A pic of the young 'Michael Myers' in the Halloween remake.

Wisconsin Underground Horror/Exploitation Film Festival 2007…CANCELLED!

EVENT CANCELLED!
It is with deep regret that I must announce that the Wisconsin Underground Horror/Exploitation Film Festival 2007, scheduled for April 28th, 2007 at the Orpheum Theatre, State St. Madison, WI has been cancelled. This is due to the fact that new management at the theatre has requested us at the festival to pay a $500.00 fee to reserve the room, which we already had reserved through the previous management at no cost to us. In December, when I first contacted the Orpheum about the event, we went forward with the previous theatre manager under the agreement that in return for allowing us to use the Stage Door theatre for the day of April 28th, the theatre would get us a projector to use for screening films from DVD, a hotel room for Mr. Rebane, and just someone to be at the bar so patrons could order cocktails. In return for all of this, the theatre would keep ALL of the gate (every penny made from ticket sales, which they were to name the price) plus any money generated through liquor or food sales. We went forward on our planning on this information. I spoke with the old management at least twice a week about where our planning was, never going forward on anything unless it was cleared by them first. I was then informed last month that the manager I had been dealing with was leaving, and someone new was taking over. From my first contact with this new management, it was clear to all of us that this person did not want to do the event, was not hip on allowing us to use the theatre for the day, and was looking for us to pay for a venue that we were never asked to pay for when the event was scheduled. The old management and I did the event on a handshake deal (note to everyone—never, NEVER do anything on a handshake deal anymore, always get everything in writing, even if you “trust” the person you’re dealing with) that was more of a “you scratch my back, I scratch yours”. I have no doubts that if the old management had stayed in place, this event would be happening. After being almost completely ignored by the new management for almost a month, I then received the following e mail dated Tues, 2/13/07 This weekend I finally had a meeting with the owner of the Orpheum regarding the festival. He was very confused as to why we’d commit to the expenses of an event. We don’t have the ability to “blindly” hold events that require US to invest in them. As of 1/15/07 every booking is required to have a deposit. When people come to us with an event they are both putting down a deposit on the date and supplying EVERYTHING that they need to run the event. We happily supply staff for the door and the bar. With your proposal, you are asking that we invest close to $500 in staff, projection, and lodging as well as give up our valuable screen time with films that are already booked and under contract. This is not an agreeable expense for the Orpheum. What we need to continue with this date is to get $500 to hold the room and cover potential loss of income for the Orpheum as well as a contract for the rental. April 28th is quickly becoming a highly requested date and we have offers from several bands that are more then happy to pay the $500 deposit, ask for no expenses, and guarantee $1000 in liquor sales. If the deposit is not an option and you still need us to cover expenses then you can not hold the event at the Orpheum and will need to look for a new venue. (current managment) Directing Manager Orpheum Theatre I responded back asking if we were willing to pick up the costs of Mr. Rebane’s expenses, the projection equipment, and all of the other costs that we have already been paying for, if it would be possible to continue on the agreement we had (which was, give us the theatre, you keep all of the gate and food/liquor sales) I received this back dated 2/14/07 Cory, I wasn’t trying to tell you that the event is cancelled..just that a deposit needs to be paid to hold and confirm the date. I’m still giving you the opportunity to come down to the Orpheum and drop off a check so I’m protected for the date. The Orpheum is not in the position to promote or pay for events that previous management booked (without contract or deposit). We simply can’t afford to gamble on events. The last time Charlie Band appeared at the Orpheum attendance was so poor they had to give away tickets on the street and we didn’t book the event again. The last day of the Bill Rebane film festival there was barely anyone in attendance. If we have the same turnout for this event we stand to lose money on a Saturday night. When a projector costs $280 for the weekend from Full Compass, the cheapest room downtown is $90, and a manager/projectionist is $70 the costs start to add up. Someone also has to be responsible for Bill Rebane’s travels (hotel, maybe food?), plus pick-up and drop-off of the projector, and all of the sudden it becomes a multi-day event with expenses throughout the weekend. As the Orpheum moves on from the (previous theatre manager’s) era I’ve become committed to only making safe, sound business decisions that are no risk. I hope that you can see that through my experiences at the Orpheum I have a reason to not feel comfortable committing resources to the WI Underground Film Festival. As I stated earlier, I’m still holding the date for you and you can bring in $500 to confirm the date. From there we can discuss contract details and expenses. (current management) Directing Manager Orpheum Theatre So, no, he wasn’t telling me that the event was cancelled, he was just telling me that unless I cough up $500.00 (that I just don’t have to piss away) that he wasn’t going to hold up the previous management’s deal with me, and wasn’t going to reserve the theatre for us. This event was never a cash grab for us, this event was done out of our love for horror and exploitation, and the underground filmmakers who are keeping the true spirit alive. That’s the reason we were only asking for $5.00 per submission. This was only meant to cover our out of pocket expenses, such as the PO Box, the posters, the promotion, etc. Which, so far, we haven’t even come close to covering the PO Box, much less anything else. Myself, and the other organizers are losing a substantial amount of money on this event now that the Orpheum Theatre’s management has decided to back out of their end of the deal. The most irritating part is that the new management states “anything booked as of 1/15/07 requires a deposit”. Our event has been booked since early December, so I don’t know why our previous agreement isn’t being held up. Long story short, if you submitted a film to us, we will be returning your entry fee. We won’t be able to return the film, unless you really want/need it back. If I send back all of the films, I’m going to be holding the “Cory is homeless due to the fact he was unable to break even on the Wisconsin Underground Film Fest” fest. Give me a month, and if you haven’t received your money back from your submissions, shoot me off an e mail at LAN_EMAIL_SUBS and I’ll make sure you get it right away. Where does Wisconsin Underground go from here? We are going to keep our myspace, and our website as a forum for all of the great films and filmmakers we got to know over the course of the last few months. I will be in contact with everyone about what I can do to help them out in any way I can. I started the event at the Orpheum as a way to support the underground horror film fans, and I’m going to continue to do that in any way I can. I apologize for our vendors, to Charles Band, to Bill Rebane, but especially to the filmmakers who sent us their blood, guts, brains, and tears in the hopes that they could have their work showcased on the big screen at a horror festival. I can’t tell you how sorry I am that this event went south as fast as it did, but I just want all of you to know, the event was set up squarely, we proceeded in a manner that was sufficient for the management of the Orpheum Theatre at the time, but now we have been backed into a corner that we cannot gt out of. I mean, we’d have to get 100 entries just to pay for the theatre, not to mention our other costs (Rebane’s hotel, projection equipment, posters, etc). I will be contacting everyone I was dealing with individually in the next week or so, but if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to e mail me, or you can log on to www.orpheumtheatre.net and speak to them if you wish. I can’t thank all of you enough, and I can’t apologize enough. All the best, and continued success to all of you, Cory-Wisconsin Underground Visit us online at www.geocities.com/wisconsinunderground.

