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Update 4/29/09

    MR. LOBO HOSTS "MONSTERS" MOVIE at THE GUILD and MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN WEST SAC HQ!

SCIENCE NERDS AND SCI FI GEEKS, HOLD YOU HEADS UP HIGH! THE PLANET NEEDS YOU!
MR. LOBO HOSTS THE NUTRITIOUS PART OF YOUR DELICIOUS STAR TREK WEEKEND!
On FRIDAY MAY 8th at the MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN BLDG 600 4th Street at 7 & 9:30 PM and on SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2009 at THE GUILD Theater 7:00 PM Admission: $5.00
KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES! MONSTERS FROM THE ID is Fresh from its World Premiere at this year's SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST FILM FESTIVAL!
The awesome threat of the idealistic hope of the ATOMIC AGE of the 1950's fueled a boom of science fiction films that made heroes out of scientists and got a generation of kids to look up to them like matinee cowboy idols. We belived we could conquer all unknowns and insure a bright future. Even with all the fantasy and fakery, these films fueled minds that made powerful advances for the world--We put a man on the moon and won the cold war.
Today--We need more scientists to save us from the enviromental and economic disasters that threaten the planet. We need another Gee Whiz Golden Age of Cheesy Monster Movies to save the world!
MR. LOBO hopes you'll join him for this Heady Nostalgic Freefall through FORBIDDEN PLANET, THEM!, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, DESTINATION MOON, CONQUEST OF SPACE, ROCKETSHIP X-M, INVADERS FROM MARS, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and so much more you'll probably cry--Mr. Lobo did.
THE FUTURE OF MANKIND IS IN THE BALANCE! SCIENCE IS MANKIND'S LAST GREAT HOPE!
A TIP OF THE SPACE HELMET TO DEEANN AND ROBERT FROM MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN FOR BRINGING THIS GREAT DOCUMENTARY TO SACRAMENTO! WE CAN ALL THANK THEM BY ATTENDING THIS SHOW!
SEE YOU THERE, EARTHLINGS!
LINKS:
MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN
http://www.shiny-object.com
THE GUILD
http://www.guildtheater.com/information-1.html
CINEMA INSOMNIA WITH MR. LOBO
http://www.cinemainsomnia.com

Finding MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN in West Sacramento at the Big Gray Building
600 4th St, West Sacramento. It's the old ILWU Union Hall. That's the corner of 4th & F in WEST Sacramento, just over the river from downtown Sacramento. Parking lot is off of F Street between 4th & 5th Streets. The entrance door is in the rear of the building, by the parking lot.
PARKING IS FREE
FROM I -80 EAST
Take US-50 E/CAPITAL CITY FWY toward SACRAMENTO/SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
Take JEFFERSON BLVD EXIT Toward DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO
Merge onto CA-275 N via the exit on the LEFT toward DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO.
Take the WEST CAPITOL AVE exit
Turn LEFT onto 4TH ST.
FROM BUSINESS ROUTE 80 WEST
Take BUS 80 W toward CA-160 HWY towards DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO
Continue on 12th STREET
Right at I STREET
Slight right at 5th St (signs for I-5/CA-16/CA-99)
Turn left at Jibboom St
Slight right at I St
Continue straight onto C St
Turn Left at 4th STREET
Finding MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN in Oak Park at THE GUILD THEATER
The Guild Theater is conveniently located at 35th Street and Broadway (2828 35th Street) in the heart of Oak Park. The theater is 10 minutes from downtown Sacramento and is easily accessible from the freeway.
FREE PARKING
Lot adjacent to the theater. Ample non-metered street parking is also available on 35th Street and the other streets surrounding the theater.
From I-80 East
Take I-80 Business Route East towards Capitol City Freeway/Sacramento/South Lake Tahoe
Take I-50 towards South Lake Tahoe
Take the 34th Street exit
Turn right on 34th Street
Turn left on Broadway
Turn right on 35th Street
From I-80 West
Take I-80 Business Route East
Take I-50 towards South Lake Tahoe
Take the 34th Street exit
Turn right on 34th Street
Turn left on Broadway
Turn right on 35th Street

Update 4/24/09

    PUSHING THE LIMITS OF GOOD TASTE-A BRIEF UPDATE!

Your horror host MR. LOBO is busier than a CRAWLING EYE with one tentacle! Starting in May CINEMA INSOMNIA is broadcasting on 2 new TV stations: WKRP in TENNESSEE and KCAB in ARIZONA. For those of you not in the viewing area of those great stations, we're also adding 4 new free shows to LOBOVISION that you can watch right now at cinemainsomnia.com!
MR. LOBO and crew are embarking on a B-Movie tour of theaters and other venues across the country and here at our home base Sacramento MR. LOBO offers autographed DVDs, T-shirts, and other merch at the TOY FUSION store, teams up with MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN, appears LIVE and in person MAY 2nd at EMPIRE COMICS, and hosts the 30th Anniversary 35mm screening of HARDWARE WARS at THE CREST theater on JUNE 4th!
Mr. Lobo is partnering with WILL THE THRILL and DOUBLE BILL DEVER to unite the B-MOVIE NATION, conspiring with SHADOWS IN THE DARK radio, ANOMOLIES NETWORK, and MYSTERIES MAGAZINE to advance paranormal media, collaborating with JIM SINCLAIR on a CAPT. COSMIC comic book due out next year, and planning with SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FEST, APPREHESIVE FILMS, BRAINS: the comic book, NOVEMBER FIRE apparel, ERNIE "PLAN 9.1" FOSSELIUS and others to put on an ALL ZOMBIE CONVENTION!
Mr. Lobo is interviewed in AMERICAN SCARY and contributed EXTRA FEATURES to the CREATURE FEATURES documentary WATCH HORROR FILMS KEEP AMERICA STRONG. Of course there have been new CINEMA INSOMNIA DVD releases and we've even produced some exclusive to DVD content. Cinema Insomnia is going to offer a calendar to help us all keep track of the madness! WHEW!

    KNOW MEANS KNOW - NEW CALENDAR KEEPS YOU HEP!

As you know, here at the front lines it's been rough. Our enemies have been busy as beavers to keep loyal SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS like you in the dark. MR. LOBO'S MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/mr_lobo, the YAHOO! group: groups.yahoo.com/mrlobosknights, Fan site: SupportYourLocalHorrorHost.com and the CINEMA INSOMNIA Forum, all tell part of the story!
Our web overlord and SUPREME KNIGHT OLAV will be resurrecting the CI CALENDAR to keep you HEP to all the many HEP-PENINGS that are happening. Live Appearances, Screenings, Releases, and INSOMNIAC Meet-ups will be added on a regular basis so keep checking back.

