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Posted by Tim on
December 23, 2007
Gross Movie Reviews #109
By Tim Gross
Hello horror movie fans, I didn’t think I would be writing anymore this year but I got bored and watched a bunch in a couple days just for the hell of it. So after this see you on the flip side of 2008 and as I will begin the journey to book number 4, as these reviews will wrap up book number 3. So read, enjoy, and have a good holiday!
Showdown at Area 51 (DVD/Sci-fi channel) – Another Sci-fi channel production that has two alien races pitted against each other trying to find this alien techno thing on earth. One alien trying to kill the earth, the other trying to save earth. Bad CG effects and bad over the top acting starring Jeremy London from “Dazed and Confused†are the highlights of this boring fight for earth. Do everybody a favor and pass over this one unless you are completely drunk then watch five minutes of it so can fall asleep. I give it ½ star.
Hellgate: The House That Screamed 2 (DVD) – It’s a sequel, but no relation to the 80s horror film “Hellgateâ€. Who would have guessed I would be reviewing a sequel? But anyhow one of my favorite filmmakers Jon “Woodchipper Massacre†McBride teams up with low budget filmmakers ‘The Polonia Brothers’ to make a micro budget film about a house that seems to be haunted and be the a gateway to hell. All who enter die or disappear. Well, some ‘Ghost Hunter’ types played by Jon McBride, one of the Polonia brothers, and Jeff Dylan Graham travel to the house to either debunk the theory of the house or found out if it is truly haunted. The movie has its moments with the low budget effects but its big highlight is the eye candy, “Leslie Culton†who you wish was in the whole film that plays one of the victims of the house. Take my word for it folks she makes the DVD worth seeking out. The film isn’t one of McBride’s best efforts but the informative interviews and extras make up for it as it is definite help guide for other micro budget filmmakers. I give Leslie 4 stars but the DVD 2 stars. You can find at www.b-movie.com .
Terror House (DVD) – Jon “Cannibal Campout†McBride and the Polonia Brothers are back together again to make a film about three college students stuck in a house with a half man half thing in the basement that is trying to kill them. Some low budget gore and the low budget effects make the film watchable but again the highlight is the extras on the DVD as they are very helpful for other micro budget filmmakers and anybody that is just interested in how to make an effective low budget horror film that can be sold to production companies. I give the DVD 2 stars and can be found at www.inspiredpictures.com .
Black Sheep (DVD) – A very funny New Zealand horror film about a farm where sheep are part of an experiment for the future for sheep farming. One brother is going too far with the scientific experiments and the other brother is just trying to stay alive and not be eaten by cannibal sheep. It has the usual spots in the film where you know a laugh is coming but the blood and gore is plentiful and beautiful to watch. The ending of the film of how they destroy the sheep had me laughing for 15 minutes after the film. Sorry fart jokes are funny. Well worth the rental fee as I give the DVD 3 stars.
Undead or Alive (DVD) – A zombie western starring Chris Kattan as a bumbling cowboy teamed up with a mysterious cowboy who seems to have everyone after for the money he is carrying. The film also stars the beautiful “Feast†star Navi Rawat. The film is about “the white man’s curse†which is a curse that turns the white people into zombies who have driven the Indians off their lands. Slowly many people are being eaten by or bitten by other zombies starting a zombie army. The film is interesting and somewhat funny but the ending and how the two cowboys get cured of “the white man’s curse†makes the film. I give the DVD 2 ½ stars.
Transformers (DVD) – A full length CG’d film of the popular 80s cartoon that has cars, planes, construction vehicles, able to transform into huge robots that talk and have the power to destroy buildings and anything else in its path. The story centers around a high school teenager who is just trying to make enough money to get a cool car and get the girl of his dreams but suddenly becomes the key to earth’s survival as he has glasses from his great grandfather that has the map of where the orb is located at that the Autobots and Decepticons are searching for. Being a huge fan of the 80s cartoon but never owning any of the toys seen the film as a fun mindless two hour action film. I have heard some grumblings from other “transformers†fans saying how crappy the film looked, but in my opinion I couldn’t see what other way to go with it than they did with the film. The film is lots of fun and non-stop and fun for the kids also as I give the DVD 3 ½ stars.
Flight of the Dead (DVD) – Flesh eating zombies on an airplane equals, a bloody fun b-movie, I give it 3 stars.
