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PICK UP THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF THE LONG ISLAND PRESS FEATURING OUR NEW MOVIE "LOST SUBURBIA!"
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"A horrifying anthology that tingles spines and chills bones." - Tricia Arend, Long-Islander News
"An intelligent anthology film that deserves a look from all horror fans." - Scott W. Perry, ColonelsCrypt.com
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USA, 2007, 100 min., color, unrated • Directors/writers: Paul Natale, Sean King, Terrence and Elizabeth Smith, Pete Bune • Cinematography by Sean King • Music: The Printers, Joel Smith, Come Down, Paul T. Laino • Cast: Cody Lightning, Elizabeth Brissenden, Rick Maggio, Dade Scott, Nick Myers, Christina Barrows, Kat Sarfas, Michael Koscik
Five Long Island, New York independent filmmakers have come together to produce this labor of love (three years in the making) feature anthology based on local haunted legends that have plagued their childhood nightmares. The four short films are based on the hangings at Sweet Hollow Road (Paul Natale’s “Misery Loves”), the lady in white ghost (Sean King’s “Mary’s Grave”), the abandoned Kings Park psychiatric facility (Terrence and Elizabeth Smith’s “The Institute For Mental Hygiene”) and the Native American tale of Lake Ronkonkoma (Pete Bune’s “Lady of Lake Ronkonkoma”). The fictional films are preceded by documentary segments that explore the legend’s origins and feature interviews with experts on the subject such as paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto, 'Weird NY’ authors Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman, and 'Ghosts of Long Island: Stories of the Paranormal' author Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, along with historical photos, dramatic reenactments, location footage, and testimonials by locals who have been effected by the legends; supernaturally or otherwise. LOST SUBURBIA is a not just for Long Island natives, but a must see for anyone interested in history and the supernatural.
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Lost Suburbia Productions is a collective of five Long Island based filmmakers who have come together to produce a feature length horror film based on local urban legends and myths. Four stories will be told in all. These are the myths we will be exploring. Perhaps you've heard of one?
MISERY LOVES- Legend has it a group of teenagers hung themselves above Sweet Hollow Road in the Huntington township of Long Island, New York. Today, locals believe that if properly summoned their ghosts emerge to scare people away from traveling down the winding, unlit road. It is also believed that one of the teens backed out at the last moment, only to be later haunted by the ghosts of the others. This film is based on the suicide pact's final days, and the eerie consequent of its sole estranged member.
LADY OF THE LAKE- A young woman mourns the death of her boyfriend who drowned in Lake Ronkonkoma due to strange circumstances. She meets a young man who also grieves his brother, who drowned in the same mysterious lake. When they learn that the area is haunted by the ghost of an Indian princess who vows revenge on those that resemble the killers of her murdered lover, they challenge the myth and legend of the Lady of the Lake.
MARY'S GRAVE- Three friends bring a willing young girl to a mysterious hidden grave in the woods, known by local teens to belong to a malevolent spirit named Mary. But, their plan goes horribly wrong when one of them desecrates Mary's resting place. They will come face to face with a force they cannot understand, a force that will not let them leave until she has her revenge.
THE INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HYGIENE
Amid the ever increasing cluttered landscape of modern Long Island, there is a rotten cavity if you will of neglected water front land that used to house the KING'S PARK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER. Why does this highly desirable property remain undeveloped? What is wrong with this tract of land? Bill and Lucy are two young lovers who will experience first hand the strange and terrifying power that lays in wait within the campus of the KPPC.

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The Filmmakers:

Sean King
has been steadily making films and videos for 16 years. After graduating high school, he co founded the production group Horror Business Pictures and wrote, produced, directed and acted in numerous short films and videos that had many festival and public screenings, including the acclaimed WEDDING PICTURES (2002). King then joined the comedy film group The Slack Pack and co-produced numerous sketches and over 30 half hour episodes for cable television and festival screenings. In the meantime he took production work on independent short and feature films, doing everything from sound recording to assistant director. Recently, he has been focusing on acting and freelance cinematography as well as the production of industrial videos.

