Atlanta, GA 12/1/07

JACK KETCHUM'S THE GIRL NEXT DOOR COMES TO DVD THIS WEEK

North American viewers will finally have the opportunity to rent or buy the controversial, acclaimed, award-winning film version of the cult novel by Jack Ketchum this week.

DVD

Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, JACK KETCHUM'S THE GIRL NEXT DOOR arrives on video shelves on 12/4, this coming Tuesday. Of the film, Stephen King has stated "The first authentically shocking American film I've seen since HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER over 20 years ago. If you are easily disturbed, you should not watch this movie. If, on the other hand, you are prepared for a long look into hell, suburban style, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR will not disappoint. This is the dark-side-of-the-moon version of STAND BY ME."

Screened at over 20 film festivals and conventions world-wide, the movie will receive a limited theatrical run in Canada this month. Details of the screenings will be posted later this week.

[View the cover art and for the specs on the disc, which includes two audio commentary tracks and detailed making-of featurettes.]

INTERNET RADIO

Prior to the DVD's release, screenwriters Daniel Farrands & Philip Nutman and director Gregory Wilson will appear live on Internet radio this weekend as guests on Movie Geeks United. The broadcast will take place on Sunday 12/2 at 3:30 PM Pacific/6:30 PM Eastern/11:30 PM GMT. The show will be archived so potential listeners in other parts of the world will have the chance to listen to the discussion which marks the first time the writers and director have spoken together in public.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited

PRINT/MORE INTERVIEWS

If you can't get enough of JACK KETCHUM'S THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, the film is also the cover story for the latest issue of RUE MORGUE magazine, available on stands this weekend.

A new, tie-in edition of the novel featuring an excerpt of a lengthy, exclusive interview with Ketchum, Farrands & Nutman concerning the writing of the novel and the movie will be published by Leisure in January. The full, 8,000 word interview, conducted by Quentin Dunne, will be posted on Chi sponsor Dorchester Publishing's Web site at the time of the release.

Also on the interview front, Fearzone.com is currently running the first three installments of a lengthy, career-spanning four-part profile of Philip Nutman, which encompasses everything from his beginnings as a movie journalist and his being hired to become Fangoria magazine's first British Correspondent while still a teenager, to his work as a comic book writer, multiple award-nominated writer of short stories/novellas and the cult zombie novel, WET WORK. For the first time, Nutman discusses his spiritual beliefs and their influence on his writing, and discusses his future film projects, including Jack Ketchum's THE CROSSINGS.

The installments can be found here, and part four should appear next week

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

For the exclusive announcement about THE CROSSINGS movie, Fangoria broke the news on Halloween and the details are at the FANGORIA Website.

SIGNINGS

Due to the looming holiday season, Phil is currently off the road but will resume the AIM FOR THE BRAIN! WET WORK signing tour in January. Dates will be announced at his Web site and on his official MySpace page, but this Wednesday, 12/5, he will be a guest at the prestigious Atlanta Press Club Holiday Author's Signing Party. (DETAILS)

For further information and interview requests please contact Scott Jason PR at scottjason1964@gmail.com

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