Archive for January, 2008
Posted by Tim on
January 29, 2008
January 25th 2008
with James Wan!!!
We’ve got “Wan” hell of an interview this week on Deadpit Radio, as writer/director/Chinese-Aborigine James Wan stops by for a chat about his new film “Death Sentence”, as well as some of his golden oldies including “Saw” and “Dead Silence”. Learn all about the origins of the Jigsaw puppet, as well as the secret to directing believable action. Just is time for Winter, it’s the best in DVD reviews including the sleeper masterpiece “Right at Your Door”, the paleolithic punch of “Mammoth”, the newest new-new from Hack Movies “Col. Kill Motherfuckers”, and the kiddie shivers of “Joshua”. All of this tight ass horror bash, plus a review of Rue Morgue’s issue #75, new announcements about upcoming Deadpit convention appearances, and some inspirational words from Dusty Rhodes…only on Deadpit.com
Accept NO imitations…….we ARE the innovators of Horror Talk Radio!!
Posted by Tim on
January 29, 2008
January 25th 2008
with James Wan!!!
We’ve got “Wan” hell of an interview this week on Deadpit Radio, as writer/director/Chinese-Aborigine James Wan stops by for a chat about his new film “Death Sentence”, as well as some of his golden oldies including “Saw” and “Dead Silence”. Learn all about the origins of the Jigsaw puppet, as well as the secret to directing believable action. Just is time for Winter, it’s the best in DVD reviews including the sleeper masterpiece “Right at Your Door”, the paleolithic punch of “Mammoth”, the newest new-new from Hack Movies “Col. Kill Motherfuckers”, and the kiddie shivers of “Joshua”. All of this tight ass horror bash, plus a review of Rue Morgue’s issue #75, new announcements about upcoming Deadpit convention appearances, and some inspirational words from Dusty Rhodes…only on Deadpit.com
Accept NO imitations…….we ARE the innovators of Horror Talk Radio!!
Posted by Tim on
January 24, 2008
20% OFF - FOUR DAYS ONLY!
The infamous newsletter discount is back! Just enter JAN20 at checkout to save 20% off your next order! This is a great chance to save big on new designs, hoodies, vintage shirts, and more! Plus don’t forget…all orders (US and International) of $60 or more ship FREE!!
THREE NEW DESIGNS
We teased these earlier this month and now they’re here. Plus, these new designs are printed even larger than our usual designs, so you’re sure to be spotted showing off your love of horror. So what are you waiting for? Go grab CHUD, Zombie, and Tide You Over…available in Small all the way up to 5X-LARGE!!
OBEY LIMITED EDITION ZIPPERED HOODIE
Ok, you spoke and we listened…. When asked, the majority of you wanted to see the Obey design printed over the zipper. And while that does pose a technical challenge to print, we decided to go for it and print up a limited edition run of 100 hoodies! And let me tell you, they’re sweet! But once they’re gone…they’re gone for good! So go check’em out and grab one to keep yourself warm this winter.
BIGGER IS BETTER
One of our biggest (excuse the pun) requests is from people asking for larger sizes. So, we thought it was time to start printing our more popular designs in 4X and 5X sizes and will be adding more as we reprint other designs. But we’re only doing a few of each size for now so if you need a larger size, be sure to get one soon before they sell out as we won’t be doing more until we reprint that particular design. As of right now, they are available in these designs: Cujo, Sour Ground, Father’s Day, Ash, Obey, WWJD?, Evil One, Wolfman’s Got Nards, and Frog Brothers. And remember, all of our vintage shirts are always available in sizes up to 5X (selected colors) as they are made to order.
********** VINTAGE SHIRTS UPDATE : PLEASE READ **********
We will be upgrading our equipment soon, so there may be a longer waiting time for any vintage shirt orders placed in the next week or so. While we will continue to do our best to get these to you in our 3-4 week delivery time (as specified on the site), I just wanted to let you know about the wait ahead of time. As for those of you who have already placed orders, most of the shirts have shipped already and the rest will be out by early next week. Please keep in mind that these shirts are made to order, meaning that we only print them when you order them…we do not stock them like our regular designs. The process is extensive, but we feel that it is worth the wait! And as always, is you have any questions, problems, or concerns about your order, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Thanks again for all your support!
www.fright-rags.com
Posted by Charlie on
January 23, 2008
Horror writer, Ed Holsclaw’s first novel,Tiburon, is now available in Kindle Edition: Amazon, Borders and Waldenbooks’ New Wireless Reading Device.