1408 (DVD) – The movie is adapted from a Steven King story and stars John Cusack as a writer who goes to all these haunted places and writes about scary they all are but knows none of them are haunted until he receives a postcard about room 1408 in a hotel in New York City. He visits the hotel and checks in to room 1408 knowing that no one has survived more than an hour. John not only finds out the room is haunted but finds something else he has been looking for since his daughter died. The film is scary and creepy at times but the film solely works because of John Cusack’s rare horror film performance. His acting is what carries the film and makes it effective and worth watching. Its one of the few Steven King books to movie adaptations worth watching these days. I give the DVD 3 ½ stars.
Any comments or questions please send to: LAN_EMAIL_SUBS or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan . Also you can purchase my two horror movie review books, “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One and Two†at www.lulu.com or www.amazon.com . But also the book is available again at Incredibly Strange Video in Dormont, Pa. or www.incrediblystrangevideo.com . You can also find other reviews from me at www.bastardsofhorror.com , www.bloodtypeonline.com , and in the movie review section of the latest Ultra Violent magazine (www.uvmagazine.com). 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………
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December 23, 2007
December 21st 2007 Dead Pit Show
with ‘Gremlins’ star Zach Galligan!
DECEMBER TO DISMEMBER!
Before you gather around the Christmas Tree to enjoy yourself tune in to a brand new CHRISTMAS edition of DEADPIT Radio. This week we have a very special guest, the star of ‘Gremlins’ , and ‘Waxwork’: Zach Galligan. In this 40 minute plus interview we discuss everything you could imagine, stuff like ‘What was it like working with Joe Dante’ and ‘Did you ever lay the Gizmo to Pheobe Cates?’ among others. In addition to that the fans of DEADPIT chime in on their favorite holidays films and we go through some reviews including Mill Creek Entertainment’s 50 movie pack of ‘Tales Of Terror’ , a return to the Bayou in ‘Swamp Thing The Series’ and John Russo’s disaster-piece filled with boobs, blood and bad editing: ‘Santa Claws’. All of that plus Fleshlights, the Scotish, Blizzard Bob and more on the original horror talk radio show…DEADPIT.com !
Posted by Tim on
December 23, 2007
Hack Movies is proud to announce the official release date of their newest Feature length film, “Colonel Kill Motherfuckers”.
Plot Synopsis:
“Colonel Kill” concerns a group of Role playing nerds who, while attempting to rid themselves of their dork-ass ways, piss off, and through a series of crazy events, kill a homicidal ex-army veteran named Jack Scabtree. Unfortunately for them, Scabtree’s mother is heavy into the Black Arts, and soon, Jack Scabtree is risen from the dead, with but one thought on his mind: To kill those motherfucking Nerds!
Items of Interest:
Colonel Kill Marks the second feature length film from Writer/Director Kevin Strange and his Hack Movies crew, and their 3rd DVD release since 2006. Colonel Kill will be released on DVD exclusively from the group’s website: HackMovies.com on January 17th.
Hack Movies prides themselves on their promotional abilities, and have risen to notoriety in the underground film scene thanks to social networking sites like Youtube and Myspace. Their brand of Saturday morning satire and offensive comedy combined with a love for the horror genre, come together to create a unique brand of movies that they dub “Flicks from the Underground”. Hack Movies are a return to the “Midnight Movie” mentality of films such as “Pink Flamingos”, “El Topo”, “Eraserhead” and “Rocky Horror”.
Trailers and promotional videos for Colonel Kill:
Colonel Kill Motherfuckers Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUrjLlB0dnQ
Colonel Kill Motherfuckers 7 minute teaser scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2icxuZ7StUM
Behind the Scenes promotion video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKEJt_IFsjM
Websites:
www.hackmovies.com
www.myspace.com/hackmovies
www.youtube.com/hackmovies
Posted by Tim on
December 23, 2007
GOREHOUNDS,
Read this entire message—We NEED your help!!! Check out the trailer to a new reality show being produced about us at Brain Damage Films. It’s called GOREHOUNDS.
Here’s a piece from an article that was just done about the NY producers of the TV show.
