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‘Apollo 18’ Viral Seeks the “Truth”
On the eve of the start of production, Dimension Films continues to unroll viral awesomeness into the world surrounding their mysterious Apollo 18. This evening we received an e-mail from a one Tyler Gordon, who launched his new blog dedicated “to an amazing man, and his even more amazing stories. Major James Gordon, Ret. USAF. Pilot, astronaut… and my uncle.” The site is called ApolloTruth.org, where Tyler will write about all things related to the space program. “I write pretty regularly about the space industry and speculate about the mystery surrounding the Apollo missions, and why man hasn’t returned to the moon in nearly 40 years.” Speaking of not having been to the moon in 40 years, some think we’ve never been. Apollo 18 kicks off my 31st birthday celebration on March 4, 2011. Getting old sucks.
Watch the newly launched official website, visit Twitter and Facebook pages.
The next V/H/S installment is on the way, this time from producer Roy Lee (Weapons, IT), and it’s landed on its new theme.
Spooky Pictures and Image Nation are teaming to produce V/H/S/: SCP, Variety reports, and it’ll be the first feature-length addition to the online collective fiction project, the SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation.
The SCP Foundation began in 2008 as a collaborative digital project and has since grown into one of the largest fan-driven horror and sci-fi universes online. You can get acquainted with the SCP Foundation via Bloody FM’s SCP Archives podcast.
V/H/S/SCP will be framed as “’recovered field documentation,’ or video evidence gathered, redacted, and archived by the secretive organization. Standalone segments in the anthology will focus on different objects, entities, or events under the containment-breach narrative.”
Spooky Pictures is headed by genre veterans Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) and Roy Lee (Weapons, IT). They’ll be joined by Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, V/H/S/Halloween) and Michael Schreiber (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/Beyond) as producers.
“The horror genre continues to be a remarkable launchpad for new talent to share original creations, and the vast SCP universe has provided a vital incubator for this creativity to thrive,” Spooky Pictures co-founder Steven Schneider said. “Along with INS, this next project reinforces our shared commitment to look in new and unexpected spaces for stories. We can’t wait to expand the V/H/S franchise with new, fresh, and terrifying stories that will keep viewers coming back for more.”