Ed Gein:The Butcher of Plainfield

Kane Hodder does an excellent job for his first starring role without a mask. He is sufficiently creepy as a demented killer. I just wish he had been playing Ed Gein in this boring piece of poop. For whatever reason, Gein is played as a serious, steel-eyed killer who offs anyone who gets in his way. The real Ed was supposedly a likable, soft spoken man who kept to himself and had a few mental problems. The Gein in this movie may have just as well been Leatherface. The gore was straight out of a modern day torture flick. The pacing of the movie kept me glued to the inside of my eyelids.

If you are a Kane Hodder fan, I’d say rent it because he does do a good job despite the rest of the movie. Ed Gein aficionados should stick with the Steve Railsback version or Bob “Porky’s” Clark’s Demented.

Dead Pit interviews Lucky Mckee this Friday.

The man that has given horror fans movies like “May” and “The Woods” is being interviewed by the Dead Pit boys this Friday!

And don’t forget to call into the show Thursdays at 8:00 pm est.

Gross Movie Reviews Volume 2 for sale!!!!

Well, it is a little early but the new book is now available at www.lulu.com and soon amazon.com . You can also find copies at the Cinema Wasteland convention this weekend where you’ll find me selling and autographing copies! I will have the ‘red cover’ with me, the black cover will only be available through www.lulu.com . And don’t forget to pick up Volume One also if you haven’t yet? $11.99 for Volume Two and $12.99 for Volume One!