“The story of a horror nut, an ex prostitute, three addicts, four arguments, a girl who likes girls, and two interns seeking stardom in the pantheon of horror. Chatsby Films the multi award winning NY production company is currently in network meetings about their new reality TV show “GOREHOUNDSâ€. The pilot was shot on location in Tempe Arizona in September and focuses on Darrin Ramage, and the people who run Brain Damage Films. Producers Kevin Burke, Adam Matalon & Roseanne Lopopolo (Bridezillas) are attached to the project.â€
Sign up for a Break.com account at www.Break.com. Goto http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?ContentID=421500. Leave comments and Vote to the HomePage.
We need 100,000 views and positive comments on YouTube by New Years Eve. Goto http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pe4nFX7KKzY
We want the networks to give a GREENLIGHT.
We need you to VIEW it. If you don’t have an account at YouTube, GET ONE– SIGN UP! It takes 30 seconds. COMMENT and RATE the show. Subscribe to the YouTube GOREHOUNDS page because the producers are going to be putting up more videos in the next few days!
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Posted by Tim on
December 19, 2007
Merry X-mas from us Bastards!
Posted by Tim on
December 19, 2007
Runk’s Year in 2007 Awards
(Thanks to Russ from www.bloodtypeonline.com)
Edit: I forgot to mention Jack Ketchum’s “The Girl Next Store”. Easily one of the most well shot, well acted, scariest and gutwrenching films of the year! I didn’t want to knock any more films out of my top 10. I already posted it on my blog so I wanted it to be known that The Girl Next Door is easily a TOP 5 Movie this year!
First I want to shout out the entire Bloodtype Online staff Ed, Jared, El Juan, Pain, Rod, Jim, Jennie, Jeff, Mr Monster and Tim. Thanks for all the help in making sure we have the most online reviews each and every week.
On to my Epic sized awards
Non genre movies I’ve enjoyed:
American Gangster, Knocked Up, Superbad, We are the Night, Eastern Promises, Shooter, Death Sentence and The Brave One.
Non horror movies I skipped out on and regret:
The Darjeeling Limited and No Country for Old Men
After Dark Horror Fest:
Did I not go because I’m lazy, was it promoted terribly, was I broke?, is it because I don’t drive or not enough word of mouth!
Movies I disliked: Just examples I probably hated way more but these are ones I feel like mentioning
Vacancy, Welcome to the Jungle, Captivity and I Know Who Killed Me
Sue me I enjoyed it:
Resident Evil: Extinction
Top 10 films of the year
1. Fido
2. Redsin Tower
3. Planet Terror (Grindhouse)
4. Alone with Her
5. Murder Party
6. The Mist
7. Behind the Mask
8. Dead Silence
9. Zodiac
10 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Best Male Performances:
Colin Hanks in “Alone with Her”
Kevin Costner in “Mr. Brooks”
Kurt Russell in “Death Proof”
Perry Tiberio in “Redsin Tower”
Robert Carlyle in “28 Weeks Later”
Nathan Baesel “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon”
Ben Whishaw in “Perfume: Story of a Murderer”
Best Female Performance
Carrie Anne Moss in “Fido”
Bethany Newell in “Redsin Tower”
Christy Whiles in “Penance”
Catherine McCormack in “28 Weeks Later”
Judith Roberts in “Dead Silence”
Rose McGowan “Grindhouse”
Marley Shelton “Grindhouse”
Marcia Gay Harden in “The Mist”.
Old Trend:
The Eli Roth hating
Favorite news:
Redsin Tower going to DVD
Neighborhood Watch being picked up.
Honorable Mention:
Mr Brooks, Hatchet, Hostel Part II, 28 Weeks Later and The Tripper
Worth Mentioning sort of:
Roman
Guilty Pleasure of the year:
Skinwalkers
Favorite DVD reissues or long awaited debuts:
Ebolla Syndrome,Eaten Alive, Scarecrows, Alligator, The Killing Kind, Splatter Farm and Monster Squad…last but not least Al PAcino in “Cruising”.
Best Magazine:
Rue Morgue slightly edges Ultra Violent! Monthly content is what one this battle! Still Ultra Violent is listed so their a winner too!
Funnest No Budget Horror Filmmaker to Watch bitch about Taco Bell:
Rick Fusselman ( Ed really enjoyes Holy Shit….Zombies)
Entrepreneur Award:
Fred Vogel
Best Podcast/ Horror Radio Show
Deadpit Horror Talk Radio
Coolest Guys in the horror industry on any level:
Andy Copp , Art Ettinger, Alana Seeth, Tim Gross, Creepy Kentuckian and Uncle Bill
Collections:
Bava Box Set vol.1 and 2, Masters of Horror Season 1, American Gangster Season 1.