What is Kindle Edition? Well, read and view the video link below that describes this new innovative approach to book purchasing and reading.
Kindle information and video link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/ref=sv_kinc_0/102-2610777-6166508
Here are the links for Amazon, Borders, and Waldens.
Check out Ed’s website at Fearmaker.com
Posted by Charlie on
January 23, 2008
Asylum Press, publisher of cutting edge graphic novels, announces the release of the first online trailer for DTOX: SPECIAL BIOHAZARD EDITION No.0
Releasing in February 2008, DTOX #0: SPECIAL BIOHAZARD EDITION, introduces a new character to the Asylum Universe. DTOX is presented in a magazine size format. DTOX is written by Frank Forte (Warlash, Undead Evil) and illustrated by Nenad Gucunja (Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Girls and Corpses).
The trailer and can be seen here: www.dtoxcomic.com
Also available on the website is a full color preview, character descriptions, concept art and more.
DTOX takes place in a post-Armageddon future. The lone biohazard warrior fights to cleanse the earth of a rising toxic mutant population. Killvixen, a knife-wielding femme fatale, soon joins him. Together, armed with the mobile arsenal code-named DTANK, they travel the ravaged midwest in search of rogue monstrosities and fuel. This 12-page action packed story introduces the world of DTOX, Killvixen and the biogeneticist, Scourge who is creating an army of disease carrying mutants. Also features a special concept art section with unused penciled pages and character design.
“DTOX is inspired by the Heavy Metal Magazine I used to read in the 1980’s. Characters like Ranxerox and Den showed how far comics could really go. Pepe Moreno, Guido Crepax and Caza just blew me away. I grew tired of costumed superheroes after a while and wanted something more. I found it in the pages of Heavy Metal, ” explains Frank Forte. ” Now I’m giving back.”
“Working on DTOX was fantastic, ” says Nenad Gucunja, ” I was able go off on the script and expand the scenes. Then Frank would go back and rewrite it. What came out was something fun and demented.”
On Sale early February 2008
Intended Audience: Mature Readers
Retail Price: $2.95, SC, 24pgs, Full color.
can be seen in Diamond Previews Dec. 2007
DTOX was originally scheduled for a Dec. 2007 release, but has been resolicited for Feb. 2008.
Posted by Charlie on
January 23, 2008
Premiering January 22nd and running through 2008
(Los Angeles — CA, January, 22nd 2008) – Darwin Entertainment announces the launch of Darwin’s Pâté on YouTube. Darwin’s Pâté was shot over a period of five days In Los Angeles. The webisodes will premiere Monday, Jan. 21st, 2008 and there will be a new episode every Monday.
“After an extended nine-week theatrical run we went directly into filming the play,†explains producer Frank Forte, “ We got some great angles and captured some of the important performances in close-up. We had a wonderful, dedicated team who all worked very hard.â€
Director Mark Landsman goes on to comment, “I read the material and was intrigued by the edgy, dark tone; the sharp, wry language; and the overall metaphor of betrayal and decay. I was hooked and excited to help envision Darwin’s Pâté as both a stage and video production. We then lucked out with a fantastic cast of highly talented actors and a fantastic graphic novelist turned production designer who dove into the rich material and brought it vibrantly to life.â€
“I was very fortunate to have a super cast and crew to bring the pages to life. We are currently approaching production companies and investors to fund an independent film based on the play,†says writer Elizabeth J. Musgrave, “We are shopping the play around to small off-Broadway theater companies. A graphic novel is currently in production.â€
Acclaimed graphic novelist and animator, Frank Forte (HIHI PUFFY AMI YUMI, KID NOTORIOUS, THE MR. MEN SHOW) produced and designed the production. Composer Walter Werzowa, founder of Musikvergnuegen, whose recent compositions include those for Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott, designed the sound. Mark Landsman (director, FX series, 30 DAYS; and the award-winning AFI short film, SKYLAB) directs.
The writer, Elizabeth J. Musgrave, has more than 10 plays and one feature film, EDGE OF NOWHERE, directed by Phillip McKeon (star of the sitcom classic, ALICE) to her credit. For her screenplays, she was a quarter and semi-finalist in the Chesterfield Writers Film Project, Writers’ Script Network and Fade-In competitions. Additionally, she has placed in the quarter-finals for her TV spec in the Scriptapalooza contest. She also had the opportunity to work alongside legendary producer, Ray Stark, on two of her projects. She received MFA from the U. of Georgia.
The cast features Sarah Zoe Canner, star of Agnieska Holland’s upcoming film, THE TRUE STORY OF JANOSIK; the French film, PETTY CRIMES by director Michel Ferry; and starring opposite Taylor Nichols (HBO’s MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN) in the upcoming feature film, CHTHONIK, directed by Polish director Rafal Zielinski. Jules Bruff (Margaret), her most recent feature film Chronicles (Warner Brothers, David Fincher Dir.) Caren LaRae Larkey (Dorothea) from Critical Condition, Beau Baxter (John) known for his supporting role in Crazy, based on life story of Hank Garland, and Ed Ellington (Vernon) known for his role in Fuzzy wars of Assertion.
Darwin’s Pâté can be seen at: www.darwinspate.com
Darwin’s Pâté, the play, had an extended nine week run at the Pan Andreas Theatre in Los Angeles, from February to April of 2006.
Posted by Tim on
January 23, 2008
What are you waiting for? The Colonel Kill DVD comes packed with OVER 4 HOURS of special features including 3 commentaries, 4 behind the scenes videos, 2 music videos and MUCH MUCH MORE for the weak little price tag of $9.99! You can’t get that level of content for that price ANYWHERE ELSE! Get your copy NOW!
Hack Movie presents:
www.hackmovies.com
Posted by Tim on
January 23, 2008
The 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival, Screenplay & Video Game Competition has officially opened its call for entries and is currently seeking submissions from all over the world!
Submission categories for the 2008 Competition includes Horror Feature, Horror Short, Science Fiction Feature, Science Fiction Short, Suspense Feature, Suspense Short, Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Horror Feature; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Horror Short; Short Length Screenplay; Feature Length Screenplay; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Feature Length Screenplay; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Short Length Screenplay, Video Game Concept, Video Game in Production, Completed Video Game. (Video Game Entry Forms available on main website)
Overlooked, underrated, and misunderstood, the horror and science fiction genres have been virtually ignored and shunned by the mainstream since the earliest days of cinema.
Through the decades, these films, stories and most recently, video games, have entertained and thrilled audiences around the world and continue to grow in popularity to this very day, slowly but surely gaining the appreciation and respect that they deserve.
There is an incredible amount of talent in this field that goes unnoticed and unappreciated and The Eerie Horror Film Festival hopes to reverse that trend.
Since 2004 the EERIE HORROR FILM FESTIVAL has screened over 200 films and has featured appearances by Jason Mewes (”Clerks”), Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Dee Wallace Stone (Cujo), Tony Todd (Candyman), Tom Savini (From Dusk Till Dawn), PJ Soles (Halloween), Gunnar Hansen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre ‘74), Lloyd Kaufman (Troma), Eugene Clark (Land of the Dead), Joe Pilato (Day of the Dead), Lynn Lowry (The Crazies), Tom Atkins (Halloween III), Charles Cyphers (Halloween), Nancy Loomis(Halloween), Alex Vincent (Child’s Play), Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (The Omen ‘06), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), Brian Andrews (Halloween), Mark Borchardt (American Movie), John Hancock (Let’s Scare Jessica to Death), Dorothy Tristan (screenwriter), Mark Steensland (The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick), Sean David Morton (Joe Killionaire), Len Kabasinski (Swamp Zombies), Jamien Snow (author), Greg Lamberson (Slime City), Debbie Rochon (Hellblock 13), Michael Stanley (Attack of the Beast Creatures), Leonard Lies (Dawn of the Dead), Jim Krut (Dawn of the Dead), Pam Sutch and many, many more!
The 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival will feature even more special guests, bigger prizes and lots of mayhem and takes place in October 9 - 12, 2008 in Erie, Pa. (USA)
Check our website often for updates and announcements!
www.eeriehorrorfest.com
www.myspace.com/eeriehorrorfest
www.myspace.com/eeriehorrorfilmfestival
Please call if you have any questions:
814-873-2483
Or e-mail us:
LAN_EMAIL_SUBS
Posted by Tim on
January 22, 2008
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And this is only $13 at www.filmbaby.com or ROBERT ELKINS PO BOX 2302 CHESTER, VA 23831-2302
Posted by Tim on
January 22, 2008
The It’s Alive! Show (www.theitsaliveshow.com) is greatly honored to be nominated for the following categories of the 6th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards:
- Best Convention – The It’s Alive 2007 Zombie Fest
- Best Fan Event – Monroeville Mall Zombie Walk
- Best Horror Host – Professor Emcee Square
This year’s awards are dedicated to Maila Nurmi, who will be eternally remembered as Vampira.
Please visit the Rondo Awards web site (http://classichorrorfilmboard.com/rondos/rondos.html) for the full ballot of worthy nominees and instructions for voting. Voting closes at midnight on March 8, 2008.
Thank you for your consideration.
Posted by Tim on
January 22, 2008
MTI TO RELEASE THE
DARK PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
EXPERIMENT
Check out the Critically Acclaimed Film on DVD March 4, 2008!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MIAMI, FL, January 22, 2008 - MTI Home Video, the leading independent home entertainment studio, is set to release the Sci-fi Thriller EXPERIMENT, on March 4, 2008! In the film a man and woman are trapped in a foreign city, subjects of a terrifying and shocking experiment. For them, there is no escape from this nightmare in this dark psychological thriller.
The film stars John Hopkins (The Path to 9/11), Georgina French, Clive Ashborn (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and Dead Man’s Chest, V for Vendetta), Andrew Byron (28 Weeks Later), Molly Ewins, Mem Ferda (A Good Murder), David Gant (Braveheart), Hamadi Mwapachu (Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist), Nick Simons, Petr Vanek (Last Holiday), Alysha Westlake (The Girl in the Café).
Anna (French), a young woman walks the streets of a Prague - her mind full of pain, no memory of who she is and plagued by nightmarish visions. She meets Morgan (Hopkins), a man who also has no memory. Forced to trust each other, the two feel a mysterious connection - a strong powerful feeling that bonds the two together. Unknown to them, their every action is being guided by unseen forces from the dark underground shadows of the city. They are part of a frightening experiment, an experiment with terrifying and shocking consequences. There is no escape in this dark psychological thriller.
EXPERIMENT was written and directed by Dan Turner, with John Harrison also writing, and Clare Deacon producing.
The DVD will be shown in 16:9 widescreen format, with 5.1 Dolby stereo surround sound, biographies, production notes, interactive menus, scene selection, trailers, and optional Spanish subtitles.
DETAILS:
YEAR: 2005
DVD: $24.95 SRP
RATED: R
RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes
GENRE: Sci-fi Thriller
PREMIERES: DVD
STREET: March 4, 2008
PREORDER: February 5, 2008
UPC: 039414520996
Posted by Tim on
January 21, 2008
Support your Local Filmmakers
The gang at Louisville Kentucky based Anubis Digital Studios is proud to announce that their first feature length zombie/comedy DEAD MOON RISING is now available to be reserved on the nationally DVD rental powerhouse Netflix.
They don’t list the release date, but it should be early March.
Is this awesome, or what? Many of you were in the film, so we’d like to thank you for all your help. We could have never done it without you.
We need a little more help:
If you have a Netflix account:
Log on and put “Dead Moon Rising” in the search box.
Hit Search
Dead Moon Rising will be the top item – click on that.
If you’ve seen it - Rate the film (5 stars is best, you be the judge).
If you’ve seen it – write a review.
Even if you’ve never seen it, or you own it, or whatever – Please SAVE it to your queue.
Even if you don’t have Netflix – TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!
The last bit is the most important. If we can show a lot of people are interested in our film, then they’ll order more. The more they order, the faster we can get DEAD MOON RISING II started.
So it would be great if you could show some support for your local independent moviemakers.
While you’re at it, check out our distributor – Anthem Pictures:
http://www.anthemdvd.com/catalog/dead_moon_rising/main.htm
Thanks!
Mark E. Poole
Anubis Digital Studios
www.AnubisDigitalStudios.com
www.DeadMoonRisingMovie.com
*WINNER* Best Zombie Film - Fright Night Film Fest 2007, Louisville
*WINNER* Audience Award for BEST FEATURE at Cine-Fest 2007!
*WINNER* “Best of the Fest” at Big Damn Film Fest 2007, Cincinnati
Posted by Tim on
January 21, 2008
Podcast and lots of other Bloodtype Online stuff!
Alligator should have ate Jigsaw!
This week Ed Demko and Runk the Cruiser try to put the Jigsaw puzzle together when discussing Darren Lynn Bousman’s Saw IV. Also Runk and Ed show plenty of admiration for Lewis Teague’s 80’s classic “Alligator”. Tim Gross also shows up to talk Alligator. You know the film is good when the trio doesn’t have one bad word to say about the film. They all discuss the legendary Robert Forster, the great special effects, locations and camera work as well. The Alligator in the film is better than any CGI you’ll ever see. Plenty of surprises are in the show including an old Rap from 2005 from Runk (Second Verse) and a new Nathans Hot Dog tribute! We also answer questions from nocmonster, Rick from DSK Productions, “Moonshine” Xombie and Muddgutts 500 questions!
Want more than just a podcast? How about reading Rod Schroeder’s monthly column “The Mud, The Blood and the Beer”! This time he talks some speedy Roger Corman Classics. The titles he reviews include “Eat My Dust”. Grand Theft Auto” and “Hollywood Boulevard”!
Jennie Milojevic reviews “The Church” and “Gozu”! She’s our first female staff member and she kickass so be nice and give some feedback!
James Wan Interview: I recorded this on a speaker phone in the McDonalds Bathroom!
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January 20, 2008
Horror Icons Kane Hodder and Tony Moran Announced as First Guests of the 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival & Expo
Erie, Pa. (01/12/08) – The Eerie Horror Film Festival announced today that actors Kane Hodder and Tony Moran will be appearing as special guests at their 5th annual event this October.
Hodder, stunt man turned actor, is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in four of the “Friday the 13th” movies. He has also appeared in “2001 Maniacs”, “Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield” and the critically acclaimed film, “Hatchet”.
“Kane is one of our most requested guests”, says Festival President Greg Ropp, “it’ll be a real treat for the fans to finally meet “Jason” in the flesh.”
Joining Hodder will be another horror icon - actor Tony Moran who portrayed Michael Myers in John Carpenter’s “Halloween” and “Halloween II”.
Moran, who is unmasked during the ultra-tense ending of the original “Halloween”, has become a fan-favorite on the convention circuit and is currently acting in a new horror film called “Beg”.
This is the second time Moran has appeared at the Festival, who took part in a “Halloween” cast reunion at the event in 2006, although it will be the first he is attending for the entire weekend.
“Tony could only stay for a couple of days during our third year”, said Ropp, “a lot of fans were bummed that they didn’t get to meet him, now they’ll get a second chance.”
Ropp adds that more guests will be announced in the near future, including a cast reunion of one of the most notorious horror films of all time, although he’s tight lipped about the title.
The 5th Annual Eerie Horror Film Festival will take place October 8 – 12, 2008, in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Posted by Tim on
January 20, 2008
Gross Movie Reviews #111
By Tim Gross
In the immortal words of Alice Cooper, “Welcome To My Nightmareâ€.
The Wraith (DVD) – A sci-fi film from the mid-80s that stars Charlie Sheen as ‘Jamie’ who was killed awhile back by some car racing freaks and suddenly appears again riding a motorcycle into town as the character ‘Jake’ and looks strangely familiar to his girlfriend. Of course Charlie challenges the car racing freaks to races in a cool ass car that is faster than anything on earth and kills them one by one. Charlie Sheen was in several other films before this but this film was actually declared his first starring role at one point. But remember “Platoon†was released the same year. But anyhow, Clint Howard plays a car computer geek that is apart of the car racing freaks and Randy Quaid plays the sheriff who is trying to figure who is killing everyone! A fun sci-fi film for the generation who remembers watching this and other crap on HBO in the mid-80s. I give the $5 DVD 3 stars and very tracking down for your collection.
Truth or Dare? (DVD) – No Madonna, but what is considered a cult classic by most in the micro budget film world is a film from Tim Ritter who made a film horror fans wanted to watch over and over again back in the late 80s. The film chronicles a man who goes completely insane one day after finding out his girlfriend is fucking someone else while he works. So he decides to start playing the childhood game “Truth or Dare†with himself and eventually is committed. He gets out a year later and goes on a killing spree and gets committed again… A thrilling and fun adventure in my opinion of a film that showed all small filmmakers you can live your dream. DVD has some interesting extras that talk about how the film could have been different than the finished product and how Tim Ritter hated working with so called big time producers. I give the DVD 3 stars and can be found at www.b-movie.com .
Tromeo & Juliet (DVD) – The classic Shakespeare story told by Troma and Lloyd Kaufmann with Lemmy of the rock band “Motorhead†as the narrator. The classic tale was updated the only way Troma can with independent violence, sex, piercings, and a crazy but fun script while some of the lines from the original story were retained. In my opinion, this was Lloyd’s last great film for Troma unless his latest “Poutrygeist†ever gets released. Lloyd was just brilliant when he did this film and it also features a young Tiffany Shepis and of course independent legend Debbie Rochon, plus the screenplay was written by James Gunn. This film never gets old and will be looked upon as one of the best independent features ever made. There is several special editions of “Tromeo and Juliet†floating around now and they are all pretty much packed with the usual Troma extras and I give the movie 3 ½ stars.
The Prophecy II (DVD) – The first movie had lots of success and people could not get enough of Christopher Walken’s character “Gabriel†the angel against God. This time around a woman played by Jennifer Beals has sex with a man who is the angel “Danyel†who impregnates her with the last savior of the world and Gabriel is back to ripped it away from her as he believes ‘monkeys’ have no right! And yes fans you do see Jennifer’s boobies and oh what a sight it is. But moving on, if Gabriel does not accomplish his goal he will spend the rest of his life with the ‘monkeys’ as he calls humans. This sequel was not just well warranted and a great follow up but was packed with stars such as: Brittany Murphy fresh off of “Cherry Fallsâ€, Tom “House of 1000 Corpses†Towles, Eric Roberts who plays the angel ‘Michael’, and Bruce “Re-Animator†Abbott who reprises his role from the first film as he is now crazed from hearing voices and a monk. Seek the sequel out people as I give it 3 stars.
The Prophecy III: The Ascent (DVD) – Another great sequel to the series but should have been the last film as it picks up years later but right off the storyline of the second film showing Gabriel being what he has hated the most. But the child that Jennifer Beals had in the second film is now grown up and does not understand that when he was shot and killed by Brad Douriff he has now become an angel or the savior of the monkeys. And another angel has come to kill him before he accomplishes his destiny. Understanding this time around, Gabriel makes a choice of picking the monkey’s side and helps the savior as once again Walken’s performance not only carries the film but is just a joy to watch. This film ends perfectly until Dimension Films fucks it up by making two more unwanted sequels years later but is above and beyond great direct-to-video sequel that you will ever see! I give the movie 3 ½ stars.
Troll (DVD) – A new family (Michael Moriarty and others) move into a new apartment building that seems to have a ‘troll’ living in the basement that takes over a little girl’s body in order to take everyone’s apartment over one by one. The film was produced by Charles Band and Empire Pictures and still makes wonder what is his thing for puppets and dolls and every one of his films. The movie is somewhat boring at times but worth watching once just to see Sonny Bono in an acting role. I give it 2 stars.
Troll 2 (DVD) – The 1991 sequel stars nobody, makes no fucking sense, and is one big piece of shit! I love it… A family supposedly switches places with a family in the town “Nilbog†for a month where all the townsfolk are goblins and want you to eat a lot of green jello and veggies. The movie is very horrible but gets better with every viewing. I give it 3 ½ stars just for being so bad that it is good and has a documentary being made about how bad it is?
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (DVD) – Michael Gross reprises his role as Burt Gummer the giant worm hunter in the sequel that set up the short lived Sci-fi Channel TV series and also introduces us to the “ASS-BLASTERSâ€! If you are any kind of “Tremors†fan, you must see the “ASS-BLASTERSâ€! I give the movie 2 ½ stars.
Death Wish II (DVD) – It’s 1977, and Chuck Bronson is back as the vigilante tracking down the gang who raped and killed his daughter. Classic Chuck, I give it 3 stars, but don’t forget to look for Lawrence Fishburne as one of the gang members.
Death Wish III (DVD) – It’s 1982, and guess what; Chuck Bronson is back as the vigilante helping a friend out by taking on a gang that attacks an apartment building and its tenants. Look for Alex Winter (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure) as one of the gang members who makes it through almost the whole entire film and ends with the leader of the gang getting shot with a fucking BAZOOKA! I give it 3 stars.
Death Wish IV: The Crackdown (DVD) – It’s 1987, and nothing apparently stops Chuck Bronson as he takes on all the LA drug mobs. Lots of gore, lots of violence, and lots of Bronson! Look for a young Danny Trejo and that guy who played Horace Pinker in Wes Craven’s “Shocker†who are in the film for about 30 seconds. I give this classic sequel 3 stars.
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (DVD) – It’s 1994, and apparently Chuck Bronson does not age! This time Chuck’s soon to be wife is disfigured and killed by her ex-husband who is trying to take over the modeling industry. And Chuck is pissed! Look for Lifeforce’s Robert Joy as a weird/psycho killer for hire in this not as good sequel in the Death Wish series as I give it 2 stars.
Attack Force (DVD) – Another direct-to-video film that stars Steven Seagal as a government agent who trained a couple armed forces men for a special mission in Europe. The film starts off as the usual Seagal fun then it goes weird about halfway in as it becomes a sci-fi film about a guy who is trying to make supersoliders with his new drug that brings out the primal instinct of you. This is a very different Seagal film from his usually fares and worth finding but the movie is funny in the aspect that for some reason there is some scenes that are dubbed where Steven Seagal is speaking… For what reason it is unknown but funny as shit watching! I give the movie 2 ½ stars.
