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NECA’s ‘Alien’ Cinemachines Are So Good I May Cry
I am so incredibly, insanely jealous of those with the income, space and sanity to purchase everything produced by NECA – the greatest toy company that’s ever existed.
Heading into the New York Toy Fair, they’ve just unveiled another masterpiece of a line: their Cinemachines, which include vehicles from various films.
The first completed and painted batch of prototypes are from Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens.
Vehicle replicas shown above include the Nostromo (Alien), Narcissus Escape Pod (Alien), USS Sulaco (Aliens) and Hadley’s Hope Daihotai Tractor (Aliens).
These join previously announced M577 Armored Personnel Carrier, UD-4L Cheyenne Dropship, Space Jockey and Space Jockey Spaceship.
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.
A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.
Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.
Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”
“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.
“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”