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Horror icons are reimagined as popsicles in Freddy in Space's new enamel pins from Pin & Seller, and we have a look at all six collectibles and their release details in today's second Horror Highlights. We also have news on Charlie Sheen's upcoming appearances at Wizard Worlds in Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Philadelphia, as well as release details for The Follower and lineup info on both the fifth annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival and this year's Sci-Fi-London Film Festival.

Freddy in Space's Horror Popsicle Pins: From Freddy in Space: “Freddy in Space horror popsicle pins are now available through Pin & Seller. Can grab individuals or sets of three!”

Depicting horror icons as popsicles, these handmade enamel pins from Freddy in Space are now available as a set of three for $30.00 or as individual items priced at $12.00 apiece from Pin & Seller on Etsy. To learn more, visit:

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From Canberra, Australia, home of the desert Pa flick, comes Blue World Order, an independent sci-fi thriller starring none other than B movie star Billy Zane.

Shot on a budget by co-directors Dallas Bland and Ché Baker, the film is none-the-less ambitious in its scope with sweeping vistas, mutants, lazer guns and monsters galore.

Synopsis:

After a nuclear war decimated the northern hemisphere, the surviving population in the south become desperate and violent competing for scarce resources. Society crumbles and an infectious bacteria threatens to destroy those who remain.

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In an attempt to rebuild civilization, a self appointed government called 'The Order' distributed an immunization to the bacteria, via a massive Electro-Macnetic Pulse (Emp). Secretl [Continued ...]...

Hollywood star Billy Zane has been filming in Canberra this month for independent sci-fi action feature, Blue World Order.

The actor, best known for his roles in The Phantom, Titanic and Back to the Future, has been cast as .Master Crane. and will appear alongside cinema great Jack Thompson and the film.s leading man, Jake Ryan.

Directed by Canberra locals Ché Baker and Dallas Bland, Blue World Order follows Jake Slater (Ryan), an ordinary man who accidentally discovers an unknown civilisation called The Order. Believing it may hold the cure for his comatose daughter Molly, he seeks out mad scientist Madcap (Stephen Hunter), only to discover there.s much more at stake than he ever could have predicted.

.This film is a first for Canberra in terms of the scale of production and the calibre of people we.ve attracted,. Baker says.

.Having Billy Zane star in Blue World Order is a real pleasure.

ScreenACT has announced the top ten feature film projects in the running for its Low Budget Feature Pod funding program.

The ten projects were selected from 42 participants who took part in a seven-day workshop run by international script consultant Stephen Cleary. Participants also received feedback from Titan View managing director John L. Simpson (who will distribute the final film), Ronin Films managing director Andrew Pike, Arclight head of production Michael Wrenn, and The Sapphires producer Kylie De Fresne.

The top ten are:

Ariadne's Fate (Geraldine Martin; Science Fiction) Beneath the Sunny Skies (Susan Thwaites; Drama) Blue World Order (Che Baker, Dallas Bland; Science Fiction) Exchange (Declan Shrubb; Horror/Zombie) Flesh and Blood (George Jenkins; Drama) Oil and Water (Ian Hart; Drama) Payday (Kris Kerehona; Drama) The Farmer (Andrew Einspruch & Billie Dean; Comedy/drama) The Mission (Doug Kirk, Andrew Marriott; Science Fiction) Waiting for Robbo (Simon Weaving; Comedy/thriller)

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