    NEW DVDS FOR A BETTER ECONOMY

Thank you for your part to KEEP INSOMNIA STRONG by resisting black market "rips" and buying official CI MERCHANDISE! If there was ever a time to invest in CINEMA INSOMNIA DVDS it is RIGHT NOW. We're doing our part by switching to ALL AMERICAN MADE discs, printed materials and cases. This will cost MR. LOBO and APPREHENSIVE FILMS more per unit, but will allow all of us to sleep a little better. Most available titles can be found at "THEGRINDHOUSE.NET" and you can also pick them up here at our store. NORMALS can find more comfortable outlets for them at TARGET.COM and AMAZON.COM.
NEW! CINEMA INSOMNIA: EEGAH! THE NAME WRITTEN IN BLOOD
This recently produced show is now a SLIME LINE DVD featuring a GIANT interview with RICHARD KIEL and THE QUEEN OF TRASH AS SHEEGAH! Wannabe Rockabilly Idol ARCH HALL co-stars in the feature with many of the songs mercifully cut. ENJOY a night filled with prehistoric TV commercials, bone-head jokes, and retro fun! Only $15.00 plus shipping. QUANTITY DISICOUNTS AVAILABLE!
CINEMA INSOMNIA: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL WITH BOB WILKINS
IF you missed this DVD the first time or need a excuse to buy it again the re-mastered SLIME LINE version is finally here! LOBO and WILKINS join forces! It's Bob's last TV performance, with retro clips, CI and CREATURE FEATURES flashbacks, and highlights from some of Bob's favorite films. Includes 3-D Glasses for 3-D bonus features. Only $15.00 plus shipping - $20 for DVD plus POSTER!
CINEMA INSOMNIA: VOYAGE TO A PREHISTORIC PLANET
Second Season show is available for the first time on SLIME LINE DVD. Lobo keeps this CORMAN-IZED SPACE CLUNKER lively with late night TV fun, sci-fi movie trailers, retro clips, drive-in snack bar ads and special comedy guests Francois Fly and Dave Atell. Give your friends VENUS ENVY! All for just 15 Quatloos or earth currency equivalent!
MANY MANY OTHER TITLES - NOT FOR THE SQUEEMISH
For the die hards who gotta catch'em all MR. LOBO hosts DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME, GAMERA SUPER MONSTER, SUPERARGO, CARNIVAL OF SOULS, THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS, CREATURE, A BUCKET OF BLOOD, HORROR OF PART BEACH, MONSTER FROM A PREHISTORIC PLANET and others to make you and your DVD collection happy!
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVES, ARE YOU ALL CAUGHT UP WITH DVD'S?
Preorder WASP WOMAN now for only TEN bucks plus TWO bucks postage - PAYPAL MR. LOBO's personal assistant at erik@fal.net.

Update 3/23/09

    SACRAMENTO BOB WILKINS MEMORIAL FOR THE FANS AND GENERAL PUBLIC

When: Sunday March 29th
Time: 5PM to 8PM
Where: 17th & "I" St.
Downtown Sacramento
A celebration of the life and career of Bob Wilkins for his Sacramento fans! Items of Bob's television memorabilia will be on display, including the Captain Cosmic costume.
Come join the Bob Wilkins family of fans for a fun evening in honor of Bob.
This event is an open house.

Update 2/1/09

    CINEMA INSOMNIA OFFICIAL FORUM LAUNCHES

It's new. It's Blue. It's here for you!
It's the official Cinema Insomnia Forum!
Big thanks to Olav and the gang at Support Your Local Horror Host and, of course, The Sleepless Knights of Insomnia! Your enthusiasm and interest in Misunderstood Movies and Misunderstood Movie hosts has made this dream of our fore-bearers a reality. Register, Log in, Jump on and make your voice heard!
Your Cinema Insomnia host,
Mr. Lobo

URL - http://forum.lobovision.net

Update 1/22/09

    Horror Host Legend Bob Wilkins Passes

Mr. Lobo's greatest hero, the great TV personality Bob Wilkins, most famous for the "Creature Features" show he produced and hosted in the Bay Area, died Jan 7th 2009 in his sleep surrounded by loved ones hat the age of 76 after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease.
Bob Wilkins was a encouraging friend, a teacher and a surrogate father to many of us.
There is a wonderful slideshslide show at bobwilkins.net accompanied by this letter from webmaster Scott Moon on Bob's famous cigar letterhead.

Dear Friends,
On January 7, 2009, Bob Wilkins passed away peacefully. As many of you know, Bob had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for the past several years and his family appreciates the concern, thoughts and prayers from his friends and fans.
When I first met Bob in 1995, he was still at the top of his game. Since then, I've been designing and maintaining his official website, and even produced (along with Mr. Lobo) two live Creature Features events in Sacramento. Its been an honor and a privilege to not only work with Bob, but to become friends with him and his family.
You can email your condolences to scottmoon@scottmoon.net and I will pass them along to the Wilkins family.
- Scott Moon

"Wilkins is survived by his wife,Sally, of Reno, and children, Rob of Oakland and Nancy Fitzpatrick of Sacramento..."
The memorial service Jan. 24 at Oakland.s Montclair Presbyterian Church is for close friends and family only, there will be a memorial and tribute in February for his legions of fans.
Mr. Lobo had this to say about Bob...
"I was a very timid kid, easily scared and nightmare prone due to an overactive imagination. I would have to hide in the other room when "Gilligan" would get yelled at by "The Skipper" on afternoon TV. My dad watched The Bob Wilkins Show in Sacramento and Creature Features out of SF if the wind was blowing right and we cranked the antenna the right direction. Laying on the floor next to his La-Z-Boy recliner was one of my only opportunities to bond with my emotionally detached father. Bob was always a calming low key-presence amid the mayhem and murder of the films he showed. I'd peek out from under the coffee table in my Spider-man PJ's as a lad when he'd come back on the screen and he's crack some dry joke or talk about STAR WARS...and I knew that everything was okay. Wearing a suit and a striped tie, Wilkins seemed like a kind school teacher and was by most accounts an unlikely TV star. He was pale with sandy blond hair, short in stature, a skinny build, and wore horn-rimmed or "birth control" glasses as they're called in the army. He wasn't a hipster or a sportscaster in a bad Dracula costume. Wilkins seemed "cool" to kids by not seeming to care if he was "cool".
He was my guide, my safety net and his demeanor gave me the courage to explore boundless worlds of fantasy. He gave me the biggest "A-HA!" moment of my young life. The stuff happening in the little window called TV wasn't just pouring into the house...it was being presented for fun. A present for me from a friend that wants to entertain me! It's all a show made by people not unlike myself. It was that idea that encouraged me to make things with my overactive imagination and reach out rather than be an terrified introvert my whole life.
I met Bob in person in 1998, I helped produce a live Creature Features show in Sacramento with Scott Moon and wrote some material for Bob. He encouraged me to do this sort of thing myself. In 2001 I had my break and made a show called Cinema Insomnia for a KXTV 10 in Sacramento. Bob wrote the station and told them to keep me on the air...told them that "my show was the best thing going".
Over the years bob gave me tons of advice...until alzheimers took his mind away from us and ultimatelly his life.
There would be no Cinema Insomnia without Bob.
He was a guide and influence for so many. He has brought much joy to my life. I will never forget him or the lessons he taught me. Bob's suffering is finally over...my thoughts now are with his many many children out there who watched him shine in the dark every Saturday night.
Wondercon will be screening "Watch Horror Films, Keep America Strong" on Friday, February 27th at 5:30PM at the Moscone Center in a main screening room.
The documentary will be available for purchase on DVD all weekend at the "Creatures at Large" table, where John Stanley, Bob Shaw, Tom Wyrsh, Ernie Fosselius, and Myself will be avaible to share memories and sign autographs. In addition to that we will have our Creatures At Large panel on Sunday March 1st at 3:00-4:00 PM. Our panel will be "A Tribute to Bob Wilkins"
A lot of fans have asked if the "Hope" poster I designed is available. If you'd like a signed print Paypal $10 to erik@fal.net.
"Watch Horror Films--Keep America Strong"

- Mr. Lobo
Update 10/29/08

"Don't Haunt the House (at the end of the street)"

Turn off the lights, hide under the covers and shiver to the sounds of the new Halloween song from Cinema Insomnia. Lyrics: Mr. Lobo, Music: Scott Moon and vocals by Peter Petty from the Sacramento Opera. Be afraid, very afraid!

