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Universal Gathers Biggest Horror Stars to Honor the Opening of Halloween Horror Nights

Written by CallmeMaddy
Published October 08, 2007

What do Rob Zombie, Sheri Moon, and Corey Feldman have in common? They all attended the biggest awards "Scaremony" of the Halloween season. On October 5th, Universal opened their Halloween Horror Nights. To kick it off, Universal put together the "Eyegore" awards for the biggest stars in the horror genre. At 7 PM on October 5th, the press was invited to attend.

Stars attending included: Zombie, Moon, Feldman, Melora Hardin, Craig Robinson, Lucy Hale, Corbin Bernsen, Amanda Payes, Julie Pinson, Kristian Alfonso, Deidre Hall, Shawnee Smith, Don Mancini, Michael Berryman, Billy Warlock, Bob Guiney, and Rebecca Budig. Patricia Arquette was scheduled to attend, but got caught up on the set of Medium. Actor/Director/Producer/Writer Roger Corman also scheduled, but was caught in traffic, so he went home instead. Didn't make much sense to me, but the man is old, so okay.

The first winner of the Eyegore Award doubled as host--Michael Berryman. He has a lot of work: Brother's War, Outrage, Nightmare Carnival, The Pick-up, and the 1977 version of the The Hills Have Eyes. He seems like a very interesting guy. He made a speech about his opinion of one of the greatest horror devices: the ability to turn an innocent object evil (See crazy Chucky doll).

Roger Corman also won an award. Rob Zombie picked up a trophy for him (a creepy monster that all the stars said they will not keep it...). He told a story about Corman I found quite amusing. Apparently, he was working on the movie Rock and Roll High School, and he realized they needed more money. So, he actually charged the extras to be in the movie. Ha.

Patricia Arquette also won. She sent her husband to pick up. Not much else. They showed clips of Medium and the third Nightmare on Elm Street. It's a shame she couldn't attend. I was looking forward to seeing her.

Sheri Moon of House of 1000 Corpses and Halloween was another winner. She thanked her husband, Zombie, for writing good parts for her. She seems like a nice lady as well. Her husband's hair scares me.

Shawnee Smith seems like a great person (I know, I keep saying that, but there's only so many ways one can say that!) She's most famous for the Saw movies (The fourth will come out October 26th!) She says she feels lucky...and upset. The statue is pretty ugly. She's funny.

Corey Feldman won. He is currently filming Lost Boys II. He is pretty cute. I did not say that. There's no evidence. Someone must have hacked into my document and wrote that. Yep. That's it. Dan Mancini, the mastermind of Chucky, was the final winner. He is very charismatic, although I did not enjoy his anti-Bush speech.

My favorite part was an interview with Corbin Bernsen, a huge horror fan and star of Psych, a show about a detective who pretends he's psychic. Bernsen plays the disapproving Dad. It's funny, because he will play a thirty-year-old and a sixty-year-old in the same episode. He used to be on General Hospital, but when I asked if he missed it, he said immediately and firmly, "No, I love working on Psych a lot more."

The event was awesome. The "Eyegore" awards was a big success. Hopefully, next year will be just as good.


Maddy is 17 and starts her senior year of high school this fall. She is an active writer for her school paper and excels in AP classes. She has a twin and loves the Pittsburgh Steelers. She has a radio show (part of the BC Radio Network) on Wednesdays at 5 PM available at BlogTalkRadio.
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Universal Gathers Biggest Horror Stars to Honor the Opening of Halloween Horror Nights
Published: October 08, 2007
Type: News
Section: Culture
Filed Under: Culture: Celebrity, Culture: Media
Writer: CallmeMaddy
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