Weirdest Theatrical Movie:
Bug ( I do enjoy this movie)
Movies I recommend but people wont see because there isn’t enough buzz:
Angel-A (Luc Besson Movie thats artsy but still has a crime element)
Dark Sky released a solid German Film called “Antibodies” that should satisfy those who like police procedural horror that have main villains that fuck with the lead oink!
The Gay Deceivers: This film is basically the original ” I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”. It has a late 60’s drive in appeal.
Most watched DVD:
Murder Party and Forced Entry( I am really starting to enjoy myself)…God bless coming home from vietnam ass banging horror porn!
Best Books:
Nightmare USA and the hilarious A-Z coffee table book “A Child’s Guide To Death”. Tim Gross “Gross Movie Reviews” 300 Reviews in Vol 1 and 2 fuckers!
Subgenre I discovered I really don’t like:
Boring Jess Franco Sexploitation
Shittiest Low Budget Independent:
Splatter Beach and Chantal
Best Masters of Horror Season 2 DVD:
Pelts
Favorite Low Budget Independent:
Sympathy
Best Movie to watch during Christmas:
Silent Night Deadly Night
Most Original Movie:
Blood Car
Goriest Film:
Hatchet
Late 2007 films I will see:
I Am Legend and Sweeney Tood….To anxious to wait and see them I just made this list on a whim.
Biggest Disappointments
Rob Zombie’s Halloween
Disturbingly ineffective slasher that was all about intensity instead of taking any attempts to build suspense. Dirty sandles and toes just look stupid.
Saw IV- I finally found a Saw movie I didnt totally like. There was moments but it is cluttered with twists and some of the shakier camera work yet.
Chattiest Movie:
Death Proof. Enjoyable but no where near Planet Terror. I like brainless kick ass movies instead of watching chicks talk.
Movie no one talked about :
Joshua- I dont know if it was great or if it licked ass.
Got Head on Camera The Vincent Gallo Award!
Shane Ryan in Amatuer Porn Star Killer ( I dug the movie but I really admire his skills at getting head and getting the film released. 45 bucks and he got head on camera)
DVD I own and must watch soon:
Deadwood Park ( This movie is getting heavy buzz)
( I May add to this if I notice I missed something I feel is important!)
Movie Critics Either Love Or Hate or Don’t talk about it at all!
Rapturious
Most reviewed independent film
Stupid Teenagers Must Die
Movie I forgot to mention in Honorable Mention
1408
Surprised everyone liked it and I did too!
Dead and Deader
Has anyone seen P2?
I haven’t
After Dark Horror Fest:
Not Successful but I am a fucktard for not catching one of these flicks!
CGI Clusterfuck of the Year:
I Am Legend
Posted by Tim on
December 19, 2007
Thanks to www.fatally-yours.com
Hack Movies is proud to announce the official release date of their newest Feature length film, Colonel Kill Motherfuckers.
Colonel Kill concerns a group of Role playing nerds who, while attempting to rid themselves of their dork-ass ways, piss off, and through a series of crazy events, kill a homicidal ex-army veteran named Jack Scabtree. Unfortunately for them, Scabtree’s mother is heavy into the Black Arts, and soon, Jack Scabtree is risen from the dead, with but one thought on his mind: To kill those motherfucking Nerds!
Colonel Kill Marks the second feature length film from Writer/Director Kevin Strange and his Hack Movies crew, and their 3rd DVD release since 2006. Colonel Kill will be released on DVD exclusively from the group’s website: HackMovies.com on January 17th, 2008.
Hack Movies pride themselves on their promotional abilities, having risen to notoriety in the underground film scene thanks to social networking sites like Youtube and Myspace. Their brand of Saturday morning satire and offensive comedy combined with a love of the horror genre, have come together to create a unique brand of movies that they dub “Flicks from the Underground.†Hack Movies are a return to the “Midnight Movie†mentality of films such as Pink
Flamingos, El Topo, Eraserhead and Rocky Horror.
Previous releases from Hack Movies include the heavy metal themed Dream Reaper and the zombie comedy Dead Shit, staring their most popular characters, Nixon and Hogan.
