Archive for September 27th, 2006
Posted by Tim on
September 27, 2006
Hello, my name is Lee and I’m the manager of the Waterworks Cinemas here in Pittsburgh. I wanted to let everyone know about a special event that will take place on Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st at the Waterworks Cinemas. We will have special midnight shows of Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of “Night of the Living Dead” that weekend. Also, on Friday the 20th Tom Savini will be on hand at 11pm for a Q&A with fans, followed by the film. The next night, Saturday the 21st, we will have a living dead trivia contest at 11pm, followed by the film. The prizes will include autographed souvenirs and movie passes. If you would like more information or directions to the theatre, please feel free to call the theatre at 412-784-1416 or 412-784-1217.
I hope that everyone will be able to make it out that weekend and I think it will be alot of fun. Thanks!
Posted by Tim on
September 27, 2006
Yep…it’s the guy who gave us such classic films such WILD GUITAR, THE THRILL KILLERS, RAT PHINK A BOO BOO, THE LEMON GROVE KIDS and the movie with the greatest title in the the history of cinema…THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE Creatures WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES…and on MONDAY OCT. 2ND FROM 6:00 TO 9:00 PM you can stop by ISV and hang with this legendary figure in the world of cult movies. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to talk to a true American original!
For more details or to find directions to this go to www.incrediblystrangevideo.com or call 412-561-6430!!!
Posted by Tim on
September 27, 2006
Here’s the list of events to look for us at:
Cinema Wasteland - October 7th, 2006: we are broke and we are in the process of trying to get a table here some year, lol! But we’ll be wondering around with a few “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One” books and some Bastards of Horror T-shirts to sell!
Full Moon Road Show - Cleveland, Ohio, October 12th, 2006: Covering the Full Moon event that was great last year!
Friday the 13th concert - October 13th, 2006: Local Pittsburgh rock/punk bands take stage at the 31st Street Pub to jam all night long for the holiday!
Dark X-mas - Best Value Inn, 1051 North Canfield, Austintown, Ohio 44515. Bastards of Horror are guests there! November 3, 4, 5, 2006!
Horror Hotel Con - Comfort Inn, 136 North Park Ave., Warren, Ohio 44481. Bastards of Horror are guests there! November 17, 18, 19, 2006!
Posted by Tim on
September 27, 2006
You heard here first people, no longer will we be consider that little horror website? We have been asked and with great pleasure we have accepted to judge the films at the new film festival called “Thriller! Chiller!” that takes place in Western Michigan, October 13th & 14th, 2006! For more details you can go check out: www.thrillerchiller.com
Yes, we are taking over one city, one state, and one horror fan at a time… We are the beginning of the end… Unless we run out of beer and naked women of course!
Posted by Tim on
September 27, 2006
Even though Tim and Charlie have already weighed in on
the talented Mr. Holsclaw, I have to add my review of
his first novel to the mix. Edward is an extremely
nice guy and someone to watch in the years ahead.
I travelled a long way to make the opening of Genghis
Con this year, and one of the high points of the
entire show was a chance to finally meet and speak
with Edward A. Holsclaw II about his books. We had
spoken briefly at another convention some years
earlier when his first book, Tiburón was hot off the
presses, but at that show I was on other business and
as broke as a Time Square Rolex, so I didn’t have the
opportunity to pick up his book then.
I have always kicked myself for that oversight, and
now that I have read Tiburón, I’m kicking a little
harder. It’s a great story, and I read it in one
sitting and still wanted more. Luckily, I have
Edward’s next three books to dive into after this one,
no pun intended.
Tiburón begins with a very descriptive and somewhat
flowery opening chapter. You can tell that he wants
every word in his first novel to be perfect and you
can almost feel him agonizing over each turn of
phrase. Then the story kicks in and Holsclaw settles
into a more comfortable style. By chapter two, he’s
found his sea legs and with his feet on the ground,
starts off running and doesn’t let up till the final
chapter.
And that’s the thing that will make Tiburón stay with
you long after you’ve finished reading. The pace, as
well as the villains, are utterly and completely
relentless. There is no rest for the weary, no miracle
save for the victims, just terror, pain and lots of
blood.
There will be the expected comparisons to Jaws, simply
by virtue of the subject matter, so let’s just get
those out of the way right now. First off, Spielberg
couldn’t direct Tiburón today. The gore in this one
would upset his children, or whatever the reason he
gives for sanitizing his films, Saving Private Ryan
notwithstanding. The lone shark in Jaws racks up less
than half a dozen kills in the entire film whereas the
nasty critters in Holsclaws book take out more than
fifty people well before the halfway point. And forget
that don’t go near the water crap, in Tiburón, don’t
even buy a boat, these suckers will get you no matter
where you hide. One unfortunate fisherman got munched
after a shark was netted and hauled aboard, stabbed
and shot.
If there is to be any comparison with Tiburón, a more
fitting parallel would be Aliens. There is the same
kind of relentless pursuit by larger numbers, the same
single minded purpose of destruction. Holsclaw even
captures the same claustrophobic feeling evoked in
Aliens, not an easy task when your setting is the open
ocean, but he pulls it off easily.
One of the aspects of Tiburón that has stayed with me
well after the story ended was the way in which the
author handled his victims. Holsclaw gets you to feel
for them, hope for their survival and then kills them
off in as gruesome a fashion as possible. Many writers
would ease up in some cases, but here you find that
there is no hope, not even for the most innocent of
victims. And that is just one of many things that sets
this book apart from so many other first novels in the
genre.
I keep using the word ‘relentless’, which for me that
sums up both the story and its pace. And in
conjunction with Holsclaws very visual style of
writing, Tiburón is a great experience and leaves me
with great expectations for his other books, and hope
for a possible venture into filmmaking.
Find out more about this talented writer and truly
nice guy at www.fearmaker.com , and tell him BoH sent
you.
Posted by Tim on
September 27, 2006
Yes people, within the next 24 hours there should be a new batch of reviews, but not just any ordinary reviews but the “69th” edition of Gross Movie Reviews! But anyhow I finally finished watching all those screeners from genghis Con 2 convention last weekend, and there were some losers and some winners and real crap! So keep checking back to see what is said about these low-low budget films…
Posted by Tim on
September 27, 2006
And the winner is Friday the 13th series by a landslide, but the Nightmare on Elm St., and the Halloween series happened to tie for second, with Slumber Party massacre series one vote behind! Now be a good bastard and go vote at our new poll?
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