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A little more info emerges about what is going on with Bubba Nosferatu

Paul Giamatti has been a supporter of Bubba Nosferatu for a while now and he has championed the movie in a selection of interviews. He clearly believes in the project and is keen to get the sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep rolling in conjunction with Don Coscarelli. Giamatti spoke with Examiner.com on the 1th January 2010 to expose a little more information about the current state of play. When asked if there were any projects he was keen to get made he replied with: "a movie I’ve been trying to get done for a couple of years called Bubba Nosferatu, which is the sequel to a horror movie, a very cult-y movie called Bubba Ho-tep. It’s so cult-y that it’s hard to get made. It (Bubba Ho-tep) is a great movie, but it’s very odd. And it’s hard to get this (Bubba Nosferatu) done, but there are things like that that I like". I think we all have to be thankful that Giamatti is sticking with Bubba Nosferatu and not letting it fall by the wayside in favour of easier projects. Examiner.com asked Paul if he would feature in the movie and he confirmed once again what we already know: "I would be in it. It’s about Elvis. I would play Colonel Tom Parker, his manager. It’s a great script. Hopefully, that will get made." He was asked is Bubba Nosferatu was in the same vein as Bubba Ho-Tep and he replied with: "Yes, it’s even weirder, and that’s part of the problem. It’s more out-there than Bubba Ho-tep is. It’s really great though". The last question he was asked about Bubba Nosferatu was who he wanted to play Elvis in the movie. He answered: "We were talking to Ron Perlman to play Elvis. Bruce Campbell played Elvis (in Bubba Ho-tep), but I don’t think he wants to do it". This is the answer that worries me slightly. Ron Perlman has been in the frame to play Elvis for over 14 months now but I am a little worried that Paul Giamatti said that they *were* talking to Ron Perlman about playing Elvis. This statement could have 3 meanings as far as I can see. He could mean (a) they haven't spoken with Ron Perlman recently about the project suggesting it may be on the backburner for them all (b) Ron Perlman may no longer be involved/interested in the project, or (c) he is just talking about the past and all is well with Ron's involvement. I really do hope the project is still underway and still has Ron's support. I think a project like this really does need a celebrity name to get the attention it deserves when it get's released. Here's hoping all is well in the pre-production world of Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires.

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Paul Giamatti's interview with Examiner.com

Is no news good news?

There hasn't been much in the way of chatter about Bubba Nosferatu for a few months now. Don Coscarelli hasn't mentioned anything, Paul Giamatti and Ron Perlman have both been fairly quiet on the matter. The last we heard was that Ron had hoped it might be possible to film 'Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-vampires' after filming completed on the recent season of his TV show Sons of Anarchy but the timing for that seem to have come and gone. The release date on IMDB seems to have shifted to 2011 from 2010. There is a script for the movie doing the rounds and it feels like a decent follow up to the original movie. I guess all we can do at the moment is to sit tight, keep our fingers crossed and keep listening for any updates. We know that Don Coscarelli wants to make the movie, the 2 leads want to do the roles and there is a script ready for action. Come on guys, please give us an update!

Longtime Coscarelli cohort Angus Scrimm has joins the fun in Bubba Nosferatu.

Earlier I posted an article about exciting news that Fangoria extracted from Ron Perlman. Bubba Nosferatu is hopefully set to start shooting as soon as he finishes filming the second season of his cable TV series 'Sons of Anarchy'. Things are looking good for the movie at the moment. Fangoria Radio also revealed that Angus Scrimm has signed on to join the cast list of Bubba Nosferatu. This is great news, Scrimm has worked with Bubba director Don Coscarelli several times before and they have been proven to work well together. Angus Scrimm is probably best known as being 'The Tall Man' in Don Coscarelli's much-loved Phantasm series of movies. Scrimm was an excellent villain in the movies that launched Coscarelli's career. Fangoria reported that Angus Scrimm has joined the Bubba Nosferatu cast to play "a Boris Karloff-like horror star who Elvis meets up with in Las Vegas on the set of a vampire movie". Angus Scrimm is a great actor and he really does well to develop memorable characters in unusual roles. We still don't know very much about the storyline of Bubba Nosferatu (Oh to be able to have a peek at a copy of the script! Please Don please!) but we do know that it revolves around the set of a movie Elvis is filming down in either New Orleans or Las Vegas with the various vampire-related shenanigans that take place both on and off the set. Angus joining the Bubba Nosferatu cast adds still more quality to the already excellent cast. Having Ron Perlman, Paul Giamatti and now Angus Scrimm working together under the snappy indie direction of Don Coscarelli is making this into a movie to really look forward to. Get on with it guys and let me know if I can do anything (seriously... *anything*) to help!

