You may remember my push to get the original splatter film Blood Feast included in a made-in-Florida sidebar at the upcoming Gasparilla Film Festival. Well, kiddies, it's gonna happen.

Not only that, but director Herschell Gordon Lewis and producer David Friedman are also attending, and I'll be going all James Lipton on them in a Q&A after the show. Big thanks to the Andys at Film Ranch, Tampa Bay's premier horror filmmakers, for arranging the appearance of these godfathers of gore and ballyhoo.

I e-mailed the esteemed drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs a couple months ago asking him to spread the word to engender support for the Blood Feast idea. Woke up this morning to find his reply, which I'm honored to share with you, followed by the poster art for the evening:

Steve!

       
"Blood Feast" has always been dishonored in its home country!
That's terrible. Of course they should honor it in Tampa. I'll spread the
word to the faithful, and maybe we can make a difference.

        Thanks for
the nice words and the reminiscences, bud. Do me a favor and send me your
postal mailing address so I can make sure you're on the propaganda
list.

Hang in there,

Joe Bob