Trailers and promotional videos for Colonel Kill:
Colonel Kill Motherfuckers Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUrjLlB0dnQ
Colonel Kill Motherfuckers 7 minute teaser scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2icxuZ7StUM
Behind the Scenes promotion video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKEJt_IFsjM
Websites:
www.hackmovies.com
www.myspace.com/hackmovies
www.youtube.com/hackmovies
Posted by Tim on
December 19, 2007
(Thanks to Uncle Bill)
Hey Folks…..be sure to check out our YouTube page where you can check out more reviews…our latest batch includes ‘Thriller A Cruel Picture’ , ‘Christmas Evil’ , ‘Saw IV’ , ‘30 Days of Night’ , and ‘Rob Zombie’s Halloween’ we also have a FIRST look at the DEADPIT documentary ‘Into The Pit’ and even feature length commentary we did on Night of the Living Dead! Also for fans of HORROR HOSTS, we have a brand new show called Chester Grim’s Mausoleum which features macabre films from the past as well as upcoming independent filmmakers. If that isn’t enough HORROR goodness for you, we also have video interviews with horror personalities such as Sharon & Clayton Hill (Dawn of the Dead) , Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man) , Tony Moran (John Carpenter’s Halloween) and Michael Berryman (Hills Have Eyes)….click the graphic below to check it ALL out!
Posted by Tim on
December 16, 2007
Tiffany’s 2008 “A Poet’s Labyrinth” Tour (more dates may be added)
Borders Books Music and Cafe Pittsburgh (Ross Township),PA January 18, 2008
Borders Books, Music, and Cafe Pittsburgh (East Side). PA January 25, 2008
Arabica Coffeehouse Canton, OH February 9, 2008
The Art Center* Butler, PA February 22, 2008
Barking Spider Tavern Cleveland, OH March 22, 2008
Club Diablo Buffalo, NY March 29, 2008
Sonnets Cafe Wadsworth, OH April 5, 2008
Java City at Helm Library Bowling Green, KY April 23, 2008
Mugshotz Bowling Green, KY April 23, 2008
Carnegie Music Hall
(with Persephone’s Dream) Munhall, PA May 10, 2008
Comfort Inn Warren, OH May 24, 2008
Muddy Cup Coffeehouse Albany, NY June 14,2008
*may be a taped performance
Poet album promo appearances/CD signings:
Borders, Books, Music, and Cafe (after concert) Pittsburgh (Ross),PA January 18,2008
Borders, Books, Music, and Cafe (after concert) Pittsburgh (East Side). PA January 25, 2008
Crown Plaza Hotel (Monster Mania 10) Cherry Hill, NJ March 15 & 16,2008
Comfort Inn (prior to May 24 concert) Warren, OH May 23,24,25, 2008
For more information, visit http://www.tiffany-apan.com or http://www.myspace.com/tiffanyapanmusic
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December 15, 2007
Gross Movie Reviews #108
By Tim Gross
The Pit (DVD) – A boy turning into a teenager has a strange love for his teacher, talks to his teddy bear which in returns tells him who to kill next, and has found this ‘Pit’ in the woods that has creatures that are possibly prehistoric and eat meat. You know typical boy stuff! The story focuses the first half of the film on the boy then the second half is about the boy basically feeding everyone he doesn’t like to these cool ass creatures! Descent film for the early 80s and an ending you know that is coming but a must own movie for any horror movie fan. I give the movie 3 stars and can be found on the ‘Drive-in theater double sided discs’ with the film “Hellgateâ€.
Hellgate (DVD) – Horshak from “Welcome Back Kotter†comes upon a ghost town where a woman ghost is trying to bang him on his way to a cabin where his friends are. The ghost town happens to be a place where this woman lures travelers to, so they can be killed. The film is weird and seems at times to be one fucked up mess of a movie from the mid-80s. As we got crazy ex-motorcycle gas attendant, an axe wielding spirit, ghost chick getting naked, zombies, mutant exploding turtles, mutant exploding fish, more nudity and sexual references. Movie seems to not know what exact direction it wanted to go but worth watching once as I give it 1 ½ stars. You can find it on the ‘Drive-in theater double sided discs†with the film “The Gateâ€.
The Day After Tomorrow (DVD) – A big budget blockbuster made a couple years ago about the world ending because of global warming and it was predicted by a scientist played by Dennis Quaid. Most of the film takes place in a CG’d New York City where Quaid’s son and others find themselves trapped in the library by a flood then extreme snow cold. Not one of my favorite ‘end of the world films’ but at least worth watching once. I give the movie 1 ½ stars.