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Slash Film discusses Angus Scrimm joining the movie

Ron Perlman gives us all some juicy info on the plan.

Morning folks! Exciting news on the Bubba Nosferatu front. Fangoria Radio was lucky enough to speak to Ron Perlman a few days ago and in addition to discussing his other projects he spent a little time talking about how Bubba Nosferatu was coming along. We mentioned a little while ago that there were hopes that filming of the movie might take place after filming wrapped on the current season of Sons Of Anarchy, well it seems like this is green for go. When speaking to Fangoria Radio Ron Perlman said: "Well, I have this window that’s about to open,” Perlman revealed. “I’ll be done shooting [his cable series] SONS OF ANARCHY in September, and we’re hoping to get into production on BUBBA in my hiatus between seasons two and three. I just spoke to [actor] Paul Giamatti [set to play Elvis’ manager, Colonel Tom Parker] and Don Coscarelli this morning, and we’re just moving the ball down the field, trying to get her done." Exciting news indeed. Bubba Nosferatu has needed a bit of a shot in the arm for a while and it would be great to know finally that the movie is definitely going ahead. We know that Ron Perlman, director Don Coscarelli and Paul Giamatti all have a great deal of affection for this movie and they are all certainly doing their best to get it made. I will be a very happy person when I hear that shooting is underway at long last.

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Fangoria's summary of their chat with Ron Perlman

A little more info from our new hero!

Ron Perlman spoke to IESB.net a little while ago now and gave a little more info about what is happening with Bubba Nosferatu at the moment. Ron Perlman is currently working away on the second season of Sons Of Anarchy, but hopes that shooting on Bubba Nosferatu will start in September when his TV filming comes to a conclusion. He said "Bubba’s starting to get some juice now and get some forward momentum. It looks like we have the budget in place. I’m hoping that Bubba starts the day after I finish Sons of Anarchy, which will be late-September". He also shed a little more light on the story for Bubba Nosferatu. When asked about the story for the Bubba prequel he said "It's a stand-alone. The only thing that it's similar is the premise that Elvis is alive and well, and living in a retirement home in an undisclosed location". I reckon that this will mean that the story is possibly going to revolve around Elvis retelling the tale of an earlier adventure while he was filming a movie down in Louisiana and presumably elements of that past story will crop up in the present day too. I guess that 'present day' in this sense will be a number of years before the story of Bubba Ho-Tep starts off. Things may well turn out to be very different, but I guess we'll have to wait and see won't we. September is only about 6 weeks away and it will be interesting to see if shooting does start sometime in that month or not. Hopefully it will and we'll see Bubba Nosferatu in theatres in the next year. More news when we get it. Stay tuned!

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Ron Perlman talks to IESB.net

An update from Ron Perlman let's us know when Bubba Nosferatu should start shooting.

Ron Perlman spoke with the Sci Fi Channel the other day and in addition to updating them on his other movie and TV news. He was asked about Bubba Nosferatu and responded with the following "It's looking good for maybe late fall that we'll get down to principal photography. I'm on board. Paul Giamatti is on board [to play Colonel Tom Parker]. Don is on board. The script is finished. They are thinking that the resources are finally in place. And when I get done with season two of [his F/X TV series] Sons of Anarchy, I think I'll have a little window at the same time Paul does, and we hope to do it then.". Well folks I think things are looking pretty good for Bubba Nosferatu and the Curse of the She-Vampires at the moment, the stars are in place, the script is done, the director is ready, funding is presumably in place and there seems to be some planning of timings for shooting going on. I am over the moon that this project seems to be going ahead and that we'll get another dose of Elvis' evil-fighting alter ego. Bring it on! :)

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Ron Perlman talks to Sci Fi Wire

News from The King himself...