CLICK HERE FOR MP3

Update 10/17/08

SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL IS UPON US
Friday October 17th
At the Colonial theater on Stockton Blvd, MR LOBO & THE QUEEN OF TRASH will be presenting the evening shorts program at 6PM, then at 830PM a live performance from the band INSECT and and to top it all off Lobo and the Queen will be doing a live commentary with HARRY MANFREDINI and actress ADRIENNE KING for a special screening of their film FRIDAY THE 13th.
On Saturday the 18th
At 2:30 PM It¿s another great shorts program hosted by MR. LOBO, THE QUEEN OF TRASH and Day shift relief horror hostess BLOODY BETHY. MR. LOBO will interview LARRY BUTLER the homicidal CEO from DOWNSIZED, best loved by insomniacs for his eccentric performances in THE DOUBLE D AVENGER and FRANKENSTIEN VS. THE CREATURE FROM BLOOD COVE. THE QUEEN OF TRASH will be interviewing the gang from the highly anticipated sequel ROADSIDE KILLER 2. And at 8pm we kick off CULT CLASSIC APPRECIATION NIGHT with special returning guest TONY MORAN, best known for his role as the UNMASKED Michael Myers in the original 'John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN', He returns LIVE and IN PERSON to help judge The Zombie Beauty Contest! There will be a musical performance by the insane puppet posse called THE ZOOPY SHOW and the CHIODO BROTHERS will be there LIVE and IN PERSON and do a LIVE commentary for KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE.
And Finally Sunday the 18th
At 10:30 AM There will be a Doc on William Castle called SPINE TINGLER presented by Bloody Bethy and at 12:30PM there will be an informative seminar called The Public Domain Content & Licensing Workshop presented by MR. LOBO and APPREHENSIVE FILMS. After the 2:30PM shorts program, at 4PM is the filmmaker challenge called the FINAL MINUTES hosted by MR. LOBO and THE QUEEN OF TRASH. You will vote for the 6 minute best ending of an unmade feature length film. A 6PM TIFFANY SHEPIS will be doing Q&A LIVE and IN PERSON to help present her new film BONNIE AND CLYDE VS. DRACULA! 9PM check out a musical performance by the LURKING TERROR followed by our final shorts program called THE HOUSE THAT GRINDS.
For more info visit http://www.sachorrorfilmfest.com or email our illustrious festival director Tim at tim@sachorrorfilmfest.com.
See you there monsterlovers!

DATE ANNOUNCED FOR SACRAMENTO CREATURE FEATURES FILM SCREENING
Jeepers, Creature Feature People! It's a New Show in Sacramento with a new cut of the documentary every BOB WILKINS fan is talking about! Mark your calendar and BE THERE, Thursday October 30 7:30 p.m. at the beautiful and historic CREST theater at 1013 K st. in Sacramento. "WATCH HORROR FILMS¿KEEP AMERICA STRONG! A Journey Into CREATURE FEATURES." $10 all seats. A portion of the Profits goes towards Alzheimer's disease research and Bob's care...

MR. LOBO MUSIC NEWS
MR. LOBO holiday novelty song "HALLOWEEN CANDY" will be the opening song of DR. DEMENTO¿S first Halloween show, airing 10-19, online 10-20. In Mr. Lobo¿s mind this is a great honor.

LOBOTRASH ART SHOW
TWISTED TALES of MONSTERLOVE is an art show that opened this month on Second Saturday at

SARAJANE & Co.
908 21st Street in Sacramento, California
featuring collaborative art by MR. LOBO and the QUEEN OF TRASH under the clever moniker of LOBOTRASH. The art is inspired by Misunderstood Movie and the insomniac lifestyle and will be up until mid-November. Come out and get culturfied!

9/18/08

THE BIG UPDATE FOR LOBOWEEN 2008!

Smell those rotting corpses and bask in the beauty of the orange and black fungus that is spreading from house to house, store to store, and show to show this holiday season!

If you dare to read on, you will learn the shocking facts about THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION in Franklin, Indiana, upcoming THRILLVILLE Shows in Napa and El Cerrito, LOBOTRONIX 6 at SILICON in San Jose, THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, our favorite duo’s mysterious absence from the FROM THE LAND BEYOND Convention, the inclusion of a MR. LOBO interview extra on TROMA’s CYZORK 7 DVD, A Cinema Insomnia-thon at SPOOKSHOW A GO-GO in San Francisco, a Sacramento screening of WATCH HORROR FILMS--KEEP AMERICA STRONG, The Queen’s pictorial in SCARS magazine and new role in an upcoming TED V. MIKELS film, Mr. Lobo's voice overs for the FOLSOM SPOOK TRAIN, cameos in the new FANS OF JIMMY CENTURY music video, Mr. Lobo’s Halloween song HALLOWEEN CANDY, and Cinema Insomnia's swan song on KTEH.

B-MOVIE CELEBRATION IN FRANKLIN: GROUND ZERO FOR B-CULTURE

The Camelot couple of B-culture is extremely proud to host THE 2008 B-MOVIE CELEBRATION. Earlier this year, The Queen organized an art show to help the hometown of the event with a flood relief benefit called THE AMAZING COLOSSAL ART SHOW and the remaining items will be sold at auction as part of the opening festivities. The people of Franklin are eager to receive their THE QUEEN OF TRASH--Banners bearing her image attacking the ARTCRAFT theater as THE 50FT. WOMAN flutter all over town!

On September 26^th, 27^th and 28^th THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION has a whopping 50 films programmed all over Franklin, Indiana including DEATH RACE 2000, HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, THIS ISLAND EARTH, TARANTULA, CARNIVAL OF SOULS, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, NIGHT OF THE COMET, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, WORLD WITHOUT END, RUSS MEYER'S UP, FROM HELL IT CAME, NOT OF THIS EARTH, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, GALAXY OF TERROR, THE CRAWLING EYE, PSYCHO, JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET, ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, NIGHTHAWKS, ONE MILLION B.C., INVADERS FROM MARS, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, TWINS OF EVIL, THE TIME MACHINE, WAR OF THE WORLDS and, of course, ATTACK OF THE 50FT. WOMAN

However, THE QUEEN OF TRASH and MR. LOBO will mainly be at the beautiful and historic ARTCRAFT Theatre, introducing practically all of the films presented there, interviewing special guests, giving out prizes, encouraging audience participation, and greeting B-Movie fans from all over the country and abroad.

Last year, Mr. Lobo and The Queen had a fantastic time stirring things up with directors and B-Movie greats like LLOYD KAUFMAN, TOM SAVINI, CONRAD BROOKS, and JIM WYNORSKI and this year they’re back with some famous friends. There are too many special guests and events to list them all. There will be a retrospective of The Films of JIM WYNORSKI like Miss Mitten’s favorite CHOPPING MALL. A special screening of CYXORK 7 with writer/director JOHN HUFF in person! They will be presenting the best film ever involving a horror host character, FRIGHT NIGHT with the director TOM HOLLAND live and in person and MR. LOBO will be bringing the ultimate horror host documentary WATCH HORROR FILMS KEEP AMERICA STRONG to Bob Wilkins home state for a rare screening.

The event will also be celebrating the 30^th anniversary of the most successful indy short film HARDWARE WARS by presenting a special award to ERNIE FOSSELIUS saluting his career. The show will have about 20 workshops and seminars, including a screenwriters boot camp with RON ABERDEEN and a Horror Host panel with Q and A. THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION is also the home for the fiercely free and independent SUMMER TROMADANCE film festival presenting new talent with a TROMA taint. Though the miracle of modern holistic geography, we also will have THE WORLD’S LARGEST BEACH PARTY in the parking lot across the street from the ARTCRAFT where my California pals WILL THE THRILL and MONICA TIKI GODDESS will be presenting “ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS” and rock to the beat of the schlock rock combo THE MOON RAYS! On Sunday Indy Film Co-Op honcho Bill Dever premieres HIS home grown Sci-Fi film BLOOD MOON and more, more, more!

B-there or you will miss history in the making! Visit www.bmoviecelbration.com for ticket and event info.

CYZORK 7

Mr. Lobo’s hilarious and informative red carpet interview with director/writer of CYXORK 7, JOHN HUFF, at last years B-MOVIE CELEBRATION is included as a bonus feature on the TROMA TEAM release of the outlandishly dark and funny sci-fi satire CYZORK 7 starring RAY WISE of TWIN PEAKS. If you can’t be in Franklin at the ARTCRAFT theater for the gala B-MOVIE CELEBRATION screening of the award winning comedy CYZORK 7 Saturday night…do your self a favor and pick up the movie from finer DVD outlets everywhere! Mr. Lobo’s name is even on the box!

