Got a news scoop? Send it now! NEWS HUB JANUARY 2006 - ARCHIVED BACK TO CURRENT 'ALL SOULS DAY' DVD GIVEAWAY CONTEST--FIRST OF 2006! Santa Bonita seems like a sleeply little Mexican township, but for a group of partying American students, it becomes the gateway to Hell as a long-dormant evil is awakened, and their only hope is a fearsome spectre from the past. That's the premise of All Souls Day, and the DVD is now designated as the Pit's first 2006 giveaway contest! Horror alumnus Ellie Cornell (House Of The Dead) headlines this dark excursion into supernatural madness, which is directed by Jeremy Kasten (The Attic Expeditions) and written by Mark A. Altman (House Of The Dead). To enter the contest, simply go to this link, answer a couple of ridiculously easy horror trivia questions, and you just might win! If you're not a member of our own Guts And Gory message community, you won't qualify. But it's not too late to point your browser in that direction, get registered (it's free!), start talkin' with the rest of us, and find yourself magically qualified for this contest. The ball's in your court. With a little luck, so could be the DVD.... TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND THIS FEBRUARY! PIT OF HORROR and GUTS AND GORY will be representing at the Texas Frightmare Weekend this February 4th and 5th at the Grapevine Convention Center in Grapevine, TX. Guts and Gory celebs Stu Charno, Ari Lehman and Ed Neal will be guests at this convention. Other celebrities in attendance will include Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Betsy Palmer, Tom Savini, Joe Bob Briggs, Herschell Gordon Lewis....and a convention first: Caroline Williams, who will be part of a special Texas Chainsaw Massacre II reunion panel. Moreover, the website staff of the PIT and GUTS (Rich Carlin, John Gray and Petch Lucas) will be present with their own table to let fans know about the sites. For more information check out the official website. We'll see you in Texas! Contributed by Rich Carlin NEW FEATURES BROODING FOR 2006! Reviews of CREEP (2004) and Curse of the Forty Niner as well as a trip down memory lane with David Cronenberg's, The Brood. Check it out! In addition screen captures have been added to The Descent review for your viewing pleasure. A must see film, check it out... Contributed by Rich Carlin WILLIAM BUTLER'S FURNACE... Our buddies Fangoria originally reported... "Former actor William (LEATHERFACE) Butler will follow his feature-film directorial debut MADHOUSE with the prison-set chiller FURNACE. The film, being produced by Melee Entertainment (YOU GOT SERVED) and Eric Tomosunas of Swirl Films, revolves around a motley crew of inmates who accidentally unleash a vengeful curse on a dilapidated penitentiary. Lensing begins in January." However, Bill has let us know from his exclusive Guts and Gory forum that the likes of Jonathan Breck, Kane Hodder, Ashley Lawrence, Kelly Staples and Heather Langencamp are all possibilities to appear in this flick, saying, "Ashley Lawerence seems good to go - I hope its either her or Heather at this point, but god only knows, it changes everyday." Bill goes onto describe a scene from the movie, "...I know there is a nice scene where a guy's entire backside gets cooked onto a red hot wall. He falls (dead) and skin and clothes are left sticking there." Ouch! Keep an eye on his forum for future exclusives. Contributed by Rich Carlin HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sure it's belated, but we'd like to wish all our dedicated readers a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Stay tuned as we take the PIT into 2006! Got a news scoop? Send it now!