Paul Natale has been working professionally in the entertainment industry since graduating high school. But, it was in 2002 that he decided to focus his creative energies specifically on his passion for film. His first short, UN-REAL, which starred Sean King and was shot by Pete Bune, had a successful festival run which inspired him to continue writing and directing films while further developing his skills. This led him to film schools on the East and West coasts of the US, the production a few more shorts, and finally to France to attend EICAR: The International Film School of Paris. Here, his 2nd year Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis film, CASSIE, was awarded the best in class Grand Prize from an illustrious cinéaste jury panel. Natale will graduate in the summer of 2008 before heading back to New York to continue his professional career.

Peter Bune made up one fourth of the Long Island/NYC cult TV show, The Slack Pack. Bune edited the first 26 episodes and has co-directed the majority of The Slack Packs productions, including his first short, BORED (2001). In addition to work on the TV show, Bune co-wrote and directed his first feature film about the Long Island music scene, entitled THE FREAKS, NERDS, AND ROMANTICS. Bune is responsible for the cinematography behind Paul Natale's UN-REAL (2004) as well as numerous other projects for various artists.

Terrence Smith has been working in the film and video industry for seven years. His career began with a much fabled, Troma Studios where he worked as a DVD production coordinator and eventually a co-location manager on Citizen Toxie: Toxic Avenger 4. He began making films in high school where he met Sean King and Elizabeth. The three would go on to make Man into Vampire in 1997. He attended college at SUNY Buffalo and studied filmmaking and learned nothing. However, that didn't stop him from continuing to pursue his interest in all things horror and film related. Currently he is a freelance video editor in NYC as well as a full time dad to two daughters and husband to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Smith is making her debut into filmmaking and scriptwriting with The Institute for Mental Hygiene. She graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a BFA in Metals, focusing her senior thesis on sculptural pieces representative of mental and social defects. Elizabeth has tried her hand at many different disciplines, open to any art form that can convey her desires. After working in the jewelry industry and serving as an artist's assistant to a few major artists, Elizabeth now concentrates her time plotting and experimenting ideas while raising her two young daughters.
BEHIND THE SCENES "MARY'S GRAVE"

BEHIND THE SCENES "LADY OF LAKE RONKONKOMA"

BEHIND THE SCENES "KINGS PARK PYSCHIATRIC CENTER"

BEHIND THE SCENES "MISERY LOVES"

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Lost Suburbia in Long Island Press

Big-Screen Scarefest Famous L.I. Ghost Stories Get Their Close-Up By Michael M. Martino Jr. If you live on LI, you have heard the stories before. They have been told ad nauseam, including in thi...
Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:59:00 PST

first LOST SUBURBIA Review

We now have it! Our first review at The Colonel's Crypt. Very special thanks to the Colonel himself, Scott Perry and the fine folks at www.colonelscrypt.com for checking out the show. Check out the re...
Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:46:00 PST

NEWSDAY ARTICLE: LIs Haunting History in Lost Suburbia

LI's haunting history in 'Lost Suburbia'BY CAMERON [email protected] ghost stories, like matter and energy, cannot be destroyed. They live on in the psyches of first-hand beholders and ...
Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:42:00 PST

Check out this event: LOST SUBURBIA PREMIERE SCREENING

Hosted By: Lost Suburbia When: Sunday Jul 22, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: Cinema Arts Centre423 Park AvenueHuntington, NY 11743United StatesDescription:Lost Suburbia Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:11:00 PST

BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO!

We have been working really hard lately and we are closing in on the end of production for LOST SUBURBIA for some time now. Here is a behind the scenes peice on the making of one of the segements, "Th...
Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:59:00 PST

pictures from "The Institute for Mental Hygiene"(King's Park Psych Center) shoot

Pictures from "Institute for Mental Hygiene" written and directed by Terrence and Elizabeth Smith.DAY 3DAY 2DAY 1...
Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:02:00 PST

"Lost Suburbia" Screenshots from the movie!

"Mary's Grave" screenshots:Jennifer Lea Turner, James Alexander and Dade ScottJennifer Lea Turner as HeidiRick Maggio as Steven"Misery Loves" screenshots:Elizabeth Brissenden as LizCody Lightning as P...
Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:31:00 PST

pics from "LADY OF THE LAKE (RONKONKOMA)" directed by Pete Bune

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pics from "MARY'S GRAVE" directed by Sean King

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Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

pics from "MISERY LOVES" directed by Paul Natale

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Posted by Lost Suburbia- The Movie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST