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Tortured Souls 2 to Launch in Hollywood
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TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 4 -- Clive Barker and Todd McFarlane are joining forces to promote the release of "Clive Barker's Tortured Souls 2: The Fallen" collectible figure line from McFarlane Toys. The horror genre icons will hold a signing Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3 to 5 P.M., at Meltdown, 7522 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA, where Barker launched the original line in July 2001.
Tortured Souls 2: The Fallen includes: - Szaltax is a six-limbed creature featuring grasping mechanical prosthetics
- Camille Noire is a winged angelic creature whose cranium had a run-in with a circular saw.
- Zain is strapped onto a pole and features several mechanical appendages.
- Suffering Bob is a mutation involving the combination of several humans into one grotesque creature.
- Moribundi is in the unfortunate position of being crucified at the altar of science and technology.
- Feverish is a grotesquely large creature on a slab giving birth to worms.
Universal Pictures picked up the rights to a movie based on the original McFarlane-Barker Tortured Souls line in a multi-million dollar deal announced last fall.
Grammy- and Emmy-winning Producer/Director Todd McFarlane, best known as the creator of Spawn and the founder of Spawn.com, is the creative force behind McFarlane Toys. The international award winning company is one of America's top action figure manufacturers. In 2001, McFarlane reshaped the sports collectibles market by introducing McFarlane's Sports Picks NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB action figure lines. The company also produces collectible figures of pop culture and cult horror icons from movies, music, comic books and video games. Marquee lines include Warner Brothers' Academy Award-winning "The Matrix" trilogy, DreamWorks' 2001 blockbuster movie "Shrek," Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow," Movie Maniacs, Metal Gear Solid 2, "Austin Powers" I and II, Iron Maiden's Eddie, Beatles' Yellow Submarine, KISS, Jerry Garcia, Jim Morrison, AC/DC's Angus Young, Metallica, and McFarlane's signature creation, "Spawn." Go to www.spawn.com for more information.
For more information about Meltdown, visit www.meltcomics.com or call 323-851-7223.
  
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