GOODBYE KTEH

It is with a heavy heart that we must bring you this news.
Ken Patterson from KTEH Programming, who stuck his neck out and took a chance with CINEMA INSOMNIA three years ago, has informed me that KTEH will no longer be able to air CINEMA INSOMNIA. Across the country the status of broadcast TV is grim and stations are scrambling to give the sponsors they still have more for their money and to get more from the programming they acquire. In the case of KTEH, it was decided that late night programming will now be a repeat of 7PM to Midnight prime programming that will air from 1 AM to 6 AM. Starting in October they not facilitate ANY independent scheduling of programs in that time period. This is across all of the channels operated by KTEH and KQED, and was decided well above the programming department level. Fortunately you, the loyal SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS OF INSOMNIA, have come through with DVD, 8x10 and T-shirt purchases, and support at live appearances. Over the past 3 years, it has been Mr. Lobo’s honor and delightful duty to bring a "CREATURE FEATURES" type show to the Bay Area and you are the number 1 reason CINEMA INSOMNIA exists at all. MR. LOBO hopes you come see him at one of the many live events he will be appearing at during the holiday/horrorday season. Perhaps together we can explore new ways of spreading the joy of misunderstood films in the future..."for that is where you and I will be spending the reat of our lives".

Hope is not lost.

Jonathan Morken of APPREHENSIVE FILMS and CREATURE FEATURES maven Tom Wyrcsh have informed us that talks have begun with San Francisco Independent stations TV20 and KRON Ch. 4 in regards to finding a new local home for Mr. Lobo and Cinema Insomnia.

The final show for CINEMA INSOMNIA on KTEH will air late-late Saturday night/Sunday Morning, 9/28, and will be the Live DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS Special (2.5 hour long edit...)

Insomniacs are encouraged to contact their favorite TV stations and networks and tell them, “I want my CI!” and why!

FROM THE LAND BEYOND CONVENTION IN SACRAMENTO

On September 26^th and 27^th, If you can’t be in Indiana with MR. LOBO and THE QUEEN OF TRASH for the B-Movie Celebration, be where they would be if they weren’t! Sacramento's SCOTTISH RITE CENTER
(6151 H Street - Near CSUS) for the ultra huge FROM THE LAND BEYOND Sci-Fi and Horror Convention!

See Live and In Person CINEMA INSOMNIA friends and favorites, SID HAIG, RICHARD HATCH, our favorite Darth Vader C. ANDREW NELSON, MICHAEL BERRYMAN, Star Trek’s Gorn BOBBY CLARK, Hardware Wars director ERNIE FOSSELIUS, Godzilla expert AUGUST RAGONE, composer MARS, Author NICHOLAS GRABOWSKI, and APPREHENSIVE FILMS mogul Jonathan Morken who will be bringing all 22 CINEMA INSOMNIA DVD titles as well as his own line of AFC Grindhouse films and the Award Winning CENTIPEDE HORROR centipede tank DVD display!

Loyal Insomniac Andrew from TOY FUSION helped MR. LOBO and ERNIE FOSSELIUS tremendously at their CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR appearances and with the relocation of the LOBO-TRASH HQ to Folsom, including finding new homes for some of Mr. Lobo’s memorabilia and props. TOY FUSION will have a presence at THE LAND BEYOND convention to celebrate the re-opening of his storefront on El Camino Ave. Stop by and say HOWDY and split a BRAWNDO!

There are tons of special events and concerts at THE LAND BEYOND event, Insomniacs, so go to http://www.sacanime.com/fromthelandbeyond/ for all the super geeky details. Kudos to our pal Anthony Leano and Dan Houck for putting on this much anticipated and well publicized event!

SILICON 2008 PRESENTS LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW IN SAN JOSE!

This would be a great event for orphaned KTEH CINEMA INSOMNIA fans to meet and plot the coming revolution.

SILICON presents
THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW
(AKA Cinema Insomnia Live)

One night only, On Friday October 3rd THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW promises a monstrously good and dangerously retro time, from 8:30 to 11:30 in the Siskiyou Ballroom/Donnor Pass Ballroom DOUBLETREE HOTEL , San Jose.

Hosted by TV's MR. LOBO and The QUEEN OF TRASH from CINEMA INSOMNIA, THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW, showcases a parade of bizarre short films, monster movie trailers, vintage commercials, and twisted cartoons that might otherwise go unseen by mainstream audiences. This event features the convention classic STAR TREK bloopers, a rare ABBOTT AND COSTELLO skit where they meet an all together different Universal monster, classic GUMBY shorts, the timely BETTY BOOP for President, a plethora of Sci -Fi and Horror film trailers, and many many weird and wonderful surprises. Actual 16mm film clips(not DVD or video) will be provided by prominent Northern California film collectors "SCI-FI BOB" EKMAN and PAUL ETCHEVERRY, who have put on "Psychotronic"-style film shows since the 1970's mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area and most notably, producers for the infamous PYSCHOTRONIX benifit film shows for KFJC at FOOTHILL COLLEGE in Los Altos. These and other recent shows with this type of programming in Sacramento, Castro Valley, San Francisco, Oakland and El Cerrito quickly sold out! This event promises to be fantastic with an earlier start time, free admission included for SILICON attendees and you could even win prizes from MR. LOBO and THE QUEEN OF TRASH!
Recite the The Insomniac Oath and pledge to be there for THE LOBOTRONIX FILM SHOW!

SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

MR LOBO & THE QUEEN OF TRASH are all set to return as your horror hosts of THE 2008 SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FEST. Expect high-quality independent and popular studio-release horror films, sci-fi features and short films, wild bands, informative workshops and celebrity guests.

TONY MORAN, best known for his role as the UNMASKED Michael Myers in the original 'John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN', returns LIVE and IN PERSON to screen his new film SPILT MILK! Composer HARRY MANFREDINI and actress ADRIENNE KING will be doing a LIVE commentary with MR. LOBO for a special screening of their film FRIDAY THE 13th as will the CHIODO BROTHERS for a less informational and more riff filled LIVE commentary for KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE.

There will also be an informative seminar called The Public Domain Content & Licensing Workshop presented by MR. LOBO and APPREHENSIVE FILMS.

This workshop is perfect for everyone from aspiring to seasoned filmmakers, producers and distributors.

The insane puppet-rock group THE ZOOPY SHOW with be performing Saturday night the18th!

There will be a Horror Trivia Contest and a Zombie Beauty Pageant so if you think you’ve got the body or BRAINS sign up at sachorrorfilmfest.com or email our illustrious festival director Tim at tim@sachorrorfilmfest.com.

18 years of age and older only, please!

MR. LOBO’S ULTIMATE PARTY SONG “HALLOWEEN CANDY” IS FINALLY AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!

Bury MONSTER MASH in the backyard this year, show your loyalty to MR. LOBO and join your fellow SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS OF INSOMNIA in support and solidarity. Take Halloween back from the cruel corporate establishment and fight for your right to PARRR-TAY!!!

For less than a dollar you keep the magic alive in your boogie shoes. Download Halloween candy from iTUNES now and show those damn “Trick-or-Treaters” what for!



THE QUEEN OF TRASH IN SCARS MAGAZINE

If you scour your favorite booksellers you can still find the summer issue of SCARS magazine across the nation and "guess who" is featured? No we don't mean GEORGE ROMERO—although, he did beat her out for the cover! Editor RAYMOND DOWALIBY does and in depth interview with THE QUEEN OF TRASH for his sizzling hot new horror publication in a 5 page spread that will raise the dead. The article is called "GETTING DIRTY WITH THE QUEEN OF TRASH". These hot pix were made with the help of gore masters MORB-X EFFECTS and photographer MR. LOBO are exclusive to SCARS and you won't see them anywhere else. If you didn’t pick it up at BORDERS BOOKS or BARNES AND NOBLE go to the source at http://scarsmagazine.com/subs.html.

