGE MONSTERS played on Saturday, August 31. Big thanks to The Gorehound's Playground in Fort Collins, Co - check them out here:
https://www.thegorehoundsplayground.com/

I set up these screenings for my flicks, ‘cause that’s what you do when you are DIY and it’s Halloween season!!!

BLOOD CREEK WOODSMAN
Tuesday, October 1, 7 p.m.
Darkside Cinema
215 SW 4th St, Corvallis, Oregon
Tickets $10
https://www.facebook.com/events/437420203646729/

DRIFTER
Tuesday, October 8, 7 p.m.
Darkside Cinema
215 SW 4th St, Corvallis, Oregon
Tickets $10
https://www.facebook.com/events/874326902960648/

BEYOND THE WALL OF FEAR
Tuesday, October 15, 7 p.m.
Darkside Cinema
215 SW 4th St, Corvallis, Oregon
Tickets: $10
https://www.facebook.com/events/2420039008112975/

DARK ZONE THIRTEEN
Tuesday, October 22, 7 p.m.
Darkside Cinema
215 SW 4th St, Corvallis, Oregon
Tickets; $10
https://www.facebook.com/events/901787830188378/

BEYOND THE WALL OF FEAR
Saturday, October 26, 5 p.m.
Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St, Portland, Oregon
Tickets: $8
https://www.facebook.com/events/489850818229819/

The Evilmaker and Abomination: Evilmaker 2 come to Skullface Astronaut!

Thrilled to add two movies I shot for my buddy writer/director John Bowker back in 1999 and 2002 to my Skullface Astronaut VOD page: THE EVILMAKER and ABOMINATION: EVILMAKER 2!

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The Evilmaker from Joe Sherlock on Vimeo.

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Abomination: Evilmaker 2 from Joe Sherlock on Vimeo.

Dark Zone Thirteen Limited Edition Big Clamshell VHS Release!!!

Just look at this beautiful DARK ZONE THIRTEEN limited edition VHS big clamshell release!!!!

I've partnered with Poser Rot for this release, limited to just 25, each signed and numbered by yours truly, plus you get a Dark Zone Thirteen card exclusive to this release, and other goodies!

This goes on sale this Friday, July 19, 2019, at 10 a.m. EST at http://poserrot.storenvy.com so get ready and get yours!

Dark Zone Thirteen horror anthology now available on DVD and VOD

My latest horror anthology is now available!

Pick up a DVD at http://www.skullfaceastronaut.com/store

Watch right now on demand at http://skullfaceastronaut.com/vod/

If you prefer to buy via eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dark-Zone-Thirteen-horror-anthology-dvd-lovecraft-cult-blood-nudity-b-movie/123822427293?hash=item1cd4644c9d:g:fiIAAOSwd2tdG9Bz

Movie info, trailer and pics: http://skullfaceastronaut.com/dz13/

DARK ZONE THIRTEEN reveals the tales from the infamous unpublished thirteenth issue of a lost pulp magazine. Some speculate it couldn't be released because it was cursed. Perhaps it was too dark? Regardless, we've found it, and we're sharing the scary stories that for years have been unseen.

Jackey Neyman Jones (Mystery Science Theater 3000 fave MANOS THE HANDS OF FATE, MANOS RETURNS, THINGS 5: STRANGE MONSTERS, BEYOND THE WALL OF FEAR) returns to the Skullface Astronaut universe for DARK ZONE THIRTEEN.

OK, that's the set-up. What do we get? Evil doll. Serial Killer. Ghost. Magical book. Beings from beyond. Blood. More blood. Blood, babes and beasts. You know the drill. Pretty much the fun b-horror ingredients you've come to expect from me!

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Dark Zone Thirteen from Joe Sherlock on Vimeo.

Portland, Oregon premiere of DARK ZONE THIRTEEN set for June 2,9 2019 at historic Clinton Street Theater

PNW indie horror shot in Oregon & Washington (and Croatia!) DARK ZONE THIRTEEN reveals tales from the infamous unpublished thirteenth issue of a fictional lost pulp magazine.

Jackey Neyman Jones, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 fave MANOS THE HANDS OF FATE, the sequel MANOS RETURNS and Sherlock’s own BEYOND THE WALL OF FEAR, is featured along with a cast of regulars and, “a whole lotta blood,” according to Sherlock. He adds, “What do we get? Evil doll. Serial Killer. Ghost. Magical book. Beings from beyond. Blood. More blood. You know the drill.”

Sherlock wrote and produced the film and directed all but two segments, coordinating those with Joseph Voegele and Filip Hanžek. Sherlock served as editor and scored the film with frequent collaborator, and fellow indie horror filmmaker, Steve Sessions.

Tickets: https://cstpdx-com.seatengine.com/shows/103563

New Skullface Astronaut horror flick: DARK ZONE THIRTEEN!

Fitzofhorror.com called me the “King of Indie Horror Anthologies,” and I guess since I’m in my third decade of making fun b-horror flicks and many of them are anthologies, I’ll take it!

 Especially since I've just finished another one! That’s right, another indie anthology chock full of blood, horror and hot chicks.

 I have had fun on the last several projects doing these pre-order campaigns where you can get a copy reserved but also get your name in the credits and other cool items, So we’re doing it again - join me as we explore shadowy horrors that lie within... DARK ZONE THIRTEEN! 

All levels include your name in the credits!
All levels include shipping within the USA. Please email me for international rates.
Pre-order deadline is May 16, 2019

 Details here: http://skullfaceastronaut.com/dz13/ 

 DARK ZONE THIRTEEN reveals the tales from the infamous unpublished thirteenth issue of a lost pulp magazine. Some speculate it couldn't be released because it was cursed. Perhaps it was too dark? Regardless, we've found it and share the scary stories that for years have been unseen.