The Lair of the White Worm (VHS) – A crazy UK cult film that has lots of blood, crazy special effects, a giant man eating worm, Hugh Grant, a sexy but crazy vampire temptress, nudity, a storyline not easy to follow which equals into a film that you don’t know what exactly you just watched right after you watched it. I give it 2 ½ stars.
Pumpkin (DVD) – An independent film that stars the very hot and tasty looking Christina Ricci as a ‘Paris Hilton’ type sorority girl who falls in love with a special needs man who she trying to help win the ‘special games’. The humor is sometimes politically incorrect and funny as hell but having two special needs kids myself I found this film entertaining and well made and worth seeking out. I give it 3 stars.
Eye of the Beast (DVD/Sci-fi Channel) – James Vander Beek or how ever you spell his fucking name… Who? Dawson from “Dawson’s Creek†in his third horror movie in three years plays a guy studying why all the fish have disappeared from this fishing village and instead finds a giant squid eating everyone! I give it 2 stars.
Inbred Redneck Alien Abduction (DVD) – One of the funniest fucked up movies I have ever had the pleasure of watching. The men in black go to investigate UFO sightings in the middle of no where but find rednecks that have been shooting at spaceships. These really cool looking small budget aliens are beaming to earth to abduct the redneck women and have sex with them with extremely long green penises! The movie is all about being a very politically incorrect film and enjoying it with whether it’s the cool looking alien banging the chubby redneck woman or the woman of the men in black trying to getting it on with a redneck who’s bent on fucking watermelons. This small budgeted film is worth seeing just for the aliens! I give this film 3 stars and can be found at www.b-movie.com .
Santo & Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein (DVD) – Santo and the Blue Demon who are Mexican wrestlers must save a woman friend who has been targeted by Dr. Frankenstein who is trying to save his wife by killing other women. Plus, Santo and Blue Demon must fight a huge zombie guy who is controlled by Dr. Frankenstein. I give the DVD 3 stars.
Psycho Santa (DVD) – A stupid ass movie about a man telling his wife about a legend of a man dressed as Santa Claus killing people out in this remote area that they are driving through. For the most part the movie is about two women: stripper girl and piercing girl who shower, drink, play X-mas games for extended, boring, eye gouging periods of time. Now you do get to see some full frontal nudity but not worth it in the long run as it lacks gore, and anything else worth watching except for piercing girl having piercings where you never knew you could have a piercing. But anyhow the movie sucked balls and I give ½ star and can be found on the same disc with “Satan Claus†and can be found at www.b-movie.com .
Satan Claus (DVD) – A crazed Santa is out killing everyone and taking body parts to decorate his tree. Santa also mocks the detective that is trying to catch him after Santa has killed his wife and has taken her head to be his tree topper! But this movie has everything any horror fan would want in a killer Santa movie. You have Santa crank calling the detective, a scene where people are lynching the wrong person dressed as Santa, Santa decorating his tree with body parts, lots of gore, a Scooby-Doo type of ending, and possibly could be the most famous line in a movie ever: After the police detective finds out his wife was hacked up the killer Santa he says, “Fuck… Fuck, Shit, Fuck!!!!†With shit like that how can’t you want to watch this with the whole family every Christmas?! I give the low budget flick 3 ½ stars and is on the same disc as “Psycho Santa†and can be found at www.b-movie.com .
Any comments or questions please send to: LAN_EMAIL_SUBS or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan . Also you can purchase my two horror movie review books, “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One and Two†at www.lulu.com or www.amazon.com . But also the book is available again at Incredibly Strange Video in Dormont, Pa. or www.incrediblystrangevideo.com . You can also find other reviews from me at www.bastardsofhorror.com , www.bloodtypeonline.com , and in the movie review section of the latest Ultra Violent magazine (www.uvmagazine.com). 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………
Posted by Tim on
December 15, 2007
(Story was brought to my attention by DeadPit.com, CHUD.com, and the story is from www.firefoxnews.com)
Firefox news
More bad news for Fangoria: Fire destroys back issues
• By Dan Rafter
• Published 12/12/2007
• Horror Films and Thrillers
• Unrated
Dan Rafter
Dan Rafter is a freelance writer and editor. He’s also the author of GEARZ, a new comicbook mini-series to be published in early 2008 by BlueWater Comics.