SPOOKSHOW A GO-GO WILL SCREEN CINEMA INSOMNIA SHOWS

Starting at the witching hour, 9PM, in San Francisco’s Fat City, burlesque and film festival promoter VAL KILMORE is offering a sexxxy shock-a-billy pumpkin spice alternative to THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FEST called SPOOKSHOW A-GO-GO. Episodes of CINEMA INSOMNIA will be screened as part of the evenings entertainment and as a proud protest to the shows cancellation from KTEH. Hop over to www.myspace.com/spookshowagogo.

BACK TO BACK DAYS OF THRILLS! THRILLVILLE’S HALLOWEEN HELLABALOO and SPACED OUT SPOOKYLAU!

First, on Thursday the 23^rd of October at 9PM at THE CERRITO SPEAKEASY THEATER(10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, 94530)
WILL THE THRILL and MONICA TIKI GODDESS host THRILLVILLE´S HALLOWEEN HELLABALOO!
Featuring The all-time tag-team terror of
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943)
Plus
THE HUBBA HUBBA REVUE(www.hubbahubbarevue.com) live on stage and special guests MR. LOBO and THE QUEEN OF TRASH!
Admission: $10.www.cerritospeakeasy.com.

Then after a nap and a shower, on Friday, October 24, 8PM at THE COPIA:
Center For Wine, Food & the Arts( 500 First Street Napa, CA 94559)
THRILLVILLE'S Annual HALLOWEEN SPOOKYLAU presents the psychedelic psychotronic favorite
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER (1965)
plus the swaying, slaying sounds of
THE MAIKAI GENTS
With special guests, MR LOBO & THE QUEEN OF TRASH and hosts WILL THE THRILL and MONIKA TIKI GODDESS! Admission: $7 - ALL AGES ADMITTED. www.copia.org

WATCH HORROR FILMS KEEP AMERICA STRONG IN SACRAMENTO

Bob Wilkins has a lot of fans in the Sacramento Area, Cinema Insomnia and Planet X has been working hard to book this nostalgic and entertaining look at his program Creature Features at a local theatre.

Mr. Lobo’s long time friend, alum of THE TRASH FILM ORGY, and Manager of THE CREST theater, Mighty SID HEBERGER has given the green light for two screenings of the BOB WILKINS/CREATURE FEATURES documentary WATCH HORROR FILMS KEEP AMERICA STRONG! The showings are slated for late October. please visit THE CREST theatres website for the most up to date information or call (916)44-CREST. MR. LOBO and SCOTT MOON will be in attendance and will give a brief intro to the film. A portion of the proceeds will go towards Bob’s care and Alzheimer’s research.

CALLSON MANOR

The Fear Begins October 3rd! CALLSON MANOR is a totally immersive high end Haunted Attraction in located in Roseville at the PLACER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS and one of the sponsors of THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL. MR. LOBO hopes to be out there several days and is in negotiations to do some kind of LOBOTRONIC SHOW during its long run. Show dates are October 3-5 9-12 16-19 23-1, 2008.

FANS OF JIMMY CENTURY MUSIC VIDEO

One of The Bay Area's favorite bands, the pop duo called THE FANS OF JIMMY CENTURY has a video for their hit single called HOT SAHARA. It features MR.LOBO and THE QUEEN OF TRASH in cameo roles as the agents of ultimate revenge. The two versions of this unusually artistic musical short subject will play in dance clubs across the continent and run on The VH1.

The 5^th ANNUAL FOLSOM GHOST TRAIN

The spectral voice of MR. LOBO will be heard on the information line and the TV commercials that will begin airing in October for The 5^TH ANNUAL FOLSOM GHOST TRAIN. Located at the FOLSOM ZOO near the Library. Come see MAX the devil dog and NERO the only ghost circus lion in captivity! For dates and details about this local family Halloween tradition, call LARRY SCHOLL PRODUCTIONS at (916)965-1217.

THE QUEEN OF TRASH TO BATTLE ASTRO-ZOMBIES

Cult film director of The original film THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, THE DOLL SQUAD, and CORPSE GRINDERS has released press materials confirming that THE QUEEN OF TRASH is will be starring along side her idol TURA SATANA in the upcoming THREE-QUEL to THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES franchise ASTRO-ZOMBIES: M3 CLONED, set to shoot in Las Vegas next year. Keep watching the skies…

Update 07/14/08

THE AMAZING COLOSSAL ART SHOW!

To further help with donations, The Q-o-T has rallied her artsy-type pals in Sacramento and elsewhere to donate artwork for: The AMAZING COLOSSAL ART SHOW ! It is a "B-Movie"-themed art sale to benefit the flood victims in Franklin, IN, home of the Midwest's annual "B-Movie Celebration." The event will be hosted by the Queen of Trash, with an appearance by Mister Lobo!

Just think: rubber monsters, zombies, go-go girls, Mexican wrestlers, space girls in silver bikinis, paper plate saucers, giant robots, brains in jars, kung fu masters, death cars radioactive insects and, of course, amazing colossal people!

Here's the best part: ALL of the pieces will be very affordable (most under $100) and the majority will be $50 and under! The very air will abound with one of a kind, art, jewelry and trinkets that won't put a dent in your wallet!
WE STILL NEED DONATIONS! There is still plenty of room for more art donations, so if you're interested, please e-mail the Queen (queen-of-trash@hotmail.com) and let her know. We are also in the market for a couple of sponsors to offset the venue fee and to provide some snackage, so if you know of some folks, please pass it on.
100% of profits will benefit the Johnson County Flood Relief Fund.*

The show will be on Saturday, July 19^th, 6pm – 10pm

It will be held at: Vox Gallery Sacramento
Corner of X & 19^th
Sacramento, CA 95818

* unsold pieces will be shipped to Franklin, IN to be included in a silent auction in September.

Update 5/28/08

SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM 2008 FESTIVAL UPDATE

As you know, Mr. Lobo and the Queen of trash will again host this event October 17,18 and 19th.

They're talking with Tim and planning a Lobotronic Film Show fundraiser at The Colonial Theater sometime in late summer. Keep your ear to the third rail for details. Also, The deadline is coming up for the Horror Filmmaker Challenge: to film The Final 5 Minutes of a Slasher/Zombie Film. as always for info go to sachorrorfilmfest.com.

APPREHENSIVE FILMS, THE MARY KAY OF CULT MOVIES

Cult Movie Maven Jonathan Morken has been doing so well distributing the Cinema Insomnia line of DVDs that they will be handling the all our online DVD sales. They will also be licensing shows to media outlets for cable and broadcast distribution as well as wholesaling Cinema Insomnia DVDs at major retail outlets like Amazon and Target.com. You can get in on the action yourself by selling Cinema Insomnia and other Apprehensive Films DVD titles on your website. It's easy. They send you the code and if someone buys through your site you get a healthy piece of the action. …Passive income to suit your passive aggressive lifestyle. Go to afcinema.net!

B-MOVIE CELLEBRATION 2008 UPDATE

As you know, Mr. Lobo and The Queen of Trash will be hosting the big event September 26th,27th, and 28th in Indiana, with some help from their Thrillville pals Will "The Thrill" and Monica Tiki Goddess and last year's MC Papaw Payatte. They'll also be shooting new material for the launch of The B-Movie Channel powered by Digiflick. Below is the poster designed by Mr. Lobo with our very own Queen Of Trash as the 50 ft. Woman!

On a serious note: The Queen of Trash and I are very concerned about the recent flooding in Franklin and they send their sincerest and deepest sympathies. We are so proud of the bravery, compassion, and comradeship they have showed in this disaster! These are the same fine qualities that made us love the people of Franklin and the surrounding areas so much n the first place. It is also this spirit of co-operation, determination, community, and survival in the face of the most unforgiving odds that embodies the core ethic of why we love B-films. Think of George Romero and Ed Wood and how they brought their respective communities together and made history. This is another reason why Franklin is the perfect place for THE B-MOVIE CELEBRATION.

