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" Out of the Darkness"
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Re-recorded and re-mastered Midnight Syndicate classics from "Midnight Syndicate," "Born of the Night," and "Realm of Shadows." Also, features four previously unreleased tracks from the archives. With over and hour of haunting music, this retrospective breathes new life into the early tracks that helped launch the band. Contains previously released material. (68 minutes)

The ULTIMATE haunted house CD! Ghosts, phantoms, and spirits from the dark side inhabit this desolate Victorian manor. Over a year in production, this CD features the perfect blend of classic 80s-style horror movie music, Midnight Syndicate's signature dark, gothic orchestration, and chilling sound effects that put you right in the middle of a haunted house with a sinister history. (56 minutes)

Ancient underground temples, dark knights, mysterious labyrinths, sorcerers, forgotten tombs, enchanted forests, and creatures from the deepest depths all await you on this gothic fantasy adventure containing over an hour of music. The perfect musical accompaniment to the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. (65 minutes)

Symphonies from the Crypt, the ultimate soundtrack for vampire fans. Less focus on sound effects. Haunting symphonies that capture the fear, fury and passion of the vampire. (50 minutes)

A NEW LOOK for a Midnight Syndicate classic. The prelude to "The 13th Hour", "Gates of Delirium: takes listeners on a journey into the haunting world of Haverghast Asylum where patients (both past and present) await your arrival. The perfect blend of pulse-pounding orchestration, chilling asylum atmosphere, and sinister sound effects. (54 minutes)

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Precient 13 Entertainment
Director :Robert Kurtzman
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Midnight Syndicate Films
Director: Ed Douglas
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*Updates with MidnightSyndicate.com*
5 / 17 / 07 - The Dead Matter casting underway - Pre-production officially began mid-April after the completion of The Rage. Casting has been underway for several weeks now so fans can expect big announcements early next month!

4 / 16 / 07 - Newly revamped Midnight Syndicate Store is online - Now you can order your Midnight Syndicate merchandise directly through the website .
4 / 4 / 07 - Midnight Syndicate Weekend April 13th through the 15th.

Haunted Voices Radio hosts a Midnight Syndicate Weekend - Beginning at 11:00pm CST on Friday, April 13th, tune in to Haunted Voices Radio ( www.HauntedVoicesRadio.com ). The program, hosted by Todd Bates, will run through 6pm CST on Sunday, April 15th, and features:

Midnight Syndicate music ALL WEEKEND! Featuring unreleased Midnight Syndicate REMIXES performed by Gavin Goszka and other artists!! Interviews with Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka Call-in giveaways (Including autographed CDs and merchandise)

Todd will be up all weekend to take your Midnight Syndicate call in requests and questions for the band LIVE on air. You do not need to register or login to listen to the show or to enter the chat room. The entire weekend will be aired live at www.HauntedVoicesRadio.com and will be archived and free to download.

Midnight Syndicate Weekend continues on WPARanormal Talk Radio
WPARanormal Talk Radio will continue the Midnight Syndicate Weekend, Sunday April 15th, on their weekly radio show broadcast from Haunted Voices Radio. The show starts at 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time and runs until 11:00pm. You can listen live at www.wparanormal.com or www.HauntedVoicesRadio.com .
3 / 25 / 07 - MARCH 2007 UPDATE (to receive our monthly newsletter email Sarah at [email protected] )

3 / 25 / 07 - The Dead Matter update - While Midnight Syndicate is in the studio finishing the score to The Rage, the crew at Precinct 13 Entertainment has begun preparing for pre-production on The Dead Matter, which is scheduled to officially begin in mid-April. Fans can expect more updates on The Dead Matter once things are underway next month. Be sure to visit the official website at www.TheDeadMatter.com for the latest updates.

3 / 25 / 07 - New The Dead Matter t-shirts available - The first run of the new The Dead Matter t-shirts that debuted at Haunt X and TransWorld are now available through the Midnight Syndicate Store . The new t-shirt is the first of several designs planned for the movie and was designed by Mark Rakocy, Midnight Syndicate graphic designer and co-producer of the original The Dead Matter movie.

