ST. CHARLES, Mo. -
Dec. 12, 2013 -
PRLog -- Following the release of “FROSTY: ‘Twas the Night Before the Apocalypse (http://www.darkjackhorror.com/#!
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,” Dead of Night Entertainment and Iron Dead Studios are ready to expand their holiday-themed universe with the help of theKickstarter campaign – FROSTY EXPANDED UNIVERSE (http://www.kickstarter.com/
projects/71814920/
frosty-expanded-
universe). With the support of backers, they plan to take their multi-media project into the next phase of science fiction storytelling with trading cards and a forthcoming collectible card game experience. Perks for backers include an expanding trading card series (including autographed and foil effects as well as full series), exclusive Giclée art prints, books in the series, digital downloads and possibly the “coolest” reward of all – being immortalized as a character in an upcoming installment!
“FROSTY: ‘Twas the Night Before theApocalypse”
gives adults a new holiday tradition to call their own. And after devouring this tale, you may never look at Christmas Eve the same again! In Bobby Ray Akers Jr and Dennis Willman’s festive adventure,the iconic snowman regales patrons of his favorite bar with the story of a massive yuletide invasion by industrious aliens. These invaders have passed judgment on the human race, and seek to exterminate the “offending”
species and remodel their entire planet into a trans-galactic resort. A lone human named Eve is held accountable for the shortcomings of her people and forced to bear witness to the apocalypse from the flagship. As she works desperately to challenge perception of humanity to a council of the most powerful leaders in the solar system, a daring elf named Herbie is sent on a dangerous mission to save Eve, and in doing so, save the world.
“FROSTY: ‘Twas the Night Before theApocalypse”
is the first book in the flagship “FROSTY” series, featuring Akers’ freakish snowman as the Master of Ceremonies. Each successive book in the series will give a bizarre twist to a classic holiday theme. In this case, Willman put his spin on the timeless Christmas poem “
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” by Clement Clark Moore.
“FROSTY” is an homage to the great science fiction films and stories of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Taking inspiration from “Mars Attacks” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Akers & Willman create a new and unique look for their multi-media hybrid. One of the unique aspects of this project is that it reads like a storybook, with the introduction and ending in comic book form. As with their previous efforts, a modeling cast was utilized, including film composer Harry Manfredini (“Friday the 13
th”) and the “Queen of the B Movies” icon Julie Strain (“Heavy Metal,” “Vampirella”)
. A full list of modeling cast is available on their website (
http://www.darkjackhorror.com/#!frosty-twas-the-night-bef...).
FROSTY: 'Twas The Night Before The Apocalypse is available online now through Createspace.com, Amazon.com (
http://www.amazon.com/Frosty-Night-Before-Apocalypse-Cove...) and Barnes&Noble.com worldwide in two cover options.
Akers & Willman recently released “The Vengeance of Sleepy Hollow: Origins (
http://www.darkjackhorror.com/),” a graphic novel re-imagining of the classic tale of the headless horseman available online and at local bookstores.