Occupy Midian Report 1 Transcript

I apologize that it has taken me so long to get this typed up for you guys. Busy schedule with school and work lately, I will do my best to do better with the next report transcript.

It is hard to believe that we are only three weeks into the Occupy Midian Movement. Since the Facebook Group was created it has literally exploded with an outpouring of support from Nightbreed fans. In the past three weeks we have accrued nearly 2500 members, the petition is also nearing 2500 signatures. If you have not signed the petition, please do so, there should be a link on clivebarkercast.com that you can follow.  

We have also had the pleasure of having support from many of the people who worked on the film joining the ranks of Occupy Midian, both on Facebook and using the #OccupyMidian hashtag on Twitter. We've had Clive Barker himself tweeting as well as few other famous tweeters such as Neil Gaiman, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford, and Steven Niles. On Facebook our group is blessed to be able to count Russell Cherrington and Mark Miller amongst its administrators. Within the Occupy Midian group we are able to count Anne Bobby, Simon Bamford, Hugh Ross, Nick Vince, Robbie Drake, and Jullian Parry amongst our members. For anyone I left out, I sincerely apologize, but it is a task going through nearly 2500 members to seek you out. Let me know who you are and I will be sure you achieve proper credit in our next Occupy Midian Report. 

Along with asking fans to sign the petition, there is currently a call on Occupy Midian for fan photos with a sign telling what Nightbreed means to them. We have had some amazing fan photo uploads as well as sign photos from Anne Bobby, Mark Miller, and a very convincing Dr. Decker looking fan.

In addition to all of this, Occupy Midian has had some amazing publicity, there are some great fan videos and Nightbreed testimonials up on Youtube, Fangoria.com has an article up, ProudlyResents.com did a podcast interviewing Russell Cherrington, GeeksofDoom.com has written an article about Occupy Midian as well as: Rue-Morgue.com, Mutantville.com, ShocktilYouDrop.com, and many others. I am trying to keep a running list of all the articles, videos, and podcasts that are done about Occupy Midian on Scoop.it/bring-back-nightbreed as there are so many it would be nearly impossible to go over them all here.

The fans of Nightbreed are many and we are occupying Midian to the extreme. Join the ranks of the Tribes of the Moon, Occupy Midian, and in the words of Clive Barker, "Go Forth & Breed."  

To listen to the first Occupy Midian Report on the Clive Barker Podcast visit: http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2012/04/22/episode-10-books-of-blood-volume-5-in-the-flesh/

Nightbreed's Chocolat

We briefly mentioned Choclat in Breed Beauties. Another photo from Nightbreed and a tad bit more information on her has surfaced. First the photo:

Chocolat is the figure that is 3rd from the right, she has her head covered and is carrying a wrapped infant. And we also have a possible sighting of her when the Sons of the Free are storming Midian.

I have also found another image of Choclate in Clive Barker's Nightbreed The Making of the Film on pg. 190

While I did not find any other image information on her yet, there is a piece of a scene that could very well refer to our beautiful mother Chocolat:

ASHBURY: Dear Lord...Forgive me...
There are images here which have the flavour of Christian iconography. Mother and Child.... 

Though it would be hard to say if that line references Chocolate and her sweet little babe without asking Clive Barker for sure.

If you have more information on Chocolat, please contact us, we are always itching for more information.

Don't forget to see the Nightbreed Cabal Cut you must Take Action and #OccupyMidian!

Clive Barker Podcast Info

Today was Episode 10 of the Clive Barker Podcast which is hosted by José Leitão and Ryan Danhauser. This episode was called Books of Blood Volume 5 (In the Flesh). The podcast today also included the premier Occupy Midian Report by our very own Crystal Raen.

All in all on the show they discussed:
Clive Barker's Deviant Art Page
The Candyman Trailers
This blog (http://bringbacknightbreed.blogspot.com) and http://scoop.it/bring-back-nightbreed
José Leitão's collection of Portugese Editions of The Damnation Game
And much more!
It is a great podcast, and I encourage you all to check it out, Episodes 1-9 are also great ones so give them all a listen when you have a chance. http://www.clivebarkercast.com/

On the Occupy Midian Report I discussed:
How far the Occupy Midian Facebook group has came in the last 3 weeks.
The Cabal Cut Petition is nearing 2500 signatures.
The Twitter #OccupyMidian famous mentions: Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Simon Bamford, Russell Cherrington.
Occupy Midian Facebook Group's famous members and Nightbreed Movie members: Mark Miller, Russell Cherrington, Anne Bobby, simon Bamford, Hugh Ross, Nick Vince, Robbie Drake, Julian Parry.
The call for #OccupyMidian fan photos with #OccupyMidian signs.
And some of the articles, etc. that have mentioned #OccupyMidian as well as Nightbreed Cabal Cut info which can all be found on http://scoop.it/bring-back-nightbreed

Please, give the guys over at Clive Barker Podcast the support they deserve, they are doing a wonderful job, not only keeping tabs on Clive Barker's work, but each of them works extremely hard on the Occupy Midian Movement, and they deserve a HUGE round of applause.

Visit these guys! They are awesome.