3 / 25 / 07 - The Rage update - Since January, the band has been locked away in the studio working on the score to Robert Kurtzman's The Rage. The score will be completed in mid-April, with final mixing commencing immediately afterwards. The Rage will be previewed at the West Coast edition of FANGORIA'S Weekend of Horrors Convention – May 18th-20th in Burbank, California.

Be sure to check on our site, as well as www.TheRageFilm.com , for information on a release date as it becomes available. Ed says the new trailer for the film is awesome and will give fans a good idea of what to expect from the film. Plans for the release of the soundtrack/score to The Rage are already underway .

3 / 25 / 07 - Edward Douglas to attend HauntCon 2007 - Edward Douglas of Midnight Syndicate will be at HauntCon , May 4th-6th, at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan. There are a number of excellent events planned for the weekend, so it should be a great time for all involved. For more information about the show, please visit www.HauntCon.com .

3 / 25 / 07 - CrackJaw movie promo scored by Midnight Syndicate now available on YouTube - A promo video scored by Edward Douglas for the upcoming movie CrackJaw is now up on YouTube. The film is based on Family Traditions, a novel by Edward Lee and John Pelan, and is about dueling gourmet chefs who go in search of a rare eel and discover more than they bargained for in a freshwater lake inhabited by voracious creatures and surrounded by redneck cannibal hillbillies. The film is to be directed by Shay Prentice, and Midnight Syndicate is set to create the score. Look for updates on the project this summer.

3 / 25 / 07 - Legions of the Night update - Midnight Syndicate's Legions of the Night is dedicated to fans and supporters of the band. Writers, artists, and musicians from every facet of dark entertainment are featured on the site. If you would like to submit artwork, poetry, short stories, photography, or other work that has been inspired by Midnight Syndicate's music, please contact [email protected] . We've recently received several animations set to the music of Midnight Syndicate. If you have a short video you'd like to share with us, please send it along so we can share it with the rest of the LOTN community!

2 / 6 / 07 - Midnight Syndicate to make The Dead Matter movie, Edward Douglas to direct. Multiple CDs planned for release with film. Midnight Syndicate will be teaming up with Hollywood FX legend Robert Kurtzman (Dusk till Dawn producer, co-founder of the KNB EFX Group) and his production company, Precinct 13 Entertainment to produce the horror-suspense film, The Dead Matter. Development has been underway for several months and pre-production will officially begin March 1st. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in Northeastern Ohio this August with a projected release date sometime in 2008. Edward Douglas will be directing the film and producing it through the newly-formed Midnight Syndicate Films division of Entity Productions, Inc. The company is currently in talks with Doug Bradley (Pinhead from the Hellraiser series) and Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster, Air Force One, Lost) to star.

"This is a really exciting time for us. One of our main goals over the past ten years has been to get into a position to remake The Dead Matter with an actual budget" said Edward Douglas who produced and directed an earlier version of the film for $2000 in 1996 before forming Midnight Syndicate. "Horror movies are at the core of what Gavin and I do in Midnight Syndicate. It's what we love and that's why we believe in remaking this particular film. Co-writer Tony Demci and I have had a lot of time to take what we felt was already a good story and develop it into something very special that we know is really going to deliver for both our fans and other fans of the horror genre."The Dead Matter 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.

The Next Midnight Syndicate CD - Entity Productions plans to release multiple discs of new Midnight Syndicate material in coordination with the film. "As far as the next Midnight Syndicate CD goes, fans are really going to like what we have planned for the soundtrack," said Gavin Goszka, who will serve as Music Supervisor for the film. "The Dead Matter soundtrack CD will be in the style of our other Midnight Syndicate releases. Our plan is to integrate music from the movie with new material and atmospherics which will allow listeners to further explore the dark and supernatural world created in the The Dead Matter film.