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Brian Loves You update

Jeff Buckner of Landau Motion Pictures dropped us a line to gives us a heads up on set visit by JoBlo.com and and an interview with Bryan Loves You’s writier and director, Seth Landau and sound editor Dan Newman.

The world premiere will most likely be in May at the Burbank Fangoria con.

We'll see you there!

CINEMA WASTELAND MOVIE and MEMORABILIA EXPO: March 30th, 31st and April 1st, 2007

WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(See the Convention Program and Schedule when you arrive for movie reviews, additional details, or any last minute changes to the schedule of events.)

* Movie (and Guest) Room 1 is where we screen all of our movies on film.
* Movie (and Guest) Room 2 is where we screen most of the stuff on video or DVD projection.
* Both Rooms are used for Guest Talks and Events all weekend.

Registration (to pick up tickets, t-shirts etc) Opens at 3:30pm on Friday.
3-Day Pass holders are admitted at 4:30pm on Friday.
All Single Day Pass holders get in at 5:00pm on Friday.

FRIDAY:
4:30pm - 3-Day Pass people admitted.
5:00pm - Doors open to everyone.
6:00pm - The classic 1985 Continental Video “clip collection” TERROR ON TAPE begins.
6:15pm - Movie: MANIAC begins in Movie Room 1.
7:30pm - A collection of classic underground short films, bizarre cartoons, and assorted oddites! The latest installment of ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER THEATER begins in Movie Room 2.
8:00pm - Guest Event: MANIAC star, Caroline Munro, meets with fans after the movie ends in Movie Room 1. Hammer Films starlet, “Bond Girl”, and Fantasy film and/or B Movie Queen… What a way to kick off the weekend guest talks!
9:00pm - Movie: Toe Tag Pictures first feature film, THE REDSIN TOWER begins in Movie Room 1.
9:30pm - Guest Event: We’re guest and reunion heavy this show, so we’re doubling up on Friday night talks. Come and meet with Camille Keaton, star of the cult exploitation classic, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, featuring a career retrospect and movie intro hosted by Ultra Violent Magazine’s managing editor, Art Ettinger, in Movie Room 2. What a way to close down the Dealer’s Room and get ready for a couple of films to end your night!
10:00pm - The Dealer and Guest Room closes for the night. Have no fear. We’ve still got four hours worth of film to screen before we shut down for the night!
10:15pm - Movie: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE begins after Camille Keaton’s talk in Movie Room 2.
11:00pm - Movie: Ted V. Mikels drive-in classic, ASTRO-ZOMBIES begins in Movie Room 1.
Midnight - Movie: Low Budget Pictures FILM CREW begins in their usual Midnight Friday time slot.
12:30am - Movie: Don Dohler’s Baltimore lensed “B” Movie classic, ALIEN FACTOR, rounds out the Friday night films in Movie Room 1.