Occupy Midian Inspired Poetry

It is a little rough, but posting it while I have a second to do so.

Tribes of the Moon by Crystal Raen

They painted the stars, before they had to flee,
In blood and tears and agony.
The years have passed, they travel on,
Never finding another home.
They creep along the unlit path,
Always waiting with baited breath
To hear the call of Baphomet. 
The scattered limbs of a deity,
Is all they own to carry.
The night it owns them, it’s what they say,
Never will their faces touch the day.
But so long as Midian awaits,
Hidden behind a long lost gate,
Their souls will have place to be,
Forever monsters, Forever free.

Breed Beauties

Was perusing the Occupy Midian group on Facebook when I noticed a conversation going about how sexy Shuna Sassi is/was. So I decided to go on a quest and find some more gorgeous/sexy breed ladies, just to prove that not all that is in Midian is monstrous looking. So without further ado, the Breed Beauties (I linked the photos back to the original places I found them).

Rachel

Rachel is a shape shifter, her body is capable of becoming smoke, a very subtle smoke, that is able to pass through solid material. She was born in Hungary and little else is known about her.

Shuna Sassi

Shuna Sassi is covered in poison quills, and once worked in a bordello. She has found love, in the form of Peloquin.

Chocolat

Image from Clive Barker's The Nightbreed Chronicles

Unfortunately, I do not recall seeing Chocolat in either version of the movie, but she is definitely one of the Breed Beauties. She is the mother of 3 never aging children(infants), one of which was stolen away from her.

Annastasjia

Annastasjia has always been a beauty, even before she became breed. She was considered a great beauty of the silent movies she acted in. However, a botched skin graft that tried to take over resulted in Annastasjia to accept that she was host to the previous owner of the skin she received. She is now in Midian.

Lizzie B

Image from Clive Barker's The Nightbreed Chronicles

Lizzie B is a beauty that is rarely seen, but she is one of the Tribes of the Moon.

Unknown

I do not know the above Breed's name, but her facial structure is one of beauty, despite the missing lower face. And lovely eyes I might add.

Lori

And, well, if you watched the original movie, you have no idea that Lori becomes Breed. Unless of course you read the book Cabal by Clive Barker. And Lori, played by Anne Bobby, is most certainly a Breed BEAUTY!

If I were a breed beauty I would want horns...(photo from Halloween '09) But I felt it was as close to looking like a Midian occupant as I will ever get. I want to see your Occupy Midian photos and your photos as you showing your Breed face! Share links, etc. in the comments please!

More Nightbreed Links for You:

Bring Back Nightbreed - a facebook page
Occupy Midian - a facebook group
Nightbreed Petition - sign this to help Morgan Creek realize the number of people that are willing to buy this movie should it come out.
Also if you have not done so, check out: http://clivebarkercast.com for some great podcasts about Clive Barker, Occupy Midian, and more Clive Barker related info.

#OccupyMidian Signs

The Occupy Midian Facebook group has a call for Occupy Midian Sign photos:

My photo:


Sign reads:
My Name: Crystal Raen
I have been blessed to see the Cabal Cut of Nightbreed.
The story moved me to tears and action.
This film must be shared in order to save the breed.
I will #Occupymidian until Cabal’s release.

V's Photo:


My Name is Richie Vaughan.
I’ve been a fan of Nightbreed for 20 years.
The Cabal Cut was everything that I hoped it would be and more. Everyone must see it and be able to own it.
I will #OCCUPYMIDIAN (literally) until the cabal cut is released.

If you want to create your own, just snap a pic with your sign, join Occupy Midian on Facebook and upload your photo to the Occupy Midian Signs. 

Oh I almost forgot, who ever has the most comments on their photo by Midnight on Friday, April 21st will win:

1st Prize: An Uncorrected Proof of Weaveworld
2nd Prize : The Rawhead Rex story arc run of the Nighbreed comics.
3rd Prize : An autographed picture of Clive.

If you can't get your photo into the Occupy Midian Signs photo album, just ask one of the admins for help, those guys are great!

Help us bring back Nightbreed as the Cabal Cut! Occupy Midian and Go Forth and Breed!

More Links on Bringing Back Nightbreed:
Bring Back Nightbreed - a facebook page
Occupy Midian - a facebook group
Nightbreed Petition - sign this to help Morgan Creek realize the number of people that are willing to buy this movie should it come out.
Also if you have not done so, check out: http://clivebarkercast.com for some great podcasts about Clive Barker, Occupy Midian, and more Clive Barker related info.

The Cabal Cut Trailer Has Made its Appearance

Thanks to the guys over at The Clive Barker Podcast, I found out about "The Cabal Cut" Viral teaser trailer, so without further ado:



Teaser Trailer - With Thanks to Russell Cherrington. Animation by Richard Leshone.

Help us to convince Morgan Creek to release the Director's Cut of Nightbreed by Occupying Midian!

Bring Back Nightbreed - a facebook page
Occupy Midian - a facebook group
Nightbreed Petition - sign this to help Morgan Creek realize the number of people that are willing to buy this movie should it come out.
Also if you have not done so, check out: http://clivebarkercast.com for some great podcasts about Clive Barker, Occupy Midian, and more Clive Barker related info.