Our thoughts are with them. But, thoughts and prayers come cheap. The Celebration will go on as planned. Though the Ashley Drake, the bed and breakfast where specials guests like Tom Savini stayed had been decimated the beautiful Artcraft theatre, The Museum and The Willard survived intact. A great way to actually help the good people of that Indiana town is to be there in September for the festival…stay for a few nights, have a few drinks, buy your popcorn, and watch B-films with the folks who put the heart in heartland. If that is not a possibility.. you can always make donations via paypal as well!

The Plan to Remake Plan 9

Set you Dictorobator for 9/09/09. The darling of direct to video splatter Jonny Johnson of Darkstone Entertainment is remaking Ed Wood's classic B-film as a serious and scary effort. Scripted by Johnson and Walt Winfrey, it’s set to shoot in Virginia next March, and premiere the following September 9—or 9/9/09—for the first film’s 50th anniversary. Casting is currently underway, with Johnson himself, Mr. Lobo as a later day Criswell, YouTube personality Caitlin Hill (a.k.a. Hill88) and original cast member Conrad Brooks already set for roles.

According to Fangoria.com, Johnson intends to release his PLAN 9 in a two-DVD set with Wood’s movie, on which he and Brooks will do a new audio commentary, plus a retrospective piece and more. You can find out more about the project at its website www.plan9movie.com.

Psychotronic Film Festival

If you haven't yet seen it, this may be your last chance for awhile since they are remodeling Foothill College! For over 15 years the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival

has delivered only the most unintentionally hilarious 1950's commercials and "educational" films, the most bizarre obscure classic cartoons, trailers from the worst movies, the most double-entendre packed Pre-Code shorts, the cheapest international monster movies, the campiest musical shorts, the most surreal silent movie clips and TV programs that should never have aired. Radio personality Rob Emmett of "The Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show" hosts this fundraiser for KFJC from 7:00 to 11:30 PM at Room 5015 on the Foothill College campus, Los Altos Hills, El Monte exit off of Highway 280. Bring $5 Donation and eight quarters for parking. For more info visit Psychotronic Paul’s Blog. Mr. Lobo and The Queen Of Trash will be there live and in person.

And on July 5th, 2008

THRILL-O-TRONIC AMERICAN STYLE

Salute! Mr. Lobo and Queen will be special guests at another random retro film festival with a slant toward classic Americana for the holiday weekend! It’s at The Cerrito Speakeasy in El Cerrito and if you love our other “tronic” shows in the area you’ll love this!

Supercon 2008

In San Jose, in a giant structure that resembles an blimp hangar and incredible collection of comic book artists, dealers and pop culture celebrities gathered for what can only be described as Supercon-The eastbays Premier comic Book Convention! Warmest "thankyous" to organizer extraordinaire Scott for inviting Mr. Lobo and the Queen Of Trash and giving them another opportunity to press the flesh in the heart of Cinema Insomnia's viewership! Mr. Lobo was ideified and recognized by Joel Hodgeson and the Cinema Insomnia folks got to meet and hang out with the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Mr. Lobo had a successful horror host panel, shared a table with Ernie Fosselieus (Hardware Wars) and John Stanley (Creature Features), got to see old friends from other cons like Don Pedro Colley (Planet of the Apes, Duke Of Hazard, THX-1138), artist R. Black and C. Andrew Nelson (Darth Vader), and sold a ton of official Cinema Insomnia brand mechandise! All this and a Hot Tub in their hotel room! You can bet they're coming back next year! Mr. Lobo Hopes to see you at Supercon 2009!

WATCH HORROR FILMS-KEEP AMERICA STRONG!

Bob Wilkins was a beloved local television presenter with enormous impact in the sci-fi, horror and genre film fan community. The show he created Creature features spanned from 1971 to 84 with the help of his successor John Stanley. John was a bay area film critic and wrote the horror host bible and koran "The Creature Features Movie Guide" and "I Was A TV Horror Host". He took over for wilkins in 1979. He is active in the fan community today. However, Wilkins, 76, has Alzheimer's disease, and has been placed in a care home in Sacramento. A loss for the Wilkins family, which includes two children and two grandchildren, but also a loss for Bay Area television and horror fans scattered across the US.

Many of us carry a little bit of Bob Wilkins around with us every day and the spirit of what he created lives on in many mysterious ways. There is now a new way to relive the days of Creature Features, thanks to Tom Wyrsch, a monster kid turned archivist from Petaluma who is preserving the show's memory and helping the Wilkins family.

Wyrsch has produced "Watch Horror Films: Keep America Strong," a loving and very entertaining 80-minute documentary on the "Creature Features" legacy and its two hosts. "Watch Horror Films: Keep America Strong" debuted May 15 with two packed showings at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. Mr. Lobo is going to help Mr. Wyrsch find other theaters to around Northern California including Sacramento, where Bob hosted horror films from 1966-1982.

The documentary will be available for purchase on DVD as well as presented upcoming episode of Cinema Insomnia. All of the money helping Wilkins' family cope with his sizable medical costs of Bob's care. If you loved "Creature Features" please donate to the Bob Wilkins Foundation by visiting www.bobwilkins.net.

Mr. Lobo will be helping Will present the August 3rd showing at The Cerrito Theatre in El Cerrito.

WILKINS ON CINEMA INSOMNIA

A great DVD of Cinema Insomnia’s 2002 Halloween Special with clips of Bob Hosting horror film clips with Mr. Lobo is available now through apprehensive films. It includes “Murders In 3-D” and 3-D glasses! Paypal 15 bucks to erik@fal.net while supplies last!

1/07/2008 Update

THE YEAR OF THE LOBO
Numerologists have confirmed that 2008 will be the biggest year for Cinsomniacs, yet!
More live shows, more new episodes, more Mr. Lobo approved merchandise, more conventions, and more misunderstood movies!

I WANT MY LOBOTV
You can still view those low rez fan picked snippets on Youtube, but why would you when you can enjoy, at last, full length Cinema Insomnia shows on LOBOVISION with two exciting episodes including the one above in our hot box and more to come!

MORE CINEMA INSOMNIA SHOWS RELEASED BY APPREHENSIVE FILMS
Forget Blue-Ray! These are 17 of your favorite wonderfully retro 2 hour Cinema Insomnia episodes on DVD in new shiny blue cases. All episodes contain one of your favorite midnight movies wrapped in rare clips, vintage commercials, cult and indy trailers, short subjects, interviews, and hosted by Mr. Lobo! Collect ‘em all! Only $15.00 each and your satisfaction is guaranteed! Look for store updates soon!

KONGA LOVES REPTILLICUS ON FEBRUARY 14TH!
On February 14th, in El Cerrito, The Queen Of Trash and Mr. Lobo will be enjoying a romantic evening live on stage at Thrillville’s Giant B-Movie Valentine’s Show with our pals Will “The Thrill” and Monica Tiki Goddess. Check out this awesome poster by the amazing R. Black!

STICK IT TO THE MAN!
The makers of our beautiful T-shirt, November Fire, have made a keen new Cinema Insomnia sticker for your bumper or elsewhere! They also have made new “Sleepless Knights Of Insomnia" decoder rings for the fan club kits—we actually ran out of the old ones and NF saved the day!

MR. LOBO AND QUEEN HOST B-MOVIE CELEBRATION
We’re planning and plotting with Bill Dever and The Indy Film Co-OpThe Indy Film Co-Op in preparations for next September’s B-Movie Celebration. Last year was pure B-Magic and an absolute blast and this year The Queen Of Trash and Mr. Lobo will be your hosts and Will “The Thrill” will be joining us! So mark your calendar for the last weekend in September 2008 and we’ll see you in Frankin, Indiana! Stay tuned for details.

