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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters (ASPCM) was the first society for Monsters, to be established in North America. This organization was founded on the belief that Monsters are entitled to kind and respectful treatment and must be protected under the law. The ASPCM maintains a strong local presence, and with programs that extend our anti-cruelty mission across the country.
The ASPCM’s mission is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to Monsters throughout the United States.”
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*Sept 25, 2009*
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A.S.P.C.M. Too Busy To Protest FRIGHT NIGHT at the Warner Grand Freaks and Beasts Getting Ready for Halloween, “But We’ll Be Back” LOS ANGELES, CA—“Our hard work in fighting for better treatment of monsters at the monthly atrocity known as FRIGHT NIGHT is far from over,” said spokesmonsters of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters (A.S.P.C.M.). “But this is our busiest season of the year, so we’re going to let those jerks go with a warning… this month.” Although spectral nightmares and razor-wielding degenerates alike agree that Fright Night can only offer fun-filled frightfests thanks to over-working their monsters, the monsters’ protective union admits that they’ve got their claws full for right now. “I guess audiences will just have to enjoy two outrageous monster movies, a live band, vendors, classic burlesque, a raffle, and all the great spookshow gimmicks of Fright Night without getting picketed for their October show. And they’re doing it for just thirteen bucks. No wonder they work us into the ground! It’s a monster sweatshop.” An organization to protect monsters’ rights ###
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*Sept 3, 2009*
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A.S.P.C.M. Plan Another FRIGHT NIGHT Protest at the Warner Grand this Sunday Creeps and Imps Refuse to Give Up Fight for Their Rights LOS ANGELES, CA—Citing the producers’ disrespect and the audience’s cruel enjoyment of all their hard work and low pay, (dis)members of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters (A.S.P.C.M.) will return to picket the Warner Grand Theater at 2 p.m. this Sunday, September 6, in a desperate bid to improve the working and unloving conditions for monsters employed by the slave drivers at FRIGHT NIGHT. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a scientist whose experiment has given you the head of a bloodsucking flea or if you’re a prehistoric fish-woman that lives on raw screaming flesh, the humans at Fright Night are going to work you to the bone,” said a Fright Night monster employee who preferred not to be named. “They charge low admissions because they pay us so little. Then they work us all night, when we should be out haunting and marauding.” Asked why he didn’t leave the detestable job, the monster simply said, “What? And give up show business?” Human audiences (known to our monster readers as “foolish mortals”) seem to love watching these exhausted, utterly broke monsters and creatures working away for their amusement. “They scream, laugh, and applaud,” said another monster, “but where are our pus breaks? When do we get to completely devour an audience member? Why can’t we bring our coffins lined with the soil of our homelands? It’s not much we ask, but they won’t give us anything.” One of the zombies that’s been on the Fright Night picket line the longest summed it all up with these poignant, heart(s)-rending words: “Hhhhhhhhuuuuuuuugggggghhhhhh mrrrrblllgggg… ccchhhhhaaaaasss…. Drblggb.” We couldn’t have put it better ourselves. The next protest of Fright Night will be at the historic Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro this Sunday, September 6, at 2 p.m. Which side will you be on? How will history record YOUR contribution to the rights of Monster-Americans? Don’t be one of the oppressors!
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*August 20, 2009*
Taken from www.frightnightla.com
Press Release
Contact:
Noah Korda
818-404-2914
Founder/executive producer
frightnight@batsday.net
Richard Becker
626-793-2879
Co-producer
Richard_becker1@yahoo.com
For immediate release:
August 20, 2009
A.S.P.C.M. Vows To Protest FRIGHT NIGHT at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro
Ghouls and the Walking Dead Plan A Protest For This Sunday
LOS ANGELES, CA—Fiends and horrors belonging to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters (A.S.P.C.M.) have sworn to stage another protest of the return of Fright Night to the historic Warner Grand Theater. “They charge the living public only $13 for two monstrous movies, one great band, vendors, a raffle, and striptease by the luscious Miss Bonnie Delight,” said an A.S.P.C.M. spokesmonster, “but we monsters end up overworked and underpaid. We’re picketing for justice!”
The haunted theater expects to be plagued by a creepy picket line, Sunday, August 23, 2009, at 2pm, and “as often as it takes to get our point across – if you know what I mean,” said the A.S.P.C.M.’s furry and nauseating spokesmonster. However, Fright Night founder, producer, and host Noah Korda was unmoved.
“We will not negotiate with horrorists,” Korda said. “Fright Night is bringing back the great old-fashioned American spookshow, with all the ghastly fun you could ask for. The monsters are just going to have to work overtime. The public loves it!”
Co-producer Richard Becker added, “If we get even bigger crowds, with our deals for groups and birthday parties, we may have to get monsters to work the non-graveyard shift, too.”
