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Comic-Con 2014: Freddy vs. Jason vs. Michael!

Once again, the doctors of Broadcast Thought, H. Eric Bender, M.D., Praveen R. Kambam, M.D., andVasilis K. Pozios, M.D., return to Comic-Con International with a must-see panel in my opinion.  On Thursday, July 24, 2014, from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Room 7AB, they team up with very special guest, Mark Swift, co-writer of Friday the 13^th (2009) and Freddy vs. Jason, to present “Freddy vs. Jason vs. Michael!  Inside the Minds of Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers.”  As a lifelong fan of horror movies this one intrigues me.  Check out the rest of the full press release below!

The panelists consider whether Michael is simply a sociopathic stalker, Freddy merely a manipulative monster, and Jason just a killing machine. Or is there more to these slashers when we slice below the surface? Can we make sense of a vengeful boogeyman’s sister obsession? Could fire turn a sexually violent predator into a sadistic serial killer? Did “mommy issues” and bullying birth a brutish butcher? Who’s the most dangerous killer, and which, if any, might be considered insane? Join the discussion moderated by horror meister Evan Dickson of Bloody Disgusting! Discover the answers to these and other questions, and come take a stab at these iconic slashers!

While having fun with these fan favorites, the doctors will confront common misconceptions about violence and mental illness.

About Broadcast Thought:

Broadcast Thought is the creative collective of H. Eric Bender, M.D., Praveen R. Kambam, M.D., and Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., three physicians, specializing in forensic psychiatry, whose goals include shifting the paradigm of how mental health issues are depicted in media and entertainment. The doctors serve as creative consultants and subject matter experts to the media and entertainment industries and co-create mental health-related content. They have been featured in The New York Times, Time, The Huffington Post, Wired, ABC News, Entertainment Weekly, and Discover. They recently partnered with Brett Culp to produce Legends of the Knight, a documentary film about the inspirational power of Batman.

About Mark Swift:

Mark Swift (along with his writing partner Damian Shannon) wrote the box office hits Friday the 13^th (2009) and Freddy vs. Jason, and was the first writer on the animated hit Shark Tale. They are currently working on a new original horror project for New Line Cinema, an Untitled science-fiction project for Skydance productions, and are co-producing a comedy for Paramount Pictures starring Peter Dinklage. They have also co-written a number of projects currently in development, including “Vikings” for Disney; the 1950s noir “Hawaiian Dick,” for director Frank Coraci; and an adaptation of Howard Chaykin’s graphic novel “Power & Glory.”

“Freddy vs. Jason vs. Michael! Inside the Minds of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, & Michael Myers” takes place on Thursday, July 24, 2014, from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Room 7AB, at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.