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Backers: 168
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50
Funded: $8,345 of $7,800
Dates: Jul 10th -> Aug 9th (30 days)
Project By: Prof. Christopher McGlothlin
Backers: 168
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50
Funded: $8,345 of $7,800
Dates: Jul 10th -> Aug 9th (30 days)
Project By: Prof. Christopher McGlothlin
$8,345
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Last Updated: August 9 @ 19:03 -0400 GMT
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Thank You So Much!!!!! 
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The Fantastic Flops Kickstarter is a success, and we reached an astounding 106% of our goal! Thank you to all our supporters!!!! Please join me in a toast to everyone who made this happen, especially all you wonderful, generous people who took a... (Read More)
In Deepest Gratitude
August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The short version of my life is: weird movies, writing, and the best friends. Thanks to all you wonderful people, I get to keep on writing -- and about weird movies! -- along with my amazing pals. I don't know if there are words enough, but please... (Read More)
48 Hours (Almost There!)
August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Forty-eight hours left, and the Fantastic Flops campaign is 88% funded. As of now, we need just 45 people to get the electronic editions, 36 people to add a print copy to that, or 26 who will be thanked by name in all versions. So a group of people... (Read More)
JUST 66 HOURS TO GO!!! + New Add-On Reward: Drive-In Kings of 1977
August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the generosity of our very own Mike Weatherford, we are delighted and proud to offer as an Add-On Reward a PDF copy of the collector's item issue #1 of his new comic-book series Drive-In Kings of 1977, and for the low, low Kickstarter... (Read More)
94 Hours to Go!
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We're getting so very close to being able to make Fantastic Flops into a scandalously good book for you, instead of just a notion. As of now, all we need is 90 people to get the electronic editions, 72 people to add a print copy to that, or 51 who... (Read More)
New Reward and Add-Ons
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Now, you can have it all. Seriously. Just select or upgrade your current pledge to The Works level, and you get ALL available rewards: **All three books in the Everyone's Gone to the Movies series in PDF and EPUB formats. **Your name on a special... (Read More)
Five Days Left to Back Fantastic Flops (And Thank You!)
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the phenomenal generosity of our backers, we are 71% of the way to our goal, and Fantastic Flops now features FORTY-FOUR essays, including 4 to be picked by our backers! We certainly appreciate your support once again! You're one of the... (Read More)
JUST SEVEN DAYS LEFT!!!
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Please back, Share, & Retweet: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostshowpress/fantastic-flops Support this project so you can: 1) Allow us to donate some of the proceeds to the late author Darren Watts' favorite charities, the Comic Book... (Read More)
Only Ten Days Left!!
July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the phenomenal generosity of our backers, we are two-thirds to funding, and Fantastic Flops now features FORTY-FOUR essays, including 4 to be picked by our backers! If I may, I would please like to ask a favor. Could you please spread the... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #40: Prof. Christopher McGlothlin
July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
My friends, we cannot keep this a secret any longer! Let us reward the innocent. Let us punish the guilty. My friends, can your hearts stand the shocking facts about how Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) became the definitive Generation X film? Read all... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #39: Alexander Thomas
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We're most proud to have Alexander Thomas (who wrote about Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) in Vol. 1 and Triangle (2009) in Vol. 2) back to talk about both The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) & Van Helsing (2004) in Fantastic Flops:... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #38: Richard Dansky
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The amazingly talented Richard Dansky is a creator we've long admired at GSP, and his Everyone's Gone to the Movies takes on Night/Curse of the Demon (1957) in Vol. 1 and Zardoz (1974) in Vol. 2 are insanely good reads. We're very happy to have him... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #37: John Wick
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We welcome award-winning author John Wick to the Ghost Show Press cast as he discusses the Hammer Films classic Captain Kronos -- Vampire Hunter (1974) in Fantastic Flops: John Wick is... ... an American game designer and author • he collects orks,... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #36: Kenneth Hite
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The supremely talented and erudite Kenneth Hite offers his one-of-a-kind perspective on The Uninvited (1944) in Vol. 1, Forbidden Planet (1956) in Vol. 2, and returns to discuss The Wicker Man (1973) in Fantastic Flops. It's triple the Ken Hite,... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #35: John Polojac
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Our very own stalwart talent John Polojac took on Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) in Vol. 1, journeyed to Fantastic Planet (La Planète sauvage, 1973) in Vol. 2, and now he's going Underwater (2020) for Fantastic Flops: Frequent freelancer but... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #34: Bill Bodden
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The inestimable Bill Bodden -- whose keen insights on Congo (1995) appeared in Vol. 1 along with his takes on Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) in Vol. 2 -- is back to talk about John... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #33: Tim Thomson
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Fantastic Flops marks the Everyone's Gone to the Movies debut of talented artist and filmmaker Tim Thomson, as he joins the Ghost Show Press cast to revisit Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004): Tim Thomson began his career as a filmmaker and... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #32: Nicole Winchester
