Hi everyone!

It's my ten year anniversary for Matazone Halloween animations! For a decade I've been trying to scare the pants off of you. Read more below...

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In this news letter:
New animation!
Facebook group!
Year round-up
Webcomic
Short stories
Forums
Until next time...

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*** New animation! ***

It's that time of year again, so it's time for another Matazone Halloween animation. This year it's rather special - it's my first video on YouTube, it was created through co-operation with people in three countries and two continents, and frankly it's just darn tootin' swanky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a51rDvqAX6E

PLEASE share it with your friends! I love making these things and I want as many people to enjoy them as possible. Digg it, Twitter it, Facebook it... Pass it on!

Also, please give it a thumbs up on YouTube and add comments :)

*** Facebook group! ***

Lots of the old friends from the forums and new Matazone companions have recently been joining together in the Matazone Facebook group. Drop in if you fancy hearing about new things and finding like-minded people:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/matazone

*** Year round-up ***

I'm still in the Netherlands, travelling around Europe a little when I get the time, and generally having lots of fun with lots of cool people. I'm also now in charge of the Games Design & Production department at the best games development academy in the Netherlands, so that's rather lovely.

... And no, my Dutch still hasn't improved much.

Some progress was being made with my novel (yes, I know I've been saying that for ive years) then life got complicated again. I promise you, I will one day be writing to you all to say where you can get my novel and finally read it!

Life is still bloomin' brilliant, and I hope you're having fun too!

*** Webcomic ***

The Matazone webcomic, Trouble Down Pit, is still up and running. There are nearly 600 strips on there now, and new ones are always added every Monday and Friday :D

http://comic.matazone.co.uk

*** Short stories ***

If you want some more spooky stories then try the downloads over here:

http://www.matazone.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=28

They're not recommended for kids, but if you fancy a horror 5 minute horror story on your iPod/MP3 player then give them a try.

Of course, you can also see all of the old animations on my site, and the Halloween animations can be found here:

http://www.matazone.co.uk/menus/miscmenu.html

*** Forums ***

The Matazone forums have been up and running for over nine years and lots of old faces have been coming back on there recently, so if you haven't visited for a while then now would be a great time to pop in again, we'd love to hear from you again!

http://www.matazone.co.uk/forums

*** Until next time... ***

I guess that's it for the year! It's been a weird and complex one in my personal life, but it's turning out to be awesome in the end. I hope your lives are full of as much happiness as mine... And mine will be even better now I've finished this animation and can stop dreaming about graveyards!

Don't forget to check by the webcomic for your regular Matazone fix!

Thanks for reading, have a great Halloween, and I guess I'll see you at the same time again next year!

Have fun,

Mata
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