Boxcar Satan is Aaron Seibert (upper left), Patrick Sane (middle), and Sanford Allen (lower right).

Here’s where all of San Antonio’s cool kids will be on Friday [Read it all...]]]>

Boxcar Satan is Aaron Seibert (upper left), Patrick Sane (middle), and Sanford Allen (lower right).

Here’s where all of San Antonio’s cool kids will be on Friday night!

So what does Boxcar Satan’s music have to do with science fiction, fantasy and horror in San Antonio? Read on:

1. “Traveling Man” — Boxcar Satan’s loving tribute to horror grandmaster Joe R. Lansdale’s novel THE BOTTOMS

2. “Breakfast In The Ruins” – The title of a classic Michael Moorcock novel, reappropriated into a slow blues bare-knuckler

3. “Fade Out” — “…..Beam me up to the mothership!…..” Nuff said!

4. “Knuckle Bone” – Just another ode to a long lost love. If that long lost love was a skeleton….

5. Buy a Boxcar Satan shirt. What better says you’re one of SA’s horror illuminati than having “Satan” emblazoned huge across your chest?

6. Sanford Allen — He’s gonna hate me and Paul for calling him out here, but Boxcar Satan’s been together 15+ years, and they’ve earned the respect. Sanford’s not only one of the main men of Mission Control, but he’s the lead singer/guitarist for one of the most potent bands San Antonio’s ever produced. AND he’s an emerging horror/dark fantasy writer, racking up published credits, one story at a time. Where does the guy find the hours? Don’t miss San Antonio’s best musical exorcism Friday night!

That’s our good friend Brant Bumpers (from The Darkness) in the starring roll and, wait, is that some [Read it all...]]]> FRET was Comedia A Go-Go’s entry into the Bloodshots 2008 Filmmaking Frenzy competition. It didn’t win, but that goes to show the quality of the other entries because this movie is a nearly perfect little morsel!

That’s our good friend Brant Bumpers (from The Darkness) in the starring roll and, wait, is that some Boxcar Satan I hear in the background? Good stuff. A subtle South Texas tale of music gone wrong. Keep it up you guys…you make a homeboy proud!

If you aren’t familiar with Comedia A Go-Go you should drop by their MySpace for a schoolin’. They describe their troup as a “San Antonio based multi-media performance company who writes, performs, and produces a unique brand of sharply satiric and always uncensored sketch comedy.” They’ve been cranking out some really good stuff since back in the dark ages of 2002 and have three DVD collections available.

Check out LARP after the jump.

While the above gem did not win the Bloodshots competition, the comedy gangbangers are not unfamiliar with accolades. This next gem of a short film, LARP, was the winner of the 2007 AMD Bloodshots 48-Hour competition and it always makes me smile. LARP (which stands for Live Action Role Playing) combines two of my favorite things: local genre cinema and nerdy role players. Keep your eyes peeled for a more nuanced example of Mr. Bumpers’ craft. Enjoy.