Over
the past nine years,
Midnight Syndicate has been creating soundtracks for the imagination."
Formed by composer/director Edward Douglas in 1996, the band 's music has become
a staple of the Halloween season, in addition to making an impact in the haunted
attraction, gothic music, and role-playing game industries. With a catalog of
horror music CDs that blend dark, orchestral horror movie score-style music with
sound effects, the band consisting of Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka has
had it's soundtracks to imaginary films featured in everything from
Barbara Walters TV specials and Monday Night Football to X-Box
games and King Diamond concerts. Every October Midnight Syndicate's music
is featured in thousands of haunted attractions, amusement parks, stores, and
neighborhoods worldwide to provide atmosphere for the Halloween season. Edward Douglas returns to his filmmaking roots as director and producer of "The Dead Matter."
Andrew
Divoff ( Wishmaster ,
Air Force One ), who
was seen most recently as the eye-patch- wearing villain, Mikhail Bakunin, on
ABC's Lost and will be seen in the upcoming film,
The Rage , will
be joining the set of The Dead Matter as the character, Vellich, after
completing work on a new, untitled, Steven Spielberg movie that is scheduled for
release in May of 2008.
Vellich's arch-nemesis, Ian McCallister, will be played by Jason Carter whose career spans everything from his renowned portrayal of Marcus Cole on Babylon 5 to characters on shows like Beverly Hills 90210 , Angel , Charmed , Third Rock from the Sun , and in films like Demon Under Glass .
Horror-FX legend Tom Savini ( Dusk Till Dawn , Dawn of the Dead ), a fixture in the genre for over thirty years and seen most recently as Deputy Tolo in Grindhouse , will be portraying the devious vampire overlord, Sebed. ..
Sean Serino will be returning to the Precinct 13 studios where she shot The Rage last year. This time around, she will be taking on the lead role of Gretchen.
Gretchen's boyfriend, Mike, will be portrayed by Tom Nagel ( North Mission Road , Beast of Bray Road ). For more information on Tom, you can visit his official website . Cleveland-born and raised, Tom joins the growing list of Ohio natives on The Dead Matter cast and crew.
CB Spencer ( Passions , Ally McBeal ) will be playing Gretchen's friend and confidant, Jill. More on CB can be found at www.cbspencer.com .
Fans of Midnight Syndicate will hear a familiar voice as Christopher Robichaud ( The Dead Matter (1996) , Midnight Syndicate) reprises his role as Frank from the original The Dead Matter movie. Christopher has been a regular voiceover artist on Midnight Syndicate albums beginning with the self-titled debut and including Gates of Delirium and the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying soundtrack.
Brian Van Camp ( New World Disorder ) will be playing Mark Pym, an apprentice to vampire hunter, Ian McCallister (played by Jason Carter as previously announced).