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The Minds Are Spreading Wide open

by | December 18, 2019

All pre-orders and all else have shipped.  The web store will relaunch at the start of the new year.  Some of these limited editions of Opening the Mind have been saved for when things kick off in 2020.  But it is now time to play catch up on the holidays! Lots more to come. Soon […]

Mr. Ben VS. Christopher Lee

by | November 29, 2019

Opening the Mind marks the end roads for the mountain of in-house productions that have weighed me down for most of my adult life. It was just the third time I filmed with Mr. Ben. But it will mark the final feature experience completed of our era of work. Mr. Ben was a portal of […]

Töte Mich Noch Einmal

by | November 22, 2019

An exciting addition to the special edition of OPENING THE MIND is the experimental German film, Töte Mich Noch Einmal. Below is a breakdown of the talent involved. Including Thomas Goersch who makes an appearance in OTM as well as The Profane Exhibit. Daniel Hadrović is a writer and filmmaker. He has Croatian citizenship and lives in […]

A Karyus Character

by | November 17, 2019

John Karyus is an eclectic character actor and Jack of Any Trade on an indie film set. We met at the B-Movie Film Festival in Syracuse, NY in 2000. He overheard a conversation and asked if he could chime in. Below he reflects of this, but it’s a moment I’ll never forget. He asked if […]

A Requiem For the magGots

by | November 6, 2019

Below is the first of the magGot Clan to chime in on the Opening the Mind journey. Without this crucial crossroads it may have forever been left in limbo. Creepies n’ Crawlies here is the master behind the aural assault Requiem, David Graham:   “In 2002 my good friend Michael Todd Schneider started writing a […]

Double Bill of Tricks and Treats

by | October 31, 2019

The time is now! Opening the Mind is available for pre-order in the magGot Store: OPEN YOUR FUCKING MIND!!! HERE! It just doesn’t get more exciting then finally closing the final two chapters of your life’s work thus far… on a single day. On Halloween night… The Profane Exhibit has at various times, felt like […]

A Devil’s Treat

by | October 30, 2019

On the eve of this very Devil’s Night, here’s a deadly little treat. The cover art reveal of Opening the Mind by magGot regular Nicholas Mears. He’s created the most cover art for this era of films. Nicholas is a multitalented creature of many mediums. A large background in special makeup fx. Underground filmmaking. Two […]