Hi folks, just another quick update for you. Ron Perlman has been talking to a few web sites and has offered a little more info on where the movie stands at the moment and the news is good! We have all suffered witha severe lack of updates for the last few months but this sounds like promising information at long last. Perlman told Cinema Blend "The script is completed. They’re moving along quite rapidly, and we’re hoping to be shooting that thing sometime in the late fall”. It sounds very much like they are making progress with Bubba Nosferatu and it is fantastic news to hear that the movie has a planned date to start filming. Please keep your fingers crossed that the above is true and send positive mental vibes towards to the cast and crew to help them bring another quality movie that could be even better than Bubba Ho-Tep...

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Ron Perlman throws a few nuggets of info to Cinema Blend

Is no news good news?

It has been another quiet month or two recently with no new information being mentioned about Bubba Nosferatu. Is that a good sign or a bad sign? With the big announcements for casting over the last few months the movie should still be going ahead. At this moment in time I guess we are really waiting to hear that the movie has been greenlit. Now that they have some big name stars lined up for the lead roles it would be nice to think that getting funding and studio approval for the movie wouldn't be too hard. It is likely to be another fairly low budget effort like the original Bubba Ho-Tep movie. Bubba Ho-Tep got good studio acclaim and did well on DVD too. Fingers crossed that funding isn't too difficult to come by. Rest assured that I am still on the case and am doing what I can to dredge up news on this exciting project. If you hear anything or see any snippets of news in the press please let me know! Hang in there folks.

Vantiy Fair interviews the man stepping into Colonel Tom Parker's boots.

Paul Giamatti has been doing some great work recently. In the last 24 hours alone he has been awared a Golden Globe for his work on John Adams. He has achieved great things commercially whilst still managing to maintain his cult status and keep his loyal fanbase happy. Paul Giamatti has been the spokeperson for Bubba Nosferatu since Bruce Campbell bowed out of the sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep. Paul was asked by Bubba director Don Coscarelli to feature in the planned sequel, Giamatti excitedly accepted on the spot by the sounds of it. The things went quiet for a long while, Bruce decided not to take part and the project seemed to be dead in the water. However Giamatti has continued to talk about his love for the project and about how much he has wanted to be involved for quite some time now. He was the first to break the news that Ron Perlman was on board to take over the reins as Elvis several months ago now and things seem to be almost back on track. In the Vanity Fair interviewed below he discusses what drew him to Bubba Nosferatu and what he and Don Coscarelli have been upto. The interview exclusively relates to Bubba Nosferatu which is a nice change to the tiny press snippets we have been seeing for some time now. It sounds like the script is in place, the lead characters are ready to roll and all that is need at this point is funding to get things moving. They are shopping the project around to various studios at the moment. So let's hope that the studios take a chance on what has all of the potential to be a low-budget future classic and jump on-board. All we need now is a coven of she-vampires, but I am sure that Giamatti and Coscarelli have plenty of good ideas up their sleeves! Click the link below to view the interview with Paul Giamatti.

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Paul Giamatti speaks to Vanity Fair about Bubba Nosferatu

Script concerns were what caused him to take a step back.