 Jackey Neyman Jones (Mystery Science Theater 3000 fave MANOS THE HANDS OF FATE, MANOS RETURNS, THINGS 5: STRANGE MONSTERS, BEYOND THE WALL OF FEAR) returns to the Skullface Astronaut universe for DARK ZONE THIRTEEN.

 What do we get? Evil doll. Serial Killer. Ghost. Magical book. Beings from beyond. Blood. More blood. Blood, babes and beasts. You know the drill. Pretty much the fun b-horror ingredients you've come to expect from me! Now let's see some pics!!!
 

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Crypticon Seattle 2018 Trip Diary! Manos Returns! Cosplay! BBQ!

It took me almost a whole dang year but I finally got my trip diary put together for Crypticon Seattle 2018.
Check it out here:

http://skullfaceastronaut.com/drsquid/crypticon2018/

Tom Shaffer will always be my Dr. Mobius

My long-time filmmaking friend Tom Shaffer has passed away.

He was in my movies.

I was in his movies.

I’m very sad we won’t be able to do that anymore.



Tom Shaffer will always be my Dr. Mobius.

Way, way back in 1995, Tom starred as Dr. Thomas Mobius in my short feature DIMENSION OF BLOOD. Inspired by the X-Files and my life-long love of horror movies, I embarked on shooting this no-budget epic on my big ol’ VHS camcorder, labeling the raw footage tapes as “Man In Black,” the working title and the mysterious character that I played. There was a lot of collaboration - Tom introduced me to several of his friends and co-workers who were cast, and he provided a lot of locations, and even wrote a few scenes.


Brian, Brenda and Tom on set from DIMENSION OF BLOOD

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I did not realize it until later but Tom’s performance as Dr. Mobius was really just an extension of himself. He was well-read; he had an encyclopedic knowledge of many subjects from history to religion to literature; he had a huge heart and wanted to help people often to his own detriment; he was quirky and had a bit of a stutter; he was a trooper.

We bonded over these do-it-yourself video epics and Tom was quickly making his own movies, which I would help shoot and often act in.

Tom played the title character of my next effort, MONSTER IN THE GARAGE, as well as a hippie party guest and a few aliens.


Tom and his monster suit from MONSTER IN THE GARAGE

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Tom getting a squib rig taped to his chest playing the "alien big daddy" in the dream sequence from MONSTER IN THE GARAGE

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My horror comedy TRAILER PARK DOUBLE WIDE TRILOGY OF TERROR was conceived precisely because Tom lived in a trailer park and loved having stuff shot at his place, so we planned several segments right there.

Tom was in a bunch of my anthologies and features after that.

When I put my thriller UNDERBELLY together, I made Tom the star and I wrote his character to basically be Tom - a nerdy kind of guy who reacts in quirky ways when thrown into a small town world of drug dealers, pimps and ladies of the night. The character uses a walking stick and limps, because in real life Tom’s van had slid off an icy road and he was really using a walking stick and limping. The rusty car that belches blue smoke at the beginning? That was his car, complete with ruffle-edged pillow on the deteriorated car seat.

All the while, Tom was making his own shorts and features, and we often shared a stable of actor friends. The most-told story about one of Tom’s shoots was unfortunately when we were way out in the woods, and it was raining and he had to drive back to town to get a forgotten camera battery while we waited. When he came back, we continued and an actress who I later found out hated tapioca pudding had handfulls of tapioca pudding thrown at her face from off-camera to simulate slime from a monster whose head she was beating in with a branch. She was a trooper. We all were.

Later Tom was bugging me about doing a sequel to DIMENSION OF BLOOD. I had a concept but it was too ambitious for no-to-low-budget and I also had several projects on my plate, so I half-jokingly suggested that HE should make a sequel. And amazingly, he did - in fact he made 3 sequel shorts and then proceeded to make more shorts all about a widened DOB universe he’d created. I was fine with it - the original was still the original - and it was fascinating to see where he took it all. And at the center of it all, there he was: Tom all these years later, once again inhabiting the character of Dr. Mobius.


A shot from one of Tom's many sequel shorts to DIMENSION OF BLOOD

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Some of Tom’s videos can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/user/RomneyGack/videos

Thank you, Tom, for making movies with me, and loving your family so very much.

Rest in peace.


Tom as a detective in my comedy LUST OF THE VAMPIRE HOOKERS

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Tom on set of TREESPIRIT, a short I wrote for him to direct and star in for me.

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Tom in one of my old sweaters for a goofy comedy BLOODY RED LIPS OF BLOOD

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Tom loved his family more than anything in the world.

Rare SOV fantasy DREAMWALKERS Now Available on VOD!

I put DREAMWALKERS up on my Vimeo channel. This was my buddy John Bowker's first movie, a ambitious sci-fi fantasy, shot on Hi-8 and 8mm video, cut together on 3/4" tape. Seems so primitive now but hey - that's all we had at the time!!

Dreamwalkers from Joe Sherlock on Vimeo.

Shot-on-video fantasy adventure from the late 1990s

Everyone has dreams they would like to go back and relive, but Paul actually did something about it. Sometimes, though, a dream can become a nightmare. Travel with Paul as he discovers the truth about the thin line that seperates one from the other.

Paul, our "hero", becomes so obsessed with a recurring dream-woman that he invents a dreams-recorder to cling more tightly to that other world. But something goes wrong...a mishap with the recorder leaves Paul stuck in the dreamworld, only able to leave by fighting his way to an "exit", the path which is controlled by the lord of nightmares.

Writer/director John Bowker’s (Evilmaker/Abomination Evilmaker 2/Platoon of the Dead) very first feature from the way back days of hi-8 video shows his early fascination with dreams, good vs. evil, and getting his friends together to put on a show!

Bloopers included after the end credits!