Shayne Leighton's Incubus Love

The paranormal romance genre has been a favorite for centuries. It's origins can be traced back over hundreds of years, being carried to our time through stories orally passed down from generation to generation, more recently the movie and television industry has picked up the trend and has created some successful... and some not so successful, movies and television series.

One project that has been successful throughout Florida and has spread throughout the world via promotions on various web-sites and word of mouth has been Shayne Leighton's debut movie, a paranormal romance "The Incubus"

Incubi/Succubi, by definition, are creatures that lack a soul of their own, they feed off of human emotion to live. Vampires, ghosts, werewolves and such have been used so much as a theme Ms. Leighton wanted something different, and that something was an introduction to a whole new world career-wise.

I had the chance to interview the mind behind the camera, the star, producer, featured singer in the film and co-director, Shayne Leighton herself!






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PR: Why did you decide on an Incubus for the paranormal creature?

SL: I chose an incubus/succubus because I obviously love that paranormal romance genre, and wanted to do a story about a creature that's rarely been done before. There's never really been a popular book or movie that surrounds the concept of an Incubus, especially not one that appeals to a younger generation. Plus, I think the idea of what an incubus is lends itself really well to a paranormal romance in that...loving an incubus is forbidden and impossible. How can you love someone that is forbidden to touch you?

PR: When did you begin writing the screenplay?

SL: I began writing the screenplay when I was 18 and in my senior year of high school. I had just wrapped up my first independent film project, Guardian of Eden, which was also a paranormal romance that never saw the light of day. I was inspired to write The Incubus when I decided I wanted to start fresh on a brand new story.

PR: Did you always see yourself playing the character of Marnie?

SL: Yes. Just like Ben Afflec and Matt Damon did it - I knew this industry is EXTREMELY competitive. I know what I want to do in life. I know what I love. Sometimes...you just have to do it for yourself. Some people will look down on that, but at the end of the day, I would never ever exchange the experience and the lessons I learned for anything.

 
PR: How long had you known Alexandra Santana, Frantisek Mach and Michael Nori, your co-stars, before production?

SL: I knew Frantisek the longest - since I was 16 - and always had him in mind for Raphael. He was in my first film, Guardian of Eden. Alexandra was my best friend in high school and I knew how talented she was because we both attended the school of the arts. Michael was the only one I met at the Incubus auditions, but I knew we would be instant friends.

PR: The movie began as a small budget project, how did that change?

SL: I had first approached our executive producer, Marcie Gorman, with the idea that The Incubus would be made on a "shoe-string-budget". It was supposed to be a very small indie film. But more and more people started coming onto the project and the interest in the idea continued to snowball and grow. Marcie kept going like a bullet train - nothing standing in our way. Before I knew it, my 10 thousand dollar film had grossed into a half a million dollar motion picture that would eventually play in movie theaters - a dream come true!

PR: How long was it between pre-production to completion?

SL: Believe it or not, The Incubus is STILL getting tweaked by our editor in New York in preparation for an awesome surprise coming soon. In its entirety, its been about two years!

For those who have been captivated, and or obsessed, with Twilight, Teen Wolf and the legends of Dracula, this is a new creature to get your mind on.

You can find out more about The Incubus on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theincubusfilm
Or the official website, where you can order the movie, starring Shayne Leighton, Michael C. Nori, Frantisek Mach, Melvin Lima, Donna Lisa, Alexandra Snatana and James Pace, and the official soundtrack, with music by Anthony Espina, Shayne Leighton and Alexandra Santana: http://incubusmovie.com/

To follow all of Miss Leighton's newest projects, you can find her here: http://www.facebook.com/shayneleighton?ref=ts

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Kailin Gow FADE 2nd virtual release party

Being as the last virtual release party for internationally bestselling author of more than eighty books, Kailin Gow, was such a success, she is throwing yet another. And what would a party be without some amazing prizes, a book bag filled with random books by Kailin and a Juicy Coture necklace, to be given away separately.
Her latest book entitled Fade is about a young woman who is more than what she seems. It is now on e-book and the paper back edition is being released this week.

More information and contest rules can be found here:

http://networkedblogs.com/m0heP

The Tennessee Hot Damns

The Tennessee Hot Damns are (left to right) Marcus, Megan and John

Country music has been the pride of the south for generations, dating back to the 1920's and it's still growing strong! The latest and greatest country stars include teen sensation Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and the ever popular Carrie Underwood. Joining the ranks of these crooning and strumming stars is a family band with attitude, spunk and a lot of heart. Their music reflects their struggles, passions and aspirations. A true family, in every sense of the word. The Tennessee Hot Damns are siblings Megan and Marcus Mullins and John Bolinger. The band started when Megan and Marcus were children, playing in their dad's bar at the age of two and four in the late hours of the evening. This went on until they became teenagers and "The Little Fiddlers" soon became "Megan Mullins" as she became a solo artist when Marcus made the decision to join the army to serve his country.

Megan began working with Nashville's top producers Mark Bright, Randy Scruggs, Buddy Cannon as she attempted a solo career. Her first single peaked at number twenty-nine and her last at forty-one. Unfortunately they did not have as much rotation on the radio as they had hoped. Her supermodel looks and voice helped her videos gain high rotation and yet the label was never confident enough to release an album. She asked off her record label and began her career as a hired musician. She appeared in five seasons as a member of the house band of NBC's Nashville Star, was featured in American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, SNL, The View and The CMT Music Awards. She also toured the world playing for Shakira and recorded a duet with Randy Owen. She became the red haired violinist one would see everywhere. Thanks to her appearances in these shows, she eventually met and married John Bolinger.

Megan and John began to write music on the side, which is a musicians prerogative, and when Marcus returned home on extended leave due to a medical problem the three began to record their music in the Bolinger's living room. In the short span of one week, the trio had completed a twelve track album. Megan sang lead, played fiddle, accordion, clarinet, and piano. Marcus played viola, guitar, mandolin and sang harmony. John played guitar, bass, pedal steel, banjo, Dobro, mandolin, programmed drums and sang harmony. 'The Little Fiddlers" were back together and they had an extra member that rounded them off and gave them the sound and look to become the "Tennessee Hot Damns"

Their music is a melodic marriage of their country roots and classical training, producing a sound that is unlike anything out there. Rich string beds under catchy, grassy country that everyone knows and loves. Someone who was raised on Bach and Beethoven would greatly appreciate this combination. Those who have been immersed in the world of country music would agree that there is no other artist to compare them to because they are so unique. Unlike the cookie-cutter music that permeates the radio everyday, the Tennessee Hot Damns put themselves into the music and do not attempt to be a copy of their influences. The songs are a journey; they are the joys of sins, the grace of God, the pain of loss and love of life. They are The Tennessee Hot Damns.

Their album "Ready, Fire, Aim" can now be downloaded on itunes.com and purchased cdbaby.com.

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