Last night VH1 crowned the winner of it's first SCREAM QUEENS series, with Tanedra Howard claiming the throne. Oddly enough, Ms. Howard has already started making the kind of statements that actors usually reserve for after they've built their careers on horror.

So I'm sitting here trying to put the finishing touches on HORROR of RECESSION Part 2 tonight, and the shit hits the fan again. Part 2 is supposed to be the "positive installment", focusing on what can be done to put things back on-track for the horror side of entertainment. As I sat here typing, I found out that David Pepose, a fellow FANGORIA ONLINE contributor that also writes for NEWSARAMA had posted two blogs today that focused on the publishing industry taking another hit, and a couple more comics-related titles going under.

The news came down this morning. In a move that everyone saw coming, it was finally officially announced that The United States is in a “recession”. CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, and every local affiliate raced to sound the alarm as The National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed what everyone has been living for the past year.

On November 1st I received a phone call from a friend- "Have you heard the news about Mark Twitchell?" he asked. The name rang a bell, but at first I didn't know why. "Twitchell? Why do I know that name?" I said. He replied, "He's the director of SECRETS OF THE REBELLION."

For the purpose of this blog, and to keep negative attention away from my friend, I'm keeping his name out of this. You see, Mark Twitchell was charged with murder in a now infamous case of life imitating art.