Bruce Campbell was interviewed by AICN recently while he was promoting My Name Is Bruce. He was asked what his thoughts were about Ron Perlman joining the cast, Paul Giamatti's involvement and generally why he wasn't reprising his role in this movie. His reply was: "Oh yeah. I was a huge fan of the first one. Something I won't do is get into any kind of pissing war, because I have a lot of respect for Don Coscarelli and Paul and all of those guys. Look, franchises get to move on without actors. It's all good. Just look at the BATMAN movies. They got 19 BATMAN movies and 17 Batmen. Don and I could not agree on a script. And there were a couple of key things that we just could not get past in our heads. In the end, this is a movie; this is not life or death. I decided to let it go, and I didn't want to get in the way of him making his movie, which it certainly didn't. Both of those guys are good actors, so they'll give it their best shot and people will decide. So, it's all good. I have no ill will toward Don or anyone else. Shit like this happens everyday in Hollywood. People fall in and out of parts for all these strange reason. But my personal opinion is that they started by not getting Joe Lansdale [writer of the original BUBBA HO-TEP short story]. Joe is a very unique writer. There are very few guys like Joe Lansdale. To me, that was the first red flare, a hint that they were going in a slightly different directions. Again, I'm not here to judge, but to me, I liked the original element. It felt like plastic surgery was being introduced." Bruce hasn't been involved in this project for sometime now and this is really the first time that he has elaborated on the reasons why. We have all heard that it was script issues but this is the first time he has gone into more detail. Oh well, I guess we should count Bruce out of this movie now and we should see how plans come along with Ron Perlman, Paul Giamatti and Don Coscarelli. I still think that this movie could be a winner. I love the original movie, I really do and I think that a lot of what shone through in the original came from Don Coscarelli. Goodbye Bruce, hello Ron. The King is dead, long live the King!

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The full interview with Bruce from Ain't It Cool News

Paul Giamatti mentions that Ron 'Hellboy' Perlman is interested in being involved.

AICN published exciting Bubba Nosferatu news on its web site earlier on today. Paul Giamatti has long been linked to the Bubba Nosferatu project and has been very vocal on wanting to have Bruce Campbell back reprising his role as Elvis/Sebastian. Giamatti is solidly in place to play Col. Tom Parker in Nosferatu. However over the last 12 months it has become fairly clear that Bruce doesn't intend to be involved and this has surely threatened to derail the making of the movie. Suggestions of alternative people have been doing the rounds for some time now with no-one obviously matching the role. Today Paul Giamatti spoke with Aint It Cool News and talked to quite an extent about Bubba Nosferatu and his desire to get the movie made. During this he mentioned that Hollywood actor Ron Perlman was interested in taking over the Elvis role. Few actors share the same fan appeal as Bruce Campbell, but Ron Perlman has a huge following of the same sort of crowd following his excellent past performances (eg Hellboy). Perlman is an excellent actor who can convincingly pull off many varied roles. He may require some makeup (something he is no stranger to based on previous roles) to sell himself as Elvis, but he could have enough screen presence to take over from Bruce Campbell. There is plenty more info on what Paul Giamatti has been saying over at AICN (link below). Stay tuned for more information! Please get in touch using the comments link below and let us what yopu think about having Ron Perlman in the Elvis role.

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Paul Giamatti's full interview at Aint It Cool News

Nosferatu screenwriter Stephen Romano preps us for big news!

After months of there being no news at all on Bubba Nosferatu some exciting fresh info may be about to crop up. FilmThreat.com recently interviewed Stephen Romano, sceenwriter of Bubba Nosferatu, and when quizzed about what was happening with the Bubba Ho-Tep prequel he had the following to say "All I can say is that some very, VERY exciting news about "Bubba" will be hitting the air very soon! You’re going to love it! You have my double-bonded Klown Prince Guarantee!". I was beginning to fear that the project was dead in the water but this sound byte certainly sounds like good news. I *guess* that the news will be that the movie is going into production soon or *perhaps* even that Bruce Campbell might be back involved in the project. In the past Bruce has categorically ruled that it isn't going to happen, but who knows? I would love to see this movie get made and I would love it even more if Bruce was back on the castlist. I'll be keeping an eye on the wire for any more updates. Keep your fingers crossed! :D

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The full Stephen Romano interview at FilmThreat.com

I am still here and I do continue to watch out for updates!

