LIFE OF AGONY’s ALAN ROBERT To Produce Film Of Wire Hangers Graphic Novel; Launches New Horror Comic Series

March 29, 2011, 13 years ago

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LIFE OF AGONY bassist/SPOILER NYC front man, Alan Robert has formed a new film production company, called Wasted Talent Entertainment. The first project in the for the company is a live-action film adaptation of Robert's own horror/crime graphic novel, Wire Hangers (IDW Publishing ). IDW's CEO, Ted Adams, is on board as the film's Executive Producer, with Robert and ZAM Entertainment's Jeff Mazzola (DESCENT, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT, KISS ME AGAIN) attached as Producers. Teaser poster art for the film reveals Wire Hangers’ main character, Cypra, in full costume designed by Robert Hall of Almost Human FX (The Crazies, Paranormal Activity 2, Devil). Wasted Talent Entertainment is actively pursuing a short list of choice directors and screenwriters for the film.

For more info visit Wirehangersmovie.com.

IDW Publishing will also release Robert’s new original horror comic mini-series, Crawl To Me, beginning monthly in July. Crawl To Me is created, written and illustrated by Robert and boasts three unique covers per issue. Cover artists include Robert, Silent Hill: Past Life painter, Menton J. Matthews III and UK illustrator, David Lupton.

According to a press release: “Crawl To Me takes place in an isolated country town during the frigid winter months. The story centers on a young family as they cope with a series of disturbing events that force them to question their relationship, their faith and their very existence. When husband and wife, Ryan and Jessica, move into their first home together, strange things begin to occur. Half-eaten animals and other remains are found inside the basement’s crawl space. Their family dog disappears within the house. Distant voices are heard from beneath the floorboards. The couple begins to think that an evil entity is living inside their walls. Nothing can prepare them for what they’ll discover, but Ryan and Jessica soon realize that they must set aside all they believe to be true, in order to face their inevitable reality.”

IDW's Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall comments: "I couldn't have been happier to do Wire Hangers with Alan and to see him stretch in different areas here is even more gratifying. This is a dark, psychologically affecting and surprisingly intimate story that I'm happy to foist on an unsuspecting comic-reading public. Put another way, if you survived Wire Hangers with any part of your psyche intact, Crawl To Me should help finish the job."

Robert comments: “All my life, I’ve been told that I have a warped and twisted imagination. So, with these horror stories, I’m finally putting my morbid thoughts to good use. When Wire Hangers was received so well by comic and horror fans last year, it really inspired me to continue creating stories in the medium. With Crawl To Me, I wanted to go even darker, but, don’t be fooled. This is not your typical, run-of-the-mill, haunted house story. It’s more of a thriller, filled with a ton of demented mind-games that will keep you guessing. Think of it like a Twilight Zone episode on steroids.”

For more info visit Crawltomecomic.com.


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