SATURDAY:
10:00am - The show opens to everyone.
10:00am - The made for TV movie classic, HELTER SKELTER, begins in Movie room 2. We DARE you to sit through all 3+ hours of this uncut version before we hold out Cast Talk later this afternoon!
10:30am - Nazi scientists and ugly-faced chicks with bodacious bodies! “Hangover Theater” begins in Movie Room 1 with SHE-DEMONS, classic grade “Z” 50’s horror cinema at its most ridiculous and well worth watching!
NOON - It’s time for our usual Saturday Morning THREE STOOGES, hosted by Akron/Cleveland’s very own Son of Ghoul. Join us for a trio of classic stooge shorts (and assorted cartoons) on reel film in Movie Room 1.
1:15pm - Movie: Drive-In classic, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS begins in Movie Room 2.
1:30pm - Guest Event: Join the cast of HELTER SKELTER for a panel and Q&A session in Movie Room 1. (Yes, the movie plays in one room and the cast talk is in another room. We’ll give you time to watch the movie before the talk begins. Promise.)
2:30pm - Movie: Russ Meyer’s FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL!… KILL!, begins in Movie Room 1.
2:45pm - Guest Event: Join the cast ‘n crew of the cult classic LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in Movie Room 2. How can you pass up Drive-In memories of American International Pictures, working with Roger Corman and making Death Race 2000?… Be there for a once in a lifetime chance!
3:45pm - Movie: The indy feature ABE’S TOMB begins in Movie Room 2.
4:00pm - Guest Event: The cast of FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL!… KILL!, meets in Movie Room 1. Yeah, like any serious Wasteland fan will miss this talk!
5:30pm - Movie: George Romero’s THE CRAZIES begins in Movie Room 1.
5:45pm - Guest: Resident Wasteland author Joe Knetter does his thing in Movie Room 2. Will you get a reading, some bizarre poetry, or the ramblings of a drunken film fan? Only Joe knows for sure as we encourage him to just do his thing. He also tells us that there’s a free limited edition photo for all who attend!
7:00pm - The Dealer and Guest Room closes for the night.
7:00pm - Movie: Indy vampire flick, ABATTOIR, begins in Movie Room 2.
8:00pm - “A Ghastlee Nite at the Movies” starts in Movie Room 1. Join us for Dinner Theater Mystery Night and see if you can figure out who is killing the Cinema Wasteland Horror Hosts… Music! Fun! Prizes! Be There!
8:30pm - Movie: Brutal and gory… HOUSE OF CARNAGE begins in Movie Room 2.
10:00pm - Movie: CHAINSAW SALLY begins in Movie Room 2.
11:00pm - Movie: NIGHT OF THE COBRA WOMAN begins in Movie room 1.
12:00 Midnight - Movie: ASSMONSTER ends the nights screenings in Movie Room 2.
12:30am - Movie: The cult drive-in classic, BIGFOOT ends the nights screenings in Movie Room 1.

SUNDAY:
11:00am - The show opens to everyone.
NOON - Movie: BIGFOOT begins in Movie Room 1.
NOON - Movie: A.D.D. THEATER returns to Movie Room 2.
1:45pm - Movie: ALIEN FACTOR begins in Movie Room 1.
2:00pm - Movie: The uncut version of HELTER SKELTER wraps up the weekend screenings in Movie Room 2.
3:30pm - Movie: ASTRO-ZOMBIES wraps up the movie screenings in Movie Room 1.
5:00pm - Cinema Wasteland’s Annual “Spring Spectacular” officially closes. See you all the weekend of October 5th, 6th and 7th, 2007 when we do it all again. Same Place, and the Same Great Time you’ve all come to expect from a Cinema Wasteland show.

*Please note events or times are subject to change from those listed.

See what is new at Ramsteer Films!

Ramsteer Films is going to jump on the trend of re-releasing DVD’s. We are putting together Special Editions of “Night of the Vampires” and “Bad Review”. They will be available for first time ever on two separate DVD’s! They will both have Commentaries with the one and only Ryan Roc. It was a lot of fun doing the Commentaries with him and we believe you will find them very entertaining. Both DVD’s will also include some other exclusive extras available only on the Special Editions. We are still going to be making some brand new movies this year as well. Look out for more on those movies in the coming months.

Also, check out a new Spotlight on Corinne Monier, the Queen of Ramsteer Films.

You find this and more about Ramsteer films at: www.ramsteerfilms.com

HorrorHound #6

The latest issue is out and it features “Grindhouse”. Horror fans tired of Fango or even Rue Morgue, or just looking for another horror magazine to help your thrist for horror films like mine… Then this is the magazine, I love it and its Bastards of Horror approved, go buy an issue now!

www.horrorhound.com

It is offical, Halloween remake finished…

Well, in the last few days Rob Zombie announced that filming on his latest feature “Halloween” has finished up filming and now is going into editing. They are still on pace for their release date of August 31st, 2007.

'Rapid Fear' being released in May

A RACE AGAINST TERROR…

RAPID FEAR
Starring Steven Grives, Peter Kent,
Guy Edmonds, Remi Broadway & Craig Marriott
Thriller Comes to DVD May 29!

After serving 10 years for bank robbery, James, an ex-con with a chance at parole, is teamed with six teenage offenders in a rehab program designed to frighten the streetwise youths into going straight. They’re dropped in an isolated forest to travel down river by raft. But someone, or something, doesn’t want them to survive… Set against Australia’s breathtakingly wild landscapes, RAPID FEAR is a fast-paced and exciting action thriller.