2 / 6 / 07 - Gavin Goszka explores his prog-rock roots on new solo CD. Gavin Goszka has announced that in addition to his role of Music Supervisor on The Dead Matter, he will also be recording a solo CD this summer. "This is something that I've been looking forward to doing for a while now," he states. "Until recently, we just haven't had enough of a break in our production schedule to accommodate it." Describing the project's sound as being progressive rock at heart, he is quick to point out one key similarity between it and the music of Midnight Syndicate. "I think both appeal very strongly to the imagination - just in different ways.

"The album will feature an original story concept, created and developed by Goszka, that promises to take the listener on an immersive journey into an exotic world filled with mystery, peril and ancient secrets waiting to be unearthed. "With Midnight Syndicate, we strive to leave the stories open enough to allow the listener to fill in the details as he or she desires. This album is completely the opposite - there is a definite storyline and cast of characters here." He confesses that playing the role of fiction writer has been an exciting, although sometimes daunting, challenge. "The music has had its own set of challenges, but ensuring that the story is compelling and effective has, without a doubt, been the greatest task thus far. Add to that the fact that I want the individual tracks to be self-contained enough to stand on their own outside of the overall whole." For news and updates on the project, fans can check both the Midnight Syndicate website and www.HomeCircleMedia.com .

2 / 6 / 07 - The Rage update Edward Douglas has been spear-heading the Midnight Syndicate score to Robert Kurtzman's The Rage for the past six weeks. "It's one hell of a ride," said Douglas of the film. "Horror fans who enjoyed Dusk Till Dawn are especially going to enjoy this one. It's high octane that kicks in and doesn't stop until the end credits roll - that's led to a pretty intense score so far."

2 / 6 / 07 - Sin-Jin Smyth update The filmmakers behind Sin-Jin Smyth will be in Germany this upcoming week for the Berlin Film Festival. Although not part of the official competition, a version of the film will be screened for the European press. Sources close the project report that here in the United States, the producers have been asked to cut the film's dark, politically-charged, end of the world ending and cut the film into a PG-13 framework. This, is something the filmmakers have refused to do and it has reportedly made negotiations with distributors difficult.

Sin-Jin Smyth filmmakers have also had to work around a few days of action elements that they have not been able to finish shooting since their star, Roddy Piper, was diagnosed with cancer last year. We here at Entity Productions, along with all Roddy's fans worldwide, wish the best for Roddy and his family during this difficult time and look forward to his return. We also wish everyone at Snap Kick Productions the best of luck down the final stretch!

2 / 6 / 07 - New Midnight Syndicate interviews. Check out new Midnight Syndicate interviews at Paragon Magazine and Side-Line Magazine, as well as a live interview with both Ed and Gavin on Haunted Voices Radio. Gamers should be sure to check out the interview with Edward Douglas at Pulp Gamer. For a complete list of recent interviews, click here .

11 / 26 / 06 - Syndicated Legions MySpace fansite goes live, Midnight Syndicate cover story in Paragon Magazine. The new Syndicated Legions MySpace fansite is now live with giveaways and contests coming soon. In other news, the lastest issue of Paragon Magazine features a new interview with Edward Douglas. Additionally, the horror e-zine, Evil Dread recently featured a review of the rough cut of Sin-Jin Smyth . The article includes some interesting insights into the making of the movie and the buzz that has surrounded the project since its inception.

10 / 1 / 06 - The Halloween season is upon us! New interviews with Midnight Syndicate. Check out a new interviews with Gavin Goszka at The Haunted Report and Darker Than The Bat, a new podcast broadcast featuring T.J. Mannarino from Universal Studios - Orlando and Edward Douglas at Islands of Adventure Fan Central (Midnight Syndicate interview starts at 29 minutes), and an interview featuring both Ed and Gavin in the new Side-Line Magazine # 56.

Director George Romero is ready for the season...

9 / 13 / 06 - Edward Douglas honored with Visionary business award. Midnight Syndicate founder Edward Douglas was awarded the prestigious Visionary Award by Smart Business at the 2006 Innovation in Business Conference held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Cleveland, OH. Presented by Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield, the Visionary Award was given to Edward in recognition for his development of Entity Productions as a record label and international music distributor. Special mention was made of "persistence of vision" as the company heads into pre-production of The Dead Matter (Midnight Syndicate Films). "Ed's development of the business-side of Entity Productions has been a critical element of Midnight Syndicate's success," said Gavin Goszka, "It's nice to see him get recognized for that."

