LINDA BLAIR

Academy Award Nominee, Golden Globe Winner and Winner of the People's Choice Award.

Internationally known for her portrayal of Regan, the fourteen-year-old girl in the movie, "The Exorcist", Linda Blair had already had a full career in modeling & commercials in NYC.

At the age of Five years, Linda worked as a model for such well-known stores as Sears, J.C. Penny's and Macy's. Her first commercial was for Downey fabric softener, which led to a career of over 75 commercials, ranging from Welch's Grape Jelly, Guldens Mustard, several Ivory Soap commercials, cereals and toys.

The Exorcist, which was released in December 1973, changed Linda's life forever. She made the TV movies: "Born Innocent", "Sarah T. Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic" (Linda won the AA Award for special contribution to this tragic problem) "Sweet Hostage" (with Martin Sheen) and "Summer of Fear" directed by Wes Craven. Her movie roles have ranged from "Roller Boogie" and starring with Richard Burton in "Exorcist II: The Heretic". Kirk Douglas & Elizabeth Taylor played her parents in "Victory at Entebbe".

Linda founded the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation. Primarily, Worldheart rescues abandoned and abused animal companions from the harsh city streets and provides medical care, socialization, rehabilitation and ensures that the animals get a second chance at life as well as a forever, loving home. By utilizing, Ms. Blair’s status as a public figure, WorldHeart is able to bring attention to this growing problem.

Please take a moment to visit www.LindaBlairWorldHeart.org for more information.

 

KEN FOREE

Born in Indiana, Ken Foree has been scaring us on the big screen for years. His family is noted for their academic and political achievements, so his entry into show biz was quite a surprise to his family members. He received formal acting training at the renowned Michael Shulman's Performing Gallery in New York.

Shortly after that he landed a guest starring role on TV's "Kojak". Then he landed the role of Peter Washington in George A. Romeros 1978 classic, Dawn of the Dead, which proved to be an enduring cult classic. In the 2004 Universal Pictures remake, Ken reprised his role of Peter Washington (The Televangelist).

Ken has quite a few other horror films to his credit which include The Dentist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3, Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects and Rob Zombie’s Halloween just to name a few.

In addition to his horror roles, you saw a softer side of Ken in Nickelodeons hit show Keenan and Kel. His past guest starring television roles include The X-Files, General Hospital, Babylon 5 and Quantum Leap.

When Ken isn’t scaring us to death, he enjoys weightlifting, surfing, boxing, and watching Hoosier basketball. He also enjoys traveling and history.

Ken resides in Los Angeles.

Visit www.KenForee.com for more info and merchandise.

TED V MIKELS

Ted V. Mikels, with his distinctive handlebar mustache and famed for his unorthodox lifestyle, is one of the most eccentric and endearing figures in the cult horror pantheon. In 1963, he directed his first feature, Strike Me Deadly.

The enterprising director explored various exploitation genres in films such as The Black Klansman, Agent for H.A.R.M., and The Girl in Gold Boots throughout the decade. Tura Satana, who had acted in Russ Meyer's cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966) appeared in Mikels' first horror film, a disjointed affair called The Astro-Zombies. It quickly became one of the most beloved titles in the burgeoning cult for low-budget, laughably bad horror films. Mikels cemented his reputation among such other dubious trash luminaries as Andy Milligan, Ray Dennis Steckler, and Al Adamson with his best-known film, 1972's The Corpse Grinders.

The film's originality, risible production values, and unbelievably bad effects made it an instant trash classic, making it a grind-house staple for over a decade. After his next horror film, a tame, PG-rated occult effort with the wonderfully exploitative title Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (shot in his famous castle), Mikels' productivity fell and he turned to action films and television work again. For the next three decades, Mikels continued to work steadily, however, occasionally directing such moderately successful efforts as The Doll Squad and Ten Violent Women, but never again commanding the sort of attention he received in the late '60s and early '70s.

 

MICK GARRIS

An accomplished writer/producer/director and creator of Showtime’s Masters of Horror series, Mick’s love of horror began at an early age, starting with writing horror fiction at the age of twelve. His many credits include Life on Death Row from Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, Whirlpool from HBO’s Tales of the Crypt, Psycho IV and Critters 2.

With a career spanning over twenty five years, Mick is probably best known for his work with Stephen King and developing the bestselling author’s books for television. Beginning with 1992’s Sleepwalkers, Mick went on to direct one of the finest King adaptations ever, The Stand. His 1997 version of The Shining is claimed by King to be more faithful than the Kubrick film. 1997 also saw Quicksilver  Highway starring Christopher Lloyd and is based on short stories by Clive Barker and Stephen King. His latest King adaptation is this year’s Desperation, a three hour mini-series for ABC starring Tom Skerritt.

Mick’s latest big screen movie is Riding the Bullet. He wrote the screenplay and directed this tale about a young hitchhiker on his way back home to see his dying mother. Along the way he is picked up by a mysterious stranger with a deadly secret. The story is based on an eBook by Stephen King. The film stars Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Cliff Robertson, Erika Christensen (Swimfan) and Barbara Hershey.