The film stars Steven Grives (Paradise Road, Scooby Doo), Peter Kent (Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, Gargantua), Guy Edmonds (Swimming Upstream), Remi Broadway (The Wilde Girls, The Lost World), Steven Tandy (Gettin’ Squared, Mercy Mission), and Craig Marriott (Melody, Goodbye, Mr. Chipsx).

RAPID FEAR was written by Wendy Pavey, directed by Geoff Cox (The Turner Affair), and produced by Pascale Cox, Norm Wilkinson, and Geoff Cox.

The DVD is shown in 16:9 wide screen format, with interactive menus, scene selection, optional Spanish subtitles and trailers.

DETAILS:
YEAR: 2005
DVD: $24.95 SRP
RATED: R
RUNNING TIME: 94 minutes
GENRE: Action Thriller
PREMIERES: DVD Premiere
STREET: May 29, 2007
PREORDER: May 8, 2007

Go see 'RedSeven'

WHAT:
“RED SEVEN at 7″ (80 mins worth of some of Michigan’s finest short films)

WHO:
Featuring Michael McCallum, Wallace Bridges, Shane Hagedorn, David Prouty and Grace Anne Rowan

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 28th at 7pm

WHERE:
Lansing Mall 6

COST:
$7 admission

SYNOPSIS:
Winner of the BEST ACTING award at the Project Twenty1 Film Festival in Philadelphia, RED SEVEN is a short film about two lovers as they struggle to detach themselves from their best friend’s gambling scam. When the game goes bad, they’ll learn that love is the largest gamble of all.

Also screening will be several other short Michigan films including the big screen premieres of NICE GUY BLUES, SHOOTERS-Get the Picture, ISO 3200, the FAIRVIEW ST. trailer and the world premiere of the brand new Rebel Pictures short film, THIN VEIL featuring Shane Hagedorn.

New Dead Pit show is up!

FANpit: Your Favorite Sequel?!

Time to once again channel the spirits of chickens now departed for another hot and oily episode of your favorite horror talk radio show. This week on the program we’ll discuss your favorite horror sequels in another fan friendly episode of the world renowned call-in portion of the Pit. So, get ready to fill your ears with the luscious recitation of plots from such films as ‘Critters 2′ and ‘Chud 2:Bud the Chud’. Also, we will be partaking in all the reviewing pleasure that we can handle with delightful titles like Mary Carey’s boob/blood fiasco ‘Pervert!’, “the Roddy one” Patrick Roddy’s lack of ‘Mercy’, Mike Mendez’s After Dark Horrorfest entry ‘The Gravedancers’, and Jeff Thomas’ cavalcade of horror stars entitled ‘Fallen Angels’. Plus some really interesting Deadpit news on Eli Roth, horror conventions, upcoming reviews, and a really lucky interview. All of this can be yours…only on Deadpit.com

Accept NO imitations…….we ARE the innovators of Horror Talk Radio!!

Also be sure to check out our latest fan feature commentary over Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive…available now at the DEAD-Mart!

AND have a great reason to join our boycott of Creepshow 3 by watching this review:

Gross Movie Reviews #83

Gross Movie Reviews #83
By Tim Gross

Sorry, it has been a little while since the last batch of reviews. I have my reasons though for not writing some recently. A) I have been getting my book together, ordering it, promoting it (see myspace page). B) Been getting ready for Cinema Wasteland. C) Watching a lot of crap lately! So hopefully you will enjoy this latest batch of reviews and look forward to seeing more reviews on a regular basis.

Saw 3 (DVD) – The second sequel in the series with another sequel coming… But anyhow apparently Tobin Bell’s cancer can’t even kill him at this point. Personally I think this has to be the longest six months in movie history as in the first movie Jigsaw was given six months, maybe twelve to live? But I can get past that. So this time around it is very apparent it is Shawnee Smith doing the traps and so on. The film has a good amount of blood and gore but what was surprising was in the third movie the filmmakers decided they were going to explain everything from the other two movies. Was this a good thing or a bad thing? I don’t know as I do not like the series that much but it actually caught me off guard. But this is clear if and when there is “Saw 4” and Tobin Bell is back, I never want to hear from any dumbass out there about Jason, Freddy, Michael, Leprechaun ever again, because they ended it. So I’m very curious of “Saw 4”. But the DVD is packed with lots of extras and is worth picking up if you are a serious ‘Saw’ fan. But I give it 2 ½ stars.