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Fire wipes out company’s back issues
It looks like 2007 just isn’t Fangoria’s year.
The venerable horror publisher has to hope 2008 turns out better. Earlier this year, the publisher discontinued its series of horror comics. That’s not so unusual. Comics companies come and go. But Fangoria only gave its comics division a few months before dumping it.
Then earlier this week, the publisher suffered more bad news: A fire roared through an Oregon, Ill., warehouse destroying loads of Fangoria back issues in the process. The issues were used to fulfill mail and online orders. The flames, according to www.fangoria.com, also destroyed back issues of Starlog, Star Trek and all of the company’s movie tie-in titles. This means that Fangoria will no longer be able to provide back-issue orders for any of the company’s past titles.
If you need that Fangoria issue from December of 2005, then, I suppose you’re out of luck.
The fire, by the way, was no small blaze. The blaze erupted after a forklift driver punctured a gas line located close to a space heater. According to Fangoria, more than 100 firefighters from 20 departments arrived to help douse the flames. Fortunately, none of the 20 Fangoria employees in the building were hurt.
So, if you think you had a bad 2007, take heart: It probably wasn’t as miserable as the year Fangoria has been having. (And there’s still a few weeks left before the calendar turns!)
Posted by Tim on
December 15, 2007
December 14th 2007
with SFX master John Carl Buechler!
DECEMBER TO DISMEMBER!
Come closer…and join in the merry mayhem this week as Deadpit interviews legendary special effects wizard/director John Carl Buechler. We’ll be talking about everything from his early effects work, (”Re-Animator”, “From Beyond”) to his forays into writing/directing (”Troll”, “Friday the 13th pt. 7: A New Blood”), with tons of creature creations and splatter abominations thrown in for good measure. We’ll be burning our yule logs into the wee hours with tons of new DVD reviews including Raw Feed’s doomsday cult cut “Believers”, Lionsgate reaching a new “Lowe” with “Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming”, Low Budget Picture’s matinee of maniacal merriment entitled “Film Crew”, the short film noir exclamation “Kiss Your Ass Goodbye”, and Anchor Bay’s legendary reissue of an independent classic “Evil Dead: The Ultimate Edition”. Touch too much…well, maybe, but we’ve also got holiday horror talk, new video reviews, and all the season’s beatings that can be dished out…only on www.Deadpit.com
Posted by Tim on
December 12, 2007
THE CURSE OF ZOMBIE LAKE
http://web.mac.com/thetaxidriver/Zombthology/ZOMBTHOLOGY.html
You can also go to this link or go check out some pics of his new project up at www.deadpit.com message board!
Posted by Tim on
December 12, 2007
December 7th 2007
with ‘Into The Pit’ director, Kelly Marcott
Milwaukee’s Beast!
DEADPIT Radio is ready to take you all ‘Into The Pit’ this week as documentary filmmaker Kelly Marcott is a featured guest on this week’s show, discussing whats up with the DEADPIT documentary and his past projects. We go through the week’s news including the latest five or six remakes announced this past week and much more. As always we go through dvds like a crazed Dusty Rhodes this week featuring: William Wesley’s 1988 killer scarecrow film, aptly named Scarecrows, Jess Franco’s mondo masterpiece ‘Cannibals’ , The Asylum’s latest in 666 The Beast , and Eric Stanze/Wicked Pixel Cinema’s trip to Deadwood Park.All of this plus fan questions and phone calls, news on the special guests for our DECEMBER to DISMEMBER series of shows, It’s a mouthful of HORROR that even Linda Lovelace would choke on…this week on DEADPIT Radio!
Posted by Tim on
December 12, 2007
FIRST! AND IN ANSWER TO MANY OF YOUR EMAILS WE ARE DEFINITELY DOING A ROADSHOW IN 2008! THIS TIME IT WILL BE IN THE EARLY SUMMER AROUND JUNE! CITIES AND DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED REAL SOON! SECOND! THE NEXT 2 REPLICAS WILL BE JESTER AND TUNNELER! AND WE’LL HAVE THEM OUT IN FEBRUARY! LOOK FOR PHOTOS OF THE PROTOTYPES IN JANUARY! THIRD! ON THE PRODUCTION FRONTOUR NEXT FULL MOON FEATURE DANGEROUS WORRY DOLLS WILL BE OUT IN FEBRUARY, GINGERDEADMAN 2: PASSION OF THE CRUST WILL BE OUT IN MARCH AND THE NEXT FILM WE’LL BE SHOOTING IS EVIL BONG 2: KING BONG!!! AND FINALLY DON’T FORGET OUR SUPER SPECIAL 50% OFF BOX SET SALE FOR THE HOLIDAYS! JUST GO TO WWW.FULLMOONDIRECT.COM!!!