The A.S.P.C.M. reps just shook their heads – both attached and detached – and prepared signs with slogans such as “Hell No, We Won’t Groan” and “Fright Night Ain’t Right.” Sipping a cup of fresh blood, the A.S.P.C.M. spokesmonster simply said, “We’ve got rights, too. We’re going to protest. This is inhuman!”
An organization to protect monsters’ rights
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters (A.S.P.C.M.) was founded in the 19th century as an offshoot of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters (R.S.P.C.M.) and the Transylvanian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters (T.S.P.C.M.). The A.S.P.C.M. is dedicated to preventing the abuse of monsters of all kinds, from the smallest imp or goblin to the largest nuclear-powered mutant dinosaur or space-going nebula-amoeba. Learn more about the A.S.P.C.M. and its mission at www.aspcm.org and get involved.
A historic site — and center of creepy controversy
Fright Night happens every month at one of L.A.’s great theatrical treasures, the historic Warner Grand Theater. Opened in 1931 and designed for film and vaudeville shows, the Warner Grand was billed as “The Castle of Your Dreams,” with a beautiful art deco design that is lovely from the outside and astounding on the inside. Built by the Pantages chain, the theater was in decline for some years until historians, preservationists, and the city of Los Angeles worked together to preserve it. You can learn more about the Warner Grand at www.warnergrandshows.com
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*June 2nd, 2009*
Taken from www.frightnightla.com
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Monster protest against FRIGHT NIGHT at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro: “WE SHALL OVERCOME!” |
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Korda persisted, despite the occasional attempt to devour his brain and other vital organs. “What these monsters don’t understand is that we’re doing them a favor. Without FRIGHT NIGHT, who would keep them busy scaring audiences? We’ve got a great show for a low price, with bands like The Coffin Draggers, Frankenstein, Rosemary’s Billygoat, and the |
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*May 26th, 2009*
Taken from www.frightnightla.com
Press Release
Contact:
Noah Korda - Founder/executive producer
818 404 2914
frightnight@batsday.net
Richard Becker - Co-producer
626-793-2879
Richard_becker1@yahoo.com
For immediate release:
May 26, 2009
The living dead protest FRIGHT NIGHT at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro!
Show producers “Unfair to the Undead,” say ghosts, vampires, zombies and other fiends from beyond the grave — protest planned for Sunday, May 31st, 2009 from 1:30pm to 3pm
LOS ANGELES, CA—“We already work hard enough,” said a “spooksperson” for the ASPCM — the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Monsters. “Now FRIGHT NIGHT wants us to work even harder! We’ve got rights, too.” But the producers of Fright Night are adamant about keeping ghouls working round-the-clock for their new series of live shows that combine hilariously bad horror movies, great bands, sexy burlesque and big surprises.
“I’m really sorry,” said Fright Night founder Noah Korda, “but you just can’t get this kind of thrills, fun, and excitement without keeping monsters really busy. We’ve got an audience coming June 5 that we need to shock, scare, and horrify. It’s one great show for a low price, and we have to ask a lot from all the creeps we’re bringing in to scare people.”
Standing outside the beautiful art deco Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro in the foggy dead of night, the ghastly representative from ASPCM disagreed. The monsters have decided to show up outside the Warner Grand Theater on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 from 1:30pm until 3pm to make their feelings known.
“We wake up at the crack of night, have a fast cup of blood to get us moving, and before we can so much as terrorize a neighborhood, there’s these Fright Night guys putting us through our paces at the theater. We need breaks! We need better crypts! We need a retirement plan! I mean, I know we never retire, but still! You know what I’m sayin’!”
The creatures from beyond the grave did admit they received some perks from Fright Night. “Well, okay, we do like seeing all the great bands, like The Coffin Draggers, Frankenstein, Rosemary’s Billygoat, and the Mad Marionettes. Plus, the sexy red-hot burlesque from Miss Bonnie Delight gets us jumping out of our coffins. And the vendors are fun, too. But it’s the principle of the thing!”
Co-producer Richard Becker said, adding, “I don’t think the monsters are keeping our low ticket prices in mind. It’s $13 to get in, with discounts for groups and birthday parties. I just don’t think we can install a Jacuzzi in every mausoleum when we’re giving the public a deal like that.”
The ASPCM rep was adamant. “We’re going to march. It may be a few of us or it may be a lot, but our voices will be heard. Groaning, howling, growling. All that stuff.”
A historic site — the center of supernatural controversy?
The monster protest is planned to take place just outside one of L.A.’s great theatrical treasures, the Warner Grand Theater. The historic Warner Grand opened in 1931, billed as “The Castle of Your Dreams,” designed for film and vaudeville shows. Its beautiful art deco design is lovely from the outside and astounding on the inside. Built by the Pantages chain, the theater was in decline for some years until historians, preservationists and the city of Los Angeles worked together to preserve it. You can learn more about the Warner Grand at http://www.warnergrand.org/, and you can find out about helping keep the Warner Grand alive at http://www.grandvision.org/.
Keep informed online
Find out more about Fright Night at www.frightnightla.com
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