LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
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FEBRUARY 1, 2006
The Serial Killer Calendars official myspace account (myspace.com/serialkillercalendar) receives it's 10,000th myspace friend request. Among these, are many famous actors, writers and movie directors. |
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DECEMBER 9, 2006
Maine Public Broadcasting and Sara Nics ask Kris Saunders to do an interview about ThePURPLE and the Serial Killer Calendar project. The episode will air in late December. |
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DECEMBER 5, 2006
ThePURPLE and MadHatterDesign are proud to announce that the 2007 SKC is included in the January issue of Penthouse Magazine. |
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NOVEMBER 28, 2006
Kristopher T. Saunders and James Gilks agree to terms for a YouTube.com production that details the entire SKC project. The finished short film should be appearing in Jan. |
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NOVEMBER 15, 2006
ThePURPLE and MadHatterDesign receive word that we have appeared in a Swiss Magazine called "NewLook". |
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NOVEMBER 2, 2006
ThePURPLE inc and MadHatterDesign learn that Sylk Magazine has done a piece on the calendar: www.Sylkmagazine.com . They coin the term "VanGohish" to describe Nico's work. |
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OCTOBER 31, 2006
The SKC is featured in a MaineCampus article that names the 2 Maine alumni responsible for the production of Nico Claux's work in the United States. You can view this article here. |
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OCTOBER 13-15, 2006
The Serial Killer Calendar attends the Rock and Shock Horror/Music convention. Check our "Photo Gallery" section of SerialKillerCalendar.com for images from the show. Special thanks to Sid Haig and his wonderful wife Suzie for being so great. A very special thanks to Gwar for letting us party with them backstage. |
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OCTOBER 3, 2006
James Gilks and Kristopher T. Saunders receive word from Penthouse Magazine that the SKC is part of the December 5th edition of Penthouse Magazine. |
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
The Serial Killer Calendar appears in "The Globe Magazine." This one of many magazines this year to write about our interesting merchandise. |
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2006
The Serial Killer Calendar appears in "Sun Magazine." This one of many magazines this year to write about our interesting merchandise. |
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AUGUST 14, 2006
ThePURPLE Incorporated agrees to a deal with Fangoria.com to sell the SKC and RAP limited editions in the Gore Store. Check us out at www.Fangoria.com. |
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AUGUST 11-13, 2006
ThePURPLE incorporated presents the Serial Killer Calendar and Real American Psychos limited editions at the HorrorFind Weekend in Baltimore. |
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JULY 28-30, 2006
SKC sold it's killer merch at the Flashback Horror Convention in Chicago. Among the celeberties at the convention who got their own copy of the calendar where Sid Haig (Captain Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses), Michael Berryman (from The Hills Have Eyes), Kane Hodder (Jason Vorhees from the Friday The 13th Series), Llyod Kaufman (head of Troma Studio), Ken Foree (from Dawn of The Dead and Devils Rejects) and many more. The calendar and posters sold great at the convention and we look forward to our next show in a few weeks. |
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JULY 9, 2006
The SKC is featured on primetime television! Kimberly Guilfoyle, host of "The LineUp", introduces a debate segment on "murderabilia" with the 2007 Serial Killer Calendar. Chief Executive Officer, Kristopher T. Saunders is currently speaking with Fox producers about organizing a more complete debate segment with both Kris and James Gilks defending the artists' perspective. |
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JUNE 21, 2006
ThePURPLE Inc and PunkRadioCast.com finalize a partnership that will serve as a joint promotion for the SKC. PunkRadioCast.com serves some 4 million listeners per month from its Canadian headquarters. We are sponsering an essay contest that will have winners announced in late 2006. |
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JUNE 12, 2006
The Serial Killer Calendar is featured in a story on the front page of Yahoo.com. This is one of the many articles featuring our macabre merchandise this year. |
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JUNE 7, 2006
The Reuters article is published by Yahoo and continues to push record traffic to the site. Well over 20,000 pages views in 24 hours. |
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JUNE 6, 2006
Reuters publishes a 4 page article about ThePURPLE inc. and the SKC project and distributes internationally. Response is overwhelming, 5000 plus visitors to the SKC site and over 13,000 page views before noon. |
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MAY 31, 2006
The www.myspace.com/serialkillercalendar web presence is the subject of a ManiaTV.com one hour segment. James Gilks interviewed live from the LA Mania studio. |
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MAY 25, 2006
Bob Mezan, a Reuters TV producer, requests an interview with Kris Saunders to discuss The PURPLE projects and the corporation itself. The interview will go out to over 500 broadcasters including ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox and the BBC, SKY, ITN in the UK and every major broadcast entity in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Mid-East. |
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MAY 18, 2006
Reuters requests an interview to be done by Sarah Mahoney. The article will be distributed via wire in London and distributed thruout Europe, Asia and the United States. |
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MAY 17, 2006
Kris Saunders and James Gilks are interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for another article about The Serial Killer Calendar. |
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MAY 14, 2006
The Serial Killer Calendar is featured in The Boston Globe. You can read the article online by clicking this link. Boston Globe Article |
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MAY 9, 2006
Chief Executive Officer Kristopher T. Saunders is interviewed by the Associated Press at the State Capital Building. The AP story will be released on May 15 from the Washington DC bureau office. Questions and inquiries about the article can be directed to Kris Saunders at 207-745-6419 or ThePURPLEceo@aol.com |
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MARCH 16, 2006
ThePURPLE Inc. and MadHatterDesign create the SerialKillerCalendar page on MySpace.com. The web address for this company account is myspace.com/serialkillercalendar Since the inception, the page has logged some 4000 friends including several major celebrities. |
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FEBRUARY 1, 2006
ThePURPLE Incorporated announces an exclusivity agreement with Nico Claux that will cover all US distribution of his work. The www.SerialKillerCalendar.com site, the primary portal for domestic distribution goes live on the same day offering wholesale and retail prices and the introduction of a calendar line for late 2006. |
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