9 / 7 / 06 - The Rage finishes principal photography. For more information and new photos from filming, visit The Rage page under Movie Scores.

8 / 20 / 06 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #34: Cage of Delirium available in stores September 10th. See below for more information on this d20 module designed around Gates of Delirium. Available at Goodman Games and your local hobby store.

8 / 11 / 06 - Midnight Syndicate wins 2006 ENnie for The 13th Hour. Midnight Syndicate's, The 13th Hour took home the 2006 Silver ENnie for Best Gaming Aid or Accessory at the annual ENnie Awards held at GenCon in Indianapolis August 11th. Although a panel of judges determines the nominees, the voting is fan-based, so many thanks to everyone who voted!

7 / 25 / 06 - To all our fans and supporters. THANK YOU!

Robert "Freddy Krueger" Englund on the set of Killer Pad.

7 / 12 / 06 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #34: Cage of Delirium release date set. - The new d20 adventure module inspired by, packaged with, and designed around the use of Midnight Syndicate's Gates of Delirium CD, will make it's debut at this year's GenCon convention in Indianapolis August 18th through the 21st. Cage of Delirium includes Gates of Delirium as a complete soundtrack specially cued to the adventure. Each room instructs the DM to cue the appropriate track, providing a truly immersive role playing experience. In addition to being on hand at the Midnight Syndicate Soundtracks booth throughout the show, both Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka will be at the Goodman Games booth on the 19th from 1pm to 2pm for a signing with the module's creator, Wes Schneider. For more information on the module, see the May 25th post below or visit the Goodman Games website. In other gaming-related news, Midnight Syndicate's The 13th Hour has been nominated for an ENnie Roleplaying Award for Best Gaming Accessory. More information to follow.

7 / 11 / 06 - Midnight Syndicate hat on sale at the Entity Store. - The Midnight Syndicate caps are now available online through the Entity Productions Merchandise Store .

7 / 4 / 06 - Out of the Darkness now available! - Click here for availability. To listen to one of the new tracks visit Midnight Syndicate on MySpace . For more information on the CD, see our June 14th post below.

7 / 2 / 06 - Midnight Syndicate wins 2006 Origins Award for The 13th Hour. - Midnight Syndicate's CD, The 13th Hour won the award for Best Gaming Accessory at the 2006 Origins Awards held in Columbus, Ohio June 30th. The Lovecraft-inspired disc was a particular hit with fans of Call of Cthulhu and other horror roleplaying games. The Origins Awards are administered by the Academy of Adventure Game Art & Design. The Academy - consisting of members of the game development community - pares down a broad selection of the year's best products and then votes to determine the best product from a broad variety of catagories. Edward Douglas was on hand to receive the award. "It's an honor to be recognized like this. The gaming industry has been extremely supportive of us over the years," Douglas said, "one of the first stores to ever carry Midnight Syndicate discs was a game store down in Kent, Ohio called Spellbinders." Douglas went on to thank the fans, GAMA, and the Syndicate's liason to the gaming industry, horror board-game designers, Twilight Creations (Zombies!!!, Haunting House).

6 / 23 / 06 - New track from Out of the Darkness posted on MySpace. - Prisoner of Time from the upcoming Out of the Darkness CD is available now at Midnight Syndicate on MySpace . "The basic sketch of the track had been lurking in the archives for quite some time," says Gavin," we decided it was finally time to unearth it." Prisoner of Time is one of the previously unreleased tracks on the upcoming disc.

6 / 22 / 06 - A Midnight Syndicate classic gets a new look. - The new cover art for Gates of Delirium will make its way onto shelves throughout 2006. Designed by Out of the Darkness artist Rob Alexander, the new cover features one of the first renditions of Haverghast Asylum. Mark Rakocy's classic interior montage (including his iconic Midnight Syndicate silhouette shot which was the basis for the Out of the Darkness cover) has not been changed.