MR. LOBO ACTION FIGURE PROTOTYPE
The vision of Andrew and company at TOY FUSION and the talents of master builder Luke at ALL THINGS CUSTOM have produced the first Mr. Lobo action figure prototype from existing parts with a few modifications. What do you think fans? Do you want something like this next to “The Hulk” on your shelf?

Like we said, the experts tell us 2008 is going to be Insomnia-tastic! Mr. Lobo and the Queen have already signed on to host the 2008 Sacramento Horror Film Festival and to make a live appearance another Halloween Thrillville event in Napa! Mr. Lobo will be flown to Richmond, Virginia for a cameo role in new horror film. Keep checking back to this page for more news and info!

Update10/11/07 LOOK OUT! IT’S LOBOTOBER!

Below you will find all sorts of goodies for Halloween, er, we mean, Loboween! There’s happening music, Thrilling live shows, new CINEMA INSOMNIA episodes for your TV, computer, “iGizmos” and DVD player, a new comic book, and what’s up with CINEMA INSOMNIA’s sweetheart the Queen of Trash.

NEW LOBO HALLOWEEN MUSIC
If you just can’t bare to bust out MONSTER MASH one more damn time download this treat!Your horror host Mr. Lobo and Bay Area band APOCALYPSO NOW have recorded what is sure to be the greatest holiday song of all time. HALLOWEEN CANDY. It should be coming soon to iTunes but in the meantime…

Get the mp3 at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/1284908

Get the Ring Tone at:
http://www.groupietunes.com/artists/MrLobowithApocalypsoNow

LOBO LIVE APPEARENCES
Tonight, Mr. Lobo and The Queen Of Trash are doing three THRILLVILLE(www.thrillville.net) shows with Will “The Thrill” and Monica in the Bay Area. In Oakland, at the Parkway Theatre- 1834 Park Blvd. Oakland, CA 94606(www.parkway-speakeasy.com), THRILLVILLE'S ZOMBIE-RAMA returns with a double chill bill of two vintage pulp-pop creature feature classics: first gangsters, cops and scientists battle an army of reanimated monsters in CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955), then undead underwater corpses wreak havoc upon those who plundered their treasure in ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU (1957) starring Allison "50 Foot Woman" Hayes! with the shockingly sensual burlesque delights of THE TWILIGHT VIXEN REVUE undead on stage! (Link: http://www.twilightvixen.com/ )
and....DR. ZOMBIE, undead host of "Zombie Theater"
(link: http://www.zombietheatre.com/). Admission: $10
Then on the 18th at The Cerrito Speakeasy Theater - 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, 94530(www.cerritospeakeasy.com) It’s THRILLVILLE'S MONSTER-RAMA! Featuring TWO all-star monsterpieces: Boris Karloff, Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula, and the Wolf Man meet and mingle in Universal's famous monster free-for-all
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944) plus Hammer's sexy gothic vampire classic
BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960). Special musical guests, theremin lounge band PROJECT PIMENTO! (www.projectpimento.com)Admission: $10.
And on On the 26th at 8pm at The COPIA Center For Wine, Food & the Arts - 500 First Street Napa, CA 94559(www.copia.org) Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the wine cellar....It's REVENGE OF THRILLVILLE'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKYLAU, featuring that all-time island classic THE KILLER SHREWS (1959), and the spooky swaying sounds of THE MAIKAI GENTS starring the Mysterious Miss Mauna Loa!
(http://www.mkgents.com/)
Admission: $7

LOBO CONVENTION APPEARANCE
On Saturday October the 13th, Toy Fusion(www.toyfusion.com) and From The Land Beyond Beyond are putting on a Horror Convention in Rancho Cordova, CA (Sacramento Area) called HORROR~FEST! There will be wide selection such as: Horror Toys, Costumes, DVDs, Comic Books, Memorabilia, Books, Posters, Movie replica props, Stickers, Patches, T-shirts, Jewelry/clothing and more!
After the show, Horror Films progural year of of this highly anticipated three day festival of 40 films in Sacramento at the colonial theatre! Tony Todd of Candyman and Night Of The Living Dead will be there with Tony Moran, The Original Michael Meyers in John Carpenter’s Halloween! See the full schedule at sachorrorfilmfest.com.

LOBOTRONIC FILM SHOW
THE SACRAMENTO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL will also be home to the 4th LOBOBTRONIC FILM SHOW! See Lobo and the Queen host a parade of hilarious, twisted, and bizarre pyschotronic short 16mm films courtesy of “SciFi”Bob Eckman! Friday Night at the colonial theatre for details please visit sachorrorfilmfest.com!

NEW LOBO TV
If you missed the John Stanley/CREATURE FEATURES tribute episode featureing the broadcast premiere of NIGHTMARE IN BLOOD we have another, very special Halloween episode this month, featuring Ed Wood’s PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE and HARDWARE WARS! Special guests include Ed Wood player CONRAD BROOKS, Ernie Fosselius: director of Hardware Wars, Chewchilla: The Wookie Monster, space-drone robot Artie-Deco, and “George Lucas”? Don’t Miss this one, Insomniacs! It’s likely we’ll be sued! On KTEH and BitTorrent!

LOBO’S FULL-LENGTH SHOWS ONLINE
DVD quality episodes will be available for FREE by the end of October on BitTorrent.com Mr. Lobo and Cinema Insomnia is proud to be part of the unveiling of an all new sponsor suppoted delivery on BitTorrent. Enjoy the all new Halloween Show Featuring PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE and HARDWARE WARS and many more episodes with new content added monthy.

NEW LOBO DVD’S
Collect ‘em all for your own personal Halloween Shlock-O-Thon! CREATURE, INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN, DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HLL, BOB WILKINS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, FRANKENSTIEN VS. THE CREATURE FROM BLOOD COVE, LAST MAN ON EARTH and more…Look for online store updates throughout October.

Mr. LOBO INTERVIEWS
There are podcasts! There is a two part podcast with Mr. Lobo chating with Mitchel Anthony on The Creating Success Podcast http://www.creatingsuccesspodcast.com.
Mr. Lobo will also be appearing on SACRAMENTO AND CO. Friday Morning on KXTV NEWS 10 in Sacramento CA to talk about the Sacramento Horror Film Festival
CULT RADIO A GO-GO with have Mr. lobo as a guest on the 27th of October and thier   new "tune in" address is:
http://69.234.47.16:8000/listen.pls
or use this link for consistant access:
http://www.cultradioagogo.com/winamp.pls
Tell your friends and make sure to tune each Saturday from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm pacific for their super creeptacular live call in show!
THE BEST COMIC BOOK EVER

Mr. Lobo wrote it and and he appears as the spectral narrator to the Queen’s adventures! Buy QUEEN OF TRASH #2 now at Queen-Of-Trash.com. And see the Queen this weekend in person, doing a Calandar signing at the Rock and Shock Convention in Worchester, MA! …Calandar? you say... check out the new CADAVER GIRLS (www.cadavergirls.com) calendar!

09/05/07 Update

A SITE FOR SORE EYES!

What’s this? That’s right Cinema Insomnia online is all new! The Queen of Trash herself was the overseer of the redesign and will act as our current Webmistress.
Poke around kick the tires and report all broken links, errors, suggestions to queen-of-trash@hotmail.com. If you need Mr. Lobo…the cinemainsomnia.com email addresses will not work at this time during the changeover…use Mr. Lobo’s super-inside secret email: misterl0b0@yahoo.com. That’s Mister L-zero B-zero to you!

SPAMS and SCAM-ELLITES

Mr. Lobo has no affiliation with any satellite systems for your home. Apparently, Mr. Lobo is becoming so popular that some are using his name and likeness to hock satellite systems and copies of public domain films without any current agreement and using footage from the past to imply endorsement. Certain parties are also using Mr. Lobo’s name in conjunction with products or services in unsolicited emails. All current partnerships, sponsors and endorsements can be found on this site.

GET READY FOR LOBOTOBER!