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Today's first update spotlighting our writers and their movies features the amazing Nicole Winchester (who wrote on The Blair Witch Project (1999) in Vol. 1 as well as Deep Impact (1998) and Don’t Look Up (2021) in Vol. 2). We feature her take on... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #31: Kristen Hutchinson
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The super-talented Dr. Kristen Hutchinson (with featured essays on Prevenge (2016) in Vol. 1 and Advantageous (2015) & Lilo & Stitch (2002) in Vol. 2) rejoins us for Fantastic Flops to talk about Children of Men (2006): Kristen Hutchinson is... (Read More)
The Campaign Is Halfway Funded! (& Halfway Done)
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the phenomenal generosity of our backers, we are not only past halfway to funding, but Fantastic Flops now features FORTY-THREE essays, including 3 picked by our backers! If you too would like to be Creative Pit Boss for a day, all's ya... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #30: Mike Weatherford
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Mike Weatherford, one of our all-time favorite writers, discussed Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) in Vol. 2, and is back to talk about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) in Fantastic Flops: Mike Weatherford is a veteran print journalist... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #29: Sarah Lyon
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We're quite proud and happy to have Sarah Lyon make her debut in the Ghost Show cast, discussing John Carter (2012) in Fantastic Flops: Sarah Lyon is a second-generation gamer who enjoys all of geek culture and has been gaming since she was 10... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #28: Winterjaye Kovach
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We're so blessed to have the unbelievably awesome and multi-talented artist Winterjaye Kovach (who rocked Vol. 1 talking about The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) and The Girl with All the Gifts (2016) in Vol. 2) sharing reflections on The... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #27: Steven Marsh
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're pleased and proud to have the talented Steven Marsh back from Vol. 2 of Everyone's Gone to the Movies (where he wrote about The Game (1997) and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) so very, very keenly). In Fantastic Flops, he... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #26: David Larkins
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Everyone's Gone to the Movies series is quite blessed to have David Larkins back for Fantastic Flops! After discussing the landmark Metropolis (1927) in Vol. 2, he now turns his attention to Joe Versus the Volcano (1990): A son of the West, David... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #25: Justin Mohareb
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're pleased and proud to have the talented Justin Mohareb rejoin us (after his fine essay on Logan's Run (1976) in Vol. 2) to discuss Hudson Hawk (1991) in Fantastic Flops: Justin Mohareb grew up reading too many pulpy books, playing too many silly... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #24: Spike Y Jones
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Our series Everyone's Gone to the Movies has wit and insight as its cornerstones, and few writers exemplify these traits better than Spike Y Jones (who ably assessed The Mummy (1999) for Vol. 1, and Silent Running (1972) & Passengers (2016) for... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #23: Simon Bacon
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The hyper-talented Simon Bacon is back for Fantastic Flops! After covering Twilight (2008) in Vol. 1 and Lifeforce (1985) in Vol. 2, now...it's Morbin' Time as Morbius (2022) has its moment: Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznań,... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #22: Murray Leeder
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We're utterly delighted to have Murray Leeder (who wrote about The Wizard of Gore (1970) for Vol. 1 and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) for Vol. 2) back to discuss Ang Lee's Hulk (2003) for Fantastic Flops: Murray Leeder is a Research... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #21: Debaditya Mukhopadhyay
July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We're thrilled to welcome back Dr. Debaditya Mukhopadhyay (who discussed the groundbreaking Bollywood film Cargo (2019) in Vol. 2) to talk about Anurag Kashyap's No Smoking (2007) in Fantastic Flops: Debaditya Mukhopadhyay is an Assistant Professor... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #20: Dan Taylor
July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We welcome a leading light of comics, comedy, and gaming Dan Taylor to Everyone's Gone to the Movies, as he discusses Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) in Fantastic Flops: Dan Taylor has an overactive imagination and the attention... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #19: Cynthia Celeste Miller
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
For Fantastic Flops, The Master will be pleased, as there's no one better to discuss Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) than the incomparable Cynthia Celeste Miller, who gave us Torgo-riffic pieces on Black Christmas (1974) in Vol. 1 and The Rocky... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #18: Lucien Soulban
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone's Gone to the Movies gives us opportunities to work with creators we've long admired, and we here at GSP adore the supremely gifted Lucien Soulban. After offering his keen take on The Andromeda Strain (1974) in Vol. 2, he gave us the initial... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #17: Chloe Maveal
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we're extremely proud to present one of the best reasons to support Fantastic Flops: You get to read what Chloe Maveal -- who discussed I Spit on Your Grave (1978) in Vol. 1 and Crimes of the Future (2022) in Vol. 2 -- wrote about Dredd... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #16: Ade Smith
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone's Gone to the Movies has been thrice graced by the sharp eye and incisive words of Ade Smith -- The Thing (1982) in Vol. 1 and The Fifth Element (1997) in Vol. 2 -- and now he gets in the cinematic ring with Fight Club (1999) for Fantastic... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #15: Robert J. Toth
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you, my friend, how much you need to read the prodigious Robert J. Toth's insights on The Black Hole (1979). He graced Vol. 1 with his thoughts on The Dead Zone (1983) in Vol. 1, Sleeper (1973) &... (Read More)
Please Help Us Make This Into a Thing!
