On October 28th, the fine folks at Kino Video released the Mario Bava classic PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES on Blu-ray and DVD. This film influenced many Sci-Fi movies for years to come, including Ridley Scott’s ALIEN. Bigfanboy.com has partnered with Kino to host a contest where we’re giving away Blu-ray copies of the film. Just send us an e-mail and tell us what your favorite classic Sci-Fi or Horror film is and why. Make it really good, no one-sentence answers please. We want these prizes to go to deserving winners. Contest is open to U.S. residents only. Make sure to include your shipping address with your e-mail. Contest ends on November 19, 2014. One entry per household – all duplicate entries will be deleted. Get those entries in a good luck!
Mario Bava, (Blood And Black Lace, Bay Of Blood) master of the Italian suspense film, tries his hand at science fiction with this stylishly mod twist on the vampire legend. Two spacecrafts on the same mission land on a strange, misty planet. The crew members each find themselves overcome by a hostile alien force which causes homicidal impulses in each of them. As the astronauts are killed one by one, the dead won’t stay dead, which complicates things greatly for the remaining living crew who are attempting for unravel the mystery of the strange forces at hand. Great set design, pleasingly garish colors, and a genuine sense of dread have made this a cult favorite.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
