Today is your last day to cast your ballot for this year’s Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.  Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer is nominated in  a number of categories and we would definitely appreciate your votes!!!  The awards will be announced in Fangoria’s June issue (#285) so follow the above link and show your support for Jack!

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer has been nominated for a number of this year’s Fangoria Chainsaw Awards!  These awards recognize the best genre films from the past year and we’re honoured to be included amongst those films that are nominated.   Our nominations include Best Film (limited-release/direct-to-dvd), Best Actor for Trevor Matthews, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Englund, Best Screenplay for Jon Knautz and John Ainslie, Best Score for Ryan Shore, and Best Makeup for David Scott.   You can check out all of the categories and the other films that have been nominated by picking up the April issue of Fangoria Magazine.   You can vote for Jack Brooks by mailing in a completed ballot or e-mailing your votes in all categories to postalzone@starloggroup.com.  The deadline to vote is April 27th, 2009 so be sure to show your support for Jack and send in your votes!

Jack Brooks has also been nominated for a 2009 Saturn Award for Best DVD Release of 2009.  We’re excited about all of these nominations and can’t wait for the results to be revealed!!

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Just letting you know that beginning March 13th, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer will be playing on the Super Channel.  Jack will be playing as a key feature in a Robert Englund quadruple bill that also includes Hatchet, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and 2001 Maniacs.    If you don’t catch it on the 13th, don’t worry since Jack will be playing throughout the rest of March and into April.   Another cool feature about watching Jack Brooks on the Super Channel is that you have the opportunity to see it in High Definition!

Also, just a reminder that you can purchase Jack Brooks t-shirts and posters at the official Brookstreet Pictures Store!

This month, Brookstreet Pictures is putting together a music video for the up-and-coming band Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker.  Jon will be directing and Trevor will have a starring role in the video for the band’s song, “Laces Out”.   Filming of the video will take place on the 25th and 26th of this month in Toronto.   The final cut of the video should be completed by mid-March, so check back then to see the completed video!

For all you Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer fans living in the Ottawa region, this weekend Jack will be playing at the Mayfair Theatre on both Saturday and Sunday.  The Saturday (January 24th) screening will take place at 9:30 pm and the Sunday screening (January 25th) will take place at 7:00 pm.  Tickets are $9 at the door, unless you’re a member of the Mayfair Theatre, then they’re only $5.  The Mayfair is located at 1074 Bank Street, right at the corner of Bank and Sunnyside.

Hope to see you all out there to enjoy a great movie in one of Ottawa’s most  historic theatres!

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Just letting you all know that we have just launched a Brookstreet Pictures Online Store.  This site contains a variety of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer t-shirts available for  purchase as well as official posters from the film.  Be sure to stop by the site and check out all of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer merchandise!

This Saturday, October 25th, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer will be playing in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre as part its 24 Hour Horror Marathon!!!  Jack Brooks’ screening time is at 7:45am following the film Pieces.   Other films that are also part of this horror marathon include The Exorcist and The Midnight Meat Train.   Tickets are $27 in advance and $33 at the door and these tickets give you access to all movies throughout the entire 24 hour period.   Checking out these horror films would be a great way to kick off the Halloween season so buy your tickets today!

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer made its UK debut on DVD last week and today it officially goes on sale throughout North America.   Just like the UK version, the DVD features plenty of bonus material and if you pick up a copy at Best Buy, you get the exclusive 2 disc version that features Brookstreet Pictures’ first short film “Teen Massacre.”  Reviews of the Jack Brooks DVD have already been great, so if you didn’t get a chance to see it in theatres definitely check it out on DVD!

The Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer DVD is on sale now throughout the United Kingdom.   The DVD is loaded with bonus features including deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer.   It also features interviews with the director Jon Knautz, as well as the stars of the film, Trevor Matthews and Robert Englund so it’s definitely worth checking out!!

Exciting news for all you monster slayer fans!  You can be a part of the official Monster Slayer’s Union by signing up at themonsterslayers.com.   If you become a member of the union, you have a chance to win $2500.00 and will have access to many more exclusives from the movie!!

Also exciting is that Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer will be featured as part of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas taking place later this month.  Jon and Trevor are going to be heading down to Austin to attend the  first screening of Jack Brooks, which is taking place on Saturday, September 20th at 11:55pm at the Alamo S. Lamar Cinema.  They’ll be there to answer any and all of your questions about the film. If you can’t make it on Saturday though, there will also be a screening on Tuesday, September 23rd at 11:25pm.