There haven't been any news updates on the planned Bubba Nosferatu movie project recently. I don't want you to think that I have given up on the site, I am still here and I am still watching. When any news comes through I will post it asap. Personal appearances from Bruce Campbell have been announced in the last week to coincide with the release of his new movie 'My Name Is Bruce' and so there may well be more people asking him about Bubba Nosferatu. I am not sure what more Bruce will be able to add considering that he has answered the questions so many times before. We really need to hear some sort of update from Don Coscarelli about his plans. Don are you out there? Any new for us?

Hail to the king on this milestone birthday

Today is Bruce Campbell's 50th birthday. We would like to wish Bruce a very happy birthday. With a bit of luck the big 5-0 might cause Bubba Nosferatu to pop back into his mind. Any chance you might want to give it another go Bruce? Sure, you have said that the project 'is dead to you' in the past, but we'll all forgive you if want to get back on board! Here's hoping...

Not the freshest information, but worth posting anyway!

I stumbled across an interview with Stephen Romano from early 2007 today. Stephen Romano has been listed as a co-writer of the screenplay for Bubba Nosferatu on IMDB for some time. Stephen has helped write a number of quality horror-related scripts in the past (including the adaptation of Masters of Horror: Incident on and Off a Mountain Road). He is currently listed as penning the script for Phantasm V for Bubba director Don Coscarelli. Don is obviously a believer in Stephen's work for him to be working on both Bubba Nosferatu and Phantasm V. The interview at The Phantasm Archives has been on display for some time now, but Stephen mentions a little nugget of information about the script for Bubba Nosferatu. He says: "The sequel will be unique and ballsy also. It takes different risks.". This sounds positive for Bubba Nosferatu. Knowing that there is a well-written script with involvement from two separate people (Romano and Coscarelli) suggests that the script should be well-rounded. Romano is clearly a fan of the original Bubba Ho-Tep movie judging by his comments about it, this can only be a good thing. If he appreciates the original story then hopefully he will be capable of adding similar themes to Bubba Nosferatu's script.

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Interview with writer Stephen Romano at The Phantasm Archives

The signs do not look for him changing his mind.

Resta assured that we are indeed still wathcing out for progress on Bubba Nosferatu, the prequel/sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep. A numbre of months ago we reported that Bruce was not going to be a part of Bubba Nosferatu. He and director Don Coscarelli had not been able to agree on a story for the movie and Bruce decided to step down from the project. There has been a good amount of secret hope from fans that Bruce would reverse his decision and would step back into the role of Elvis/Sebastian Haff for the movie. I watched a horribly poor quality video of a Q&A session with Bruce Campbell recorded on the 17th March 2008 (not 2007 as it says!) and in this interview he confirmed the same details as before. He confirmed that he was not a part of the movie and then swiftly moved on to the next question. It is worth noting that Bruce's name has been removed from the pre-production details for Bubba Nosferatu on IMDB. He had been linked with the project for some time, but his name has now been removed from the listing. I think that the likelihood of Bruce participating is fading away. Can someone else step into the role? Should they step into the role? Should the movie continue without Bruce? I like to think that the project can still be a success for Don Coscarelli and hope that it all comes together. More news as we get it.

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Watch the Q&A video here (register with VeohTV for the complete Q&A)

Bubba Nosferatu on IMDB

Bubba director takes on 'John Dies at the End'

Bubba Nosferatu seems only to be getting further and further away at the moment. There has been no obvious movement on the sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep for some time now, but this might delay things even more. Don Conscarelli has been speaking of his next project 'John Dies at the End'. The contract has only just been signed, but it sounds like it will be Don's next movie. The movie will be a screen version of David Wong's recently published novel of the same title. The book follows two college drop-outs, John and David, as they try to stop the inter-dimensional side effects of a new recreational drug on the streets. It sounds like a good project for Conscarelli, but sadly it only suggests that Bubba Nosferatu has been put on the back burner for a while longer. Looking for a silver lining, perhaps this movie will do well and stir up support for Coscarelli and Bubba Nosferatu? Keep your fingers crossed. More info on this project as we get it.