The Thing Below (DVD) – A bad low budget sci-fi film about a creature that was pulled up from the bottom of the ocean onto an oil rig that is able to read people’s minds to kill them. Bad CGI and seeing this movie countless times before but with a different title make this a useless rental. The only redeeming thing about the whole film is where this guy’s dream porn star dances for a couple minutes then kills him. The porn star’s fake talents are so big the producers of this film should of used them as life preservers and left the film. I give the movie 0 stars and advice to pass it on the rental shelves.
Hey Gross Movie Review fans, look for a new review “She-Wolves of the Wasteland†from me for www.bloodtypeonline.com next weekend and also check the latest podcast from Bloodtype as I joined them to talk about the film “Alligatorâ€!
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
January 20, 2008
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED TO YOUR TV STARTING FEBRUARY 1st!
Presents
Broadcast Nationally on Superstation WGN
Every Friday, Late Night
3:30am Eastern, 2:30am Central, 1:30am Mountain, 12:30am Pacific
Begins Friday February 1st, 2008
To see promotional trailer for show goto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4MqnqW-mEo
EXTREME SCREAM will be a weekly, 30-minute TV show featuring independent Horror movies, shorts, trailers and clips. The show will also include movie reviews, previews, industry news and interviews with special guests including members of the cast and crew from select films.
EXTREME SCREAM will be produced by ON-Q Productions and hosted by Leon Q, a veteran of the late night airwaves. Leon has hosted several past series which have enjoyed extensive runs on late night TV, such as THUMP TV on WGN, CLUB TV USA and PARTY TYME KARAOKE which both aired on E! Entertainment.
Rounding out the cast, Darrin Ramage, President of Brain Damage Films,will appear in a weekly segment on the show to discuss the latest movie releases from Brain Damage Films. EXTREME SCREAM has negotiated to have members of DYSFUNCTIONAL DOLLS who are on hand each episode to serve as spokes models, eye-candy and set décor. EXTREME SCREAM is taped on location at THE SETS in Tempe, Arizona, and may occasionally take the show on the road for special episodes and/or special events.
For advertising opportunities visit www.ExtremeScream.tv
Or contact Wendy Crawford at 480.966.4070 x14
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January 20, 2008
The Deadpit that almost didn’t exist!(1.11.08)
DEADPIT Radio is kickin’ it old school this week on the show. Do to unforseeable technical issues we will not be featuring the as advertised Lou Perryman interview nor will we feature the fan call in portion. However we still decided to put on a show for the fans of the ‘Pit. Your redneck hosts ‘The Creepy Kentuckian’ and ‘Uncle Bill’ do go through the week’s horror news and answer some of your fan questions. They also take a ghoulie gander at one of horror’s greatest new review books in ‘Horror 101: The A-List of Horror Films and Monster Movies’. As for the dvd goodness we take a look at 4th Floor Pictures’ newest chapter in the Dead Body Man series titled ‘Dead Body Man Chronicles’ , Gary Busey gone wild in ‘Man Eater’ , an independent pscho-thriller starring Felissa Rose in ‘Dark Chamber’. Ireland’s take on Zomedy films in ‘Boy Eats World, and James Wan’s newest feature film ‘Death Sentence’. All of this and more on the DEADPIT that almost never was!
January 18th 2008
With Lou Perryman pt. 2
From Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1 & 2!
The Pit is back in full mofo effect this week, as we wrap up our talk with everyone’s other favorite shitkicker, Lou “don’t call me LG” Perryman. Be sure to tune in to hear all the behind the scenes stories and future appearances from the Texas Tornado himself!!! Now, strike up the band and get ready for the gravy pipe, as CK and UB burn this mother to the ground with DVD reviews featuring Danny Boyle’s recent ode to our favorite fireball in the sky “Sunshine”, the cellar dweller TV film “Crawlspace”, Greg Lamberson’s slippery ick-fest “Slime City”, and the torturous Lionsgate release of “Saw IV”. All of this plus a Sundry Store basket full of updates including new videos, written reviews, songs, and a brand new Deadpit commentary for “Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers”. There’s always more horror in store for you…only on Deadpit.com!
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January 20, 2008
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January 11, 2008
Incredibly Strange Video
West Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
www.incrediblystrangevideo.com for more details or call 412-531-6430…
Check out the best video store in Western Pa.!
1-12-96 is when it all began….
On Saturday January 12th 2008 from 11 to 7pm it’s the Incredibly Strange Video 12th anniversary sale…
ALL DVDS WILL BE $2.00 OFF AND THAT INCLUDES USED!
