Title: The Dead Matter Directed by: Edward Douglas Starring: Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter and Tom Savini Is this another example of a musician following in the footsteps of Rob Zombie? Composer and Midnight Syndicate music group creator Edward Douglas has taken the leap into the horror film genre by co-writing and directing the new movie ‘The Dead Matter.’ The film, which is now available on DVD and stars Tom Savini, Andrew Divoff and Jason Carter, combines the two biggest sub-genres of horror today, vampires and zombies in an interesting plot of good vs. evil. The movie follows two vampire lords, Sebed (played by Savini) and Vellich (portrayed by Divoff), as…

Midnight Syndicate Films in association with Precinct 13 Entertainment recently sent us this killer new movie trailer for the upcoming horror film “The Dead Matter” by director Edward Douglas and starring Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster, The Rage), Jason Carter (Revamped, The Final Curtain) and Tom Savini (Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Lost Boys: The Tribe, Planet Terror). Synopsis: Tells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to contact her dead brother. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest “Dead Matter” movie news and trailers.

According to the producers, the first “The Dead Matter” movie trailer is coming July, the picture is locked and the director with cast will appear at this years Comic-con. Plans are being made to debut the first trailer to “The Dead Matter” at the San Diego Comic-Con July 23-27 at the MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE SOUNDTRACKS booth. Also appearing at the booth (soon to be confirmed) are director Edward Douglas and cast members Sean Serino, Christopher Robichaud, Tom Nagel, CB Spencer, and Brian Van Camp. “The Dead Matter” achieved picture lock this past week. “The test screenings went extremely well, said Edward Douglas, “there’s a tremendous amount of excitement building around here…

Director Robert Kurtzman (Wishmaster) let us know that the original soundtrack for the upcoming splatter fest “THE RAGE” will be released to coincide with the movies DVD release of February 26, 2008. “The Rage” by director Robert Kurtzman and starring Andrew Divoff, Erin Brown and Reggie Bannister. The score was composed by Edward Douglas and performed by Midnight Syndicate. For complete details go to www.midsyndicate.com or www.theragefilm.com

PRODUCTION WRAPS ON “THE DEAD MATTER.” POST-PRODUCTION UNDERWAY. Cleveland, Ohio – Production on The Dead Matter wrapped at 5am on September 2nd. “I couldn’t be happier,” said Director Edward Douglas. “We got everything I was hoping for and so much more. The entire cast and crew really delivered on all levels. This movie is going to resonate with a lot of horror fans – we really have something special here.” “The Dead Matter is definitely a character-driven horror film, so a lot rides on our actors. They all really came through for us. Between the performances by our veterans and our newer faces, audiences are going to be in for…