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Details of Don Coscarelli's new movie project

Can Paul Giamatti lure Bruce back to Bubba Nosferatu? We hope so.

I have just stumbled across a video interview with Paul Giamatti over at IESB.net. The interview appears to have been around for a few months now, but we hadn't heard anything about it until now. The interview is for Giamatti's movie Shoot 'Em Up (btw Shoot 'Em Up is really worth a watch if you want some mindless over the top action) and the interview is constantly interrupted and funny to watch. Anyway... Paul Giamatti agreed some time ago to be Colonel Tom Parker in Bubba Nosferatu. He loved Bubba Ho-Tep and wants to be a part of its sequel. Sadly, as you will have read here, Bruce Campbell and Don Coscarelli have disagreed on the direction of the movie and Bruce has chosen not to participate. In this video interview Giamatti speaks out to Bruce and implores him to do Bubba Nosferatu. So far it is the fans and Don Coscarelli who want Bruce back for the sequel/prequel, now we have the back up of one of today's most popular actors urging Bruce to do the movie too. Let's hope that Bruce sees this and changes his mind. I personally wouldn't be averse to someone else taking over the Elvis role in Bubba Nosferatu, but only if Bruce would under no circumstances do it and as long as the replacement was a good enough choice. Here's hoping that Bruce changes his mind.

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The Paul Giamatti interview video clip at IESB

The IESB article to go with the video interview

A recent video interview with Bruce confirms our worst fears.

Bruce Campbell was recently interviewed on the red carpet at Spike TV's Scream Awards by the folks over at IESB.net. One of the first questions asked (and rightly so!) was why he wasn't a part of Bubba Nosferatu. At the time of the interview he had already revealed that he was no longer involved some weeks before. We believe that this is the first video confirmation from the man himself though. In the video interview Bruce explains that it was purely down to script issues and not to any other issues. Bruce likes to keeps his cards close to his chest and doesn't give too much away when being pressed on something he doesn't want to talk about. In the interview he states that "I couldn't agree on the script, it happens every day in Hollywood. I didn't want to jeopardise my friendship with Don Coscarelli becuase I feel that the first film is actually really special and we couldn't out a way that we both agreed". He wishes Don Coscarelli all the best with the project. There is a slightly telling moment in the clip where Bruce responds with a shrug when it is suggested that the audience might not accept a change in lead actor. It is an interesting video interview and is worth a watch. The link is posted below. Sad stuff, but there is still some optimism about the production going ahead.

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Bruce Campbell's red carpet video interview with IESB

Bruce Campbell positively confirms that he is not involved with Bubba Nosferatu

The minute I post the message stating that nothing has been going on with Bubba Nosferatu recently then the bombshell gets dropped. In an interview with Fangoria, Bruce Campbell has stated that he is not involved with the Bubba Ho-Tep prequel/sequel movie. In the interview Bruce explains that he is *NOT* involved with Bubba Nosferatu. The decision appears to come from Bruce's concerns over a few parts of the script that has been written by Don Coscarelli. It sounds like these concerns were big enough to jeopardise the friendship between Bruce and Don. The rift supposedly relates to Bruce not liking aspects of the past and present nature of the storyline of the movie. Serious stuff then. So where does this leave Bubba Nosferatu? Will the movie get the greenlight without Bruce's involvement? Is Paul Giamatti still going to be involved without Bruce? Don Coscarelli is in a tough position now. The most bankable aspect of the movie was the massive cult following that surround Bruce Campbell. Now that Bruce is out, what are the options available to Don Coscarelli? Well, he has the script ready to go, he does have studios interested in the project, the original movie was successful. Coscarelli is firmly in the driving seat of the project still. Don Coscarelli has mentioned that he might look to recast Bruce's role with someone else with a similar cult status. No names have been put forward for this yet, but it would need to be someone with the fan's full support. How many people are out there that can fill Bruce's sizeable shoes? I guess we'll have to see what happens in the coming weeks. Losing Bruce is a major setback for the movie, but Don Coscarelli is likely to keep things moving forward. All is not lost!

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The article at Fangoria