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all! Many, many, many thanks to all of you who've backed us so far! We are truly grateful for your generosity, support, and general awesomeness, and always will be. We have an amazing book to share with you in Fantastic Flops, and many more to... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #14: Nicholas Nacario
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
It's our genuine pleasure to welcome an outstanding newcomer to Everyone's Gone to the Movies, Nicholas Nacario, who adds his considerable talents to the Ghost Show Press cast and discusses the utterly gonzo film Roar (1981) in Fantastic Flops:... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #13: Jason Walters
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We're ever delighted to have one of the great raconteurs of the world Jason Walters as a part of Everyone's Gone to the Movies, and his rollicking essays on Frankenstein (1931) in Vol. 1 and Blood Machines (2020) in Vol. 2 are joined by a most... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #12: Mike Mason
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The last word in tabletop roleplaying horror has always been Call of Cthulhu, and we're quite blessed to have one of the architects of its current renaissance Mike Mason -- who discussed Jaws (1975) in Vol. 1 -- back to talk about The Big Lebowski... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #11: Justin Achilli
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We at Ghost Show Press have long admired the ferocious talent and creativity of Justin Achilli, and are most pleased to have him join Everyone's Gone to the Movies to discuss Streets of Fire (1984): Justin Achilli is a games-industry veteran, with... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #10: Eddy Webb
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We happily re-enlisted one of the most knowledgeable, entertaining, and engaging writers around, Eddy Webb (who discussed The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) in Vol. 1 and Blade Runner (1983) in Vol. 2), to talk about Speed Racer (2008) in Fantastic... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #9: James Lowder
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Truly none of this -- Transgressive Horror, Subversive Sci-Fi, our fight for creator rights -- would have happened without the gentleman's gentleman, the scholar's scholar, and the Godfather of Ghost Show Press, James Lowder. We are supremely blessed... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #8: Lynn Firestone Hill
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Our very own Lynn Firestone Hill -- who discussed Midsommar (2019) in Vol. 1 and contributed a critically acclaimed piece on Ghost in the Shell (1995) to Vol. 2 -- is back in Fantastic Flops to talk about The Curse of the Cat People (1944): Having... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #7: Matthew Dawkins
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone's Gone to the Movies proudly includes the works of Matthew Dawkins, a most talented gentleman who shared his keen insights and fresh perspectives on Dawn of the Dead (1978) in Vol. 1 and Flash Gordon (1980) in Vol. 2, and he returns for... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #6: Shannon Watkins
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We're quite proud to bring back our very own Shannon Watkins -- who wrote about Alien (1979) for Vol. 1 and The Fly (1986) for Vol. 2 -- to talk about Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy (1982) in Fantastic Flops: A Tidewater native, Shannon... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #5: Alex Bledsoe
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
In a wide and random universe, we were blessed to meet novelist Alex Bledsoe, and, after discussing Noroi: The Curse (2005) in Vol. 1 and Eolomea (1972) in Vol. 2, he's back to talk about Raise the Titanic (1980) in Fantastic Flops: Alex Bledsoe... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #4: Alice Peng
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Fantastic Flops marks the Everyone's Gone to the Movies debut of the relentlessly talented Alice Peng, sharing her unique perspective on Sucker Punch (2011): Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Alice Peng is a second generation... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #3: Colm Lundberg
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The incomparable writer, designer, gentleman, and scholar Colm Lundberg -- who wrote about The Exorcist (1973) in Vol. 1 and The Matrix (1999) in Vol. 2 -- is back to discuss Krull (1983) in Fantastic Flops: We'd be remiss not to mention that's the... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #2: Lisa Morton
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
You probably know already about the awesomeness that is Lisa Morton from her work on Dream Home (2010) in Vol. 1 and on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) in Vol. 2, but if not, we're especially honored to have her back to discuss George A.... (Read More)
Meet the Ghost Show Cast! #1: A Tribute to Darren Watts
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
All of us at Ghost Show Press mourn the passing of one of our own, the incomparable Darren Watts, on New Year's Eve 2022. His prose and insights grace all our works (Audition (1999) in Vol. 1, and Liquid Sky (1982) in Vol. 2), and his kind,... (Read More)
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