Your favorite Horror Host, Mr. Lobo, is making check list for all the good little Cinsomniacs who have the spirit of Misunderstood Movies in their heart! There will be new creeptacular shows, fangtastic live events, kooky-spooky new songs, and splatterrific new stuff for your treat bag! Mr. Lobo’s Monster-sized October schedule is subject to change, so check back here often! Even more dates and info will be added soon!

THRILLVILLE AND CINEMA INSOMNIA PRESENT:

THRILL-O-TRONIC FILM SHOW

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Attention, Thrill-Seekers and CInsomniacs of ALL ages, on Aug 4th at 2pm, join Will the Thrill, Monica Tiki Goddess, Mr. Lobo & the Queen of Trash for a film festival of Pychotronic Proportions! From the atomic archives of Sci-Fi Bob Ekman and Paul Etcheverry comes a crazy cavalcade of rare, unique, famous and obscure bits of pop culture history (in the magic of 16mm) to The Cerrito Speakeasy theater, 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California.

Mr. Lobo is also dragging his close personal friend and special guest filmmaker Ernie Fosselius to the event to present his legendary 16mm short HARDWARE WARS live and in person! Enjoy vintage sci-fi/monster movie trailers, incredibly strange film shorts, classic cult TV shows, drive-in snack ads, cool cartoons and hear live Theremin by Robert Silverman! Win Fabulous prizes for useless trivia! Three hours of non-stop laughs, chills and fun for thrills for only $8.00

B-MOVIE CELEBRATION

Midwest Insomniacs! Haven't you been waiting for a chance to see some fearsome and fantastic B-movies with Mr. Lobo in person? Of course, you have! It is your duty to trek to the college town of Franklin, Indiana, just south of Indianapolis, in August for the first annual B-movie celebration! with misunderstood masterworks like THE TERROR OF TINY TOWN and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE!

August 17th thru 19th, The Indy Film Co-op will be presenting Fifty B Classics, a tribute to Troma Studios founder, Lloyd Kaufman, a retrospective of the films of prolific B Director, Jim Wynorski, ten soon to be classics from current new wanna-B-filmmakers, and 20 educational seminars, including Director Bobby Logan's 1 Day Film School.
The Celebration begins with a B Movie Gala to be held at The Johnson County Museum of History.

Also In attendance, B-icons like, Special Effects Wizard Tom Savini, the always lovely, Queen of Trash, Megaphant, and original PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE cast member Conrad Brooks. The Master of Ceremonies for the entire event will be Brownsburg's own Steve "Papaw" Pyatte. See you in Indiana, B-Movie Fans!!

MIDNIGHT MASS WITH PEACHES, ELVIRA AND MR. LOBO

FRIDAY AUGUST 24TH at midnight, at the wonderful Bridge Theater in San Francisco is the first night of Elvira's weekend of horror! A trio of horror hosts present the legendary CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in original 3D! Complimentary glasses with each admission! And on the 25th, get bitten by a vicious Sumatran Rat-Monkey for a new 35mm print of the deliriously funny gorefest DEAD ALIVE, featuring zombies, severed limbs, internal organs, buckets of blood and one mean lawnmower! Directed by Peter Jackson (LORD OF THE RINGS). Both nights feature on stage performances with Mistress of The Dark, Elvira, Midnight Mass host, Peaches Christ and Mister of the Dork, Mr. Lobo. Don't you dare miss this one! Get tickets now.

SKELETON KEY 2

Mr. Lobo has a bit role as himself in director Johnny Johnson's latest Darkstone project. SKELETON KEY 2 premieres at Horrorfind 2007 in Maryland with 15min Q&A and commentary Friday, Aug 10th. Catch the outdoor screening after sunset(approx. 8:30pm) or Saturday August 11 in the garden room at 3:15pm. Grab some hot sauce and dip into indy filmmaking at it's most juvenile!

MARK OF THE DAMNED

Mr. Lobo also has cameo as the "Unknowable Fantazmarak" in Eric Miller's 2007 film MARK OF THE DAMNED. Mr. Lobo deems the film a genuine cinematic experience and one of the most imaginative and entertaining indy films of this year or any other. Last week Miller himself, flew out to California to assist on the new episodes of Cinema Insomnia!

06/05/07 Update

ALTERNATIVE FILM SCENE GETS A BOOST IN SACRAMENTO

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On June 7th Lobotronic promises a monstrously good time to benefit the inaugural year of the Sacramento Horror Film Festival, (October 19th-21st)

The “Lobotronic Film Show” showcases a parade of bizarre short films, monster movie trailers, vintage commercials and twisted cartoons that might otherwise go unseen by mainstream audiences. Film clips will be provided by prominent Northern California film collectors, who have put on “Psychotronic”-style film shows since the 1970's mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Last year’s midnight Lobotronic at the Studio Theater in Sacramento quickly sold out! Because the crowd was so enthusiastic, the 2-hour show was spontaneously extended to 4 hours. Even at 4 AM the audience was still crying for more! This year’s event promises to be even better with an earlier start time and 3 rooms of entertainment! In addition, this year’s event will be held at Willemina’s fabulous Restaurant and Bar in Old Sacramento, which offers, in addition to a full bar, an extensive menu of creative deep fried food, like the deep fried pizza, the deep fried pickle, and the amazing “Scotch Egg!” which is a hard boiled egg covered in sausage, breaded and deep fried!

The “Lobotronic Film Show” will be hosted by Nationally Syndicated Horror Host, Mr. Lobo and the Cult Sensation and Comic Book heroine, The Queen of Trash! This formidable couple has also signed on to host the upcoming Sacramento Horror Film Festival at the Colonial Theater this Fall. The Sacramento Horror Film Festival will also feature a Lobotronic Film Show as part of its programing.

One night only! The “Lobotronic Film Show” starts at 9pm on Thursday, June 7th, at Willemina’s Restaurant and Bar (1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento). 21 and over only. The admission is $8. All proceeds will go to support the inaugural year of The Sacramento's Horror Film Festival in October. Come out and support Sacramento’s esoteric cinema scene! Photos and more details (including advance ticket information) can be found on the Internet at www.Sachorrorfilmfest.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Tim Meunier, Sacramento Horror Film Festival - (916) 869-8954, Sara Dunn, Queen of Trash- queen-of-trash@hotmail.com

05/05/07 Update

FUTURE SHOWS AND PAST HEROES

May 5 is Psycho De Mayo! The 15th anniversary of KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival
promises to show only the most unintentionally hilarious 1950's commercials and "educational" films, the most bizarre obscure classic cartoons, trailers from the worst movies, the most double-entendre packed Pre-Code shorts, the cheapest international monster movies, the campiest musical shorts, the most surreal silent movie clips and TV programs that should never have aired. Radio personality Rob Emmett of "The Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show" hosts this fundraiser for KFJC from 7:00 to 11:30 PM at Room 5015 on the Foothill College campus, Los Altos Hills, El Monte exit off of Highway 280. Bring $5 Donation and eight quarters for parking. For more info visit Psychotronic Paul’s Blog.

AND IF YOU LIKE THAT KIND OF STUFF...

June 7th, Mr. Lobo and The Queen Of Trash host the third semi-multi-annual “Lobotronic Film Show”, 9pm at Willemina’s Restaurant and Bar (1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento). 21 and over only. Admission is $8 and all proceeds will go to support the inaugural year of The Sacramento's Horror Film Festival at the Colonial Theater October 19th –21st. The Formidable couple will also host the three day festival that will feature another Lobotronic Film Show as part of it’s programing.

Mr. Lobo would like to extend his condolences to horror fans the world over who are morning the passing of Bobby ”Boris” Pickett who gave Halloween holiday it’s own “Jingle Bellsoas”. The bats are flying in half mast in Detroit, Michigan for another reason…Sir Graves Ghastly has gone to horror host heaven. Raise a Virgin Bloody Mary today and tt these great ones.

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