Image Animation work on Nightbreed

I've been looking through Clive Barker's The Nightbreed Chronicles and am just amazed at how detailed each of Midian's "monsters" is. There are so many amazing creatures that my mind is boggled by it. Even the monster's that are viewed for even a brief second in the film are done in exquisite detailing. I am currently fascinated by the animatornic third-stage Peloquin.

from: Clive Barker's The Nightbreed Chronicles; "No Longer Just Blood 'N' Guts by Stephen Jones"

Nightbreed is worth watching, even if it is just for the wonderful imagery created with the Midian occupants. And the Director's Cut offers even more of these wonderful monsters to feast your eyes upon. The world is opened up and expanded before you in a way that you never would have expected if you've only seen the original release of Nightbreed. This is why so many want to see the Cabal Cut of Nightbreed released to the masses.

Image Animation, which was owned by Bob Keen and Geoff Portass, was responsible for the special make-up effects in Nightbreed. They created around two hundred different breed with the hopes of making Midian look as though it was inhabited by about a thousand creatures.

Bob Keen stated that the most difficult thing about working on Nightbreed was the sheer scale of the project. He also described Nightbreed as 'probably one of the weirdest films we've worked on. It's a great role reversal in that the monsters are the good guys. Clive has ensured that we care for these creatures --- they are all so innocent. For an effects person that meant a completely different set of rules as far as the creatures were concerned: our colour schemes were different, our concepts were different, and anything that was too negative we played down because we wanted people to feel for the Breed.'

Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any recent information on Image Animation and do not know if they are still around or not. If you have any information on them, please let us know!

For those of you who want the chance to see this movie please help by joining the Occupy Midian/Bring Back Nightbreed movement:

Bring Back Nightbreed - a facebook page
Occupy Midian - a facebook group
Nightbreed Petition
Also if you have not done so, check out: http://clivebarkercast.com for some great podcasts about Clive Barker, Occupy Midian, and more Clive Barker related info.

And Pandemonium Breaks Loose...

Tonight's Nightbreed flashback is brought to you from another piece out of Richie V.'s collection. pg. 68 of Pandemonium Conceived and Edited by Michael Brown.

In the top left you have David Cronenberg as the maniacal Dr. Decker. In the original cut of Nightbreed, you miss out on how much of a hold that little mask has on Decker. You get to hear it talk to him (or command him rather) in the Cabal cut, which even if a shorter addition to the movie, is quite a treat in and of itself.

In the top right corner is a Pre-Production sketch of Decker with the button face mask on. I love how skeletal this sketch looks. However, even without the movie Decker looking quite this menacing, that little mask still sometimes shows up in the corners of my most uncomfortable dreams.

Bottom left corner is a Pre-Production sketch of Ashberry transformed. Great little sketch and they stick fairly close with it in the film.

Bottom right corner is Malcolm Smith being made to look like the scalded Ashberry. If you have seen the Cabal cut (which too many of the population hasn't, and we hope that this gets rememdied asap) then you have missed an incredible ending where Ashberry's character has quite a transformation, for me this by itself changed the entire movie and left me yearning to know more about his character.

So many things were made more beautiful and more ugly (in a good way that ugly can sometimes be good) for me. For those of you who want the chance to see this movie please help by joining the Occupy Midian/Bring Back Nightbreed movement:

Bring Back Nightbreed - a facebook page
Occupy Midian - a facebook group
Nightbreed Petition

Preproduction "Nightbreed" Art by Ralph McQuarrie

Richie V. found his Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden book. He wanted to share some images that he felt were the most moving to help with the Occupy Midian and Bring Back Nightbreed movement.

The above photo is Preproduction "Nightbreed" art by Ralph McQuarrie. (If you have the book it is on pg. 342. Click the pic to transport yourself to Ralph McQuarrie's art.)

There are some great quotes in Chapter 36 Frights of Fancy by Nigel Floyd. Thus far my favorite is:

"One [old] guy at Fox never saw it through because he felt it was morally reprehensible and disgusting --the two very things it's not. Their imaginations are limited and they have a very unadventurous sense of what to do."
--Clive Barker
   from "How Fox Bungled Nightbreed Per Clive Barker" by Alan Jones, Cinefantastique Vol. 21, No. 1., July 1990

Another great quote is:

"...I think it's in the tradition of a very much darker Thief of Baghdad, in which you're dealing with a fantastical world which is being, as you can see, created from the ground up."
from: (1991) Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, edited by Stephen Jones. pg. 343. 

This piece of art, while beautiful in and of itself, isn't quite a true depiction of the entire Nightbreed story. However, with the original release, one would believe that it would be so. The Cabal Cut of Nightbreed would show this piece of art turned around, the monster's suffering at the hands of man. which in this story is unfortunately true.

Which brings us back to one of our favorite questions that surrounds Nightbreed:

Who is truly the real monster?

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For more information on the fight to bring Nightbreed Back as a Director's cut, please visit:
Bring Back Nightbreed - a facebook page
Occupy Midian - a facebook group
Nightbreed Petition