6 / 14 / 06 - New Retrospective CD, Out of the Darkness, coming July 4th. - Before the Haverghasts, before the haunted asylum and the Crypts of the Foresaken, there was Arcacia, a ruined village by the sea with a dark past and a mysterious link to an ancient tower hidden away among the cliffs of the Northern Jarls. Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999) features re-recorded and re-mastered horror music classics from Midnight Syndicate's Midnight Syndicate, Born of the Night, and Realm of Shadows as well as four previously unreleased tracks.

Containing close to 70 minutes of music, the collection features both the band's and the fans' favorite songs from the first three CDs re-recorded, re-mastered, and sounding better than ever. "Given the fact that both our writing and equipment have changed quite a bit since those discs were originally recorded, we looked at this as an opportunity to breathe new life into the material," says Gavin Goszka. "We attempted to maintain as much of the sound and character of the original versions while still making minor changes to the arrangements and perfomances to bring them closer to what we originally envisioned."

The disc also features previously unreleased material including selections from two of Edward Douglas' early horror films (The Dead Matter and Journey Into Dementia).

An updated take on the early signature tracks that helped launch Midnight Syndicate, Out of the Darkness invites listeners to return to the haunted village of Arcacia where it all began. The CD will be available July 4th. Check back at this site or Legions Of The Night for availability.

6 / 14 / 06 - NEW Legions of the Night fan site up! - The new Legions of the Night fan site is up and running at www.LegionsOfTheNight.com. Featuring dark art, photos, poetry, haunted attractions, gaming companies, and much more, the site is run by fans for the fans and supporters of Midnight Syndicate and the horror community. For forum-style fansites be sure to stop by Midnight Syndicate on Yahoo and Midnight Syndicate on MySpace .

5 / 26 / 06 - Midnight Syndicate cover story for Haunted Attraction Magazine (#44). - For over 14 years, Haunted Attraction Magazine has been covering the Halloween and Dark Amusement industries. Issue # 44 features an in depth, eight-page cover story on the history of Midnight Syndicate, it's impact in the industry, and plans for the future. Featuring up close and personal stories from Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka along with plenty of never before seen photos and images from the early years of Entity Productions and Midnight Syndicate, this issue offers a unique insight into the band's history.

5 / 25 / 06 - Gates of Delirium inspires a d20 adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons game - Goodman Games and Midnight Syndicate are pleased to announce they have partnered to produce Dungeon Crawl Classics #34: Cage of Delirium, the first d20 adventure module designed with a soundtrack. This all-new adventure of spine-tingling horror comes packaged with Gates of Delirium, the haunting Midnight Syndicate soundtrack, is authored by Dragon editor Wes Schneider and features all-new cover art by classic D&D artist Erol Otus.

The CD will help create an incredibly rich role playing experience where the spooky mood of a haunting adventure becomes ever more real. Various encounter areas within the module specify instructions to the DM on which track to play from the CD. Certain encounter areas might even play multiple tracks as events occur. Scheduled for release in August 2006, Dungeon Crawl Classics #34: Cage of Delirium will be packaged as a 64-page adventure module with the accompanying CD shrink-wrapped inside.

"We’ve been talking for years about working on a project together," said Joseph Goodman, President of Goodman Games. "Midnight Syndicate does great work that meshes perfectly with our adventure modules. When Wes came to us with a proposal to bring the two worlds together, how could we say no?"

"I’m a big fan Goodman Games, especially their Dungeon Crawl Classics line," said Ed Douglas of Midnight Syndicate. "Wes took his own interpretation of Gates and developed it into an incredible adventure. Between that, Erol’s art, and the fact that the CD has been carefully integrated into the game play, this module will create a truly unforgettable roleplaying experience for DMs and players alike."

3 / 25 / 06 - The new Sin-Jin Smyth website goes live. The new official Sin-Jin Smyth website includes a movie trailer,

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