Escape From Sobibor (DVD) – A film starring the man, the myth, the legend: Rutger Hauer as a Russian solider in a prison Nazi camp with some of his comrades along with over 600 Jews. The movie is base on a true story about the biggest escape attempted from a Nazi prison camp during WWII. If you are a big Rutger Hauer as me this DVD is worth searching for, but be warn as it can take some time to find? I give it 3 stars.

Cold Blood (DVD) – Another hard to find film starring Rutger Hauer from his younger days in the mid-70s made in Germany and dubbed in English. Rutger Hauer is on the run from the mob because he was flying drugs and back and forth for them and decides he wants out. He gets together with an innocent woman who has nothing to do with him or the mob but begins to fall in love with Rutger’s character and help him get away from the mob. Another movie to look for if you are a hard core Rutger Hauer film fan and I give it 2 ½ stars.

Death Wish (DVD) – The film that made Charles Bronson super famous for playing a man who had enough after his wife and daughter are attacked and raped by three criminals that including Jeff Goldblum in his first role I believe. But Chuck begins to hit the streets of New York and look for criminal activity and kill the criminals! For a movie made in the early 70s still holds up somewhat and is worthy seeing if you have never seen it. The film also spawned several sequels all starring Charles Bronson. I give it 4 stars.

Cyborg (DVD) – Possibly Jean-Claude Van Damme’s best film ever is about years into the future after war has ravaged the earth a plague has hit what is left of the US and there is no cure. Well a cyborg and her companion are on the run from New York back to Atlanta with a possible cure in her head. They are being chased by pirates and need help as Jean-Claude is their only hope of getting back to Atlanta safely! It is an awesome “The Road Warrior” type of film still well worth watching. Also a strange fact is when the VHS tape was released in 1989 there was a promo comic book of the film sent with each copy. These comics are hard to find and do not have a price that I know of but of course I own one! But I give the film 3 ½ stars.

Saturday the 14th (DVD) – Of course a comedy spoof of the Friday the 13th series name that was released in 1981. The film is the funniest or the greatest but is well worth watch just to take you back to see what Hollywood thought was funny as a family moves into a cursed house with a cursed book that lets out monsters that can take over the world. Look for Jeffery Tambor as a vampire in the film who is trying to get the cursed book. I give it 2 ½ stars as it looses steam halfway through.

Final Destination 3 (DVD) – This time around it deals with kids who jump off of a roller coaster before it rolls off the tracks and crashes which would of killed all of them. It pretty much goes like the first two movies exception you do not see Tony Todd this time you only hear his voice and everyone dies. But the big thing with the DVD compared to the other two films is that you get to choose the fate of the characters in the film. You choose whether they live or die! So of course I tried this but for some reason it wasn’t working on my DVD player when I pressed the buttons. But I wanted to see what the end of the movie would be if all the characters lived? I wondered if they put in a different ending that would kill everyone in one swoop. I know I’m sick that way but someone has to do it… I give the film 2 ½ stars.

Spider Baby (DVD) – A cult film made in the early 60s starring Lon Chaney and Sid (Galaxy of Terror) Haig. The film is about Lon taking care of his brother’s three kids who have a warp sense of what is wrong and what is right mainly because whoever from the outside world approaches the house ends up eventually dead! It drags a little in the middle but well worth digging up if you are any kind of Sid Haig fan or just a film buff as the film is a bit disturbing for the time it was made. I give the film 3 stars.

Alien Invasion Arizona (DVD) – Guys in rubber alien suits crash land in a small town in Arizona and the army comes to exterminate them and fail. It becomes up to some ex-convicts and a county sheriff to save the day. It is a very shitty poor attempt at a rip-off of “Aliens, Mind Ripper, and Xtro 2” all combine. The sad part is I think it rips off whole scenes or at least tries to from “Xtro 2”! The film ends just becoming one big blood-drenched shitfest that knocks off “Xtro 3” as being the worst sci-fi/horror film ever made! I actually felt like I lost brain cells watching this? I give it 0 stars.

