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If you're looking to add a slasher twist to your family game night, then you'll be excited by an update on the Mixtape Massacre board game in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes Phoenix Incident, Wizard World Free Comic Book Day news, and a new episode of the Splathouse podcast.

Mixtape Massacre Pre-Orders & Black Masque Expansion: From Mixtape Massacre: "Hey Slashers!

Just heard from the shipping company that the games will arrive May 8th!

All pre-orders will begin shipping after arrival. If you want to get your hands on a copy sooner than later, pre-order is the way to go.

We're pumped to get these games into your hands so you and your friends can start stacking up your body counts!

After pre-orders are mailed, we will begin shipping out orders at regular turn around time. As always, feel free to message us with any questions and follow the fun on social!

The nominations are in! Ellen DeGeneres, The View and General Hospital lead the pack in the 2013 Daytime Emmy nominations.

Sam Champion read the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations on Good Morning America on May 1, and it’s a great list! General Hospital and The Young & The Restless were some of the many shows nominated, while Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric and the lovely ladies of The View are some of the hosts nominated. Read on for the full list.

Daytime Emmys 2013 — Full List Of Nominations

Outstanding Drama Series

The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer

Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, SupervisingProducers

Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer

Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer

Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers

Days of Our Lives, NBC

Ken Corday, Executive Producer

Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers

Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers

Albert Alarr, Producer

General Hospital , ABC

Frank Valentini, Executive Producer

Mary-Kelly Weir,...

Unity Studios, presently located in Allen Park, will be moving to Detroit. Studio President Jimmy Lifton announced the decision on Thursday, saying initial plans to build sound stages and production offices at the Allen Park location will move forward in Detroit.Back in May, the city of Allen Park and the studio got into a dispute over rent, among other issues. "It is fair and obvious to say Unity Studios has not developed into the project its owners represented some months ago, and that we and Allen Park residents have all been waiting for. In recent months, Unity’s...

"Avatar" won two trophies at the 57th annual Golden Reel Awards given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse). James Cameron's game-changing sci-fi film took home Best Sound Editing of Music in a Feature Film award and Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature.

The Mpse also honored Steven Spielberg with its 2010 Filmmaker Award.

2010 Golden Reel Award Winners

Feature Films

Sound effects, foley, dialogue, Adr and music in an animation feature film

"Up"

Supervising Sound Editor: Michael Silvers

Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer: Tom Myers

Supervising Foley Editor: Pascal Garneau

Music Editor: Stephen M. Davis

Sound Effects Editors: Al Nelson, J.R. Grubbs, Teresa Eckton

Foley Editor: Jonathan Null

Adr Editor: Steve Slanec

Foley Artists: Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe

Sound effects, foley, dialogue and Adr in a foreign feature film

"District 9"

Supervising Sound Editors: Brent Burge, Chris Ward

Sound Designer: Dave Whitehead

Sound Effects Editors: Hayden Collow, Melanie Graham...

Unity Studios hopes to employ former auto workers in 750,000-square-foot facility and village.

By Amy Kaufman

A Hollywood film executive and native of Detroit announced plans Tuesday to build a $146 million, 750,000-square foot film, TV and media production studio factory and village in Allen Park, Michigan.

 

Unity Studios will be headed by Jimmy Lifton, a principal at the post-production audio studio Oracle Post and producer of 13 mostly sci-fi and horror feature films. Backed by a group of investors from Los Angeles and Michigan, Unity hopes to employ over 3,000 of the state's residents, including former auto workers.

 

The city's mayor, Gary Burtka, said in a s...