Posted by Charlie on
December 10, 2007
My Uncle Fred passed away about three hours before I wrote this. He had been fighting cancer for a better part of 2007. Please let me tell you about my Uncle Fred:
My Uncle Fred was in the Army before I was born.
My Uncle Fred was the supervisor of a plant that made fire engines, some of which were on the T.V show Emeregncy. I always thought that was cool.
My Uncle Fred and Aunt Kate own a laundromat. He used to give me free pop from the pop machine when I was a kid. I always thought that was cool too.
My Uncle Fred taught me the greatest joke of all time: “Guess what?” “What?”"That’s what.”
My Uncle Fred also taught me the greatest poem of all time: ” I’m Popeye the sailor Man, I live in a garbage can, Oh I’m goin’ swimmin’ with bow-legged women, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!”
My Uncle Fred used to take my kids and let them sit on John Deere’s at the Troy Fair. They thought that was cool.
My Uncle Fred did a lot for other people and didn’t ask for anything in return.
My Uncle Fred was loved by a lot of people in return.
I love my Uncle Fred, as my family does too. We’re going to miss you.
Posted by Tim on
December 6, 2007
Worst movies of 2007 (independent or mainstream)
The Traveler
Survival
Homemade
Best Independent films of 2007 (very tough to pick)
Sympathy
9 Lives of Mara
Horror Business
Best independent horror films of 2007
Brain Dead
Backwoods 2: The Revenge of Caleb
Wolfster Part 2: The Wrath of the Egyptian Mummy from Egypt
Holy Shit… Zombies [HSZ]
Shadowhunters
Best horror films of 2007
30 Days of Night
Grindhouse
The Tripper
Best horror short films of 2007
Of Darkness
The Misled Romance of Cannibal Girl & Incest Boy
Dead Shit
Posted by Tim on
December 6, 2007
Part one
DUDES!!! OUR ONE AND ONLY CHRISTMASS SPECIAL PROMOTION STARTS THIS FRIDAY DECEMBER 7TH!!! ALL BOX SETS ARE 50% OFF UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR!!!
(EXCEPT THE NEW FULL MOON CLASSICS BOX SET VL II WHICH ALSO GOES ON SALE THIS FRIDAY!!!) FAR-OUT AND AWESOME!!!
Part Two
DUDES!!! BOTH THE FULL MOON CHRISTMAS MEGA BOX SET 50% OFF PROMOTION AND THE NEW FULL MOON CLASSICS VOLUME II BOX SET GO ON SALE TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT!!! THE 50% OFF SUPER BOX SET SALE PRICES ARE: PUPPETMASTER BOX SET ONLY $50.00!!! THE STUART GORDON BOX SET ONLY $25.00!!! THE TRANCERS BOX SET ONLY $30.00!!! THE SUBSPECIES BOX SET ONLY $30.00!!! THE DOLLMAN/DEMONIC TOYS BOX SET ONLY $20.00!!! THE FULL MOON CLASSICS VOLUME I BOX SET ONLY $30.00!!! THE CHARLES BAND BOX SET ONLY $25.00 AND THE CINEMAKER BOX SET ONLY $25.00!!! (SORRY, THE FULL MOON CLASSICS VOL.II IS NOT INCLUDED.)
CB
Posted by Tim on
December 4, 2007
New Podcast features Runk and Ed talking about two recent horror releases. One is Dimension Extreme’s “Welcome to the Jungle” and the other is a powerful and shocking film based on a Jack Ketchum novel.The film is “The Girl Next Door”. All this and much more on the Bloodtype Basement!
Posted by Tim on
December 4, 2007
If you loved HATCHET you’ll love American Eagle’s WINTER TALES… ah… wait… what?
Adam Green’s new animated short film series “WINTER TALES” is now online at
http://www.ae.com/web/77e/winter-tales/
Horror fans beware.
These films are rated “X-mas” for Graphic scenes of Holiday Cheer.
Also don’t forget Hachet comes to DVD unrated on December 18th, 2007!
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