ALL $5.00 VHS WILL BE 3 FOR $10.00
ALL BOOKS, COMICS AND MAGAZINES WILL BE 20% OFF THE COVER PRICE
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January 11, 2008
Valentine Villainy at the Pioneer Theatre
Toronto, CANADA – Rue Morgue Cinema and Shade Rupe present Valentine Villainy: An Evening of Short Horror Films About Love and Desire (Monday February 11, 7:00 pm at The Pioneer Theatre, 155 East 3rd Street at Avenue A, 212.591.0434) for a night of award-winning films including Rue Morgue Magazine publisher Rodrigo Gudiño’s controversial shocker The Demonology of Desire (“Bizarre, shocking and brilliantly done.†- Raindance Film Festival) and his acclaimed film The Eyes of Edward James (“A stunning psychological thriller.†– Toronto Sun). Also screening will be Phil Mucci’s award-winning film The Listening Dead (voted Best Short Film of 2007 in Rue Morgue Magazine’s Year In Review), and Stuart Andrews’ humorous and insightful Girls, Guns & Goblins: Making The Demonology of Desire. Both Gudiño and Mucci will be present to introduce their respective films and answer questions from the audience. A pile of swag bags courtesy of Rue Morgue will also be on hand for lucky attendees.
Shade Rupe proudly returns to the Pioneer for a grand night of filmic debauchery and debasement. Currently handling publicity for Wild Eye Releasing’s upcoming original feature, Blitzkrieg: Escape from Stalag 69, the Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments commentator and author of the upcoming interview anthology Dark Stars Rising is excited to offer the first full presentation of Rodrigo Gudiño’s film output to date. Valentine Villainy is the world premiere of this collection, and the combination of Gudiño’s colorful visuals and distinguished storytelling is guaranteed to send every participant home with a wry smile, and a coldly warmed heart.
An Official Selection of over fifteen film festivals worldwide The Demonology of Desire is an unnerving and bizarre experience involving a precocious young girl with a very unusual need. A powerful wish rips the soft fabric of friendship between an unsuspecting boy, the girl’s best friend and a sinister thing they keep locked in a cage in the basement…
This “brave, provocative, blackly comic and deeply perverse film†(FanTasia Film Festival) was awarded Best Short 2007 (Rhode Island Horror Film Festival) and Special Jury Prize for Best Actress and Best Effects (Fantastic Fest, Austin).
The Demonology of Desire features cinematography by Derek Rogers, CSC, (Cube, Resident Evil: Apocalypse) and special make-up effects by Gaslight Studio (300, Land of the Dead, Saw III). “One fucked up number†-Ain’t It Cool News.
An official selection of over twenty festivals worldwide, including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival, The Eyes of Edward James has garnered awards in Korea’s prestigious Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival and Scotland’s Dead By Dawn Horror Film Festival.
The fifteen-minute suspense film’s tale unfurls through a hypnotized patient’s couchbound recant of the evening that his wife is brutally murdered. His eyes become our own as he makes his way through the dark maze of his own twisted memory. The Eyes of Edward James stars Richard Underhill (Blue Murder). “An auspicious debut†- Twitch Film
Director Phil Mucci began his career as a music and advertising photographer in New York City. During his decade long stint as a photographer, he worked with a slew of popular artists, including Christina Aguilera, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Trent Reznor, My Chemical Romance, The Killers, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to name a few. In his gothic fable The Listening Dead, an obsessed composer and his wife are haunted by the apparition of a young woman. The composer’s wife unknowingly inflicts him with a horrible curse, and the spirit takes matters into her own hands… “Phil Mucci creates melodic little pocket universes… He has profound understanding of the techniques that make up film production from seemingly every era and uses those techniques to evoke the era itself in his work.†– Ain’t It Cool News
Rodrigo Gudiño is the president and publisher of Rue Morgue Magazine, one of the leading genre magazines in the world. He is the Senior Coordinator of the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear, Canada’s national horror expo, co-producer of Rue Morgue Radio, a weekly horror music broadcast, and programmer of Rue Morgue Presents CineMacabre, a monthly screening of new, rare, classic and cult horror films in Toronto’s legendary Bloor Cinema.
For photos, artwork and/or to schedule an interview please contact:
Audra Butera at 416-651-9675 or LAN_EMAIL_SUBS or contact RUE MORGUE Cinema at LAN_EMAIL_SUBS or 416-651-9675.
For New York press contact Shade Rupe, 212-969-9635 LAN_EMAIL_SUBS.
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