New Valiant Filmmakers Nominated For Monster Kid Of The Year
New Valiant film makers Cameron McCasland and Michael Creason have been nominated alongside Larry Underwood and Linda Wylie for the 2008 Monster Kid Of The Year at the Seventh Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for their work on the “Go Green With Dr. Gangrene” campaign.
The fan voted event is sponsored by The Classic Horror Film Board and administered by USA TODAY front page editor David Colton, and a panel of professionals in the film and publishing industries. The “Monster Kid Of The Year” is a special (write in only) award given to the person who most “helped keep classic monsters alive” in the preceding year.
The New Valiant Crew was nominated by two time Rondo Award winner, and Disney Animator Frank Dietz. Dietz said of the project, “Talk about using classic horror to improve the world! Their PSA has brought attention to the genre by providing an important message about cleaning up our ailing planet. It was a brilliant idea, executed perfectly. It makes the classic horror community look good. I’m proud of them all for this important achievement.”
“Trash Day Of The Dead” writer & director Cameron McCasland was happy to hear of the nomination. He stated, “I am amazed to see the outpouring of affection for this project. I adore classic horror movies, like Frankenstein and the Wolfman. To be nominated for the Rondo Award is about the biggest honor we could receive, as the people who vote for them are truly the keepers to the kingdom on all things to do with classic monsters. My vision of the project was to get a modern message through in the form of something that looked like an old horror movie. I’m glad it connected with Rondo voters, as they truly make this a better world of gods and monsters.”
Larry Underwood also picked up his second nomination for “Best Horror Host” for his portrayal of Dr. Gangrene on WNAB CW58′s Creature Feature which just celebrated its tenth year on the air. He also picked up his fifth nomination for “Best Fan Event” for his Wonderfest Live Show. Nashville Rockers, The Creeping Cruds picked up a nomination for ‘Best CD” for their album Tennessee Blood Bath. Dr. Gangrene featured the Cruds on his show with their music video for “Come Out Neville” live from the Horror Hootenanny which was shot by McCasland, and edited by Larry Underwood.
The Rondo Awards now in their seventh year are a completely fan voted event. To place your vote for the “Go Green With Dr. Gangrene” crew, and all of the other deserving Rondo nominees, simply visit rondoaward.com and choose your favorites in as many or few categories as you want. Cut and paste the ballot into an email to taraco@aol.com. You can write in The “Go Green With Dr. Gangrene” crew for Monster Kid Of The year towards the bottom of the ballot.
Voting for the Rondo Hatton Classic horror awards ends on Saturday March 22, 2009. For more information and to view the full ballot visit rondoaward.com.
For more information on the “Go Green With Dr. Gangrene” campaign visit gogreencrusade.com
New Valiant Productions is based in Nashville, TN and is owned and operated by Michael Creason & Cameron McCasland. For more information go to www.newvaliant.com
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