Masters of Horror: Pelts (DVD) – Take this as a sign, Dario Argento is back and in big and bloody way! For the second straight year Dario has directed a really cool episode of “MOH”. The episode is about John Saxon and his son traps some raccoons on somebody else’s land. Well not long after they do and begin to use them as pelts the son kills John Saxon and himself. Whoever comes in contact with these raccoon skins they die in a very bloody, gory, and very cool and sick way! The episode also stars Meat Loaf where he skins his upper half of his body that for the first time in years on got a tingly feeling inside just watching. The scene would make most people just cringe when watching it! I give this episode of “MOH” 4 stars.

Terror in the Aisles (VHS) – A very cool film or I should say a documentary that is narrated by horror film legend Donald Pleasance and “Robocop and Carrie’s” Nancy Allen. They take you on a journey through tons of horror films new and old up until 1984 when this was made and talks about what scares people and why! They also touch onto mob films and action films. This documentary is a must see for a horror film or just a regular film buff… I give it 4 stars.

Crank (DVD) – The guy that starred as the ‘transporter’ in the “Transporter” films is a hired hitman who is poisoned because he decides he wants out of the killing business to be with his hot as hell girlfriend (Amy Smart). This isn’t just any poison, there is no cure but if he can keep up his adrenaline he will live a longer, enough time for him to kill the person who poisoned him. The film is a non-stop action film; literally if you blink you miss something! It might not be as good as the “Transporter” films but well worth watching! If that isn’t a good enough reason then this should be as you get to see Amy Smart topless. NICE! But I give the movie 3 stars.

Any comments or questions please send to: LAN_EMAIL_SUBS or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan and you can also find my book I wrote called, “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One” that is available at: www.lulu.com and www.amazon.com . March 29th my new book “Gross Movie Reviews Volume Two” will be also available at www.lulu.com .Also you can find me at www.bastardsofhorror.com , www.bloodtypeonline.com , and in the movie review section of Ultra Violent magazine. Remember folks if you are renting from Blockbuster you are not renting from the best! Support your local independent video store! It will keep horror alive………

Gross Movie Reviews Volume Two coming March 29th!!!!

It’s Coming… and this time its personal!

Available through www.lulu.com

and soon through www.amazon.com

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Pre-order 'Raising the Stakes' now…

You can pre-order the new reissue of IWC Films movie “Raising the Stakes”! A micro-budget classic made by first time filmmaker Justin Channell

Goto:
www.iwcfilms.com

KSWA wrestling this Saturday! (Big supporter of Bastards)

The night that will change KSWA forever!

KSWA “Anarchy: A Night of Deception” might just go down in the annuals of professional wrestling history as a celebrated, ultra-controversial evening. “Anarchy” is this Saturday, March 24 at the “The Home of Professional Wrestling in Pittsburgh” the KSWA Arena at the Lawrenceville Moose, 120 51 St. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for kids. Bell time is 7:30 p.m. Card subject to change.

Silver Bullit Pictures are holding auditions in Michigan

AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY APRIL 21ST AND 28TH. FROM 11AM -5PM @ DEADLY INTENTIONS HAUNTED HOUSE IN WARREN, MI!

please bring a resume and head shot (if you have them) we are looking for all ages(over 18) and looks! so get out here and show us what you got!

please feel free to contact them any time! More info at:
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 8th season has begun…

Well Buffy fans, if you haven’t had much to cheer about since they have taken the popular show off the air a couple years ago, I have good news for you if you haven’t heard yet? The new “Buffy” comic book is out and picks up where the 8th season would have begun and has Joss Whedon writing the script! The first issue has been out for only a week but I have already seen it in places that do not usually carry too many comic books. Which could mean they are expecting a big demand on this series. Being a Buffy fan myself I gotta say it takes a little bit to get use to but it is worth the $2.99 a month. I give the comic book 3 stars out of 4 as it picks up with all 1800 slayers now invovled and there is already a new dark force luming in the background! Check it out!